2023 Spikers' Turf season

2023 Spikers' Turf 6th season
League	Spikers' Turf
Sport	Volleyball
Duration	January 22 – December 15, 2023
TV partner(s)	One Sports
Conferences
Open champions	Cignal HD Spikers
Open runners-up	AMC Cotabato Spikers
Invitational champions	Sta Elena–NU Nationals
Invitational runners-up	Cignal HD Spikers
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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).

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

Open Conference

Main article: 2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference

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

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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: TeamPilipinas.info

Final round

Semifinals

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: TeamPilipinas.info

Finals

• All are best-of-three series.

3rd place

• 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

• 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

Awards Award Player Team Ref Conference Most Valuable Player Joshua Umandal AMC Cotabato Spikers [4] [5] Finals Most Valuable Player Marck Jesus Espejo Cignal HD Spikers 1st Best Outside Spiker Jade Alex Disquitado D' Navigators Iloilo 2nd Best Outside Spiker Wendel Concepcion Miguel Cignal HD Spikers 1st Best Middle Blocker John Paul Bugaoan Cignal HD Spikers 2nd Best Middle Blocker Mfena Gwaza D' Navigators Iloilo Best Opposite Spiker Ysrael Wilson Marasigan Cignal HD Spikers Best Setter John Michael Apolinario D' Navigators Iloilo Best Libero Manuel Sumanguid III Cignal HD Spikers

Final standings Rank Team Cignal HD Spikers AMC Cotabato Spikers Imus City–AJAA Spikers 4 D' Navigators Iloilo 5 VNS Griffins 6 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 7 Santa Rosa City Lions 8 Philippine Army Troopers 9 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 10   NU–Archipelago Builders 11 Vanguard Volley Hitters

Invitational Conference

Main article: 2023 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference

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 was the inaugural Invitational conference of the league, with a format similar to the Premier Volleyball League. This is the first conference where a foreign club, Maruichi Hyogo of Japan, participated in the league. ^[8]

The Sta. Elena-NU Nationals beat the Cignal HD Spikers in a thrilling 5-setter knockout match in the finals, the first of its kind in the history of the league. The visiting Maruichi Hyogo then bagged the bronze medal after defeating Saints and Lattes-Letran in another five-set match. Vince Himzon of Letran clinched the MVP of the Conference, and Jade Disquitado was awarded the MVP of the Finals.^{[ citation needed ]}

Participating teams

A total of twenty-five teams participated in this conference. Twenty-four of these teams are local, some of which had its core players from the UAAP and NCAA, and then sponsored by corporate/companies. For the first time in the league's history, they catered to a foreign guest team in Maruichi Hyogo of Japan, which had a bye to the semifinals and faced the top four local teams of the conference. ^[7]

2023 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference
Abbr.	Team	Affiliation	Head coach	Team captain
Local teams
APH	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers	Alpha Omega Elite	Edjet Mabbayad	Kim Tan
ADM	Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles	Ateneo de Manila University / Republic Biscuit Corporation	Timmy Sto. Tomas	Lance Andrei De Castro
CAB	Cabstars-Cabuyao	Cabuyao City	Christian Antiporta	Aljune Centeno
CHD	Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.	Dexter Clamor	Ysay Marasigan
FEU	Chef on a Diet-FEU Tamaraws	Chef on a Diet / Far Eastern University	Eddieson Orcullo	Jefferson Abuniawan
DNV	D' Navigators Iloilo	Iloilo City	Boyet Delmoro	John Michael Apolinario
ADU	Davies Paint-Adamson Soaring Falcons	Davies Paints Philippines / Adamson University	George Pascua	John Eugenio Gay
DLD	Don Pacundo-DLSU Dasmariñas Patriots	Don Pacundo Sportswear / De La Salle University – Dasmariñas	Jerome Roland Mirano	Valeriano Sasis
XMG	EAC-Xentromall Generals	ARMC Holdings Company, Inc. / Emilio Aguinaldo College	Rodrigo Palmero	Bhim Lawrence Diones
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
PCU	PCU Dasmariñas-SASKIN Dolphins	Philippine Christian University Dasmariñas / SASKIN	Reygan Espera	Lan Carlo Agatep
UPH	Perpetual-Kinto Altas	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA / Kinto Tyres Philippines	Sammy Acaylar	John Christian Enarciso
PGJ	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	Philippine Navy	Cecille Cruzada	Marvin Hairami
PAF	Philippine Air Force Airmen	Philippine Air Force	Jhimson Merza	Rodolfo Labrador
PAT	Philippine Army Troopers	Philippine Army	Melvin Carolino	Benjaylo Labide
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
SAV	Savouge RTU-Basilan Golden Thunders	Savouge Aesthetics Philippines / RTU-Basilan	Sabtbl Abdul	Jhon Lorenz Señoron
SGC	St. Gerard Construction-Benilde Blazing Builders	St. Gerard Construction / De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde	Arnold Laniog	Bryle Gomez
NUI	Sta. Elena-NU Nationals	Sta. Elena Construction / National University	Dante Alinsunurin	Ave Joshua Retamar
TBH	The Bayleaf Hotels-Lyceum Pirates	The Bayleaf Hotels / Lyceum of the Philippines University	Paul Jan Dolorias	Jun Edang
VNS	VNS Griffins	VNS Management Group	Ralph Ocampo	Philip Michael Bagalay
Foreign guest team
MAR	Maruichi Hyogo	Maruichi Co., Ltd. / Hyogo Prefectural U.V.F.	Kota Kunichika	Hinata Kuroda

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: TeamPilipinas.info

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cabstars-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 Dasmariñas-SASKIN Dolphins	5	0	5	1	2	15	0.133	320	410	0.780

Source: TeamPilipinas.info

Pool C

Pos	Team v t e	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 Soaring Falcons	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

Source: TeamPilipinas.info

Pool D

Pos	Team v t e	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 Thunders	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-Lyceum Pirates	5	0	5	0	2	15	0.133	331	422	0.784

Source: TeamPilipinas.info

Final round

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Dec 3	11:00	Chef on a Diet-FEU Tamaraws	0–3	Perpetual-Kinto Altas	18–25	17–25	21–25			56–75	P2
Dec 3	13:00	Cignal HD Spikers	3–0	EcoOil-La Salle Green Oilers	26–24	25–18	25–19			76–61	P2
Dec 3	15:00	Cabstars-Cabuyao	0–3	Saints and Lattes-Letran Saints Spikers	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: TeamPilipinas.info

Finals

3rd place match

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

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

Awards Award Player Team Ref. Finals Most Valuable Player Jade Alex Disquitado Sta. Elena-NU [9] [10] Conference Most Valuable Player Vince Himzon Saints and Lattes-Letran 1st Best Outside Spiker Joshua Umandal Cignal 2nd Best Outside Spiker John Bautista Saints and Lattes-Letran 1st Best Middle Blocker John Paul Bugaoan Cignal 2nd Best Middle Blocker Vince Himzon Saints and Lattes-Letran Best Opposite Spiker Leo Ordiales Sta. Elena-NU Best Setter Joshua Retamar Sta. Elena-NU Best Libero Manuel Sumanguid III Cignal

Final standings Rank Team Sta. Elena-NU Nationals Cignal HD Spikers Maruichi Hyogo 4 Saints and Lattes-Letran Saints Spikers 5 Perpetual-Kinto Altas 6 Chef on a Diet-FEU Tamaraws 7 Cabstars-Cabuyao 8 PGJC-Navy Sea Lions 9 EcoOil-La Salle Green Oilers 10 VNS Griffins 11 Philippine Army Troopers 12 Davies Paint-Adamson Soaring Falcons 13 Savouge RTU-Basilan Golden Thunders 14 D' Navigators Iloilo 15 EAC-Xentromall Generals 16 MKA-San Beda Red Spikers 17 St. Gerard Construction-Benilde Blazing Builders 18 Philippine Air Force Airmen 19 Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles 20 Alpha Omega Elite Spikers 21 Santa Rosa City Lions 22 Don Pacundo-DLSU Dasmariñas Patriots 23 PCU Dasmariñas-SASKIN Dolphins 24 The Bayleaf Hotels-Lyceum Pirates 25 Philippine Coast Guard Lifesavers

Conference results

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	Army	NU Archipelago	Air Force	Vanguard	—
Invitational	Sta. Elena NU	Cignal	Maruichi	Saints and Lattes-Letran	Perpetual Kinto	Chef on a Diet FEU	Cabuyao	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 (20th)	Santa Rosa (21st)	Don Pacundo DLSU-D (22nd)	PCU D SASKIN (23rd)	Bayleaf Hotels Lyceum (24th)	Coast Guard (25th)	—

See also

• 2023 Premier Volleyball League season

References

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