The 2018 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference was the third and final conference of the 2018 Premier Volleyball League/Spikers' Turf season. The tournament began on October 6, 2018 at the Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University campus, Quezon City, Philippines.
Participating teams
Abbr. Team Company Colors Head coach Team captainADMU Ateneo Blue Eagles-Fudgee Barr Ateneo de Manila University and Republic Biscuit Corporation Timothy James Sto. Tomas Jasper Rodney TanARM Philippine Army Troopers Philippine Army Rico de Guzman Benjaylo LabideCIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Oliver Allan Almadro Ysrael Wilson MarasiganFUR Fury Blazing Hitters Cafe Lupe Hostel & Restaurant Ralph Ocampo Phillip Michael BagalayIEM IEM Volley Masters Instituto Estetico Manila Rafael Presnede Jeffrey JimenezPLDT PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters PLDT Arthur Mamon Henry James PecañaPAF Philippine Air Force Agilas Philippine Air Force Rhovyl Verayo Jessie LopezPNV Philippine Navy Fighting Stingrays Philippine Navy Bob Malenab Milover ParconFEU Prima–FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University Reynaldo Diaz Jr. Owen SuarezNUI Sta. Elena–NU Bulldogs Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corporation Dante Alinsunurin Francis Philip Saura
Format Preliminary round The ten teams compete in a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams for a total of nine matches. The top four teams will advance to the semifinals while the bottom six will be eliminated and ranked 5th through 10th in the final standings.
Semifinals The top four teams from the preliminary round compete in the semifinals. Teams compete in best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the finals while the losers will compete in the third place series. The match-ups for the semifinals are as follows: SF1: PR #1 vs. PR #4 SF2: PR #2 vs. PR #3
Third place series The losing teams from the semifinals compete in a best-of-three series to determine which team will finish third in this conference. If the series is tied at 1–1 when the championship is decided, the pool standing procedure will be used (starting from set ratio).
Finals The winning teams from the semifinals compete in a best-of-three series to determine the conference champions. The losing team in this round will be declared conference runners-up.
Pool standing procedure Teams are initially ranked by wins followed by match points. A win awards three points if the match lasted for three or four sets (3–0 or 3–1), or two points if the match lasted for five sets (3–2). A loss only awards one point if the match lasted for five sets (2–3).
If multiple teams tie for wins and match points, the next criteria are set ratio (the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost across all matches) and point ratio (the number of points won divided by number of points lost across all matches). If any teams are still tied, the procedure will be applied again, but only considering matches between the remaining tied teams.
Preliminary round Team standings
Match results All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Final round
Sta. Elena, who won the semifinal match against Cignal, withdrew from the tournament to represent the Philippines at the 2018 ASEAN University Games in Myanmar. Since PLDT already clinched a berth to the finals, the two semifinal losers competed in a one-match playoff to determine the second finalist.
Semifinals Rank 1 vs Rank 4
Rank 2 vs Rank 3
Finals Finals play-off
Championships
2018 Open Conference ChampionsPhilippine Air Force AgilasAlnakran Abdilla, Jeffrey Malabanan (c), Sandy Montero, Patrick Balse, Raffy Mosuela, Niño Jeruz, Rodolfo Labrador Jr.,Reuben Inaudito, Howard Mojica, Jessie Lopez, Edwin Tolentino, Pitrus De Ocampo, Head Coach: Rhovyl Verayo
Awards
Award Player Ref. Most Valuable Player Finals Alnakran Abdilla (Air Force) ConferenceBryan Bagunas (Sta. Elena–NU) Best Outside Spikers 1st:2nd: Alnakran Abdilla (Air Force)Bryan Bagunas (Sta. Elena–NU) Best Middle Blockers 1st:2nd: Peter Den Mar Torres (Cignal)Jayvee Sumagaysay (PLDT)Best Opposite Spiker Ysrael Wilson Marasigan (Cignal)Best Setter Ronchette Lee Villegas (PLDT)Best Libero Ricky Marcos (Sta. Elena–NU)
Final standings
RankTeamPhilippine Air Force AgilasPLDT Home Fibr Power HittersCignal HD Spikers4Sta. Elena–NU Ball Hammers5Prima–FEU Tamaraws6Ateneo Blue Eagles–Fudgee Bar7Philippine Navy Fighting Stingrays8IEM Volley Masters9Philippine Army Troopers10Fury Blazing Hitters
Venue Blue Eagle Gym
Broadcast partner Hyper TV
See also 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference
References