2022 Pilipinas Super League Pearl of the Orient Cup
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2022 PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup | |
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League | Pilipinas Super League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | Regular season: March 18 – April 18, 2022 Playoffs: April 19 – 20, 2022 Finals: April 22 – 25, 2022 |
Number of games | 56 (regular season) 6 (playoffs) |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Davao Occidental Tigers |
Season MVP | Gab Dagangon |
Finals | |
Champions | Davao Occidental Tigers |
Runners-up | Cagayan de Oro Higalas |
Finals MVP | Emman Calo |
The 2022 Pilipinas Super League Pearl of the Orient Cup was the inaugural tournament of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) Pro Division. The regular season began on March 18, 2022, and ended on April 18, 2022. The postseason then ran from April 19 until 25, 2022.
The Davao Occidental Tigers won their first PSL title and second league championship overall after defeating the Cagayan de Oro Higalas in two games. Emman Calo was named as the Finals MVP.[1]
Teams
[edit]Team | Locality | Previous tournament | Best result |
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Basilan Peace Riders | Basilan | New team | |
Bicol Spicy Oragons | Bicol Region | New team | |
Cagayan de Oro Higalas | Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental | New team | |
Cagayan Valley Golden Eagles | Cagayan Valley | New team | |
Davao Occidental Tigers | Davao Occidental | New team | |
Lapu-Lapu Chiefs | Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu | New team | |
Pagadian Explorers | Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur | New team | |
Roxas Vanguards | Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte | New team |
Venues
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Locations of venues
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Regular season
[edit]The regular season began on March 18, 2022.
Format
[edit]All participating teams played in a double round-robin format, where every team plays each other twice for a total of 14 games. The top four teams advance to a two-round, single-elimination playoff bracket, with each round being best-of-three series.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | z – Davao Occidental Tigers | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Playoffs |
2 | x – Roxas Vanguards | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | |
3 | x – Cagayan de Oro Higalas | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | |
4 | x – Basilan Peace Riders | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | |
5 | Lapu-Lapu Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | |
6 | Pagadian Explorers | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
7 | Bicol Spicy Oragons | 14 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | Suspended |
8 | Cagayan Valley Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 14 | .000 | 13 |
Results
[edit]Each team plays each other twice. Results on the top-right section are for first-round games; those on the bottom-left section are for second-round games. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played.
Playoffs
[edit]The playoffs began on April 19, 2022.
Bracket
[edit]Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||
1 | Davao Occidental | 74 | 70 | – | |||||||||
4 | Basilan | 55 | 55 | – | |||||||||
1 | Davao Occidental | 95 | 76 | – | |||||||||
3 | Cagayan de Oro | 59 | 62 | – | |||||||||
2 | Roxas | 64 | 80 | – | |||||||||
3 | Cagayan de Oro | 72 | 82 | – | Battle for Third (single game) | ||||||||
4 | Basilan | 59 | |||||||||||
2 | Roxas | 66 |
Awards
[edit]The league's individual season awards were handed out before Game 1 of the Finals series on April 22, 2022 at the Manuel Roxas Sports Complex in Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte.[3] The Finals Most Valuable Player was later awarded at the conclusion of series.[4]
Awards | Recipient | Team |
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Most Valuable Player | Gab Dagangon | Davao Occidental Tigers |
Finals Most Valuable Player | Emman Calo | Davao Occidental Tigers |
Best Homegrown Player | Vincent Minguito | Lapu-Lapu Chiefs |
PSL Mythical Team | Gab Dagangon | Davao Occidental Tigers |
Robby Celiz | Davao Occidental Tigers | |
Jason Melano | Basilan Peace Riders | |
Mario Bonleon | Roxas Vanguards | |
Gin Mejares | Lapu-Lapu Chiefs |
References
[edit]- ^ "Davao Occidental sweeps Cagayan de Oro to claim PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup title". SunStar Publishing Inc. April 26, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Bicol suspended for rest of Super League tourney, fined P500,000". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Davao Occidental Tigers dumps CDO Higalas by 36 in Game 1 of PSL Finals". SunStar Publishing Inc. April 23, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Davao Occidental sweeps Cagayan de Oro to claim PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup title". SunStar Publishing Inc. April 26, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2023.