2018 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup

Format

• In the preliminary round, teams were split into two groups.
• The preliminary round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams in their pool for a total of four matches.
• The top team in each pool earned a bye to the semifinals while teams ranked second and third started in the quarterfinals. The fourth-place teams would play in the seventh-place match while the fifth-place teams would play in the ninth-place match.

• The quarterfinals featured single-elimination matches.
• The match-ups were as follows:
• * QF1: A2 vs. B3
• * QF2: B2 vs. A3
• The winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers would play in the fifth-place match.

• The fifth-place, seventh-place, and ninth-place matches were all single-elimination.
• The match-ups were as follows:
• * Fifth-place match: Quarterfinal round losers
• * Seventh-place match: A4 vs. B4
• * Ninth-place match: A5 vs. B5

• The semifinals also featured single-elimination matches.
• The match-ups were as follows:
• * SF1: A1 vs. QF2 winner
• * SF2: A2 vs. QF1 winner
• The winners advanced to the championship match while the losers would play in the third-place match.

• The championship was a best-of-three series while the third-place match was single-elimination.
• The match-ups were as follows:
• * Championship match: Semifinal round winners
• * Third-place match: Semifinal round losers

  Preliminary round

Group A