PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup: Schedule, results, standings, where to watch, and more

The third and final conference of the PBA Season 49 is set to tip off, with the Meralco Bolts defending their Philippine Cup title and the TNT Tropang 5G chasing a historic Grand Slam.

The action begins on April 4 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium and will feature marquee matchups across various venues.

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Here’s the partial schedule for the highly anticipated Philippine Cup:

Wednesday | April 23 | Smart Araneta Coliseum

• NLEX Road Warriors vs TNT Tropang 5G – 5:00 p.m.
  
• Terrafirma Dyip vs Brgy. Ginebra San Miguel – 7:30 p.m.
  

Friday | April 25 | Smart Araneta Coliseum

• Blackwater Bossing vs NorthPort Batang Pier – 5:00 p.m.
  
• Brgy. Ginebra San Miguel vs San Miguel Beermen – 7:30 p.m.
  

Saturday | April 26 | Zamboanga

• Magnolia Hotshots vs Phoenix Fuel Masters – 7:30 p.m.
  

Sunday | April 27 | Ynares Antipolo

• Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs Meralco Bolts – 5:00 p.m.
  
• TNT Tropang 5G vs Converge FiberXers – 7:30 p.m.
  

STANDINGS | As of April 10, 12:00 p.m.

Rank | Team | Wins | Losses

1 | San Miguel | 2 | 0

2 | Magnolia | 2 | 0

3 | Meralco | 2 | 1

4 | Terrafirma | 1 | 1

5 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | 0

6 | NorthPort | 0 | 0

7 | Rain or Shine | 0 | 0

8 | TNT | 0 | 0

9 | Converge | 1 | 2

10 | NLEX | 0 | 1

11 | Blackwater | 0 | 1

12 | Phoenix | 0 | 2

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WHERE TO WATCH

• Free-to-air: RPTV | Free TV Ch. 9, DTT Ch. 18.2,19.1
• Pay TV: PBA Rush | Cignal TV Ch. 260 HD Ch. 90 SD
• Streaming: Pilipinas Live | Mobile: Download via App Store or Google Play | Desktop: PilipinasLive.com

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Elimination round

• All 12 teams will play in a single round-robin
• The top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals
• A tiebreaker will be played only for the eighth quarterfinal spot
  • In the event of a two-way tie for eighth place, the two teams will play in a knockout game.
  • If there is a three-way tie for 8th, 9th, and 10th places, the team with inferior quotient is eliminated and the two remaining teams will play for 8th.
  • If there is a three-way tie for 7th, 8th, and 9th places, the team with the superior quotient takes 7th place while the remaining teams play for 8th.
• The rest of the rankings will be determined via PBA quotient, which involves team scores (divide the total points scored in favor by the total points scored against).

Quarterfinals

• The quarterfinal pairings will be
  • QF1: 1st vs 8th
  • QF2: 2nd vs 7th
  • QF3: 3rd vs 6th
  • QF4: 4th vs 5th
• The higher-ranked teams (1-4) will have a twice-to-beat advantage

Semifinals

• The semifinals will be a best-of-seven
  • SF1: QF1 winner vs QF4 winner
  • SF2: QF2 winner vs QF3 winner

Finals

• The winners of the semifinals series will compete in a best-of-seven

[Editor's note: This article was generated by a member of the One Sports Digital team using AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]