The 2026 Spikers' Turf Open Conference will be the 22nd conference and the opening of the eight season of the Spikers' Turf and is set to begin on February 25, 2026.

Prior to the start of the season, nine-time champions Cignal left the league. 3B Event Masters and AEP Cabstars returns to the league.

Participating teams

2026 Spikers' Turf Open Conference
Abbr.TeamAffiliationHead coachTeam captain
TEM3B Event Masters3B Production & EntertainmentPhilippines Arjay FranciscoBonjomar Castel
ALPAlpha Insurance ProtectorsAlpha Insurance & Surety Company Inc.Philippines Mike SantosJefferson Abuniawan
CABAEP CabstarsCabstars Men's Volleyball Team / CabuyaoPhilippines Kitty AntiportaMiguel Andrew Dasig
CKCCriss Cross King CrunchersRepublic Biscuit CorporationThailand Tai BunditYsay Marasigan
SVGSavouge Spin DoctorsSavouge Aesthetics PhilippinesPhilippines Sydney CalderonHero Austria
VNSVNS GriffinsVNS Management GroupPhilippines Ralph Raymund OcampoJohn Joshua Cruz

Venues

The following are the game venues set for this conference:

Preliminaries, Semifinals, FinalsPreliminaries
San JuanPaco, Manila
Filoil Centre (FIL)Paco Arena (PAC)
Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 1,000

Format

Preliminary round

  1. The six teams are competing in a double round-robin elimination.
  2. Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
  3. Top four teams advance to the semifinals.

Semifinals

  1. The four semifinalists will compete in a single round-robin elimination.
  2. Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
  3. The third and fourth-ranked teams will be relegated to the 3rd place series.
  4. The first and second-ranked teams will advance to the championship series.

Finals

  1. Best-of-three series.
  2. Bronze medal: SF Ranked 3 vs. SF Ranked 4
  3. Gold medal: SF Ranked 1 vs. SF Ranked 2

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:
  1. Set ratio: number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
  2. Setpoint ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
  3. 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

Ranking

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Criss Cross King Crunchers101003030215.0007215011.439Semifinal round
2Savouge Spin Doctors10822325102.5007576191.223
3Alpha Insurance Protectors10551619151.2677407201.028
4AEP Cabstars10551516161.0007017160.979
53B Event Masters102857270.2596378140.783
6VNS Griffins1001013300.1006148010.767

Match results

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
First round
Feb. 2513:00FILAlpha Insurance Protectors3–0AEP Cabstars25–2325–1825–1975–60
Feb. 2515:00FILVNS Griffins0–3Criss Cross King Crunchers17–2515–2517–2549–75
Feb. 2517:00FIL3B Event Masters0–3Savouge Spin Doctors15–2517–2520–2552–75
Feb. 2715:00FILVNS Griffins0–3AEP Cabstars15–2517–2519–2551–75
Feb. 2717:00FILCriss Cross King Crunchers3–0Alpha Insurance Protectors25–1925–2025–2075–59
Mar. 0113:00FILAEP Cabstars0–3Criss Cross King Crunchers20–2527–2915–2562–79
Mar. 0115:00FIL3B Event Masters3–2VNS Griffins25–2025–1925–2721–2515–13111–104
Mar. 0117:00FILSavouge Spin Doctors3–1Alpha Insurance Protectors25–2020–2525–1825–1695–79
Mar. 0415:00FILSavouge Spin Doctors3–0VNS Griffins25–1625–1725–2275–55
Mar. 0417:00FILAlpha Insurance Protectors3–03B Event Masters25–2125–1526–2476–60
Mar. 0615:00FILCriss Cross King Crunchers3–13B Event Masters22–2525–1025–1325–1597–63
Mar. 0617:00FILAEP Cabstars0–3Savouge Spin Doctors22–2521–2516–2559–75
Mar. 0813:00FIL3B Event Masters0–3AEP Cabstars20–2520–2521–2561–75
Mar. 0815:00FILVNS Griffins0–3Alpha Insurance Protectors16–2520–2518–2554–75
Mar. 0817:00FILSavouge Spin Doctors0–3Criss Cross King Crunchers23–2527–2917–2567–79
Second round
Mar. 1115:00FIL3B Event Masters3–1VNS Griffins25–1726–2414–2525–2390–89
Mar. 1117:00FILCriss Cross King Crunchers3–0Alpha Insurance Protectors25–1725–1825–1375–48
Mar. 1313:00FILVNS Griffins0–3AEP Cabstars18–2519–2522–2559–75
Mar. 1315:00FILAlpha Insurance Protectors3–03B Event Masters25–2025–1425–1975–53
Mar. 1317:00FILCriss Cross King Crunchers3–1Savouge Spin Doctors25–2125–1920–2525–1995–84
Mar. 1815:00FIL3B Event Masters0–3Savouge Spin Doctors8–2513–2513–2534–75
Mar. 1817:00FILAEP Cabstars0–3Criss Cross King Crunchers12–2514–2513–2539–75
Mar. 2013:00FILCriss Cross King Crunchers3–0VNS Griffins25–1725–1425–1275–43
Mar. 2015:00FILAEP Cabstars3–03B Event Masters25–2325–1325–2375–59
Mar. 2017:00FILSavouge Spin Doctors3–2Alpha Insurance Protectors21–2520–2525–2125–1415–9106–94
Mar. 2415:00PACAEP Cabstars3–1Alpha Insurance Protectors25–1725–2119–2525–2194–84
Mar. 2417:00PACSavouge Spin Doctors3–0VNS Griffins25–2125–2325–2075–64
Mar. 2713:00PACVNS Griffins0–3Alpha Insurance Protectors21–2512–2515–2548–75
Mar. 2715:00PACSavouge Spin Doctors3–1AEP Cabstars25–2123–2525–2025–2198–87
Mar. 2717:00PACCriss Cross King Crunchers3–03B Event Masters25–2325–1525–1675–54

Semifinals

Ranking

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Savouge Spin Doctors3308933.0002802441.148Finals
2Criss Cross King Crunchers3217842.0002852531.126
3AEP Cabstars3123570.7142562830.9053rd place match
4Alpha Insurance Protectors3030190.1112172580.841

Match results

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Apr. 0815:00FILAEP Cabstars3–1Alpha Insurance Protectors22–2525–1925–1629–27101–87
Apr. 0817:00FILCriss Cross King Crunchers2–3Savouge Spin Doctors22–2525–1925–2023–2513–15108–104
Apr. 1015:00FILSavouge Spin Doctors3–1AEP Cabstars25–2725–1525–1925–16100–77
Apr. 1017:00FILAlpha Insurance Protectors0–3Criss Cross King Crunchers29–3122–2520–2571–81
Apr. 1215:00FILCriss Cross King Crunchers3–1AEP Cabstars21–2525–1925–1725–1796–78
Apr. 1217:00FILAlpha Insurance Protectors0–3Savouge Spin Doctors20–2515–2524–2659–76

Third place series

AEP Cabstars wins series, 2–0

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Apr. 1515:00FILAEP Cabstars3–0Alpha Insurance Protectors26–2425–2325–2076–67
Apr. 1715:00FILAlpha Insurance Protectors1–3AEP Cabstars22–2521–2525–2323–2591–98

Finals

Series tied, 1–1

DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
Apr. 1517:00FILSavouge Spin Doctors1–3Criss Cross King Crunchers20–2528–2618–2520–2586–101
Apr. 1717:00FILCriss Cross King Crunchers0–3Savouge Spin Doctors22–2521–2519–2562–75
Apr. 1916:00FILSavouge Spin Doctors–Criss Cross King Crunchers–––0–0

Final standing

RankTeam
Rank Team TBD TBD AEP Cabstars 4 Alpha Insurance Protectors 5 3B Event Masters 6 VNS Griffins
TBD
TBD
AEP Cabstars
4Alpha Insurance Protectors
53B Event Masters
6VNS Griffins

STPC Player of the Week

WeekPlayerTeamRef.
February 25–March 1Alche GupiteoCriss Cross King Crunchers
March 4–8Jude Garcia
March 9–13Adrian Villados
March 18–20John Paul BugaoanSavouge Spin Doctors
March 24–27Mark Calado
April 8–12Vince Imperial

See also