2022 Pilipinas Super League season

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2022 Pilipinas Super League season
League Pilipinas Super League
Sport Basketball
DurationRegular season:
March 18 – April 18, 2022
Playoffs:
April 19 – 20, 2022
Finals:
April 22 – 25, 2022
Number of games56 (regular season)
6 (playoffs)
Number of teams8
Regular season
Top seed Davao Occidental Tigers
Season MVPGab Dagangon
Finals
Champions Davao Occidental Tigers
  Runners-upCagayan de Oro Higalas
Finals MVPEmman Calo
PSL seasons

The 2022 Pilipinas Super League season, also known as the Pearl of the Orient Cup, was the inaugural season 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.

Contents

The Davao Occidental Tigers won their first PSL title and second league championship overall after defeating the Cagayan de Oro Higalas in two games. Emman Calo was named as the Finals MVP. [1]

Teams

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Bicol
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Cagayan de Oro
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Cagayan Valley
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Lapu-Lapu
Locations of teams for the 2022 Pilipinas Super League Pearl of the Orient Cup
TeamLocalityPrevious tournamentBest result
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

Venues

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

PosTeamPldWLPCTGBQualification
1z Davao Occidental Tigers 14131.929Playoffs
2x Roxas Vanguards 14113.7862
3x Cagayan de Oro Higalas1495.6434
4x Basilan Peace Riders 1486.5715
5Lapu-Lapu Chiefs1477.5006
6 Pagadian Explorers 1459.3578
7Bicol Spicy Oragons14311.21410Suspended
8Cagayan Valley Golden Eagles14014.00013
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 BCLCDOCGV DVO LPL PAG ROX
Basilan 58–5789–9363–6250–8675–6880–7058–76
Bicol0–20 [a] 82–8571–5964–7081–8573–6760–61
Cagayan de Oro67–7367–6369–6770–8369–7480–7881–89
Cagayan Valley69–8148–5857–6451–7779–8766–6974–81
Davao Occidental 98–7520–0 [a] 75–5175–6288–5582–5963–59
Lapu-Lapu78–7220–0 [a] 78–8373–6976–7898–9774–86
Pagadian 61–8067–6273–8383–6960–7393–9061–85
Roxas 76–7120–0 [a] 74–7972–6379–7775–7056–71
Source: Schedule
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:
  1. 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]

AwardsRecipientTeam
Most Valuable PlayerGab Dagangon Davao Occidental Tigers
Finals Most Valuable PlayerEmman Calo Davao Occidental Tigers
Best Homegrown PlayerVincent MinguitoLapu-Lapu Chiefs
PSL Mythical TeamGab Dagangon Davao Occidental Tigers
Robby Celiz Davao Occidental Tigers
Jason Melano Basilan Peace Riders
Mario Bonleon Roxas Vanguards
Gin MejaresLapu-Lapu Chiefs

References

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