2011 PBA PBA D-League Foundation Cup
Duration	March 12, 2011 - June 16, 2011
TV partner(s)	Sports5 IBC
Finals
Champions	NLEX Road Warriors (1st title)
Runners-up	Cebuana Lhuillier Gems
Awards
Best Player	Allein Maliksi (Cebuana Lhuillier Gems)
Finals MVP	Calvin Abueva (NLEX Road Warriors)
PBA PBA D-League Foundation Cup chronology
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The 2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup is the inaugural tournament of the PBA Developmental League.

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:^[1]

• The teams were divided into 2 groups.

• Teams in a group will play against each other once, Group A will play an extra game, the pairings of which will be decided by lottery; 6 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. The top two teams of each group will advance to the semifinals while the next four teams of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals.
• The two bottom-ranked teams in Group B will play a knockout game for the last playoff spot.
• Quarterfinal phase (knockout games):
  • first round
  • Q1: A3 vs. B6
  • Q2: A4 vs. B5
  • Q3: B3 vs. A6
  • Q4: B4 vs. A5
  • second round
  • Q5: A1 vs. Q4
  • Q6: A2 vs. Q3
  • Q7: B1 vs. Q2
  • Q8: B2 vs. Q1
• Semifinals (knockout games):
  • SFA: Q5 vs. Q8
  • SFB: Q6 vs. Q7
• Best-of-three Finals: winners of the semifinals.

 y  – clinched outright semifinals,  x  – clinched quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

The top two teams of each group will be automatically in the quarter-finals second round. But, in group B, there are seven teams. So, the two teams who are in the lowest standings will be battle for the knockout stage. It will be Junior Powerade Tigers and the Cafe France.

From Quarter-finals to Semi-finals the game is always knockout. But in the finals, it is best of 3 series.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

SF1

SF2

F1

F2

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