2021 FilBasket Subic Championship

The FilBasket Subic Championship, also known as the FilBasket Subic Championship – Cocolife due to sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural tournament under FilBasket, now known as AsiaBasket. It was also the only tournament held in 2021. The tournament began on October 28, 2021, with the playoffs running from November 16 to 21, 2021. The entire tournament took place at the Subic Bay Gymnasium, located in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

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 tournament was won by AICC Manila after defeating the San Juan Knights, two games to one, with Hesed Gabo winning Finals MVP honors.[1]

Subic 2021 is also the only FilBasket / AsiaBasket tournament that is not under professional status, but that in itself has been disputed before and in the months after the tournament began by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB).[2]

Teams

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Eleven teams participated in the inaugural FilBasket tournament:

Name Locality
7A Primus
AICC Manila
Batangas City Athletics Batangas City, Batangas
Burlington EOG Sports
Davao Occidental Tigers Davao Occidental
FSD Makati Army Makati
Medical Depot
Muntinlupa Defenders Muntinlupa
Nueva Ecija Bespren Nueva Ecija
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors Pasig
San Juan Knights San Juan

Format

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All participating teams played in a single round-robin format, where each team plays one game against all other teams, for a total of ten 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.[3][4]

Elimination round

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Standings

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

Results

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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

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Bracket

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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Game 1

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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

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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

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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

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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
Steals Emil Renz Palma Nueva Ecija Bespren 28

Professional status dispute

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League organizers have stated that FilBasket at that time is amateur league and that there are plans to turn professional in future tournaments.[5] This, however, has been disputed by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB), contending that FilBasket is a professional league hence it should fall under its jurisdiction.[6] Although the organizers were able to push through with the Subic Championship, after the tournament concluded in November, the GAB issued a cease and desist order against FilBasket, once again contending the league's status and ruling the tournament as "unlawful".[7][8]

Resolution

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On January 19, 2022, the GAB declared it would not pursue legal action but noted that it will continue to monitor the league.[9] FilBasket organizers then subsequently submitted its intention to start the transition to professional status, which would be granted on February 23, 2022, in time for the league's next tournament: the 2022 Summer Championship.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Highlights | The Filbasket Subic Championship (2021)". YouTube. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Best of Filbasket / Asiabasket". YouTube. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "FULL GAME: AICC Manila vs Davao Occidental Tigers". FilBasket. 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Printable Round Robin Tournament Brackets". www.printyourbrackets.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Rosale, Dale (October 27, 2021). "FilBasket kicks off Thursday". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Mendoza, Martin (October 25, 2021). "Filbasket clears up GAB issue, to push through with inaugural tournament". Rappler. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. ^ Navarro, June (November 23, 2021). "GAB issues cease and desist order vs Filbasket". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 14, 2022). "GAB fires warning after Filbasket's maiden tournament ruled 'unlawful'". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Henson, Joaquin (January 20, 2022). "FilBasket case closed, says Mitra". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  10. ^ Li, Matthew (February 22, 2022). "Filbasket, Super League begin process of turning pro". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Ramos, Gerry (February 23, 2022). "Filbasket eyeing March 15 opener for first tourney as pro league". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved February 24, 2022.