2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference

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

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.

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 Jan 16:00 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 3–1 Santa Rosa City Lions 25–22 28–26 29–31 25–16   107–95 P2
22 Jan 18:00 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 2–3 Philippine Army Troopers 23–25 25–19 25–20 22–25 12–15 107–104 P2
25 Jan 16:00 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 0–3 D' Navigators Iloilo 21–25 23–25 19–25     63–75 P2
25 Jan 18:00 Vanguard Volley Hitters 3–2 NU-Archipelago Builders 25–18 18–25 26–24 13–25 15–10 97–102 P2
27 Jan 16:00 Santa Rosa City Lions 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 19–25 18–25 17–25     54–75 P2
27 Jan 18:00 AMC Cotabato Spikers 3–0 VNS Griffins 25–21 25–16 25–23     75–60 P2
29 Jan 15:00 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 3–0 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 25–16 25–16 25–13     75–45 P2
29 Jan 17:30 NU-Archipelago Builders 0–3 D' Navigators Iloilo 23–25 20–25 21–25     64–75 P2
01 Feb 15:00 Philippine Army Troopers 1–3 AMC Cotabato Spikers 15–25 25–23 22–25 24–26   86–99 P2
01 Feb 17:30 VNS Griffins 3–0 Vanguard Volley Hitters 25–18 30–28 26–24     81–70 P2
03 Feb 15:00 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 3–0 Santa Rosa City Lions 25–19 25–14 25–23     75–56 P2
03 Feb 17:30 Cignal HD Spikers 3–0 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 25–16 25–22 25–22     75–60 P2
05 Feb 15:00 D' Navigators Iloilo 3–1 VNS Griffins 23–25 25–16 25–22 25–23   98–86 P2
05 Feb 17:30 NU-Archipelago Builders 2–3 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 21–25 28–30 25–20 25–17 4–15 103–107 P2
08 Feb 15:00 Vanguard Volley Hitters 1–3 Philippine Army Troopers 19–25 22–25 25–22 18–25   84–97 P2
08 Feb 17:30 Santa Rosa City Lions 1–3 AMC Cotabato Spikers 22–25 25–22 20–25 17–25   84–97 P2
10 Feb 15:00 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 3–2 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 25–20 25–16 21–25 21–25 15–12 107–98 P2
10 Feb 17:30 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 22–25 16–25 25–27     63–77 P2
12 Feb 12:30 Philippine Army Troopers 1–3 D' Navigators Iloilo 25–17 20–25 24–26 18–25   87–93 P2
12 Feb 15:00 VNS Griffins 3–2 NU-Archipelago Builders 25–21 25–21 19–25 20–25 17–15 106–107 P2
12 Feb 17:30 Vanguard Volley Hitters 2–3 Santa Rosa City Lions 25–21 17–25 22–25 25–23 11–15 100–109 P2
15 Feb 15:00 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 1–3 VNS Griffins 23–25 25–23 22–25 23–25   93–98 P2
15 Feb 17:30 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 24–26 21–25 17–25     62–76 P2
17 Feb 15:00 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 3–1 Vanguard Volley Hitters 23–25 25–17 25–15 25–20   98–77 P2
17 Feb 17:30 Philippine Army Troopers 2–3 Santa Rosa City Lions 25–27 25–23 25–21 24–26 8–15 107–112 P2
19 Feb 15:00 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 3–1 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 25–18 24–26 25–22 25–21   99–87 P2
19 Feb 17:30 Cignal HD Spikers 3–0 VNS Griffins 25–18 25–17 25–15     75–50 P2
22 Feb 15:00 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 3–1 Philippine Army Troopers 25–18 25–14 23–25 25–18   98–75 P2
22 Feb 17:30 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 3–1 Vanguard Volley Hitters 25–17 25–22 23–25 25–23   98–87 P2
24 Feb 15:00 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 0–3 Santa Rosa City Lions 22–25 23–25 23–25     68–75 P2
24 Feb 17:30 Philippine Army Troopers 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 18–25 20–25 14–25     52–75 P2
26 Feb 15:00 Vanguard Volley Hitters 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 16–25 18–25 24–26     58–76 P2
26 Feb 17:30 VNS Griffins 3–2 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 12–25 25–20 25–21 11–25 15–13 88–104 P2
01 Mar 12:30 Philippine Army Troopers 3–2 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 23–25 26–24 18–25 25–22 20–18 112–114 P2
01 Mar 15:00 NU-Archipelago Builders 0–3 AMC Cotabato Spikers 23–25 15–25 20–25     58–75 P2
01 Mar 17:30 D' Navigators Iloilo 3–2 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 28–26 25–21 20–25 15–25 15–11 103–108 P2
03 Mar 15:00 AMC Cotabato Spikers 3–0 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 25–23 25–20 25–18     75–61 P2
03 Mar 17:30 Santa Rosa City Lions 2–3 D' Navigators Iloilo 25–19 25–21 26–28 24–26 13–15 113–109 P2
05 Mar 12:30 NU-Archipelago Builders 3–1 Philippine Army Troopers 25–21 25–17 23–25 25–18   98–81 P2
05 Mar 15:00 Cignal HD Spikers 3–0 AMC Cotabato Spikers 25–15 25–21 25–17     75–53 P2
05 Mar 17:30 Vanguard Volley Hitters 0–3 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 14–25 24–26 23–25     61–76 P2
08 Mar 15:00 NU-Archipelago Builders 0–3 Santa Rosa City Lions 24–26 24–26 22–25     70–77 P2
08 Mar 17:30 D' Navigators Iloilo 2–3 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 16–25 25–23 14–25 25–22 14–16 94–111 P2
10 Mar 15:00 AMC Cotabato Spikers 3–1 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 25–22 23–25 25–15 25–20   98–82 P2
10 Mar 17:30 Cignal HD Spikers 3–0 D' Navigators Iloilo 25–19 25–22 25–15     75–56 P2
12 Mar 12:30 Santa Rosa City Lions 0–3 VNS Griffins 17–25 17–25 27–29     61–79 P2
12 Mar 15:00 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 3–1 NU-Archipelago Builders 25–20 23–25 25–22 25–19   98–86 P2
12 Mar 17:30 Vanguard Volley Hitters 0–3 AMC Cotabato Spikers 20–25 14–25 23–25     57–75 P2
15 Mar 15:00 Philippine Army Troopers 2–3 VNS Griffins 14–25 25–20 25–18 11–25 13–15 88–103 P2
15 Mar 17:30 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 3–2 NU-Archipelago Builders 25–19 23–25 25–22 20–25 15–11 108–102 P2
17 Mar 15:00 D' Navigators Iloilo 3–1 Vanguard Volley Hitters 23–25 25–12 25–22 25–21   98–80 P2
17 Mar 17:30 Philippine Air Force Air Spikers 0–3 AMC Cotabato Spikers 16–25 21–25 17–25     54–75 P2
19 Mar 12:30 VNS Griffins 2–3 PGJC Navy Sea Lions 25–23 34–32 20–25 22–25 13–15 114–120 P2
19 Mar 15:00 NU-Archipelago Builders 1–3 Cignal HD Spikers 18–25 17–25 25–23 22–25   82–98 P2
19 Mar 17:30 AMC Cotabato Spikers 3–1 D' Navigators Iloilo 25–18 25–22 22–25 25–22   97–87 P2

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 Mar 15:00 Cignal HD Spikers 3–0 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 25–23 25–19 25–15     75–57 P2
22 Mar 17:30 AMC Cotabato Spikers 0–3 D' Navigators Iloilo 19–25 22–25 23–25     64–75 P2
24 Mar 15:00 D' Navigators Iloilo 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 17–25 16–25 19–25     52–75 P2
24 Mar 17:30 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 0–3 AMC Cotabato Spikers 19–25 26–28 23–25     68–78 P2
27 Mar 15:00 D' Navigators Iloilo 1–3 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 23–25 25–11 20–25 15–25   83–86 P2
27 Mar 17:30 Cignal HD Spikers 3–1 AMC Cotabato Spikers 26–17 25–21 22–25 25–23   98–86 P2

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 Mar 15:00 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 1–3 D' Navigators Iloilo 25–21 23–25 21–25 22–25   91–96 P2
31 Mar 15:00 D' Navigators Iloilo 0–3 Imus City–AJAA Spikers 19–25 18–25 21–25     58–75 P2

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 Mar 17:30 AMC Cotabato Spikers 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 22–25 22–25 26–28     70–78 P2
31 Mar 17:30 Cignal HD Spikers 3–2 AMC Cotabato Spikers 25–21 22–25 25–17 28–30 15–7 115–100 P2

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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  11. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (March 31, 2023). "Marck Espejo hails teammates after winning Spikers' Turf Finals MVP plum". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved April 7, 2023.