The 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference was the fifteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its six conference as a professional league. The tournament was originally scheduled to start on June 6, 2023, however, it was moved to June 27, 2023, due to the Philippines women's national volleyball team competing at the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup.
This conference introduced three debuting teams in the league — Farm Fresh Foxies and Quezon City Gerflor Defenders as newly formed teams, and the return of Foton Tornadoes in the Filipino volleyball scene after the original team was rebranded as Chery Tiggo Crossovers in 2020. Philippine Army Lady Troopers is skipping this conference due to military training to most of its players. Two foreign teams, Kurashiki Ablaze of Japan and Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh of Vietnam, also participated in the conference.
With these new additions alongside the two foreign guest teams, this is the first conference of the PVL that has more than ten participating corporate teams. Moreover, this is also the most contested conference of the league, by having thirteen teams — the most by any conference so far.
Participating teams
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain AKA Akari Chargers Akari Lighting & Technology Jorge Edson Michelle Cobb CTC Chery Tiggo Crossovers United Asia Automotive Group Aaron Velez Mylene Paat CMF Choco Mucho Flying Titans Republic Biscuit Corporation Dante Alinsunurin Bea de Leon CHD Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Shaq Delos Santos Rachel Daquis CCS Creamline Cool Smashers Republic Biscuit Corporation Sherwin Meneses Alyssa Valdez FTL F2 Logistics Cargo Movers F2 Logistics Philippines Regine Diego Aby Maraño FFF Farm Fresh Foxies Farm Fresh Philippine International Jerry Yee Cloanne Mondoñedo FOT Foton Tornadoes United Asia Automotive Group Brian Esquibel Shaya Adorador PGA Petro Gazz Angels PetroGazz Ventures Phils. Oliver Almadro Chie Saet HSH PLDT High Speed Hitters PLDT Inc. Rald Ricafort Mika Reyes GFD Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Gerflor Philippines / Quezon City Sports Management Services Edgar Barroga Justine Dorog KBB Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh Volleyball Vietnam League Phạm Văn Long Nguyễn Thị Kiều Oanh KUR Kurashiki Ablaze Ablaze Co., Ltd. / V.League (Japan) Hideo Suzuki Ohshima Kyoka
Pools composition The teams are grouped into two pools using the serpentine system with the 2023 All-Filipino Conference final standings as basis. Quezon City Gerflor Defenders is drawn to Pool A, and Farm Fresh Foxies and Foton Tornadoes are drawn to Pool B.
Measures were placed to ensure that sister teams (Creamline and Choco Mucho; PLDT and Cignal HD; Chery Tiggo and Foton) would not be drawn in the same pool.
Pool A Pool B Creamline Cool Smashers (1) Petro Gazz Angels (2) PLDT High Speed Hitters (4) F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (3) Chery Tiggo Crossovers (5) Cignal HD Spikers (6) Akari Chargers (8) Choco Mucho Flying Titans (7) Quezon City Gerflor Defenders (—) Farm Fresh Foxies (—) Foton Tornadoes (—)
Venues
Preliminaries Preliminaries, Classification,Semifinals, Finals San Juan City Pasig City Filoil EcoOil Centre PhilSports Arena Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 10,000
Transactions National team players The following players are part of the Philippines women's national volleyball team that played in the Volleyball at the 2023 SEA Games – Women's tournament and the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup.
Team Player/s Akari Chargers Michelle Cobb Ezra Madrigal Faith Nisperos Bang Pineda Eli Soyud colspan=2 Chery Tiggo Crossovers Mylene Paat colspan=6 Choco Mucho Flying Titans Cherry Rose Nunag Kat Tolentino colspan=5 Cignal HD Spikers Gel Cayuna Glaudine Troncoso colspan=5 Creamline Cool Smashers Kyla Atienza Tots Carlos Jia De Guzman Celine Domingo Jesicca Galanza Michele Gumabao Alyssa Valdez Foton Tornadoes Shaya Adorador colspan=6 Petro Gazz Angels Djanel Cheng Aiza Maizo-Pontillas colspan=5 PLDT High Speed Hitters Dell Palomata Jules Samonte colspan=5
Team additions and transfers The following are the players who are newly added and/or transferred to another team for the upcoming conference.
Player Moving from Moving to Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos Ateneo Blue Eagles () Akari Chargers Lutgarda Malaluan Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Akari Chargers Angelica Legacion Petron Blaze Spikers () Chery Tiggo Crossovers Chamberlaine Cuñada Letran Lady Knights () Chery Tiggo Crossovers Ejiya Laure UST Golden Tigresses () Chery Tiggo Crossovers Imee Kim Gabriella Hernandez UST Golden Tigresses () Chery Tiggo Crossovers Jennifer Nierva NU Lady Bulldogs () Chery Tiggo Crossovers Joyme Cagande NU Lady Bulldogs () Chery Tiggo Crossovers Princess Anne Robles NU Lady Bulldogs () Chery Tiggo Crossovers Cherry Ann Rondina Creamline Beach Volleyball () Choco Mucho Flying Titans Anngela Nunag Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Cignal HD Spikers Jovelyn Gonzaga Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Cignal HD Spikers Vanie Gandler Ateneo Blue Eagles () Cignal HD Spikers Bernadeth Pons Creamline Beach Volleyball () Creamline Cool Smashers Jolina Dela Cruz De La Salle Lady Spikers () F2 Logistics Cargo Movers Marionne Alba De La Salle Lady Spikers () F2 Logistics Cargo Movers Jovelyn Fernandez FEU Lady Tamaraws () F2 Logistics Cargo Movers Aprylle Ckyle Tagsip Adamson Lady Falcons () Farm Fresh Foxies Cae Jelean Lazo Adamson Lady Falcons () Farm Fresh Foxies Camill Avila Benilde Lady Blazers () Farm Fresh Foxies Chenae Basarte Benilde Lady Blazers () Farm Fresh Foxies Cloanne Sophia Mondoñedo Benilde Lady Blazers () Farm Fresh Foxies Corrine Apostol Benilde Lady Blazers () Farm Fresh Foxies Francis Mycah Go Benilde Lady Blazers () Farm Fresh Foxies Jade Gentapa Benilde Lady Blazers () Farm Fresh Foxies Jessa Dorog Benilde Lady Blazers () Farm Fresh Foxies Jhasmin Gayle Pascual Benilde Lady Blazers () Farm Fresh Foxies Joan Narit Ateneo Blue Eagles () Farm Fresh Foxies Kate Nhorryle Santiago Adamson Lady Falcons () Farm Fresh Foxies Michelle Gamit Benilde Lady Blazers () Farm Fresh Foxies Pia Ildefonso Ateneo Blue Eagles () Farm Fresh Foxies Trisha Tubu Adamson Lady Falcons () Farm Fresh Foxies Wielyn Estoque Benilde Lady Blazers () Farm Fresh Foxies Babylove Barbon UST Golden Tigresses () Foton Tornadoes Bernadette Flora BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Foton Tornadoes Carlota Harnandez BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Foton Tornadoes France Ronquillo Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes Jaila Atienza Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes Jasmine Nabor Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes Ma. Shaya Adorador Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes Maria Regina Agatha Mangulabnan UST Golden Tigresses () Foton Tornadoes Mary Antonette Landicho Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes Mary Rhose Dapol Perpetual Lady Altas () Foton Tornadoes May Luna Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes Nerissa Bautista Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Foton Tornadoes Seth Marione Rodriguez Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes Sydney Niegos () Foton Tornadoes Kecelyn Galdones UST Golden Tigresses () Petro Gazz Angels Norielle Ipac BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Petro Gazz Angels Honey Royse Tubino Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers PLDT High Speed Hitters Venice Puzon Lyceum Lady Pirates () PLDT High Speed Hitters Alyssa Bertolano UP Fighting Maroons () Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Andrea Marzan Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Carmina Aganon-Digal Generika-Ayala Lifesavers () Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Ethan Lainne Arce UP Fighting Maroons () Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Fenela Risha Emnas Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Ivy Jisel Perez Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Janine Navarro Cignal HD Spikers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Julia Angeles Chery Tiggo Crossovers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Justine Dorog KMS-Quezon City Lady Vikings Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Mary Angelei Jingco De La Salle Lady Spikers () Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Mary Anne Esguerra Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Pia Sarmiento Chery Tiggo Crossovers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Ranya Musa Cignal HD Spikers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Rapril Aguilar BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Sarah Princess Verutiao () Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Shannen Palec Choco Mucho Flying Titans Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Note
Format The following format will be conducted for the entirety of the conference: Preliminary Round Single-round robin preliminaries; 2 pools; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System. The top 2 teams in each pool will advance to the semifinals. Teams not advancing to the semifinals will relegate to the classification round. The last-placed team in Pool B will automatically be ranked 13th. Classification 11th place: A5 vs. B5 9th place: A4 vs. B4 7th place: A3 vs. B3 Semifinals Single-round robin preliminaries; 4 local teams and 2 foreign guest teams; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System. Teams from the same pool will carry over their head-to-head record. The 3rd and 4th ranked teams will advance to the bronze medal match. The 1st and 2nd ranked teams will advance to the winner-take-all gold medal match. Finals All games are knockout matches. Bronze medal: 3rd ranked team vs. 4th ranked team Gold medal: 1st ranked team vs. 2nd ranked team
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 All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Pool A
Pool B
Classification round All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
!colspan=13|11th place match
!colspan=13|9th place match
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Final round All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).
Semifinals Ranking
Match results
Finals 3rd place match
Championship match
Final standing
Rank Team Kurashiki Ablaze Creamline Cool Smashers Cignal HD Spikers 4 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 5 PLDT High Speed Hitters 6 Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh 7 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 8 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 9 Petro Gazz Angels 10 Akari Chargers 11 Foton Tornadoes 12 Quezon City Gerflor Defenders 13 Farm Fresh Foxies
Team roster Wako Omura, Saya Taniguchi, Kyoka Ohshima (c), Sayaka Tanida, Momoka Yamashiro, Ayane Watanabe, Kaoru Takahashi, Yukino Yano, Akane Hiraoka, Asaka Tamaru, Miho Kawamura, Kaho Bessho, Saki Tanabe, Mihaya Hata, Reina Fujiwara, Nana Fujiwara, Kokoro Taiko, Honoka Okuda Head coach Hideo Suzuki
Awards and medalists Individual awards
Award Player Team Conference Most Valuable Player Frances Molina Cignal Finals Most Valuable Player Kyoka Ohshima Kurashiki Ablaze 1st Best Outside Spiker Tamaru Asaka Kurashiki Ablaze 2nd Best Outside Spiker Alyssa Valdez Creamline 1st Best Middle Blocker Majoy Baron F2 Logistics 2nd Best Middle Blocker Celine Domingo Creamline Best Opposite Spiker Tots Carlos Creamline Best Setter Gel Cayuna Cignal Best Libero Kath Arado PLDT
Medalists Gold Silver Bronze Kyoka Ohshima (c) Akane Hiraoka Asaka Tamaru Ayane Watanabe (L) Bessho Kaho Kaoru Takahashi (L) Mihaya Hata Miho Kawamura Momoka Yamashiro (L) Nana Fujimura (L) Reina Fujiwara Saki Tanabe Saya Taniguchi Sayaka Tanida Takio Kokoro Wako Omura Yukino Yano
Head coach: Hideo Suzuki Alyssa Valdez(c) Julia Melissa Morado-De Guzman Celine Domingo Risa Sato