The 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference was the eighth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and the second conference of the 2019 season. The conference started on August 11, 2019 and ended on November 9, 2019 at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. Philippine Air Force Women's Volleyball Team returned in action and two new teams joined the conference named Chef's Classics Lady Red Spikers and Choco Mucho Flying Titans (second team of Rebisco).
Teams will play a double-round robin elimination round to determine the final four teams that will advance to the semifinals.
This conference also ran simultaneously with the 2019 Collegiate Conference.
Participating teams
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain BLP BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. Rommel Abella Grazielle Bombita BPS BanKo Perlas Spikers Beach Volleyball Republic / BPI Direct BanKo, Inc. Apichat Kongsawat Nicole Tiamzon CCS Creamline Cool Smashers Republic Biscuit Corporation Anusorn Bundit Alyssa Valdez MCO Choco Mucho Flying Titans Republic Biscuit Corporation Oliver Almadro Maddie Madayag CFC Chef's Classics Lady Red Spikers LJS Group of Companies Nemesio Gavino Jr. Justine Tiu MOT Motolite Power Builders Philippine Batteries Inc. Godfrey Okumu Iris Tolenada PAF Philippine Air Force Lady Jet Spikers Philippine Air Force Jasper Jimenez Wendy Semana PGZ Petro Gazz Angels PetroGazz Ventures Phils. Corp. Arnold Laniog Chie Saet PTA PacificTown-Army Lady Troopers Philippine Army / PacificTown Property Ventures Inc. Kungfu Reyes Ging Balse
Venues
Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan (main venue) Malolos Sports and Convention Center, Malolos, Bulacan (PVL on tour) Iloilo City (PVL on tour) University of St. La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod, Negros Occidental (PVL on tour)
Format Preliminary Round The nine teams will compete in a double round-robin elimination. Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System. Top four teams will advance to the semifinals. Semifinals Best-of-three series. 1st ranked team vs. 4th ranked team 2nd ranked team vs. 3rd ranked team Finals Best-of-three series. Bronze medal: SF1 Loser vs. SF2 Loser Gold medal: SF1 Winner vs. SF2 Winner
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 Ranking
All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Final round All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00). All are best-of-three series.
Semifinals Rank 1 vs rank 4 Creamline wins series, 2–0
Rank 2 vs rank 3 Petro Gazz wins series, 2–0
Finals 3rd place BanKo Perlas wins series, 1–1, via sets ratio of 1.33 vs. 0.75
Championships Creamline wins series, 2–0
Awards
AwardPlayerTeamConference Most Valuable PlayerJema GalanzaCreamlineFinals Most Valuable PlayerJia Morado Creamline1st Best Outside SpikerJema Galanza Creamline2nd Best Outside SpikerJovielyn Grace PradoPetro Gazz1st Best Middle BlockerKathy BersolaBanKo Perlas2nd Best Middle BlockerJeanette PanagaPetro GazzBest Opposite SpikerTots Carlos MotoliteBest SetterJia Morado CreamlineBest LiberoKyla AtienzaCreamline
Final standings
RankTeam Creamline Cool Smashers Petro Gazz Angels BanKo Perlas Spikers4 Motolite Power Builders5 Philippine Air Force Lady Jet Spikers6 PacificTown-Army Lady Troopers7Choco Mucho Flying Titans8BaliPure Purest Water Defenders9 Chef's Classics Lady Red Spikers
Team RosterAlyssa Valdez (C), Kyle Negrito, Coleen Bravo, Heather Anne Guino-o, Risa Sato, Michele Gumabao, Pau Soriano, Kyla Atienza (L), Jia Morado, Rizza Mandapat, Jema Galanza, Rosemarie Vargas, Melissa Gohing (L), Fille Cainglet–CayetanoHead coachAnusorn "Tai" Bundit
See also 2019 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference
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