2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference

The 2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference was the sixteenth conference and the start of the sixth season of the Spikers' Turf.[1] The tournament began on January 22, 2023, with a total of eleven teams, including four new teams at the Paco Arena, Paco, Manila.[2] This is the first conference of the league to use a Video Challenge.

2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference
DurationJanuary 22 – March 31, 2023
Matches65
Teams11
Attendance14,134 (217 per match)
Results
ChampionsCignal HD Spikers
Runners-upAMC Cotabato Spikers
Third placeImus City–AJAA Spikers
Fourth placeD'Navigators Iloilo
Awards
Conference MVPJoshua Umandal
Finals MVPMarck Espejo
Best OHJade Disquitado
Wendel Miguel
Best MBJohn Paul Bugaoan
Mfena Gwaza
Best OPPYsay Marasigan
Best SetterJohn Michael Apolinario
Best LiberoManuel Sumanguid III
Spikers' Turf Open Conference chronology
Spikers' Turf conference chronology

Participating teams

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2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain
AMC AMC Cotabato Spikers AMC Volleyball / Cotabato Arthur Mamon Jayvee Sumagaysay
CHD Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Dexter Clamor Ysrael Wilson Marasigan
DNV D' Navigators Iloilo Iloilo City Kenneth Panes Jerome Cordez
IMU Imus City–AJAA Spikers Imus City / Ivy Tuason Photography Sinfronio Acaylar Esmilzo Polvorosa
NU NU-Archipelago Bulldogs National University / Archipelago Builders Dante Alinsunurin Joseph Bello
PJN PGJC Navy Sea Lions Philippine Navy Cecille Cruzada Gregorio Dolor
PAF Philippine Air Force Air Spikers Philippine Air Force Jhimson Merza Jessie Lopez
PAR Philippine Army Troopers Philippine Army Melvin Carolino Benjaylo Labide
SRC Santa Rosa City Lions Department of Education City Division of Sta. Rosa Edward Jan Lirio Harvey Quezada
VVH Vanguard Volley Hitters Vanguard Volleyball Team Edjet Mabbayad Ronchette Lee Villegas
VNS VNS Griffins VNS Management Group Ralph Raymund Ocampo Ron Medalla

Transactions

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Team additions and transfers

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

Player Moving from Moving to Ref.
Edward Camposano Cignal HD Spikers AMC Cotabato Spikers [3]
Fauzi Kasim Ismail Go for Gold-Air Force Aguilas AMC Cotabato Spikers
Jayvee Sumagaysay Team Dasma Monarchs AMC Cotabato Spikers [3]
John Vic De Guzman Go for Gold-Air Force Aguilas AMC Cotabato Spikers [3]
Joshua Umandal PGJC Navy Sea Lions AMC Cotabato Spikers [3]
Kim Harold Dayandante Go for Gold-Air Force Aguilas AMC Cotabato Spikers
Kris Cian Silang Team Dasma Monarchs AMC Cotabato Spikers
Lloyd Josafat Go for Gold-Air Force Aguilas AMC Cotabato Spikers [3]
Madzlan Gampong Army-Katinko Troopers AMC Cotabato Spikers [3]
Manuel Andrei Medina Team Dasma Monarchs AMC Cotabato Spikers [3]
Rex Emmanuel Intal Cignal HD Spikers AMC Cotabato Spikers [3]
Steven Rotter Long Beach State Beach (United States) AMC Cotabato Spikers [4]
Vince Patrick Lorenzo PGJC Navy Sea Lions AMC Cotabato Spikers
EJ Casaña PGJC Navy Sea Lions Cignal HD Spikers [5]
Gadpray Aresgado Bacolod City Tarags Cignal HD Spikers [5]
Deanne Neil De Pedro Bacolod City Tarags D' Navigators Iloilo
Jade Alex Disquitado Sta. Rosa City Lions D' Navigators Iloilo [6]
Rash Nursiddik Bacolod City Tarags D' Navigators Iloilo
Angelino Pertierra Cignal HD Spikers Imus City–AJAA Spikers [7]
Bonjomar Castel Philippine Navy Sea Lions Imus City–AJAA Spikers
Bryan Bagunas Win Streak (Taiwan) Imus City–AJAA Spikers [8]
Esmilzo Joner Polvorosa VNS-One Alicia Griffins Imus City–AJAA Spikers [7]
Francis Saura Go for Gold-Air Force Aguilas Imus City–AJAA Spikers [7]
Hero Austria Perpetual Altas (NCAA) Imus City–AJAA Spikers [7]
Ishmael John Rivera Ateneo Blue Eagles (UAAP) Imus City–AJAA Spikers
James Martin Natividad Sta. Elena-NU Ball Hammers Imus City–AJAA Spikers
Kim Malabunga VNS-One Alicia Griffins Imus City–AJAA Spikers [7]
Louie Ramirez Cignal HD Spikers Imus City–AJAA Spikers [7]
Rey Taneo Army-Katinko Troopers Imus City–AJAA Spikers
Ricky Marcos Sta. Elena-NU Ball Hammers Imus City–AJAA Spikers [7]
Ridzuan Muhali Perpetual Altas (NCAA) Imus City–AJAA Spikers
Rikko Marius Marmeto Go for Gold-Air Force Aguilas Imus City–AJAA Spikers
Ronniel Rosales PGJC Navy Sea Lions Imus City–AJAA Spikers
Alfredo Pagulong VNS-One Alicia Griffins PGJC Navy Sea Lions
Berhashidin Daymil Sta. Elena-NU Ball Hammers PGJC Navy Sea Lions
Christian Celis Adamson Soaring Falcons (UAAP) PGJC Navy Sea Lions
Jeffrey Alicando Adamson Soaring Falcons (UAAP) PGJC Navy Sea Lions
Owen Jaime Suarez Cignal HD Spikers PGJC Navy Sea Lions [7]
Sean Victor Padon FEU Tamaraws (UAAP) PGJC Navy Sea Lions
Rence Melgar Team Dasma Monarchs Philippine Air Force Air Spikers
Aljune Centeno Letran Knights (NCAA) Santa Rosa City Lions
Mark Kevin Motemayor VNS Griffins Santa Rosa City Lions
Uriel Mendoza VNS Griffins Santa Rosa City Lions
Clark Fernandez Bacolod City Tarags Vanguard Volley Hitters
John Carlo Desuyo IEM Phoenix Volley Masters Vanguard Volley Hitters
John Daniel Diwa Army-Katinko Troopers Vanguard Volley Hitters [6]
Joven Camaganakan Bacolod City Tarags Vanguard Volley Hitters [6]
Razzel Palisoc Basilan Steel Spikers Vanguard Volley Hitters [6]
Ronchette Lee Villegas Bacolod City Tarags Vanguard Volley Hitters
Ruvince Abrot Bacolod City Tarags Vanguard Volley Hitters [6]
Mark Deximo Benilde Blazers (NCAA) VNS Griffins [3]
Philip Michael Bagalay Mapúa Cardinals (NCAA) VNS Griffins [9]
Ron Medalla Global Remit VNS Griffins [9]

Venue

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Preliminary round Final round
Manila
Paco Arena Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 6,100

Format

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Preliminary round
  • The preliminary round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams for a total of ten matches.
  • The top four teams advanced to the semifinals while the bottom seven were eliminated.
Semifinals
  • The semifinals was also a single round-robin, with each team playing a total of three matches during this round.
  • The top two teams advanced to the championship while the bottom two would play in the third-place series.
Finals
  • The championship and third-place series were best-of-three series.
  • The match-ups were as follows:
    • Championship: SF#1 vs. SF#2
    • Third-place series: SF#3 vs. SF#4

Pool standing procedure

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  • 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:
    • Set ratio: the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
    • Point ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
    • 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

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Ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Cignal HD Spikers 10 10 0 30 30 1 30.000 777 590 1.317 Final round
2 AMC Cotabato Spikers 10 9 1 27 27 7 3.857 819 704 1.163
3 D' Navigators Iloilo 10 7 3 20 24 16 1.500 888 884 1.005
4 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 10 7 3 20 23 17 1.353 919 808 1.137
5 VNS Griffins 10 6 4 16 21 19 1.105 865 891 0.971
6 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 10 5 5 16 22 21 1.048 957 934 1.025
7 Santa Rosa City Lions 10 4 6 11 16 22 0.727 836 887 0.943
8 Philippine Army Troopers 10 3 7 9 17 26 0.654 889 983 0.904
9 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 10 2 8 6 10 26 0.385 770 850 0.906
10 NU-Archipelago Builders 10 1 9 7 13 28 0.464 872 922 0.946
11 Vanguard Volley Hitters 10 1 9 3 9 29 0.310 771 910 0.847

Match results

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jan16:00Imus City–AJAA Spikers3–1Santa Rosa City Lions25–2228–2629–3125–16 107–95P2
22 Jan18:00PGJC Navy Sea Lions2–3Philippine Army Troopers23–2525–1925–2022–2512–15107–104P2
25 Jan16:00Philippine Air Force Air Spikers0–3D' Navigators Iloilo21–2523–2519–25  63–75P2
25 Jan18:00Vanguard Volley Hitters3–2NU-Archipelago Builders25–1818–2526–2413–2515–1097–102P2
27 Jan16:00Santa Rosa City Lions0–3Cignal HD Spikers19–2518–2517–25  54–75P2
27 Jan18:00AMC Cotabato Spikers3–0VNS Griffins25–2125–1625–23  75–60P2
29 Jan15:00Imus City–AJAA Spikers3–0Philippine Air Force Air Spikers25–1625–1625–13  75–45P2
29 Jan17:30NU-Archipelago Builders0–3D' Navigators Iloilo23–2520–2521–25  64–75P2
01 Feb15:00Philippine Army Troopers1–3AMC Cotabato Spikers15–2525–2322–2524–26 86–99P2
01 Feb17:30VNS Griffins3–0Vanguard Volley Hitters25–1830–2826–24  81–70P2
03 Feb15:00PGJC Navy Sea Lions3–0Santa Rosa City Lions25–1925–1425–23  75–56P2
03 Feb17:30Cignal HD Spikers3–0Imus City–AJAA Spikers25–1625–2225–22  75–60P2
05 Feb15:00D' Navigators Iloilo3–1VNS Griffins23–2525–1625–2225–23 98–86P2
05 Feb17:30NU-Archipelago Builders2–3Philippine Air Force Air Spikers21–2528–3025–2025–174–15103–107P2
08 Feb15:00Vanguard Volley Hitters1–3Philippine Army Troopers19–2522–2525–2218–25 84–97P2
08 Feb17:30Santa Rosa City Lions1–3AMC Cotabato Spikers22–2525–2220–2517–25 84–97P2
10 Feb15:00Imus City–AJAA Spikers3–2PGJC Navy Sea Lions25–2025–1621–2521–2515–12107–98P2
10 Feb17:30Philippine Air Force Air Spikers0–3Cignal HD Spikers22–2516–2525–27  63–77P2
12 Feb12:30Philippine Army Troopers1–3D' Navigators Iloilo25–1720–2524–2618–25 87–93P2
12 Feb15:00VNS Griffins3–2NU-Archipelago Builders25–2125–2119–2520–2517–15106–107P2
12 Feb17:30Vanguard Volley Hitters2–3Santa Rosa City Lions25–2117–2522–2525–2311–15100–109P2
15 Feb15:00Philippine Air Force Air Spikers1–3VNS Griffins23–2525–2322–2523–25 93–98P2
15 Feb17:30PGJC Navy Sea Lions0–3Cignal HD Spikers24–2621–2517–25  62–76P2
17 Feb15:00Imus City–AJAA Spikers3–1Vanguard Volley Hitters23–2525–1725–1525–20 98–77P2
17 Feb17:30Philippine Army Troopers2–3Santa Rosa City Lions25–2725–2325–2124–268–15107–112P2
19 Feb15:00PGJC Navy Sea Lions3–1Philippine Air Force Air Spikers25–1824–2625–2225–21 99–87P2
19 Feb17:30Cignal HD Spikers3–0VNS Griffins25–1825–1725–15  75–50P2
22 Feb15:00Imus City–AJAA Spikers3–1Philippine Army Troopers25–1825–1423–2525–18 98–75P2
22 Feb17:30PGJC Navy Sea Lions3–1Vanguard Volley Hitters25–1725–2223–2525–23 98–87P2
24 Feb15:00Philippine Air Force Air Spikers0–3Santa Rosa City Lions22–2523–2523–25  68–75P2
24 Feb17:30Philippine Army Troopers0–3Cignal HD Spikers18–2520–2514–25  52–75P2
26 Feb15:00Vanguard Volley Hitters0–3Cignal HD Spikers16–2518–2524–26  58–76P2
26 Feb17:30VNS Griffins3–2Imus City–AJAA Spikers12–2525–2025–2111–2515–1388–104P2
01 Mar12:30Philippine Army Troopers3–2Philippine Air Force Air Spikers23–2526–2418–2525–2220–18112–114P2
01 Mar15:00NU-Archipelago Builders0–3AMC Cotabato Spikers23–2515–2520–25  58–75P2
01 Mar17:30D' Navigators Iloilo3–2PGJC Navy Sea Lions28–2625–2120–2515–2515–11103–108P2
03 Mar15:00AMC Cotabato Spikers3–0Imus City–AJAA Spikers25–2325–2025–18  75–61P2
03 Mar17:30Santa Rosa City Lions2–3D' Navigators Iloilo25–1925–2126–2824–2613–15113–109P2
05 Mar12:30NU-Archipelago Builders3–1Philippine Army Troopers25–2125–1723–2525–18 98–81P2
05 Mar15:00Cignal HD Spikers3–0AMC Cotabato Spikers25–1525–2125–17  75–53P2
05 Mar17:30Vanguard Volley Hitters0–3Philippine Air Force Air Spikers14–2524–2623–25  61–76P2
08 Mar15:00NU-Archipelago Builders0–3Santa Rosa City Lions24–2624–2622–25  70–77P2
08 Mar17:30D' Navigators Iloilo2–3Imus City–AJAA Spikers16–2525–2314–2525–2214–1694–111P2
10 Mar15:00AMC Cotabato Spikers3–1PGJC Navy Sea Lions25–2223–2525–1525–20 98–82P2
10 Mar17:30Cignal HD Spikers3–0D' Navigators Iloilo25–1925–2225–15  75–56P2
12 Mar12:30Santa Rosa City Lions0–3VNS Griffins17–2517–2527–29  61–79P2
12 Mar15:00Imus City–AJAA Spikers3–1NU-Archipelago Builders25–2023–2525–2225–19 98–86P2
12 Mar17:30Vanguard Volley Hitters0–3AMC Cotabato Spikers20–2514–2523–25  57–75P2
15 Mar15:00Philippine Army Troopers2–3VNS Griffins14–2525–2025–1811–2513–1588–103P2
15 Mar17:30PGJC Navy Sea Lions3–2NU-Archipelago Builders25–1923–2525–2220–2515–11108–102P2
17 Mar15:00D' Navigators Iloilo3–1Vanguard Volley Hitters23–2525–1225–2225–21 98–80P2
17 Mar17:30Philippine Air Force Air Spikers0–3AMC Cotabato Spikers16–2521–2517–25  54–75P2
19 Mar12:30VNS Griffins2–3PGJC Navy Sea Lions25–2334–3220–2522–2513–15114–120P2
19 Mar15:00NU-Archipelago Builders1–3Cignal HD Spikers18–2517–2525–2322–25 82–98P2
19 Mar17:30AMC Cotabato Spikers3–1D' Navigators Iloilo25–1825–2222–2525–22 97–87P2

Final round

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Semifinals

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Ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Cignal HD Spikers 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 248 195 1.272 Championship series
2 AMC Cotabato Spikers 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 228 229 0.996
3 D' Navigators Iloilo 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 210 225 0.933 3rd place series
4 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 211 236 0.894

Match results

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Mar15:00Cignal HD Spikers3–0Imus City–AJAA Spikers25–2325–1925–15  75–57P2
22 Mar17:30AMC Cotabato Spikers0–3D' Navigators Iloilo19–2522–2523–25  64–75P2
24 Mar15:00D' Navigators Iloilo0–3Cignal HD Spikers17–2516–2519–25  52–75P2
24 Mar17:30Imus City–AJAA Spikers0–3AMC Cotabato Spikers19–2526–2823–25  68–78P2
27 Mar15:00D' Navigators Iloilo1–3Imus City–AJAA Spikers23–2525–1120–2515–25 83–86P2
27 Mar17:30Cignal HD Spikers3–1AMC Cotabato Spikers26–1725–2122–2525–23 98–86P2

Finals

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3rd place

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  • Imus wins the series, 1–1, via sets ratio of 1.33 vs. 0.750
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar15:00Imus City–AJAA Spikers1–3D' Navigators Iloilo25–2123–2521–2522–25 91–96P2
31 Mar15:00D' Navigators Iloilo0–3Imus City–AJAA Spikers19–2518–2521–25  58–75P2

Championship

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  • Cignal wins series, 2–0
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar17:30AMC Cotabato Spikers0–3Cignal HD Spikers22–2522–2526–28  70–78P2
31 Mar17:30Cignal HD Spikers3–2AMC Cotabato Spikers25–2122–2525–1728–3015–7115–100P2

Awards

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Award Player Team Ref
Conference Most Valuable Player Joshua Umandal AMC Cotabato Spikers [10][11]
Finals Most Valuable Player Marck Jesus Espejo Cignal HD Spikers
1st Best Outside Spiker Jade Alex Disquitado D' Navigators Iloilo
2nd Best Outside Spiker Wendel Concepcion Miguel Cignal HD Spikers
1st Best Middle Blocker John Paul Bugaoan Cignal HD Spikers
2nd Best Middle Blocker Mfena Gwaza D' Navigators Iloilo
Best Opposite Spiker Ysrael Wilson Marasigan Cignal HD Spikers
Best Setter John Michael Apolinario D' Navigators Iloilo
Best Libero Manuel Sumanguid III Cignal HD Spikers

Final standings

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See also

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References

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  2. "11 clubs to compete in Spikers' Turf Open Conference". ABS-CBN News. January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
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  4. "Cotabato rolls into semis". spikersturf.ph. March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Cignal signs Casana, Aresgado for 2023 season". spikersturf.ph. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Sta. Rosa faces Imus to open 2023 season". spikersturf.ph. January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  8. "Bryan Bagunas to play for Imus-ITP". spikersturf.ph. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "VNS signs Medalla, Bagalay". spikersturf.ph. January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  10. Agcaoili, Lance (March 31, 2023). "Cotabato's Jau Umandal claims Spikers' Turf MVP plum". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  11. Agcaoili, Lance (March 31, 2023). "Marck Espejo hails teammates after winning Spikers' Turf Finals MVP plum". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved April 7, 2023.