PLDT men's volleyball team
Philippine professional volleyball team
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The PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters, later known as PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters, was a men's volleyball team owned and operated by PLDT. The team competed from 2013 to 2015, and again from 2018 to 2019, under various names reflecting PLDT's internet service brands.[1]
Spikers' Turf (2015–2017)
Premier Volleyball League (2017–2018)
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2019 |
| League | Philippine Super Liga (2013–2014) Spikers' Turf (2015–2017) Premier Volleyball League (2017–2018) |
| Championships | Spikers' Turf: 1, MVP Olympics: 1, PSL: 2 |
PLDT had a women's counterpart, initially the 2013–2018 PLDT team and later the team now known as the PLDT High Speed Hitters.[2]
History
The club debuted in 2013 with the women's team debuting first as the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters women's team in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 2013 Invitational Conference. The men's team would follow debuting in the following conference.
In 2014, while participating in the PSL, the club joined in the Shakey's V-League with its women's team as the PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters during the 2014 Open Conference.[3]
The club ended its participation in the PSL after the 2014 season. In 2015, the club competed under the name PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters and the men's team joined the 2015 Open Conference of the Spikers' Turf,[4] becoming its first champion.[5]
The club became dormant in 2016 and 2017. It returned to active competition in 2018 in the Premier Volleyball League (formerly, Shakey's V-League and Spikers’ Turf) as the PayMaya High Flyers (women's) and the PLDT Home Fibr Ultra Fast Hitters (men's).[6]
In September 2018, the women's team was merged with the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters, its affiliate team in the PSL.[7] The Smart team was renamed the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters in February 2019.[8]
Name changes
| Season | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters (PSL) |
| 2014 | PLDT Home TVolution-Air Force Power Attackers (PSL) PLDT Home Telpad-Air Force Turbo Boosters (PSL) |
| 2015 | PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters (Spikers' Turf) |
| 2016–17 | inactive |
| 2018 | PLDT Home Fibr Ultra Fast Hitters (PVL) |
| 2019 | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters (PVL/Spikers' Turf) |
Final roster
| PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height |
| 2 |  Richard Solis |
Outside hitter | |
| 3 | Patrick Vecina |
Outside hitter | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 4 | Ronjay Galang |
Outside hitter | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| 6 | Ronchelle Lee Villegas |
Setter | |
| 7 | Jayvee Sumagaysay |
Middle blocker | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| 8 | Mark Gil Alfafara |
Opposite hitter | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| 9 | Paolo Pablico |
Outside hitter | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| 10 | John Vic de Guzman (c) |
Outside hitter | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| 11 | Joshua Umandal |
Opposite hitter | |
| 12 | Kris Cian Silang |
Setter | |
| 15 | Peter Quiel |
Middle blocker | |
| 16 | Kheeno Franco |
Middle blocker | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| 18 | Gilbert Longevela |
Libero | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 20 | Henry James Pecaña |
Libero | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Coaching staff
- Head coach:
Arthur Alan "Odjie" Mámon - Assistant coach: Rolando Casillan
Honors
Team
Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
| Season | Conference | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Open | Champion | [9] |
| Reinforced | 3rd place | ||
| 2016 | Open | (did not compete) | |
| Reinforced | |||
| 2017[a] | Reinforced | ||
| Open | |||
| 2018 | Reinforced[a] | 4th place | |
| Open | Runner-up | [10] | |
| 2019 | Reinforced | 3rd place | [11] |
| Open | 6th place |
Philippine SuperLiga:
| Season | Conference | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Grand Prix | Champion | [12][13] |
| 2014 | All-Filipino | Champion | [14] |
| Grand Prix | Runner-up | [15] |
Others:
| Season | Tournament | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MVP Olympics | Champion | [16] |
Individual
Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Open | 2nd Best Outside Spiker | John Paul Torres |
[17] |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Mark Gil Alfafara | |||
| Finals MVP | ||||
| Reinforced | 1st Best Middle Blocker | Peter Den Mar Torres |
||
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Mark Gil Alfafara |
|||
| Conference MVP | ||||
| 2018 | Reinforced[a] | Best Opposite Spiker | John Vic De Guzman |
[18] |
| Best Setter | Ronchette Lee Villegas | |||
| Best Libero | Rence Melgar | |||
| Open | Best Setter | Ronchette Lee Villegas |
[19] | |
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Jayvee Sumagaysay | |||
| 2019 | Reinforced | Best Opposite Spiker | John Vic De Guzman |
[11] |
Philippine Superliga:
| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Grand Prix | Best Libero | Gilbert Longavilla |
|
| Best Opposite | Henry Pecaña |
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| Best Setter | Rolando Casillan |
|||
| MVP | Kheeno Franco |
[20] | ||
| 2014 | All-Filipino | Best Libero | Raffy Mosuela |
[21] |
| Best Setter | Jessie Lopez |
[21] | ||
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Alnakran Abdilla |
[21] | ||
| MVP | [21] | |||
| Grand Prix | 1st Best Outside Spiker | Alnakran Abdilla |
[22] |
Notes:
- with the Premier Volleyball League.[23]
Team captains
- Richard Gomez (2013)
- Dante Alinsunirin (2014)
- Ronaldo Casillan (2015)
- John Vic de Guzman (2018 Reinforced)
- Henry James Pecaña (2018 Open)
Head coach
- Odjie Mamon (2015–2019)