2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup

2011 PBA Developmental League

Duration	March 12, 2011 - June 16, 2011
TV partner/s	Sports5 IBC
Finals
Champions	NLEX Road Warriors (1st title)
runners-up	Cebuana Lhuillier Gems
Awards
Best Player	Allein Maliksi (Cebuana Lhuillier Gems)
Finals MVP	Calvin Abueva (NLEX Road Warriors)
Developmental League
	2011 →

The 2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup is the inaugural tournament of the PBA Developmental League.

1 Format
2 Elimination round
3 Playoff round
4 References
5 See also

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference^[1]:

The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

NLEX Road Warriors
Freego Jeans
RnW Pacific Pipes
Black water Elite
Pharex Naproxen Sodium Bidang Generix
PC Gilmore Wizards

Group B:

Maynilad Water Dragons
Junior Powerade Tigers
Max Bond Super Glue Sumos
Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men
Cafe France
Cebuana Lhuillier Gems
FCA Cultivators

Teams in a group will play against each other once, Group A will play an extra game, the pairings of which will be decided by lottery; 6 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. The top two teams of each group will advance to the semifinals while the next four teams of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals.
The two bottom-ranked teams in Group B will play a knockout game for the last playoff spot.
Quarterfinal phase (knockout games):
- first round
- Q1: A3 vs. B6
- Q2: A4 vs. B5
- Q3: B3 vs. A6
- Q4: B4 vs. A5
- second round
- Q5: A1 vs. Q4
- Q6: A2 vs. Q3
- Q7: B1 vs. Q2
- Q8: B2 vs. Q1
Semifinals (knockout games):
- SFA: Q5 vs. Q8
- SFB: Q6 vs. Q7
Best-of-three Finals: winners of the semifinals.

Elimination round

y – clinched outright semifinals, x – clinched quarterfinals, e – eliminated

2011 PBADL Foundation Cup Standings
Team	W	L	PCT
NLEX Road Warriors	5	1	0.833
PC Gilmore Wizards	4	2	0.667
Black Water Elite	3	3	0.500
Freego Jeans	2	4	0.333
RnW Pacific Pipes	2	4	0.333
Pharex Naproxen Sodium Bidang Generix	2	4	0.333
Group B
Team	W	L	PCT
Cebuana Lhuillier Gems	5	1	0.833
Max Bond Super Glue Sumos	4	2	0.667
Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men	4	2	0.667
FCA Cultivators	3	3	0.500
Maynilad Water Dragons	3	3	0.500
Junior Powerade Tigers	1	5	0.166
Café France	1	5	0.166

Playoff round

The top two teams of each group will be automatically in the quarter-finals second round. But, in group B, there are seven teams. So, the two teams who are in the lowest standings will be battle for the knockout stage. It will be Junior Powerade Tigers and the Cafe France.

From Quarter-finals to Semi-finals the game is always knockout. But in the finals, it is best of 3 series.