The 2018 ABL Playoffs is the postseason tournament concluding the 2017–18 season of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The top two teams that had the best regular season records qualified directly to the semifinals, while the third to sixth best teams faced each other in the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals and the semifinals will be a best-of-three series, while the Finals is a best-of-five series. The higher-seed team holds the home court advantage, hosting Games 1 and 3 in the semifinals, and Games 1, 2 and 5 in the Finals.

2018 ABL Playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 1–May 2, 2018
Season2017–18
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsPhilippines San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (1st title)
Runner-upThailand Mono Vampire
Semifinalists
← 2017
2019 →

Qualified teams edit

  1. Hong Kong Eastern
  2. Chong Son Kung Fu
  3. San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
  4. Mono Vampire
  5. Singapore Slingers
  6. Saigon Heat

Bracket edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
  Chong Son Kung Fu
0
 
 
 
4
  Mono Vampire
2
 
4
  Mono Vampire
2
 
 
 
5
  Singapore Slingers
0
 
4
  Mono Vampire
2
 
 
3
  San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
3
 
 
 
 
 
2
  Hong Kong Eastern
0
 
 
 
3
  San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
2
 
3
  San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
2
 
 
6
  Saigon Heat
0
 

Quarterfinals edit

Alab vs. Saigon edit

  • All times local; UTC+8 for the Philippines and UTC+7 for Vietnam.
1 April
8:00 p.m.
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas   110–100   Saigon Heat
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 27–23, 33–25, 20–28
Pts: Parks 24
Rebs: Balkman 20
Asts: Brownlee 8
Pts: Esho 42
Rebs: Esho 11
Asts: Williams 5
Alab leads series, 1–0
Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan
Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Suebpong Wichaipin (THA), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN)
7 April
7:00 p.m.
Saigon Heat   85–96   San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 15–18, 17–27, 26–23
Pts: Scott 22
Rebs: Morgan 7
Asts: Morgan 5
Pts: Balkman, Domingo 21
Rebs: Brownlee 13
Asts: Javelona 4
Alab wins series, 2–0
CIS Arena, Ho Chi Minh City
Referees: Goh Poh Seng (SIN), Johan Christiana (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA)


Mono vs. Singapore edit

  • All times local; UTC+8 for Singapore, and UTC+7 for Thailand
6 April
3:30 p.m.
Mono Vampire   85–82   Singapore Slingers
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 21–24, 18–13, 23–21
Pts: Deguara 21
Rebs: Singletary 9
Asts: Brickman 12
Pts: Charles 26
Rebs: Charles 23
Asts: Alexander 8
Mono leads series, 1–0
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Ho Chang-jen (TPE), Reynante Hufana (PHI)
8 April
4:00 p.m.
Singapore Slingers   82–85   Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 16–21, 27–21, 21–27
Pts: Alexander 25
Rebs: Alexander, Goh 8
Asts: Alexander 7
Pts: Singletary 29
Rebs: Deguara 17
Asts: Brickman 7
Mono wins series, 2–0
OCBC Arena, Kallang
Referees: Michael Tolentino (PHI), Tee Yong Sern (MAS), Chu Wei Chuen (MAS)

Semifinals edit

Chong Son vs. Mono edit

  • All times local; UTC+8 for China, and UTC+7 for Thailand
11 April
7:30 p.m.
Chong Son Kung Fu   94–103   Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 18–37, 21–25, 28–22
Pts: McKinney 32
Rebs: Tucker 13
Asts: Tucker 7
Pts: Singletary 29
Rebs: Deguara 13
Asts: Brickman 15
Mono leads series, 1–0
Nanhai Gymnasium, Foshan
Referees: Andy Cheung (HKG), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Allan Cheong (SIN)
18 April
1:00 p.m.
Mono Vampire   83–80   Chong Son Kung Fu
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 18–19, 9–25, 30–20
Pts: Brickman, Singletary 23
Rebs: Deguara 19
Asts: Brickman 9
Pts: Howard 25
Rebs: Howard 15
Asts: Tucker 6
Mono wins series, 2–0
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Johan Christiana (INA), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN), Lim Wee Chun (MAS)

Eastern vs. Alab edit

  • All times local, at UTC+8.
11 April
8:00 p.m.
Hong Kong Eastern   94–98   San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 18–36, 19–25, 32–23
Pts: Lamb 32
Rebs: Standhardinger 15
Asts: Elliott 10
Pts: Balkman 46
Rebs: Balkman 14
Asts: Brownlee 9
Alab leads series, 1–0
Southorn Stadium, Wan Chai
Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA)
15 April
8:00 p.m.
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas   79–72   Hong Kong Eastern
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 21–16, 23–17, 19–23
Pts: Brownlee 22
Rebs: Parks 13
Asts: Parks 5
Pts: Elliott 25
Rebs: Moss 16
Asts: Elliott, Lee 3
Alab wins series, 2–0
City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa
Referees: Goh Poh Seng (SIN), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Haryanto Sutario (INA)

Finals edit

  • All times local; UTC+8 for the Philippines, and UTC+7 for Thailand
22 April
8:00 p.m.
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas   143–130 (OT)   Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 33–26, 28–29, 34–34, Overtime: 22–9
Alab leads series, 1–0
City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa
25 April
8:00 p.m.
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas   100–103   Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 25–28, 28–26, 27–25
Series tied, 1–1
City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa
28 April
3:30 p.m.
Mono Vampire   93–99   San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 30–26, 17–27, 26–24
Alab leads series, 2–1
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
30 April
3:30 p.m.
Mono Vampire   88–83   San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 22–24, 24–27, 19–14
Series tied, 2–2
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
2 May
8:00 p.m.
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas   102–92   Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 27–31, 28–16, 20–31
Alab wins series, 3–2
City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa

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