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1985 PBA Open Conference

Field	Value
year	1985
conference_name	Open Conference
duration	March 3 – May 30, 1985
TV	Vintage Sports (MBS)
best_import	Norman Black
(Magnolia Ice Cream Makers)
champion	Great Taste Coffee Makers
runner-up	Magnolia Ice Cream Makers
nextconf_link	1986 PBA Open Conference
nextconf_year	1986
prev_conf	1984 Invitational
prev_conf_link	1984 PBA Invitational Championship
next_conf	1985 All-Filipino
next_conf_link	1985 PBA All-Filipino Conference

(Magnolia Ice Cream Makers) | runner-up = Magnolia Ice Cream Makers

The 1985 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the first conference of the 1985 PBA season. It started on March 3 and ended on May 30, 1985. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

Double-round robin eliminations; 12 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals.
The next four teams will qualify to the single round robin quarterfinals. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. The top two teams will advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals will be a double round robin affair with the four remaining teams. The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-seven series.

Elimination round

Quarterfinal round

Semifinal round berth playoff

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

Main article: 1985 PBA Open Conference finals

References

"PBA boxscores@May 1985".

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