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.
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.
- Top two teams will advance to the semifinals.
- Last placed team gets eliminated and the other four teams will dispute the last two semifinals berth in a one round-robin quarterfinals (results from the elimination will be carried over).
- Semifinals will be two round robin affairs.
- 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 playoff.
Elimination round
| | Qualified for semifinals |
| | Qualified for quarterfinals |
Quarterfinal round
Results
Semifinal round
| | Qualified for finals |
| | Qualified for battle for third |
Results
- The score given first is for the team indicated at the left-most column. Results to the right and top of the black cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games.
| | Win |
| | Win via OT |
| | Loss |
| | Loss via OT |
Battle for third
Finals
| Ginebra San Miguel 130, Manila Beer 120
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| Ginebra wins series, 4-1 |
References
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