2018 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup

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2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup
The 7th PBA Aspirant's Cup
DurationJanuary 18 – May 1, 2018
Number of teams13
TV partner(s) AksyonTV (ESPN 5)
Finals
ChampionsZark's Burger - LPU
Runners-upChe'Lu Bar & Grill
PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology

The 2018 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup was the first conference of the 2017-18 PBA Developmental League season. It was opened on January 18, 2018, at the Ynares Sports Arena [1] and competed by 13 teams and it was finished on May 1, 2018, where the Zark's Burger - LPU defeated the Che'Lu Bar & Grill in the best-of-three championship series, 2–1, and clinching their first ever title in their franchise.

Contents

Tournament Format

Standings

These are the final team standings at the end of elimination round:

PosTeamPldWLPCTGBQualification
1 Akari - Adamson Soaring Falcons 1192.818—Outright semifinals
2Marinerong Pilipino Skippers1192.818—
3 CEU Scorpions 1183.7271Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers1174.6362
5Gamboa Coffee Mixers1174.6362Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6Zark's Jawbreakers1174.6362
7Wang's Basketball Couriers1165.5453Eliminated
8 Go for Gold Scratchers 1156.4554
9 Perpetual Altas 1138.2736
10 EAC Generals - Batangas 1129.1827
11 JRU Heavy Bombers 1129.1827
12 AMA Online Education Titans 11110.0918
13Mila's Lechon Mighty Roasters [lower-alpha 1] 404.0005.5Withdrew
Source: Philsports.ph

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Notes:
  1. ↑ Team withdrew from the league after playing four games due to internal problems. [2]

Schedule

Results

Teams AKA MPS CEU CHEGAMZRKWNGGFGUPHSDEACJRUAMAMLS
Akari - Adamson 80–7557–7684–7576–83
Marinerong Pilipino
CEU Scorpions
Che'lu Bar & Grill
Gamboa Coffee70–58
Zark's-LPU102–55
Wang's Basketball
Go for Gold
Perpetual Altas65–48
EAC Generals
JRU Heavy Bombers96–67
AMA Titans
Mila's Lechon
Source: Philsports.ph
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(Higher seeds have twice-to-beat) 		Semifinals
(Best-of-3 series) 		Finals
(Best-of-3 series)
1 Akari-Adamson 0
4 Che'lu Bar & Grill 80 4 Che'lu Bar & Grill 2
5 Gamboa Coffee 72 4 Che'lu Bar & Grill 1
6 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU 2
2 Marinerong Pilipino Skippers 0
3 CEU Scorpions 95 77 6 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU 2
6 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU 104 82

Quarterfinals

Higher-seeded teams need only win once to advance to the semifinals, lower-seeded teams need to win twice to advance to the next round.

(#3) CEU Scorpions vs. (#6) Zark's Jawbreakers

April 10, 2018
CEU Scorpions 95–104 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig
April 12, 2018
CEU Scorpions 77–82 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Zark's-LPU wins series in two games

(#4) Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers vs. (#5) Gamboa Coffee Mixers

April 10, 2018
2:00 pm
Chelu Bar & Grill Revellers80–72Gamboa Coffee Mixers
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 21–13, 15–16, 28–16
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig

Semifinals

(#1) Akari-Adamson Falcons vs. (#4) Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers

April 17, 2018
Akari-Adamson Falcons 60–70Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 19–11, 21–26, 4–9
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig
April 19, 2018
Akari-Adamson Falcons 90–93Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers
Scoring by quarter:31–18, 25–32, 17–23, 17–20
Che'lu wins series, 2–0

(#2) Marinerong Pilipino Skippers vs. (#6) Zark's Jawbreakers

April 17, 2018
Marinerong Pilipino Skippers87–90 (OT) Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 23–12, 22–24, 16–22,  Overtime: 6–9
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig
April 19, 2018
Marinerong Pilipino Skippers89–102 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 24–22, 19–31, 25–26
Zark's-LPU wins series, 2–0

Finals

The finals is a best-of-three series.

April 24, 2018
4:00 pm
Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers107–103 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Scoring by quarter:34–26, 21–31, 21–19, 31–27
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig
April 26, 2018
4:00 pm
Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers90–98 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 18–27, 22–21, 34–23
May 1, 2018
4:00 pm
Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers82–92 Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 24–16, 28–27, 12–28
Zark's-LPU wins series, 2–1

Awards

2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup Champions
Lyceum colors.svg  Zark's Burgers Jawbreakers
First title

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