The 2026 WMPBL season is the ongoing second regular season of the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as a professional league.
It follows the inaugural draft, which was held on February 15, 2025 at Xentromall, Rodriguez, Rizal. The WMPBL season itself commenced on April 12, 2026 at Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna.
Batangas-New Zealand Bluefire are the defending champions.
Format The 2026 regular season will start with the elimination round where all six participating teams will figure in a double round robin. The top two teams will earn a bye to the semifinals. The remaining teams will advance to the semifinals where the third and fourth ranking teams having a twice-to-beat advantage. The semifinals and the finals will be a best-of-three series.
Teams Six professional teams will take part at the 2026 WMPBL season. The Akari Sparks, Biñan Tatak Gel Angels, Caloocan Lady Kankaloo, and Pasig Queenpin will make their debut while Discovery Perlas, Pangasinan Solar Home Suns, San Juan Lady Knights, and Tagaytay 'Tol Patriots will take their leave of absence.
Bold text indicates new teams. Akari Sparks Rizal Batangas New Zealand Bluefire Biñan Tatak Gel Angels Caloocan Lady Kankaloo RK Hoops–Quezon City Pasig Queenpin
Elimination round
Results
Playoffs Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Teams in italics have twice-to-beat advantage for the series.
Quarterfinals (3) Biñan Tatak Gel Angels vs. (6) Caloocan Lady Kankaloo
(4) RK Hoops Quezon City vs. (5) Queenpin Pasig
Semifinals (1) Akari Sparks Rizal vs. (4) RK Hoops Quezon City
(2) Batangas New Zealand Bluefire vs. (3) Biñan Tatak Gel Angels
Finals: (1) Akari Sparks Rizal vs. (2) Batangas New Zealand Bluefire
Awards
Individual season awards The league's individual awards were given on July 12, 2026, before game 2 of the finals series at the Paco Arena in Manila. The finals MVP were announced after the game 3 of the finals series.
Award Recipient Team Most Valuable Player Afril Bernardino Batangas New Zealand Bluefire Finals Most Valuable Player Allana Lim Akari Sparks Rizal Defensive Player of the Year Afril Bernardino Batangas New Zealand Bluefire Rookie of the Year Mar Prado Akari Sparks Rizal Most Improved Player Lee Sario Pasig Queenpin
Mythical Five Player Team Afril Bernardino Batangas New Zealand Bluefire Snow Peñaranda Batangas New Zealand Bluefire Allana Lim Akari Sparks Rizal Monique Del Carmen Biñan Tatak Gel Angels Tantoy Ferrer RK Hoops–Quezon City
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