| 2020 PBA Philippine Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | March 8–11, 2020 (before first suspension) October 11–29, 2020 (first resumption, second suspension) November 3 – December 9, 2020 (second resumption) |
| TV partner(s) | Local: One Sports TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Runners-up | TNT Tropang Giga |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Stanley Pringle (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| Finals MVP | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| PBA Philippine Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2020 Philippine Cup, also known as the 2020 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the only conference or tournament of the 2020 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 42nd PBA Philippine Cup started on March 8 and ended on December 9, 2020. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.[1]
Three days later, the PBA board of governors decided to indefinitely postpone the tournament, together with the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup, and the launching of the PBA 3x3 league, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and the enforcement of the various quarantine restrictions throughout the country.[2]
During their meeting on September 17, the PBA Board of Governors decided to resume the tournament and create the "PBA bubble" (similar to the successful NBA bubble) within the Clark area in Pampanga. The games were played at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center while the players stayed at the Quest Hotel inside Clark.[3] On September 24, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) gave the league a provisional approval to have scrimmages and five-on-five games.[4] The 12 PBA teams arrived in Clark by batches on September 28 and 29, 2020.[5]
On October 6, the league published its complete eliminations schedule. The elimination round games of the Philippine Cup resumed in the "PBA bubble" on October 11 and played daily with two games scheduled per day.[6]
The tournament was temporarily postponed between October 30 to November 2 after a Blackwater Elite player and one of the league's referees tested positive for COVID-19.[7][8][9]
After new protocols have been added, the games resumed starting November 3. In order for the league to finish the elimination round by November 11, two to four games were scheduled per day. This was the first time that the PBA had a quadruple-header game day and an official game scheduled in the morning.[10]
- ^ PBA kicks off 45th season with game pitting SMB vs Magnolia, PBA.ph, February 2, 2020
- ^ PBA Board of Governors cancel games as corona virus continues to spread, PBA.ph, March 11, 2020
- ^ PBA to hold 'bubble season' at Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, September 17, 2020
- ^ IATF provisional clearance paves way for PBA scrimmages, games in Clark bubble, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, September 24, 2020
- ^ "PBA bubble: Clark's safety protocols draw praises from players | Bases Conversion and Development Authority". Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Ginebra-Magnolia Philippine Cup bubble battle set Oct. 25, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, October 6, 2020
- ^ Dioquino, Delfin (October 30, 2020). "PBA puts Philippine Cup 2020 on hold". Rappler. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Lozada, Bong (October 30, 2020). "PBA postpones games starting Friday per IATF recommendation". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Villanueva, Eros (October 30, 2020). "PBA postpones games starting Friday 'in compliance with IATF recommendation'". ESPN5. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 1, 2020). "PBA holds rare quadruple, triple headers to make up for bubble postponements". spin.ph. Retrieved November 1, 2020.