2025 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference
Second Conference of the 2025 SPT season
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The 2025 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference was the 21st conference and the last tournament of the eighth season of the Spikers' Turf. The tournament began on October 27, 2025 and ended on November 29, 2025.[1]
| 2025 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference | |
|---|---|
| Duration | October 27 – November 29, 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | |
| Streaming partner(s) | Pilipinas Live |
| Results | |
| Champions | Criss Cross King Crunchers |
| Runners-up | Kindai University |
| Third place | Cignal Super Spikers |
| Fourth place | Savouge Spin Doctors |
| Awards | |
| Conference MVP | Jude Garcia |
| Finals MVP | Adrian Villados |
| Best OH | Jude Garcia Joshua Umandal |
| Best MB | Giles Jeffer Torres Edlyn Paul Colinares |
| Best OPP | Ryutaro Aun |
| Best Setter | Adrian Villados |
| Best Libero | Yuito Kose |
| Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference chronology | |
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Ten teams are battling for the championship, including two foreign guest teams which has byes to the semifinals.[2]
Participating teams
| 2025 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Affiliation | Head coach | Team captain |
| Local regular teams | ||||
| ALP | Alpha Insurance Protectors | Alpha Insurance & Surety Company Inc. |  Mike Santos |
Jefferson Abuniawan |
| CSS | Cignal Super Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Dexter Clamor |
John Paul Bugaoan |
| CKC | Criss Cross King Crunchers | Republic Biscuit Corporation |  Tai Bundit |
Ysay Marasigan |
| PJN | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | Philippine Navy | George Pascua |
Greg Dolor |
| SVG | Savouge Spin Doctors | Savouge Aesthetics Philippines | Sydney Calderon |
Hero Austria |
| VNS | VNS Griffins | VNS Management Group | Ralph Raymund Ocampo |
Jerremy Pedrosa |
| 2025 V-League Collegiate Challenge qualifying teams | ||||
| FEU | Far Eastern University–DN Steel (champions) | Far Eastern University / DN Group | Eddieson Orcullo |
Ariel Cacao |
| UST | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville (third-place) | University of Santo Tomas / Gameville | Odjie Mamon |
Dux Euan Yambao |
| Foreign guest teams | ||||
| KDU | Kindai University (Japan) |  Hideyuki Mitsuyama |
Yuu Kubota | |
| PVA | ProVolley Academy (Australia) |  Aristeidis Papadopoulos |
 Samuel Hansen | |
- The De La Salle University, the runners-up of the 2025 V-League Collegiate Challenge originally qualified but withdrew due to academic commitments. UST was their replacements.[2]
Venues
| Preliminaries, Semifinals, Finals | Semifinals | Preliminaries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | Quezon City | Rodriguez, Rizal | Manila |
| Filoil Centre (FIL) | Smart Araneta Coliseum (SAC) | Ynares Center II (YC2) | Paco Arena (PAC) |
| Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 1,000 |
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Format
- Preliminary round
- The preliminary round will be a single round-robin tournament between the eight local teams. Each team will play one match against all other teams for a total of seven matches. Teams will be ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
- The top four teams will advance to the semifinals.
- Teams ranked fifth to eighth will be eliminated and be ranked from seventh to tenth in the final standings.
- Semifinals
- The semifinals will be another single round-robin between the top four teams from the prelims and the two foreign guest teams. All teams will have played a total of five matches in the semifinals. Teams will continue to be ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
- The top two teams will advance to the championship match while teams ranked third and fourth will play in the third-place match.
- Teams ranked fifth and sixth will be eliminated and be ranked accordingly in the final standings.
- Finals
- Both the championship (gold medal) and third-place (bronze medal) matches will be singular matches.
- The match-ups will be based on results from the semifinals:
- Championship match: 1st ranked team vs. 2nd ranked team
- Third-place match: 3rd ranked team vs. 4th ranked team
Transactions
National team players
Players who are part of the Philippines men's national team will be released by the participating clubs in November 2025 as part of their preparations for the 2025 SEA Games. Affected teams will be allowed to sign substitute players to replace the national team players once they leave.[3][4]
Preliminary round
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
- On November 9, the league postponed its scheduled matches on Sunday, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan as the country braces for the anticipated onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan.[5]
Ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 4.200 | 628 | 512 | 1.227 | Final round |
| 2 | Cignal Super Spikers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1.889 | 626 | 582 | 1.076 | |
| 3 | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 1.333 | 658 | 652 | 1.009 | |
| 4 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1.083 | 599 | 571 | 1.049 | |
| 5 | Alpha Insurance Protectors | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 1.000 | 675 | 677 | 0.997 | |
| 6 | Far Eastern University–DN Steel | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 0.813 | 659 | 643 | 1.025 | |
| 7 | VNS Griffins | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0.368 | 538 | 630 | 0.854 | |
| 8 | PGJC–Navy Sea Lions | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0.263 | 491 | 591 | 0.831 |
Source: Spikers' Turf – Standings
Match results
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 27 | 2:00 pm | FIL | Savouge Spin Doctors | 1–3 | Alpha Insurance Protectors | 25–19 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 22–25 | 94–95 | P2 | |
| Oct. 27 | 4:00 pm | FIL | Cignal Super Spikers | 3–1 | VNS Griffins | 25–23 | 25–15 | 27–29 | 25–14 | 102–81 | P2 | |
| Oct. 27 | 6:00 pm | FIL | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 3–1 | PGJC–Navy Sea Lions | 25–15 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–14 | 98–77 | P2 | |
| Oct. 29 | 2:00 pm | PAC | Far Eastern University–DN Steel | 1–3 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 22–25 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 89–98 | P2 | |
| Oct. 29 | 4:00 pm | PAC | PGJC–Navy Sea Lions | 0–3 | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 22–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 60–75 | P2 | ||
| Oct. 29 | 6:00 pm | PAC | Alpha Insurance Protectors | 2–3 | Cignal Super Spikers | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 11–15 | 106–106 | P2 |
| Oct. 31 | 2:00 pm | PAC | PGJC–Navy Sea Lions | 1–3 | Far Eastern University–DN Steel | 23–25 | 16–25 | 33–31 | 17–25 | 89–106 | P2 | |
| Oct. 31 | 4:00 pm | PAC | Savouge Spin Doctors | 3–1 | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 26–24 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 98–89 | P2 | |
| Oct. 31 | 6:00 pm | PAC | VNS Griffins | 0–3 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 14–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 50–75 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 02 | 2:00 pm | FIL | Far Eastern University–DN Steel | 2–3 | Alpha Insurance Protectors | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 16–18 | 111–108 | P2 |
| Nov. 02 | 4:00 pm | FIL | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 3–1 | VNS Griffins | 25–19 | 25–19 | 26–28 | 25–22 | 101–88 | P2 | |
| Nov. 02 | 6:00 pm | FIL | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 3–1 | Cignal Super Spikers | 25–23 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 99–89 | P2 | |
| Nov. 05 | 4:00 pm | PAC | Savouge Spin Doctors | 0–3 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 23–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | 63–75 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 05 | 6:00 pm | PAC | Cignal Super Spikers | 3–0 | PGJC–Navy Sea Lions | 25–19 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 75–54 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 07 | 2:00 pm | PAC | VNS Griffins | 1–3 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 25–20 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | 82–95 | P2 | |
| Nov. 07 | 4:00 pm | PAC | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 3–2 | Alpha Insurance Protectors | 26–24 | 25–22 | 35–37 | 19–25 | 22–20 | 127–128 | P2 |
| Nov. 07 | 6:00 pm | PAC | Far Eastern University–DN Steel | 0–3 | Cignal Super Spikers | 24–26 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 66–76 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 12 | 10:00 am | PAC | Savouge Spin Doctors | 3–0 | PGJC–Navy Sea Lions | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 75–57 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 12 | 1:00 pm | PAC | Alpha Insurance Protectors | 1–3 | VNS Griffins | 25–19 | 15–25 | 22–25 | 24–26 | 86–95 | P2 | |
| Nov. 12 | 3:00 pm | PAC | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 3–1 | Cignal Super Spikers | 25–23 | 22–25 | 28–26 | 25–20 | 100–94 | P2 | |
| Nov. 12 | 5:00 pm | PAC | Far Eastern University–DN Steel | 2–3 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 25–22 | 22–25 | 16–25 | 25-21 | 15–17 | 103–89 | P2 |
| Nov. 14 | 10:00 am | PAC | VNS Griffins | 0–3 | Far Eastern University–DN Steel | 16–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 55–75 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 14 | 1:00 pm | PAC | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 3–0 | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 75–59 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 14 | 3:00 pm | PAC | PGJC–Navy Sea Lions | 0–3 | Alpha Insurance Protectors | 18–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 58–75 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 14 | 5:00 pm | PAC | Cignal Super Spikers | 3–0 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 34–32 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 84–76 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 16 | 1:00 pm | PAC | VNS Griffins | 1–3 | PGJC–Navy Sea Lions | 25–21 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 87–96 | P2 | |
| Nov. 16 | 3:00 pm | PAC | Alpha Insurance Protectors | 1–3 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 25–21 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 11–25 | 77–96 | P2 | |
| Nov. 16 | 5:00 pm | PAC | Far Eastern University–DN Steel | 2–3 | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 25–22 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 13–15 | 109–107 | P2 |
Final round
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).
Semifinals
Ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kindai University | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 430 | 366 | 1.175 | Championship match |
| 2 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 482 | 417 | 1.156 | |
| 3 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 427 | 396 | 1.078 | 3rd place match |
| 4 | Cignal Super Spikers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 415 | 378 | 1.098 | |
| 5 | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 357 | 402 | 0.888 | |
| 6 | ProVolley Academy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 223 | 375 | 0.595 |
Source: Spikers' Turf – Standings
Match results
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 21 | 1:00 pm | SAC | Savouge Spin Doctors | 3–1 | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 25–27 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 100–86 | P2 | |
| Nov. 21 | 3:00 pm | SAC | Kindai University | 3–0 | ProVolley Academy | 25–15 | 25–12 | 25–13 | 75–40 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 21 | 5:00 pm | SAC | Cignal Super Spikers | 2–3 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 24–26 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 26–24 | 12–15 | 109–112 | P2 |
| Nov. 22 | 1:00 pm | FIL | ProVolley Academy | 0–3 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 15–25 | 13–25 | 19–25 | 47–75 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 22 | 3:00 pm | FIL | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 1–3 | Kindai University | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 91–94 | P2 | |
| Nov. 22 | 5:00 pm | FIL | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 0–3 | Cignal Super Spikers | 17–25 | 13–25 | 24–26 | 54–76 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 24 | 1:00 pm | FIL | Kindai University | 3–0 | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 75–54 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 24 | 3:00 pm | FIL | Cignal Super Spikers | 0–3 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 16–25 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 56–75 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 24 | 5:00 pm | FIL | ProVolley Academy | 0–3 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 9–25 | 9–25 | 13–25 | 31–75 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 25 | 1:00 pm | YC2 | Kindai University | 1–3 | Cignal Super Spikers | 20–25 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | 85–99 | P2 | |
| Nov. 25 | 3:00 pm | YC2 | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 3–0 | ProVolley Academy | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 75–53 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 25 | 5:00 pm | YC2 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 3–2 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 25–19 | 25–14 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 15–12 | 106–95 | P2 |
| Nov. 27 | 1:00 pm | FIL | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | 1–3 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 17–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 88–98 | P2 | |
| Nov. 27 | 3:00 pm | FIL | ProVolley Academy | 0–3 | Cignal Super Spikers | 13–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 52–75 | P2 | ||
| Nov. 27 | 5:00 pm | FIL | Savouge Spin Doctors | 1–3 | Kindai University | 16–25 | 28–26 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 82–101 | P2 |
Finals
3rd place
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 29 | 3:00 pm | FIL | Savouge Spin Doctors | 2–3 | Cignal Super Spikers | 18–25 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 12–15 | 99–105 | P2 |
Championship
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 29 | 5:00 pm | FIL | Kindai University | 2–3 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 15–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 20–22 | 108–118 | P2 |
Final standing
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Awards
| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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| Conference Most Valuable Player | Jude Garcia | Criss Cross | [6][7] |
| Finals Most Valuable Player | Adrian Villados | Criss Cross | |
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Jude Garcia | Criss Cross | |
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Joshua Umandal | Cignal | |
| 1st Best Middle Blocker | Giles Jeffer Torres | Savouge | |
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Edlyn Paul Colinares | Criss Cross | |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Ryutaro Aun | Kindai University | |
| Best Setter | Adrian Villados | Criss Cross | |
| Best Libero | Yuito Kose | Kindai University |
STPC player of the week
| Week | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 27–November 2 | Adrian Villados | Criss Cross King Crunchers | [8] |
| November 5–7 | Josh Ybañez | University of Santo Tomas–Gameville | [9] |
| November 12–16 | Jude Garcia | Criss Cross King Crunchers | [10] |
| November 21–22 | Haruka Misugi | Kindai University | [11] |
| November 24–27 | Jude Garcia | Criss Cross King Crunchers | [12] |