# 2022–23 PBA 3x3 season

The 2022–23 PBA 3x3 season was the second season of the PBA 3x3, the 3x3 basketball league of the Philippine Basketball Association. TNT Tropang Giga completed the first ever PBA 3x3 Grand Slam by winning all conference Grand Finals.

## Teams

All 12 franchise teams of the main 5-a-side Philippine Basketball Association are eligible to field a 3x3 team for the 2022–23 PBA 3x3 season, although the Converge FiberXers, Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters did not field a team. The Blackwater Bossing, who did not field a team in the inaugural season, debuted this season under the team name Blackwater Bossing Red President. Three guest teams (J&T Express, Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays, and Platinum Karaoke) participated, with J&T Express debuting this season. The Limitless Appmasters and Sista Super Sealers (3x3 affiliate teams of Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, respectively), as well as guest teams Master Sardines Fishing Champs and Zamboanga Valientes, who all appeared during the previous season, took a leave of absence for this season.
| Team | Company |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. |
| Blackwater Bossing Red President | Ever Bilena |
| Cavitex Braves | Metro Pacific Investments Corporation |
| J&T Express | Jet Express Co., Ltd. |
| Meralco Bolts 3x3 | Manila Electric Company |
| NorthPort Batang Pier | Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. |
| Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | Pioneer Epoxy Adhesives Inc. |
| Platinum Karaoke | Vismay International Corporation |
| Purefoods TJ Titans | San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. |
| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Brewery, Inc. |
| Terrafirma 3x3 | Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation |
| TNT Tropang Giga | Smart Communications |

## Format

The season's format was highly similar to that of the previous season. The season had three tournaments or conferences. Each conference had six two-day legs and a grand final. The 12 teams were divided into four pools, with each pool having three teams. Teams within their pools played in a single round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool directly qualified for the quarterfinals, with qualified teams from Pool A facing those from Pool C, and qualified teams from Pool B facing those from Pool D. The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament and a third place game were also held. The winner of each leg received ₱100,000, the runner-up received ₱50,000, while the third placed team received ₱30,000. The seedings and pool compositions for each leg were based on the results of the preceding leg.
After six legs, the cumulative standings were calculated and the top four teams directly qualified for the quarterfinals of the Grand Finals. The fifth to tenth-placed teams qualified for the preliminary round of the Grand Finals. The bottom teams were not qualified for the Grand Finals. The Grand Champion gets ₱750,000, the runner-up gets ₱250,000, while the third placed team gets ₱100,000.

## First conference

The conference started on September 10 and ended on October 30, 2022.

### Legs summary

| Pos | Team | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg | 6th leg | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 510 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 420 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 3 | J&T Express | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 400 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 4 | Cavitex Braves | 9th | 1st | 3rd | 8th | 3rd | 3rd | 365 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 10th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 11th | 5th | 314 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 6 | Platinum Karaoke | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 295 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 7 | Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | 6th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 260 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 8 | Blackwater Bossing Red President | 5th | 7th | 10th | 9th | 6th | 10th | 191 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 9 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 11th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 7th | 6th | 172 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 7th | 11th | 9th | 7th | 12th | 9th | 150 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 11 | Purefoods TJ Titans | 8th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 9th | 12th | 113 |
| 12 | Terrafirma 3x3 | 12th | 9th | 12th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 98 |
Source: PBA 3x3

### Grand Finals
#### Preliminary round
##### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 37 | −1 | .500 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Blackwater Bossing Red President | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 41 | −8 | .000 | |

##### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Platinum Karaoke | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 0 | .500 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 41 | −4 | .000 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Bracket

Seed refers to the position of the team after six legs. Letter and number inside parentheses denotes the pool letter and pool position of the team, respectively, after the preliminary round of the Grand Finals.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 21 | | | | | | |
| 10 (B2) | NorthPort Batang Pier | 11 | | | | | | |
| 10 (B2) | NorthPort Batang Pier | 11 | 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 21 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cavitex Braves | 16 | | | |
| 5 (A1) | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 4 | Cavitex Braves | 16 | | | |
| 4 | Cavitex Braves | 21 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cavitex Braves | 21 | | | | 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 20 |
| | | | | | | 6 (B1) | Platinum Karaoke | 17 |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 21 | | | | | | | 6 (B1) | Platinum Karaoke | 17 |
| 9 (A2) | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 12 | | | |
| 9 (A2) | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 12 | 2 | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 15 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 6 (B1) | Platinum Karaoke | 16 |
| 6 (B1) | Platinum Karaoke | 19 | 6 (B1) | Platinum Karaoke | 16 | 4 | Cavitex Braves | 16 |
| 3 | J&T Express | 15 | | | | 2 | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 11 |

## Second conference

The conference started on November 5 and ended on December 17, 2022.

### Legs summary

| Pos | Team | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg | 6th leg | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cavitex Braves | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 490 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 430 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 3 | Platinum Karaoke | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 420 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 4 | J&T Express | 5th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 380 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 330 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 10th | 9th | 3rd | 6th | 8th | 10th | 206 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 7 | Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | 11th | 5th | 12th | 9th | 3rd | 8th | 205 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 8 | Blackwater Bossing Red President | 9th | 10th | 9th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 203 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 9 | San Miguel Beermen | 6th | 11th | 10th | 12th | 6th | 5th | 188 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 10 | Terrafirma 3x3 | 8th | 7th | 8th | 11th | 10th | 9th | 164 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 11 | Purefoods TJ Titans | 7th | 8th | 11th | 10th | 12th | 11th | 139 |
| 12 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 12th | 12th | 7th | 8th | 11th | 12th | 133 |
Source: PBA 3x3 Report

### Grand Finals
#### Preliminary round
##### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Blackwater Bossing Red President | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | .500 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 42 | −5 | .000 | |

##### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 28 | +10 | .500 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Terrafirma 3x3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 42 | −16 | .000 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Bracket

Seed refers to the position of the team after six legs. Letter and number inside parentheses denotes the pool letter and pool position of the team, respectively, after the preliminary round of the Grand Finals.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Cavitex Braves | 21 | | | | | | |
| 6 (B2) | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 20 | | | | | | |
| 6 (B2) | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 20 | 1 | Cavitex Braves | 16 | | | |
| | | | 4 | J&T Express | 10 | | | |
| 8 (A1) | Blackwater Bossing Red President | 11 | 4 | J&T Express | 10 | | | |
| 4 | J&T Express | 18 | | | | | | |
| 4 | J&T Express | 18 | | | | 1 | Cavitex Braves | 17 |
| | | | | | | 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 19 |
| 5 (A2) | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 16 | | | | | | | 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 19 |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 20 | | | |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 20 | 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 18 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 3 | Platinum Karaoke | 13 |
| 3 | Platinum Karaoke | 14 | 3 | Platinum Karaoke | 13 | 4 | J&T Express | 20 |
| 7 (B1) | Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | 13 | | | | 3 | Platinum Karaoke | 14 |

## Third conference

The conference started on January 14 and ended on February 26, 2023.

### Legs summary

| Pos | Team | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg | 6th leg | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 4th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 430 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 2 | Cavitex Braves | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 415 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 8th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 355 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 7th | 7th | 350 | Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round |
| 5 | Platinum Karaoke | 9th | 10th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 6th | 323 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 6 | J&T Express | 6th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 11th | 1st | 301 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 7 | Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | 2nd | 9th | 8th | 2nd | 12th | 8th | 264 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 8 | San Miguel Beermen | 1st | 5th | 11th | 10th | 5th | 12th | 248 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 9 | Blackwater Bossing Red President | 10th | 7th | 10th | 6th | 9th | 5th | 191 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 10 | Purefoods TJ Titans | 7th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 9th | 180 | Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round |
| 11 | Terrafirma 3x3 | 11th | 12th | 7th | 12th | 10th | 10th | 120 |
| 12 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 12th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 8th | 11th | 111 |
Source: PBA 3x3 Report

### Grand Finals
#### Preliminary round
##### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Platinum Karaoke | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 35 | +5 | .500 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 40 | −3 | .500 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Blackwater Bossing Red President | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 38 | −2 | .500 | |

##### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | J&T Express | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Purefoods TJ Titans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 31 | +1 | .500 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 38 | −15 | .000 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Bracket

Seed refers to the position of the team after six legs. Letter and number inside parentheses denotes the pool letter and pool position of the team, respectively, after the preliminary round of the Grand Finals.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 21 | | | | | | |
| 10 (B2) | Purefoods TJ Titans | 15 | | | | | | |
| 10 (B2) | Purefoods TJ Titans | 15 | 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 21 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 16 | | | |
| 5 (A1) | Platinum Karaoke | 15 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 16 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 16 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 16 | | | | 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 21 |
| | | | | | | 8 (A2) | San Miguel Beermen | 18 |
| 8 (A2) | San Miguel Beermen | 21 | | | | | | | 8 (A2) | San Miguel Beermen | 18 |
| 2 | Cavitex Braves | 19 | | | |
| 2 | Cavitex Braves | 19 | 8 (A2) | San Miguel Beermen | 20 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 6 (B1) | J&T Express | 18 |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 13 | 6 (B1) | J&T Express | 18 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 21 |
| 6 (B1) | J&T Express | 14 | | | | 6 (B1) | J&T Express | 18 |