Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters–Zamboanga Master Sardines rivalry

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Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters–Zamboanga Master Sardines rivalry
Teams
  • Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters
  • Zamboanga Master Sardines (2019 onward)
  • Zamboanga Valientes (2018)
First meetingNovember 27, 2018 (MPBL)
Batangas City 104, Zamboanga Valientes 93
Latest meetingAugust 10, 2024 (MPBL)
Batangas City 93, Zamboanga 80
Statistics
Meetings total15
All-time seriesBatangas City 9–6 Zamboanga
Longest win streakBatangas City / Zamboanga W3
Current win streakBatangas City W1
Postseason history

The Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters and Zamboanga Master Sardines have consistently fought for contention in the South Division of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, finishing in the top six across all seasons in the league. From 2019 to 2022, both teams met in the playoffs in three consecutive seasons, all of their match-ups going the full three games, culminating in a division finals series in 2022. The rivalry previously featured the Zamboanga Valientes, the predecessor to the Master Sardines, as they first met Batangas City during their first meeting in 2018.

Contents

As of 2024, Batangas City currently leads the all-time series, 9–6.

History

2018: First meeting

The first meeting between the two teams first happened on November 27, 2018, at Batangas City Coliseum. The home team Batangas City Athletics won the game against Zamboanga (who were then under the Zamboanga Valientes banner) with a score of 104–93.

2019–2022: Playoff contention

The two teams first met in the playoffs in 2019. Despite being the sixth seed and having a losing record in the regular season, the now-Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines won game 1 of the series. However, they weren't able to complete the upset, as Batangas City won the next two games at home to advance to the division finals. They then met again in 2020, this time in the division quarterfinals. Once again, both teams tied the series after two games, but this time around, it was Zamboanga who came away with the win. [1] [2] As of 2023, it marked the only time in which Batangas City was eliminated before the last two rounds of the playoffs.

In 2022, both Batangas City and Zamboanga took up the top two positions in the South Division, setting up a potential South Division finals series. Both teams were able to reach the penultimate round. [3] [4] Game 1 of the series was held at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum, making it the first game in which Zamboanga was the home team. Batangas City were able to win, 80–71. Zamboanga then tied the series in Batangas City's home grounds with a 63–53 victory of their own, forcing a game 3 in Zamboanga City. In game 3, Batangas City led by as much as 19 points, but Zamboanga were able to close the gap throughout the fourth quarter. Within the last minute, Jaycee Marcelino successfully made a shot that gave Zamboanga their first lead in the game with 40 seconds remaining. Zamboanga were able to hold on to clinch the South Division crown. [5] [6]

2023–present: Cooldown period

After their 2022 South Division finals series, they haven't met again in the playoffs since and only played in the regular season. In 2024, both teams tied in regular season record for the first time.

Annual finishes

NOTE: Preseason games are not included.
LeagueSeasonBatangas City Athletics/Embassy Chill/Tanduay Rum MastersZamboanga Family's Brand Sardines/Master SardinesSeries
WLPCTPlayoff finishWLPCTPlayoff finish
MPBL 2018–19 1510.600Lost division finals1213.480Lost division semifinalsBTG 3–1
2019–20 1911.633Lost division quarterfinals1812.600Lost division semifinals2–2
FilBasket Summer 2022 1101.000Lost semifinals56.455Did not qualifyBTG 1–0
MPBL 2022 174.810lost division finals183.857Lost national finals2–2
2023 226.786lost division finals208.714Lost division semifinalsZAM 1–0
2024 208.714TBD208.714Lost division quarterfinalsBTG 1–0

Game summaries

Legend
Batangas City win
Zamboanga win
Bold indicates home team
LeagueTypeDateWinning teamScoreLosing teamLocationRecap
MPBL Regular seasonNovember 27, 2018Batangas City104–93Zamboanga ValientesBatangas City Coliseum Recap
PlayoffsMarch 27, 2019Zamboanga72–58Batangas CityRizal Memorial Colleges Recap
March 30, 2019Batangas City67–57ZamboangaBatangas City Coliseum Recap
April 2, 2019Batangas City80–72ZamboangaBatangas City Coliseum Recap
Regular seasonAugust 26, 2019Batangas City77–67Zamboanga San Andres Sports Complex Recap
PlayoffsFebruary 17, 2020Zamboanga78–74Batangas City Davao City Recreation Center Recap
February 21, 2020Batangas City84–75ZamboangaBatangas City Coliseum Recap
February 26, 2020Zamboanga69–52Batangas CityBatangas City Coliseum Recap
FilBasket Regular seasonApril 20, 2022Batangas City72–71ZamboangaSan Jose del Monte Sports Complex Recap
MPBLRegular seasonAugust 1, 2022Batangas City87–83ZamboangaBatangas City Coliseum Recap
PlayoffsNovember 19, 2022Batangas City80–71Zamboanga Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum Recap
November 22, 2022Zamboanga63–53Batangas CityBatangas City Coliseum Recap
November 26, 2022Zamboanga67–66Batangas CityMayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum Recap
Regular seasonApril 25, 2023Zamboanga81–74Batangas City Cuneta Astrodome Recap
August 10, 2024Batangas City93–80ZamboangaNueva Ecija Coliseum Recap

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