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(PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the

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. It started on October 3 and ended on December 12, 1999. 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: *One-round eliminations; 8 games per team. *Quarterfinals: top 4 seeded teams will have twice-to-beat advantage **QF1: #1 vs. #8 **QF2: #2 vs. #7 **QF3: #3 vs. #6 **QF4: #4 vs. #5 *Best-of-five semifinals: winners of each pairings **QF1 vs QF4 **QF2 vs.QF3 *For third-place: one-game playoff *Finals: best-of-seven series

Elimination round

Team standings

Schedule

''Correct as of November 10, 1999''

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) Purefoods vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra

(2) Tanduay vs. (7) Mobiline

(3) San Miguel vs. (6) Sta. Lucia

(4) Alaska vs. (5) Shell

Semifinals

(1) Purefoods vs. (4) Alaska

(2) Tanduay vs. (3) San Miguel

Third place playoff

Finals

References

External links

PBA.ph
{{PBA Governors Cup Governors' Cup PBA Governors' Cup