2023 MPVA season

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2023 MPVA season
Tournament details
DatesPreliminary round:
October 22 – November 30, 2023
Playoffs:
December 2 – 21, 2023
Teams8
Champions Bacoor City Strikers (1st title)
Runners-up Negros–ICC Blue Hawks
Third place Marikina Lady Shoemasters
Fourth place Rizal Golden Coolers
Tournament awards
MVPShaila Omipon (Bacoor City)
Best SetterVenice Puzon (Rizal)
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPReyann Cañete (Negros)
Best LiberoAlyssa Eroa (Marikina)
Tournament statistics
Matches played57

The 2023 MPVA season was the first overall season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA). The preliminary round began on October 22, 2023 and ended on November 30, 2023. The playoffs then ran from December 2 to 21, 2023. [1] This season featured eight teams from across the country. [2]

Contents

The opening ceremony took place at Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal with a doubleheader featuring the Caloocan AM Spikers and Negros–ICC Blue Hawks in the first match, followed by the San Juan Lady Knights and Rizal Golden Coolers in the second match. [2]

The Bacoor City Strikers won the league's inaugural championship, after defeating the Negros–ICC Blue Hawks in three matches in the Finals. [3]

The succeeding 2024 season would be the league's first full-length season and is referred to as Season 1. To differentiate the two seasons, the 2023 season is retroactively referred to as the MPVA Inaugural Season.

Teams

The inaugural season feature eight teams: six from Luzon, one from Visayas, and one from Mindanao. The league had previously announced teams based in Bulacan, Manila, and Quezon City, but all three deferred due to time constraints. [2] Each team's roster was revealed on October 21, 2023. [4]

Arenas

At least one gameday is played in a team's designated home arena, usually located within the home locality of the team. Nasipit, Negros, and San Juan are exceptions, as these teams are assigned home venues in non-MPVA markets.

TeamArenaLocationCapacity
Bacoor City Strikers Strike Gymnasium Bacoor, Cavite 1,500
Biñan Tatak Gel Santa Rosa Sports Complex Santa Rosa, Laguna 5,700
Caloocan AM Spikers Caloocan Sports Complex Caloocan 2,500
Marikina Lady Shoemasters Marikina Sports Center Marikina 7,000
Nasipit Lady Spikers Baliwag Star Arena Baliwag, Bulacan 5,000
Negros–ICC Blue Hawks Ynares Sports Arena Pasig 3,000
Rizal Golden Coolers Ynares Center Antipolo, Rizal 7,400
San Juan Lady Knights University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Las Piñas N/A
Arellano University School of Law Manila N/A
Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila N/A

Roster regulations

The league has a set of roster regulations, putting restrictions on which and how many players and which players each team can place onto its roster. The initial roster regulations are as follows: [1] [5]

Preliminary round

The preliminary round began on October 22, 2023 with the opening ceremonies at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal. It was divided into two stages: the round-robin stage and the group stage. In the round-robin stage, all eight teams play one game against all other teams. In the group stage, two groups of four teams were formed, from there a round-robin format is then used for each group. In each gameday, a set of games are played in a team's homecourt, with the final game often featuring the designated home team. [6]

Pool standing procedure

  1. Win-loss record
  2. Set ratio: number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
  3. Setpoint ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
  4. Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.

Standings

PosGrpTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1A Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 1091272983.6258716591.322Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals
2B Rizal Golden Coolers 10822326122.1679897971.241
3A Bacoor City Strikers 10641723181.2789148541.070
4B Nasipit Lady Spikers 10461417210.8108558231.039
5A Marikina Lady Shoemasters 10461319230.8269019180.981Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals
6BCaloocan AM Spikers10371014250.5608058890.906
7ABiñan Tatak Gel1037914250.5607809080.859
8BSan Juan Lady Knights1037715250.6008809460.930
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure

Results table

Legend
Won in 3/4 setsLost in 3/4 sets
Won in 5 setsLost in 5 sets
Bold indicates home match
2023 MPVA season results table
TeamMatch
12345678910
Bacoor City
(BCR)
NAS
1–3
RZL
2–3
NEG
3–2
BIN
3–1
MAR
3–1
SJ
3–0
CAL
3–1
BIN
3–2
NEG
1–3
MAR
1–3
Biñan
(BIN)
CAL
3–2
BCR
1–3
NAS
0–3
RZL
0–3
NEG
1–3
MAR
1–3
SJ
3–1
BCR
2–3
MAR
3–1
NEG
0–3
Caloocan
(CAL)
NEG
0–3
MAR
3–2
BIN
2–3
SJ
0–3
NAS
1–3
RZL
2–3
BCR
0–3
RZL
0–3
NAS
3–1
SJ
3–1
Marikina
(MAR)
CAL
2–3
NAS
3–2
SJ
3–1
BCR
1–3
RZL
1–3
BIN
3–1
NEG
0–3
NEG
2–3
BIN
1–3
BCR
3–1
Nasipit
(NAS)
BCR
3–1
MAR
2–3
SJ
2–3
BIN
3–0
NEG
0–3
CAL
3–1
RZL
0–3
SJ
3–1
CAL
1–3
RZL
0–3
Negros
(NEG)
CAL
3–0
BCR
2–3
RZL
3–0
NAS
3–0
BIN
3–1
SJ
3–1
MAR
3–0
MAR
3–2
BCR
3–1
BIN
3–0
Rizal
(RZL)
SJ
3–1
BCR
3–2
NEG
0–3
BIN
3–0
MAR
3–1
CAL
3–2
NAS
3–0
CAL
3–0
SJ
2–3
NAS
3–0
San Juan
(SJ)
RZL
1–3
NAS
3–2
MAR
1–3
CAL
3–0
BCR
0–3
NEG
1–3
BIN
1–3
NAS
1–3
RZL
3–2
CAL
1–3

Match results

The team abbreviation in parentheses indicate the designated home team for that gameday. Arenas in italics indicate games that are played in non-MPVA markets.

Round-robin stage

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Oct. 2203:30 pm Ynares Center (RZL)Caloocan AM Spikers 0–3 Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 23–2516–2519–2558–75 
Oct. 2206:00 pm Ynares Center (RZL)San Juan Lady Knights 1–3Rizal Golden Coolers27–2925–2319–2524–2695–103 
Oct. 2503:30 pmStrike Gymnasium (BCR)Caloocan AM Spikers3–2 Marikina Lady Shoemasters 23–2525–1925–2023–2515–13111–102 
Oct. 2506:00 pmStrike Gymnasium (BCR) Nasipit Lady Spikers 3–1 Bacoor City Strikers 25–2125–1923–2525–1698–81 
Oct. 2603:30 pmStrike Gymnasium (BCR) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 3–2 Nasipit Lady Spikers 22–2525–2125–1828–3015–12115–106 
Oct. 2606:00 pmStrike Gymnasium (BCR) Bacoor City Strikers 2–3Rizal Golden Coolers25–2325–1527–2924–269–15110–108 
Nov. 401:00 pmStrike Gymnasium (BCR)Biñan Tatak Gel3–2 Caloocan AM Spikers 19–2521–2525–2325–2215–10105–105 
Nov. 403:30 pmStrike Gymnasium (BCR) Nasipit Lady Spikers 2–3San Juan Lady Knights26–2825–1626–2423–2513–15113–108 
Nov. 406:00 pmStrike Gymnasium (BCR) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 2–3 Bacoor City Strikers 25–1725–2316–2520–2514–16100–106 
Nov. 503:30 pmStrike Gymnasium (BCR) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 3–1 San Juan Lady Knights 24–2625–1725–1725–1999–79 
Nov. 506:00 pmStrike Gymnasium (BCR)Biñan Tatak Gel 1–3 Bacoor City Strikers 15–2520–2526–2414–2575–99 
Nov. 810:00 am Santa Rosa Sports Complex (BIN)Caloocan AM Spikers 0–3San Juan Lady Knights24–2624–2614–2562–77 
Nov. 812:30 pm Santa Rosa Sports Complex (BIN) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 1–3 Bacoor City Strikers 17–2516–2525–1621–2579–91 
Nov. 803:00 pm Santa Rosa Sports Complex (BIN)Rizal Golden Coolers 0–3 Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 24–2626–2822–2572–79 
Nov. 805:30 pm Santa Rosa Sports Complex (BIN)Biñan Tatak Gel 0–3 Nasipit Lady Spikers 10–2515–2511–2536–75 
Nov. 1103:30 pmBaliwag Star Arena (NAS)Rizal Golden Coolers3–0 Biñan Tatak Gel 25–1625–1625–2075–52 
Nov. 1106:00 pmBaliwag Star Arena (NAS) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–0 Nasipit Lady Spikers 25–2125–1625–2075–57 
Nov. 1203:30 pmBaliwag Star Arena (NAS)San Juan Lady Knights 0–3 Bacoor City Strikers 15–2522–2515–2552–75 
Nov. 1206:00 pmBaliwag Star Arena (NAS) Nasipit Lady Spikers 3–1 Caloocan AM Spikers 25–1725–1622–2525–1397–71 
Nov. 1503:30 pm Marikina Sports Center (MAR)Biñan Tatak Gel 1–3 Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 14–2525–2323–2524–2686–99 
Nov. 1506:00 pm Marikina Sports Center (MAR) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 1–3Rizal Golden Coolers25–1616–2524–2618–2583–92 
Nov. 1601:00 pm Marikina Sports Center (MAR) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–1 San Juan Lady Knights 25–2225–2321–2525–2196–91 
Nov. 1603:30 pm Marikina Sports Center (MAR)Rizal Golden Coolers3–2 Caloocan AM Spikers 25–2725–2225–1721–2515–11111–102 
Nov. 1606:00 pm Marikina Sports Center (MAR)Biñan Tatak Gel 1–3 Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–2114–2516–2520–2575–96 
Nov. 1910:30 am Ynares Center (RZL) Bacoor City Strikers 3–0 Caloocan AM Spikers 25–1925–1525–1575–49 
Nov. 1901:00 pm Ynares Center (RZL)Biñan Tatak Gel3–1 San Juan Lady Knights 14–2525–2132–3026–2497–100 
Nov. 1903:30 pm Ynares Center (RZL) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–0 Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–2025–1825–2175–59 
Nov. 1906:00 pm Ynares Center (RZL) Nasipit Lady Spikers 0–3Rizal Golden Coolers12–2519–2525–2756–77 

Group stage

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Nov. 2201:00 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL) Nasipit Lady Spikers 3–1 San Juan Lady Knights 25–2025–2224–2625–1799–85 
Nov. 2203:30 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 2–3 Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 25–1417–2525–2117–2512–1596–100 
Nov. 2206:00 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL)Rizal Golden Coolers3–0 Caloocan AM Spikers 25–2025–1725–975–46 
Nov. 2301:00 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL) Bacoor City Strikers 3–2 Biñan Tatak Gel 25–2125–2218–2522–2515–10105–103 
Nov. 2303:30 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL)San Juan Lady Knights3–2 Rizal Golden Coolers 21–2525–2220–2525–1615–11106–99 
Nov. 2306:00 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL)Caloocan AM Spikers3–1 Nasipit Lady Spikers 25–1823–2525–2125–2298–86 
Nov. 2601:00 pm Ynares Sports Arena (NEG)Rizal Golden Coolers3–0 Nasipit Lady Spikers 25–2225–2127–2577–68 
Nov. 2603:30 pm Ynares Sports Arena (NEG)Biñan Tatak Gel3–1 Marikina Lady Shoemasters 23–2525–1825–1525–2198–79 
Nov. 2606:00 pm Ynares Sports Arena (NEG) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–1 Bacoor City Strikers 22–2525–2025–1425–2297–81 
Nov. 3001:00 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (SJ) Bacoor City Strikers 1–3 Marikina Lady Shoemasters 20–2522–2525–1724–2691–93 
Nov. 3003:30 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (SJ)Biñan Tatak Gel 0–3 Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 17–2522–2514–2553–75 
Nov. 3006:00 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (SJ)Caloocan AM Spikers3–1 San Juan Lady Knights 28–3025–1725–1725–20103–84 

Playoffs

The playoffs began on December 2, 2023.

All eight teams automatically qualify for a three-round, single-elimination playoffs. In the Quarterfinals, the top four teams are given a twice-to-beat advantage, requiring them to only win one game to advance while their opponents must win two games. A best-of-three format will then be used for the Semifinals and Finals. Alongside the Finals for the winning teams of the Semifinals, there will also be a best-of-three Bronze Medal Match between the losing teams of the Semifinals. [5] [6]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Twice-to-beat)
Semifinals
(Best-of-3)
Finals
(Best-of-3)
              
1 Negros 3
8 San Juan 0
1 Negros 1 3 3
5 Marikina 3 2 0
4 Nasipit 2 1
5 Marikina 3 3
1 Negros1 3 0
3 Bacoor City 3 1 3
2 Rizal3
7 Biñan 0
2 Rizal3 0 1 Bronze Medal Match
(Best-of-3)
3 Bacoor City 2 3 3
3 Bacoor City 3 5 Marikina 3 2 3
6 Caloocan 1 2 Rizal0 3 2

Quarterfinals

(1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks vs. (8) San Juan Lady Knights

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec. 206:00 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–0 (8) San Juan Lady Knights 25–2225–2025–2275–64 

(2) Rizal Golden Coolers vs. (7) Biñan Tatak Gel

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec. 201:00 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (2) Rizal Golden Coolers3–0 (7) Biñan Tatak Gel 25–2225–1925–1675–57 

(3) Bacoor City Strikers vs. (6) Caloocan AM Spikers

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec. 203:30 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (3) Bacoor City Strikers 3–1 (6) Caloocan AM Spikers 25–1525–2220–2525–1495–76 

(4) Nasipit Lady Spikers vs. (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec. 210:00 am UPHSD Las Piñas (4) Nasipit Lady Spikers 2–3(5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–2723–2525–2125–2112–15110–109 
Dec. 601:00 pm AU School of Law (4) Nasipit Lady Spikers 1–3(5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–2221–2517–2521–2584–97 

Semifinals

(1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks vs. (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec. 903:30 pm LPU Manila (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 1–3(5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 19–2525–2725–1525–2794–94 
Dec. 1006:00 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 2–3(1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 24–2625–2319–2527–2512–15107–114 
Dec. 1303:30 pm Ynares Center (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–0 (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–2125–1625–1975–56 

(2) Rizal Golden Coolers vs. (3) Bacoor City Strikers

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec. 906:00 pm LPU Manila (2) Rizal Golden Coolers3–2 (3) Bacoor City Strikers 26–2816–2525–2225–2115–11107–107 
Dec. 1003:30 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (3) Bacoor City Strikers 3–0 (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 25–1825–1225–2275–52 
Dec. 1306:00 pm Ynares Center (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 1–3(3) Bacoor City Strikers 25–2017–2522–2515–2579–95 

Bronze Medal Match

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec. 1602:00 pm Ynares Sports Arena (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 3–0 (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 25–1925–1625–2175–56 
Dec. 1902:00 pmStrike Gymnasium(2) Rizal Golden Coolers3–2 (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–2119–2522–2525–1715–13106–101 
Dec. 2102:00 pm Ynares Center (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 3–2 (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 18–2525–922–2525–2215–13105–94 

Finals

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec. 1605:00 pm Ynares Sports Arena (3) Bacoor City Strikers 3–1 (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 25–1725–1323–2525–2298–77 
Dec. 1905:00 pmStrike Gymnasium(1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–1 (3) Bacoor City Strikers 25–1812–2525–2225–2387–88 
Dec. 2105:00 pm Ynares Center (3) Bacoor City Strikers 3–0 (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 28–2625–1425–2378–63 

Final standings

Awards

Individual awards

AwardPlayerTeamRef.
Most Valuable PlayerShaila Omipon Bacoor City [7]
1st Best Outside SpikerShaila Omipon Bacoor City
2nd Best Outside SpikerAngel Mae Habacon Negros
1st Best Middle BlockerRazel Aldea Bacoor City
2nd Best Middle BlockerChristine Joy Apan Negros
Best Opposite SpikerReyann Cañete Negros
Best SetterVenice Puzon Rizal
Best LiberoAlyssa Eroa Marikina
Best Homegrown PlayerJaneth Tulang Rizal

Media coverage

All games are aired on Media Pilipinas TV (MPTV) on television. For streaming, Cignal TV streams all of the games on its Pilipinas Live service. On social media, Plus Network broadcasts the games across all of its pages as well as on the MPVA's Facebook page.

See also

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