1989 PBA Open Conference

The 1989 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the first conference of the 1989 PBA season. It started on March 5 and ended on May 21, 1989. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.^[1]

1989 PBA Open Conference
Duration	March 5 – May 21, 1989
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
Champions	San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up	Formula Shell Zoom Masters
Awards
Best Import	Bobby Parks (Formula Shell Zoom Masters)
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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.^[2]
• Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams.^[3] 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.

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	0	1.000	—	Semifinal round
2	Presto Ice Cream	5	5	.500	5
3	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	5	5	.500	5
4	Purefoods Hotdogs	4	6	.400	6
5	Alaska Milkmen	3	7	.300[a]	7
6	Añejo Rum 65ers	3	7	.300[a]	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Semifinal berth playoff: Alaska 133–120 Añejo

Semifinal round

Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 San Miguel Beermen 14 4 .778 — Advance to the Finals 2 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 10 8 .556 4 3 Presto Ice Cream 9 9 .500 5 Proceed to third-place playoff 4 Alaska Milkmen 7 11 .389[a] 7 5 Purefoods Hotdogs 7 11 .389[a] 7 Source: [citation needed] Notes: Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–2 Purefoods, Alaska +9

Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L 1 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 3 2 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 3 Presto Ice Cream 4 4 4 Alaska Milkmen 4 4 5 Purefoods Hotdogs 3 5 Source: [citation needed]

Third place playoffs

Vintage

May 11

Presto Ice Cream 112, Alaska Milkmen 133

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

May 14

Presto Ice Cream 126, Alaska Milkmen 135

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

May 16

Presto Ice Cream 129, Alaska Milkmen 135

Alaska wins series, 3–0

The ULTRA, Pasig

Finals

Main article: 1989 PBA Open Conference finals

Vintage

May 11

San Miguel Beermen 146, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 132

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

May 14

San Miguel Beermen 114, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 107

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

May 16

San Miguel Beermen 130, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 124

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

May 18

San Miguel Beermen 104, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 115

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

May 21

San Miguel Beermen 123, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 105

San Miguel wins series, 4–1

The ULTRA, Pasig