The 2022 PBA Philippine Cup, also known as the 2022

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PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the

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of the

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(PBA). The 44th

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started on June 5 and ended on September 4, 2022. The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports. The conference also served as a qualification to the

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, wherein the conference finalists will be the Philippines' representatives to the international club league.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: * Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. *Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed. *Quarterfinals: **QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat) **QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat) **QF3: #3 vs #6 ( best-of-3 series) **QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series) *Semifinals ( best-of-7 series): **SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner **SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner *Finals (best-of-7 series) **F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

Elimination round

Team standings

Schedule

Results

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Blackwater

San Miguel has the

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; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.

(2) TNT vs. (7) Converge

TNT has the

; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.

(3) Magnolia vs. (6) NLEX

This is a

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(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Meralco

This is a

Semifinals

All match-ups are best-of-seven playoffs.

(1) San Miguel vs. (5) Meralco

(2) TNT vs. (3) Magnolia

Finals

This is a

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. The two finalists also qualify to the 2022–23 East Asia Super League season.

Awards

Players of the Week

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Individual game highs

Team statistical leaders

Notes

References

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