2021 PBA 3x3 season

The 2021 PBA 3x3 season is the inaugural season of the PBA 3x3, the 3x3 basketball league of the Philippine Basketball Association.

2021 PBA 3x3 season
DurationNovember 20, 2021 – present
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)Local:
One Sports
One Sports
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Online:
GigaPlay
Conferences
Seasons

Postponement

The inaugural season was supposed to be held in 2020, with all 12 franchise teams of the main PBA to field their own teams. Mighty Sports and Dunkin Donuts reportedly were interesting in also fielding teams in the PBA 3x3.[1] The inaugural season was supposed to start with the 3×3 Philippine Cup in March 2020, but was postponed to 2021 by June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the PBA preoccupied with plans to resume the season of its main league during that time.[2]

The PBA 3x3 inaugural season was initially scheduled to be held in parallel with the 2021 PBA season, which opened on April 11, 2021,[3] but was further postponed. The inaugural PBA 3x3 season commenced on November 20, 2021.[4]

Teams

All 12 franchise teams of the main 5-a-side Philippine Basketball Association are eligible to field a 3x3 team for the 2021 PBA 3x3 season.[3] The Alaska Aces and Blackwater Bossing decided not to field a team with three guest teams (Pioneer, Platinum, and Zamboanga) set to also participate.[5][6]

Four of the participating franchising teams Magnolia Hotshots, NLEX Road Warriors, Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters announced in November they would be competing in the PBA 3x3 under different team names; Purefoods TJ Titans, Cavitex Braves, Limitless Appmasters, and Sista Super Sealers respectively.[6][7]

TeamCompanyPlayers[8]
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelGinebra San Miguel, Inc.Mikey CabahugHubert CaniDennice VillamorJojo CunananJollo GoKen Holmqvist
Cavitex BravesMetro Pacific Investments CorporationLarry FonacierKyles LaoDavid MurrellAC SoberanoEarnest ReyesDominick Fajardo
Limitless AppmastersPhoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.Reymar CaduyacMike GamboaBrandon Ganuelas-RosserJorey NapolesMarvin Hayes
Meralco Bolts 3x3Manila Electric CompanyAlfred BatinoJoseph SedurifaTonino GonzagaDexter MaiquezMaclean Sabellina
NorthPort Batang PierSultan 900 Capital, Inc.Jeepy FaundoMichael CalisaanMark OlayonLA Revilla
Pioneer Pro Tibay[note 1]Pioneer Epoxy Adhesives Inc.Gian AbrigoCarlo De ChavezCarlo EscalambreDan ReductoChristian RiveraRobin Roño
Platinum Karaoke[note 2][11]Vismay International CorporationKarl DehesaJR AlabanzaYutien AndradaChris De ChavezRyan Monteclaro
Purefoods TJ TitansSan Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc.Val AcuñaJoseph EriobuPao JavelonaJed MendozaAntonio Bonsubre
San Miguel Beermen[12]San Miguel Brewery, Inc.Bacon AustriaLouie VigilJames MangahasJeff MandayJhan Nermal
Sista Super Sealers[13]Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.RJ ArgaminoLeodaniel De VeraPaolo RiveroKenneth Mocon
Terrafirma 3x3Terrafirma Realty Development CorporationJeb BulawanRoider CabreraTerrence TumalipDhon ReverenteMatt SalemImmanuel Custodio
TNT Tropang Giga[14]Smart CommunicationsSamboy de LeonLervin FloresJeremiah GrayAlmond VosotrosMartin GozumChris Javier
Zamboanga ValientesMLV GroupMac CardonaJR CawalingAl-Daser EsaKyle NeypesReynaldo DemesaGino Jumao-as

Format

The inaugural PBA 3x3 season will have three tournaments or conference.[6] Each conference will have six two-day legs and a grand final. The 13 teams will be divided into three pools, with pool A having five teams while pools B and C having four each. Composition of each pool will be different for every leg. Teams within their pools play in a single round-robin format. The top three teams of pool A and the top two teams of pools B and C directly qualify to the quarterfinals. The third-best teams of pools B and C will play in a knockout game prior to the quarterfinals. The knockout stage will be a single-elimination tournament and a third place game will also be held. The winner of each leg gets ₱100,000, the runner-up gets ₱50,000, while the third placed team gets ₱30,000.[15][16] The seedings and pool compositions for each leg are based on the results of the preceding leg.

After six legs, the cumulative standings will be calculated and the top four teams will directly qualify to the quarterfinals of the grand final. The fifth to tenth-placed teams will qualify to the preliminary round of the grand final. The bottom three teams will not be qualified to the grand final.

First conference
Main article: 2021 PBA 3x3 season – First conference

Legs summary
PosTeam1st leg2nd leg3rd leg4th leg5th leg6th legPtsQualification
1Meralco Bolts 3x32nd1st5th2nd4th370Qualified to grand final
2TNT Tropang Giga1st3rd9th3rd2nd340
3Purefoods TJ Titans3rd9th4th1st5th300
4Platinum Karaoke4th2nd6th4th6th290
5Terrafirma 3x35th6th3rd5th3rd285
6Limitless Appmasters11th4th7th6th1st261
7Pioneer Pro Tibay10th7th2nd7th7th218
8Sista Super Sealers12th5th1st10th10th200
9San Miguel Beermen7th8th11th9th8th146
10Cavitex Braves6th10th12th8th12th126
11Barangay Ginebra San Miguel8th11th8th11th9th122
12NorthPort Batang Pier9th13th10th12th11th80
13Zamboanga Valientes13th12th13th13th13th62

Source:PBA 3x3

Notes
  1. Phenom Sportswear was supposed to enter with a co-branding of former PBA Developmental League team BRT Sumisip[9] However they were not among the final roster of participating teams. They were subsequently replaced by a team of Pioneer Epoxy Adhesives Inc. under the monicker of Pioneer Pro Tibay.
  2. Universal Canning was set to enter a team featuring their brand Master Sardines, but later withdrew.[10] They were replaced by a team of Vismay International Corporation.

References
  1. Giongco, Mark (February 1, 2020). "PBA, SBP set to launch 3×3 tournament in March". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. Lozada, Bong (June 12, 2020). "Inaugural PBA 3x3 tournament postponed to next year". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. Leongson, Randolph (March 10, 2021). "PBA set for 16-team three-conference maiden 3x3 season". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. "SMB, Meralco go unbeaten on Day 1 to book PBA 3x3 knockout stage spots". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. Bacnis, Justine (April 5, 2021). "Blackwater to skip PBA 3x3". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. Terrado, Jonas (November 12, 2021). "PBA 3x3 to hold draw proceedings for 13 teams; Opening set on Nov. 20". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  7. Bacnis, Justine (November 2, 2021). "PBA 3x3 to have 13 teams". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  8. "PBA 3x3 - Players". 3x3.pba.ph. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  9. Li, Matthew (April 20, 2021). "Phenom-BRT Sumisip replaces Blackwater in PBA 3x3". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. Li, Matthew (March 27, 2021). "Master Sardines commits to PBA 3x3". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  11. Li, Matthew (July 19, 2021). "Ababou to lead Platinum Karaoke in PBA 3x3". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  12. "Louie Vigil leads San Miguel team in inaugural PBA 3x3". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  13. Li, Matthew (July 14, 2021). "Franky Johnson headlines Rain or Shine 3x3". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  14. "TNT insists Gray committed to 3x3 team amid Taiwan rumor". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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