PBA Commissioner's Cup Format

Not sure of the Commissioner's Cup format?  CONDUCT AND RESOLUTION OF TIES

I CONDUCT

 A. ELIMINATION ROUND

The TEN (10) participating teams will play in a single round elimination. Each team will therefore
play nine (9) games.

The top two (2) teams at the end of the elimination round will advance to the Semifinals outright.
The 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th placed teams will advance to the Quarterfinals.  The 7th to 10th placed
teams shall be eliminated. 

 B. QUARTERFINALS - FOUR (4) TEAMS:  Best-of-Three

The quarterfinal pairings are as follows: 

  QF1: Team 3 vs. Team 6
  QF2: Team 4 vs. Team 5 

Winners will advance to the semifinals.

 C. SEMIFINALS - FOUR (4) TEAMS: Best-of-Five

Making up the semifinals cast are the top two (2) teams at the end of the elimination round and the
two (2) winners in the quarterfinals.  The semifinal pairings are as follows:


  SF1: Team 1 vs.QF2 Winner
  SF2: Team 2 vs.QF1 Winner 
 
  Winners will advance to the Finals.

 D. FINALS - Best-of-Seven

The winners of the two (2) Best-of-Five Semifinal Series will play a Best-of-Seven Series to
determine the champion and first runner-up teams.

II RESOLUTION OF TIES

A. ELIMINATIONS – only the 2nd and 6th positions will be broken via play-off and there will only
be a single playoff for one position. All other rankings will be resolved via the PBA quotient. 
  
USING PBA QUOTIENT - ONLY THE SCORES  OF  THE GAMES OF THE TEAMS INVOLVED IN TIE(S) SHALL BE
CONSIDERED   --   DIVIDE   THE  TOTAL POINTS    SCORED    IN  FAVOR  BY  THE TOTAL  POINTS  SCORED
AGAINST.

If teams are still tied after using the PBA quotient, they shall go through the following order of
tie breakers until the tie(s) is(are) broken, which are as follows:

 i. Win-Loss record between the tied teams.
 ii. Via the quotient of all their games played in the Eliminations.
 iii. If still tied, toss of coin will determine placings.

1. In the event of a two (2) way tie for 2nd position, the two teams                                
              playoff: The winner takes 2nd position and advances to the Semifinals.

2. In the event of a three (3) way tie for 1st , 2nd and 3rd positions, the team with the superior
quotient automatically takes 1st spot. The two (2) teams with the inferior quotients playoff for the
2nd position. The winner takes 2nd position and advances to the Semifinals. The loser shall take 3rd
position and qualifies to the Quarterfinals.

3. In the event of a two (2) way tie for 6th position, the two teams playoff: The winner takes 6th
position and qualifies to the Quarterfinals.
 
4. In the event of a three (3) way tie for 5th, 6th and 7th positions, the team with the superior
quotient automatically takes 5th spot. The two (2) teams with the inferior quotients playoff for the
6th position. The winner takes 6th position and qualifies to the Quarterfinals. The loser shall be
eliminated.
 
5. Any other tie(s) that is(are) not specifically mentioned above shall be similarly  resolved  via
the PBA QUOTIENT and/or PLAYOFFS as the Commissioner may determine.

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