1986 PBA Open Conference

The 1986 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the third and final conference of the 1986 PBA season. It started on September 23 and ended on December 11, 1986. The tournament requires two import each per team with the height limit of 6"3 and 6"6.

1986 PBA Open Conference
Duration	September 23 – December 11, 1986
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
Champions	Ginebra San Miguel
Runners-up	Manila Beer Brewmasters
Awards
Best Import	Michael Young (Manila Beer Brewmasters)
PBA Open Conference chronology
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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.^[1]
• 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 eliminations will be carried over. The top two teams will advance to the semifinals.
• Semifinals will be a double round robin affair with the 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.

List of Imports

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.

Team	Name	GP	Name	GP
Alaska Milkmen	Donnie Ray Koonce	5	Norman Black	14
	Keith Morrison	10
Ginebra San Miguel	Billy Ray Bates	22	Michael Hackett	22
Great Taste Coffee Makers	Eric Turner	6	Johnny Brown	6
	Alvin Franklin	17	Lewis Jackson	18
Magnolia Cheese	Don Collins	3	Rufus Harris	12
	Bernard Title	3
	James Banks	6
Manila Beer Brewmasters	Harold Keeling	22	Michael Young	22
Formula Shell Spark Aiders	Fred Reynolds	11	Dexter Shouse	15
	Perry Young	4
Tanduay Rhum Makers	Benny Anders	2	Rob Williams	24
	Andre McKoy	2
	Andy Thompson	20

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Ginebra San Miguel	9	3	.750	—	Advance to semifinal round
2	Manila Beer Brewmasters	9	3	.750	—
3	Tanduay Rhum Makers	6	6	.500	3	Proceed to quarterfinal round
4	Great Taste Coffee Makers	6	6	.500	3
5	Formula Shell Spark Aiders	6	6	.500	3
6	Alaska Milkmen	4	8	.333	5
7	Magnolia Cheese Makers	2	10	.167	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Quarterfinal round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
3	Tanduay Rhum Makers	8	7	.533	—	Semifinal round
4	Great Taste Coffee Makers	8	7	.533	—
5	Formula Shell Spark Aiders	7	8	.467	1
6	Alaska Milkmen	5	10	.333	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Semifinal round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Ginebra San Miguel	4	1	.800[a]	—	Advance to the Finals
2	Manila Beer Brewmasters	4	1	.800[a]	—
3	Tanduay Rhum Makers	1	4	.200[b]	3	Proceed to third place playoffs
4	Great Taste Coffee Makers	1	4	.200[b]	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Ginebra 3–0 Manila Beer
2. Head-to-head record: Tanduay 3–1 Great Taste

Results

Teams	GIN	GTC	MB	TAN
Ginebra San Miguel	—	130–125	115–114	137–110
Great Taste Coffee Makers	142–128	—	114–115	107–116
Manila Beer Brewmasters		122–121	—	114–111
Tanduay Rhum Makers	130–151		108–111	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Third place playoffs

Vintage

December 2

Tanduay Rhum Makers 130, Great Taste Coffee Makers 146

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Vintage

December 4

Tanduay Rhum Makers 128, Great Taste Coffee Makers 141

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Vintage

December 7

Tanduay Rhum Makers 128, Great Taste Coffee Makers 138

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Vintage

December 9

Tanduay Rhum Makers 143, Great Taste Coffee Makers 170

Great Taste wins series, 4–0

The ULTRA, Pasig

Finals

Main article: 1986 PBA Open Conference finals

Vintage

December 2

Ginebra San Miguel 135, Manila Beer Brewmasters 133

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Vintage

December 4

Ginebra San Miguel 111, Manila Beer Brewmasters 121

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Vintage

December 7

Ginebra San Miguel 139, Manila Beer Brewmasters 130

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Vintage

December 9

Ginebra San Miguel 145, Manila Beer Brewmasters 135 (2OT)

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Vintage

December 11

Ginebra San Miguel 130, Manila Beer Brewmasters 120

Ginebra wins series, 4–1

The ULTRA, Pasig