1988 PBA Open Conference

The 1988 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the first conference of the 1988 PBA season. It started on March 20 and ended on June 9, 1988. 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; 10 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.
Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
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-five playoff.

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	7	3	.700	—	Semifinal round
2	Ginebra San Miguel	6	4	.600	1
3	Purefoods Hotdogs	6	4	.600	1
4	Alaska Milkmen	6	4	.600	1
5	Great Taste Instant Milk	4	6	.400	3
6	Shell Helix Oilers	1	9	.100	6

Semifinal round

Overall standings
Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 San Miguel Beermen 12 6 .667 — Advance to the Finals 2 Purefoods Hotdogs 12 6 .667 — 3 Ginebra San Miguel 10 8 .556 2 Proceed to third place playoffs 4 Alaska Milkmen 9 9 .500 3 5 Great Taste Instant Milk 6 12 .333 6Source: [citation needed] Notes:	Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L 1 Purefoods Hotdogs 6 2 2 San Miguel Beermen 5 3 3 Ginebra San Miguel 4 4 4 Alaska Milkmen 3 5 5 Great Taste Instant Milk 2 6Source: [citation needed]
1	San Miguel Beermen	12	6	.667	—	Advance to the Finals
2	Purefoods Hotdogs	12	6	.667	—
3	Ginebra San Miguel	10	8	.556	2	Proceed to third place playoffs
4	Alaska Milkmen	9	9	.500	3
5	Great Taste Instant Milk	6	12	.333	6
Pos	Team	W	L
1	Purefoods Hotdogs	6	2
2	San Miguel Beermen	5	3
3	Ginebra San Miguel	4	4
4	Alaska Milkmen	3	5
5	Great Taste Instant Milk	2	6