{{Infobox PBA conference | year = 1988 | conference_name = Open Conference | logo = | pixels = | caption = | duration = March 20 – June 9, 1988 | attendance = | TV = [[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage Sports]] ([[People's Television Network|PTV]]) | best_player = | best_import = [[Jamie Waller (basketball)|Jamie Waller]]<br/> {{small|([[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]])}} | finals_mvp = | champion = [[San Miguel Beermen]] | runner-up = [[Purefoods Hotdogs]] | prevconf_link = 1987 PBA Open Conference | prevconf_year = 1987 | nextconf_link = 1989 PBA Open Conference | nextconf_year = 1989 | prev_conf = 1987 Reinforced | prev_conf_link = 1987 PBA Reinforced Conference | next_conf = 1988 All-Filipino | next_conf_link = 1988 PBA All-Filipino Conference }}
The '''[[1988 PBA season|1988]] [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA) Open Conference''' was the first conference of the [[1988 PBA season]]. It started on March 20 and ended on June 9, 1988. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BpkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5727%2C1195207|title=Now it's the PBA's turn|publisher=Manila Standard}}</ref>
==Format== The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: * Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. * Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LZkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383%2C3547681|title=Ginebra reels back from Great Taste|publisher=Manila Standard}}</ref> * Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. * 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-five playoff.
==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
|team4=ALA |win_ALA= 6 |loss_ALA= 4 |name_ALA=[[1988 Alaska Air Force season|Alaska Milkmen]] |team2=GIN |win_GIN= 6 |loss_GIN= 4 |name_GIN=[[1988 Añejo Rum 65ers season|Ginebra San Miguel]] |team3=PF |win_PF = 6 |loss_PF = 4 |name_PF =[[1988 Purefoods Hotdogs season|Purefoods Hotdogs]] |team5=GRE |win_GRE= 4 |loss_GRE= 6 |name_GRE=[[1988 Presto Ice Cream Makers season|Great Taste Instant Milk]] |team6=SHL |win_SHL= 1 |loss_SHL= 9 |name_SHL=[[1988 Shell Rimula X season|Shell Helix Oilers]] |team1=SMB |win_SMB= 7 |loss_SMB= 3 |name_SMB=[[1988 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel Beermen]]
|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=SF |result4=SF |result5=SF
|res_col_header=Q |status_pos=before |col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semifinal round }}<section end="elimsstandings"/>
==Semifinal round== <section begin="semisstandings"/>{{col-start}}{{col-2}} {{#invoke:Sports table|main |style=WL |source= |title=Overall standings |ranking_style=percentage |show_GB=yes |hide_played=yes |for_against_style=none |update=complete
|team4=ALA |win_ALA= 9 |loss_ALA= 9 |name_ALA=[[1988 Alaska Air Force season|Alaska Milkmen]] |team3=GIN |win_GIN=10 |loss_GIN= 8 |name_GIN=[[1988 Añejo Rum 65ers season|Ginebra San Miguel]] |team2=PF |win_PF =12 |loss_PF = 6 |name_PF =[[1988 Purefoods Hotdogs season|Purefoods Hotdogs]] |hth_PF=Head-to-head record: San Miguel 3–1 Purefoods |team5=GRE |win_GRE= 6 |loss_GRE=12 |name_GRE=[[1988 Presto Ice Cream Makers season|Great Taste Instant Milk]] |team1=SMB |win_SMB=12 |loss_SMB= 6 |name_SMB=[[1988 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel Beermen]] |hth_SMB=PF
|result1=F |result2=F |result3=3rd |result4=3rd
|res_col_header=Q |status_pos=before |col_F=green1 |text_F=Advance to the Finals |col_3rd=yellow1 |text_3rd=Proceed to third place playoffs }}{{col-2}} {{#invoke:Sports table|main |style=WL |title=Semifinal round standings |ranking_style=wins |show_GB=no |hide_played=yes |for_against_style=none |update=complete
|team4=ALA |win_ALA= 3 |loss_ALA= 5 |name_ALA=[[1988 Alaska Air Force season|Alaska Milkmen]] |team3=GIN |win_GIN= 4 |loss_GIN= 4 |name_GIN=[[1988 Añejo Rum 65ers season|Ginebra San Miguel]] |team1=PF |win_PF = 6 |loss_PF = 2 |name_PF =[[1988 Purefoods Hotdogs season|Purefoods Hotdogs]] |team5=GRE |win_GRE= 2 |loss_GRE= 6 |name_GRE=[[1988 Presto Ice Cream Makers season|Great Taste Instant Milk]] |team2=SMB |win_SMB= 5 |loss_SMB= 3 |name_SMB=[[1988 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel Beermen]]
}}{{col-end}}<section end="semisstandings"/>
==Third place playoffs== {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=May 26 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |overtime=OT |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1= [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]] |score1=119 |team2='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Milkmen]]''' |score2=121 }} {{basketballbox|date=May 29 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1= '''[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]]''' |score1=115 |team2=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Milkmen]] |score2=112 }} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=May 31 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1= [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]] |score1=118 |team2='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Milkmen]]''' |score2=130 }} {{basketballbox|date=June 2 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1= '''[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]]''' |score1=127 |team2=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Milkmen]] |score2=100 }} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=June 5 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1= [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]] |score1=104 |team2='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Milkmen]]''' |score2=117 |series = Alaska wins series, 3–2 }}
==Finals== {{main|1988 PBA Open Conference finals}} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=May 26 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score1=129 |team2= [[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Hotdogs]] |score2=116 }} {{basketballbox|date=May 29 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1=[[San Miguel Beermen]] |score1=101 |team2= '''[[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Hotdogs]]''' |score2=107 }} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=May 31 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1=[[San Miguel Beermen]] |score1=88 |team2= '''[[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Hotdogs]]''' |score2=96 }} {{basketballbox|date=June 2 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score1=93 |team2= [[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Hotdogs]] |score2=88 }} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=June 5 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1=[[San Miguel Beermen]] |score1=97 |team2= '''[[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Hotdogs]]''' |score2=103 }} {{basketballbox|date=June 7 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score1=105 |team2= [[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Hotdogs]] |score2=85 }} {{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=June 9 |place=[[PhilSports Arena|The ULTRA]], [[Pasig]] |TV=[[PBA on Vintage Sports|Vintage]] |team1='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score1=94 |team2= [[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs|Purefoods Hotdogs]] |score2=92 |series= San Miguel wins series, 4–3 }}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{1988 PBA season by team}}
[[Category:PBA Open Conference]] [[Category:1988 PBA season|Open Conference]]