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.
PLDT had a women's counterpart, initially the 2013–2018 PLDT team and later the team now known as the PLDT High Speed Hitters.
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.
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, becoming its first champion.
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).
In September 2018, the women's team was merged with the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters, its affiliate team in the PSL. The Smart team was renamed the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters in February 2019.
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 align="center" 2018PLDT Home Fibr Ultra Fast Hitters (PVL) 2019PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters (PVL/Spikers' Turf)
Final roster PLDT Home Fibr Power HittersNumberPlayerPositionHeight2 Richard SolisOutside hitter 3 Patrick VecinaOutside hitter4 Ronjay GalangOutside hitter6 Ronchelle Lee VillegasSetter7 Jayvee SumagaysayMiddle blocker8 Mark Gil AlfafaraOpposite hitter9 Paolo PablicoOutside hitter10 John Vic de Guzman (c)Outside hitter11 Joshua UmandalOpposite hitter12 Kris Cian SilangSetter15 Peter QuielMiddle blocker16 Kheeno FrancoMiddle blocker18 Gilbert LongevelaLibero20 Henry James PecañaLibero Coaching staff Head coach: Arthur Alan "Odjie" Mámon Assistant coach: Rolando Casillan
Honors
Team Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League: SeasonConferenceTitleSource2015 Open Champion Reinforced 3rd place2016 Open(did not compete) Reinforced2017 Reinforced Open 2018 Reinforced 4th place Open Runner-up 2019 Reinforced 3rd place Open 6th place
Philippine SuperLiga: Season Conference Title Source 2013 Grand Prix Champion 2014 All-Filipino Champion Grand Prix Runner-up Others: SeasonTournamentTitleSource 2016 MVP Olympics Champion
Individual Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League: SeasonConferenceAwardNameSource2015Open 2nd Best Outside Spiker John Paul Torres Best Opposite Spiker Mark Gil Alfafara Finals MVPReinforced 1st Best Middle Blocker Peter Den Mar Torres 1st Best Outside Spiker Mark Gil Alfafara Conference MVP2018Reinforced Best Opposite Spiker John Vic De Guzman Best Setter Ronchette Lee Villegas Best Libero Rence MelgarOpen Best Setter Ronchette Lee Villegas 2nd Best Middle Blocker Jayvee Sumagaysay 2019 Reinforced Best Opposite Spiker John Vic De Guzman
Philippine Superliga: Season Conference Award Name Source2013Grand Prix Best Libero Gilbert Longavilla Best Opposite Henry Pecaña Best Setter Rolando Casillan MVP Kheeno Franco 2014All-Filipino Best Libero Raffy Mosuela Best Setter Jessie Lopez 1st Best Outside Spiker Alnakran Abdilla MVP Grand Prix 1st Best Outside Spiker Alnakran Abdilla
Notes:
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)
See also PLDT women's volleyball team (2013–2018) PLDT High Speed Hitters PLDT Home TVolution (2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship team) Cignal HD Spikers (women) Cignal HD Spikers (men)
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