Premier Volleyball League Finals Most Valuable Player award

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The Premier Volleyball League Finals Most Valuable Player award is a Premier Volleyball League award given to the best performing player of each conference's finals series. The award has been given since the league's first conference in 2017.

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In the women's division, as of the 2024–25 All-Filipino Conference, Jia Morado-de Guzman is the only player to have won multiple Finals MVP awards, winning four of them. The most recent recipient is Kath Arado. In the men's division, Lorenzo Capate Jr. and Bryan Bagunas both won two Finals MVPs.

Key

^Denotes player who is still active in the PVL
Player (#)Denotes the number of times the player has been named Finals MVP
Team (#)Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won

Women's division

Winners

Myla Pablo was the league's first Finals MVP. 2025 AVC CL PetroGazz MylaPablo (cropped).jpg
Myla Pablo was the league's first Finals MVP.
SeasonConferencePlayerNat.TeamRef.
2017 Reinforced Myla Pablo ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors [1]
Open Grethcel Soltones ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg BaliPure Purest Water Defenders [2]
Collegiate Jasmine Nabor ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg NU Lady Bulldogs [3]
2018 Reinforced Jia Morado ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg Creamline Cool Smashers [4]
Collegiate Isa Molde ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg UP Fighting Maroons [5]
Open Jia Morado ^ (2) Flag of the Philippines.svg Creamline Cool Smashers (2) [6]
2019 Reinforced Janisa Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Petro Gazz Angels [7]
Open Jia Morado ^ (3) Flag of the Philippines.svg Creamline Cool Smashers (3) [8]
Collegiate Louie Romero ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg Adamson Lady Falcons [9]
2021 Open Alyja Santiago Flag of the Philippines.svg Chery Tiggo Crossovers [10]
2022 Open Alyssa Valdez ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg Creamline Cool Smashers (4) [11]
Invitational Celine Domingo ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg Creamline Cool Smashers (5) [12]
Reinforced Lindsey Vander Weide Flag of the United States.svg Petro Gazz Angels (2) [13]
2023 1st All-Filipino Jia de Guzman (4) Flag of the Philippines.svg Creamline Cool Smashers (6) [14]
Invitational Kyoka Ohshima Flag of Japan.svg Kurashiki Ablaze [15]
2nd All-Filipino Tots Carlos ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg Creamline Cool Smashers (7) [16]
2024 All-Filipino Jessica Galanza ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg Creamline Cool Smashers (8) [17]
Reinforced Bernadeth Pons ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg Creamline Cool Smashers (9) [18]
Invitational Kyle Negrito ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg Creamline Cool Smashers (10) [19]
2024–25 All-Filipino MJ Phillips ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of the United States.svg Petro Gazz Angels (3) [20]
PVL on Tour Mika Reyes ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg PLDT High Speed Hitters [21]
Invitational Kath Arado ^ Flag of the Philippines.svg PLDT High Speed Hitters (2) [22]

Multi-time winners

AwardsPlayerTeam(s)Conferences
4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jia Morado-de Guzman Creamline Cool Smashers 2018 Reinforced, 2018 Open, 2019 Open, 2023 1st All-Filipino

Teams

AwardsTeamConferences
10 Creamline Cool Smashers 2018 Reinforced, 2018 Open, 2019 Open, 2022 Open, 2022 Invitational, 2023 1st All-Filipino, 2023 2nd All-Filipino, 2024 All-Filipino, 2024 Reinforced, 2024 Invitational
3 Petro Gazz Angels 2019 Reinforced, 2022 Reinforced, 2024–25 All-Filipino
2 PLDT High Speed Hitters 2025 PVL on Tour, 2025 Invitational

Men's division

Winners

SeasonConferencePlayerNat.TeamRef.
2017 Reinforced Lorenzo Capate Jr. Flag of the Philippines.svg Cignal HD Spikers [23]
Open Lorenzo Capate Jr. (2) Flag of the Philippines.svg Cignal HD Spikers (2) [24]
Collegiate Marck Espejo Flag of the Philippines.svg Ateneo Blue Eagles [25]
2018 Reinforced Bryan Bagunas Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippine Air Force Air Spikers [26]
Collegiate Bryan Bagunas (2) Flag of the Philippines.svg NU Bulldogs [27]

Multi-time winners

AwardsPlayerTeam(s)Conferences
2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lorenzo Capate Jr. Cignal HD Spikers 2017 Reinforced, 2017 Open
Flag of the Philippines.svg Bryan Bagunas Philippine Air Force Air Spikers, NU Bulldogs 2018 Reinforced, 2018 Collegiate

Teams

AwardsTeamConferences
2 Cignal HD Spikers 2017 Reinforced, 2017 Open

References

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