# 1983 PBA Open Conference > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1983_PBA_Open_Conference > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1983_PBA_Open_Conference.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_PBA_Open_Conference > Source revision: 1276148878 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1983 PBA Open Conference Duration August 28 – December 1, 1983 TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (City2) Finals Champions Crispa Redmanizers Runners-up Great Taste Coffee Makers Awards Best Import Billy Ray Bates (Crispa Redmanizers) PBA Open Conference chronology 1985 > PBA conference chronology < 1983 Reinforced Filipino 1984 First All-Filipino > The **[1983](/source/1983_PBA_season) [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) (PBA) Open Conference** was the third and last conference of the [1983 PBA season](/source/1983_PBA_season). It started on August 28 and ended on December 1, 1983. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires two imports per each team. ## Format The following format was observed for the conference: - Double-round eliminations; 14 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. - The two teams at the bottom of the standings after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals. - The next four teams will qualify in a single round-robin quarterfinals; the top two teams will advance to the semifinals. - Semifinals will be a double round-robin affair with the four remaining teams. [1] - The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-five finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff. ## Imports Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played. Team Name GP Name GP Crispa Redmanizers DeWayne Scales 5 Billy Ray Bates 24 Larry Demic 19 Galerie Dominique Larry Fogle 16 Donald Robinson 16 Gilbey's Gin Anthony Roberts 2 Jacky Dorsey 27 Lew Massey 25 Great Taste Coffee Charles Thompson 2 Norman Black 24 Dawan Scott 22 San Miguel Beermen Rich Adams 28 Donnie Ray Koonce 28 Tanduay Rhum Makers George Melton 18 Francois Wise 19 Toyota Super Corollas Ralph Brewster 15 Andrew Fields 15 Winston Kings Darryl Smith 2 Eddie Roberson 2 Larry McNeill 12 Maurice Williams 12 ## Elimination round Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Great Taste Coffee Makers 9 5 .643 — Advance to semifinal round 2 Crispa Redmanizers 9 5 .643 — 3 San Miguel Beermen 7 7 .500 2 Proceed to quarterfinal round 4 Galerie Dominique Artists 7 7 .500 2 5 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 7 7 .500 2 6 Tanduay Rhum Makers 6 8 .429[a] 3 7 Toyota Super Corollas 6 8 .429[a] 3 8 Winston Kings 5 9 .357 4 Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Notes: 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_TAN0.94026354185318_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_TAN0.94026354185318_2-1) Quarterfinal round berth playoff: Tanduay 111–110 Toyota ## Quarterfinal round berth playoff Vintage October 30 Tanduay Rhum Makers 111, Toyota Super Corollas 110 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ## Quarterfinal round Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 2 1 .667[a] — Semifinal round 2 San Miguel Beermen 2 1 .667[a] — 3 Tanduay Rhum Makers 2 1 .667[a] — 4 Galerie Dominique Artists 0 3 .000 2 Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Notes: 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_GIN0.93466606640009_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_GIN0.93466606640009_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-table_hth_GIN0.93466606640009_3-2) Head-to-head quotient: Gilbey's 1.095, San Miguel 0.981, Tanduay 0.927; semifinal round berth playoff: San Miguel 108–104 Tanduay ## Semifinal round berth playoff Vintage November 10 San Miguel Beermen 108, Tanduay Rhum Makers 104 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ## Semifinal round Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Crispa Redmanizers 3 3 .500[a] — Advance to the Finals 2 Great Taste Coffee Makers 3 3 .500[a] — 3 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 3 3 .500[a] — Proceed to third-place playoff 4 San Miguel Beermen 3 3 .500[a] — Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Notes: 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_CRI0.64821072092662_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_CRI0.64821072092662_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-table_hth_CRI0.64821072092662_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-table_hth_CRI0.64821072092662_4-3) Head-to-head quotient: Crispa 1.033, Gilbey's 1.003, Great Taste 1.000, San Miguel 0.966; first-seed playoff: Crispa 130–120 San Miguel; second-seed playoff: Great Taste 126–118 Gilbey's All four teams were tied with three wins and three losses after the double-round semifinals. The PBA had their first-ever double playoff for the two finals berths. [2] ## Second seed playoff Vintage November 26 Great Taste Coffee Makers 126, Gilbey's Gin Tonics 118 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ## First seed playoff Vintage November 26 Crispa Redmanizers 130, San Miguel Beermen 120 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ## Third place playoffs Vintage November 27 San Miguel Beermen 127, Gilbey's Gin Tonics 135 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage November 29 San Miguel Beermen 141, Gilbey's Gin Tonics 121 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage December 1 San Miguel Beermen 129, Gilbey's Gin Tonics 119 Series aborted; San Miguel wins series by virtue of having more wins, 2–1, when series was aborted Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ## Finals Main article: [1983 PBA Open Conference finals](/source/1983_PBA_Open_Conference_finals) Vintage November 27 Crispa Redmanizers 118, Great Taste Coffee Makers 113 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage November 29 Crispa Redmanizers 149, Great Taste Coffee Makers 132 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage December 1 Crispa Redmanizers 133, Great Taste Coffee Makers 113 Crispa wins series, 3–0 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["PBA boxscores: November 1983"](https://pbarecordsoddities.blogspot.com/2016/03/pba-boxscores-october-november-1983.html). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["It's GTC vs Crispa"](http://www.interbasket.net/forums/album.php?albumid=144&attachmentid=9855). *Interbasket.net*. v t e 1983 PBA season 1983 All-Filipino Conference (finals) 1983 Reinforced Filipino Conference (finals) 1983 Open Conference (finals) Team seasons Crispa Redmanizers Galerie Dominique Artists Gilbey's Gin Tonics Great Taste Coffee Makers San Miguel Beermen Tanduay Rhum Makers Toyota Silver Coronas Winston Kings Succession 1982 Seasons 1984 1980 All-Filipino Conference 1984 1st 1982 Reinforced Filipino Conference 1982 Open Conference 1985 v t e Philippine Basketball Association 2026 PBA Governors' Cup Current teams Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Blackwater Bossing Converge FiberXers Macau Giant Pandas (guest team) Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Meralco Bolts NLEX Road Warriors Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Rain or Shine Elasto Painters San Miguel Beermen Terrafirma Dyip Titan Ultra Giant Risers TNT Tropang 5G Events Draft Opening ceremonies Conferences Philippine Cup Commissioner's Cup Governors' Cup All-Star Weekend All-Star Game History Seasons Champions The Grand Slam Former teams Records All-time team standings Awards MVP Retired numbers Hall of Fame Greatest Players Jun Bernardino Trophy PBA Leo Awards Others Players Current team rosters Imports Coaches Consultants D-League 3x3 leagues Men's Women's Arenas Proposed own arena Esports Media PBA on One Sports PBA Rush SMC–MVP rivalry Category Basketball portal Philippines portal --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1983 PBA Open Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_PBA_Open_Conference) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_PBA_Open_Conference?action=history)). 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