Spikers' Turf Explained

Spikers' Turf
Last Season:2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference
Pixels:140
Founded:2015
Founder:Sports Vision Management Group, Inc.
Inaugural:2014
Sport:Volleyball
Motto:Where Power Meets Passion
Director:Mozzy Ravena
President:Alyssa Valdez
Teams:9
Champion:Cignal HD Spikers
Champ Season:2024 Open
Most Champs:Cignal
(5 titles)
Country:Philippines
Tv:One Sports

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

See main article: List of Spikers' Turf teams.

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

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

Result summary

SeasonConferenceFinalThird place match
width=16% style="background: #ffd700"Championswidth=8%Scorewidth=16% style="background: #c0c0c0"Runner-upwidth=16% style="background: #cc9966"3rd placewidth=8%Scorewidth=16% style="background: #9acdff"4th place
colspan=6
Open
(Details)
PLDT

Cignal
Collegiate
(Details)
Ateneo

NCBA
Reinforced
(Details)
Cignal


Philippine Navy
Open
(Details)
Philippine Air Force
Cignal


5 – 4
IEM Phoenix
Collegiate
(Details)
Ateneo



4 – 3
De La Salle
Reinforced
(Details)
Philippine Air Force

IEM Phoenix
All-Star[13]
(details)
Team Galaw Team Hataw align=center colspan=3
2017rowspan=2 colspan=7
2018
Open
(Details)
Philippine Air Force
Cignal[14]
2019
Reinforced
(Details)
Cignal



5 – 4
Sta. Elena
Open
(Details)
Cignal
Go for Gold–Air ForceSta. Elena–NU
Perpetual
2020 rowspan=2 colspan=7
2021
Open
(Details)
NU–Sta. Elena

VNS–One Alicia
2023
Open
(Details)
Cignal
Imus City–AJAA


4 – 3
D' Navigators
Invitational
(Details)
Sta Elena–NU Maruichi Hyogo Saints and Lattes–Letran
Open
(Details)
Cignal


D' Navigators

Champions

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Cignal7512015 Reinforced, 2019 Reinforced, 2019 Open, 2023 Open, 2024 Open
Philippine Air Force442016 Open, 2016 Reinforced, 2018 Open
Sta. Elena–NU212022 Open, 2023 Invitational
Ateneo2015 Collegiate, 2016 Collegiate
PLDT1122015 Open

Awardees

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

RankNameCurrent / Last teamPositionYears playing in Spikers' Turf MVP awardPositional awardTotal
FromTo
1Marck Jesus EspejoCriss Cross2015202310 818
2Ranran AbdillaPhilippine Air Force2015present3 47
3Ysay MarasiganCriss Cross2015present1 5Rowspan=26
JP BugaoanCignal2017present6
5Bryan BagunasCignal2015present 3 2 5
Mark AlfafaraPhilippine Air Force201520192 3
Fauzi IsmailAMC Cotabato201620231 4
Joshua UmandalCignal2015present1 4
Kim MalabungaCriss Cross2015present 5
Manuel Sumanguid IIICriss Cross2015present 5

Notable records

Venues

Broadcast partners

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Spikers' Turf showcases best in men's volleyball. April 12, 2015. The Philippine Star. March 25, 2015. Manila.
  2. News: Payo. Jasmine. Men's volley hits scene with Spikers' Turf April 5. April 12, 2015. Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 25, 2015. Manila.
  3. News: From the wires. IEM Volley Masters head cast in eight-team Spikers' Turf volleyball tournament. April 12, 2015. Sport Interactive Network Philippines. March 28, 2015.
  4. News: Cagayan, Champion clash as Spikers' Turf unwraps. April 12, 2015. V-League.ph. April 4, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412114856/http://www.v-league.ph/2015/04/04/cagayan-champion-clash-as-spikers-turf-unwraps/. April 12, 2015.
  5. News: Villar. Joey. Rising Suns dim Champion Infinity in Spikers Turf. April 8, 2015. website. Philstar Sports Hub. Philstar. April 8, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150416114054/http://www.philstar.com/sports/2015/04/05/1440584/rising-suns-dim-champion-infinity-spikers-turf. April 16, 2015.
  6. News: Villar. Joey. Shakey's V-League to rename to 'Philippine V-League'. December 27, 2016. The Philippine Star. December 27, 2016.
  7. Web site: Sports Vision, ABS-CBN ink new partnership for PVL. ABS-CBN Sports. Escarlote. Mark. March 29, 2017. June 25, 2017.
  8. Web site: PVL: Spikers' Turf returns, fires off on October 6. Fox Sports Philippines. Lopez. Mark Edward. October 1, 2018. October 2, 2018.
  9. News: Agcaoili . Lance . Alyssa Valdez the founding president of Spiker's Turf, reveals Palou . November 14, 2020 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . November 14, 2020 . en.
  10. News: Agcaoili . Lance . As PVL turns professional, Spikers' Turf set to follow suit . November 14, 2020 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . November 12, 2020 . en.
  11. News: Alyssa Valdez, now Spikers' Turf president, bats for resumption of men's league . December 4, 2021 . ABS-CBN News . November 18, 2020.
  12. News: Agcaoili . Lance . Spikers Turf hits snag as only three of six teams agree to turn pro . September 13, 2021 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . March 16, 2021 . en.
  13. Web site: Team Galaw outshines Team Hataw in Spikers' Turf All-Star Game. ABS-CBN Sports. Escarlote. Mark. November 20, 2016. June 18, 2017.
  14. News: December 12, 2018. Spikers' Turf: Power hitters go for crown. Manila Bulletin. December 12, 2018.
  15. News: Espejo unleashes record 43 points as Cignal bags Spikers' Turf title. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Lozada. Bong. October 23, 2019. October 23, 2019.
  16. News: Ateneo goes 13-0, sweeps NU for Spikers' Turf title. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Lozada. Bong. September 27, 2015. December 2, 2017.
  17. News: Eagles whip Bulldogs, cop Spikers' Turf crown. The Philippine Star. Villar. Joey. September 28, 2015. December 2, 2017.
  18. News: Cignal completes historic, undefeated run to rule Spikers' Turf Open Conference . . Mallari . Gab . March 31, 2023 . September 8, 2023.