Chery Tiggo Crossovers
Filipino professional women's volleyball team
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The Chery Tiggo Crossovers were a Filipino professional women's volleyball team owned by United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI) and was named after Chery Tiggo crossover SUVs.
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| Short name | Chery Tiggo EV |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Crossovers |
| Founded | 2020[a] |
| Dissolved | 2025 |
| League | Philippine Super Liga (2020) Premier Volleyball League (2021–2025) |
| Championships | Premier Volleyball League: 1 (2021 Open) |
The Chery Tiggo Crossovers debuted in 2020, originally as a rebranding of the Foton Tornadoes, a team that had competed in the Philippine Super Liga since 2013. In 2021, the club turned professional after moving to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).
The team won one championship in the 2021 PVL Open Conference, their only title in the PVL.
They last played as the Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers at the 2025 Reinforced Conference before disbanding in December 2025.[1]
History
The team debuted in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 2014 Grand Prix as the original Foton Tornadoes.[2] Heading to the 2020 season, the team was renamed to Chery Tiggo Crossovers.[3][4]
On March 10, 2021, the team announced it has joined the professional PVL.[5] They became the first-ever volleyball champions in a fully-professional league when they won the 2021 PVL Open Conference title.[6][7]
Chery's former mother team, Foton Tornadoes was temporarily re-established in 2023 and played alongside them in the 2023 Invitational Conference before disbanding again.[8][9]
Chery Tiggo reach its first ever final since 2021 in the 2025 PVL on Tour conference.[10]
In September 2025, the club had as slight rebranding renaming itself as the Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers.[11] They had their worst finish in the 2025 Reinforced Conference finishing tenth place. In December 2, 2025, Chery Tiggo announced its disbandment.[10][12]
International tournaments
Chery Tiggo Crossovers has participated in various international tournaments as the original Foton Tornadoes.
Under the Chery Tiggo branding, the club was invited to take part in the 2021 edition of the Asian Club Championship after winning the 2021 PVL Open Conference.[13][14] However they declined to enter due to COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns.[15]
Name changes
Chery Tiggo Crossovers (2020, 2021–2025)
United Auctioneers (2021 Beach Challenge Cup)
Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers (September–December 2025)
Season-by-season records
Domestic league
| League | Season | Conference | Preliminary round | Final round | Ranking | Source |
| PSL | 2020 | Grand Prix | Conference cancelled | |||
| PVL | 2021 | Open | 2nd (7–2, 23 pts) | Won in championship vs. Creamline, 2–1 | Champions | [16] |
| 2022 | Open | 4th (1–3, 4 pts) (Pool A) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Creamline**, 0–3 Finished 8th in 7th–9th classification round |
8th place | [17] | |
| Invitational | 7th (1–5, 3 pts) | Did not qualify | 8th place | [18] | ||
| Reinforced | 2nd (6–2, 16 pts) | Finished 4th in semifinals Lost in 3rd-place match vs. Creamline, 0–2 |
4th place | [19] | ||
| 2023 | First All-Filipino | 5th (4–4, 13 pts) | Did not qualify | 5th place | [20] | |
| Invitational | 3rd (2–2, 6 pts) (Pool A) | Did not qualify Lost in 7th-place match vs. Choco Mucho, 0–3* |
8th place | [21] | ||
| Second All-Filipino | 4th (8–3, 22 pts) | Lost in semifinals vs. Creamline, 0–2 Lost in 3rd-place match vs. Cignal HD Spikers, 0–2 |
4th place | [22] | ||
| 2024 | All-Filipino | 3rd (9–2, 25 pts) | Finished 4th in semifinals Lost in 3rd-place match vs. Petro Gazz, 1–1[A] |
4th place | [23] | |
| Reinforced | 5th (5–3, 15 pts) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. PLDT, 2–3* | 5th place | [24] | ||
| Invitational | Did not qualify[B] | |||||
| 2024–25 | All-Filipino | 8th (5–6, 14 pts) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Creamline, 0–2 | 6th place | [25] | |
| PVL on Tour | 3rd (3–2, 9 pts) (Pool B) | Lost in championship vs. PLDT, 2–3* | Runner-up | [26] | ||
| Invitational | 3rd (3–2, 9 pts) | Lost in 3rd-place match vs. Creamline, 0–3* | 4th place | [27] | ||
| Reinforced | 10th (2–6, 6 pts) | Did not qualify | 10th place | [28] | ||
| An asterisk (*) indicates single match; two asterisks (**) indicate team with twice-to-beat advantage | ||||||
PNVF Champions League
| Season | Preliminary round | Final round | Ranking | Source |
| 2021 | 2nd (3–2, 10 pts) | None | 2nd place | [29] |
| 2024 | 2nd (3–1, 9 pts) | Lost in semifinals vs. Petro Gazz, 0–3 Won in 3rd-place match vs. Benilde, 3–0 |
3rd place | [30] |
- Notes
PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup
| Season | Preliminary round | Final round | Ranking | Source |
| 2021[A] | 3rd (1–2, 3 pts) (Pool B) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Sta. Lucia B, 1–2 Lost in 5th-place match vs. F2 Logistics, 0–2 |
6th place |
- Notes
- The team was known as United Auctioneers for the 2021 Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup.
Individual awards
Premier Volleyball League
| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Open | |||
| Most Valuable Player (Conference) |  Jaja Santiago |
[31] | ||
| Most Valuable Player (Finals) | ||||
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | ||||
| 2022 | Reinforced | |||
| Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Mylene Paat |
[32] | ||
| Best Opposite Spiker | ||||
| Best Libero | Buding Duremdes | |||
| 2023 | 2nd All-Filipino | 1st Best Outside Spiker | Ejiya Laure |
[33] |
| 2024–25 | Invitational | Best Opposite Spiker | Ara Galang |
[34] |
PNVF Champions League
| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PNVF Champions League for Women | 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Dindin Santiago-Manabat |
'[35] |
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Maika Ortiz | |||
| 2024 | PNVF Champions League for Women | 1st Best Middle Blocker | Abigail Maraño |
[36] |
Team captains
Tatjana Bokan (2020)
Jaja Santiago (2021)- Jasmine Nabor (2022)
- Maika Ortiz (2022)
- Mylene Paat (2022–2023)
- EJ Laure (2023)
- Aby Maraño (2024–2025)
Former players
Locals
Imports
| Season | Country | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 |  Montenegro | Tatjana Bokan |
| 2022 | Montenegro | Jelena Cvijović |
| 2024 |  United States | Katherine Bell[37] |
| 2025 |  Cuba | Yunieska Batista[38] |
Drafts
| Season | Pick No. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | Karen Verdeflor |
| 2025 | 8 | Baby Jyne Soreño |
| 20 | Erika Deloria | |
| 26 | Renee Peñafiel | |
| 29 | Reyann Cañete |
Coaches
- Aaron Vélez (2020–2022, 2023)
- Clarence Esteban (2022)
- Kungfu Reyes (2024)
- Norman Miguel (2024–2025)[39]
Notes
- Formed as the Foton Tornadoes in 2014. Foton was renamed as Chery in 2020. Foton was reestablished as a separate team in 2023.