During the Fiesta Conference , the newly named Burger King Whoppers finished at the number 4 spot and earned a twice-to-beat advantage entering the wildcard phase . They squandered the Alaska Aces , 96-90 , and booked a best-of-3 quarterfinals seat against the Sta. Lucia Realtors which they also won , 2-1 and earned a spot in the final four which they were pitted against the no. 1 team San Miguel Beermen . They lost the series 4-2 . David , himself , struggled during the semifinals series in which he even scored 0 in game 4 , his first ever zero point performance since his rookie season . The Whoppers won third place honors
Fiesta Conference
2009 PBA Fiesta Conference
Gary David