2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup 1st Conference

2021 VisMin 1st Conference
LeaguePilipinas VisMin Super Cup
SportBasketball
DurationVisayas leg:
April 9 – May 9, 2021
Mindanao leg:
July 7 – August 9, 2021
Finals:
August 11 – 13, 2021
Elimination rounds
Visayas championsKCS Computer Specialist – Mandaue
  Visayas runners-upTalisay Aquastars
Mindanao championsBasilan Peace Riders
  Mindanao runners-upRoxas Vanguards
Finals
ChampionsBasilan Peace Riders
  Runners-upKCS Computer Specialist – Mandaue
Seasons

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.

Teams

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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

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

Elimination round

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Standings

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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: [1]
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. ^ a b 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
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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: [2]
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

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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)
1Talisay City666375
2Mandaue675689
2Mandaue5274
3Lapu-Lapu City73
3Lapu-Lapu City6764
6Tubigon–Bohol69
3Lapu-Lapu City92
5Dumaguete76
4Tabogon65
5Dumaguete67

Quarterfinals

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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

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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

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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

Mindanao leg

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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

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Team standings

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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: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) overall goal average (quotient) 4) coin toss
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Pagadian 1–0 Roxas
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: MisOr Brew Authoritea 1–0 Kapatagan

Results

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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: [4]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

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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

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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 13
Basilan Peace Riders – Jumbo Plastic 83–65 KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City
Basilan wins series 3–0
Pagadian City Gymnasium, Ipil, Cebu

Awards

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  • 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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Neil (2021-07-07). "Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Mindanao leg finally takes off". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. ^ Ulanday, John Bryan (16 July 2021). "VisMin Super Cup heads to Pagadian". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Basilan guard Hesed Gabo named Mindanao leg MVP of VisMin Super Cup". ph.news.yahoo.com. August 8, 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
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