Opening Ceremonies
The season began on October 4 with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeating the Coca Cola Tigers, 98-97.
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
| Team | Muse |
|---|---|
| Air21 Express | Karla Henry |
| Alaska Aces | Isabelle Daza |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | Iwa Moto |
| Coca-Cola Tigers | Pokwang |
| Purefoods TJ Giants | Iya Villania |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Priscilla Meirreles |
| Red Bull Barako | Marianna del Rio |
| San Miguel Beermen | 5 SMB models |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Ruffa Mae Quinto |
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Famous quotes containing the words opening and/or ceremonies:
“The current of our thoughts made as sudden bends as the river, which was continually opening new prospects to the east or south, but we are aware that rivers flow most rapidly and shallowest at these points.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Society is frivolous, and shreds its day into scraps, its conversation into ceremonies and escapes.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)