The list below contains the 2015-2016 PBA Philippine Cup Tournament Format from the elimination round up to the FINALS round. The top 2 teams after the elimination round will have the luxury of rest because they will not go through very difficult rounds of the QUARTERFINALS (1st round and the 2nd or knockout round). The tournament format for this year's Philippine Cup is very exciting because of the new style implemented for the QUARTERFINAL round. For more info please read the list below.


List of 2015-2016 PBA Philippine Cup Tournament Format

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
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