1983 PBA Open Conference

	Qualified for semifinals
	Qualified for quarterfinals

1983 PBA Open Conference
Duration	August 28 – December 1, 1983
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (City2)
Finals
Champions	Crispa Redmanizers
Runners-up	Great Taste Coffeemakers
Awards
Best Import	Billy Ray Bates (Crispa)
PBA Open Conference chronology
	1985 >
PBA conference chronology
	< 1983 Reinforced Filipino 1984 First All-Filipino >

The 1983 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the third and last conference of the 1983 PBA season. It started on August 28 and ended on December 1, 1983. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires two imports per each team.

Format

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

Double-round eliminations; 14 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
The two teams at the bottom of the standings after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals.
The next four teams will qualify in a single round robin quarterfinals; 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-five finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

Elimination round

#	Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Great Taste Coffee Makers	9	5	.643	--
2	Crispa Redmanizers	9	5	.643	--
3	San Miguel Beermen	7	7	.500	2
4	Galerie Dominique Artists	7	7	.500	2
5	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	7	7	.500	2
6	Tanduay Rhum Makers	6	8	.429	3
7	Toyota Super Corollas	6	8	.429	3
8	Winston Kings	5	9	.357	4

6th-seed playoff

Vintage

October 30

Tanduay Rhum Makers 111, Toyota Super Corollas 110

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Quarterfinal round

#	Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	2	1	.667	–-
2	San Miguel Beermen	2	1	.667	–-
3	Tanduay Rhum Makers	2	1	.667	--
4	Galerie Dominique Artists	0	3	.000	2

Semis berth playoff

Vintage

November 10

San Miguel Beermen 108, Tanduay Rhum Makers 104

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinal round

	Qualified for finals
	Qualified for battle for third

#	Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Crispa Redmanizers	3	3	.500	–-
2	Great Taste Coffee Makers	3	3	.500	–-
3	San Miguel Beermen	3	3	.500	--
4	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	3	3	.500	--

All four teams were tied at 3 wins and 3 loss after the double-round semifinals. ^[1] The PBA had their first-ever double playoff for the two finals berth. ^[2]