User:WayKurat/1989 PBA Open Conference

The 1989 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference, is the first conference of the 1989 PBA season. It started on March 5 and ended on June, 1989. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

The San Miguel Beermen won their fifth championship against Formula Shell Oilers.

Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
 * Double-round robin eliminations; 10 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.
 * Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
 * 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-five playoff.

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.