| 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference | |
| League: | Premier Volleyball League |
| Sport: | Volleyball |
| No Of Teams: | Women's: 8 Men's: 6 |
| Tv: | ABS-CBN Sports+Action Liga & Liga HD |
| Prevseason Link: | Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference |
| Prevseason Year: | 1, Collegiate |
| Nextseason Link: | 2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference |
| Nextseason Year: | 2, Collegiate |
The 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the fourth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (31st conference of the former Shakey's V-League). Conference will start on April 27, 2018 with a Grand Fans Day at the Trinoma Activity Center, Quezon City,[1] 9 days before its opening ceremonies and games on May 6, 2018[2] at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan City, Philippines.PLDT returns as PayMaya after two years of absence in the league[3] [4] and newcomer teams, Tacloban Fighting Warays and Petro Gazz Angels are expected to join the league.[5]
Teams will play a single round robin in the preliminary round. The top two teams (ranks 1 and 2) after the preliminary round will automatically enter the semifinals round. The bottom 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.[6]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Head coach | Team captain | Import(s) | |
| BLP | BaliPure-NU Water Defenders | Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. | Raymund Castillo | Joyme Cagande |  Alexis Matthews Janisa Johnson | ||
| BKP | BanKo Perlas Spikers | Beach Volleyball Republic | Ariel dela Cruz | Suzanne Roces | Lakia Bright Jutarat Montripila | ||
| CCS | Creamline Cool Smashers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Anusorn Bundit | Alyssa Valdez | Kuttika Kaewpin Laura Schaudt Nikolina Aščerić (withdrew) | ||
| IRG | Iriga City–Navy Oragons | Iriga City and Philippine Navy | Edgardo Rusit | Grazielle Bombita | Macy Ubben Lauren Whyte | ||
| PMY | PayMaya High Flyers | PLDT, Inc. | Roger Gorayeb | Jasmine Nabor | Tess Rountree Shelby Sullivan | ||
| PGZ | Petro Gazz Angels | Petro Gazz Ventures Phils Corp | Jerry Yee | Stephanie Mercado |  Anastasia Trach Olena Lymareva-Flink Kadi Kullerkann (withdrew) | ||
| POC | Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors | Federated Distributors, Inc. | Jasper Jimenez | Myla Pablo | Maddie Palmer Arielle Love | ||
| TAC | Tacloban Fighting Warays | Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (sponsor) | Ernesto Pamilar | Jovielyn Prado | Amporn Hyapha Patcharee Sangmuang Sasiwimol Sangpan (withdrew) |
| Team | Player | Height | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| BaliPure-NU | Alexis Matthews | 1.910NaN0 | United States |
| BaliPure-NU | Janisa Johnson | 1.730NaN0 | United States |
| BanKo Perlas | Lakia Jamiah Bright | 1.80NaN0 | United States |
| BanKo Perlas | Jutarat Montripila | 1.780NaN0 | Thailand |
| Creamline | Kuttika Kaewpin | 1.710NaN0 | Thailand |
| Creamline | Laura Schaudt | 1.960NaN0 | United States |
| Creamline | Nikolina Aščerić (replaced) | 1.850NaN0 | Serbia |
| Iriga-Navy | Macy Ubben | 1.880NaN0 | United States |
| Iriga-Navy | Lauren Whyte | 1.850NaN0 | United States |
| PayMaya | Tess Nicole Rountree | 1.880NaN0 | United States |
| PayMaya | Shelby Sullivan | 1.880NaN0 | United States |
| Petro Gazz | Anastasia Trach | 1.860NaN0 | Ukraine |
| Petro Gazz | Kadi Kullerkann (replaced) | 1.930NaN0 | Estonia |
| Petro Gazz | Olena Lymareva-Flink | 1.820NaN0 | Ukraine |
| Pocari Sweat-Air Force | Maddie Palmer | 1.820NaN0 | United States |
| Pocari Sweat-Air Force | Arielle Love | 1.820NaN0 | United States |
| Tacloban | Amporn Hyapha | 1.80NaN0 | Thailand |
| Tacloban | Patcharee Sangmuang | 1.810NaN0 | Thailand |
| Tacloban | Sasiwimol Sangpan (replaced) | 1.760NaN0 | Thailand |
Rank 1 vs Rank 4Rank 2 vs Rank 3
3rd placeChampionship
| Award | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Finals | Julia Melissa Morado (Creamline) | [7] |
| Conference | Myla Pablo (Pocari–Air Force) | [8] | |
| Best Outside Spikers | 1st: 2nd: | Alyssa Valdez (Creamline) Myla Pablo (Pocari–Air Force) | |
| Best Middle Blockers | 1st: 2nd: | Jeanette Panaga (Pocari–Air Force) Mary Joy Dacoron (BanKo Perlas) | |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Michele Theresa Gumabao (Creamline) | ||
| Best Setter | Julia Melissa Morado (Creamline) | ||
| Best Libero | Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone (PayMaya) | ||
| Most Points Scored | Lakia Bright (BanKo Perlas) | ||
| Best Foreign Guest Player | Tess Nicole Rountree (PayMaya) | ||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Head coach | Team captain |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Oliver Almadro | Ysrael Wilson Marasigan | |
| IEM | IEM Phoenix Volley Masters | Instituto Estetico Manila | Rafael Presnede | Gregorio Dolor | |
| PLD | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | PLDT, Inc. | Arthur Mamon | John Vic De Guzman | |
| PAF | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | Philippine Air Force | Rhovyl Verayo | Jessie Lopez | |
| PAR | Philippine Army Troopers | Philippine Army | Rico de Guzman | Benjaylo Labide | |
| VIC | Vice Co. Blockbusters | Vice Cosmetics | Reynaldo Diaz, Jr. | Jan Berlin Paglinawan | |
Rank 1 vs Rank 4Rank 2 vs Rank 3
3rd PlaceChampionship
| Award | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Finals | Bryan Bagunas (Philippine Air Force Air Spikers) | [9] |
| Conference | Marck Espejo (Cignal HD Spikers) | ||
| Best Outside Spikers | 1st: 2nd: | Marck Espejo (Cignal HD Spikers) Fauzi Ismail (Philippine Air Force Air Spikers) | |
| Best Middle Blockers | 1st: 2nd: | Rex Intal (Cignal HD Spikers) John Paul Bugaoan (Vice Co. Blockbusters) | |
| Best Opposite Spiker | John Vic De Guzman (PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters) | ||
| Best Setter | Ronchette Lee Villegas (PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters) | ||
| Best Libero | Rence Melgar (PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters) | ||
| width=40 | Rank | width=240 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | |||
| Cignal HD Spikers | |||
| Vice Co. Blockbusters | |||
| 4 | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | ||
| 5 | Philippine Army Troopers | ||
| 6 | IEM Phoenix Volley Masters |