2021 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2021 Philippine Cup, also known as the 2021 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2021 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The 43rd PBA Philippine Cup started on July 16, 2021, and ended on October 29, 2021. The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
On August 3, the league announced that it will be suspending their games beginning August 4 after the government declared that Metro Manila will be under Enhanced Community Quarantine from August 6 to 20. The league have appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases if they can continue their tournament in Batangas, which is under a more relaxed quarantine restrictions.
On August 31, the tournament resumed and the games were played Don Honorio Ventura State University Gymnasium in Bacolor, Pampanga.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:- Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
- Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed.
- Quarterfinals:
- *QF1: #1 vs #8
- *QF2: #2 vs #7
- *QF3: #3 vs #6
- *QF4: #4 vs #5
- Semifinals :
- *SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
- *SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
- Finals
- *F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner