# 2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup 1st Conference

The 2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup 1st Conference, was the inaugural conference of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup. The elimination rounds began on April 9, 2021 with the start of the Visayas leg and ended on August 9, 2021 with the conclusion of the Mindanao leg. The Finals then ran from August 11 to 13, 2023.

## Teams

| Team | Locality | Main sponsor | Head coach |
| Visayas ||||
| Lapu-Lapu City Heroes | Lapu-Lapu, Cebu | ARQ Builders | Francis Auquico |
| Dumaguete Warriors | Dumaguete, Negros Oriental | | Rommel Uka |
| KCS Computer Specialist – Mandaue | Manduae, Cebu | Kiboy's Computer Solutions | Mike Reyes |
| Talisay City Aquastars | Talisay, Cebu | MJAS Zenith | Aldrin Morante |
| Siquijor Mystics | Siquijor | | Jose Manuel Palapal |
| Tabogon Voyagers | Tabogon, Cebu | | Expedito Delos Santos Jr. |
| Tubigon–Bohol Mariners | Tubigon, Bohol | | Gino Angelo Enriquez |
| Mindanao ||||
| ALZA – Alayon Zamboanga | Zamboanga del Sur | | Rodolfo Jose Abad Jr. |
| Basilan Peace Riders | Lamitan, Basilan | Jumbo Plastic | Jerson Cabiltes |
| Clarin Sto. Niño | Clarin, Misamis Occidental | | Miguel Borilla Jr. |
| Iligan City Archangels | Iligan, Lanao del Norte | | Dane Lariosa |
| Kapatagan Buffalo Braves | Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte | | Cris Bautista |
| MisOr Brew Authoritea | Misamis Oriental | Brew AuthoriTEA | Vis Valencia |
| Pagadian Explorers | Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur | | Harold Sta. Cruz |
| Roxas Vanguards | Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte | Petra Cement | Eddie Laure |
| JPS Zamboanga City | Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur | | Tony Pardo |

### Notes

* ↑ The Siquijor Mystics were expelled due to the 2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup game-fixing scandal.

## Visayas leg

All games were held in the Alcantara Civic Center in Alcantara, Cebu.

### Elimination round
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | MJAS Zenith Talisay City Aquastars | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Finals |
| 2 | KCS Computer Specialist – Mandaue | 8 | 2 | .800 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 3 | ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes | 5 | 5 | .500 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Tabogon Voyagers | 3 | 7 | .300 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Dumaguete Warriors | 2 | 8 | .200 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Tubigon–Bohol Mariners | 2 | 8 | .200 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| – | Siquijor Mystics | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | Expelled |
* ↑ By virtue of undefeated record.
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Dumaguete 1–1 Tubigon–Bohol; Dumaguete +14
* ↑ All records of the Siquijor Mystics were nullified after the team's expulsion from the league. Prior to that, the team's record was at 1–1.

##### Results

| Teams | DUM | LAP | MAN | TAB | TAL | TUB |
| Dumaguete | — | 57–67 | 73–79 | 78–86 | 72–92 | 88–73 |
| Lapu-Lapu City | 76–62 | — | 66–77 | 75–61 | 75–84 | 61–55 |
| Mandaue | 78–50 | 75–66 | — | 86–53 | 57–77 | 91–71 |
| Tabogon | 85–90 | 76–73 | 71–82 | — | 65–85 | 102–99 |
| Talisay City | 77–66 | 99–62 | 81–73 | 104–75 | — | 104–66 |
| Tubigon–Bohol | 62–61 | 67–101 | 50–80 | 92–77 | 65–97 | — |

###### Notes

* All records of the Siquijor Mystics are excluded in this table. This includes the team's 105–100 win over Dumaguete, 46–66 loss against Mandaue City, and the controversial game against Lapu-Lapu City that was halted in halftime with them trailing 13–27.

### Playoffs

Every team qualified for the playoffs, which follows a stepladder-like format. With Talisay City having an undefeated record, they directly advanced to the Visayas Finals. The second-seeded team, Mandaue directly advanced to the Semifinals with twice-to-beat advantage. Teams ranked third through sixth then advanced to Quarterfinals, where they must go through two rounds before moving on to the Semifinals.
Both rounds of the Quarterfinals were single-game knockouts, the Semifinals was twice-to-beat, and the Visayas Finals was a best-of-three series.
| Quarterfinals Round 1 (single game) | Quarterfinals Round 1 (single game) | Quarterfinals Round 1 (single game) | Quarterfinals Round 2 (single game) | Quarterfinals Round 2 (single game) | Quarterfinals Round 2 (single game) | Semifinals (twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (twice-to-beat) | Visayas Finals (best-of-three) | Visayas Finals (best-of-three) | Visayas Finals (best-of-three) | Visayas Finals (best-of-three) | Visayas Finals (best-of-three) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Talisay City | 66 | 63 | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mandaue | 67 | 56 | 89 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mandaue | 52 | 74 | |
| 3 | Lapu-Lapu City | 73 | | | | 2 | Mandaue | 52 | 74 | |
| 3 | Lapu-Lapu City | 73 | | | | 3 | Lapu-Lapu City | 67 | 64 | |
| 6 | Tubigon–Bohol | 69 | | | | 3 | Lapu-Lapu City | 67 | 64 | |
| 6 | Tubigon–Bohol | 69 | 3 | Lapu-Lapu City | 92 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Dumaguete | 76 | | | | | |
| 4 | Tabogon | 65 | 5 | Dumaguete | 76 | | | | | |
| 5 | Dumaguete | 67 | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarterfinals

* May 1
| ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes | 73–69 | Tubigon Bohol Mariners |
* Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu
* May 1
| Tabogon Voyagers | 65–67 | Dumaguete Warriors |
* Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu
* May 2
| ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes | 92–76 | Dumaguete Warriors |
* Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu

#### Semifinals

* May 4
| KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City | 52–67 | ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes |
* Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu
* May 5
| KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City | 74–64 | ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes |
| Mandaue City wins series in two games |||
* Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu

#### Visayas Finals

* May 7
| MJAS Zenith Talisay City Aquastars | 66–67 | KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City |
* Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu
* May 8
| MJAS Zenith Talisay City Aquastars | 63–56 | KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City |
* Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu
* May 9
| MJAS Zenith Talisay City Aquastars | 75–89 | KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City |
| Mandaue City wins series 2–1, and qualifies to the Grand Finals |||
* Alcantara Civic Center, Alcantara, Cebu
* Finals MVP: Chris Exciminiano (Mandaue City)

## Mindanao leg

Games prior to July 17, are held in the Ipil Provincial Gym, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. Games scheduled on July 17 onwards, are to be held in thePlaza Luz Gym in Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur.

### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Basilan Peace Riders | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Finals |
| 2 | Clarin Sto. Niño | 7 | 1 | .875 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals 1 |
| 3 | Pagadian Explorers | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals 1 |
| 4 | Roxas Vanguards | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals 1 |
| 5 | JPS Zamboanga City | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4 | Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals 1 |
| 6 | ALZA-Alayon Zamboanga | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5 | Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals 1 |
| 7 | MisOr Brew Authoritea | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6 | Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals 1 |
| 8 | Kapatagan Buffalo Braves | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6 | Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals 1 |
| 9 | Iligan City Archangels | 0 | 8 | .000 | 8 | Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals 1 |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Pagadian 1–0 Roxas
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: MisOr Brew Authoritea 1–0 Kapatagan

#### Results

| Teams | BAS | CLA | ILI | KAP | MSO | PAG | ROX | ZAM | ZDS |
| Basilan Peace Riders – Jumbo Plastic | — | 86–68 | 83–77 | 118–84 | 140–106 | 94–70 | 85–64 | 133–67 | 82–48 |
| Clarin Sto. Niño | | — | 98–65 | 76–65 | 73–63 | 83–77 | 72–66 | 95–69 | 96–91 |
| Iligan City Archangels | | | — | 56–64 | 64–69 | 0–20 | 79–84 | 0–20 | 0–20 |
| Kapatagan Buffalo Braves | | | | — | 105–111 | 95–67 | 65–93 | 53–89 | 89–80 |
| MisOr Brew Authoritea | | | | | — | 75–81 | 87–113 | 75–85 | 0–20 |
| Pagadian Explorers | | | | | | — | 82–80 | 82–68 | 73–78 |
| Roxas Vanguards | | | | | | | — | 71–69 | 79–72 |
| JPS Zamboanga City | | | | | | | | — | 82–79 |
| ALZA-Alayon Zamboanga del Sur | | | | | | | | | — |

#### Playoffs

Every team qualified for the playoffs. With Basilan having an undefeated record, they directly advanced to the Mindanao Finals. Every other team had to go through a three-round, single-elimination bracket before advancing to the Mindanao Finals. Teams ranked second through fifth were given twice-to-beat advantage in Quarterfinals Round 1.
There were two rounds of the Quarterfinals. Only Quarterfinals Round 1 featured twice-to-beat, while the next three rounds were all best-of-three series.
| Quarterfinals Round 1 (twice-to-beat) | Quarterfinals Round 1 (twice-to-beat) | Quarterfinals Round 1 (twice-to-beat) | Quarterfinals Round 1 (twice-to-beat) | Quarterfinals Round 2 (best-of-three) | Quarterfinals Round 2 (best-of-three) | Quarterfinals Round 2 (best-of-three) | Semifinals (best-of-three) | Semifinals (best-of-three) | Semifinals (best-of-three) | |
| 2 | Clarin | 20 | – | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Iligan | 0 | – | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Iligan | 0 | – | 2 | Clarin | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Zamboanga City | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Zamboanga City | 69 | – | 5 | Zamboanga City | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Zamboanga del Sur | 66 | – | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Zamboanga del Sur | 66 | – | | | | 5 | Zamboanga City | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Roxas | 2 | |
| 3 | Pagadian | 82 | 87 | | | | | | | | 4 | Roxas | 2 |
| 8 | Kapatagan | 96 | 76 | | | |
| 8 | Kapatagan | 96 | 76 | 3 | Pagadian | 0 | Mindanao Finals (best-of-three) | Mindanao Finals (best-of-three) | Mindanao Finals (best-of-three) | Mindanao Finals (best-of-three) | Mindanao Finals (best-of-three) |
| | | | | 4 | Roxas | 2 |
| 4 | Roxas | 20 | – | 4 | Roxas | 2 | 1 | Basilan | 81 | 89 | – |
| 7 | MisOr | 0 | – | | | | 4 | Roxas | 69 | 70 | – |

## VisMin Finals

The champions of both legs advanced to the VisMin Finals, referred to as the Southern Finals. It was a best-of-five series.
| Finals (best-of-five) | Finals (best-of-five) | Finals (best-of-five) | Finals (best-of-five) | Finals (best-of-five) | Finals (best-of-five) | Finals (best-of-five) |
| M1 | Basilan | 94 | 96 | 83 | – | – |
| V2 | Mandaue | 67 | 91 | 65 | – | – |
* August 11
| Basilan Peace Riders – Jumbo Plastic | 94–67 | KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City |
* Pagadian City Gymnasium, Ipil, Cebu
* August 12
| KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City | 91–96 | Basilan Peace Riders – Jumbo Plastic |
* Pagadian City Gymnasium, Ipil, Cebu
* August 13
| Basilan Peace Riders – Jumbo Plastic | 83–65 | KCS Computer Specialist Mandaue City |
| Basilan wins series 3–0 |||
* Pagadian City Gymnasium, Ipil, Cebu

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Hesed Gabo (Jumbo Plastic-Basilan Peace Riders)
* Mythical Five:
** Hesed Gabo (Jumbo Plastic-Basilan Peace Riders)
** Michael Mabulac (Jumbo Plastic-Basilan Peace Riders)
** John Wilson (Clarin Sto. Niño)
** Jerwin Gaco (Zamboanga City JPS)
** James Castro (Petra Cement-Roxas Vanguards)
* Top Homegrown Player: Rich Guinitaran

## Game-fixing scandal

The game between the ARQ Builders-Lapu Lapu City Heroes and the Siquijor Mystics was stopped at the half with Lapu Lapu leading, 27–13, ostensibly due to a power interruption. However, it was reported afterward that the game was stopped by officials after suspicious actions by the players—including missed free throws and blown layups. One video circulating online showed a player take a free throw first with his left hand, then with his right. Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup organizers expelled the Siquijor Mystics from the league. Fines and suspensions were also slapped against players and coaches of the Lapu-Lapu Heroes for their role in the controversial match.