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List Of MPBL Rivalries
Despite having only ran six seasons as of 2024, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has already developed rivalries between its member teams. Due to the league using a single round-robin format in every season thus far, the league’s rivalries mostly revolve around their playoff match-ups, where they play multiple games in a series. Others may involve contention within the division and/or the league overall, or the proximity of the teams. Some rivalries have also extended into other leagues, such as the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) and AsiaBasket, FilBasket when both teams compete in the same season or tournament. North Division * Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards–Pampanga Giant Lanterns rivalry, Nueva Ecija–Pampanga rivalry ** During the early to mid-2020s, the two teams have become consistent contenders in the North Division. With both teams being based in Central Luzon, this added geography to the rivalry. The two teams met in the playoffs twice, both in the divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's regional professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 30 teams. Founded in 2017 by eight-division boxing world champion and then-Senator Manny Pacquiao, the MPBL is not intended to be a competitor to the top-flight Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), but rather to provide a gateway for local, homegrown talents to showcase their skills. The league uses a home-and-away format, similar to the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association. The MPBL started an amateur league before being granted professional status by the Games and Amusements Board. Due to Pacquiao's role in the league, it has also been referred to as Manny Pacquiao's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. The MPBL is the first in a series of leagues which bear the ''Maharlika Pilipinas'' name. It is followed by the Junior MPBL and Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA) in 2023, and the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pilipinas Super League
The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines. History The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) was founded in December 2021 by former officials the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, namely its former CEO Rocky Chan and former COO Chelito Caro. Chan assumed the post of PSL president and Caro of the league commissioner. Former professional basketballer Marc Pingris was appointed as commissioner in January 2022, succeeding Caro. There are also under-21 and under-18 divisions. The league then subsequently held its first Pro Division tournament: the Pearl of the Orient Cup, which saw eight teams compete in venues across Mindanao. Among the teams were two that moved from the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL): the Basilan Peace Riders and Davao Occidental Tigers, the latter of which became the inaugural champions. The second Pro Division tournament then came later that year with the DUMPER Cup, which saw sixteen teams compete. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
