2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup 1st Conference

The 2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup 1st Conference, was the inaugural conference of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup. The elimination rounds began on April 9, 2021 with the start of the Visayas leg and ended on August 9, 2021 with the conclusion of the Mindanao leg. The Finals then ran from August 11 to 13, 2023.

2021 VisMin 1st Conference
League	Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup
Sport	Basketball
Duration	Visayas leg: April 9 – May 9, 2021 Mindanao leg: July 7 – August 9, 2021 Finals: August 11 – 13, 2021
Elimination rounds
Visayas champions	KCS Computer Specialist – Mandaue
Visayas runners-up	Talisay Aquastars
Mindanao champions	Basilan Peace Riders
Mindanao runners-up	Roxas Vanguards
Finals
Champions	Basilan Peace Riders
Runners-up	KCS Computer Specialist – Mandaue

Teams

Team	Locality	Main sponsor	Head coach
Visayas
Lapu-Lapu City Heroes	Lapu-Lapu, Cebu	ARQ Builders	Francis Auquico
Dumaguete Warriors	Dumaguete, Negros Oriental		Rommel Uka
KCS Computer Specialist – Mandaue	Manduae, Cebu	Kiboy's Computer Solutions	Mike Reyes
Talisay City Aquastars	Talisay, Cebu	MJAS Zenith	Aldrin Morante
Siquijor Mystics[a]	Siquijor		Jose Manuel Palapal
Tabogon Voyagers	Tabogon, Cebu		Expedito Delos Santos Jr.
Tubigon–Bohol Mariners	Tubigon, Bohol		Gino Angelo Enriquez
Mindanao
ALZA – Alayon Zamboanga	Zamboanga del Sur		Rodolfo Jose Abad Jr.
Basilan Peace Riders	Lamitan, Basilan	Jumbo Plastic	Jerson Cabiltes
Clarin Sto. Niño	Clarin, Misamis Occidental		Miguel Borilla Jr.
Iligan City Archangels	Iligan, Lanao del Norte		Dane Lariosa
Kapatagan Buffalo Braves	Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte		Cris Bautista
MisOr Brew Authoritea	Misamis Oriental	Brew AuthoriTEA	Vis Valencia
Pagadian Explorers	Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur		Harold Sta. Cruz
Roxas Vanguards	Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	Petra Cement	Eddie Laure
JPS Zamboanga City	Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur		Tony Pardo

Notes

1. The Siquijor Mystics were expelled due to the 2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup game-fixing scandal.

Visayas leg

All games were held in the Alcantara Civic Center in Alcantara, Cebu.

Elimination round

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	MJAS Zenith Talisay City Aquastars	10	0	1.000	—	Finals[a]
2	KCS Computer Specialist – Mandaue	8	2	.800	2	Semifinals
3	ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes	5	5	.500	5	Quarterfinals
4	Tabogon Voyagers	3	7	.300	7
5	Dumaguete Warriors	2	8	.200[b]	8
6	Tubigon–Bohol Mariners	2	8	.200[b]	8
–	Siquijor Mystics[c]	0	0	—	5	Expelled

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) overall goal average (quotient) 4) coin toss
Notes:

1. By virtue of undefeated record.
2. Head-to-head record: Dumaguete 1–1 Tubigon–Bohol; Dumaguete +14
3. All records of the Siquijor Mystics were nullified after the team's expulsion from the league. Prior to that, the team's record was at 1–1.

Results

Teams	DUM	LAP	MAN	TAB	TAL	TUB
Dumaguete	—	57–67	73–79	78–86	72–92	88–73
Lapu-Lapu City	76–62	—	66–77	75–61	75–84	61–55
Mandaue	78–50	75–66	—	86–53	57–77	91–71
Tabogon	85–90	76–73	71–82	—	65–85	102–99
Talisay City	77–66	99–62	81–73	104–75	—	104–66
Tubigon–Bohol	62–61	67–101	50–80	92–77	65–97	—

Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Notes

• All records of the Siquijor Mystics are excluded in this table. This includes the team's 105–100 win over Dumaguete, 46–66 loss against Mandaue City, and the controversial game against Lapu-Lapu City that was halted in halftime with them trailing 13–27.

Playoffs

Every team qualified for the playoffs, which follows a stepladder-like format. With Talisay City having an undefeated record, they directly advanced to the Visayas Finals. The second-seeded team, Mandaue directly advanced to the Semifinals with twice-to-beat advantage. Teams ranked third through sixth then advanced to Quarterfinals, where they must go through two rounds before moving on to the Semifinals.

Both rounds of the Quarterfinals were single-game knockouts, the Semifinals was twice-to-beat, and the Visayas Finals was a best-of-three series.

	Quarterfinals Round 1 (single game)					Quarterfinals Round 2 (single game)					Semifinals (twice-to-beat)						Visayas Finals (best-of-three)
																	1	Talisay City	66	63	75
																	2	Mandaue	67	56	89
											2	Mandaue	52	74
	3	Lapu-Lapu City	73
											3	Lapu-Lapu City	67	64
	6	Tubigon–Bohol	69
						3	Lapu-Lapu City	92
						5	Dumaguete	76
	4	Tabogon	65
	5	Dumaguete	67

Quarterfinals

May 1

ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes

73–69

Tubigon Bohol Mariners

Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu

May 1

Tabogon Voyagers

65–67

Dumaguete Warriors

Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu

May 2

ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes

92–76

Dumaguete Warriors

Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu

Semifinals

May 4

KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City

52–67

ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes

Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu

May 5

KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City	74–64	ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes
Mandaue City wins series in two games

Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu

Visayas Finals

May 7

MJAS Zenith Talisay City Aquastars

66–67

KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City

Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu

May 8

MJAS Zenith Talisay City Aquastars

63–56

KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City

Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu

May 9

MJAS Zenith Talisay City Aquastars	75–89	KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City
Mandaue City wins series 2–1, and qualifies to the Grand Finals

Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu

• Finals MVP: Chris Exciminiano (Mandaue City)

Mindanao leg

Games prior to July 17, are held in the Ipil Provincial Gym, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.^[1] Games scheduled on July 17 onwards, are to be held in thePlaza Luz Gym in Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur.^[2]

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Basilan Peace Riders	8	0	1.000	—	Finals
2	Clarin Sto. Niño	7	1	.875	1	Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals 1
3	Pagadian Explorers	5	3	.625[a]	3
4	Roxas Vanguards	5	3	.625[a]	3
5	JPS Zamboanga City	4	4	.500	4
6	ALZA-Alayon Zamboanga	3	5	.375	5	Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals 1
7	MisOr Brew Authoritea	2	6	.250[b]	6
8	Kapatagan Buffalo Braves	2	6	.250[b]	6
9	Iligan City Archangels	0	8	.000	8

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) overall goal average (quotient) 4) coin toss
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Pagadian 1–0 Roxas
2. Head-to-head record: MisOr Brew Authoritea 1–0 Kapatagan

Results

Teams	BAS	CLA	ILI	KAP	MSO	PAG	ROX	ZAM	ZDS
Basilan Peace Riders – Jumbo Plastic	—	86–68	83–77	118–84	140–106	94–70	85–64	133–67	82–48
Clarin Sto. Niño		—	98–65	76–65	73–63	83–77	72–66	95–69	96–91
Iligan City Archangels			—	56–64	64–69	0–20	79–84	0–20	0–20
Kapatagan Buffalo Braves				—	105–111	95–67	65–93	53–89	89–80
MisOr Brew Authoritea					—	75–81	87–113	75–85	0–20
Pagadian Explorers						—	82–80	82–68	73–78
Roxas Vanguards							—	71–69	79–72
JPS Zamboanga City								—	82–79
ALZA-Alayon Zamboanga del Sur									—

Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Every team qualified for the playoffs. With Basilan having an undefeated record, they directly advanced to the Mindanao Finals. Every other team had to go through a three-round, single-elimination bracket before advancing to the Mindanao Finals. Teams ranked second through fifth were given twice-to-beat advantage in Quarterfinals Round 1.

There were two rounds of the Quarterfinals. Only Quarterfinals Round 1 featured twice-to-beat, while the next three rounds were all best-of-three series.

	Quarterfinals Round 1 (twice-to-beat)						Quarterfinals Round 2 (best-of-three)					Semifinals (best-of-three)
	2	Clarin	20	–
	9	Iligan	0	–
							2	Clarin	0
							5	Zamboanga City	2
	5	Zamboanga City	69	–
	6	Zamboanga del Sur	66	–
												5	Zamboanga City	1
												4	Roxas	2
	3	Pagadian	82	87
	8	Kapatagan	96	76
							3	Pagadian	0			Mindanao Finals (best-of-three)
							4	Roxas	2
	4	Roxas	20	–								1	Basilan	81	89	–
	7	MisOr	0	–								4	Roxas	69	70	–

VisMin Finals

The champions of both legs advanced to the VisMin Finals, referred to as the Southern Finals. It was a best-of-five series.

	Finals (best-of-five)
	M1	Basilan	94	96	83	–	–
	V2	Mandaue	67	91	65	–	–

August 11

Basilan Peace Riders – Jumbo Plastic

94–67

KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City

Pagadian City Gymnasium, Ipil, Cebu

August 12

KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City

91–96

Basilan Peace Riders – Jumbo Plastic

Pagadian City Gymnasium, Ipil, Cebu

August 13

Basilan Peace Riders – Jumbo Plastic	83–65	KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City
Basilan wins series 3–0

Pagadian City Gymnasium, Ipil, Cebu

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Hesed Gabo (Jumbo Plastic-Basilan Peace Riders)

• Mythical Five:
  • Hesed Gabo (Jumbo Plastic-Basilan Peace Riders)
  • Michael Mabulac (Jumbo Plastic-Basilan Peace Riders)
  • John Wilson (Clarin Sto. Niño)
  • Jerwin Gaco (Zamboanga City JPS)
  • James Castro (Petra Cement-Roxas Vanguards)
• Top Homegrown Player: Rich Guinitaran^[3]

Game-fixing scandal

Main article: 2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup game-fixing scandal

The game between the ARQ Builders-Lapu Lapu City Heroes and the Siquijor Mystics was stopped at the half with Lapu Lapu leading, 27–13, ostensibly due to a power interruption. However, it was reported afterward that the game was stopped by officials after suspicious actions by the players—including missed free throws and blown layups. One video circulating online showed a player take a free throw first with his left hand, then with his right. Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup organizers expelled the Siquijor Mystics from the league. Fines and suspensions were also slapped against players and coaches of the Lapu-Lapu Heroes for their role in the controversial match.