[4] After inviting Kuala Lumpur Aseel as a guest team in the previous tournament, this tournament marked the league's further expansion into the Southeast Asia region, with seven of the ten teams being from outside the Philippines.

The Malaysia national team, playing as "Harimau Malaysia", clinched the title by beating fellow Malaysian team Kuala Lumpur Aseel in the final.

The top two teams from each group will then advance to the single-elimination knockout stage.

The top two teams from the elimination round advanced to the semifinals.

The winners advanced for a one-game final while the losers contested in the third place play-off game.