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The 2017 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference was the second conference of the Premier Volleyball League and the 2017 season. The conference started on July 1, 2017[1] at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan. The tournament will have four new teams; two in the women's division (Adamson Lady Falcons and UP Fighting Lady Maroons)[2] and two in the men's division (Megabuilders and Gamboa Coffee).[3]
| 2017 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 1 – August 16, 2017 |
| Teams | Women's: 8 Men's 8 |
| TV partner(s) | ABS-CBN Sports and Action |
| Women's division | |
| Champions | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders |
| Runners-up | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors |
| Third place | Creamline Cool Smashers |
| Fourth place | Hair Fairy Air Force Jet Spikers |
| Conference MVP | Myla Pablo |
| Finals MVP | Grethcel Soltones |
| Best OH | Myla Pablo Grethcel Soltones |
| Best MB | Jeanette Panaga Risa Sato |
| Best OPP | Iari Yongco |
| Best Setter | Jia Morado |
| Best Libero | Melissa Gohing |
| Men's division | |
| Champions | Cignal HD Spikers |
| Runners-up | Megabuilders Volley Bolts |
| Third place | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers |
| Fourth place | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls |
| Conference MVP | Lorenzo Capate Jr. |
| Finals MVP | Lorenzo Capate Jr. |
| Best OH | Edwin Tolentino Isaah Arda |
| Best MB | Kim Malabunga Francis Saura |
| Best OPP | Berlin Panglinawan |
| Best Setter | Vincent Mangulabnan |
| Best Libero | Sandy Domenick Montero |
| PVL Open Conference chronology | |
| PVL conference chronology | |
Women's division
editParticipating teams
edit| Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference (Women's Division) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head coach | Team captain | |
| ADU | Adamson-Akari Lady Falcons | Adamson University | Jema Galanza | ||
| BLP | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. | Jasmine Nabor | ||
| CCS | Creamline Cool Smashers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Alyssa Valdez | ||
| PAF | Hair Fairy Air Force Jet Spikers | Hair Fairy Dry Shampoo-PAF | Joy Gazelle Cases | ||
| PER | BanKo Perlas Spikers | BPI Globe BanKo / BVR | Sue Roces | ||
| POC | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | Federated Distributors, Inc. | Gyzelle Sy | ||
| PSM | Power Smashers | Bristol | Jovie Prado | ||
| UP | UP Fighting Lady Maroons | University of the Philippines | Tots Carlos | ||
Preliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 3.000 | 669 | 593 | 1.128 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 1.600 | 596 | 564 | 1.057 | |
| 3 | Philippine Air Force Jet Spikers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 1.455 | 588 | 598 | 0.983 | |
| 4 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 1.417 | 646 | 620 | 1.042 | |
| 5 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 0.875 | 683 | 658 | 1.038 | |
| 6 | UP Lady Maroons | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0.556 | 614 | 631 | 0.973 | |
| 7 | Power Smashers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 0.600 | 654 | 707 | 0.925 | |
| 8 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0.368 | 539 | 618 | 0.872 |
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets; 2 points = win match in 5 sets; 1 point = lose match in 5 sets; 0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets
Rules for classification: 3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets; 2 points = win match in 5 sets; 1 point = lose match in 5 sets; 0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets
- All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Final round
edit- All series are best-of-3
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Philippine Air Force Jet Spikers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Creamline Cool Smashers | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Philippine Air Force Jet Spikers | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
Semifinals
editRank 1 vs Rank 4
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 05 | 16:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–2 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 25–19 | 13–25 | 28–26 | 18–25 | 15–7 | 99–102 | P–2 |
| Aug 06 | 18:30 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 3–2 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 102–98 | P–2 |
| Aug 09 | 18:30 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 0–3 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 22–25 | 25–27 | 23–25 | – | – | 70–77 | P–2 |
Rank 2 vs Rank 3
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 05 | 18:30 | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | 0–3 | Hair Fairy Air Force Jet Spikers | 20–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | – | – | 60–75 | P–2 |
| Aug 06 | 16:00 | Hair Fairy Air Force Jet Spikers | 2–3 | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 12–15 | 105–104 | P–2 |
| Aug 09 | 16:00 | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | 3–2 | Hair Fairy Air Force Jet Spikers | 16–25 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 15–10 | 101–102 | P–2 |
Finals
edit3rd Place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 | 16:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | Hair Fairy Air Force Jet Spikers | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–19 | – | – | 75–56 | P–2 |
| Aug 16 | 16:00 | Hair Fairy Air Force Jet Spikers | 1–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 25–18 | 24–26 | 17–25 | 16–25 | – | 82–94 | P–2 |
Championship
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 | 18:30 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 3–0 | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–63 | P–2 |
| Aug 16 | 18:30 | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | 1–3 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 20–25 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 24–26 | – | 92–95 | P–2 |
| Open Conference Women's Division Champions |
|---|
| BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Jasmine Nabor (c), Grethcel Soltones, Abigail Noval, Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone, Maria Angelica Cayuna, Aiko Sweet Urdas, Macy Mendiola, Risa Sato, Iris Oliveros, Jorelle Singh, Jerrili Malabanan, Alyssa Eroa Head coach: Roger Gorayeb |
| Philips Gold–PVL Press Corps Player of the Week | ||
|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Reference |
| July 8–15, 2017 | Alyssa Valdez (Creamline) | [5] |
| July 19–23, 2017 | Kathy Bersola (Perlas) | [6] |
| July 26–30, 2017 | Jerrili Malabanan (BaliPure) | [7] |
| August 2–6, 2017 | Myla Pablo (Pocari) | [8] |
Men's division
editParticipating teams
edit| Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference (Men's Division) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head coach | Team captain | |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Oliver Almadro | Ysay Marasigan | |
| CLS | Cafe Lupe Sunrisers | Cafe Lupe Hostel & Restaurant | Rodrigo Palmero | Ralph Ocampo | |
| GCM | Gamboa Coffee Spikers | Universal Knowledge DermPharma, Inc. | Mario Mia | Sam Damian | |
| IEM | IEM Volley Masters | Instituto Estetico Manila | Renz Ordoñez | Eden Canlas | |
| MEG | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | One Mega Builders Construction Corporation | Dante Alinsunurin | Francis Saura | |
| PAF | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | Philippine Air Force | Rhovyl Verayo | Jessie Lopez | |
| PAR | Philippine Army Troopers | Philippine Army | Rico de Guzman | Benjaylo Labide | |
| STE | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corporation | Arnold Laniog | Jan Berlin Paglinawan | |
Preliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4.500 | 536 | 441 | 1.215 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 4.000 | 593 | 504 | 1.177 | |
| 3 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 1.308 | 672 | 624 | 1.077 | |
| 4 | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls |
7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1.364 | 588 | 568 | 1.035 | Fourth-seed playoff |
| 5 | Philippine Army Troopers |
7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 1.154 | 618 | 607 | 1.018 | |
| 6 | IEM Volley Masters | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 0.667 | 534 | 551 | 0.969 | |
| 7 | Gamboa Coffee Spikers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0.158 | 409 | 546 | 0.749 | |
| 8 | Cafe Lupe Sunrisers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0.143 | 469 | 588 | 0.798 |
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets; 2 points = win match in 5 sets; 1 point = lose match in 5 sets; 0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets
Rules for classification: 3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets; 2 points = win match in 5 sets; 1 point = lose match in 5 sets; 0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets
- All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Fourth-seed playoff
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 02 | 13:00 | Philippine Army Troopers | 0–3 | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 17–25 | 19–25 | 27–29 | – | – | 63–79 | Report |
- Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls advances to the semifinals round.
Final round
edit| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 2 | 0 | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
Semifinals
editRank 1 vs Rank 4
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 05 | 13:00 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–1 | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 25–16 | 25–16 | 20–25 | 25–18 | – | 95–75 | P–2 |
| Aug 06 | 10:00 | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 0–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 21–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | – | – | 59–75 | P–2 |
Rank 2 vs Rank 3
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 05 | 10:00 | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 3–2 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 19–25 | 16–25 | 25–20 | 26–24 | 15–10 | 101–104 | P–2 |
| Aug 06 | 13:00 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 0–3 | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 23–25 | 22–25 | 24–26 | – | – | 69–76 | P–2 |
Finals
edit3rd Place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 09 | 10:00 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 3–1 | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 25–22 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–16 | – | 98–85 | Report |
| Aug 12 | 10:00 | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 3–2 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 27–25 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 16–12 | 108–106 | P–2 |
| Aug 16 | 10:00 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 3–0 | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–23 | – | – | 75–65 | Report |
Championship
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 09 | 13:00 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–1 | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–17 | – | 96–84 | Report |
| Aug 12 | 13:00 | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 3–2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 18–25 | 25–23 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 15–13 | 106–110 | P–2 |
| Aug 16 | 13:00 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–1 | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 25–23 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–22 | – | 97–87 | Report |
| Open Conference Men's Division Champions |
|---|
| Cignal HD Spikers Ysay Marasigan (c), Sandy Montero, Josh Villanueva, Ralph Diezmo, Bonjomar Castel, Edmar Bonono, Lorenzo Capate Jr., Rex Intal, Vince Mangulabnan, Mark Gil Alfafara, Peter Torres, Alexis Faytaren, Herschel Ramos Head coach: Oliver Almadro |
Awards
edit| Award | Women's | Men's | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVP | Finals: Conference: | Grethcel Soltones (BaliPure) Myla Pablo (Pocari) [9] | Lorenzo Capate Jr. (Cignal; both awards)[10] |
| Best Setter | Jia Morado (Creamline) | Vincent Mangulabnan (Cignal) | |
| Best Outside Spiker | 1st: 2nd: | Myla Pablo (Pocari) Grethcel Soltones (BaliPure) | Edwin Tolentino (Air Force) Isaah Arda (Sta. Elena) |
| Best Middle Blocker | 1st: 2nd: | Jeanette Panaga (Pocari) Risa Sato (BaliPure) | Kim Malabunga (Megabuilders) Francis Saura (Megabuilders) |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Iari Yongco (Air Force) | Berlin Panglinawan (Sta. Elena) | |
| Best Libero | Melissa Gohing (Pocari) | Sandy Domenick Montero (Cignal) | |
Final standings
editReferences
edit- ↑ "VIS men and women to wrap up first PVL work". ABS-CBN Sports. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ↑ "LOOK: PVL Open Conference women's division schedule". ABS-CBN Sports. June 22, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ↑ "LOOK: PVL Open Conference men's division schedule". ABS-CBN Sports. June 22, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- 1 2 "2017 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference Schedule, Results, Standings and Updates". PhilSports. July 30, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Alyssa Valdez earns nod as first PVL Player of the Week". ABS-CBN Sports. July 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Bersola's best week ends with Player of the Week nod". ABS-CBN Sports. July 24, 2017. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Bali Pure's Malabanan is PVL's Player of the Week". ABS-CBN News. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Myla Pablo earns Player of the Week nod for keeping Lady Warriors alive". ABS-CBN Sports. August 7, 2017. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ↑ Escarlote, Mark (August 12, 2017). "Pablo claims Open Conference MVP plum". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ↑ Escarlote, Mark (August 12, 2017). "Capate bags Open Conference MVP award". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.