2017 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference Explained

2017 Premier Volleyball League
Reinforced Conference
League:Premier Volleyball League
Sport:Volleyball
No Of Teams:Women's: 6
Men's: 6
Tv:ABS-CBN Sports and Action
Mvp:W: Alyssa Valdez
M: Alnakran Abdilla
Finals Champ:W: Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors
M: Cignal HD Spikers
Finals Runner-Up:W: BaliPure Purest Water Defenders
M: Philippine Air Force Air Spikers
Finals Mvp:W: Myla Pablo
M: Lorenzo Capate Jr.
Seasonslist:Premier Volleyball League conference results
Seasonslistnames:Premier Volleyball League
Prevseason Link:Shakey's V-League 13th Season Reinforced Open Conference
Prevseason Year:13, Reinforced (SVL)
Nextseason Link:2017 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference
Nextseason Year:1, Open

The Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference was the first conference of the Premier Volleyball League (28th conference of the former Shakey's V-League). The Conference started on April 30, 2017[1] [2] and concluded on June 13, 2017. All elimination round games were played at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan while the semifinals and Finals games were held at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.

The women's tournament was supposed to feature the use of foreign reinforcements, however, they were initially unable to play due to difficulty in securing their international transfer certificates (ITC) from the FIVB.[3] [4] [5] [6] On May 17, 2017, Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI) confirmed that the FIVB has approved the ITC requests for the imports.[7] The imports began to play on May 18, 2017.[8]

Women's division

Participating teams

Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference (Women's Division)
Abbr.TeamCompanyHead coachTeam captainImport
BLPBaliPure Purest Water DefendersBalibago Waterworks System, Inc. Roger Gorayeb Grethcel Soltones Jennifer Brooke Keddy
Jeng Bualee
CCSCreamline Cool SmashersRepublic Biscuit Corporation Tai Bundit Alyssa Valdez Laura Schaudt
Kuttika Kaewpin
PSMPower SmashersNone Ernesto Pamilar Jovielyn Prado Amporn Hyapha
Kannika Thipachot
PAFPhilippine Air Force Jet SpikersPhilippine Air Force Jasper Jimenez Joy Cases Patcharee Sangmuang
PERPerlas SpikersBeach Volleyball Republic Jerry Yee Dzi Gervacio Rupia Inck
Naoko Hashimoto
POCPocari Sweat Lady WarriorsFederated Distributors, Inc. Rommel John Abella Gyzelle Sy Edina Selimovic
Michelle Strizak
Krystal Rivers

Foreign players

TeamPlayerHeightCountry
Air Force Patcharee Sangmuang1.810NaN0Thailand
BaliPure Jennifer Brooke Keddy1.930NaN0United States
BaliPure Jaroensri Bualee1.760NaN0Thailand
BanKo Perlas Rupia Inck1.860NaN0Brazil
BanKo Perlas Naoko Hashimoto1.720NaN0Japan
Creamline Kuttika Kaewpin1.710NaN0Thailand
Creamline Laura Schaudt1.960NaN0United States
Pocari Sweat Edina Selimovic (replaced)1.860NaN0Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pocari Sweat Michelle Strizak1.850NaN0United States
Pocari Sweat Krystal Rivers1.80NaN0United States
Power Smashers Amporn Hyapha1.80NaN0Thailand
Power Smashers Kannika Thipachot1.70NaN0Thailand

Format

  • Preliminaries
  • Top two teams (ranks 1 and 2) after the preliminary round will automatically enter the semifinals round.
  • Quarterfinals
  • The bottom four teams after the preliminary round will play a single round robin to determine the two teams (as ranks 3 and 4) that will advance to the semifinals round.
  • Semifinals
  • Teams will compete in a best-of-three series as follows: Rank 1 vs Rank 4 and Rank 2 vs Rank 3.
  • Finals
  • Best-of-three series for the Final and Bronze matches.

Preliminary round

Match results

Quarterfinals

Match results

Semifinals

  • All series are best-of-3

Rank 2 vs Rank 3

Finals

Championship

Team roster
Shola Alvarez, Jessey de Leon, Michelle Strizak (I), Melissa Gohing, Sarah Espelita, Jeanette Panaga, Maricar Nepomuceno,
Elaine Kasilag, Gyzelle Sy (c), Krystal Rivers (I), Edina Sellimovic (I), Fille Cainglet-Cayetano, Desiree Dadang, Gayle Valdez, Myla Pablo
Head coach
Rommel Abella

Men's division

Participating teams

Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference (Men's Division)
Abbr.TeamCompanyHead coachTeam captain
CLSCafe Lupe SunrisersCafe Lupe Hostel & RestaurantboxJohn Patrick de GuzmanRalph Ocampo (Mapúa)
CIGCignal HD SpikersCignal TV, Inc.Oliver Allan AlmadroYsay Marasigan (Ateneo)
IEMIEM Volley MastersInstituto Estetico ManilaErnesto BalubarRence Ordoñez (Letran)
PAFPhilippine Air Force Air SpikersPhilippine Air ForceRhovyl VerayoJessie Lopez (FEU)
PARPhilippine Army TroopersPhilippine ArmyRico de GuzmanBenjaylo Labide (FEU)
STESta. Elena Wrecking BallsSta. Elena Construction and Development CorporationArnold LaniogJan Berlin Paglinawan (NU)

Format

  • Preliminaries
  • Top four teams after the preliminary round will enter the semifinals round.
  • Teams will compete in a best-of-three series as follows: Rank 1 vs Rank 4 and Rank 2 vs Rank 3.
  • Finals
  • Best-of-three series for the Final and Bronze matches.

Preliminary round

Match results

Fourth-seed playoff

Semifinals

  • Ranking is based from the preliminary round.

  • All series are best-of-3

Rank 2 vs Rank 3

Finals

Championship

Team roster
Sandy Montero, Joshua Villanueva, Ralph Diezmo, Bonjomar Castel, Edmar Bonono, Lorenzo Capate Jr., Rex Intal,
Ysay Marasigan (c), Vince Mangulabnan, Mark Gil Alfafara, Peter Torres, Alexis Faytaren, Herschel Ramos
Head coach
Oliver Almadro

Awards

AwardWomen's [9] Men's [10]
MVP Finals:
Conference:
Myla Pablo (Pocari Sweat)
Alyssa Valdez (Creamline)
Lorenzo Capate Jr. (Cignal)
Alnakran Abdilla (Air Force)
Best Setter Jasmine Nabor (BaliPure) Vincent Raphael Mangulabnan (Cignal)
Best Outside Spiker 1st:
2nd:
Alyssa Valdez (Creamline)
Grethcel Soltones (BaliPure)
Mark Gil Alfafara (Cignal)
Fauzi Ismail (Air Force)
Best Middle Blocker 1st:
2nd:
Risa Sato (BaliPure)
Jeanette Panaga (Pocari Sweat)
Jayvee Sumagaysay (Army)
Gregorio Dolor (IEM)
Best Opposite Spiker Mary Dominique Pacres (Power Smashers) Edward Camposano (Sta. Elena)
Best Libero Melissa Gohing (Pocari Sweat) Rence Melgar (IEM)
Best Import Michelle Strizak (Pocari Sweat)

Final standings

width=40Rankwidth=240Women'swidth=240Men's
Pocari Sweat Lady WarriorsCignal HD Spikers
BaliPure Purest Water DefendersPhilippine Air Force Air Spikers
Creamline Cool SmashersPhilippine Army Troopers
4Power SmashersSta. Elena Wrecking Balls
5Perlas SpikersIEM Volley Masters
6Philippine Air Force Jet SpikersCafe Lupe Sunrisers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Vision, ABS-CBN ink new partnership for PVL. ABS-CBN Sports. Escarlote. Mark. March 29, 2017. March 29, 2017.
  2. Web site: Valdez banners V-League newcomer Creamline. ABS-CBN Sports. Escarlote. Mark. February 27, 2017. March 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201752/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/vleague/news/2017/02/27/valdez-banners-v-league-newcomer-creamline-22517. March 3, 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: No imports on Day 1 of PVL Reinforced Conference. ABS-CBN News. Naredo. Camille B.. April 30, 2017. May 23, 2017.
  4. Web site: PVL imports to sit out until Saturday. Philstar Global. Villar. Joey. May 2, 2017. May 23, 2017.
  5. Web site: Suzara speaks out on PVL’s ITC issues. Tiebreaker Times Inc.. Flores. Migs. May 15, 2017. May 23, 2017.
  6. Web site: Tats Suzara denies hand in non-issuance of ITCs to PVL imports, accuses league of 'incompetence'. Sports Interactive Network. Terrado. Reuben. May 15, 2017. May 23, 2017.
  7. News: LVPI confirms FIVB approval on PVL imports' ITC request. ABS-CBN Sports. May 17, 2017. May 18, 2017.
  8. Web site: Long frustrating wait over for PVL imports as ITC mess finally sorted out. Sports Interactive Network. May 20, 2017. May 21, 2017.
  9. News: Escarlote . Mark . June 13, 2017 . Valdez bags inaugural PVL Reinforced Conference MVP award . . October 28, 2017.
  10. News: Escarlote . Mark . June 13, 2017 . Jet Spiker Abdilla earns MVP award in return from injury . . October 28, 2017.