Full name | PLDT Home Fibr Hitters | ||
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Short name | PLDT | ||
Nickname | Power Hitters | ||
Founded | 2013 | ||
Captain | M: Henry James Pecaña (UST) W: Jasmine Nabor (NU) | ||
League | Spikers' Turf Premier Volleyball League Philippine Super Liga (2013–2014) | ||
2019 Open 2018 Reinforced | M:6th place W:2nd place | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Championships | |||
M: Spikers' Turf: 1, MVP Olympics: 1, PSL: 2 W: Shakey's V-League : 2 (2015, 2015) MVP Olympics: 1 |
The PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (formerly, PLDT Volleyball Club) is a professional men's volleyball team owned by PLDT. It was established in 2013 and originally consisted of men's and women's teams. In 2018, the women's team became merged with the Smart Giga Hitters (later renamed PLDT Home Fibr Hitters women's team). [1] The men's team has been playing in the Spikers' Turf since October 2018. [2]
The club debuted in 2013 as the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters women's team in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 2013 Invitational Conference. The men's team debuted in the following conference.
In 2014, while participating in the PSL, the club joined in the Shakey's V-League with its women's team as the PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters during the 2014 Open Conference. [3]
The club ended its participation in the PSL after the 2014 season. In 2015, the club competed under the name PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters and the men's team joined the 2015 Open Conference of the Spikers' Turf, [4] becoming its first champion. [5]
The club became dormant in 2016 and 2017. It returned to active competition in 2018 in the Premier Volleyball League (formerly, Shakey's V-League and Spikers’ Turf) as the PayMaya High Flyers (women's) and the PLDT Home Fibr Ultra Fast Hitters (men's). [6]
In September 2018, the women's team was merged with the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters, its affiliate team in the PSL. [7] The Smart team was renamed the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters in February 2019. [8]
Season | Women's Team | Men's Team |
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2013 | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters(PSL) | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters(PSL) |
2014 | PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers(PSL) PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters(SVL) | PLDT Home TVolution-Air Force Power Attackers(PSL) PLDT Home Telpad-Air Force Turbo Boosters(PSL) |
2015 | PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters(SVL) | PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters(Spikers' Turf) |
2016 | (inactive) | (inactive) |
2017 | ||
2018 | PayMaya High Flyers(PVL) | PLDT Home Fibr Ultra Fast Hitters(PVL) |
2019 | - | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters(PVL/spikers' Turf) |
2020-present | - | PLDT Home Fibr Hitters(Spikers' Turf) |
For the 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference see Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters.
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Philippine SuperLiga:
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2013 | Invitational | 5th Place | |
Grand Prix | 3rd Place | [9] [10] | |
2014 | All-Filipino | 3rd Place | [11] |
Grand Prix | (did not compete) | [12] |
Premier Volleyball League:
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2014 | Open | 3rd place | [13] |
Reinforced | 3rd place | ||
2015 | Open | Champion | [14] |
Reinforced | Champion | [15] | |
2016 | Open | (did not compete) | |
Reinforced | |||
2017 | Reinforced | ||
Open | |||
2018 | Reinforced | Runner-up | [16] |
Open | (did not compete) |
Others:
Season | Tournament | Title | Source |
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2016 | MVP Olympics | Champion | [17] |
Premier Volleyball League:
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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2014 | Reinforced | Best Setter | Rubie de Leon | |
2015 | Open | Finals MVP | Alyja Daphne Santiago | |
Conference MVP | Alyssa Valdez | |||
1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | |||
2nd Best Middle Blocker | Alyja Daphne Santiago | |||
Best Setter | Rubie de Leon | |||
Reinforced | Finals MVP | Alyssa Valdez | ||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | Janine Marciano | |||
Best Libero | Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone | |||
2018 | Reinforced | Best Libero | Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone | [18] |
Best Foreign Guest Player | Tess Nicole Rountree |
Philippine SuperLiga:
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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2013 | Invitational | Best Scorer | Maria Paulina Soriano | |
Grand Prix | Best Setter | Kaylee Manns | ||
Best Opposite Spiker | Suzanne Roces | |||
Best Middle Blocker | Savannah Noyes | |||
2014 | All-Filipino | Best Libero | Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone | [19] |
Best Opposite Spiker | Suzanne Roces |
PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | |||
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Number | Player | Position | Height |
2 | Richard Solis | Outside hitter | |
3 | Patrick Vecina | Outside hitter | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
4 | Ronjay Galang | Outside hitter | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
6 | Ronchelle Lee Villegas | Setter | |
7 | Jayvee Sumagaysay | Middle blocker | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
8 | Mark Gil Alfafara | Opposite hitter | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
9 | Paolo Pablico | Outside hitter | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
10 | John Vic de Guzman (c) | Outside hitter | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
11 | Joshua Umandal | Opposite hitter | |
12 | Kris Cian Silang | Setter | |
15 | Peter Quiel | Middle blocker | |
16 | Kheeno Franco | Middle blocker | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
18 | Gilbert Longevela | Libero | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
20 | Henry James Pecaña | Libero | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Coaching staff
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Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2015 | Open | Champion | [20] |
Reinforced | 3rd place | ||
2016 | Open | (did not compete) | |
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2017 [lower-alpha 1] | Reinforced | ||
Open | |||
2018 | Reinforced [lower-alpha 1] | 4th place | |
Open | Runner-up | [21] | |
2019 | Reinforced | 3rd place | [22] |
Open | 6th place |
Philippine SuperLiga:
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2013 | Grand Prix | Champion | [23] [24] |
2014 | All-Filipino | Champion | [25] |
Grand Prix | Runner-up | [26] |
Others:
Season | Tournament | Title | Source |
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2016 | MVP Olympics | Champion | [17] |
Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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2015 | Open | 2nd Best Outside Spiker | John Paul Torres | |
Best Opposite Spiker | Mark Gil Alfafara | |||
Finals MVP | ||||
Reinforced | 1st Best Middle Blocker | Peter Den Mar Torres | ||
1st Best Outside Spiker | Mark Gil Alfafara | |||
Conference MVP | ||||
2018 | Reinforced [lower-alpha 1] | Best Opposite Spiker | John Vic De Guzman | [18] |
Best Setter | Ronchette Lee Villegas | |||
Best Libero | Rence Melgar | |||
Open | Best Setter | Ronchette Lee Villegas | [27] | |
2nd Best Middle Blocker | Jayvee Sumagaysay | |||
2019 | Reinforced | Best Opposite Spiker | John Vic De Guzman | [22] |
Philippine Superliga:
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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2013 | Grand Prix | Best Libero | Gilbert Longavilla | |
Best Opposite | Henry Pecaña | |||
Best Setter | Rolando Casillan | |||
MVP | Kheeno Franco | [28] | ||
2014 | All-Filipino | Best Libero | Raffy Mosuela | [19] |
Best Setter | Jessie Lopez | [19] | ||
1st Best Outside Spiker | Alnakran Abdilla | [19] | ||
MVP | [19] | |||
Grand Prix | 1st Best Outside Spiker | Alnakran Abdilla | [29] |
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