2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference
Only conference of the 2021 PVL season
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The 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference was the tenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League, its first conference as a professional league, and the only conference of the 2021 season.[1][2][3] The conference started on July 17, 2021 and ended on August 13, 2021, at the PCV Socio-Civic and Cultural Center in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte in a bubble.[4] The PVL has been approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to begin team practices to be followed by the official start of the 2021 season.[5][6]
| 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 17 – August 13, 2021 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Matches | 49 |
| TV partner(s) | One Sports One Sports+ |
| Results | |
| Champions | Chery Tiggo Crossovers |
| Runners-up | Creamline Cool Smashers |
| Third place | Petro Gazz Angels |
| Fourth place | Choco Mucho Flying Titans |
| Awards | |
| Conference MVP | Jaja Santiago |
| Finals MVP | Jaja Santiago |
| Best OH | Alyssa Valdez Myla Pablo |
| Best MB | Ria Meneses Jaja Santiago |
| Best OPP | Kat Tolentino |
| Best Setter | Jia Morado |
| Best Libero | Kath Arado |
| PVL Open Conference chronology | |
| PVL conference chronology | |
In January 2021, it was reported that Motolite filed a leave of absence from the league and released all of its players.[7] The Philippine Army Lady Troopers will participate as a guest team.[8]
Five teams from Philippine Super Liga joined the PVL – Chery Tiggo Crossovers, Cignal HD Spikers, F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters and Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors.[9][10][11][12] On July 9, 2021, F2 Logistics announced it will not participate in the Open Conference citing injuries and lack of training due to difficulties maintaining their training bubble.[13]
A newly-established team, the UAC Power Hitters, joined the league but announced in June that it will not compete in the Open Conference as it has not formed a team in time for the conference.[14][15]
Participating teams
Venue
The 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference held its first game at the Centennial Arena in Laoag, Ilocos Norte as an isolation zone (bubble). But since Laoag is under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine days before the tournament, teams temporarily moved the venue to PCV Socio-Civic and Cultural Center in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.[16] The conference began July 17, 2021, the bubble accommodated 11 teams.[17]
The original schedule of the 2021 bubble was supposed to be in February or March. Ricky Palou, president of Sports Vision Management (organizers of the PVL), said that they did not want to compete with basketball as the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is having an international tournament in February. Philippine men's basketball team will hold practices and will compete for the February window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification to be held also at the Inspire Sports Academy.
Cignal TV will be the official broadcast partner under a 3-year contract.[18][19]
Training venues
The following venues served as the training ground of the PVL teams as approved by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB).[20][21][22]
| Abbr. | Team | Training venue(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | Colegio de Sebastian Gym, San Fernando, Pampanga | |
| BMA | Black Mamba Army Lady Troopers | Philippine Army Gym, Taguig | |
| CHD | Cignal HD Spikers | Splendido Country Club, Laurel, Batangas | |
| CTC | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | Subic Bay Free Port | |
| CMF | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | St. Paul American School – Clark, Pampanga | |
| CCS | Creamline Cool Smashers | ||
| PRL | Perlas Spikers | St. Vincent Gym, Baguio | [23] |
| PGA | Petro Gazz Angels | Santa Maria, Bulacan | |
| PLD | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | Splendido Hotel, Alfonso, Cavite | |
| SLR | Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors | Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall Gym, Cainta, Rizal | |
Transactions
National team players
- The following players were part of the national team that competed in 2019 international games.
Team additions and transfers
The following are the players who transferred to another team on the upcoming conference.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cignal HD Spikers |  Edgar Barroga | Replaced due to non-renewal of contract | Cesael Delos Santos | [35] |
| Perlas Spikers |  Apichat Kongsawat | Replaced | Reynaldo Diaz Jr. |
Format
- Preliminary round
The ten teams compete in 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 will advance to the semifinals while the bottom six will be eliminated and ranked 5th through 10th in the final standings.
- Semifinals
The top four teams from the preliminary round and the top two from the quarterfinals compete in the semifinals. Teams compete in best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the finals while the losers will compete in the third place series. The match-ups for the semifinals are as follows:
- SF1: PR #1 vs. PR #4
- SF2: PR #2 vs. PR #3
- Third place series
The losing teams from the semifinals compete in a best-of-three series to determine which team will finish third in this conference. If the series is tied at 1–1 when the championship is decided, the pool standing procedure will be used (starting from set ratio).
- Finals
The winning teams from the semifinals compete in a best-of-three series to determine the conference champions. The losing team in this round will be declared conference runners-up.
Pool standing procedure
Teams are initially ranked by wins followed by match points. A win awards three points if the match lasted for three or four sets (3–0 or 3–1), or two points if the match lasted for five sets (3–2). A loss only awards one point if the match lasted for five sets (2–3).
If multiple teams tie for wins and match points, the next criteria are set ratio (the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost across all matches) and point ratio (the number of points won divided by number of points lost across all matches). If any teams are still tied, the procedure will be applied again, but only considering matches between the remaining tied teams.
Preliminary round
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).
Ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 2.273 | 837 | 687 | 1.218 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 9 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 3.571 | 749 | 608 | 1.232 | |
| 3 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 2.556 | 721 | 675 | 1.068 | |
| 4 | Petro Gazz Angels | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 1.818 | 736 | 674 | 1.092 | |
| 5 | Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 1.133 | 716 | 663 | 1.080 | |
| 6 | Black Mamba Army Lady Troopers | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 0.842 | 770 | 781 | 0.986 | |
| 7 | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 0.667 | 614 | 672 | 0.914 | |
| 8 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 0.500 | 656 | 781 | 0.840 | |
| 9 | Perlas Spikers | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 0.280 | 636 | 771 | 0.825 | |
| 10 | Cignal HD Spikers | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0.240 | 623 | 746 | 0.835 |
Match results
Bracket
| Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||
| August 8–9 | ||||||||||
1 Creamline | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| August 11–13 | ||||||||||
4 Petro Gazz | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Creamline | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| August 8–10 | ||||||||||
| Chery Tiggo | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
2 Chery Tiggo | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
3 Choco Mucho | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||||||
| August 11–12 | ||||||||||
| Petro Gazz | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Choco Mucho | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Semifinals
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).
(1) Creamline vs. (4) Petro Gazz
| August 8, 2021 2:00 pm |
Petro Gazz Angels | 2–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | Referees: Erlindo Eusebio (PHI), Rene Gaspillo (PHI) |
| (29–27, 23–25, 25–16, 17–25, 14–16) P2 | ||||
| Creamline leads series, 1–0 | ||||
| August 9, 2021 7:00 pm |
Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | Petro Gazz Angels | Referees: Lumer Pajarillo (PHI), Nestor Matimatico (PHI) |
| (27–25, 25–22, 25–16) P2 | ||||
| Creamline wins series, 2–0 | ||||
(2) Chery Tiggo vs. (3) Choco Mucho
| August 8, 2021 5:00 pm |
Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 3–0 | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | Referees: Lumer Pajarillo (PHI), Joy de Imus (PHI) |
| (25–18, 25–22, 25–21) P2 | ||||
| Choco Mucho leads series, 1–0 | ||||
| August 9, 2021 2:00 pm |
Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 3–0 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | Referees: Rene Gaspillo (PHI), Mark Santos (PHI) |
| (25–18, 25–22, 26–24) P2 | ||||
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||||
| August 10, 2021 3:00 pm |
Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 3–0 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | Referees: Erlindo Eusebio (PHI), Joy de Imus (PHI) |
| (25–16, 26–24, 25–23) P2 | ||||
| Chery Tiggo wins series, 2–1 | ||||
Third place series
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).
| August 11, 2021 2:00 pm |
Petro Gazz Angels | 3–1 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | Referees: Rene Gaspillo (PHI), Nestor Matimatico (PHI) |
| (25–21, 25–15, 22–25, 25–20) P2 | ||||
| Petro Gazz leads series, 1–0 | ||||
| August 12, 2021 2:00 pm |
Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 0–3 | Petro Gazz Angels | Referees: Mark Santos (PHI), Lumer Pajarillo (PHI) |
| (20–25, 18–25, 21–25) P2 | ||||
| Petro Gazz wins series, 2–0 | ||||
Finals
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).
| August 11, 2021 5:00 pm |
Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 2–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | Referees: Lumer Pajarillo (PHI), Mark Santos (PHI) |
| (15–25, 21–25, 25–18, 25–19, 7–15) P2 | ||||
| Creamline leads series, 1–0 | ||||
| August 12, 2021 5:00 pm |
Creamline Cool Smashers | 1–3 | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | Referees: Erlindo Eusebio (PHI), Joy de Imus (PHI) |
| (18–25, 25–17, 16–25, 21–25) P2 | ||||
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||||
| August 13, 2021 3:00 pm |
Creamline Cool Smashers | 2–3 | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | Referees: Rene Gaspillo (PHI), Lumer Pajarillo (PHI) |
| (23–25, 20–25, 25–21, 25–23, 15–8) P2 | ||||
| Chery Tiggo wins series, 2–1 | ||||
Final standings
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Awards and medalists
Individual awards
| Award | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Most Valuable Player | Jaja Santiago | Chery Tiggo | [36] |
| Finals Most Valuable Player | |||
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | Creamline | |
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Myla Pablo | Petro Gazz | |
| 1st Best Middle Blocker | Ria Meneses | Petro Gazz | |
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Jaja Santiago | Chery Tiggo | |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Kat Tolentino | Choco Mucho | |
| Best Setter | Jia Morado | Creamline | |
| Best Libero | Kath Arado | Petro Gazz |
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Chery Tiggo Crossovers Gyzelle Sy Head coach: Aaron Velez |
Creamline Cool Smashers Kyle Angela Negrito Head coach: Tai Bundit |
Petro Gazz Angels Ivy Jisel Perez Head coach: Arnold Laniog |
Asian Club Championship
The best performing team were invited to take part at the 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.[37] All teams declined to participate.[38][39][40][41] The club which would have accepted the invitation would have to shoulder the associated fees for their participation.[42][41] A national team side was entered in the club tournament instead.[38]
Statistics leaders
Here are the statistical leaders at the end of the 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference. Note that the list only consists of the players from the final four teams.[43]
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PVLPC player of the week
| Week ending | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 23 | Grazielle Bombita | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | [44] |
| July 30 | Jovielyn Grace Prado | Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors | [45] |
| August 7 | Jaja Santiago | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers | [46] |