{{Infobox PBA conference | year = 1986 | conference_name = Open Conference | logo = | pixels = | caption = | duration = September 23 – December 11, 1986 | attendance = | TV = [[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage Sports]] ([[People's Television Network|PTV]]) | best_player = | best_import = [[Michael Young (basketball, born 1961)|Michael Young]]<br/> {{small|([[Manila Beer Brewmasters]])}} | finals_mvp = | champion = [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]] | runner-up = [[Manila Beer Brewmasters]] | prevconf_link = 1985 PBA Open Conference | prevconf_year = 1985 | nextconf_link = 1987 PBA Open Conference | nextconf_year = 1987 | prev_conf = 1986 All-Filipino | prev_conf_link = 1986 PBA All-Filipino Conference | next_conf = 1987 Open | next_conf_link = 1987 PBA Open Conference }}
The '''[[1986 PBA season|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://rpbasketballphotos.blogspot.com/2012/11/1986-pba-open-newspaper-clips.html|title=Ginebra, Great Taste clash tonight}}</ref> * Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals. * The next four teams will qualify to the single round robin quarterfinals. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. The top two teams will advance to the semifinals. * Semifinals will be a double round robin affair with the remaining teams. * 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 series.
==List of 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. {|class="wikitable" |- ! Team !! Name !! GP !! Name !! GP |- | rowspan=2| [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Milkmen]] || [[Donnie Ray Koonce]] || 5 || [[Norman Black]] || 14 |- style="background:#efefef;" | [[Keith Morrison (basketball)|Keith Morrison]] || 10 || || |- | [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]] || [[Billy Ray Bates]] || 22 || [[Michael Hackett (basketball)|Michael Hackett]] || 22 |- | rowspan=2| [[Great Taste Coffee Makers]] || [[Eric Turner (basketball)|Eric Turner]] || 6 || [[Johnny Brown (basketball)|Johnny Brown]] || 6 |- style="background:#efefef;" | [[Alvin Franklin (basketball)|Alvin Franklin]] || 17 || [[Lewis Jackson (basketball, born 1962)|Lewis Jackson]] || 18 |- | rowspan=3| [[San Miguel Beermen|Magnolia Cheese]] || [[Don Collins]] || 3 || [[Rufus Harris]] || 12 |- style="background:#efefef;" | [[Bernard Title]] || 3 || || |- style="background:#cfc;" | [[James Banks (basketball)|James Banks]] || 6 || || |- | [[Manila Beer Brewmasters]] || [[Harold Keeling]] || 22 || [[Michael Young (basketball, born 1961)|Michael Young]] || 22 |- | rowspan=2| [[Shell Turbo Chargers|Formula Shell Spark Aiders]] || [[Fred Reynolds]] || 11 || [[Dexter Shouse]] || 15 |- style="background:#efefef;" | [[Perry Young (basketball)|Perry Young]] || 4 || || |- | rowspan=3| [[Tanduay Rhum Makers]] || [[Benny Anders]] || 2 || [[Rob Williams (basketball)|Rob Williams]] || 24 |- style="background:#efefef;" | [[Andre McKoy]] || 2 || || |- style="background:#cfc;" | [[Andy Thompson (basketball)|Andy Thompson]] || 20 || || |}
==Elimination round== <section begin="elimsstandings"/>{{#invoke:Sports table|main |style=WL |source= |ranking_style=percentage |show_GB=yes |hide_played=yes |for_against_style=none |update=complete
|team6=ALA |win_ALA= 4 |loss_ALA= 8 |name_ALA=[[1986 Alaska Milkmen season|Alaska Milkmen]] |team1=GIN |win_GIN= 9 |loss_GIN= 3 |name_GIN=[[1986 Ginebra San Miguel season|Ginebra San Miguel]] |team4=GRE |win_GRE= 6 |loss_GRE= 6 |name_GRE=[[1986 Great Taste Coffee Makers season|Great Taste Coffee Makers]] |team7=MAG |win_MAG= 2 |loss_MAG=10 |name_MAG=[[1986 Magnolia Cheese Makers season|Magnolia Cheese Makers]] |team2=MB |win_MB = 9 |loss_MB = 3 |name_MB =[[1986 Manila Beer Brewmasters season|Manila Beer Brewmasters]] |team5=SHL |win_SHL= 6 |loss_SHL= 6 |name_SHL=[[1986 Shell Oilers season|Formula Shell Spark Aiders]] |team3=TAN |win_TAN= 6 |loss_TAN= 6 |name_TAN=[[1986 Tanduay Rhum Makers season|Tanduay Rhum Makers]]
|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=QF |result4=QF |result5=QF |result6=QF
|res_col_header=Q |status_pos=after |col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Advance to semifinal round |col_QF=yellow1 |text_QF=Proceed to quarterfinal round }}<section end="elimsstandings"/>
==Quarterfinal round== <section begin="qfstandings"/>{{#invoke:Sports table|main |style=WL |source= |ranking_style=percentage |show_GB=yes |hide_played=yes |for_against_style=none |update=complete
|team4=ALA |win_ALA= 5 |loss_ALA=10 |pos_ALA=6 |name_ALA=[[1986 Alaska Milkmen season|Alaska Milkmen]] |team2=GRE |win_GRE= 8 |loss_GRE= 7 |pos_GRE=4 |name_GRE=[[1986 Great Taste Coffee Makers season|Great Taste Coffee Makers]] |team3=SHL |win_SHL= 7 |loss_SHL= 8 |pos_SHL=5 |name_SHL=[[1986 Shell Oilers season|Formula Shell Spark Aiders]] |team1=TAN |win_TAN= 8 |loss_TAN= 7 |pos_TAN=3 |name_TAN=[[1986 Tanduay Rhum Makers season|Tanduay Rhum Makers]]
|result1=SF |result2=SF
|res_col_header=Q |status_pos=after |col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semifinal round }}<section end="qfstandings"/>
==Semifinal round== <section begin="semisstandings"/>{{#invoke:Sports table|main |style=WL |source= |ranking_style=percentage |show_GB=yes |hide_played=yes |for_against_style=none |update=complete
|team1=GIN |win_GIN= 4 |loss_GIN= 1 |name_GIN=[[1986 Ginebra San Miguel season|Ginebra San Miguel]] |hth_GIN=Head-to-head record: Ginebra 3–0 Manila Beer |team4=GRE |win_GRE= 1 |loss_GRE= 4 |name_GRE=[[1986 Great Taste Coffee Makers season|Great Taste Coffee Makers]] |hth_GRE=Head-to-head record: Tanduay 3–1 Great Taste |team2=MB |win_MB = 4 |loss_MB = 1 |name_MB =[[1986 Manila Beer Brewmasters season|Manila Beer Brewmasters]] |hth_MB=GIN |team3=TAN |win_TAN= 1 |loss_TAN= 4 |name_TAN=[[1986 Tanduay Rhum Makers season|Tanduay Rhum Makers]] |hth_TAN=GRE
|result1=F |result2=F |result3=3rd |result4=3rd
|res_col_header=Q |status_pos=after |col_F=green1 |text_F=Advance to the Finals |col_3rd=yellow1 |text_3rd=Proceed to third place playoffs }}<section end="semisstandings"/>
===Results=== {{#invoke:Sports results|main|team_header=Teams | source= |update=complete| matches_style=BSR | font_size=100% | ot_note=yes |match_col_width=70px
|team1=GIN |name_GIN=[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]] |team2=GTC |name_GTC=[[Great Taste Coffee Makers]] |team3=MB |name_MB=[[Manila Beer Brewmasters]] |team4=TAN |name_TAN=[[Tanduay Rhum Masters|Tanduay Rhum Makers]]
|match_GIN_ = |match_GIN_GTC=130–125 |match_GIN_MB=115–114 |match_GIN_TAN=137–110
|match_GTC_GIN=142–128 |match_GTC_GTC= |match_GTC_MB=114–115 |match_GTC_TAN=107–116
|match_MB_GIN= |match_MB_GTC=122–121 |match_MB_MB= |match_MB_TAN=114–111
|match_TAN_GIN=130–151 |match_TAN_GTC= |match_TAN_MB=108–111 |match_TAN_TAN= }}
==Third place playoffs== {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=December 2 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1= [[Tanduay Rhum Makers]] |score1=130 |team2='''[[Great Taste Coffee Makers]]''' |score2=146 }} {{basketballbox|date=December 4 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1= [[Tanduay Rhum Makers]] |score1=128 |team2='''[[Great Taste Coffee Makers]]''' |score2=141 }} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=December 7 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1= [[Tanduay Rhum Makers]] |score1=128 |team2='''[[Great Taste Coffee Makers]]''' |score2=138 }} {{basketballbox|date=December 9 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1= [[Tanduay Rhum Makers]] |score1=143 |team2='''[[Great Taste Coffee Makers]]''' |score2=170 |series = Great Taste wins series, 4–0 }}
==Finals== {{main|1986 PBA Open Conference finals}} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=December 2 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1='''[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]]''' |score1=135 |team2= [[Manila Beer Brewmasters]] |score2=133 }} {{basketballbox|date=December 4 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1=[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]] |score1=111 |team2= '''[[Manila Beer Brewmasters]]''' |score2=121 }} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=December 7 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1='''[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]]''' |score1=139 |team2= [[Manila Beer Brewmasters]] |score2=130 }} {{basketballbox|date=December 9 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |overtime=2OT |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1='''[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]]''' |score1=145 |team2= [[Manila Beer Brewmasters]] |score2=135 }} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=December 11 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1='''[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]]''' |score1=130 |team2= [[Manila Beer Brewmasters]] |score2=120 |series = Ginebra wins series, 4–1 }}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{1986 PBA season by team}}
[[Category:PBA Open Conference]] [[Category:1986 PBA season|Open Conference]]