Spikers' Turf

Spikers' Turf
Current season, competition or edition:; 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	2015
Founder	Sports Vision Management Group, Inc.
First season	2014
Director	Mozzy Ravena
President	Alyssa Valdez
Motto	Where Power Meets Passion
No. of teams	9
Country	Philippines
Venue(s)	Filoil EcoOil Centre ; Rizal Memorial Coliseum ; Ynares Sports Arena ; Paco Arena; Philsports Arena ;
Most recent; champion(s)	Sta Elena–NU ; (2023 Invitational)
Most titles	Cignal ; (4 titles)
TV partner(s)	One Sports
Streaming partner(s)	Cignal Play ; Kumu ; Smart Giga Play; Pilipinas Live;
Official website	spikersturf.ph

Last updated April 09, 2024

The Spikers' Turf is a men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines associated with the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision).

History

The league had its beginnings in 2014, when the Shakey's V-League introduced a men's division during its 21st conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] The following year, Sports Vision decided to spin-off the men's division as a separate league, giving birth to the Spikers' Turf.^[4]^[5]

In late-2016, Sports Vision announced that the league be merged back in the 2017 season with the Shakey's V-League (which was renamed as the Premier Volleyball League; PVL).^[6]^[7] The men's division in the PVL ended with the 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference as its final tournament. The Spikers' Turf was revived on October 6, 2018^[8] and was reestablished as a separate legal entity from the PVL.^[9]

In 2020, Spikers' Turf began the process to turn to a professional league, after the PVL was given professional status by the national government's Games and Amusement Board in the same year.^[10] The league did not stage its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[11] On March 16, 2021, Sports Vision president Ricky Palou bared that only three teams out of six - Cignal HD, PLDT and VNS - agreed to turn professional.^[12]

Teams

These are the current teams who will compete at the 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference.

Team	Affiliation	Head coach	Team captain
Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.	Dexter Clamor	John Paul Bugaoan
Criss Cross King Crunchers	Republic Biscuit Corporation	Tai Bundit	Ysay Marasigan
D' Navigators Iloilo	Iloilo City	Boyet Delmoro	John Michael Apolinario
Maverick Hard Hitters	Maverick Sports Team	Erickson Ramos	Razzel Palisoc
PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	Philippine Navy	George Pascua	Greg Dolor
Philippine Air Force Airmen	Philippine Air Force	Jeffrey Malabanan	Rodolfo Labrador Jr.
RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	RichMarc Sports / 3B Production & Entertainment	Arjay Francisco	Carlo Almario
Savouge Spin Doctors	Savouge Aesthetics Philippines	Sammy Acaylar	Jhun Lorenz Señoron
VNS-Nasty	VNS Management Group	Ralph Raymund Ocampo	Michael Doria

Result summary

Season	Conference	Final			Third place match
Season	Conference	Champions	Score	Runner-up	3rd place	Score	4th place
Inaugural		see Shakey's V-League
2015	Open (Details)	PLDT	3 – 1 3 – 1	Cagayan Valley	Philippine Air Force	3 – 2 3 – 0	Cignal
	Collegiate (Details)	Ateneo	3 – 0 3 – 1	National University	EAC	3 – 0 3 – 0	NCBA
	Reinforced (Details)	Cignal	1 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 0	Philippine Air Force	PLDT	3 – 1 3 – 1	Philippine Navy
2016	Open (Details)	Philippine Air Force	3 – 0 3 – 0	Cignal	Sta. Elena	3 – 1 2 – 3 Agg. 5 – 4	IEM Phoenix
	Collegiate (Details)	Ateneo	3 – 2 3 – 1	National University	UST	3 – 0 1 – 3 Agg. 4 – 3	De La Salle
	Reinforced (Details)	Philippine Air Force	3 – 2 3 – 1	Cignal	Champion Supra	3 – 1 3 – 2	IEM Phoenix
	All-Star^[13] (details)	Team Galaw	3 – 1	Team Hataw	—
2017	see Premier Volleyball League
2018	see Premier Volleyball League
2018	Open (Details)	Philippine Air Force	3 – 1 3 – 2	PLDT	Cignal ^[14]
2019
	Reinforced (Details)	Cignal	3 – 1 3 – 2	Philippine Air Force	PLDT	3 – 1 2 – 3 Agg. 5 – 4	Sta. Elena
	Open (Details)	Cignal	3 – 2 3 – 2	Go for Gold–Air Force	Sta. Elena–NU	3 – 1 3 – 0	Perpetual
2020	tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Open (Details)	NU–Sta. Elena	3–1 3–1	Cignal	PGJC–Navy	3–0 3–1	VNS–One Alicia
2023
	Open (Details)	Cignal	3–0 3–2	AMC Cotabato	Imus City–AJAA	1–3 3–0 Agg. 4 – 3	D' Navigators
	Invitational (Details)	Sta Elena–NU	3–2	Cignal	Maruichi Hyogo	3–2	Saints and Lattes–Letran
2024	Open (Details)	To be determined

Champions

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Champion conferences
Cignal	6	5	1	2015 Reinforced, 2019 Reinforced, 2019 Open, 2023 Open
Philippine Air Force	4	4	1	2016 Open, 2016 Reinforced, 2018 Open
Sta. Elena–NU	2	—	1	2022 Open, 2023 Invitational
Ateneo	2	—	—	2015 Collegiate, 2016 Collegiate
PLDT	1	1	2	2015 Open

Awardees

Below is the table for the most awarded players in the league's history (2014–present):

Rank	Name	Current / Last team	Position	Years playing in Spikers' Turf		MVP award	Positional award	Total
Rank	Name	Current / Last team	Position	From	To	MVP award	Positional award	Total
1	Marck Jesus Espejo	Korean Air Jumbos	OH	2015	2023	10	8	18
2	Alnakran Abdilla	Philippine Air Force	OH	2015	present	3	4	7
3	Ysrael Wilson Marasigan	Criss Cross	OPP	2015	present	1	5	6
3	John Paul Bugaoan	Cignal	MB	2017	present	–	6	6
5	Mark Gil Alfafara	Philippine Air Force	OH/OPP	2015	2019	2	3	5
	Fauzi Kasim Ismail	AMC Cotabato	OH/OPP	2016	present	1	4
	Manuel Sumanguid III	Criss Cross	L	2015	present	–	5
8	Bryan Bagunas	Win Streak (Chinese Taipei)	OH	2015	2019	2	2	4
	Joshua Umandal	Cignal	OH/OP	2015	present	1	3
	Ricky Marcos	Savouge	L	2015	present	–	4

Notable records

Marck Espejo of the Cignal HD Spikers holds the record of highest number of scored points in a single game, 43 points (33 spikes, 2 blocks & 8 service aces).^[15]
- Previous record holder was Howard Mojica of the EAC Generals with 41 points (38 spikes, 1 block & 2 service aces) in a match against the Ateneo Blue Eagles during the quarter finals round of the 2015 collegiate conference - ref. Match 34 P2
The Ateneo Blue Eagles made history in the Spikers' Turf by being the first team to sweep a collegiate conference (13 wins & 0 loss).^[16]^[17]
Cignal HD Spikers also made history in the Spikers' Turf by being the first club/corporate team to sweep a conference (15 wins & 0 loss).^[18]

Venues

Broadcast partners

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References

↑ "Spikers' Turf showcases best in men's volleyball". Manila: The Philippine Star. March 25, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
↑ Payo, Jasmine (March 25, 2015). "Men's volley hits scene with Spikers' Turf April 5". Manila: Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
↑ From the wires (March 28, 2015). "IEM Volley Masters head cast in eight-team Spikers' Turf volleyball tournament". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
↑ "Cagayan, Champion clash as Spikers' Turf unwraps". V-League.ph. April 4, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
↑ Villar, Joey (April 8, 2015). "Rising Suns dim Champion Infinity in Spikers Turf". website. Philstar. Philstar Sports Hub. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
↑ Villar, Joey (December 27, 2016). "Shakey's V-League to rename to 'Philippine V-League'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
↑ Escarlote, Mark (March 29, 2017). "Sports Vision, ABS-CBN ink new partnership for PVL". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
↑ Lopez, Mark Edward (October 1, 2018). "PVL: Spikers' Turf returns, fires off on October 6". Fox Sports Philippines. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
↑ Agcaoili, Lance (November 14, 2020). "Alyssa Valdez the founding president of Spiker's Turf, reveals Palou". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
↑ Agcaoili, Lance (November 12, 2020). "As PVL turns professional, Spikers' Turf set to follow suit". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
↑ "Alyssa Valdez, now Spikers' Turf president, bats for resumption of men's league". ABS-CBN News. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
↑ Agcaoili, Lance (March 16, 2021). "Spikers Turf hits snag as only three of six teams agree to turn pro". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
↑ Escarlote, Mark (November 20, 2016). "Team Galaw outshines Team Hataw in Spikers' Turf All-Star Game". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "Spikers' Turf: Power hitters go for crown". Manila Bulletin. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
↑ Lozada, Bong (October 23, 2019). "Espejo unleashes record 43 points as Cignal bags Spikers' Turf title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
↑ Lozada, Bong (September 27, 2015). "Ateneo goes 13-0, sweeps NU for Spikers' Turf title". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved December 2, 2017.
↑ Villar, Joey (September 28, 2015). "Eagles whip Bulldogs, cop Spikers' Turf crown". The Philippine Star . Retrieved December 2, 2017.
↑ Mallari, Gab (March 31, 2023). "Cignal completes historic, undefeated run to rule Spikers' Turf Open Conference". One Sports . Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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[1] "Spikers' Turf showcases best in men's volleyball". Manila: The Philippine Star. March 25, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

[2] Payo, Jasmine (March 25, 2015). "Men's volley hits scene with Spikers' Turf April 5". Manila: Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

[3] From the wires (March 28, 2015). "IEM Volley Masters head cast in eight-team Spikers' Turf volleyball tournament". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

[vleague-4] "Cagayan, Champion clash as Spikers' Turf unwraps". V-League.ph. April 4, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

[5] Villar, Joey (April 8, 2015). "Rising Suns dim Champion Infinity in Spikers Turf". website. Philstar. Philstar Sports Hub. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

[6] Villar, Joey (December 27, 2016). "Shakey's V-League to rename to 'Philippine V-League'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

[7] Escarlote, Mark (March 29, 2017). "Sports Vision, ABS-CBN ink new partnership for PVL". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

[8] Lopez, Mark Edward (October 1, 2018). "PVL: Spikers' Turf returns, fires off on October 6". Fox Sports Philippines. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

[valdez-9] Agcaoili, Lance (November 14, 2020). "Alyssa Valdez the founding president of Spiker's Turf, reveals Palou". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

[10] Agcaoili, Lance (November 12, 2020). "As PVL turns professional, Spikers' Turf set to follow suit". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

[11] "Alyssa Valdez, now Spikers' Turf president, bats for resumption of men's league". ABS-CBN News. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

[12] Agcaoili, Lance (March 16, 2021). "Spikers Turf hits snag as only three of six teams agree to turn pro". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

[13] Escarlote, Mark (November 20, 2016). "Team Galaw outshines Team Hataw in Spikers' Turf All-Star Game". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

[14] "Spikers' Turf: Power hitters go for crown". Manila Bulletin. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.

[15] Lozada, Bong (October 23, 2019). "Espejo unleashes record 43 points as Cignal bags Spikers' Turf title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

[16] Lozada, Bong (September 27, 2015). "Ateneo goes 13-0, sweeps NU for Spikers' Turf title". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved December 2, 2017.

[17] Villar, Joey (September 28, 2015). "Eagles whip Bulldogs, cop Spikers' Turf crown". The Philippine Star . Retrieved December 2, 2017.

[18] Mallari, Gab (March 31, 2023). "Cignal completes historic, undefeated run to rule Spikers' Turf Open Conference". One Sports . Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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v t e Spikers' Turf
2024 : Open Conference – Invitational Conference
Active club teams	Cignal HD Spikers Criss Cross King Crunchers D'Navigators Iloilo Maverick Hard Hitters Philippine Air Force Airmen Philippine Army Troopers PGJC-Navy Sea Lions RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers Savouge Spin Doctors VNS–Nasty
Inactive and former club teams	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers Cagayan Valley Rising Suns Chef on a Diet–FEU Cotabato Spikers Davies Paint–Adamson Easy Trip–Raimol EcoOil–La Salle Fourbees Imus City–AJAA Spikers IEM Volley Masters MKA–San Beda NU-Archipelago Builders PCU Dasmariñas–SASKIN Philippine Coast Guard Dolphins PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters Saints and Lattes–Letran Santa Rosa City Lions Sta. Elena–NU St. Gerard Construction–Benilde The Bayleaf Hotels Vanguard Volley Hitters Xentromall Generals
Collegiate teams (c. 2015–2018)	Adamson Soaring Falcons Arellano Chiefs Ateneo Blue Eagles Benilde Blazers CEU Scorpions De La Salle Green Archers De La Salle Dasma Patriots EAC Generals FEU Tamaraws Lyceum Pirates Mapúa Cardinals NCBA Wildcats NU Bulldogs Perpetual Altas PMMS Mariners RTU Blue Thunder San Beda Red Lions San Sebastian Stags UE Red Warriors UP Fighting Maroons
Conferences	2014 Inaugural 2015 (O–C–R) 2016 (O–C–R) 2017 (R–O–C) 2018 (O–C) 2019 (R–O) 2022 (O) 2023 (O–I) 2024 (O–I)
Related links	Awards Conference results Notable records Players Teams
legend: C - collegiate conference, O - open conference, R - reinforced conference, I - invitational conference

v t e Sports Vision Management Group
Premier Volleyball League	2017 (R–O–C) 2018 (R–C–O) 2019 (R–O–C) 2020 (R–O–C) 2021 (O–R) 2022 (O–I–R) 2023 (1F–I–2F)
Shakey's V-League	2004 2005 (1C) 2006 (2C) 2007 (1C–2C) 2008 (1C–2C) 2009 (1C–2C) 2010 (1C–2C) 2011 (1C–O–I) 2012 (1C–O) 2013 (1C–O) 2014 (1C–O–R) 2015 (O–C–R) 2016 (O–C–R)
Spikers' Turf	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
V-League	2022 2023
legend: 1C – 1st conference, 2C – 2nd conference, I – invitational conference, O – open conference, C – collegiate conference, R – reinforced conference

v t e Sports teams and leagues based in and around Metro Manila
Leagues	Basketball Philippine Basketball Association PBA D-League Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League National Basketball League (Philippines) Football Philippines Football League PFF Women's League Volleyball Premier Volleyball League Spikers' Turf Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association Shakey's Super League V-League (Philippines) Collegiate sports CUSA NAASCU NCAA NCRAA SCUAA UCAA UAAP WNCAA MNCAA
Basketball	PBA All teams PBA D-League All teams MPBL Caloocan Batang Kankaloo Makati OKBet Kings Manila Stars Marikina Shoemasters Muntinlupa Cagers Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines Parañaque Patriots Pasay Voyagers Pasig City MCW Sports Quezon City Toda Aksyon San Juan Knights Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. ABL San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Volleyball	MPVA Caloocan AM Spikers Marikina Lady Shoemasters San Juan Lady Knights
Football	Philippines Football League ADT Maharlika Manila Mendiola 1991 PFF Women's League De La Salle University Far Eastern University Green Archers United Maroons Nomads Stallion–Hiraya Tigers Tuloy University of the Philippines University of Santo Tomas
Collegiate sports	NCAA All teams UAAP All teams

v t e Sports leagues in the Philippines
Basketball	Philippine Basketball Association (D-League) Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League National Basketball League Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Pilipinas Super League FilBasket / AsiaBasket Philippine Collegiate Champions League Universities and Colleges Basketball League Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship UNTV Cup Women's National Basketball League Pinay Ballers League
Football	Philippines Football League PFF Women's League
Volleyball	Premier Volleyball League Spikers' Turf Shakey's Super League Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association V-League
Other sports	Philippine Baseball League (Baseball) The Nationals (esports)
Collegiate leagues	UAAP NCAA CESAFI NAASCU NCRAA UCAA ISAA CUSA UCLAA WNCAA MNCAA PRISAA PRISSAA SCUAA COSAA ISSA LCUAA NOPSSCEA DCCL UCLAA UCCL WVRAA