# 1989 PBA Open Conference > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1989_PBA_Open_Conference > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1989_PBA_Open_Conference.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_PBA_Open_Conference > Source revision: 1301188870 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1989 PBA Open Conference Duration March 5 – May 21, 1989 TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (PTV) Finals Champions San Miguel Beermen Runners-up Formula Shell Zoom Masters Awards Best Import Bobby Parks (Formula Shell Zoom Masters) PBA Open Conference chronology < 1988 1990 > PBA conference chronology < 1988 Reinforced 1989 All-Filipino > The **[1989](/source/1989_PBA_season) [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) (PBA) Open Conference** was the first conference of the [1989 PBA season](/source/1989_PBA_season). It started on March 5 and ended on May 21, 1989. 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.[3] 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 10 0 1.000 — Semifinal round 2 Presto Ice Cream 5 5 .500 5 3 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 5 .500 5 4 Purefoods Hotdogs 4 6 .400 6 5 Alaska Milkmen 3 7 .300[a] 7 6 Añejo Rum 65ers 3 7 .300[a] 7 Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Notes: 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_ALA0.28234784225111_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_ALA0.28234784225111_4-1) Semifinal berth playoff: Alaska 133–120 Añejo ## Semifinal round Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 San Miguel Beermen 14 4 .778 — Advance to the Finals 2 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 10 8 .556 4 3 Presto Ice Cream 9 9 .500 5 Proceed to third place playoffs 4 Alaska Milkmen 7 11 .389[a] 7 5 Purefoods Hotdogs 7 11 .389[a] 7 Source: [citation needed] Notes: ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–2 Purefoods, Alaska +9 Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L 1 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 3 2 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 3 Presto Ice Cream 4 4 4 Alaska Milkmen 4 4 5 Purefoods Hotdogs 3 5 Source: [citation needed] ## Third place playoffs Vintage May 11 Presto Ice Cream 112, Alaska Milkmen 133 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage May 14 Presto Ice Cream 126, Alaska Milkmen 135 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage May 16 Presto Ice Cream 129, Alaska Milkmen 135 Alaska wins series, 3–0 The ULTRA, Pasig ## Finals Main article: [1989 PBA Open Conference finals](/source/1989_PBA_Open_Conference_finals) Vintage May 11 San Miguel Beermen 146, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 132 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage May 14 San Miguel Beermen 114, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 107 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage May 16 San Miguel Beermen 130, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 124 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage May 18 San Miguel Beermen 104, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 115 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage May 21 San Miguel Beermen 123, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 105 San Miguel wins series, 4–1 The ULTRA, Pasig ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["PBA season blast off"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fo8VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=awsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5898%2C710485). Manila Standard. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["SMB seeks 11th vs Presto"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JqclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4470%2C2885399). Manila Standard. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Key tiffs for Shell, Presto"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NKclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4753%2C5463797). Manila Standard. v t e 1989 PBA season 1989 draft 1989 Open Conference (finals) 1989 All-Filipino Conference (finals) 1989 Reinforced Conference (finals) All-Star Game Team seasons Alaska Milkmen Añejo Rum 65ers Formula Shell Zoom Masters Presto Tivolis Purefoods Hotdogs San Miguel Beermen Guest team/s Philippines men's national basketball team (All-Filipino Conference) Succession 1988 Seasons 1990 1988 Open Conference 1988 All-Filipino Conference 1990 1988 Reinforced Conference 2003 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1989 PBA Open Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_PBA_Open_Conference) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_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.