2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference Explained
| Competition: | Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Gender: | women |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Size: | 250 |
| Dates: | July 9 – August 14, 2022 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Champions Other: | Creamline |
| Title Number: | 5 |
| Second Other: | KingWhale |
| Third Other: | Cignal HD |
| Fourth Other: | PLDT |
| Setter: | Liao Yi-Jen |
| Opposite Spiker: | Tots Carlos |
| Libero: | Qiu Shi-Qing |
| Matches: | 33 |
| Last: | 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference |
| Next: | 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference |
The 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference was the twelfth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its third conference as a professional league.
The tournament began on July 9, 2022. Originally slated for the July 2, the tournament was pushed back due to the requests of the club teams.[1]
This is the first (second for the former SVL) conference of the league to commence an invitational conference. A total of eight teams will compete in this event, including one international team — KingWhale Taipei from Taiwan. The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders and F2 Logistics begged off from joining the conference.[2] A second guest team, Kobe Shinwa University, was supposed to join the semi-final round but backed out at the last minute. Replacement guest Philippine National Team, composed mostly of NU Lady Bulldogs team members, also backed out.[3]
Participating teams
- On August 6, the league announced that the Philippines women's national team will replace Kobe Shinwa Women's University due to COVID-19 concerns in Japan, the national team is eligible to vie for the championship.
- A day after the announcement of the supposed entrance of the Philippine national team into the tournament, the team begged off due to concerns of possible injuries that the players may sustain. The final round will only consist of five teams (top 4 local clubs, 1 guest club).[4] [5] The team's core was composed of player and staff from the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs. NU players and staff were released from the national team program by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation shortly after their withdrawal.[6] The team was due to participate in the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup and the new core of the squad is planned to compose the best finishing non-guest team in the conference.[7]
Venues
The preliminary games will start at Filoil Flying V Center, beginning the conference with live spectators. All of the elimination playdates will be held there, with the exemption of the match between Army Black Mamba and PLDT, and Creamline and Choco Mucho that will held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, and matches between Petro Gazz and Chery Tiggo, and Cignal and Creamline that will take place in Santa Rosa Sports Complex.[8] [9] After the preliminaries, the semifinals will be held at Ynares Center, MOA Arena and Filoil Flying V Center, with most of the games will take place at the latter. The finals will be held at the MOA Arena.[10] [11]
Transactions
National team players
Team additions and transfers
The following are the players who transferred to another team for the upcoming conference.
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Ref |
|---|
| Aaron Velez | Replaced | Clarence Esteban | [18] |
| Jerry Yee | Replaced | Arnold Laniog | | |
Format
The following format will be conducted for the entirety of the conference:
- Preliminary Round
- Single-round robin preliminaries; 7 local teams; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
- Top four local teams will advance to the Final Round.[19]
- Semifinals
- Single-round robin format; Top 4 local teams & 1 guest team; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
- The 3rd and 4th ranked teams will advance to the bronze medal match.
- The 1st and 2nd ranked teams will advance to the winner-take-all gold medal match.
- Finals
- All games are knockout matches.
- Bronze medal: 3rd ranked team vs. 4th ranked team
- Gold medal: 1st ranked team vs. 2nd ranked team[20]
Pool standing procedure
- First, teams are ranked by the number of matches won.
- If the number of matches won is tied, the tied teams are then ranked by match points, wherein:
- Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser.
- Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.
- In case of any further ties, the following criteria shall be used:
- Set ratio: the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
- Point ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
- Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.
Preliminary round
Ranking
Match results
Final round
Semifinals
Ranking
Match results
Finals
Championship match
Final standing
| Team Roster |
| Alyssa Valdez (c), Celine Domingo, Risa Sato, Jeanette Panaga, Diana Mae Carlos, Michele Gumabao, Jorella Marie De Jesus, Lorielyn Bernardo, Maria Paulina Soriano, Kyla Atienza, Julia Melissa Morado-De Guzman, Fille Cainglet-Cayetano, Kyle Negrito, Rizza Jane Mandapat, Rosemarie Vargas, Jessica Margarett Galanza |
| Head coach |
| Sherwin Meneses | |
Awards and medalists
Individual awards
Medalists
2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup
As announced on August 7, the Philippine National Volleyball Federation stated that the best performing local team of the invitational conference will represent the Philippines in the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup.[22] As the semifinal round progressed, the PLDT High Speed Hitters is the first to initially accept its invitation to possibly participate on the mentioned tourney as the other top teams, Creamline and Cignal, have yet to express its interest to join.[23]
In spite of that, Creamline will represent the country since they accepted the federation's invitation to suit up in the national team as they emerged as the champions of the invitational conference.[24]
Statistics leaders
Preliminary round
Statistics leaders correct at the end of preliminary round.
Rank!width=180| Name | width=50 | |
|---|
| 1 | Angelica Cayuna | 0.46 |
| 2 | Ivy Perez | 0.36 |
| 3 | Alina Bicar | 0.32 |
| 4 | Shaya Adorador | 0.32 |
| 5 | Mary Remy Joy Palma | 0.30 | |
Final round
Statistics leaders correct as of Day 5 (August 9, 2022) of the final round.
Notes and References
- News: Leongson . Randolph . PVL pushes back Invitational Conference opening . June 26, 2022 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . June 23, 2022 . en . June 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626044001/https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/pvl-pushes-back-invitational-conference-opening-a2437-20220622 . live .
- News: Kobe Shinwa, Taipei to serve as guest teams for Invitational Conference . June 20, 2022 . PVL . June 20, 2022 . June 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220620063047/https://pvl.ph/news/kobe-shinwa-taipei-to-serve-as-guest-teams-for-invitational-conference . live .
- News: PH National Team replaces Kobe Shinwa in Invitational semis . August 6, 2022 . PVL . August 6, 2022 . August 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806063853/https://pvl.ph/news/ph-national-team-replaces-kobe-shinwa-in-invitational-semis . live .
- News: Nationals beg off from Invitationals . August 7, 2022 . PVL . August 7, 2022 . August 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220807092914/https://pvl.ph/news/nationals-beg-off-from-invitationals . live .
- News: Velasco . Jillian . 'Safety is top priority,' says Nierva on NU players' release from national team . August 8, 2022 . Spin.ph . August 7, 2022 . August 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808191634/https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/jennifer-nierva-on-nu-release-from-national-team-a5136-20220808 . live .
- News: Giongco . Mark . National team out as PVL Invitational champion to represent PH in AVC Cup . August 8, 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . August 7, 2022 . August 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808224609/https://sports.inquirer.net/472672/national-team-out-as-pvl-invitational-champion-to-represent-ph-in-avc-cup . live .
- News: Panerio . Jonas . PVL champion to represent Philippines in Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women . August 8, 2022 . Sunstar . August 8, 2022 . August 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808225414/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1937182/cebu/sports/pvl-champion-to-represent-philippines-in-asian-volleyball-confederation-cup-for-women . live .
- News: PVL all set to explode for Invitationals . June 28, 2022 . PVL . June 28, 2022 . June 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628071407/https://pvl.ph/news/pvl-all-set-to-explode-for-invitationals . live .
- News: PVL Season 5 Invitational Conference revised schedule as of 5 July . July 15, 2022 . July 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715073303/https://twitter.com/fromtheriles/status/1544632657702580225 . live .
- News: PVL Season 5 Invitational Conference (as of 29 June) . July 5, 2022 . July 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722183548/https://twitter.com/fromtheriles/status/1542489117572734976 . live .
- Web site: PVL Season 5 Invitational Conference venues. August 2, 2022. August 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220807073544/https://pvl.ph/schedule. live.
- News: Tots Carlos, Aduke Ogunsanya tapped by PNVF for International Challenge . March 15, 2022 . Tiebreaker Times . June 7, 2022 . June 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220607130914/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/tots-carlos-aduke-ogunsanya-tapped-by-pnvf-for-international-challenge/241939 . live .
- Web site: Alina Bicar transfers to Chery Tiggo. May 29, 2022. Fastbreak. July 1, 2022. May 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220529064101/https://fastbreak.com.ph/alina-bicar-transfers-to-chery-tiggo-1/. live.
- Web site: Jacqueline Acuña turns pro signs with Cignal HD Spikers. July 7, 2022. Fastbreak. July 8, 2022. July 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708125425/https://fastbreak.com.ph/nus-jacqueline-acuna-turns-pro-signs-with-cignal-hd-spikers1/. live.
- Web site: Lorie Bernardo set to go pro, signs with Creamline. July 1, 2022. Tiebreaker Times. July 1, 2022. July 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701131420/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/lorie-bernardo-set-to-go-pro-signs-with-creamline/244169. live.
- Web site: Marian Buitre joins Petro Gazz Angels. July 6, 2022. Fastbreak. July 8, 2022. July 16, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220716022053/https://fastbreak.com.ph/marian-buitre-joins-petro-gazz-angels1/. live.
- Web site: La Salle's Erika Santos turns pro join PLDT. July 6, 2022. Tiebreaker Times. July 8, 2022. July 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708125702/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/la-salles-erika-santos-turns-pro-joins-pldt/244485. live.
- News: Clarence Esteban named new Chery Tiggo head coach. 29 April 2022.
- News: PVL: Kobe Shinwa, Taipei to serve as guest teams for Invitational Conference . June 20, 2022 . ABS-CBN News . June 20, 2022 . April 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407123932/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/20/22/kobe-shinwa-taipei-to-serve-as-pvl-guest-teams . live .
- Web site: 2022 PVL Invitational Conference format . One Sports Facebook page . July 11, 2022 . July 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722182353/https://www.facebook.com/OneSportsPHL/videos/1061019841448813/ . live .
- News: August 14, 2022 . Tots Carlos takes Invitational MVP crown . PVL . August 14, 2022 . August 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814132606/https://pvl.ph/news/tots-carlos-takes-invitational-mvp-crown . live .
- News: National team out as PVL Invitational champion to represent PH in AVC Cup . August 7, 2022 . Inquirer.Net . August 7, 2022 . August 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808224609/https://sports.inquirer.net/472672/national-team-out-as-pvl-invitational-champion-to-represent-ph-in-avc-cup . live .
- News: PLDT first to commit possible participation in AVC Cup, says Palou . August 8, 2022 . Inquirer.Net . August 8, 2022 . August 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811093418/https://sports.inquirer.net/472781/pldt-first-to-commit-possible-participation-in-avc-cup-says-palou . live .
- News: PVL Invitationals champion Creamline accepts national team duty for AVC Cup . August 14, 2022 . Rappler . August 14, 2022 . August 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814135322/https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/pvl-invitationals-champion-creamline-accepts-national-team-duty-2022-avc-cup/ . live .
