2021 FilBasket Subic Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | October 28 – November 22, 2021 |
Teams | 11 |
Final positions | |
Champions | AICC Manila |
Runner-up | San Juan Knights |
The FilBasket Subic Championship, also known as the FilBasket Subic Championship – Cocolife due to sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural tournament of FilBasket, now known as
Teams
Eleven teams participated in the inaugural FilBasket tournament. Those these are the following:
Team | Previous tournament | Best result |
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7A Primus | New team | |
AICC Manila | New team | |
Batangas City Athletics |
New team | |
Burlington EOG Sports | New team | |
Davao Occidental Tigers | New team | |
FSD Makati Army | New team | |
Medical Depot | New team | |
Muntinlupa Defenders | New team | |
Nueva Ecija Bespren | New team | |
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors |
New team | |
San Juan Knights | New team |
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 10 games.
The top eight teams then advanced to a three-round, single-elimination playoff bracket. The Quarterfinals gives higher-seeded teams a twice-to-beat advantage, needing them only one win to advance. The Semifinals is a single game while the Finals is a
Elimination round
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | AICC Manila | 10 | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals |
2 | Davao Occidental Tigers | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700[a] | 1 | |
3 | San Juan Knights | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700[a] | 1 | |
4 | Nueva Ecija Bespren | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600[b] | 2 | |
5 | Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
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10 | 6 | 4 | .600[b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals |
6 | Medical Depot | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600[b] | 2 | |
7 | Burlington EOG Sports | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600[b] | 2 | |
8 | Batangas City Athletics
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10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | |
9 | 7A Primus | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200[c] | 6 | |
10 | FSD Makati Army | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200[c] | 6 | |
11 | Muntinlupa Defenders | 10 | 0 | 10 | .000 | 8 |
Notes:
- ^ a b Davao Occidental wins tiebreaker over San Juan by head-to-head victory.
- ^ a b c d Nueva Ecija (2–1) and Pasig (2–1) win tiebreaker over Burlington (1–2) and Batangas City (1–2) based on head-to-head standings; Nueva Ecija wins tiebreaker over Pasig by head-to-head victory; Burlington wins tiebreaker over Batangas City by head-to-head victory.
- ^ a b 7A Primus wins tiebreaker over FSD Makati by head-to-head victory.
Results
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals (Twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Single game) | Finals (Best-of-3) | |||||||||||||||
1 | AICC Manila | 75 | – | ||||||||||||||
8 | Batangas City Athletics
| 65 | – | ||||||||||||||
1 | AICC Manila | 88 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
| 68 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Nueva Ecija | 79 | 66 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
| 99 | 79 | ||||||||||||||
1 | AICC Manila | 74 | 74 | 72 | |||||||||||||
3 | San Juan Knights | 80 | 70 | 68 | |||||||||||||
2 | Davao Occidental Tigers | 88 | – | ||||||||||||||
7 | Burlington EOG Sports | 81 | – | ||||||||||||||
2 | Davao Occidental Tigers | 84 | |||||||||||||||
3 | San Juan Knights | 85 | |||||||||||||||
3 | San Juan Knights | 88 | – | ||||||||||||||
6 | Medical Depot | 81 | – |
Quarterfinals
(1) AICC Manila vs. (8) Batangas City Athletics
November 16
4:30PM |
AICC Manila 75, Batangas City Athletics 65
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Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 16–9, 14–14, 22–21 | ||
: Bitoon 5 | Pts: Viernes 20 Rebs: Arellano 9 Asts: Raymund 4 | |
AICC wins series in one game |
Subic Bay Gymnasium
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(2) Davao Occidental Tigers vs. (7) Burlington EOG Sports
November 17
4:30PM |
Davao Occidental Tigers 88, Burlington EOG Sports 81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 17–19, 27–25, 23–16 | ||
: Palencia 5 | Pts: Castro 16 Rebs: Nermal 10 Asts: Castro 4 | |
Davao Occidental wins series in one game |
Subic Bay Gymnasium
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(3) San Juan Knights vs. (6) Medical Depot
November 17
7:10PM |
San Juan Knights 88, Medical Depot 73 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 18–11, 25–32, 25–17 | ||
: Abundo 10 | Pts: Cabahug 22 Rebs: two people 10 Asts: Melencio 4 | |
San Juan wins series in one game |
Subic Bay Gymnasium
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(4) Nueva Ecija Bespren vs. (5) Sta. Lucia Realtors
November 16
7:10PM |
Nueva Ecija Bespren 79, Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 99
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Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 25–26, 19 –26, 15–22 | ||
: Palma 9 | Pts: Arana 25 Rebs: Arana 11 Asts: Costelo 9 |
Subic Bay Gymnasium
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November 18
5:30PM |
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 79, Nueva Ecija Bespren 66
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Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–13, 19–19, 20–21 | ||
: Bautista 4 | Pts: Sarao 14 Rebs: Sarao 10 Asts: Martin 5 | |
Pasig wins series in two games |
Subic Bay Gymnasium
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Semifinals
(1) AICC Manila vs. (5) Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
November 19
4:30PM |
AICC Manila 88, Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 68
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Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 25–17, 22–24, 17–12 | ||
: Gabo 7 | Pts: Apinan 14 Rebs: Apinan 11 Asts: Ablaza 4 | |
AICC advances to the finals |
Subic Bay Gymnasium
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(2) Davao Occidental Tigers vs. (3) San Juan Knights
November 19
7:10PM |
Davao Occidental Tigers 84, San Juan Knights 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–24, 27–22, 26–23 | ||
: Robles 8 | Pts: Wamar 26 Rebs: Ular 7 Asts: Abundo 7 | |
San Juan advances to the finals |
Subic Bay Gymnasium
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Finals: (1) AICC Manila vs. (3) San Juan Knights
Game 1
November 20
6:00PM |
AICC Manila 74, San Juan Knights 80 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 15–25, 30–18, 15–22 | ||
: Gabo 4 | Pts: Abando 17 Rebs: Clarito 11 Asts: Abundo 6 | |
San Juan leads series, 1–0 |
Subic Bay Gymnasium
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Game 2
November 21
6:00PM |
San Juan Knights 70, AICC Manila 74 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 10–28, 19–15, 25–20 | ||
: Abundo 7 | Pts: Bitoon 13 Rebs: Mabulac 10 Asts: Manalang 3 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Subic Bay Gymnasium
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Game 3
November 22
6:00PM |
AICC Manila 72, San Juan Knights 68 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–14, 18–12, 21–25 | ||
: Gabo 6 | Pts: Abando 17 Rebs: Calma 13 Asts: Abundo 4 | |
AICC wins the series, 2–1 |
Subic Bay Gymnasium
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Hesed Gabo was declared as the Finals MVP of the tournament.
Statistical leaders
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | Orlan Wamar | San Juan Knights | 199 |
Field Goals | Emil Renz Palma | Nueva Ecija Bespren | 72 |
3-Point Field Goals | Patrick Jan Cabahug | Medical Depot | 36 |
Rebounds | Michael Mabulac | AICC Manila | 133 |
Assists | Alvin Abundo | San Juan Knights | 84 |
Blocks | Simon David Camacho | Medical Depot | 39 |
Steals | Emil Renz Palma | Nueva Ecija Bespren | 28 |
Professional status
The status of FilBasket—whether it is considered as a professional or an amateur league under government regulations—has been a point of contention. The league organizers, while admitting long-term plans to turn professional, insist that it is an amateur league.[2] FilBasket secured approval from SBMA and the IATF for a bubble tournament at the Subic Bay Gymnasium, in accordance with regulations for amateur leagues.[3]
The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) of the Philippine government contends that FilBasket is a professional league and hence falls under its jurisdiction.[4] With the dispute supposedly resolved in October 2021, FilBasket pushed through with its first tournament, the FilBasket Subic Championship.[4]
In November 2021, after the tournament concluded, the GAB issued a cease and desist order against FilBasket[5] which the government agency declared as unlawful. GAB imposed no further sanction but warned it would pursue action if FilBasket does not comply with regulations on profssional leagues and holds a similar tournament.[6] On January 19, the GAB declared it would not pursue legal action but noted that it will continue to monitor the league.[7]
References
- ^ "FULL GAME: AICC Manila vs Davao Occidental Tigers". FilBasket. 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ Rosale, Dale (October 27, 2021). "FilBasket kicks off Thursday". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ Reyes, Kate (July 22, 2021). "Jai Reyes to formally open FilBasket this August". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Mendoza, Martin (October 25, 2021). "Filbasket clears up GAB issue, to push through with inaugural tournament". Rappler. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ Navarro, June (November 23, 2021). "GAB issues cease and desist order vs Filbasket". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 14, 2022). "GAB fires warning after Filbasket's maiden tournament ruled 'unlawful'". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin (January 20, 2022). "FilBasket case closed, says Mitra". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 21, 2022.