2016 PCBL Chairman's Cup
The 2016 PCBL Chairman's Cup is the second conference of the inaugural season of the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League and the first offering of PCBL for the year 2016.[1] It was opened on March 6, 2016 at the Malolos Sports and Convention Center in Malolos, Bulacan. The PCBL games will be televised on a delayed basis on AksyonTV.
On May 27, 2016, the 2016 PCBL Chairman's Cup championship was awarded to Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants setting the first record for back to back championship wins for the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League, after beating the heavily star-studded team Mighty Sports 80-68 on Game 3. Jeff Viernes also was named as the Finals MVP averaging 22.7 points per game.
Developments
The Chairman's Cup will be the first conference of the PCBL under new commissioner Joel Banal, who replaced Ato Batolato.[2] The PCBL also welcomed two new teams in the fledging league, the SCTEX Road Warriors to be led by former PBA players Ervin Sotto, Ford Arao and Borgie Hermida,[3] and Mighty Sports, bannered by former UAAP men's basketball MVP Kiefer Ravena and retired PBA player Ty Tang.[4]
The SCTEX, under the ownership of Manila North Tollways Corporation, is also the reigning champion of the men's basketball competition in the 2016 MVP Olympics, after beating Mediaquest team, 90–80 in a one-game finals match on March 4, 2016 at the Meralco gym.[5] PCBL will be the first major league of the Mighty Sports franchise to carry their own brand, after their appearances in small-time basketball tournaments such as Republica Cup held in Malolos, Bulacan where they won a championship.[6]
Returning teams including Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants, the 2015 PCBL Founder's Cup champion., Sta. Lucia, Euro-Med, Foton and Supremo Lex-Our Lady of Fatima University. The team will also use imports for the conference. Notable imports which will be seen in the Champion's Cup are Bright Akhutie playing for Mighty Sports and Allwell Oraeme playing for Jumbo Plastic.[3]
Format
The tournament format was observed during the conference as it follows:
- The elimination round will be a double round-robin classification.
- At the end of elimination round, the top 6 teams will advance to the playoffs, while the 7th placer team is eliminated.
- The 2 teams with the best record will go outright semifinals.
- The next 4 teams will undergo in the best-of-three quarterfinal round.
- Semifinals: (best-of-3 series)
- SF1: #1 vs. QF1 winner
- SF2: #2 vs. QF2 winner
- Third-place playoff:
- SF1 vs. SF2 losers
- Finals: (best-of-3 series)
- F1: SF1 vs SF2 winner
Eliminations
The elimination games will be played in two venues, the Malolos Sports and Convention Center and Marikina Sports Center.
Standings
These are the team standings at the end of elimination round:
| Team | Wins | Loss | Percentage | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Sports Cavaliers | 10 | 2 | .833 | Outright Semifinals |
| Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | 8 | 4 | .636 | |
| Biyaheng SCTEX | 7 | 5 | .583 | Advance to the best-of-three quarterfinals |
| Euro-Med Laboratories | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| Foton Toplanders | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| Supremo Lex Builders | 1 | 11 | .083 | Eliminated |
Schedule
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro-Med | SLR | JBP | MIG | SCT | SLB | FOT |
| Foton Toplanders | SLB | SLR | SCT | JBP | MIG | EUR |
| Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | MIG | EUR | SLR | SLB | FOT | SCT |
| Mighty Sports Cavaliers | JBP | SLB | EUR | SLR | FOT | SCT |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | EUR | FOT | JBP | MIG | SCT | SLB |
| Biyaheng SCTEX | FOT | EUR | SLR | SLB | JBP | MIG |
| Supremo Lex-OLFU Builders | FOT | MIG | JBP | EUR | SCT | SLR |
Win
OT Win
Loss
OT Loss
Results
| Team | Euro-Med | Foton | Jumbo Plastic | Mighty Sports | Sta. Lucia | SCTEX | Supremo Lex |
| Euro-Med | 65–83 | 63–81 | 64–66 | ||||
| Foton | 70–62 | 88–92 | |||||
| Jumbo Plastic | 83-65 | 79-68 | 70–79 | 75–87 | 70-68 | 79-70 | |
| Mighty Sports | |||||||
| Sta. Lucia | |||||||
| SCTEX | |||||||
| Supremo Lex |
Win
OT Win
Loss
OT Loss
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3 Series) |
Semifinals (Best-of-3 Series) |
The Finals (Best-of-3 Series) | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mighty Sports | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Euro-Med | 2 | 4 | Euro-Med | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Foton | 1 | 1 | Mighty Sports | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Jumbo Plastic | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Jumbo Plastic | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | SCTEX | 1 | 6 | Sta. Lucia | 1 | Third place | |||||||
| 6 | Sta. Lucia | 2 | 4 | Euro-Med | 79 | ||||||||
| 6 | Sta. Lucia | 71 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Euro-Med vs. Foton series
Game 1
May 6 19:00 |
| Euro-Med Laboratories 77, Foton Toplanders 73 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14-16, 29-20, 20-14, 24-23 | ||
| Pts: Adeogun 23 | Pts: Gomez 23 | |
| Euro-Med leads series, 1-0 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Game 2
May 8 17:00 |
| Foton Toplanders 79, Euro-Med Laboratories 76 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20-26, 16-12, 13-16, 20-15, Overtime: 10-8 | ||
| Pts: Hernandez 36 | Pts: Poligrates 19 | |
| Series tied, 1-1 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Game 3
May 11 19:00 |
| Euro-Med Laboratories 68, Foton Toplanders 52 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20-15, 13-13, 12-7, 23-17 | ||
| Pts: Parala 15 | Pts: Hernandez 13 | |
| Euro-Med wins series, 2-1 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Biyaheng SCTEX vs. Sta. Lucia series
Game 1
May 6 17:00 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors 72, Biyaheng SCTEX 77 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11-20, 27-8, 17-21, 7-13, Overtime: 10-15 | ||
| Pts: Jamito 13 | Pts: Villarias, Soyud 19 each Rebs: Soyud 17 | |
| SCTEX leads series, 1-0 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Game 2
May 8 19:00 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors 77, Biyaheng SCTEX 67 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 20-19, 17-14, 23-19 | ||
| Pts: Bautista 15 Rebs: Sanjo 9 |
Pts: Batino 13 Rebs: Soyud 8 Asts: Batino 3 | |
| Series tied, 1-1 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Game 3
May 11 17:00 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors 80, Biyaheng SCTEX 73 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18-16, 19-21, 17-13, 26-23 | ||
| Pts: Bautista 21 | Pts: Soyud 28 Rebs: Soyud 16 | |
| Sta. Lucia wins series, 2-1 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Semifinals
This round is in a best-of-three playoff. The first team who wins 2 games advances to the finals and the losing team will go for the third-place playoff.
Mighty Sports vs. Euro-Med series
Game 1
May 15 19:00 |
| Mighty Sports Cavaliers 99, Euro-Med Laboratories 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34-17, 19-18, 24-19, 22-30 | ||
| Pts: Akhuetie 24 Rebs: Akhuetie 13 |
Pts: Adeogun 19 Rebs: Adeogun 6 | |
| Mighty Sports leads series, 1-0 | ||
Game 2
May 18 17:00 |
| Euro-Med Laboratories 87, Mighty Sports Cavaliers 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29-19, 13-32, 17-32, 28-15 | ||
| Pts: Salamat 15 | Pts: Akhuetie 33 Rebs: Akhuetie 14 Asts: Banal 4 | |
| Mighty Sports enters PCBL Finals, 2-0 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Jumbo Plastic vs. Sta. Lucia series
Game 1
May 15 17:00 |
| Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants 94, Sta. Lucia Realtors 89 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26-14, 21-22, 14-30, 20-15, Overtime: 13-8 | ||
| Pts: Arafat 16 Rebs: Taganas 9 |
Pts: Vidal 14 | |
| Jumbo Plastic leads series, 1-0 | ||
Game 2
May 18 19:00 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors 68, Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants 62 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 27-19, 15-10, 9-18 | ||
| Pts: Vidal 15 Rebs: Sanjo 12 |
Pts: Martinez 15 | |
| Series tied, 1-1 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Game 3
May 20 18:00 |
| Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants 70, Sta. Lucia Realtors 56 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20-12, 24-16, 12-15, 14-13 | ||
| Pts: Taganas 13 | Pts: Sanjo 17 | |
| Jumbo Plastic enters PCBL Finals, 2-1 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Third-place playoff
May 25 17:00 |
| Euro-Med Laboratories 79, Sta. Lucia Realtors 71 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 15-15, 20-23, 20-13 | ||
| Pts: Bangga 16 | Pts: Custodio 19 | |
| Euro-Med wins third place trophy. | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Finals
Game 1
May 22 18:00 |
| Mighty Sports Cavaliers 79, Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants 67 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20-12, 14-13, 22-23, 23-19 | ||
| Pts: Ravena 20 Rebs: Akhuetie 19 |
Pts: Viernes 16 | |
| Mighty Sports leads series, 1-0 | ||
Game 2
May 25 19:00 |
| Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants 89, Mighty Sports Cavaliers 87 (OT) | ||
| Pts: Viernes, Martinez 31 each | Pts: Akhuetie 27 | |
| Series tied, 1-1 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
Game 3
May 27 18:00 |
| Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants 80, Mighty Sports Cavaliers 68 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-16, 13-19, 25-17, 27-16 | ||
| Pts: Viernes 21 Rebs: Viernes 6 Asts: Viernes 8 |
Pts: Akhuetie 14 Rebs: Akhuetie 15 | |
| Jumbo Plastic wins PCBL Finals, 2-1 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina |
References
- ↑ Sulit, Jutt (March 3, 2016). "PCBL RETURNS FOR CHAIRMAN'S CUP; KIEFER RAVENA TO SUIT UP FOR NEW TEAM". Sports5. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (March 4, 2016). "Joel Banal returns to basketball as PCBL commissioner, leaves door open for coaching comeback". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- 1 2 Joble, Rey (March 6, 2016). "SCTEX joins PCBL as Chairman's Cup opens Sunday in Malolos". Interaksyon. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ↑ Joble, Rey (March 3, 2016). "Kiefer Ravena, TY Tang to join new PCBL team Mighty Sports; Joel Banal named commissioner". Interaksyon. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ↑ Badua, Snow (March 5, 2016). "Sotto, Hermida lead NLEX past Media Quest in basketball finals of MVP Olympics". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ Terrado, Reuben (February 6, 2016). "Mighty Sports thinking big, ready to take act to fledgling PCBL". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 12, 2016.