# 1988 PBA Open Conference > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1988_PBA_Open_Conference > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1988_PBA_Open_Conference.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_PBA_Open_Conference > Source revision: 1301189122 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1988 PBA Open Conference Duration March 20 – June 9, 1988 TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (PTV) Finals Champions San Miguel Beermen Runners-up Purefoods Hotdogs Awards Best Import Jamie Waller (Ginebra San Miguel) PBA Open Conference chronology < 1987 1989 > PBA conference chronology < 1987 Reinforced 1988 All-Filipino > The **[1988](/source/1988_PBA_season) [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) (PBA) Open Conference** was the first conference of the [1988 PBA season](/source/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.[1] ## 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.[2] - 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 Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 San Miguel Beermen 7 3 .700 — Semifinal round 2 Ginebra San Miguel 6 4 .600 1 3 Purefoods Hotdogs 6 4 .600 1 4 Alaska Milkmen 6 4 .600 1 5 Great Taste Instant Milk 4 6 .400 3 6 Shell Helix Oilers 1 9 .100 6 Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Semifinal round Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 San Miguel Beermen 12 6 .667[a] — Advance to the Finals 2 Purefoods Hotdogs 12 6 .667[a] — 3 Ginebra San Miguel 10 8 .556 2 Proceed to third place playoffs 4 Alaska Milkmen 9 9 .500 3 5 Great Taste Instant Milk 6 12 .333 6 Source: [citation needed] Notes: ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 3–1 Purefoods Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L 1 Purefoods Hotdogs 6 2 2 San Miguel Beermen 5 3 3 Ginebra San Miguel 4 4 4 Alaska Milkmen 3 5 5 Great Taste Instant Milk 2 6 Source: [citation needed] ## Third place playoffs Vintage May 26 Ginebra San Miguel 119, Alaska Milkmen 121 (OT) The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage May 29 Ginebra San Miguel 115, Alaska Milkmen 112 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage May 31 Ginebra San Miguel 118, Alaska Milkmen 130 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage June 2 Ginebra San Miguel 127, Alaska Milkmen 100 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage June 5 Ginebra San Miguel 104, Alaska Milkmen 117 Alaska wins series, 3–2 The ULTRA, Pasig ## Finals Main article: [1988 PBA Open Conference finals](/source/1988_PBA_Open_Conference_finals) Vintage May 26 San Miguel Beermen 129, Purefoods Hotdogs 116 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage May 29 San Miguel Beermen 101, Purefoods Hotdogs 107 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage May 31 San Miguel Beermen 88, Purefoods Hotdogs 96 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage June 2 San Miguel Beermen 93, Purefoods Hotdogs 88 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage June 5 San Miguel Beermen 97, Purefoods Hotdogs 103 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage June 7 San Miguel Beermen 105, Purefoods Hotdogs 85 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage June 9 San Miguel Beermen 94, Purefoods Hotdogs 92 San Miguel wins series, 4–3 The ULTRA, Pasig ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Now it's the PBA's turn"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BpkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5727%2C1195207). Manila Standard. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Ginebra reels back from Great Taste"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LZkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383%2C3547681). Manila Standard. v t e 1988 PBA season 1988 draft 1988 Open Conference (finals) 1988 All-Filipino Conference (finals) 1988 Reinforced Conference (finals) Team seasons Alaska Milkmen Añejo Rum 65ers Presto Ice Cream Makers Purefoods Hotdogs San Miguel Beermen Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers Guest team/s Philippines men's national basketball team (All-Filipino Conference) Succession 1987 Seasons 1989 1987 Open Conference 1989 1987 All-Filipino Conference 1989 1987 Reinforced Conference 1989 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1988 PBA Open Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_PBA_Open_Conference) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_PBA_Open_Conference?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.