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PLDT High Speed Hitters
Professional women's volleyball team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The PLDT High Speed Hitters (formerly the Smart Giga Hitters and the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters) is a professional women's volleyball team owned by PLDT.
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History
The team debuted in 2018 as the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters.[1] The team was owned by Smart Communications.[1]
For the 2018 PSL Invitational Cup, the team partnered with the Philippine Army Lady Troopers and competed as the Smart–Army Giga Hitters.[2]
In September 2018, the PayMaya High Flyers, their affiliate team in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), was merged with the team.[3] In February 2019, the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters changed its name to the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters.[4]
The team transferred to the PVL in February 2021, following the league's professionalization.[5] The team changed their name to the High Speed Hitters in January 2022, in a lead up to the upcoming PVL season.[6]
PLDT won the 2025 PVL on Tour tournament, its first ever league title.[7] They followed it by winning the 2025 Invitational Conference defeating Japanese guest team Kobe Shinwa University in the final.[8]
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Names
- Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters (2018 Grand Prix)
- Smart–Army Giga Hitters (2018 Invitational)
- Smart Giga Hitters (2018 All-Filipino)
- PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters (2019)
- PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (2020)
- PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters (2021)
- PLDT High Speed Hitters (2022–)
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Season-by-season records
Domestic league
Philippine Super Liga (2018–2020)
| Season | Conference | Preliminary round | Final round | Ranking | Source |
| 2018 | Grand Prix | 8th (0–10, 3 pts) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. F2 Logistics, 0–3 | 8th place | |
| Invitational | 2nd (3–1, 9 pts) (Group B) | Won in quarterfinals vs. Generika–Ayala, 3–0 Lost in semifinals vs. Petron, 0–3 Lost in third place match vs. Cignal, 1–3 |
4th place | ||
| All-Filipino | 6th (2–5, 5 pts) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Generika–Ayala, 0–3 | 6th place | ||
| 2019 | Grand Prix | 3rd (8–6, 22 pts) | Won in quarterfinals vs. Generika–Ayala in two games[a] Lost in semifinals vs. F2 Logistics, 0–2[b] Won in third place match vs. Cignal, 3–2 |
3rd place | |
| All-Filipino | 6th (6–8, 17 pts) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Foton, 1–3 | 6th place | ||
| Invitational | 3rd (1–2, 3 pts) (Pool C) | Did not qualify | 5th place | ||
| 2020 | Grand Prix | Conference cancelled | |||
Premier Volleyball League (2021–present)
| Season | Conference | Preliminary round | Final round | Ranking | Source |
| 2021 (team) |
Open | 7th (3–6, 9 pts) | Did not qualify | 7th place | [9] |
| 2022 (team) |
Open | 3rd (1–2, 3 pts) (Pool B) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Choco Mucho, 2–3[c] Won in fifth place match vs. F2 Logistics, 3–2 |
5th place | [10] |
| Invitational | 2nd (4–2, 12 pts) | Finished 3rd in semifinals (2–2, 8 pts) Lost in third place match vs. Cignal, 2–3 |
4th place | [11] | |
| Reinforced | 6th (3–5, 10 pts) | Did not qualify | 6th place | [12] | |
| 2023 (team) |
First All-Filipino | 3rd (6–2, 18 pts) | Lost in semifinals vs. Petro Gazz, 1–2[b] | 4th place | [13] |
| Invitational | 2nd (3–1, 8 pts) | Finished 5th in final round (2–3, 6 pts) | 5th place | [14] | |
| Second All-Filipino | 5th (7–4, 21 pts) | Did not qualify | 5th place | [15] | |
| 2024 (team) |
All-Filipino | 5th (8–3, 23 pts) | Did not qualify | 5th place | [16] |
| Reinforced | 4th (6–2, 19 pts) | Won in quarterfinals vs. Chery Tiggo, 3–2 Lost in semifinals vs. Akari, 2–3 Lost in third place match vs. Cignal, 1–3 |
4th place | [17] | |
| Invitational | Did not participate[d] | ||||
| 2024–25 (team) |
All-Filipino | 4th (8–3, 23 pts) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Choco Mucho, 0–2[b] | 5th place | [18] |
| PVL on Tour | 1st (5–0, 15 pts) (Pool A) | Won in quarterfinals vs. Zus Coffee, 3–0 Won in semifinals vs. Creamline, 3–2 Won in championship vs. Chery Tiggo, 3–2 |
Champions | [19] | |
| Invitational | 1st (5–0, 14 pts) | Won in championship vs. Kobe Shinwa, 3–1 | Champions | [8] | |
| Reinforced | 3rd (6–2, 18 pts) | Won in quarterfinals vs. Cignal, 3–1 Lost in semifinals vs. Zus Coffee, 0–3 Lost in third place match vs. Akari, 2–3 |
4th place | [20] | |
- Notes
- Team had twice-to-beat advantage.
- Best-of-three series.
- Opposing team had twice-to-beat advantage.
- Although PLDT qualified for the 2024 Invitational Conference, the team declined the invitation to participate in the conference.
AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League
| Year | Preliminary round | Final round | Ranking | Source |
| 2025 | 2nd (1–1, 4 pts) (Pool D) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Zhetsyu, 0–3 | 7th place | [21] |
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Individual awards
Premier Volleyball League
Philippine Super Liga
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Team captains
Janet Serafica (2018)- Ging Balse (2018)
- Aiko Sweet Urdas (2018)
- Grethcel Soltones (2019)
- Jerrili Malabanan (2019)
- Rysabelle Devanadera (2019–2020)
- Rhea Dimaculangan (2021–2022)
- Mika Reyes (2023)
- Kath Arado (2024–present)
Coaches
- Ronald Dulay (2018 Grand Prix)
- Emilio Reyes Jr. (2018 Invitational)
- Roger Gorayeb (2018–2021)
- George Pascua (2022)
- Rald Ricafort (2023–present)
Imports
Gyselle Silva[33] (2018)
Marija Jelic[33] (2018)
Grace Lazard (2019)- Kendra Dahlke (2019)
Maeva Orle (2020)
Elena Savkina-Samoilenko (2022)- Elena Savkina-Samoilenko[34] (2024)
- Wilma Salas[35] (2025 AVC CL)
- Anastasiia Bavykina[36][37] (2025)
See also
References
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