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The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup was the first conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on January 28 and ended on May 18, 2001. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

• The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

1. Alaska Aces
2. Barangay Ginebra Kings
3. San Miguel Beermen
4. Shell Turbo Chargers
5. Sta. Lucia Realtors

Group B:

1. Batang Red Bull Thunder
2. Mobiline Phone Pals
3. Pop Cola Panthers
4. Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
5. Tanduay Rhum Masters

• Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 14 games per team.
• The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
• Quarterfinals:
  • Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
  • QF1: #1 vs. #8
  • QF2: #2 vs. #7
  • QF3: #3 vs. #6
  • QF4: #4 vs. #5
• Best-of-five semifinals:
  • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
  • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
• Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
• Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

Team standings

1. ^ Head-to-head record: Shell 1–0 San Miguel
2. ^ Head-to-head record: Pop Cola 1–0 Purefoods
3. ^ Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 2–0, Alaska 1–1, Red Bull 0–2

Bracket

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Quarterfinals

(1) Shell vs. (8) Mobiline

(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Red Bull

(3) Pop Cola vs. (6) Alaska

(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra

Semifinals

(1) Shell vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra

(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Pop Cola

Third-place playoff

Finals

References

1. "Sta.Lucia tests mettle of Alaska in opener". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "4 teams fight for standings". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

External links

• PBA.ph

• 2001 PBA season
• PBA Philippine Cup
• 2001 in Philippine sports
• 2001 in Philippine basketball