2022–23 PBA 3x3 season

The 2022–23 PBA 3x3 season was the second season of the PBA 3x3, the 3x3 basketball league of the Philippine Basketball Association. TNT Tropang Giga completed the first ever PBA 3x3 Grand Slam by winning all conference Grand Finals.^[1]

2022–23 PBA 3x3 season
Duration	September 10, 2022 – February 26, 2023
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	Local: One Sports TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International Online: GigaPlay
1st Conference champions	TNT Tropang Giga
1st Conference runners-up	Platinum Karaoke
2nd Conference champions	TNT Tropang Giga
2nd Conference runners-up	Cavitex Braves
3rd Conference champions	TNT Tropang Giga
3rd Conference runners-up	San Miguel Beermen

Teams

All 12 franchise teams of the main 5-a-side Philippine Basketball Association are eligible to field a 3x3 team for the 2022–23 PBA 3x3 season,^[2] although the Converge FiberXers, Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters did not field a team.^[3] The Blackwater Bossing, who did not field a team in the inaugural season, debuted this season under the team name Blackwater Bossing Red President.^[4] Three guest teams (J&T Express, Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays, and Platinum Karaoke) participated, with J&T Express debuting this season.^[3][5] The Limitless Appmasters and Sista Super Sealers (3x3 affiliate teams of Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, respectively), as well as guest teams Master Sardines Fishing Champs and Zamboanga Valientes, who all appeared during the previous season, took a leave of absence for this season.^[3]

Team	Company	Coach
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
Blackwater Bossing Red President	Ever Bilena
Cavitex Braves	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
J&T Express	Jet Express Co., Ltd.
Meralco Bolts 3x3	Manila Electric Company
NorthPort Batang Pier	Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays	Pioneer Epoxy Adhesives Inc.
Platinum Karaoke	Vismay International Corporation
Purefoods TJ Titans	San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc.
San Miguel Beermen	San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
Terrafirma 3x3	Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation
TNT Tropang Giga	Smart Communications

Format

The season's format was highly similar to that of the previous season. The season had three tournaments or conferences.^[6] Each conference had six two-day legs and a grand final. The 12 teams were divided into four pools, with each pool having three teams. Teams within their pools played in a single round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool directly qualified for the quarterfinals, with qualified teams from Pool A facing those from Pool C, and qualified teams from Pool B facing those from Pool D. The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament and a third place game were also held. The winner of each leg received ₱100,000, the runner-up received ₱50,000, while the third placed team received ₱30,000.^[7] The seedings and pool compositions for each leg were based on the results of the preceding leg.

After six legs, the cumulative standings were calculated and the top four teams directly qualified for the quarterfinals of the Grand Finals. The fifth to tenth-placed teams qualified for the preliminary round of the Grand Finals. The bottom teams were not qualified for the Grand Finals.^[8] The Grand Champion gets ₱750,000, the runner-up gets ₱250,000, while the third placed team gets ₱100,000.

First conference

Main article: 2022–23 PBA 3x3 season – First conference

The conference started on September 10 and ended on October 30, 2022.

Legs summary

Pos	Team	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	4th leg	5th leg	6th leg	Pts	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	1st	3rd	4th	2nd	1st	1st	510	Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round
2	Meralco Bolts 3x3	2nd	4th	1st	3rd	5th	4th	420
3	J&T Express	4th	5th	2nd	5th	2nd	2nd	400
4	Cavitex Braves	9th	1st	3rd	8th	3rd	3rd	365
5	San Miguel Beermen	10th	2nd	5th	1st	11th	5th	314	Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round
6	Platinum Karaoke	3rd	6th	6th	4th	8th	7th	295
7	Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays	6th	8th	7th	6th	4th	8th	260
8	Blackwater Bossing Red President	5th	7th	10th	9th	6th	10th	191
9	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	11th	10th	8th	10th	7th	6th	172
10	NorthPort Batang Pier	7th	11th	9th	7th	12th	9th	150
11	Purefoods TJ Titans	8th	12th	11th	12th	9th	12th	113
12	Terrafirma 3x3	12th	9th	12th	11th	10th	11th	98

Source: PBA 3x3

Grand Finals

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	2	2	0	42	33	+9	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	2	1	1	36	37	−1	.500
3	Blackwater Bossing Red President	2	0	2	33	41	−8	.000

Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Platinum Karaoke	2	2	0	40	36	+4	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	2	1	1	38	38	0	.500
3	Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays	2	0	2	37	41	−4	.000

Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Seed refers to the position of the team after six legs. Letter and number inside parentheses denotes the pool letter and pool position of the team, respectively, after the preliminary round of the Grand Finals.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	TNT Tropang Giga	21
	10 (B2)	NorthPort Batang Pier	11
						1	TNT Tropang Giga	21
						4	Cavitex Braves	16
	5 (A1)	San Miguel Beermen	13
	4	Cavitex Braves	21
											1	TNT Tropang Giga	20
											6 (B1)	Platinum Karaoke	17
	2	Meralco Bolts 3x3	21
	9 (A2)	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	12
						2	Meralco Bolts 3x3	15			Third place
						6 (B1)	Platinum Karaoke	16
	6 (B1)	Platinum Karaoke	19								4	Cavitex Braves	16
	3	J&T Express	15								2	Meralco Bolts 3x3	11

Second conference

Main article: 2022–23 PBA 3x3 season – Second conference

The conference started on November 5 and ended on December 17, 2022.

Legs summary

Pos	Team	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	4th leg	5th leg	6th leg	Pts	Qualification
1	Cavitex Braves	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	490	Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round
2	TNT Tropang Giga	1st	2nd	1st	5th	9th	2nd	430
3	Platinum Karaoke	2nd	6th	6th	1st	2nd	3rd	420
4	J&T Express	5th	1st	5th	3rd	5th	4th	380
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3rd	4th	4th	7th	4th	7th	330	Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round
6	Meralco Bolts 3x3	10th	9th	3rd	6th	8th	10th	206
7	Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays	11th	5th	12th	9th	3rd	8th	205
8	Blackwater Bossing Red President	9th	10th	9th	4th	7th	6th	203
9	San Miguel Beermen	6th	11th	10th	12th	6th	5th	188
10	Terrafirma 3x3	8th	7th	8th	11th	10th	9th	164
11	Purefoods TJ Titans	7th	8th	11th	10th	12th	11th	139
12	NorthPort Batang Pier	12th	12th	7th	8th	11th	12th	133

Source: PBA 3x3 Report

Grand Finals

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Blackwater Bossing Red President	2	2	0	40	35	+5	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	2	1	1	36	36	0	.500
3	San Miguel Beermen	2	0	2	37	42	−5	.000

Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays	2	2	0	40	34	+6	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts 3x3	2	1	1	38	28	+10	.500
3	Terrafirma 3x3	2	0	2	26	42	−16	.000

Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Seed refers to the position of the team after six legs. Letter and number inside parentheses denotes the pool letter and pool position of the team, respectively, after the preliminary round of the Grand Finals.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Cavitex Braves	21
	6 (B2)	Meralco Bolts 3x3	20
						1	Cavitex Braves	16
						4	J&T Express	10
	8 (A1)	Blackwater Bossing Red President	11
	4	J&T Express	18
											1	Cavitex Braves	17
											2	TNT Tropang Giga	19
	5 (A2)	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	16
	2	TNT Tropang Giga	20
						2	TNT Tropang Giga	18			Third place
						3	Platinum Karaoke	13
	3	Platinum Karaoke	14								4	J&T Express	20
	7 (B1)	Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays	13								3	Platinum Karaoke	14

Third conference

Main article: 2022–23 PBA 3x3 season – Third conference

The conference started on January 14 and ended on February 26, 2023.

Legs summary

Pos	Team	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	4th leg	5th leg	6th leg	Pts	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	4th	1st	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	430	Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round
2	Cavitex Braves	3rd	4th	6th	1st	2nd	4th	415
3	Meralco Bolts 3x3	8th	3rd	3rd	5th	4th	3rd	355
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5th	2nd	1st	7th	7th	7th	350
5	Platinum Karaoke	9th	10th	2nd	4th	1st	6th	323	Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round
6	J&T Express	6th	6th	4th	8th	11th	1st	301
7	Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays	2nd	9th	8th	2nd	12th	8th	264
8	San Miguel Beermen	1st	5th	11th	10th	5th	12th	248
9	Blackwater Bossing Red President	10th	7th	10th	6th	9th	5th	191
10	Purefoods TJ Titans	7th	8th	9th	9th	6th	9th	180
11	Terrafirma 3x3	11th	12th	7th	12th	10th	10th	120
12	NorthPort Batang Pier	12th	11th	12th	11th	8th	11th	111

Source: PBA 3x3 Report

Grand Finals

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Platinum Karaoke	2	1	1	40	35	+5	.500	Quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	2	1	1	37	40	−3	.500
3	Blackwater Bossing Red President	2	1	1	36	38	−2	.500

Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	J&T Express	2	2	0	38	24	+14	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Purefoods TJ Titans	2	1	1	32	31	+1	.500
3	Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays	2	0	2	23	38	−15	.000

Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Seed refers to the position of the team after six legs. Letter and number inside parentheses denotes the pool letter and pool position of the team, respectively, after the preliminary round of the Grand Finals.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	TNT Tropang Giga	21
	10 (B2)	Purefoods TJ Titans	15
						1	TNT Tropang Giga	21
						4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	16
	5 (A1)	Platinum Karaoke	15
	4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	16
											1	TNT Tropang Giga	21
											8 (A2)	San Miguel Beermen	18
	8 (A2)	San Miguel Beermen	21
	2	Cavitex Braves	19
						8 (A2)	San Miguel Beermen	20			Third place
						6 (B1)	J&T Express	18
	3	Meralco Bolts 3x3	13								4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	21
	6 (B1)	J&T Express	14								6 (B1)	J&T Express	18

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