1980 PBA Invitational Championship
1980 PBA Invitational Championship | |
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Duration | August 16 - September 6, 1980 |
TV partner(s) | GTV/MBS |
Finals | |
Champions | Nicholas Stoodley |
Runners-up | Toyota Tamaraws |
Awards | |
PBA Invitational Championship chronology | |
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The 1980 PBA Invitational Championship was a short tournament featuring two foreign teams and the top three local squads of the Open Conference. It started on August 16 and ended on September 6, 1980. [1]
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament:
- Two-round robin eliminations; 8 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. In case of a tie, a superior quotient will determine a tie-breaker.
- The top two teams after the two-round robin will advance to the best-of-three finals series. The next two dispute third place also in a best-of-three series.
Opening ceremonies
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
Team | Muse |
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Adidas/France | (Miss Young 1980 - France) |
Nicholas Stoodley/USA | |
Toyota Tamaraws | Unnur Steinsson (Miss Young 1980 - Iceland) |
U-Tex Wranglers | (Miss Young 1980 - Austria) |
Walk Tall Jeans | Ma. Felicidad Luis (Miss Young 1980 - Philippines) |
Elimination round
Qualified for finals | |
Qualified for battle for third |
# | Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB |
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1 | Nicholas Stoodley | 5 | 3 | .625 | -- |
2 | Toyota Tamaraws | 5 | 3 | .625 | -- |
3 | Adidas Rubberworld | 5 | 3 | .625 | -- |
4 | Walk Tall Jeans | 5 | 3 | .625 | -- |
5 | U-Tex Wranglers | 0 | 8 | .000 | 5 |
The end of the eliminations saw a four-way tie, with the application of the Asian quotient system of breaking ties, Stoodley/USA finish first with plus 39 quotient, Toyota finish second with a plus 16, Adidas at third with plus 15 and Crispa Walk Tall was last with plus 11. [2]
Battle-for-third
Finals
References
- ↑ "Nicholas Stoodley". Nostalgia Manila.
- ↑ 'Jinx' tournament for Crispa
External links
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