2021 FilBasket Subic Championship
Tournament details
CountryPhilippines Philippines
Dates (2021-October-28) (2021-November-22)October 28 – November 22, 2021
Teams11
Final positions
ChampionsAICC Manila
Runner-upSan Juan Knights

The FilBasket Subic Championship, also known as the FilBasket Subic Championship – Cocolife due to sponsorship reasons, was the first tournament of FilBasket. The tournament began on October 28, 2021, with the knockout round running from November 16 to 21, 2021. The entire tournament took place at the Subic Bay Gymnasium , located in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Teams

Eleven teams participated in the inaugural FilBasket tournament. Those these are the following:

TeamPrevious tournamentBest result
7A PrimusNew team
AICC ManilaNew team
Batangas City AthleticsNew team
Burlington EOG SportsNew team
Davao Occidental TigersNew team
FSD Makati ArmyNew team
Medical DepotNew team
Muntinlupa DefendersNew team
Nueva Ecija BesprenNew team
Pasig Sta. Lucia RealtorsNew team
San Juan KnightsNew team

Format

All participating teams played in a single round-robin format, where each team plays one game against all other teams, for a total of 10 games.

The top eight teams then advanced to a three-round, single-elimination playoff bracket. The Quarterfinals gives higher-seeded teams a twice-to-beat advantage, needing them only one win to advance. The Semifinals is a single game while the Finals is a best-of-three series.[1]

Elimination round

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT Qualification
1 AICC Manila 8 2 .800 Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals
2 Davao Occidental Tigers 7 3 .700[lower-alpha 1]
3 San Juan Knights 7 3 .700[lower-alpha 1]
4 Nueva Ecija Bespren 6 4 .600[lower-alpha 2]
5 Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 4 .600[lower-alpha 2] Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals
6 Medical Depot 6 4 .600[lower-alpha 2]
7 Burlington EOG Sports 6 4 .600[lower-alpha 2]
8 Batangas City Athletics 5 5 .500
9 7A Primus 2 8 .200[lower-alpha 3]
10 FSD Makati Army 2 8 .200[lower-alpha 3]
11 Muntinlupa Defenders 0 10 .000
  1. 1 2 DVO (1–0) wins tiebreaker over SJK (0–1) based on head-to-head matchup.
  2. 1 2 3 4 NEB (2–1) and PSG (2–1) win tiebreaker over BUR (1–2) and BTG (1–2) based on head-to-head standings; NEB (1–0) wins tiebreaker over PSG (0–1) based on head-to-head matchup; BUR (1–0) wins tiebreaker over BTG (0–1) based on head-to-head matchup.
  3. 1 2 7AP (1–0) wins tiebreaker over FSD (0–1) based on head-to-head matchup.

Results

Teams 7AP AICC BTG BUR DVO FSD MED MUN NEB PSG SJK
7A Primus 108–117 75–82 79–102 83–86 84–79 72–86 84–74 92–95 53–80 59–81
AICC Manila 81–78 95–91 87–90 86–83 72–63 99–64 94–82 74–78 75–69
Batangas City Athletics 83–86 101–96 102–88 93–99 90–77 87–93 87–72 77–83
Burlington EOG Sports 76–69 105–85 80–94 103–67 97–74 58–72 69–77
Davao Occidental Tigers 82–69 70–58 108–50 73–74 68–66 120–115
FSD Makati Army 68–81 103–89 88–86 64–84 81–83
Medical Depot 85–70 76–79 65–78 69–67
Muntinlupa Defenders 91–96 70–101 66–92
Nueva Ecija Bespren 70–68 65–104
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 70–72
San Juan Knights
Source: Schedule – via Genius Sports
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Twice-to-beat)
Semifinals
(Single game)
Finals
(Best-of-3)
            
1 AICC Manila 75
8 Batangas City Athletics 65
1 AICC Manila 88
5 Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 68
4 Nueva Ecija 79 66
5 Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 99 79
1 AICC Manila 74 74 72
3 San Juan Knights 80 70 68
2 Davao Occidental Tigers 88
7 Burlington EOG Sports 81
2 Davao Occidental Tigers 84
3 San Juan Knights 85
3 San Juan Knights 88
6 Medical Depot 81

Quarterfinals

(1) AICC Manila vs. (8) Batangas City Athletics

November 16
4:30PM
AICC Manila 75, Batangas City Athletics 65
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 16–9, 14–14, 22–21
Pts: Gabo 16
Rebs: Mabulac 11
Asts: Bitoon 5
Pts: Viernes 20
Rebs: Arellano 9
Asts: Raymund 4
AICC wins series in one game
Subic Bay Gymnasium

(2) Davao Occidental Tigers vs. (7) Burlington EOG Sports

November 17
4:30PM
Davao Occidental Tigers 88, Burlington EOG Sports 81
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 17–19, 27–25, 23–16
Pts: Wilson 23
Rebs: Robles 14
Asts: Palencia 5
Pts: Castro 16
Rebs: Nermal 10
Asts: Castro 4
Davao Occidental wins series in one game
Subic Bay Gymnasium

(3) San Juan Knights vs. (6) Medical Depot

November 17
7:10PM
San Juan Knights 88, Medical Depot 73
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 18–11, 25–32, 25–17
Pts: Abundo 28
Rebs: Gamboa 7
Asts: Abundo 10
Pts: Cabahug 22
Rebs: two people 10
Asts: Melencio 4
San Juan wins series in one game
Subic Bay Gymnasium

(4) Nueva Ecija Bespren vs. (5) Sta. Lucia Realtors

November 16
7:10PM
Nueva Ecija Bespren 79, Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 99
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 25–26, 19 –26, 15–22
Pts: Sarao 20
Rebs: Nacpil 10
Asts: Palma 9
Pts: Arana 25
Rebs: Arana 11
Asts: Costelo 9
Subic Bay Gymnasium
November 18
5:30PM
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 79, Nueva Ecija Bespren 66
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–13, 19–19, 20–21
Pts: Costelo 18
Rebs: Ablaza 12
Asts: Bautista 4
Pts: Sarao 14
Rebs: Sarao 10
Asts: Martin 5
Pasig wins series in two games
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Semifinals

(1) AICC Manila vs. (5) Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors

November 19
4:30PM
AICC Manila 88, Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 68
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 25–17, 22–24, 17–12
Pts: Mabulac 15
Rebs: Taganas 8
Asts: Gabo 7
Pts: Apinan 14
Rebs: Apinan 11
Asts: Ablaza 4
AICC advances to the finals
Subic Bay Gymnasium

(2) Davao Occidental Tigers vs. (3) San Juan Knights

November 19
7:10PM
Davao Occidental Tigers 84, San Juan Knights 85
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–24, 27–22, 26–23
Pts: Celiz 20
Rebs: Robles 14
Asts: Robles 8
Pts: Wamar 26
Rebs: Ular 7
Asts: Abundo 7
San Juan advances to the finals
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Finals: (1) AICC Manila vs. (3) San Juan Knights

Game 1

November 20
6:00PM
AICC Manila 74, San Juan Knights 80
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 15–25, 30–18, 15–22
Pts: Gabo 22
Rebs: Mabulac 7
Asts: Gabo 4
Pts: Abando 17
Rebs: Clarito 11
Asts: Abundo 6
San Juan leads series, 1–0
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Game 2

November 21
6:00PM
San Juan Knights 70, AICC Manila 74
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 10–28, 19–15, 25–20
Pts: Abando 16
Rebs: two people 8
Asts: Abundo 7
Pts: Bitoon 13
Rebs: Mabulac 10
Asts: Manalang 3
Series tied, 1–1
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Game 3

November 22
6:00PM
AICC Manila 72, San Juan Knights 68
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–14, 18–12, 21–25
Pts: Mabulac 18
Rebs: Juico 8
Asts: Gabo 6
Pts: Abando 17
Rebs: Calma 13
Asts: Abundo 4
AICC wins the series, 2–1
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Hesed Gabo was declared as the Finals MVP of the tournament.

Statistical leaders

Category Player Team Statistic
Points Orlan Wamar San Juan Knights 199
Field Goals Emil Renz Palma Nueva Ecija Bespren 72
3-Point Field Goals Patrick Jan Cabahug Medical Depot 36
Rebounds Michael Mabulac AICC Manila 133
Assists Alvin Abundo San Juan Knights 84
Blocks Simon David Camacho Medical Depot 39
Steal Emil Renz Palma Nueva Ecija Bespren 28

Professional status

The status of FilBasket—whether it is considered as a professional or an amateur league under government regulations—has been a point of contention. The league organizers, while admitting long-term plans to turn professional, insist that it is an amateur league.[2] FilBasket secured approval from SBMA and the IATF for a bubble tournament at the Subic Bay Gymnasium, in accordance with regulations for amateur leagues.[3]

The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) of the Philippine government contends that FilBasket is a professional league and hence falls under its jurisdiction.[4] With the dispute supposedly resolved in October 2021, FilBasket pushed through with its first tournament, the FilBasket Subic Championship.[4]

In November 2021, after the tournament concluded, the GAB issued a cease and desist order against FilBasket[5] which the government agency declared as unlawful. GAB imposed no further sanction but warned it would pursue action if FilBasket does not comply with regulations on profssional leagues and holds a similar tournament.[6] On January 19, the GAB declared it would not pursue legal action but noted that it will continue to monitor the league.[7]

References

  1. "FULL GAME: AICC Manila vs Davao Occidental Tigers". FilBasket. 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. Rosale, Dale (October 27, 2021). "FilBasket kicks off Thursday". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  3. Reyes, Kate (July 22, 2021). "Jai Reyes to formally open FilBasket this August". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Mendoza, Martin (October 25, 2021). "Filbasket clears up GAB issue, to push through with inaugural tournament". Rappler. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. Navarro, June (November 23, 2021). "GAB issues cease and desist order vs Filbasket". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. Ramos, Gerry (January 14, 2022). "GAB fires warning after Filbasket's maiden tournament ruled 'unlawful'". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. Henson, Joaquin (January 20, 2022). "FilBasket case closed, says Mitra". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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