The
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
(PBA) Open Conference was the first conference of the
1985 PBA season
The 1985 PBA season was the 11th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Board of governors
Executive committee
* Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner)
* Tomas L. Manotoc (Deputy Commissioner)
* Carlos Palanca III (President, r ...
. It started on March 3 and ended on May 30, 1985. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
* Double-round robin eliminations; 12 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
* Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals.
* The next four teams will qualify to the single round robin quarterfinals. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. The top two teams will advance to the semifinals.
* Semifinals will be a double round robin affair with the four remaining teams. The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-seven series.
Elimination round
Quarterfinals
Semifinal berth playoff
Semifinals
Third place playoffs
Finals
References
{{1985 PBA season by team
PBA Open Conference
Open Conference