2021 PBA Philippine Cup

2021 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationJuly 16 – August 3, 2021 (before suspension)
September 1 – October 29, 2021 (resumption)
TV partner(s)Local:
One Sports
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsTNT Tropang Giga
Runners-upMagnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots
Awards
Best PlayerCalvin Abueva
(Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots)
Finals MVPMikey Williams
(TNT Tropang Giga)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2021 Philippine Cup, also known as the 2021 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2021 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 43rd PBA Philippine Cup started on July 16, 2021, and ended on October 29, 2021. The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

On August 3, the league announced that it will be suspending their games beginning August 4 after the government declared that Metro Manila will be under Enhanced Community Quarantine from August 6 to 20. The league have appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) if they can continue their tournament in Batangas, which is under a more relaxed quarantine restrictions.[1]

On August 31, the tournament resumed and the games were played Don Honorio Ventura State University Gymnasium in Bacolor, Pampanga.[2]

  1. ^ "More games postponed as part of PBA COVID-19 protocols". PBA.ph. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wednesday tripleheader kicks off PBA play resumption". PBA.ph.