The 2018 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference is the revival conference of the Spikers' Turf. After the 2016 season of the Spikers' Turf, its affiliate league, the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), assumed the tournaments of the Spikers' Turf under its men's division until the collegiate conference of year 2018. The tournament began on October 6, 2018 at the Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University campus, Quezon City, Philippines.

Participating teams

2018 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference
Abbr.TeamCompanyColorsHead coachTeam captain
ADMUAteneo Blue Eagles-Fudgee BarrAteneo de Manila University and Republic Biscuit CorporationTimothy James Sto. TomasJasper Rodney Tan
ARMPhilippine Army TroopersPhilippine ArmyRico de GuzmanBenjaylo Labide
CIGCignal HD SpikersCignal TV, Inc.Oliver Allan AlmadroYsrael Wilson Marasigan
FURFury Blazing HittersCafe Lupe Hostel & RestaurantRalph OcampoPhillip Michael Bagalay
IEMIEM Volley MastersInstituto Estetico ManilaRafael PresnedeJeffrey Jimenez
PLDTPLDT Home Fibr Power HittersPLDTArthur MamonHenry James Pecaña
PAFPhilippine Air Force AgilasPhilippine Air ForceRhovyl VerayoJessie Lopez
PNVPhilippine Navy Fighting StingraysPhilippine NavyBob MalenabMilover Parcon
FEUPrima–FEU TamarawsFar Eastern UniversityReynaldo Diaz Jr.Owen Suarez
NUISta. Elena-NU BulldogsSta. Elena Construction and Development CorporationDante AlinsunurinFrancis Philip Saura

Format

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 nine matches.
  • The top four teams advanced to the semifinals while the bottom six were eliminated.

Semifinals

  • The semifinals featured best-of-three series.
  • The match-ups were as follows: SF1: #1 vs. #4 SF2: #2 vs. #3
  • The winners advanced to the championship while the losers 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: Semifinal round winners Third-place series: Semifinal round losers

Pool standing procedure

  • 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

Team standings

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Sta. Elena-NU Ball Hammers9722024112.1828087381.095Final round
2PLDT Power Hitters9722024131.8468377661.093
3Philippine Air Force Agilas9721822141.5717947551.052
4Cignal HD Spikers9632023112.0917897061.118
5Prima–FEU9541722151.4678388031.044
6Ateneo–Fudgee Bar9541619161.1887797441.047
7Philippine Navy Fighting Stingrays9451215180.8337287470.975
8IEM Volley Masters927711220.5007157920.903
9Philippine Army Troopers92748250.3207197750.928
10Fury Blazing Hitters90914270.1486027690.783

Match results

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Oct 0611:00CIG3–1PRI25–1725–2021–2525–2196–83
Oct 0613:00FUR0–3ADM15–2517–2515–2547–75
Oct 0615:00IEM1–3PLD20–2518–2525–2319–2582–98
Oct 0911:00ARM0–3PNV23–2520–2515–2558–75
Oct 0913:00PAF3–2STE25–2221–2525–2314–2515–10100–105
Oct 0915:00ADM3–1IEM25–2225–2222–2525–2397–92
Oct 1111:00PLD3–0PAF25–1925–1225–2175–52
Oct 1113:00STE3–1ARM25–1820–2530–2826–24101–95
Oct 1115:00PNV3–1CIG25–2122–2525–2325–1897–87
Oct 1213:00PRI3–0FUR25–1525–2225–1975–56
Oct 1215:00ADM2–3PLD17–2525–1718–2525–2012–1597–102
Oct 1611:00ARM0–3ADM21–2522–2518–2561–75
Oct 1613:00FUR0–3CIG21–2519–2519–2659–76
Oct 1615:00STE3–0IEM25–1827–2525–1777–60
Oct 1811:00IEM1–3PAF25–2217–2522–2513–2577–97
Oct 1813:00PLD3–1ARM25–2220–2525–2125–2295–90
Oct 1815:00PNV3–0FUR25–2225–2225–2275–66
Oct 1913:00CIG3–1STE22–2525–1125–1925–2297–77
Oct 1915:00PRI3–2ADM25–2019–2529–2721–2516–14110–111
Oct 2513:00ARM3–2PRI27–2522–2525–2319–2515–12108–110
Oct 2515:00STE3–0PNV25–2225–2025–1875–60
Oct 2710:00CIG2–3PAF18–2525–2029–3125–189–15106–109
Oct 2712:00PRI3–0PNV25–2025–2325–2375–66
Oct 3011:00PNV3–2IEM25–2321–2518–2527–2515–8106–106
Oct 3013:00PLD2–3STE26–2418–2525–2017–2511–1597–109
Oct 3015:00ARM3–2FUR25–2725–2730–2825–1315–9120–104
Nov 1411:00FUR1–3PLD19–2513–2525–2218–2575–97
Nov 1413:00CIG3–0IEM25–2225–1927–2577–66
Nov 1415:00ARM0–3PAF25–2724–2622–2571–78
Nov 1613:00STE3–2PRI27–2525–1821–2521–2516–14110–107
Nov 1615:00PNV2–3ADM20–2521–2525–2225–2212–15103–109
Nov 2011:00PLD3–0PNV25–2325–1925–2075–62
Nov 2013:00PRI3–0IEM25–2126–2425–1276–57
Nov 2015:00ADM0–3CIG22–2518–2520–2560–75
Nov 2211:00PAF3–2PRI23–2520–2525–2025–2315–11108–104
Nov 2213:00FUR0–3STE26–2821–2513–2560–78
Nov 2215:00IEM3–0ARM26–2425–2325–2276–69
Nov 2313:00PLD3–2CIG21–2520–2525–2025–1617–25108–111
Nov 2315:00ADM3–1PAF25–1818–2525–2125–1593–79
Nov 2711:00PAF3–1PNV21–2525–2025–1925–2096–84
Nov 2713:00FUR1–3IEM25–2330–3217–2517–2589–105
Nov 2715:00PRI3–1PLD23–2525–2125–2225–2298–90
Nov 2911:00CIG3–0ARM25–1225–1725–1875–47
Nov 2913:00PAF3–0FUR25–1125–1325–1675–40
Nov 2915:00STE3–0ADM25–2225–1925–2175–62

Final round

Sta. Elena, who won the semifinal match against Cignal, withdrew from the tournament to represent the Philippines at the 2018 ASEAN University Games in Myanmar. The two teams that initially lost, Philippine Air Force and Cignal, competed in a one-game playoff to determine the second finalist who will play against PLDT.

Semifinals Best-of-three seriesFinals play-off One game play-offFinals PLDT has twice-to-beat advantage
1Sta. Elena22PLDT0
4Cignal13Air Force2
3Air Force1
4Cignal0
2PLDT2
3Air Force1

Semifinals

Rank 1 vs Rank 4

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec 0313:00STE0–3CIG19–2522–2524–2665–76[P–2]
Dec 0515:00CIG2–3STE25–2325–2218–2516–2516–18100–113[P–2]
Dec 0713:00STE3–0CIG27–2528–2625–2280–73[P–2]

Rank 2 vs Rank 3

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec 0315:00PLD0–3PAF23–2523–2521–2567–75[P–2]
Dec 0513:00PAF2–3PLD25–2321–2518–2525–1512–15101–103[P–2]
Dec 0715:00PLD3–1PAF25–2318–2525–2325–1793–88[P–2]

Finals

Finals play-off

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec 0914:00PAF3–1CIG18–2525–1825–1725–1693–76

Championships

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Dec 1115:00PAF3–1PLD25–2322–2526–2428–26101–98
Dec 1415:00PLD2–3PAF19–2525–1823–2525–2210–15102–105
2018 Open Conference Champions
Philippine Air Force Agilas Alnakran Abdilla, Jeffrey Malabanan (c), Sandy Montero, Patrick Balse, Raffy Mosuela, Niño Jeruz, Rodolfo Labrador Jr., Reuben Inaudito, Howard Mojica, Jessie Lopez, Edwin Tolentino, Pitrus De Ocampo, Head Coach: Rhovyl Verayo
AwardPlayerRef.
Awards Award Player Ref. Most Valuable Player Finals Alnakran Abdilla (Air Force) Conference Bryan Bagunas (Sta. Elena-NU) Best Outside Spikers 1st: 2nd: Alnakran Abdilla (Air Force) Bryan Bagunas (Sta. Elena-NU) Best Middle Blockers 1st: 2nd: Peter Den Mar Torres (Cignal) Jayvee Sumagaysay (PLDT) Best Opposite Spiker Ysrael Wilson Marasigan (Cignal) Best Setter Ronchette Lee Villegas (PLDT) Best Libero Ricky Marcos (Sta. Elena-NU)Final standings Rank Team Philippine Air Force Agilas PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters Cignal HD Spikers 4 Prima–FEU Tamaraws 5 Ateneo Blue Eagles–Fudgee Bar 6 Philippine Navy Fighting Stingrays 7 IEM Volley Masters 8 Philippine Army Troopers 9 Fury Blazing Hitters 10 Sta. Elena-NU Ball Hammers
Most Valuable PlayerFinalsAlnakran Abdilla (Air Force)
ConferenceBryan Bagunas (Sta. Elena-NU)
Best Outside Spikers1st: 2nd:Alnakran Abdilla (Air Force) Bryan Bagunas (Sta. Elena-NU)
Best Middle Blockers1st: 2nd:Peter Den Mar Torres (Cignal) Jayvee Sumagaysay (PLDT)
Best Opposite SpikerYsrael Wilson Marasigan (Cignal)
Best SetterRonchette Lee Villegas (PLDT)
Best LiberoRicky Marcos (Sta. Elena-NU)
RankTeam
Philippine Air Force Agilas
PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters
Cignal HD Spikers
4Prima–FEU Tamaraws
5Ateneo Blue Eagles–Fudgee Bar
6Philippine Navy Fighting Stingrays
7IEM Volley Masters
8Philippine Army Troopers
9Fury Blazing Hitters
10Sta. Elena-NU Ball Hammers

Venue

Broadcast partner

See also