2022 FilBasket Summer Championship explained

Filbasket Summer Championship
Year:2022
Dates:March 18 – May 8, 2022
Venues:Muntinlupa Sports Center
Num Teams:12
Winners:Nueva Ecija Capitals
Second:San Juan Knights
Semifinal1:All-Star Bacolod Ballers
Semifinal2:Tanduay Rum Masters
Country: Philippines
Prev Season:Subic 2021
Next Season:International 2022

The 2022 FilBasket Summer Championship, officially known as the Puregold – FilBasket 2022 Summer Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the second tournament of FilBasket, now known as AsiaBasket, the first tournament of 2022, and the first as a professional league, being granted professional status by the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) in February 2022.[1] [2] The tournament began on March 18, 2022, with the playoffs running from April 25 until May 8, 2022.[3] The Nueva Ecija Capitals would defeat the San Juan Knights in the Finals, igniting a rivalry between the two teams.

The 2022 Summer Championship is the first and currently only tournament to take place across multiple cities, with San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Quezon City, and Muntinlupa hosting the games, with the latter also hosting the Finals series.

Teams

On top of the eleven Filipino teams taking part, the Kuala Lumpur Aseel based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, served as the league's first international team, putting the total to twelve teams.[4]

NameLocality / CollegeLast appearanceBest result
AFP-FSD Makati CavaliersMakatialign=center Subic 2021align=center
All-Star Bacolod Ballerscolspan=2
AMA Universitycolspan=2
Danao City MJAS Zenithcolspan=2
ICC Blue HawksImmaculada Concepcion Collegecolspan=2
Kuala Lumpur Aseel
(guest team)
colspan=2
Muntinlupa Angelis Resort - EOG CoolyMuntinlupaalign=center Subic 2021align=center
Nueva Ecija CapitalsNueva Ecijacolspan=2
Pasig Sta. Lucia RealtorsPasigalign=center Subic 2021align=center
San Juan KnightsSan Juanalign=center Subic 2021align=center
Tanduay Rum MastersBatangas Cityalign=center Subic 2021align=center

Format

All participating teams played in a single round-robin format, where each team plays one game against all other teams, for a total of 11 games.

The top eight teams then advanced to a three-round, single-elimination playoff bracket. The Quarterfinals gives the top three a twice-to-beat advantage, needing them only one win to advance while their opponents need to win twice. The 4–5 match would instead be a single game affair. The Semifinals and Finals are both best-of-three series.

Elimination round

Results

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

(4) Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors vs. (5) San Juan Knights

Semifinals

(2) Nueva Ecija Capitals vs. (3) All-Star Bacolod Ballers

Finals: (2) Nueva Ecija Capitals vs. (5) San Juan Knights

Game 3

Notes and References

  1. News: Ramos . Gerry . Filbasket eyeing March 15 opener for first tourney as pro league . 24 February 2022 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 23 February 2022 . en.
  2. News: Li . Matthew . Filbasket, Super League begin process of turning pro . 22 February 2022 . Tiebreaker Times . 22 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Kita-kits sa March 18 (Friday) mga ka-Filbasket! . en. This will be the new tip-off date of our tournament. We will be announcing the game venues soon. Stay tuned!. 12 March 2022. Filbasket. Instagram.
  4. Web site: Team Reveal . en. Malaysian Basketball Club, KL ASEEL, will join Filbasket as a guest team in the upcoming tournament scheduled on March 15, 2022. Their roster will be boosted with players from the Malaysian National Team, and NS Matrix.. 22 February 2022. Filbasket. Instagram.