2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup
The 7th PBA Aspirant's Cup
DurationJanuary 18-May 1, 2018
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)AksyonTV (ESPN 5)
Finals
ChampionsZark's Burger - LPU
Runners-upChe'Lu Bar & Grill
PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology

The 2018 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup was the first conference of the 2017-18 PBA Developmental League season. It was opened on January 18, 2018, at the Ynares Sports Arena and competed by 13 teams and it was finished on May 1, 2018, where the Zark's Burger - LPU defeated the Che'Lu Bar & Grill in the best-of-3 finals showdown, 2 games to 1 and clinching their first ever title in their franchise.

Tournament Format

  • Ten teams will play in a single round-robin elimination phase.
  • Only the top six teams will only make it to the playoffs after the elimination round.
  • #1 & #2 seeds will head straight to the semifinals, where #3-#6 seeds will undergo in the quarterfinals.
  • The Semifinals and the Championship will both be contested in a best-of-3 series.

Standings

These are the final team standings at the end of elimination round:

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Akari - Adamson Soaring Falcons 11 9 2 .818 Outright semifinals
2 Marinerong Pilipino Skippers 11 9 2 .818
3 CEU Scorpions 11 8 3 .727 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers 11 7 4 .636 2
5 Gamboa Coffee Mixers 11 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Zark's Jawbreakers 11 7 4 .636 2
7 Wang's Basketball Couriers 11 6 5 .545 3 Eliminated
8 Go for Gold Scratchers 11 5 6 .455 4
9 Perpetual Altas 11 3 8 .273 6
10 EAC Generals - Batangas 11 2 9 .182 7
11 JRU Heavy Bombers 11 2 9 .182 7
12 AMA Online Education Titans 11 1 10 .091 8
13 Mila's Lechon Mighty Roasters[lower-alpha 1] 4 0 4 .000 5.5 Withdrew
Source: Unknown

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Notes:
  1. Team withdrew from the league after playing four games due to internal problems.

Schedule

Results

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals
(Best-of-3 series)
The Finals
(Best-of-3 series)
         
4 Chelu Bar & Grill Revellers 2
#4 seed has 2x-to-beat
1 Akari Adamson 0
4 Chelu Bar & Grill Revellers 80
5 Gamboa Coffee 72
4 Chelu Bar & Grill Revellers 1
6 Zark's Jawbreakers 2
6 Zark's Jawbreakers 2
#3 seed has 2x-to-beat
2 Marinerong Pilipino Skippers 0
6 Zark's Jawbreakers 1+1
3 CEU Scorpions 0

Quarterfinals

(#3) CEU Scorpions vs. (#6) Zark's Jawbreakers

(#4) Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers vs. (#5) Gamboa Coffee Mixers

Semifinals

(#1) Akari-Adamson Falcons vs. (#4) Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers

(#2) vs. (#6) Zark's Jawbreakers

Finals

The finals is a best-of-three series, the team to win two games win the championship.

Awards

2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup Champions
Lyceum school colors Zark's Burgers Jawbreakers
First title

References

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