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2022 Pilipinas Super League Pearl of the Orient Cup

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.

2022 PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup
LeaguePilipinas Super League
SportBasketball
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 seedDavao Occidental Tigers
Season MVPGab Dagangon
Finals
ChampionsDavao Occidental Tigers
  Runners-upCagayan de Oro Higalas
Finals MVPEmman Calo
PSL seasons

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 edit

 
 
 
Bicol
 
Cagayan de Oro
 
Cagayan Valley
 
 
Lapu-Lapu
 
Pagadian
 
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Locations of teams for the 2022 Pilipinas Super League Pearl of the Orient Cup
Team Locality Previous tournament Best 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 edit

Regular season edit

The regular season began on March 18, 2022.

Format edit

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 edit

Pos Team
 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 edit

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[a] 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[a] 75–51 75–62 88–55 82–59 63–59
Lapu-Lapu 78–72 20–0[a] 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[a] 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. ^ a b c d 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 edit

The playoffs began on April 19, 2022.

Bracket edit

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
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Awards edit

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
PSL Mythical 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

References edit

  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.
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