2018 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup

2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup
The 7th PBA Aspirant's Cup
DurationJanuary 18 – May 1, 2018
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)AksyonTV (ESPN 5)
Finals
ChampionsZark's Burger - LPU
Runners-upChe'Lu Bar & Grill
PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology

The 2018 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup was the first conference of the 2017-18 PBA Developmental League season. It was opened on January 18, 2018, at the Ynares Sports Arena[1] and competed by 13 teams and it was finished on May 1, 2018, where the Zark's Burger - LPU defeated the Che'Lu Bar & Grill in the best-of-three championship series, 2–1, and clinching their first ever title in their franchise.

Tournament Format

  • Ten teams will play in a single round-robin elimination phase.
  • Only the top six teams will only make it to the playoffs after the elimination round.
  • The top two seeds will head straight to the semifinals, while 3rd through 6th seeds will undergo in the quarterfinals.
  • The semifinals and finals are both a best-of-three series.

Standings

These are the final team standings at the end of elimination round:

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Akari - Adamson Soaring Falcons 11 9 2 .818 — Outright semifinals
2 Marinerong Pilipino Skippers 11 9 2 .818 —
3 CEU Scorpions 11 8 3 .727 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers 11 7 4 .636 2
5 Gamboa Coffee Mixers 11 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Zark's Jawbreakers 11 7 4 .636 2
7 Wang's Basketball Couriers 11 6 5 .545 3 Eliminated
8 Go for Gold Scratchers 11 5 6 .455 4
9 Perpetual Altas 11 3 8 .273 6
10 EAC Generals - Batangas 11 2 9 .182 7
11 JRU Heavy Bombers 11 2 9 .182 7
12 AMA Online Education Titans 11 1 10 .091 8
13 Mila's Lechon Mighty Roasters[a] 4 0 4 .000 5.5 Withdrew
Source: Philsports.ph

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Notes:
  1. ^ Team withdrew from the league after playing four games due to internal problems.[2]

Schedule

Results

Teams AKA MPS CEU CHE GAM ZRK WNG GFG UPHSD EAC JRU AMA MLS
Akari - Adamson 80–75 57–76 84–75 92–85 76–83 90–71 98–92 101–83 89–79 71–64 100–89
Marinerong Pilipino 93–104 82–67 99–83 94–92 96–84 86–80 78–66 92–78 84–62 109–93
CEU Scorpions 105–88 83–100 91–85 79–75 89–91* 90–85 87–89 77–75 118–83
Che'lu Bar & Grill 79–73 97–88 82–83 87–65 83–70 99–60 74–67 83–79
Gamboa Coffee 107–106* 87–76 68–75 78–73 104–81 93–76 136–90 70–58
Zark's-LPU 95–93 108–94 108–106* 112–75 91–81 109–85 102–55
Wang's Basketball 91–88 88–83 94–92 73–55 93–75
Go for Gold 81–69 – – 122–82
Perpetual Altas – – 89–81 65–48
EAC Generals
JRU Heavy Bombers 96–67
AMA Titans
Mila's Lechon
Source: Philsports.ph
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Table included the results of Mila's Lechon prior to their withdrawal to the league. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(Higher seeds have twice-to-beat) 		Semifinals
(Best-of-3 series) 		Finals
(Best-of-3 series)
1 Akari-Adamson 0
4 Che'lu Bar & Grill 80 4 Che'lu Bar & Grill 2
5 Gamboa Coffee 72 4 Che'lu Bar & Grill 1
6 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU 2
2 Marinerong Pilipino Skippers 0
3 CEU Scorpions 95 77 6 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU 2
6 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU 104 82

Quarterfinals

Higher-seeded teams need only win once to advance to the semifinals, lower-seeded teams need to win twice to advance to the next round.

(#3) CEU Scorpions vs. (#6) Zark's Jawbreakers

April 10, 2018
CEU Scorpions 95–104 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig
April 12, 2018
CEU Scorpions 77–82 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Zark's-LPU wins series in two games

(#4) Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers vs. (#5) Gamboa Coffee Mixers

April 10, 2018
2:00 pm
Chelu Bar & Grill Revellers 80–72 Gamboa Coffee Mixers
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 21–13, 15–16, 28–16
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig

Semifinals

(#1) Akari-Adamson Falcons vs. (#4) Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers

April 17, 2018
Akari-Adamson Falcons 60–70 Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 19–11, 21–26, 4–9
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig
April 19, 2018
Akari-Adamson Falcons 90–93 Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers
Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 25–32, 17–23, 17–20
Che'lu wins series, 2–0

(#2) Marinerong Pilipino Skippers vs. (#6) Zark's Jawbreakers

April 17, 2018
Marinerong Pilipino Skippers 87–90 (OT) Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 23–12, 22–24, 16–22, Overtime: 6–9
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig
April 19, 2018
Marinerong Pilipino Skippers 89–102 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 24–22, 19–31, 25–26
Zark's-LPU wins series, 2–0

Finals

The finals is a best-of-three series.

April 24, 2018
4:00 pm
Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers 107–103 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Scoring by quarter: 34–26, 21–31, 21–19, 31–27
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig
April 26, 2018
4:00 pm
Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers 90–98 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 18–27, 22–21, 34–23
May 1, 2018
4:00 pm
Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers 82–92 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 24–16, 28–27, 12–28
Zark's-LPU wins series, 2–1

Awards

2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup Champions
Lyceum school colors Zark's Burgers Jawbreakers
First title

References

  1. ^ Leongson, Randolph (23 November 2017). "Varsity-based teams banner PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup field". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ Li, Matthew (12 February 2018). "Mila's Lechon withdraws from D-League". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ Bacnis, Justine (April 26, 2018). "CJ Perez named 2018 D-League Aspirants' Cup MVP". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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