SCHEDULE: 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup elimination round
(Schedule updated as of August 14)
The PBA Season 49 officially opens with the import-reinforced Governors’ Cup on August 18, 2024.
The league reverted to the three-conference format for the 2024-2025 season beginning with the Governors’ Cup followed by the Commissioner’s Cup then ending with the Philippine Cup.
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Games are scheduled 5 pm and 7:30 pm from Tuesday to Sundays, except for single-header Saturday out-of-town nights. The main venues are Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.
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Here is the schedule of the elimination round, subject to changes from the PBA.
2024 PBA Governors’ Cup elimination round schedule (as of August 14)
August 18, Sunday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – opening
- 7:30pm – Meralco vs Magnolia
August 20, Tuesday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Blackwater vs Rain or Shine
- 7:30pm – Northport vs TNT
August 21, Wednesday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Converge vs Terrafirma
- 7:30pm – Phoenix vs San Miguel
August 22, Thursday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – NLEX vs Blackwater
- 7:30pm – TNT vs Meralco
August 23, Friday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Terrafirma vs Northport
- 7:30pm – Magnolia vs Converge
August 24, Saturday – Candon, Ilocos
- 6pm -Rain or Shine vs Ginebra
August 25, Sunday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Phoenix vs NLEX
- 7:30pm – Blackwater vs San Miguel
August 27, Tuesday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Converge vs TNT
- 7:30pm – San Miguel vs Ginebra
August 28, Wednesday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Meralco vs Terrafirma
- 7:30pm – NLEX vs Rain or Shine
August 29, Thursday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Northport vs Converge
- 7:30pm – TNT vs Magnolia
August 30, Friday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Rain or Shine vs Phoenix
- 7:30pm – Ginebra vs Blackwater
August 31, Saturday – Cagayan de oro
- 6pm – San Miguel vs NLEX
September 1, Sunday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Magnolia vs Terrafirma
- 7:30pm – Meralco vs Northport
September 3, Tuesday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Blackwater vs Phoenix
- 7:30pm – NLEX vs Ginebra
September 4, Wednesday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Converge vs Meralco
- 7:30pm – Northport vs Magnolia
September 5, Thursday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Terrafirma vs TNT
- 7:30pm – Rain or Shine vs San Miguel
September 6, Friday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Blackwater vs NLEX
- 7:30pm – Ginebra vs Phoenix
September 7, Saturday – Panabo, Davao
- 5pm – Northport vs Terrafirma
- 7:30pm – TNT vs Converge
September 8, Sunday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Northport vs Terrafirma
- 7:30pm – TNT vs Converge
September 10, Tuesday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Phoenix vs Rain or Shine
- 7:30pm – Blackwater vs Ginebra
September 11, Wednesday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Converge vs Northport
- 7:30pm – NLEX vs San Miguel
September 12, Thursday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Meralco vs TNT
- 7:30pm – Terrafirma vs Magnolia
September 13, Friday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – San Miguel vs Phoenix
- 7:30pm – Ginebra vs Rain or Shine
September 14, Saturday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Northport vs Meralco
- 7:30pm – Converge vs Terrafirma
September 15, Sunday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Phoenix vs Blackwater
- 7:30pm – San Miguel vs Ginebra
September 17, Tuesday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Rain or Shine vs NLEX
- 7:30pm – Magnolia vs TNT
September 18, Wednesday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Maeralco vs Converge
- 7:30pm – Ginebra vs Phoenix
September 19, Thursday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – TNT vs Terrafirma
- 7:30pm – San Miguel vs Rain or Shine
September 20, Friday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Phoenix vs NLEX
- 7:30pm – Northport vs Magnolia
September 21, Saturday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Blackwater vs San Miguel
- 7:30pm – Terrafirma vs Meralco
September 22, Sunday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – TNT vs Northport
- 7:30pm – NLEX vs Ginebra
September 24, Monday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium
- 5pm – Magnolia vs Converge
- 7:30pm – Rain or Shine vs Blackwater
