2021 PBA 3x3 season

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2021 PBA 3x3 season
DurationNovember 20, 2021 – present
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)Local:
One Sports
TV5 (selected legs and grand finals only)
One Sports
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Online:
GigaPlay
Conferences
1st Conference championsLimitless Appmasters
  Runners-upPlatinum Karaoke
Seasons

The 2021 PBA 3x3 season is the inaugural season of the PBA 3x3, the 3x3 basketball league of the Philippine Basketball Association.

Postponement[]

The inaugural season was supposed to be held in 2020, with all 12 franchise teams of the main PBA to field their own teams. Mighty Sports and Dunkin Donuts reportedly were interesting in also fielding teams in the PBA 3x3.[1] The inaugural season was supposed to start with the 3×3 Philippine Cup in March 2020, but was postponed to 2021 by June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the PBA preoccupied with plans to resume the season of its main league during that time.[2]

The PBA 3x3 inaugural season was initially scheduled to be held in parallel with the 2021 PBA season, which opened on April 11, 2021,[3] but was further postponed. The inaugural PBA 3x3 season commenced on November 20, 2021.[4]

Teams[]

All 12 franchise teams of the main 5-a-side Philippine Basketball Association are eligible to field a 3x3 team for the 2021 PBA 3x3 season.[3] The Alaska Aces and Blackwater Bossing decided not to field a team with three guest teams (Pioneer, Platinum, and Zamboanga) set to also participate.[5][6] Another guest team, Master Sardines, joined before the second conference to become the 14th team of the tournament.[7]

Four of the participating franchising teams Magnolia Hotshots, NLEX Road Warriors, Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters announced in November they would be competing in the PBA 3x3 under different team names; Purefoods TJ Titans, Cavitex Braves, Limitless Appmasters, and Sista Super Sealers respectively.[6][8]

Team Company
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
Cavitex Braves Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
Limitless Appmasters Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Master Sardines[note 1] Universal Canning, Inc.
Meralco Bolts 3x3 Manila Electric Company
NorthPort Batang Pier Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Pioneer Pro Tibay[note 2] Pioneer Epoxy Adhesives Inc.
Platinum Karaoke[note 1] Vismay International Corporation
Purefoods TJ Titans San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc.
San Miguel Beermen[12] San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
Sista Super Sealers[13] Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Terrafirma 3x3 Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation
TNT Tropang Giga[14] Smart Communications
Zamboanga Valientes MLV Group

Format[]

The inaugural PBA 3x3 season will have three tournaments or conference.[6] Each conference will have six two-day legs and a grand final. The 13 teams will be divided into three pools, with pool A having five teams while pools B and C having four each. Composition of each pool will be different for every leg. Teams within their pools play in a single round-robin format. The top three teams of pool A and the top two teams of pools B and C directly qualify to the quarterfinals. The third-best teams of pools B and C will play in a knockout game prior to the quarterfinals. The knockout stage will be a single-elimination tournament and a third place game will also be held. The winner of each leg gets ₱100,000, the runner-up gets ₱50,000, while the third placed team gets ₱30,000.[15][16] The seedings and pool compositions for each leg are based on the results of the preceding leg.

After six legs, the cumulative standings will be calculated and the top four teams will directly qualify to the quarterfinals of the Grand Finals. The fifth to tenth-placed teams will qualify to the preliminary round of the Grand Finals. The bottom three teams will not be qualified to the Grand Finals.[17]

First conference[]

Main article: 2021 PBA 3x3 season – First conference

Legs summary[]

Pos Team 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg 4th leg 5th leg 6th leg Pts Qualification
1 Meralco Bolts 3x3 2nd 1st 5th 2nd 4th 5th 420 Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round
2 TNT Tropang Giga 1st 3rd 9th 3rd 2nd 2nd 420
3 Limitless Appmasters 11th 4th 7th 6th 1st 1st 361
4 Platinum Karaoke 4th 2nd 6th 4th 6th 3rd 360
5 Terrafirma 3x3 5th 6th 3rd 5th 3rd 7th 325 Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round
6 Purefoods TJ Titans 3rd 9th 4th 1st 5th 11th 316
7 Pioneer Pro Tibay 10th 7th 2nd 7th 7th 8th 253
8 Sista Super Sealers 12th 5th 1st 10th 10th 10th 218
9 San Miguel Beermen 7th 8th 11th 9th 8th 4th 206
10 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8th 11th 8th 11th 9th 6th 167
11 Cavitex Braves 6th 10th 12th 8th 12th 12th 140
12 NorthPort Batang Pier 9th 13th 10th 12th 11th 9th 100
13 Zamboanga Valientes 13th 12th 13th 13th 13th 13th 74

Source:PBA 3x3

Grand Finals[]

Preliminary round[]

Pool A[]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 2 1[a] 1 38 36 +2 Qualification to quarterfinals
2 Terrafirma 3x3 2 1[a] 1 35 35 0
3 Sista Super Sealers 2 1[a] 1 33 35 −2
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c San Miguel Beermen 19.0 avg. points; Terrafirma 3x3 17.5 avg. points; Sista Super Sealers 16.5 avg. points
Pool B[]
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Pioneer Pro Tibay 2 2 0 43 36 +7 Qualification to quarterfinals
2 Purefoods TJ Titans 2 1 1 41 31 +10
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2 0 2 25 42 −17
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

Seed refers to the position of the team after six legs. Letter and number inside parentheses denotes the pool letter and pool position of the team, respectively, after the prelimary round of the Grand Finals.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Meralco Bolts 3x3 15
5 (A2) Terrafirma 3x3 19
5 (A2) Terrafirma 3x3 10
4 Platinum Karaoke 21
7 (B1) Pioneer Pro Tibay 15
4 Platinum Karaoke 21
4 Platinum Karaoke 16
3 Limitless Appmasters 18
3 Limitless Appmasters 21
9 (A1) San Miguel Beermen 15
3 Limitless Appmasters 21 Third place
2 TNT Tropang Giga 16
6 (B2) Purefoods TJ Titans 13 5 (A2) Terrafirma 3x3 14
2 TNT Tropang Giga 18 2 TNT Tropang Giga 22

Second conference[]

The second conference was scheduled to start on January 8, 2022 but was suspended after Metro Manila was put on Alert Level 3 due to the rising COVID-19 cases.[18]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Universal Canning was set to enter a team featuring their brand Master Sardines, but later withdrew.[9] They were replaced by a team of Vismay International Corporation, which is Platinum Karaoke.[10] Master Sardines eventually joined before the second conference.[7]
  2. ^ Phenom Sportswear was supposed to enter with a co-branding of former PBA Developmental League team BRT Sumisip.[11] However they were not among the final roster of participating teams. They were subsequently replaced by a team of Pioneer Epoxy Adhesives Inc. under the monicker of Pioneer Pro Tibay.

References[]

  1. ^ Giongco, Mark (February 1, 2020). "PBA, SBP set to launch 3×3 tournament in March". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Lozada, Bong (June 12, 2020). "Inaugural PBA 3x3 tournament postponed to next year". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Leongson, Randolph (March 10, 2021). "PBA set for 16-team three-conference maiden 3x3 season". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "SMB, Meralco go unbeaten on Day 1 to book PBA 3x3 knockout stage spots". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Bacnis, Justine (April 5, 2021). "Blackwater to skip PBA 3x3". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Terrado, Jonas (November 12, 2021). "PBA 3x3 to hold draw proceedings for 13 teams; Opening set on Nov. 20". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Master Sardines newest team to join growing PBA 3x3". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  8. ^ Bacnis, Justine (November 2, 2021). "PBA 3x3 to have 13 teams". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  9. ^ Li, Matthew (March 27, 2021). "Master Sardines commits to PBA 3x3". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Li, Matthew (July 19, 2021). "Ababou to lead Platinum Karaoke in PBA 3x3". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  11. ^ Li, Matthew (April 20, 2021). "Phenom-BRT Sumisip replaces Blackwater in PBA 3x3". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Louie Vigil leads San Miguel team in inaugural PBA 3x3". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  13. ^ Li, Matthew (July 14, 2021). "Franky Johnson headlines Rain or Shine 3x3". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "TNT insists Gray committed to 3x3 team amid Taiwan rumor". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "FAST FACTS: PBA 3x3 lineups, groupings, tournament format". Rappler.
  16. ^ "PBA 3X3 gets going with 17-game opener". 3x3.pba.ph.
  17. ^ "Meralco, TNT lead qualifiers to PBA 3x3 First Conference Grand Finals". 3x3.pba.ph.
  18. ^ "PBA postpones 3x3 second conference tentatively". 3x3.pba.ph.
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