The 2019 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference was the fourteenth conference of the Spikers' Turf. The tournament began on August 20, 2019 with a total of 24 teams. San Beda replaced PNP, which was forced to withdraw from the competition after failing to secure permission from their superior officers.
A total of four pools with six squads each pool that will compete in a single-round robin elimination round.
Participating teams
Abbr. Team Company/sponsor Colors Head coach Team Captain ADU Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson University Domingo Custodio Leo MirandaCIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Dexter Clamor Ysrael Wilson Marasigan EAC EAC Generals Emilio Aguinaldo College Rodrigo Palmero Ralph Joshua PitogoIEM IEM Phoenix Volley Masters Instituto Estetico Manila Pathie Jamiri Leonel Evan Laraya NCBA NCBA Wildcats National College of Business and Arts Ernesto Balubar Jr. Cj OclimaVNS VNS Griffins VNS Management Group Ralph Ocampo Guel Asia
Abbr. Team Company/sponsor Colors Head coach Team CaptainADMU Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University Timothy James Sto. Tomas Jasper Rodney Tan CEU CEU Scorpions Centro Escolar University Mark Anthony Santos Niño Nazareno DLSU ECO Oil–La Salle Green Archers ECO Oil Ltd.–De La Salle University Arnold Laniog Wayne Ferdi MarcoESY Easy Trip–Raimol Easytrip Services Corporation Philippines and Rainchem International, Inc. Jose Roque Red Christensen LPU Lyceum Pirates Lyceum of the Philippines University Emil Lontoc Miko BinasPAF Go for Gold–Air Force Philippine Air Force / Go For Gold Dante Alinsunurin Jessie Lopez
Abbr. Team Company/sponsor Colors Head coach Team CaptainFEU Hachiran–FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University Reynaldo Diaz Jr. Owen SuarezPAR Philippine Army Troopers Philippine Army Rico de Guzman Randy FallorinaPCG Philippine Coast Guard Dolphins Philippine Coast Guard Jeffrey Dela Cruz Al-frazin AbdulwahabPLDT PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Arthur Mamon John Vic De Guzman SSC-R San Sebastian Stags San Sebastian College – Recoletos Clint Malazo John Timothy Eusebio UPHSD Perpetual Altas University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Sinfronio Acaylar Ridzuan Muhali
Abbr. Team Company/sponsor Colors Head coach Team Captain AU Arellano Chiefs Arellano University Sherwin Meneses Christian Joshua Segovia MU Mapúa Cardinals Mapúa University Paul Jan Dolorias Reje Emmanuel Hizon SBU San Beda Red Lions San Beda University Alegro Carpio Mark Lorenze SantosPNV Philippine Navy Sea Lions Philippine Navy Edgardo Rusit Relan TaneoNU Sta. Elena-NU Bulldogs Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corporation Ariel Dela Cruz James Martin Nativdad UST UST Growling Tigers University of Santo Tomas Arthur Alan Mamon Manuel Andrei Medina
Format Preliminary round In the preliminary round, teams were split into four groups of six. The preliminary round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams in their pool for a total of five matches. The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals while the bottom four were eliminated.
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals featured the twice-to-beat advantage. The higher-seeded team in a match-up only needed to win one out of two matches to advance while the lower-seeded team needed to win two matches back-to-back to do so. The match-ups were as follows: QF1: A1 vs. B2 QF2: B1 vs. C2 QF3: C1 vs. D2 QF4: D1 vs. A2 The winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers were eliminated.
Semifinals The semifinals featured best-of-three series. The match-ups were as follows: SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF3 winner SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF4 winner The winners advanced to the championship while the losers would play in the third-place series.
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
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
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Match results All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Final round
Quarterfinals All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Semifinals
Finals Third place
Championships
Awards
Award Player Ref. Most Valuable Player Finals Marck Espejo (Cignal) ConferenceYsay Marasigan (Cignal) Best Outside Spikers 1st:2nd: Ran Abdilla (Air Force)Marck Espejo (Cignal) Best Middle Blockers 1st:2nd: Francis Saura (Air Force)Anjo Pertierra (Cignal)Best Opposite Spiker Ysay Marasigan (Cignal)Best Setter Joshua Retamar (Sta. Elena-NU)Best Libero Ricky Marcos (Sta. Elena-NU)
Final standings
RankTeamCignal HD SpikersGo for Gold-Air ForceSta. Elena-NU Ball Hammers4Perpetual Altas5Philippine Navy Sea Lions6PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters7IEM Phoenix Volley Masters8Ateneo Blue Eagles9ECO Oil-La Salle Green Archers10Hachiran-FEU Tamaraws11VNS Griffins12Easy Trip-Raimol13Adamson Soaring Falcons14UST Growling Tigers15Arellano Chiefs16Mapúa Cardinals17Philippine Army Troopers18EAC Generals19Lyceum Pirates20San Sebastian Stags21Coast Guard Dolphins22San Beda Red Lions23NCBA Wildcats24CEU Scorpions
See also 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference
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