The 2015 Manny V. Pangilinan Cup, also known as the Master Game Face MVP Cup 2015 due to sponsorship reasons, was an invitational basketball tournament which was contested by four teams from September 11–13, 2015 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.[1] While a similarly named tournament was held in 2010, the 2010 MVP Invitational Champions' Cup, the 2015 MVP Cup is considered the inaugural edition of the MVP Cup and is planned to be held annually.[2]
| 2nd MVP Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Philippines |
| Dates | September 11–13 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Philippines (2nd title) |
The tournament was a single-round robin format and the champions were awarded $25,000.[3]
Venue
edit| Quezon City | |
|---|---|
| Smart Araneta Coliseum | .svg)  Araneta 2015 MVP Cup (Philippines) |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
| |
Participants
editChina, South Korea and Senegal were invited to join the tournament but neither three had confirmed their participation.[4] Lebanon confirmed their participation but later withdrew from the tournament due to undisclosed reasons.[5] Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters was a last minute replacement team following the withdrawal of Lebanon.[6][7]
Results
editStandings
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 267 | 235 | +32 | 6 |
 Wellington Saints
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 290 | 242 | +48 | 5 |
| Talk 'N Text
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 254 | 285 | −31 | 4 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 248 | 297 | −49 | 3 |
11 September
16:15 |
| Wellington Saints |
108–80 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 14–18, 31–18, 32–20 | ||
| Pts: Ruscoe, Turner 25 Rebs: Watkins 13 Asts: Braswell 11 |
Pts: Liu 13 Rebs: Q. Davis, Liu 6 Asts: Chen S.H., Tsai 3 | |
11 September
19:00 |
| Talk 'N Text |
77–93 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 18–22, 12–24, 25–24 | ||
| Pts: Fonacier 20 Rebs: Fonacier 9 Asts: Fonacier 4 |
Pts: Romeo 22 Rebs: Abueva 7 Asts: Romeo 6 | |
12 September
15:00 |
| Talk 'N Text |
99–91 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 16–22, 21–26, 34–18 | ||
| Pts: Tautuaa 20 Rebs: Tautuaa 13 Asts: Miranda 6 |
Pts: Liu 24 Rebs: Q. Davis 9 Asts: Liu 5 | |
12 September
17:00 |
| Wellington Saints |
81–84 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 19–18, 23–16, 16–30 | ||
| Pts: Braswell 25 Rebs: Turner 15 Asts: Braswell 5 |
Pts: Romeo 18 Rebs: Blatche 9 Asts: William 6 | |
13 September
15:00 |
| Wellington Saints |
101–78 | Talk 'N Text |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 28–29, 24–17, 29–18 | ||
| Pts: Bloxham 20 Rebs: Bloxham, Watkins 8 Asts: Bloxham 8 |
Pts: Tautuaa 26 | |
Awards
edit| 2015 MVP Cup champions |
|---|
 Philippines Second title |
References
edit- ^ Bracher, Jane (7 July 2015). "Gilas Pilipinas to play in MVP Cup before FIBA Asia". Rappler. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Joble, Rey (8 July 2015). "Inaugural MVP Cup set for Gilas Pilipinas as tuneup for FIBA Asia". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Giongco, Mark (7 July 2015). "PH to host four-nation MVP Cup as final tune-up before Fiba Asia". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Dy, Richard (12 July 2015). "Gilas-Senegal rematch looms in MVP Cup". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Dy, Richard (2 September 2015). "Lebanon pulls out from MVP Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (7 September 2015). "Tropang Texters join MVP Cup". Philippine Basketball Association, Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Dy, Adrian (8 September 2015). "LOOK 2015 MVP Cup schedule". Slam Philippines. Retrieved 8 September 2015.