2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup

2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup 2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup.jpg 300px March 12, 2011 - June 16, 2011 Sports5 IBC Allein Maliksi (Cebuana Lhuillier Gems) Calvin Abueva (NLEX Road Warriors) NLEX Road Warriors (1st title) Cebuana Lhuillier Gems 2012 PBA D-League Foundation Cup 2012 The 2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup is the inaugural tournament of the PBA Developmental League. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:https://archive.today/20120906022458/http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=663611&publicationSubCategoryId=69 D-League set for take-off, By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, March 06, 2011 The teams were divided into 2 groups. Group A: NLEX Road Warriors Freego Jeans RnW Pacific Pipes Black Water Elite Pharex Naproxen Sodium Bidang Generix PC Gilmore Wizards Group B: Maynilad Water Dragons Junior Powerade Tigers Max! Bond Super Glue Sumos Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men Cafe France Bakers Cebuana Lhuillier Gems FCA Cultivators Teams in a group will play against each other once, Group A will play an extra game, the pairings of which will be decided by lottery; 6 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. The top two teams of each group will advance to the semifinals while the next four teams of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals. The two bottom-ranked teams in Group B will play a knockout game for the last playoff spot. Quarterfinal phase (knockout games): first round Q1: A3 vs. B6 Q2: A4 vs. B5 Q3: B3 vs. A6 Q4: B4 vs. A5 second round Q5: A1 vs. Q4 Q6: A2 vs. Q3 Q7: B1 vs. Q2 Q8: B2 vs. Q1 Semifinals (knockout games): SFA: Q5 vs. Q8 SFB: Q6 vs. Q7 Best-of-three Finals: winners of the semifinals. Elimination round Playoff round The top two teams of each group will be automatically in the quarter-finals second round. But, in group B, there are seven teams. So, the two teams who are in the lowest standings will be battle for the knockout stage. It will be Junior Powerade Tigers and the Cafe France. From Quarter-finals to Semi-finals the game is always knockout. But in the finals, it is best of 3 series. Bracket Knockout Game(May 24) B6 Junior Powerade 77 B7 Cafe France 65 Quarterfinals1st round(May 26 & 31) Quarterfinals2nd round(June 2 & 7) Semifinals(June 9) Finals(June 14 & 16) B4 FCA 65 A5 RnW 61 A3 Black Water 70 B6 Junior Powerade 66 A4 Freego 88 B5 Maynilad 81 B3 Cobra 66 A6 Pharex 96 A1 NLEX 100 B4 FCA 71 B2 Max Bond 74 A3 Black Water 71 B1 Cebuana Lhuiller 71 A4 Freego 64 A2 PC Gilmore 92 A6 Pharex 77 A1 NLEX 74 B2 Max Bond 61 B1 Cebuana Lhuiller 83 A2 PC Gilmore 55 A1 NLEX 2 B1 Cebuana Lhuiller 0 Knockout stage #eee May 24 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila Junior Powerade Tigers 77 Cafe France 65 Quarterfinals First round Q1 #eee May 26 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila Black Water Elite 70 Junior Powerade Tigers 66 Q2 #eee May 26 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila Freego Jeans 88 Maynilad Water Dragons 81 Q3 #eee May 31 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men 66 Pharex Naproxen Sodium Bidang Generix 96 Q4 #eee May 31 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila FCA Cultivators 65 RnW Pacific Pipes 61 Second round Q5 #eee June 7 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila NLEX Road Warriors 100 FCA Cultivators 71 Q6 #eee June 2 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila PC Gilmore Wizards 92 Pharex Naproxen Sodium Bidang Generix 77 Q7 #eee June 2 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila Cebuana Lhuillier Gems 71 Freego Jeans 64 Q8 #eee June 7 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila Max Bond Super Glue Sumos 74 Black Water Elite 71 Semi-finals SF1 #eee June 9 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila Cebuana Lhuillier Gems 83 PC Gilmore Wizards 55 SF2 #eee June 9 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila Max Bond Super Glue Sumos 61 NLEX Road Warriors 74 Finals F1 #eee June 14 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila NLEX Road Warriors 76 Cebuana Lhuillier Gems 62 F2 #eee June 16 San Juan Gym, San Juan, Metro Manila NLEX Road Warriors 61 Cebuana Lhuillier Gems 59 NLEX win series, 2-0 References See also List of developmental and minor sports leagues PBA Developmental League Philippine Basketball Association Category:PBA D-League Foundation Cup Category:2010–11 in Philippine basketball