2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup explained

Year:	2011
Conference Name:	PBA D-League Foundation Cup
Pixels:	300px
Duration:	March 12, 2011 - June 16, 2011
Tv:	Sports5 IBC
Best Player:	Allein Maliksi (Cebuana Lhuillier Gems)
Finals Mvp:	Calvin Abueva (NLEX Road Warriors)
Champion:	NLEX Road Warriors (1st title)
Runner-Up:	Cebuana Lhuillier Gems
Nextconf Link:	2012 PBA D-League Foundation Cup
Nextconf Year:	2012

The 2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup is the inaugural tournament of the PBA Developmental League.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:^[1]

• The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

1. NLEX Road Warriors
2. Freego Jeans
3. RnW Pacific Pipes
4. Black Water Elite
5. Pharex Naproxen Sodium Bidang Generix
6. PC Gilmore Wizards

Group B:

1. Maynilad Water Dragons
2. Junior Powerade Tigers
3. Max! Bond Super Glue Sumos
4. Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men
5. Cafe France Bakers
6. Cebuana Lhuillier Gems
7. FCA Cultivators

• Teams in a group will play against each other once, Group A will play an extra game, the pairings of which will be decided by lottery; 6 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. The top two teams of each group will advance to the semifinals while the next four teams of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals.
• The two bottom-ranked teams in Group B will play a knockout game for the last playoff spot.
• Quarterfinal phase (knockout games):
  • first round
  • Q1: A3 vs. B6
  • Q2: A4 vs. B5
  • Q3: B3 vs. A6
  • Q4: B4 vs. A5
  • second round
  • Q5: A1 vs. Q4
  • Q6: A2 vs. Q3
  • Q7: B1 vs. Q2
  • Q8: B2 vs. Q1
• Semifinals (knockout games):
  • SFA: Q5 vs. Q8
  • SFB: Q6 vs. Q7
• Best-of-three Finals: winners of the semifinals.

Playoff round

The top two teams of each group will be automatically in the quarter-finals second round. But, in group B, there are seven teams. So, the two teams who are in the lowest standings will be battle for the knockout stage. It will be Junior Powerade Tigers and the Cafe France.

From Quarter-finals to Semi-finals the game is always knockout. But in the finals, it is best of 3 series.

Quarterfinals

First round

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Second round

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Semi-finals

SF1

SF2

Finals

F1

F2

See also

• List of developmental and minor sports leagues
• PBA Developmental League
• Philippine Basketball Association

Notes and References

1. https://archive.today/20120906022458/http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=663611&publicationSubCategoryId=69 D-League set for take-off