2012 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup

The 2012 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup is the first of the two conferences of the 2012-13 PBA Developmental League season. There are three new teams participating the league: JRU Heavy Bombers, Fruitas Shakers and Informatics Icons.

Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament:
 * Single-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. In case of tie, playoffs will be held only for the #2 and #6 seeds.
 * The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals.
 * Quarterfinals:
 * QF1: #3 team vs. #6 team (#3 seed twice-to-beat)
 * QF2: #4 team vs. #5 team (#4 seed twice-to-beat)
 * The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-three semifinals series. Matchups are:
 * SF1: #1 vs. QF2
 * SF2: #2 vs. QF1
 * The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of three Finals.

Schedule
^ Fruitas eventually won the game, 88-82 but their win was forfeited because of fielding an ineligible player that gave the win to the Bakers.