The 2015 Spikers' Turf Open Conference was the inaugural conference of Spikers' Turf and the 2015 season. The opening ceremony was held on April 5, 2015 with the first match of volleyball game at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, Metro Manila. There were eight competing teams in this conference.
Participating teams Abbr. Name CAGCagayan Valley Rising Suns CHMChampion Infinity Active Smashers CIGCignal HD Spikers FRBFourbees Cavite Patriots Total Attackers IEMInstituto Estetico Manila Phoenix Volley Masters PAFPhilippine Air Force Air Men PARPhilippine Army Troopers PLDPLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters
Format Preliminary round The preliminary round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams for a total of seven matches. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals while the bottom four were eliminated.
Semifinals The semifinals was also a single round-robin, with each team playing three matches in this round. The top two teams advanced to the championship match while the bottom two would play in the third-place match.
Finals The championship and third-place series were best-of-three series. The match-ups were as follows: Championship: Semifinal round winners Third-place series: Semifinal round losers If the championship ends after two matches, which can only occur if either team wins 2–0, the third-place series will immediately end even if it is tied. Tiebreakers would be used to determine the winner of the third-place series in this scenario.
Pool standing procedure First, teams are ranked by the number of matches won. If the number of matches won is tied, the tied teams are then ranked by match points, wherein: Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser. Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser. In case of any further ties, the following criteria shall be used: Set ratio: the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost. Point ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed. Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.
Preliminary round
Final round Semifinals
Finals 3rd place
Championship
Final standings
RankTeam PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters Cagayan Valley Rising Suns Philippine Air Force 4 Cignal HD Spikers 5 Philippine Army Troopers 6 Champion Infinity Active Smashers 7 Fourbees-Cavite Patriots 8 IEM Volley Masters
Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters
+ Team roster Vincent Mangulabnan, Harby Ilano, Juvie Mangaring, Ron Jay Galang, John Paul Torres, Ronaldo Casillan (c), Mark Gil Alfafara, Henry Pecaña, Gilbert Longavela, Armando Malleon, Howard Mojica, Jason Ramos, John Vic de Guzman, Kheeno Franco Arthur "Odjie" Mamon (Head Coach)Ariel dela Cruz (Asst Coach)
Individual awards Award Name Ref. Conference MVP Marck Jesus Espejo (CAG) Final's MVP Mark Gil Alfafara (PLDT) 1st Best Outside Spiker Marck Jesus Espejo (CAG) 2nd Best Outside Spiker John Paul Torres (PLDT) 1st Best Middle Blocker Reyson Fuentes (CIG) 2nd Best Middle Blocker Peter Den Mar Torres (CAG) Best opposite spiker Mark Gil Alfafara (PLDT) Best setter Jessie Lopez (PAF) Best libero Erickson Joseph Ramos (CAG)
See also Shakey's V-League 12th Season Open Conference 2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference
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