2024 Premier Volleyball League season

2024 Premier Volleyball League season
LeaguePremier Volleyball League
SportVolleyball
Duration (2024-February-20) (2024-September-12)February 20 – September 12, 2024
TV partner(s)
Streaming partner(s)Pilipinas Live
Rookie Draft
Top draft pickThea Gagate
Picked byZus Coffee
Conferences
All-Filipino championsCreamline
  All-Filipino runners-upChoco Mucho
Reinforced championsCreamline
  Reinforced runners-upAkari
Invitational championsCreamline
  Invitational runners-upCignal
PVL seasons

The 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season was the seventh[a] season of the Premier Volleyball League. The season began on February 20, 2024 with the beginning of the 2024 All-Filipino Conference and ended on September 12, 2024 with the conclusion of the 2024 Invitational Conference.

Draft

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All-Filipino Conference

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The 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference was the seventeenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its eighth conference as a professional league.

The 2024 PVL season was supposed to have two All-Filipino Conferences, the same as the 2023 PVL season,[3] but this plan was later scrapped.[4] This conference was supposed to begin on February 17, 2024, but was later moved to February 20, 2024.[3]

A total of twelve teams competed in this tournament; two new club teams were announced before the start of the conference.[5][6] Meanwhile, the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers and Quezon City Gerflor Defenders withdrew from the PVL.[7][8] Strong Group Athletics took over the Gerflor Defenders franchise.[9] Capital1 Solar Spikers was unveiled as the 12th team and replaced the Cargo Movers.[10]

Participating teams

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2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain
AKA Akari Chargers Akari Lighting & Technology Philippines Raffy Mosuela Michelle Cobb
CAP Capital1 Solar Spikers CapitalOne Energy Corp. Philippines Roger Gorayeb Jorelle Singh
CTC Chery Tiggo Crossovers United Asia Automotive Group Philippines Emilio Reyes Jr. Abigail Maraño
CMF Choco Mucho Flying Titans Republic Biscuit Corporation Philippines Dante Alinsunurin Maddie Madayag
CHD Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Philippines Shaq Delos Santos Frances Molina
CCS Creamline Cool Smashers Republic Biscuit Corporation Philippines Sherwin Meneses Alyssa Valdez
FFF Farm Fresh Foxies Farm Fresh Philippine International / Strong Group Athletics Philippines Jerry Yee Louie Romero
GTH Galeries Tower Highrisers Grand Taipan Land Development Philippines Lerma Giron Mary Dominique Pacres
NXL Nxled Chameleons Akari Lighting & Technology Japan Takayuki Minowa Danielle Ravena
PGA PetroGazz Angels PetroGazz Ventures Phils. Japan Koji Tsuzurabara Remy Palma
HSH PLDT High Speed Hitters PLDT Inc. Philippines Rald Ricafort Kath Arado
SGA Strong Group Athletics Strong Group Athletics Philippines Rogelio Getigan Dolly Versoza

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Petro Gazz Angels 11 9 2 28 31 9 3.444 936 779 1.202 Final round
2 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 11 9 2 26 29 11 2.636 921 771 1.195
3 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 11 9 2 25 28 11 2.545 899 781 1.151
4 Creamline Cool Smashers 11 8 3 24 27 13 2.077 946 831 1.138
5 PLDT High Speed Hitters 11 8 3 23 25 12 2.083 859 726 1.183
6 Cignal HD Spikers 11 7 4 22 23 14 1.643 869 747 1.163
7 Akari Chargers 11 5 6 15 17 18 0.944 767 750 1.023
8 Nxled Chameleons 11 4 7 11 14 23 0.609 794 824 0.964
9 Farm Fresh Foxies 11 3 8 11 14 24 0.583 785 863 0.910
10 Galeries Tower Highrisers 11 3 8 9 11 26 0.423 689 832 0.828
11 Capital1 Solar Spikers 11 1 10 4 5 31 0.161 631 860 0.734
12 Strong Group Athletics 11 0 11 0 1 33 0.030 532 844 0.630

Final round

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Semifinals

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 274 257 1.066 Championship
2 Creamline Cool Smashers 3 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 285 256 1.113
3 Petro Gazz Angels 3 1 2 3 5 7 0.714 282 279 1.011 3rd place
4 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 196 245 0.800

Finals

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3rd place
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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
May 9 16:00 SAC Chery Tiggo Crossovers 2–3 Petro Gazz Angels 25–22 12–25 18–25 29–27 12–15 96–114 P2
May 12 16:00 SAC Petro Gazz Angels 2–3 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 25–16 25–11 13–25 22–25 16–18 101–95 P2
Championship
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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
May 9 18:00 SAC Creamline Cool Smashers 3–1 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 24–26 25–20 25–21 25–16   99–83 P2
May 12 18:00 SAC Choco Mucho Flying Titans 2–3 Creamline Cool Smashers 25–20 20–25 25–22 22–25 11–15 103–107 P2

Reinforced Conference

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The 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the eighteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its ninth conference as a professional league.

This was the second conference for the 2024 season. It was originally slated to be a merged tournament of the Invitational and Reinforced Conferences,[13] but PVL Commissioner Sherwin Malonzo announced in a simultaneous interview during the commencement of the 2024 PVL Draft Combine that this would be a stand-alone Reinforced tournament and that the Invitational Conference would start in September.[14]

Twelve teams competed in this conference, which have been grouped into two pools. Each team would be allowed to reinforced by one foreign player. Strong Group Athletics changed its name to Zus Coffee Thunderbelles.[15]

Participating teams

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2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain
AKA Akari Chargers Akari Lighting & Technology Japan Takayuki Minowa Philippines Michelle Cobb
CAP Capital1 Solar Spikers CapitalOne Energy Corp. Philippines Roger Gorayeb Philippines Jorelle Singh
CTC Chery Tiggo Crossovers United Asia Automotive Group Philippines Emilio Reyes Jr. United States Khat Bell
CMF Choco Mucho Flying Titans Republic Biscuit Corporation Philippines Dante Alinsunurin Philippines Maddie Madayag
CHD Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Philippines Shaq Delos Santos Philippines Frances Molina
CCS Creamline Cool Smashers Republic Biscuit Corporation Philippines Sherwin Meneses Philippines Michele Gumabao
FFF Farm Fresh Foxies Farm Fresh Philippine International / Strong Group Athletics Japan Shota Sato Philippines Louie Romero
GTH Galeries Tower Highrisers Grand Taipan Land Development Philippines Lerma Giron Philippines Alyssa Eroa
NXL Nxled Chameleons Akari Lighting & Technology China Chen Gang Philippines Janel Maraguinot
PGA Petro Gazz Angels Petro Gazz Ventures Phils. Japan Koji Tsuzurabara Philippines Remy Palma
HSH PLDT High Speed Hitters PLDT Inc. Philippines Rald Ricafort Philippines Kath Arado
ZUS Zus Coffee Thunderbelles Zus Coffee / Strong Group Athletics Philippines Jerry Yee Philippines Cloanne Mondoñedo

First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Creamline Cool Smashers 5 4 1 13 14 6 2.333 484 427 1.133 Pool C
2 PLDT High Speed Hitters 5 4 1 12 14 5 2.800 436 393 1.109
3 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 5 4 1 11 13 6 2.167 437 398 1.098
4 Farm Fresh Foxies 5 2 3 5 7 11 0.636 410 413 0.993 Pool D
5 Nxled Chameleons 5 1 4 2 3 14 0.214 340 408 0.833
6 Galeries Tower Highrisers 5 0 5 2 6 15 0.400 447 514 0.870

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Akari Chargers 5 5 0 13 15 6 2.500 477 442 1.079 Pool D
2 Cignal HD Spikers 5 4 1 12 13 5 2.600 431 372 1.159
3 Capital1 Solar Spikers 5 3 2 8 11 9 1.222 422 427 0.988
4 Petro Gazz Angels 5 2 3 7 8 9 0.889 386 380 1.016 Pool C
5 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 5 1 4 5 7 13 0.538 412 427 0.965
6 Zus Coffee Thunderbelles 5 0 5 0 3 15 0.200 370 432 0.856

Second round

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Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Creamline Cool Smashers 8 6 2 20 22 10 2.200 744 653 1.139 Quarterfinals
2 PLDT High Speed Hitters 8 6 2 19 22 9 2.444 713 622 1.146
3 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 8 5 3 15 18 12 1.500 649 635 1.022
4 Petro Gazz Angels 8 5 3 14 17 13 1.308 676 638 1.060
5 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 8 2 6 7 11 21 0.524 661 693 0.954
6 Zus Coffee Thunderbelles 8 0 8 0 3 24 0.125 505 657 0.769

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Akari Chargers 8 8 0 21 24 9 2.667 761 678 1.122 Quarterfinals
2 Cignal HD Spikers 8 7 1 20 22 8 2.750 648 562 1.153
3 Capital1 Solar Spikers 8 5 3 13 17 15 1.133 688 677 1.016
4 Farm Fresh Foxies 8 3 5 8 11 17 0.647 635 651 0.975
5 Nxled Chameleons 8 1 7 3 6 23 0.261 510 609 0.837
6 Galeries Tower Highrisers 8 0 8 4 11 24 0.458 728 842 0.865

Final round

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
 
          
 
August 24 – San Juan
 
 
Akari Chargers3
 
August 31 – Pasay
 
Farm Fresh Foxies1
 
Akari Chargers3
 
August 27 – San Juan
 
PLDT High Speed Hitters2
 
PLDT High Speed Hitters3
 
September 4 – Pasig
 
Chery Tiggo Crossovers2
 
Akari Chargers0
 
August 24 – San Juan
 
Creamline Cool Smashers3
 
Cignal HD Spikers3
 
August 31 – Pasay
 
Capital1 Solar Spikers2
 
Cignal HD Spikers2
 
August 27 – San Juan
 
Creamline Cool Smashers3 3rd place match
 
Creamline Cool Smashers3
 
September 4 – Pasig
 
Petro Gazz Angels0
 
PLDT High Speed Hitters1
 
 
Cignal HD Spikers3
 

Invitational Conference

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The 2024 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference was the nineteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its tenth conference as a professional league.

This was the third and last conference for the 2024 season. Unlike the previous iterations of the league, this conference was a short pocket tournament, lasting about nine days, making it the shortest conference in the league. The conference started on September 4, 2024, coinciding with the finals of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference.

Originally, the semifinalists of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference are qualified and will be able to play alongside two foreign guest teams — the reigning Invitational champions, Kurashiki Ablaze of Japan, and the newcomers, Est Cola of Thailand. But due to players' injuries, the PLDT High Speed Hitters and the Akari Chargers begged off from participation. The Farm Fresh Foxies will be the sole replacement as the other PVL teams declined to join.

Participating teams

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2024 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain
Local teams
CHD Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Philippines Shaq Delos Santos Philippines Frances Molina
CCS Creamline Cool Smashers Republic Biscuit Corporation Philippines Sherwin Meneses Philippines Michele Gumabao (interim)
FFF Farm Fresh Foxies Farm Fresh Philippine International / Strong Group Athletics Japan Shota Sato Philippines Louie Romero
Foreign guest teams
EST Est Cola Sermsuk Public Co. Ltd. / Thailand U20 Thailand Wanna Buakaew Thailand Kanokporn Sangthong
KUR Kurashiki Ablaze Ablaze Co., Ltd. / V.League (Japan) Japan Hideo Suzuki Japan Saya Taniguchi

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Creamline Cool Smashers 4 4 0 12 12 2 6.000 347 270 1.285 Championship match
2 Cignal HD Spikers 4 3 1 8 10 5 2.000 348 307 1.134
3 Kurashiki Ablaze 4 2 2 7 9 7 1.286 373 364 1.025 3rd place match
4 Est Cola 4 1 3 2 4 11 0.364 292 352 0.830
5 Farm Fresh Foxies 4 0 4 1 2 12 0.167 238 333 0.715

Final round

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3rd place match

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Sep 12 16:00 SAC Est Cola 0–3 Kurashiki Ablaze 22–25 24–26 20–25     66–76 P2

Championship match

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Sep 12 18:00 SAC Cignal HD Spikers 2–3 Creamline Cool Smashers 25–21 17–25 25–20 24–26 13–15 104–107 P2

Conference results

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Conference Champion Runner-up 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
All-Filipino Creamline Choco Mucho Petro Gazz Chery Tiggo PLDT Cignal Akari Nxled Farm Fresh Galeries Towers Capital1 Strong Group
Reinforced Creamline Akari Cignal PLDT Chery Tiggo Petro Gazz Capital1 Farm Fresh Choco Mucho Nxled Galeries Towers Zus Coffee
Invitational Creamline Cignal Kurashiki Est
Cola
Farm Fresh

Notes

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  1. ^ The 2024 season is considered as the eight season of the PVL by its organizers.[1] This is despite the prior iteration, the 2023 season considered as the sixth.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "PVL unveils thrilling eighth season". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved February 12, 2024. After a (season) break, the highly anticipated 2024-25 All-Filipino Conference is scheduled from Oct. 2024 to May 2025, offering an extended season for fans to witness the best of Philippine volleyball.
  2. ^ Morales, Luisa (January 28, 2023). "All-Filipino Conference kicks off new PVL season". Philippine Star. Retrieved February 16, 2024. The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) will commence its sixth season with the All-Filipino Conference slated to begin on February 4 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum
  3. ^ a b "2 All Pinoy's, reinforced make 2024 PVL calendar". Philstar.com. December 26, 2023. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Villar, Joey (January 17, 2024). "PVL All-Filipino tourney sticks to 12 teams". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Sayson, Homer (December 16, 2023). "Ricky Palou confirms two entities knocking on PVL door". Spin.ph. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (December 21, 2023). "4 companies keen on joining pvl says Ricky Palou". Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Isaga, JR (December 13, 2023). "F2 Logistics disbands cargo movers". Rappler. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Dukha III, Angel (December 31, 2023). "Acaylar and remnants of disbanded Gerflor squad continue to await their fates as the new year draws near". Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Carandang, Justin Kenneth (January 13, 2024). "Strong Group joins PVL, takes over Gerflor franchise". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Villar, Joey (January 21, 2024). "Gorayeb named Capitol1 coach in PVL". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Isaga, JR (May 12, 2024). "Brooke's best: Petro Gazz's Van Sickle bags MVP in debut PVL stint". Rappler. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  12. ^ Anzures, Rom (May 13, 2024). "PVL: Finals MVP Jema Galanza proud of how Creamline defied adversity en route to All-Filipino crown". News.ABS-CBN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  13. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (February 11, 2024). "PVL aligns calendar with FIVB schedule". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  14. ^ 2024 PVL DRAFT COMBINE DAY 2. Premier Volleyball League. June 26, 2024. 2:31:00 minutes in. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "PVL Strong Group rebrands as Zus Coffee Thunderbells and with Coach Jerry Yee as new coach". One Sports. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Demigillo, Kiko (September 4, 2024). "'MVPons' finally real as Bernadeth Pons takes home PVL Reinforced Conference MVP and Finals MVP honors". One Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  17. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (September 12, 2024). "Creamline's Michele Gumabao is PVL Invitationals MVP". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  18. ^ Dannug, Jonash (September 12, 2024). "Kyle Negrito's brilliant play secures Grand Slam, Finals MVP honors". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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