# 2022 Pilipinas Super League season

The 2022 Pilipinas Super League season, also known as the Pearl of the Orient Cup, was the inaugural season of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) Pro Division. The regular season began on March 18, 2022, and ended on April 18, 2022. The postseason then ran from April 19 until 25, 2022.
The Davao Occidental Tigers won their first PSL title and second league championship overall after defeating the Cagayan de Oro Higalas in two games. Emman Calo was named as the Finals MVP.

## Teams

| Team | Locality | Previous tournament | Best result |
| Basilan Peace Riders | Basilan | New team | New team |
| Bicol Spicy Oragons | Bicol Region | New team | New team |
| Cagayan de Oro Higalas | Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental | New team | New team |
| Cagayan Valley Golden Eagles | Cagayan Valley | New team | New team |
| Davao Occidental Tigers | Davao Occidental | New team | New team |
| Lapu-Lapu Chiefs | Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu | New team | New team |
| Pagadian Explorers | Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur | New team | New team |
| Roxas Vanguards | Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte | New team | New team |

## Regular season

The regular season began on March 18, 2022.

### Format

All participating teams played in a double round-robin format, where every team plays each other twice for a total of 14 games. The top four teams advance to a two-round, single-elimination playoff bracket, with each round being best-of-three series.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | z – Davao Occidental Tigers | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Playoffs |
| 2 | x – Roxas Vanguards | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 3 | x – Cagayan de Oro Higalas | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 4 | x – Basilan Peace Riders | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Lapu-Lapu Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | |
| 6 | Pagadian Explorers | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 7 | Bicol Spicy Oragons | 14 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | Suspended |
| 8 | Cagayan Valley Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 14 | .000 | 13 | |

### Results

Each team plays each other twice. Results on the top-right section are for first-round games; those on the bottom-left section are for second-round games. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played.
| Teams | BAS | BCL | CDO | CGV | DVO | LPL | PAG | ROX |
| Basilan | | 58–57 | 89–93 | 63–62 | 50–86 | 75–68 | 80–70 | 58–76 |
| Bicol | 0–20 | | 82–85 | 71–59 | 64–70 | 81–85 | 73–67 | 60–61 |
| Cagayan de Oro | 67–73 | 67–63 | | 69–67 | 70–83 | 69–74 | 80–78 | 81–89 |
| Cagayan Valley | 69–81 | 48–58 | 57–64 | | 51–77 | 79–87 | 66–69 | 74–81 |
| Davao Occidental | 98–75 | 20–0 | 75–51 | 75–62 | | 88–55 | 82–59 | 63–59 |
| Lapu-Lapu | 78–72 | 20–0 | 78–83 | 73–69 | 76–78 | | 98–97 | 74–86 |
| Pagadian | 61–80 | 67–62 | 73–83 | 83–69 | 60–73 | 93–90 | | 61–85 |
| Roxas | 76–71 | 20–0 | 74–79 | 72–63 | 79–77 | 75–70 | 56–71 | |
* 1 2 3 4 On April 12, 2022, the league suspended Bicol following the team's walkout in their last game against Cagayan de Oro. Every game after Bicol's suspension is considered a forfeit win for the opposing team. Bicol's records pre-suspension remain unaffected.

## Playoffs

The playoffs began on April 19, 2022.

### Bracket

| Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-3) |
| 1 | Davao Occidental | 74 | 70 | – | | | | | |
| 4 | Basilan | 55 | 55 | – | | | | | |
| 4 | Basilan | 55 | 55 | – | 1 | Davao Occidental | 95 | 76 | – |
| | | | | | 3 | Cagayan de Oro | 59 | 62 | – |
| 2 | Roxas | 64 | 80 | – | 3 | Cagayan de Oro | 59 | 62 | – |
| 3 | Cagayan de Oro | 72 | 82 | – | Battle for Third (single game) | Battle for Third (single game) | Battle for Third (single game) |
| | | | | | 4 | Basilan | 59 |
| | | | | | 2 | Roxas | 66 |

## Awards

The league's individual season awards were handed out before Game 1 of the Finals series on April 22, 2022 at the Manuel Roxas Sports Complex in Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte. The Finals Most Valuable Player was later awarded at the conclusion of series.
| Awards | Recipient | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Gab Dagangon | Davao Occidental Tigers |
| Finals Most Valuable Player | Emman Calo | Davao Occidental Tigers |
| Best Homegrown Player | Vincent Minguito | Lapu-Lapu Chiefs |
| PSL Mythical Team | Gab Dagangon | Davao Occidental Tigers |
| PSL Mythical Team | Robby Celiz | Davao Occidental Tigers |
| PSL Mythical Team | Jason Melano | Basilan Peace Riders |
| PSL Mythical Team | Mario Bonleon | Roxas Vanguards |
| PSL Mythical Team | Gin Mejares | Lapu-Lapu Chiefs |