List of 2015-2016 PBA Philippine Cup Tournament Format
ELIMINATION ROUND- Each team will play 11 games (single-round robin)
- Top 2 teams will advance to the SEMIS
- Bottom 2 teams will be eliminated
- Remaining 8 teams will go through QUARTERFINAL rounds 1st and 2nd phase
QUARTERFINAL ROUND 1ST PHASE
- 3rd vs 10th (3rd has the twice-to-beat advantage)
- 4th vs 9th (4th has the twice-to-beat advantage)
- 5th vs 8th (5th has the twice-to-beat advantage)
- 6th vs 7th (6th has the twice-to-beat advantage)
QUARTERFINAL ROUND 2ND PHASE (KNOCKOUT PHASE)
- QF1: [WINNER of 3rd vs 10th] VERSUS [WINNER of 6th vs 7th]
- QF2: [WINNER of 4th vs 9th] VERSUS [WINNER of 5th vs 8th]
SEMIFINAL ROUND (Best-of-7 match up)
- SF1: RANK 1 vs QF2
- SF2: RANK 2 vs QF1
FINAL ROUND (Best-of-7 FINALS)
- WINNER OF SF1 vs WINNER OF SF2