2017 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference
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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 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) and two in the men's division (Megabuilders and Gamboa Coffee).
Women's division
Participating teams
| Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference (Women's Division) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head coach | Team captain |
| ADU | Adamson-Akari Lady Falcons | Adamson University | United States Airess Padda | Jema Galanza |
| BLP | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. | Philippines Roger Gorayeb | Jasmine Nabor |
| CCS | Creamline Cool Smashers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Thailand Tai Bundit | Alyssa Valdez |
| PAF | Hair Fairy Air Force Jet Spikers | Hair Fairy Dry Shampoo-PAF | Philippines Jasper Jimenez | Joy Gazelle Cases |
| PER | BanKo Perlas Spikers | BPI Globe BanKo / BVR | Thailand Matinai Muhammad | Sue Roces |
| POC | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | Federated Distributors, Inc. | Philippines Rico De Guzman | Gyzelle Sy |
| PSM | Power Smashers | Bristol | Philippines Ernesto Pamilar | Jovie Prado |
| UP | UP Fighting Lady Maroons | University of the Philippines | Philippines Jerry Yee | Tots Carlos |
Preliminary round
| 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 |
- All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Final round
- All series are best-of-3
Semifinals
Rank 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Aug 09 | 18:30 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 0–3 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 22–25 | 25–27 | 23–25 | – | – | 70–77 |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Finals
3rd 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 | |
| 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 |
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 | |
| Aug 16 | 18:30 | Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors | 1–3 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 20–25 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 24–26 | – | 92–95 |
| 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) | |
| July 19–23, 2017 | Kathy Bersola (Perlas) | |
| July 26–30, 2017 | Jerrili Malabanan (BaliPure) | |
| August 2–6, 2017 | Myla Pablo (Pocari) |
Men's division
Participating teams
| 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
| 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 |
- 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 |
- Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls advances to the semifinals round.
Final round
Semifinals
Rank 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 | |
| Aug 06 | 10:00 | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 0–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 21–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | – | – | 59–75 |
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 | |
| Aug 06 | 13:00 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 0–3 | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 23–25 | 22–25 | 24–26 | – | – | 69–76 |
Finals
3rd 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Aug 16 | 10:00 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 3–0 | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–23 | – | – | 75–65 |
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 | |
| Aug 12 | 13:00 | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 3–2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 18–25 | 25–23 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 15–13 | 106–110 | |
| Aug 16 | 13:00 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–1 | Megabuilders Volley Bolts | 25–23 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–22 | – | 97–87 |
| 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
| Award | Women's | Men's | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVP | Finals: Conference: | Grethcel Soltones (BaliPure) Myla Pablo (Pocari) | Lorenzo Capate Jr. (Cignal; both awards) |
| 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) |