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Men's volleyball league in the Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Spikers' Turf is a men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines associated with the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision).
Most recent season or competition: 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference | |
Sport | Volleyball |
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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) | |
Most recent champion(s) | Cignal HD Spikers (2024 Open) |
Most titles | Cignal (5 titles) |
TV partner(s) | One Sports |
Streaming partner(s) |
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Official website | spikersturf |
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]
These are the current teams who will compete at the 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference.
Team | Affiliation | Head coach | Team captain |
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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 |
Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Champion conferences |
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Cignal | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2015 Reinforced, 2019 Reinforced, 2019 Open, 2023 Open, 2024 Open |
Philippine Air Force | 4 | 4 | 2016 Open, 2016 Reinforced, 2018 Open | |
Sta. Elena–NU | 2 | — | 1 | 2022 Open, 2023 Invitational |
Ateneo | — | — | 2015 Collegiate, 2016 Collegiate | |
PLDT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2015 Open |
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 | |
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From | To | |||||||
1 | Marck Jesus Espejo | Criss Cross | OH | 2015 | 2023 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
2 | Ranran Abdilla | Philippine Air Force | OH | 2015 | present | 3 | 4 | 7 |
3 | Ysay Marasigan | Criss Cross | OPP | 2015 | present | 1 | 5 | 6 |
JP Bugaoan | Cignal | MB | 2017 | present | – | 6 | ||
5 | Bryan Bagunas | Cignal | OH | 2015 | present | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Mark Alfafara | Philippine Air Force | OH/OPP | 2015 | 2019 | 2 | 3 | ||
Fauzi Ismail | AMC Cotabato | OH/OPP | 2016 | 2023 | 1 | 4 | ||
Joshua Umandal | Cignal | OH/OP | 2015 | present | 1 | 4 | ||
Kim Malabunga | Criss Cross | MB | 2015 | present | – | 5 | ||
Manuel Sumanguid III | Criss Cross | L | 2015 | present | – | 5 |
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