2023 Spikers' Turf season

The 2023 Spikers' Turf season is the sixth season of the men's volleyball league Spikers' Turf, the counterpart of the women's Premier Volleyball League (formerly called Shakey's V-League).

2023 Spikers' Turf 6th season
LeagueSpikers' Turf
SportVolleyball
DurationJanuary 22 – December 15, 2023
TV partner(s)One Sports
Conferences
Open championsUE school colors Cignal HD Spikers
  Open runners-up AMC Cotabato Spikers
Invitational championsNU school colors Sta Elena–NU Nationals
  Invitational runners-upUE school colors Cignal HD Spikers
Spiker's Turf seasons

The sixth season started on January 22, 2023, with the launch of the 2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference.[1]

Open Conference edit

The 2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference was the sixteenth conference and the start of the sixth season of the Spikers' Turf.[2] The tournament began on January 22, 2023, with a total of eleven teams, including four new teams at the Paco Arena, Paco, Manila.[3] This is the first conference of the league to use a Video Challenge.

Participating teams edit

2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head Coach Team Captain
CTB   AMC Cotabato Spikers AMC Volleyball / Cotabato Arthur Mamon Jayvee Sumagaysay
CHD   Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Dexter Clamor Ysrael Wilson Marasigan
DNV   D' Navigators Iloilo Iloilo City Kenneth Panes Jerome Cordez
IMU   Imus City–AJAA Spikers Imus City / Ivy Tuason Photography Sinfronio Acaylar Esmilzo Polvorosa
NUB   NU–Archipelago Builders National University / Archipelago Builders Dante Alinsunurin Joseph Bello
PJN   PGJC Navy Sea Lions Philippine Navy Cecille Cruzada Gregorio Dolor
PAF   Philippine Air Force Air Spikers Philippine Air Force Jhimson Merza Jessie Lopez
PAR   Philippine Army Troopers Philippine Army Melvin Carolino Benjaylo Labide
SRC   Santa Rosa City Lions Department of Education City Division of Sta. Rosa Edward Jan Lirio Harvey Quezada
VVH   Vanguard Volley Hitters Vanguard Volleyball Team Edjet Mabbayad Ronchette Lee Villegas
VNS   VNS Griffins VNS Management Group Ralph Raymund Ocampo Ron Medalla

Preliminary round edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Cignal HD Spikers 10 10 0 30 30 1 30.000 777 590 1.317 Final round
2   AMC Cotabato Spikers 10 9 1 27 27 7 3.857 819 704 1.163
3   D' Navigators Iloilo 10 7 3 20 24 16 1.500 888 884 1.005
4   Imus City–AJAA Spikers 10 7 3 20 23 17 1.353 919 808 1.137
5   VNS Griffins 10 6 4 16 21 19 1.105 865 891 0.971
6   PGJC Navy Sea Lions 10 5 5 16 22 21 1.048 957 934 1.025
7   Santa Rosa City Lions 10 4 6 11 16 22 0.727 836 887 0.943
8   Philippine Army Troopers 10 3 7 9 17 26 0.654 889 983 0.904
9   Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 10 2 8 6 10 26 0.385 770 850 0.906
10   NU–Archipelago Builders 10 1 9 7 13 28 0.464 872 922 0.946
11   Vanguard Volley Hitters 10 1 9 3 9 29 0.310 771 910 0.847

Final round edit

Semifinals edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Cignal HD Spikers 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 248 195 1.272 Championship series
2   AMC Cotabato Spikers 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 228 229 0.996
3   D' Navigators Iloilo 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 210 225 0.933 3rd place series
4   Imus City–AJAA Spikers 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 211 236 0.894

Finals edit

3rd place edit

  • Imus wins the series, 1–1, via sets ratio of 1.33 vs. 0.750
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar 15:00 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 1–3 D' Navigators Iloilo 25–21 23–25 21–25 22–25   91–96 P2
31 Mar 15:00 D' Navigators Iloilo 0–3 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 19–25 18–25 21–25     58–75 P2

Championship edit

  • Cignal wins series, 2–0
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar 17:30 AMC Cotabato Spikers 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 22–25 22–25 26–28     70–78 P2
31 Mar 17:30 Cignal HD Spikers 3–2 AMC Cotabato Spikers 25–21 22–25 25–17 28–30 15–7 115–100 P2

Invitational Conference edit

The 2023 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference was the seventeenth conference and the end of the sixth season of the Spikers' Turf. The tournament began from October 20, to December 15, 2023, at the Paco Arena, Paco, Manila.[6][7]

This conference used the same format of the Premier Volleyball League Invitationals, where foreign club, Maruichi Hyogo of Japan participated the round-robin semifinals.[8]

Participating teams edit

There were twenty-five teams participating in this conference, some of the teams will come from the UAAP and NCAA, sponsored by corporate/companies. Maruichi Hyogo of Japan, which will have a bye to the semifinals.[7]

Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain
Pool A
ADM   Ateneo–Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University / Republic Biscuit Corporation   Timmy Sto. Tomas   Lance Andrei De Castro
DNV   D' Navigators Iloilo Iloilo City   Boyet Delmoro   John Michael Apolinario
DLD   Don Pacundo–DLSU Dasmariñas Patriots Don Pacundo Sportswear / De La Salle University – Dasmariñas   Jerome Roland Mirano   Valeriano Sasis
UPH   Perpetual–Kinto Altas University of Perpetual Help System DALTA / Kinto Tyres Philippines   Sammy Acaylar   John Christian Enarciso
PAT   Philippine Army Troopers Philippine Army   Melvin Carolino   Benjaylo Labide
NUI   Sta. Elena-NU Nationals Sta. Elena Construction / National University   Dante Alinsunurin   Ave Joshua Retamar
Pool B
CAB   Cabstars–City of Cabuyao City of Cabuyao   Christian Antiporta   Aljune Centeno
DLS   EcoOil–La Salle Green Oilers Eco Oil Ltd. / De La Salle University   Jose Monsol Roque   John Mark Ronquillo
SBU   MKA–San Beda Red Spikers MKA / San Beda University   Ariel Dela Cruz   Aidjien Josh Rus
PAF   Philippine Air Force Airmen Philippine Air Force   Jhimson Merza   Rodolfo Labrador
PCU   PCU Dasmariñas–SASKIN Dolphins Philippine Christian University Dasmariñas / SASKIN   Reygan Espera   Lan Carlo Agatep
VNS   VNS Griffins VNS Management Group   Ralph Ocampo   Philip Michael Bagalay
Pool C
CHD   Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc.   Dexter Clamor   Ysay Marasigan
ADU   Davies Paint–Adamson Soaring Falcons Davies Paints Philippines / Adamson University   George Pascua   John Eugenio Gay
PCG   Philippine Coast Guard Lifesavers Philippine Coast Guard   John Sen Rivadenera   John Kevin Dela Vega
SNL   Saints and Lattes–Letran Saints Spikers Saints and Lattes Cafè / Colegio de San Juan de Letran   Brian Esquibel   Raxel Redd Catris
SRC   Santa Rosa City Lions Sta. Rosa City   Edward Jan Lirio   Harvey Quezada
SGC   St. Gerard Construction–Benilde Blazing Builders St. Gerard Construction / De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde   Arnold Laniog   Bryle Gomez
Pool D
APH   Alpha Omega Elite Spikers Alpha Omega Elite   Edjet Mabbayad   Kim Tan
FEU   Chef on a Diet–FEU Chef on a Diet / Far Eastern University   Eddieson Orcullo   Jefferson Abuniawan
PGJ   PGJC Navy Sea Lions Philippine Navy   Cecille Cruzada   Marvin Hairami
SAV   Savouge RTU Basilan Golden Thunders Savouge Aesthetics Philippines / RTU Basilan   Sabtbl Abdul   Jhon Lorenz Señoron
TBH   The Bayleaf Hotels–Lyceum Pirates The Bayleaf Hotels / Lyceum of the Philippines University   Paul Jan Dolorias   Jun Edang
XMG   EAC–Xentromall Generals ARMC Holdings Company, Inc. / Emilio Aguinaldo College   Rodrigo Palmero   Bhim Lawrence Diones
Foreign guest team
MAR   Maruichi Hyogo Maruichi Co., Ltd. / Hyogo Prefectural U.V.F.   Kota Kunichika   Hinata Kuroda

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Sta. Elena–NU Nationals 5 4 1 12 13 3 4.333 397 318 1.248 Final round
2   Perpetual–Kinto Altas 5 4 1 10 12 7 1.714 422 381 1.108
3   Philippine Army Troopers 5 4 1 9 12 10 1.200 470 463 1.015
4   D' Navigators Iloilo 5 2 3 8 10 9 1.111 419 405 1.035
5   Ateneo–Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles 5 1 4 4 5 12 0.417 359 389 0.923
6   Don Pacundo–DLSU D Patriots 5 0 5 2 4 15 0.267 333 438 0.760

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Cabstars–City of Cabuyao 5 4 1 13 14 6 2.333 468 427 1.096 Final round
2   EcoOil–La Salle Green Oilers 5 4 1 10 13 7 1.857 477 433 1.102
3   VNS Griffins 5 4 1 10 12 7 1.714 427 389 1.098
4   MKA–San Beda Red Spikers 5 2 3 7 9 10 0.900 450 456 0.987
5   Philippine Air Force Airmen 5 1 4 4 7 12 0.583 431 458 0.941
6   PCU D–Dolphins SASKIN 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 320 410 0.780

Pool C edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Cignal HD Spikers 5 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 428 352 1.216 Final round
2   Saints and Lattes–Letran Saints Spikers 5 4 1 11 12 5 2.400 390 340 1.147
3   Davies Paint–Adamson 5 3 2 11 13 8 1.625 479 447 1.072
4   St. Gerrard Construction–Benilde Blazing Builders 5 2 3 6 8 10 0.800 430 420 1.024
5   Santa Rosa City Lions 5 1 4 3 5 13 0.385 369 469 0.787
6   Philippine Coast Guard Lifesavers 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 285 398 0.716

Pool D edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Chef on a Diet FEU Tamaraws 5 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 432 346 1.249 Final round
2   PGJC Navy Sea Lions 5 4 1 12 14 6 2.333 461 380 1.213
3   Savouge RTU Basilan Golden Thunder 5 3 2 8 10 10 1.000 450 459 0.980
4   EAC Xentromall Generals 5 2 3 7 10 9 1.111 426 416 1.024
5   Alpha Omega Elite Spikers 5 1 4 4 5 13 0.385 341 418 0.816
6   The Bayleaf Hotels LPU Pirates 5 0 5 0 2 15 0.133 331 422 0.784

Final round edit

Quarterfinals edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec 3 11:00 Chef on a Diet FEU 0–3 Perpetual–Kinto 18–25 17–25 21–25     56–75 P2
Dec 3 13:00 Cignal HD Spikers 3–0 EcoOil–La Salle 26–24 25–18 25–19     76–61 P2
Dec 3 15:00 Cabstars 0–3 Saints and Lattes–Letran 24–26 19–25 21–25     64–76 P2
Dec 3 17:00 Sta. Elena–NU Nationals 3–1 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 25–23 22–25 28–26 25–17   100–91 P2

Semifinals edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Cignal HD Spikers 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 300 220 1.364 Championship match
2   Sta Elena–NU Nationals 4 3 1 9 9 4 2.250 307 269 1.141
3   Saints and Lattes–Letran Saints Spikers 4 2 2 6 7 8 0.875 326 345 0.945 3rd place match
4   Maruichi Hyogo 4 1 3 3 4 9 0.444 273 317 0.861
5   Perpetual–Kinto Altas 4 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 274 329 0.833

Finals edit

3rd place match edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec 15 15:30 Saints and Lattes–Letran Saints Spikers 2–3 Maruichi Hyogo 25–20 16–25 21–25 25–22 11–15 98–107 P2
Championship match edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec 15 17:30 Cignal HD Spikers 2–3 Sta Elena–NU Nationals 25–22 22–25 25–21 22–25 8–15 102–108 P2

Conference results edit

Conference Champion Runner-up 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
Open  
Cignal
 
AMC Cotabato
 
Imus–AJAA
 
Iloilo
 
VNS
 
PGJC Navy
 
Santa Rosa City
 
Army
 
NU–Archipelago
 
Air Force
 
Vanguard
Invitational   Sta Elena–NU  
Cignal
  Maruichi Hyogo  
Saints and Lattes–Letran
 
Perpetual–Kinto
 
Chef on a Diet FEU
 
Cabstars
 
PGJC Navy
 
EcoOil-La Salle
 
VNS
 
Army
 
Davies Paint–Adamson
 
Savouge RTU Basilan
 
Iloilo
(14th)
 
EAC–Xentromall
(15th)
 
MKA–San Beda
(16th)
 
St. Gérard Construction–Benilde
(17th)
 
Air Force
(18th)
 
Ateneo–Fudgee Barr
(19th)
 
Alpha Omega Elite
(20th)
 
Santa Rosa City (21st)
 
Don Pacundo–DLSU-D
(22nd)
 
PCU D–SASKIN
(23rd)
 
Bayleaf Hotels–Lyceum
(24th)
 
Coast Guard
(25th)

See also edit

References edit

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