2022 Pilipinas Super League Pearl of the Orient Cup

2022 PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup
2022 PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup
League	Pilipinas Super League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	Regular season:; March 18 – April 18, 2022 ; Playoffs:; April 19 – 20, 2022 ; Finals:; April 22 – 25, 2022
Number of games	56 (regular season) ; 6 (playoffs)
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Top seed	Davao Occidental Tigers
Season MVP	Gab Dagangon
Finals
Champions	Davao Occidental Tigers
Runners-up	Cagayan de Oro Higalas
Finals MVP	Emman Calo
PSL seasons
	2022–23 →

Last updated December 07, 2023

The 2022 Pilipinas Super League Pearl of the Orient Cup was the inaugural tournament of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) Pro Division. The regular season began on March 18, 2022, and ended on April 18, 2022. The postseason then ran from April 19 until 25, 2022.

Teams

Basilan

Bicol

Cagayan de Oro

Cagayan Valley

Davao Occidental

Lapu-Lapu

Pagadian

Roxas

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Locations of teams for the 2022 Pilipinas Super League Pearl of the Orient Cup

Team	Locality	Previous tournament
Basilan Peace Riders	Basilan	New team
Bicol Spicy Oragons	Bicol Region	New team
Cagayan de Oro Higalas	Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental	New team
Cagayan Valley Golden Eagles	Cagayan Valley	New team
Davao Occidental Tigers	Davao Occidental	New team
Lapu-Lapu Chiefs	Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu	New team
Pagadian Explorers	Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur	New team
Roxas Vanguards	Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	New team

Regular season

The regular season began on March 18, 2022.

Format

All participating teams played in a double round-robin format, where every team plays each other twice for a total of 14 games. The top four teams advance to a two-round, single-elimination playoff bracket, with each round being best-of-three series.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	z – Davao Occidental Tigers	14	13	1	.929	—	Playoffs
2	x – Roxas Vanguards	14	11	3	.786	2
3	x – Cagayan de Oro Higalas	14	9	5	.643	4
4	x – Basilan Peace Riders	14	8	6	.571	5
5	Lapu-Lapu Chiefs	14	7	7	.500	6
6	Pagadian Explorers	14	5	9	.357	8
7	Bicol Spicy Oragons	14	3	11	.214	10	Suspended
8	Cagayan Valley Golden Eagles	14	0	14	.000	13

Source: Standings
x – Clinched playoffs; z – Clinched best record overall

Results

Each team plays each other twice. Results on the top-right section are for first-round games; those on the bottom-left section are for second-round games. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played.

Teams	BAS	BCL	CDO	CGV	DVO	LPL	PAG	ROX
Basilan		58–57	89–93	63–62	50–86	75–68	80–70	58–76
Bicol	0–20^{[lower-alpha 1]}		82–85	71–59	64–70	81–85	73–67	60–61
Cagayan de Oro	67–73	67–63		69–67	70–83	69–74	80–78	81–89
Cagayan Valley	69–81	48–58	57–64		51–77	79–87	66–69	74–81
Davao Occidental	98–75	20–0^{[lower-alpha 1]}	75–51	75–62		88–55	82–59	63–59
Lapu-Lapu	78–72	20–0^{[lower-alpha 1]}	78–83	73–69	76–78		98–97	74–86
Pagadian	61–80	67–62	73–83	83–69	60–73	93–90		61–85
Roxas	76–71	20–0^{[lower-alpha 1]}	74–79	72–63	79–77	75–70	56–71

Source: Schedule
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:

1 2 3 4 On April 12, 2022, the league suspended Bicol following the team's walkout in their last game against Cagayan de Oro. Every game after Bicol's suspension is considered a forfeit win for the opposing team. Bicol's records pre-suspension remain unaffected.^[2]

Playoffs

The playoffs began on April 19, 2022.

Bracket

Semifinals (Best-of-3)					Finals (Best-of-3)

1	Davao Occidental	74	70	–

4	Basilan	55	55	–
					1	Davao Occidental	95	76	–

					3	Cagayan de Oro	59	62	–
2	Roxas	64	80	–

3	Cagayan de Oro	72	82	–	Battle for Third (single game)


					4	Basilan	59

					2	Roxas	66

Awards

The league's individual season awards were handed out before Game 1 of the Finals series on April 22, 2022 at the Manuel Roxas Sports Complex in Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte.^[3] The Finals Most Valuable Player was later awarded at the conclusion of series.^[4]

Awards	Recipient	Team
Most Valuable Player	Gab Dagangon	Davao Occidental Tigers
Finals Most Valuable Player	Emman Calo	Davao Occidental Tigers
Best Homegrown Player	Vincent Minguito	Lapu-Lapu Chiefs
All-PSL Mythical First Team	Gab Dagangon	Davao Occidental Tigers
	Robby Celiz	Davao Occidental Tigers
	Jason Melano	Basilan Peace Riders
	Mario Bonleon	Roxas Vanguards
	Gin Mejares	Lapu-Lapu Chiefs

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References

↑ "Davao Occidental sweeps Cagayan de Oro to claim PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup title". SunStar Publishing Inc. April 26, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
↑ "Bicol suspended for rest of Super League tourney, fined P500,000". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
↑ "Davao Occidental Tigers dumps CDO Higalas by 36 in Game 1 of PSL Finals". SunStar Publishing Inc. April 23, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
↑ "Davao Occidental sweeps Cagayan de Oro to claim PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup title". SunStar Publishing Inc. April 26, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

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[table_note_1_BCL_BAS0.21461108756001-3] 1 2 3 4 On April 12, 2022, the league suspended Bicol following the team's walkout in their last game against Cagayan de Oro. Every game after Bicol's suspension is considered a forfeit win for the opposing team. Bicol's records pre-suspension remain unaffected.^[2]

[1] "Davao Occidental sweeps Cagayan de Oro to claim PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup title". SunStar Publishing Inc. April 26, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

[2] "Bicol suspended for rest of Super League tourney, fined P500,000". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

[4] "Davao Occidental Tigers dumps CDO Higalas by 36 in Game 1 of PSL Finals". SunStar Publishing Inc. April 23, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[5] "Davao Occidental sweeps Cagayan de Oro to claim PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup title". SunStar Publishing Inc. April 26, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

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