Nxled Chameleons

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Nxled Chameleons
Nxled Chameleons logo.png
Short nameNxled
NicknameChameleons
Founded2023
Owner Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation
Head coach Ettore Guidetti
Captain Chiara Permentilla
League Premier Volleyball League
2025 Reinforced 11th place
Volleyball current event.svg 2026 Nxled Chameleons season

The Nxled Chameleons (stylized as NXLED) is a Philippine women's professional volleyball team playing owned by Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation. The team competes in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and were established in 2023 as the sister team to the Akari Chargers.

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The team debuted in the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference. During their first few seasons, the team struggled to produce good results, only advancing out of prelims once. In 2026, Nxled saw a major shift when the team signed a majority of the disbanded Petro Gazz Angels roster, including Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, and Myla Pablo.

History

2023–2025: Early struggles

The Nxled Chameleons was formed in 2023 as the second team of lighting firm Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation in the Premier Volleyball League; the first being the Akari Chargers. [1] They were formed ahead the second All-Filipino Conference of the 2023 season. [2] They appointed Takayuki Minowa, Jaja Santiago's husband as their inaugural head coach. [3]

2026–present: Petro Gazz–Nxled "merger"

During the first week of January 2026, Nxled was part of a potential merger of the Petro Gazz Angels, which would see the latter team's core join the Chameleons. The merger was blocked by the league on January 7. [4] Despite that, in the days following Petro Gazz' depature from the PVL on January 10, Nxled signed a majority of the disbanded Angels roster, culminating with the acquisitions of Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, and Myla Pablo. [5]

Current roster

Nxled Chameleons roster
No.Nat.PlayerPos.HeightDOBFrom
3 Flag of the Philippines.svg EJ Laure Outside Hitter1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1997-07-31) July 31, 1997 (age 28) UST
6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Janel Delerio Libero1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) (1999-06-21) June 21, 1999 (age 26) UST
7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Krich Macaslang Middle Blocker1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (2000-01-25) January 25, 2000 (age 26) Adamson
9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Chiara Permentilla  (C)Outside Hitter1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (1997-11-26) November 26, 1997 (age 28) Adamson
11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Razel Aldea Middle Blocker1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) (1999-08-29) August 29, 1999 (age 26) UPHSD
12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mayang Nuique Opposite Hitter1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 23) Adamson
14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jaycel delos Reyes Middle Blocker1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1999-07-04) July 4, 1999 (age 26) Ateneo
16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lyann De Guzman Outside Hitter1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (2002-02-14) February 14, 2002 (age 23) Ateneo
17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lucille Almonte Outside Hitter1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (2001-01-25) January 25, 2001 (age 25) Adamson
22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jovelyn Fernandez Opposite Hitter1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (2001-01-04) January 4, 2001 (age 25) Far Eastern
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonette Adolfo Opposite Hitter1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (2001-03-23) March 23, 2001 (age 24) Adamson
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Joyme Cagande Setter1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (1999-02-18) February 18, 1999 (age 26) National-U
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Djanel Cheng Setter1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1994-08-28) August 28, 1994 (age 31) St. Benilde
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Aby Maraño Middle Blocker1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 33) De La Salle
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Ranya Musa Middle Blocker1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 (age 28) St. Benilde
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg Aduke Ogunsanya Middle Blocker1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 29) De La Salle
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Myla Pablo Outside Hitter1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1993-09-12) September 12, 1993 (age 32) National-U
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of the United States.svg MJ Phillips Middle Blocker1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 30) Juniata
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Bang Pineda Libero1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) (1991-01-21) January 21, 1991 (age 35) Adamson
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Jonah Sabete Outside Hitter1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1994-01-29) January 29, 1994 (age 31) Bulacan State
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Jellie Tempiatura Libero1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) (1997-07-24) July 24, 1997 (age 28) Adamson
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Nicole Tiamzon Outside Hitter1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (1995-11-03) November 3, 1995 (age 30) Philippines
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Jules Tolentino Setter1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) (2002-07-08) July 8, 2002 (age 23) De La Salle
– Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of the United States.svg Brooke Van Sickle Outside Hitter1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1999-03-22) March 22, 1999 (age 26) Hawaiʻi
Updated as of: January 15, 2026 | Source: PVL.ph
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Season-by-season records

SeasonConferencePreliminary roundFinal roundRankingSource
2023 Second All-Filipino 9th (4–7, 12 pts)Did not qualify9th place [6]
2024 All-Filipino 8th (4–7, 11 pts)Did not qualify8th place [7]
Reinforced 10th (1–7, 3 pts)Did not qualify10th place [8]
Invitational Did not qualify
2024–25 All-Filipino 12th (1–10, 4 pts)Did not qualify12th place [9]
PVL on Tour 2nd (4–1, 11 pts) (Pool A)Lost in quarterfinals vs. Chery Tiggo, 0–3*5th place [10]
Invitational Did not qualify
Reinforced 11th (0–8, 1 pts)Did not qualify11th place [11]
An asterisk (*) indicates single match

Team awards

Fair Play Award

Team captains

Former players

Coaches

Imports

References

  1. ↑ "Akari forms second PVL team Nxled". Tiebreaker Times. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (August 10, 2023). "NXLED Chameleons join PVL to hike teams to 12 ahead of All-Filipino conference". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ Dannug, Jonash (September 24, 2023). "Nxled taps Jaja Santiago's husband as head coach". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (January 7, 2026). "PVL rules out Petro Gazz-Nxled merger, awaits Angels' decision". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (January 15, 2026). "PVL: Nxled lands Petro Gazz core led by Brooke Van Sickle". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Nxled ties for 8th, repels Farm Fresh". Premier Volleyball League. December 2, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Petro Gazz survives Nxled, emerges No. 1". Premier Volleyball League. April 27, 2024. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Cignal powers past Nxled, heads into QF with momentum". Premier Volleyball League. August 20, 2024. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Nxled dominates Farm Fresh to cap Play-In tournament". Premier Volleyball League. March 13, 2025. Archived from the original on March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Chery Tiggo crushes Nxled in statement win to reach semis" . Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "ZUS Coffee back on track, sends strong message ahead of QF" . Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ Garcia, John Mark (September 23, 2023). "PVL newcomer Nxled signs Takayuki Minowa as head coach". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Report: Chinese coach to handle NxLed Chameleons". Fastbreak. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Ettore Guidetti takes the helm at Nxled". Premier Volleyball League. September 6, 2024. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  15. 1 2 Demigillo, Kiko (July 16, 2024). "PVL: Nxled, Galeries Tower change imports ahead of Reinforced Conference opener". One Sports . Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Nxled bolsters lineup with Spain's Paola Martinez Vela" . Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  17. ↑ Dannug, Jonash (September 20, 2025). "Paola Martinez Vela joins De Guzman, Laure to form Nxled's reinforced wing trio". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
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