1985 PBA Open Conference
The 1985 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the first conference of the 1985 PBA season. It started on March 3 and ended on May 30, 1985. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- Double-round robin eliminations; 12 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
- Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals.
- The next four teams will qualify to the single round robin quarterfinals. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. The top two teams will advance to the semifinals. [1]
- Semifinals will be a double round robin affair with the four remaining teams.
- The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-seven series.
Elimination round
| | Qualified for semifinals |
| | Qualified for quarterfinals |
Quarterfinal round
Seeding playoff
Semifinal round
| | Qualified for finals |
| | Qualified for battle for third |
Results
- The score given first is for the team indicated at the left-most column. Results to the right and top of the black cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games.
| | Win |
| | Win via OT |
| | Loss |
| | Loss via OT |
Battle for third
Finals
References
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- Reinforced Conference
- 1986
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