2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference

The 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference was the eighteenth conference and the opening of the seventh season of the Spikers' Turf. The tournament began on March 13 and ended on May 10, 2024.^[1]

2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference

Tournament details
Dates	March 13 – May 10, 2024
Teams	9
Venue(s)	4
Champions	Cignal (5th title)
Runners-up	Criss Cross
Third place	PGJC-Navy
Fourth place	D' Navigators
Tournament awards
MVP	Jude Garcia (Conference) Bryan Bagunas (Finals)
Best Setter	Kris Cian Silang
Best OH	Joshua Umandal Greg Dolor
Best MB	Peter Quiel Abdurasad Nursiddik
Best OPP	Francis Saura
Best Libero	Jack Kalingking
Tournament statistics
Matches played	46
Attendance	15,305 (333 per match)
Official website
spikersturf.ph
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A total of nine teams were battling for the championship title, including the three newly formed teams, namely the Criss Cross King Crunchers, Maverick Hard Hitters, and RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers.^[1][2][3]

The Cignal HD Spikers emerged as the champions of this conference, bagging their fifth title. They defeat the newcomers of the league, Criss Cross King Crunchers, in two games. PGJC-Navy Sea Lions won the bronze over the D' Navigators Iloilo via a superior points ratio. Jude Garcia bagged the Conference MVP award, while Bryan Bagunas won the Finals MVP plum.^{[citation needed]}

Participating teams

2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference
Abbr.	Team	Affiliation	Head coach	Team captain
CHD	Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.	Dexter Clamor	John Paul Bugaoan
CKC	Criss Cross King Crunchers	Republic Biscuit Corporation	Tai Bundit	Ysay Marasigan
DNV	D' Navigators Iloilo	Iloilo City	Boyet Delmoro	John Michael Apolinario
MAV	Maverick Hard Hitters	Maverick Sports Team	Erickson Ramos	Razzel Palisoc
PJN	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	Philippine Navy	George Pascua	Greg Dolor
PAF	Philippine Air Force Airmen	Philippine Air Force	Jeffrey Malabanan	Rodolfo Labrador Jr.
RMS	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	RichMarc Sports / 3B Production & Entertainment	Arjay Francisco	Carlo Almario
SVG	Savouge Spin Doctors	Savouge Aesthetics Philippines	Sammy Acaylar	Jhun Lorenz Señoron
VNS	VNS-Nasty Griffins	VNS Management Group	Ralph Raymund Ocampo	Michael Doria

Venues

Preliminary round
Pasig	Paco, Manila	Antipolo
PhilSports Arena	Paco Arena	Ynares Center
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 1,000	Capacity: 7,400
Preliminary & Final round
Malate, Manila
Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (Rizal Memorial Coliseum & Ninoy Aquino Stadium)
Capacity: 6,100

Transactions

Team additions and transfers

The following are the players who transferred to another team for the upcoming conference.

Player	Moving from	Moving to	Ref.
Cian Silang	AMC Cotabato Spikers	Cignal HD Spikers	[4]
Giles Torres	D' Navigators Iloilo	Cignal HD Spikers	[4]
Mfena Gwaza	D' Navigators Iloilo	Cignal HD Spikers	[4]
Vince Lorenzo	D' Navigators Iloilo	Cignal HD Spikers	[4]
Madz Gampong	Sta. Rosa City Lions	Cignal HD Spikers	[4]
Ron Rosales	Sta. Rosa City Lions	Cignal HD Spikers	[4]
Bryan Bagunas	Win Streak (TVL)	Cignal HD Spikers	[5]
Rex Intal	AMC Cotabato Spikers	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Chumason Njigha	Cignal HD Spikers	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Manuel Sumanguid III	Cignal HD Spikers	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Ysay Marasigan	Cignal HD Spikers	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Jude Garcia	Creamline Cool Smashers (beach volleyball)	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Krung Arbasto	Creamline Cool Smashers (beach volleyball)	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Juvie Mangaring	Xentromall–EAC Generals	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Kim Malabunga	Imus City–AJAA Spikers	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Marck Espejo	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos (V-League)	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Gian Glorioso	Savouge RTU-Basilan Golden Thunders	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Ish Polvorosa	Sta. Rosa City Lions	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Jaron Requinton	UST Golden Spikers (UAAP)	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Phillip Bagalay	VNS Griffins	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[6]
Kim Dayandante	AMC Cotabato Spikers	D' Navigators Iloilo
Arvin Christian Estomata	Mag-aba NHS (Antique)	D' Navigators Iloilo
Justine Santos	MKA-San Beda Red Spikers	D' Navigators Iloilo
Edward Camposano	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	D' Navigators Iloilo
Esmail Kasim	Philippine Coast Guard Dolphins	D' Navigators Iloilo
Barbie San Andres	VNS Griffins	D' Navigators Iloilo
Jayvee Sumagaysay	VNS Griffins	D' Navigators Iloilo
France Lander Racaza	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers	Maverick Hard Hitters
Jay Sequitin	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers	Maverick Hard Hitters
Jethro Cabillan	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers	Maverick Hard Hitters
Kim Tan	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers	Maverick Hard Hitters
Razzel Palisoc	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers	Maverick Hard Hitters
Ricardo Alfaro	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers	Maverick Hard Hitters
Stephen Jason Sundiang	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers	Maverick Hard Hitters
Jan Neves Climaco	Coronado School of Quezon City, Inc.(Quezon City)	Maverick Hard Hitters
Jerome Michael Cordez	D' Navigators Iloilo	Maverick Hard Hitters
Juan Miguel Galgana	PWU Patriots (Manila)	Maverick Hard Hitters
Romeo Teodones	Vanguard Volley Hitters	Maverick Hard Hitters
Jayson Uy	Philippine Army Troopers	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions
Kevin Leberato	Philippine Army Troopers	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions
Louie Pudadera	University of St. La Salle (Bacolod)	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions
Clark Fernandez	VNS Griffins	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions
Matthew Andrei Mamora	Arellano Braves (NCAA)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
James Michael Balisi	EAC Generals NCAA	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Gideon James Guadalupe	ICC Blue Hawks (Negros)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Bonjomar Castel	Imus City-AJAA Spikers	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Kaiser Lark Rosales	JRU Heavy Bombers (NCAA)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Carlo Almario	MKA–San Beda Red Spikers	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Milover Parcon	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Kurl Rosete	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
James Christian Eugenio	San Sebastian Stags (NCAA)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Marc Dominic Martin	San Sebastian Stags (NCAA)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Mel Clarence De Guzman	San Sebastian Stags (NCAA)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Kernel Ipulan	United Meycauayan Golden Spikers (Bulacan)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Argie Dacles	UE Red Warriors (UAAP)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Jerome Cyril Eugenio	UE Red Warriors (UAAP)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Ralph Ryan Imperial	UE Red Warriors (UAAP)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Rainier Mansilungan	UE Red Warriors (UAAP)	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
Jonathan Cedric Eugenio	VNS Griffins	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers
John Diwa	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers	Savouge Spin Doctors
Chris Salvador	Arellano Chiefs (NCAA)	Savouge Spin Doctors
Amber Gervacio	EAC Generals (NCAA)	Savouge Spin Doctors
Vince Imperial	EAC Generals (NCAA)	Savouge Spin Doctors
Joshua Lagmay	Perpetual Altas (Laguna)	Savouge Spin Doctors
Sherwin Caritativo	Perpetual Altas (NCAA)	Savouge Spin Doctors
Hero Austria	Sta. Rosa City Lions	Savouge Spin Doctors
Lorenz Calayag	San Beda Red Lions (NCAA)	Savouge Spin Doctors
Mikel Mendoza	San Sebastian Golden Stags (NCAA)	Savouge Spin Doctors
Joven Camaganakan	Sta. Rosa City Lions	Savouge Spin Doctors
Rikko Marmeto	Sta. Rosa City Lions	Savouge Spin Doctors
Eryn De Lima	UE Red Warriors (UAAP)	Savouge Spin Doctors
Jom Reyes	UE Red Warriors (UAAP)	Savouge Spin Doctors
Jeremy Pedrosa	VNS Griffins	Savouge Spin Doctors
Mark Deximo	VNS Griffins	Savouge Spin Doctors
Justin Yatco	Benilde Blazers (NCAA)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Michael Doria	Cabstars–City of Cabuyao	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Afred Pagulong	Mapua Cardinals (NCAA)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Dominic Castañeda	MKA–San Beda Red Spikers	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Kennry Malinis	NU Bulldogs (UAAP)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Louise Bartolome	PATTS Seahorses (Parañaque)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Manuel Medina	Philippine Army Troopers	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Juniel Intal	PUP Mighty Maroons (SCUAA)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Keith Deferia	Sta. Rosa City Lions	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Kenneth Culabat	UE Red Warriors (UAAP)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Howard Guerra	VNS Griffins (junior's team)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Jao Arcillo	VNS Griffins (junior's team)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Kim Liray	VNS Griffins (junior's team)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Terrence Marticion	VNS Griffins (junior's team)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Titus Villacrusis	VNS Griffins (junior's team)	VNS-Nasty Griffins
Jester Bornel	Xentromall–EAC Generals	VNS-Nasty Griffins	[7]

Format

Preliminary round

1. The nine teams are competing in a single round-robin elimination.
2. Top four teams advance to semifinals.

Semifinals

1. The four teams will compete again in a single round-robin elimination.
2. The third and fourth-ranked teams will relegate to the 3rd place series.
3. The first and second-ranked teams will advance to the championship series.

Finals

1. Best-of-three series.
2. Bronze medal: SF Ranked 3 vs. SF Ranked 4
3. Gold medal: SF Ranked 1 vs. SF Ranked 2

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:

1. Set ratio: number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
2. Setpoint ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
3. 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cignal HD Spikers	8	8	0	21	24	6	4.000	707	559	1.265	Final round
2	Criss Cross King Crunchers	8	7	1	22	23	6	3.833	712	557	1.278
3	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	8	6	2	16	19	10	1.900	657	597	1.101
4	D' Navigators Iloilo	8	5	3	17	20	11	1.818	693	659	1.052
5	Savouge Spin Doctors	8	4	4	13	16	12	1.333	647	612	1.057
6	VNS-Nasty Griffins	8	2	6	8	10	19	0.526	507	544	0.932
7	Maverick Hard Hitters	8	2	6	6	7	19	0.368	488	600	0.813
8	Philippine Air Force Airmen	8	2	6	5	7	21	0.333	451	553	0.816
9	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	8	0	8	0	2	24	0.083	476	647	0.736

Source: Spikers' Turf – Standings

Match results

• All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Mar 13	16:00	RMC	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	1–3	Philippine Air Force Airmen	25–22	17–25	18–25	23–25		83–97	P2
Mar 13	18:00	RMC	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	0–3	Cignal HD Spikers	17–25	16–25	25–27			58–77	P2
Mar 15	16:00	RMC	Maverick Hard Hitters	0–3	Criss Cross King Crunchers	8–25	22–25	11–25			41–75	P2
Mar 15	18:00	RMC	Savouge Spin Doctors	3–0	VNS-Nasty Griffins	26–24	25–18	25–17			76–59	P2
Mar 17	16:00	RMC	Philippine Air Force Airmen	0–3	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	21–25	21–25	18–25			60–75	P2
Mar 17	18:00	RMC	Cignal HD Spikers	3–0	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	25–15	25–20	25–16			75–51	P2
Mar 20	16:00	PSA	Maverick Hard Hitters	0–3	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	20–25	11–25	20–25			51–75	P2
Mar 20	18:00	PSA	Cignal HD Spikers	3–0	Savouge Spin Doctors	25–15	27–25	25–23			77–63	P2
Mar 22	16:00	YSA	D' Navigators Iloilo	3–1	Philippine Air Force Airmen	25–23	25–21	17–25	25–19		92–88	P2
Mar 22	18:00	YSA	VNS-Nasty Griffins	0–3	Criss Cross King Crunchers	18–25	17–25	17–25			52–75	P2
Mar 24	16:00	PA	Savouge Spin Doctors	1–3	D' Navigators Iloilo	17–25	17–25	25–18	23–25		82–93	P2
Mar 24	18:00	PA	Criss Cross King Crunchers	3–0	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	25–16	25–10	25–22			75–48	P2
Apr 3	16:00	YSA	D' Navigators Iloilo	3–0	Maverick Hard Hitters	25–16	25–18	25–17			75–51	P2
Apr 3	18:00	YSA	Philippine Air Force Airmen	0–3	Cignal HD Spikers	10–25	21–25	15–25			46–75	P2
Apr 5	16:00	YSA	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	0–3	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	19–25	12–25	22–25			53–75	P2
Apr 5	18:00	YSA	VNS-Nasty Griffins	0–3	D' Navigators Iloilo	20–25	23–25	24–26			67–76	P2
Apr 10	16:00	PA	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	3–2	Savouge Spin Doctors	27–25	28–26	22–25	16–25	15–11	108–112	P2
Apr 10	18:00	PA	D' Navigators Iloilo	1–3	Criss Cross King Crunchers	20–25	25–20	30–32	14–25		89–102	P2
Apr 12	16:00	YSA	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	0–3	VNS-Nasty Griffins	20–25	21–25	15–25			56–75	P2
Apr 12	18:00	YSA	Philippine Air Force Airmen	0–3	Maverick Hard Hitters	18–25	20–25	9–25			47–75	P2
Apr 14	14:00	PSA	Savouge Spin Doctors	3–0	Philippine Air Force Airmen	25–17	28–26	25–22			78–65	P2
Apr 14	16:00	PSA	VNS-Nasty Griffins	0–3	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	14–25	16–25	21–25			51–75	P2
Apr 14	18:00	PSA	Criss Cross King Crunchers	2–3	Cignal HD Spikers	25–20	15–25	25–23	23–25	12–15	100–108	P2
Apr 17	16:00	YSA	Savouge Spin Doctors	3–0	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	25–15	25–21	25–11			75–47	P2
Apr 17	18:00	YSA	Cignal HD Spikers	3–2	D' Navigators Iloilo	21–25	25–18	20–25	25–19	15–7	106–94	P2
Apr 19	16:00	YSA	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	1–3	Criss Cross King Crunchers	25–19	20–25	21–25	19–25		85–94	P2
Apr 19	18:00	YSA	Maverick Hard Hitters	1–3	VNS-Nasty Griffins	25–22	21–25	11–25	15–25		72–97	P2
Apr 21	16:00	YSA	Maverick Hard Hitters	0–3	Savouge Spin Doctors	23–25	13–25	21–25			57–75	P2
Apr 21	18:00	YSA	Criss Cross King Crunchers	3–0	Philippine Air Force Airmen	25–17	25–16	25–15			75–48	P2
Apr 24	16:00	PA	D' Navigators Iloilo	3–0	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	25–19	25–20	25–18			75–57	P2
Apr 24	18:00	PA	VNS-Nasty Griffins	2–3	Cignal HD Spikers	25–22	21–25	28–26	24–26	8–15	106–114	P2
Apr 26	14:00	YSA	Cignal HD Spikers	3–0	Maverick Hard Hitters	25–20	25–9	25–12			75–41	P2
Apr 26	16:00	YSA	Philippine Air Force Airmen	3–2	VNS-Nasty Griffins	29–27	15–25	23–25	25–21	15–13	107–111	P2
Apr 26	18:00	YSA	Criss Cross King Crunchers	3–1	Savouge Spin Doctors	25–15	25–19	31–33	25–19		106–86	P2
Apr 28	16:00	NAS	RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers	1–3	Maverick Hard Hitters	21–25	13–25	27–25	20–25		81–100	P2
Apr 28	18:00	NAS	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	3–2	D' Navigators Iloilo	25–19	22–25	25–20	19–25	15–10	106–99	P2

Final round

• All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).

Semifinals

Ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cignal HD Spikers	3	2	1	7	8	3	2.667	263	223	1.179	Championship
2	Criss Cross King Crunchers	3	2	1	5	7	5	1.400	269	245	1.098
3	D' Navigators Iloilo	3	1	2	4	5	7	0.714	256	277	0.924	3rd place
4	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	3	1	2	2	3	8	0.375	219	268	0.817

Source: spikersturf.ph

Match results

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
May 1	16:00	RMC	Criss Cross King Crunchers	1–3	D' Navigators Iloilo	25–16	25–27	21–25	17–25		88–93	P2
May 1	18:00	RMC	Cignal HD Spikers	3–0	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	25–16	29–27	25–22			79–65	P2
May 3	16:00	RMC	D' Navigators Iloilo	0–3	Cignal HD Spikers	14–25	21–25	17–25			52–75	P2
May 3	18:00	RMC	Criss Cross King Crunchers	3–0	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	25–15	25–16	25–12			75–43	P2
May 5	10:00	RMC	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	3–2	D' Navigators Iloilo	18–25	23–25	25–23	25–23	20–18	111–114	P2
May 5	12:00	RMC	Cignal HD Spikers	2–3	Criss Cross King Crunchers	25–18	25–21	22–25	22–25	15–17	109–106	P2

Finals

3rd place

PGJC-Navy wins the series, 1–1, via points ratio of 1.049 vs. 0.953

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
May 8	16:00	RMC	D' Navigators Iloilo	1–3	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	17–25	25–16	18–25	31–33		91–99	P2
May 10	16:00	RMC	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	1–3	D' Navigators Iloilo	23–25	20–25	25–15	23–25		91–90	P2

Championship

Cignal wins series, 2–0

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
May 8	18:00	RMC	Cignal HD Spikers	3–1	Criss Cross King Crunchers	27–25	23–25	25–21	25–19		100–90	P2
May 10	18:00	RMC	Criss Cross King Crunchers	0–3	Cignal HD Spikers	23–25	25–27	21–25			69–77	P2

Final standing

Rank Team Cignal HD Spikers Criss Cross King Crunchers PGJC-Navy Sea Lions 4 D' Navigators Iloilo 5 Savouge Spin Doctors 6 VNS-Nasty Griffins 7 Maverick Hard Hitters 8 Philippine Air Force Airmen 9 RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers

2024 Spikers' Turf Open champions Cignal HD Spikers Fifth title Team roster: Sandy Domenick Montero, Alfred Gerald Valbuena, Giles Torres, Roniel Rosales, Mark Frederick Calado, Vince Patrick Lorenzo, John Paul Bugaoan (c), Madz Gampong, Wendel Concepcion Miguel, Joshua Umandal, Nestin Gwaza, Ruvince Abrot, Bryan Bagunas, Gabriel EJ Casaña, Kris Cian Silang, Lloyd Josafat Head coach: Dexter Clamor

Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Conference Most Valuable Player	Jude Garcia	Criss Cross	[8][9]
Finals Most Valuable Player	Bryan Bagunas	Cignal
1st Best Outside Spiker	Joshua Umandal	Cignal
2nd Best Outside Spiker	Greg Dolor	PGJC-Navy
1st Best Middle Blocker	Peter Quiel	PGJC-Navy
2nd Best Middle Blocker	Abdurasad Nursiddik	D' Navigators
Best Opposite Spiker	Francis Saura	D' Navigators
Best Setter	Kris Cian Silang	Cignal
Best Libero	Jack Kalingking	PGJC-Navy

STPC player of the week

Week	Player	Team	Ref.
March 13–24	Jude Garcia	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[10]
April 3–5	Francis Saura	D' Navigators Iloilo	[11]
April 10–14	Bryan Bagunas	Cignal HD Spikers	[12]
April 17–21	Joshua Umandal		[13]
April 24–28	Joeven Dela Vega	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	[14]
May 1–5	Marck Espejo	Criss Cross King Crunchers	[15]

See also

• 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference