Premier Volleyball League

The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league with teams coming from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation (CESAFI), and other associations. Since 2011, the league open to participation of corporate clubs and other non-collegiate teams.

Premier Volleyball League
Upcoming season or competition:
2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference
SportVolleyball
Founded2004
FounderJun Bernardino
Inaugural season2004
MottoTara, game!
(lit. 'Let's go, game!')
No. of teamsTBD
CountryPhilippines
Venue(s)Filoil Flying V Arena, Philsports Arena, Mall of Asia Arena
ContinentAVC (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Creamline Cool Smashers (3rd title)

 Adamson Lady Falcons (3rd title)
Most titlesSVL
UST Golden Tigresses (6 titles)

PVL
Creamline Cool Smashers (3 titles)
TV partner(s)One Sports
One Sports+
Official websitesports.abs-cbn.com/pvl

History

Collegiate era
Logo used by the league as the Shakey's V-League

The Premier Volleyball League was established in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. led by Jun Bernardino, Ricky Palou, Moying Martelino, and Rhea Navarro who were businessmen previously known for being men's basketball patrons.[1] The Shakey's V League was initially an inter-collegiate women's league with teams from the UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI among others playing in the league.[2] The league's establishment was in cooperation with Shakey's Pizza[1] which was also the league's title sponsor until 2016.[3] Prior to the league's establishment, volleyball has been in a state of stagnation since 1990s with the highest level of volleyball being the women's tournament of the Metro Manila-based UAAP.[1]

The UST Golden Tigresses won the inaugural V-League championship in 2004 defeating the La Salle Lady Archers. But the De La Salle University have won the next three conferences of the said league defeating their arch-rivals, UST Tigresses in both conferences of Season 2 and SSC - R Lady Stags in Season 3, sweeping them both in the Finals of the three conferences.

The UST Tigresses returned to the League in 2007, after missing Season 3, winning both conferences of Season 4 by defeating the SSC-R Lady Stags in both finals series.

Year 2008 saw the crowning of two other schools aside from UST and DLSU. Adamson University won the championship in the first conference of Season 5 defeating the Ateneo Lady Eagles while San Sebastian College-Recoletos Lady Stags won the second conference of season 5 by sweeping the two comebacking champion teams: DLSU Lady Archers in the semifinals and UST Tigresses in the finals.

However, the Tigresses made history via a "three-peat" winning their fourth, fifth and sixth championships by sweeping both conferences of Season 6 by defeating SSC-R and Adamson, respectively in both championship series, and again winning the first conference of Season 7 by beating SSC-R for the fourth time in the finals.

It was the battle of the runners-up of the last two conferences when Adamson University faced the Lady Stags of SSC-R in the finals of the 2nd Conference Season 7. Adamson won its second V-League crown after defeating San Sebastian 2–1 in their Finals series.

In the 1st Conference Season 8, the Ateneo Lady Eagles won their first Shakey's V-League crown by thumping defending champions Adamson in the Finals. The 2nd Conference of Season 8 was renamed the Shakey's V-League Open Conference as it was opened to non-school teams. Four non-school teams joined the tournament, namely, the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force and Maynilad. The Philippine Army won their first Shakey's V-League championship. Season 8-Open Conference, Shakey's V-League will also aired on GMA Life TV, GMA News TV and GMA Pinoy TV for the international viewers.

Semi-professional era

The Shakey's V League started to allow the participation of corporate and other non-school teams starting 2011.[2]

Season 9 was locally aired on AKTV on IBC13 and the Hyper channel.

Starting from its 10th Season, Shakey's V-League's new broadcasting partner is now GMA News TV. All of the matches are aired at 1PM to 3PM during weekdays, and 12:45PM to 2:30PM during Saturdays. On May 26, 2013, Shakey's V-League held its first live TV coverage via GMA News TV. It is also announced that the Game 3 matches, both for Championship and the Battle for 3rd will be aired live on GMA News TV on June 2, 2013. In Season 10 Open Conference, Cagayan Valley made history as the Lady Rising Suns scored a 16–0 sweep en route to the team's first V-League title with a 2–0 series win over Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers. On October 2, 2014, it was reported[4] that a men's division will be included in its 21st conference with four teams.

On May 24, 2016, it was officially announced that Shakey's V-League will now be aired on S+A Channel 23 following an agreement between Sports Vision, Shakey's and ABS-CBN Sports.

The Shakey's V-League became known as the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) starting the 2017 season.[5] The Spikers' Turf, which was spun-off from the league in 2015, was also remerged to the PVL and was rebranded as the PVL's men's division.[5] The renaming was part of a bid to secure more sponsorship for the league.[6] There was a plan to rename the league to the Philippine Volleyball League instead[7][8] but this was abandoned due to another entity already have used the name.[5] The order of its conference was also swapped, with the league starting with the import-laden Reinforced Conference and the Open Conference being held close to the start of the UAAP and NCAA tournaments which is usually held near the year's end. Prior to this development, the Open Conference was traditionally held earlier.[9]

The PVL men's division ended with the 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference as its final tournament. The name of the men's division reverted to the Spikers' Turf. The first tournament since the revert was the Open Conference in October 2018.[10]

The 2020 season was indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11] and there were plans to start the season with the Open Conference instead of the Reinforced Conference in September 2020 due to logistics issue of flying in imports for the latter.[12]

Professional era

In October 2020, the Philippines' Games and Amusements Board issued a directive that players compensated for non-national team play would be considered as professionals, as well as all sporting events organized for profit. This has raised concerns regarding the status of leagues such as the PVL and its rival league, the Philippine Super Liga (PSL).[13] The PVL in particular was concerned over financial aspects of operating as a professional league.[14]

In November 2020, the PVL announced that the league would turn professional starting the 2021 season,[14] believing it has enough women players to make the move. The league was already considering move for some time due to the collegiate league UAAP deciding to bar its rookies from playing in commercial leagues starting its UAAP Season 81 (2018-19) in anticipation that all college players would not be allowed to play in the PVL eventually.[15] Prior to the league's professionalization, the PVL was considered as semi-professional and thus its affairs were not supervised or regulated by GAB.[16] Six PVL teams, BaliPure, Banko Perlas, Choco Mucho, Creamline, Motolite and Petro Gazz, agreed to the move of the PVL turning professional.[15]

A new separate league called the V-League, in reference to the PVL's original name, will be formed to accommodate collegiate and amateur teams which could no longer participate in the PVL due to the league's professionalization.[17] Prior to the PVL's professionalization, it has hosted the collegiate conference.[18]

Teams
Club Sponsor Coach Captain 2019 Open
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. Rommel Abella 8th
BanKo Perlas Spikers BPI Direct BanKo, Inc and Beach Volleyball Republic Apichat Kongsawat Nicole Anne Tiamzon 3rd
Creamline Cool Smashers Republic Biscuit Corporation Anusorn "Tai" Bundit Alyssa Valdez 1st
Choco Mucho Flying Titans Republic Biscuit Corporation Oliver Almadro Madeleine Yrenea Madayag 7th
Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Edgar Barroga Rachel Anne Daquis new team
Chef's Classics Lady Red Spikers LJS Group of Companies Nemesio Gavino Jr. Princess Justine Tiu 9th
Petro Gazz Angels PetroGazz Ventures Phils. Corp. Arnold Laniog Relea Ferina Saet 2nd
Philippine Army - Air Force Volleyball Team Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force Emilio Reyes Jr. Mary Jean Balse-Pabayo 5th - 6th
PLDT Home Fibr Hitters Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Roger Gorayeb new team
For teams during the Shakey's V-League era (2004-2016), see Shakey's V-League teams.
For teams during the Spikers' Turf era (2015-2016), see List of Spikers' Turf teams.
For teams during the current PVL era (2017-), see Premier Volleyball League teams.


Result summary

Women's division
Season Conference Champions Runners-up Third place
2017 Reinforced Pocari Sweat BaliPure Creamline
Open BaliPure Pocari Sweat Creamline
Collegiate National University Far Eastern University Arellano University
2018 Reinforced Creamline PayMaya BanKo Perlas
Collegiate University of the Philippines Far Eastern University Adamson University
Open Creamline Ateneo – Motolite BanKo Perlas
2019 Reinforced Petro Gazz Creamline Pacific Town-Army
Open Creamline Petro Gazz BanKo Perlas
Collegiate Adamson University University of Santo Tomas Ateneo de Manila University
2020 tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Open To be determined
Reinforced To be determined

Men's division
Season Conference Champions Runners-up Third place
2017 Reinforced Cignal Philippine Air Force Philippine Army
Open Cignal Megabuilders Philippine Air Force
Collegiate Ateneo De Manila University Far Eastern University University of Santo Tomas
2018 Reinforced Philippine Air Force Cignal Vice Cosmetics
Collegiate National University University of Santo Tomas Far Eastern University
2019–see Spikers' Turf
For Premier Volleyball League results (2017–present), see Premier Volleyball League Conference Results.
For Premier Volleyball League award recipients (2017–present), see Premier Volleyball League award recipients.
For women's results during the Shakey's V-League era (2004-2016), see Shakey's V-League conference results.
For women's champion team and players starting from Shakey's V-League to present (2004-present), see List of Premier Volleyball League Champions.
For Shakey's V-League award recipients (2004-2016), see List of Shakey's V-League award recipients.
For men's results during the Spikers' Turf era (2015-2016, 2018-present), see Spikers' Turf conference results.

Champions

Women's division
Team Champions Runners-up Third place Champion conferences
Creamline 3 N/A 2 2018 Reinforced, 2018 Open, 2019 Open
BaliPure 1 1 N/A 2017 Open
Petro Gazz 1 N/A 2019 Reinforced
Pocari Sweat 1 N/A 2017 Reinforced
Adamson N/A N/A 2019 Collegiate
NU N/A N/A 2017 Collegiate
UP N/A N/A 2018 Collegiate

Men's division
Team Champions Runners-up Third place Champion conferences
Cignal 2 1 N/A 2017 Reinforced, 2017 Open
Air Force 1 1 1 2018 Reinforced
NU N/A N/A 2018 Collegiate
Ateneo N/A N/A 2017 Collegiate

Awardees

Conference Most Valuable Player
Season Conference Player Team
2017 Reinforced Alyssa Valdez Creamline
Open Myla Pablo Pocari Sweat
Collegiate Alyja Daphne Santiago National University
2018 Reinforced Myla Pablo Pocari Sweat
Collegiate Maria Lina Isabel Molde University of the Philippines
Open Alyssa Valdez Creamline
2019 Reinforced Alyssa Valdez Creamline
Open Julia Melissa Morado Creamline
Collegiate Trisha Mae Genesis Adamson University
2020 tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Finals Most Valuable Player
Season Conference Player Team
2017 Reinforced Myla Pablo Pocari Sweat
Open Grethcel Soltones BaliPure
Collegiate Jasmine Nabor National University
2018 Reinforced Julia Melissa Morado Creamline
Collegiate Maria Lina Isabel Molde University of the Philippines
Open Julia Melissa Morado Creamline
2019 Reinforced Janisa Johnson Petro Gazz
Open Jessica Margarett Galanza Creamline
Collegiate Louie Romero Adamson University
2020 tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Best Outside Spikers
Season Conferene Player Team
2017 Reinforced Alyssa Valdez Creamline
Grethcel Soltones BaliPure
Open Myla Pablo Pocari Sweat
Grethcel Soltones BaliPure
Collegiate Christine Joy Soyud Adamson University
Regine Anne Arocha Arellano University
2018 Reinforced Alyssa Valdez Creamline
Myla Pablo Pocari Sweat
Collegiate Maria Lina Isabel Molde University of the Philippines
Bernadette Flora Adamson University
Open Alyssa Valdez Creamline
Jessica Margarett Galanza Creamline
2019 Reinforced Nicole Anne Tiamzon BanKo Perlas
Alyssa Valdez Creamline
Open Jessica Margarett Galanza Creamline
Jovielyn Grace Prado Petro Gazz
Collegiate Trisha Mae Genesis Adamson University
Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos Ateneo de Manila University
2020 tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Best Middle Blockers
Season Conferene Player Team
2017 Reinforced Risa Sato BaliPure
Jeanette Panaga Pocari Sweat
Open Jeanette Panaga Pocari Sweat
Risa Sato BaliPure
Collegiate Jeanette Virginia Villareal Far Eastern University
Risa Sato National University
2018 Reinforced Jeanette Panaga Pocari Sweat
Mary Joy Dacoron BanKo Perlas
Collegiate Celine Elaiza Domingo Far Eastern University
Aieshalaine Gannaban University of the Philippines
Open Madeleine Yrenea Madayag Ateneo – Motolite
Katherine Adrielle Bersola BanKo Perlas
2019 Reinforced Katherine Adrielle Bersola BanKo Perlas
Cherry Rose Nunag Petro Gazz
Open Katherine Adrielle Bersola BanKo Perlas
Jeanette Panaga Petro Gazz
Collegiate Lorene Grace Toring Adamson University
Imee Kim Gabriella Hernandez University of Santo Tomas
2020 tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Best Opposite Spikers
Season Conferene Player Team
2017 Reinforced Mary Dominique Pacres Power Smashers
Open Iari Yongco Air Force
Collegiate Toni Rose Basas Far Eastern University
2018 Reinforced Michele Theresa Gumabao Creamline
Collegiate Christine Joy Soyud Adamson University
Open Katrina Mae Tolentino Ateneo – Motolite
2019 Reinforced Angeline Marie Gervacio BanKo Perlas
Open Diana Mae Carlos Motolite
Collegiate Klarissa Abriam De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde
2020 tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Best Setters
Season Conferene Player Team
2017 Reinforced Jasmine Nabor BaliPure
Open Julia Melissa Morado Creamline
Collegiate Rhea Marist Ramirez Arellano University
2018 Reinforced Julia Melissa Morado Creamline
Collegiate Mary Jane Igao Adamson University
Open Julia Melissa Morado Creamline
2019 Reinforced Julia Melissa Morado Creamline
Open Julia Melissa Morado Creamline
Collegiate Janel Maraguinot Ateneo de Manila University
2020 tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Best Liberos
Season Conferene Player Team
2017 Reinforced Melissa Gohing Pocari Sweat
Open Melissa Gohing Pocari Sweat
Collegiate Gayle Rose Valdez National University
2018 Reinforced Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone PayMaya
Collegiate Tonnie Rose Ponce Adamson University
Open Cienne Mary Arielle Cruz Petro Gazz
2019 Reinforced Angela Nunag PacificTown-Army
Open Kyla Llana Atienza Creamline
Collegiate Arianne Daguil De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde
2020 tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Best Foreign Player
Season Conferene Player Team
2017 Reinforced Michelle Strizak Pocari Sweat
2018 Reinforced Tess Nicole Rountree PayMaya
2019 Reinforced Wilma Salas Petro Gazz

Highest Scorer in a Match
Season Conferene Player Team
2018 Reinforced Lakia Jamiah Bright Perlas

Playing venues

Games are presently held at the Filoil Flying V Centre (formerly Filoil Flying V Arena).

During the semi-finals to championship rounds of Season 10, games were held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay and at the iconic PhilSports Arena in Pasig to accommodate larger spectators' attendance. Other venues in the past included the Lyceum of the Philippines University gymnasium, the Blue Eagle Gym and the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

List of Foreign Guest Players

This is the list of all the foreign guest players who played in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conferences.

Team Player Height Country
2017
Air Force Patcharee Sangmuang 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Thailand
BaliPure Jennifer Brooke Keddy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) United States
BaliPure Jaroensri Bualee 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Thailand
BanKo Perlas Rupia Inck 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Brazil
BanKo Perlas Naoko Hashimoto 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Japan
Creamline Kuttika Kaewpin 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Thailand
Creamline Laura Schaudt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) United States
Pocari Sweat Edina Selimovic (replaced) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pocari Sweat Michelle Strizak 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) United States
Pocari Sweat Krystal Rivers 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) United States
Power Smashers Amporn Hyapha 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Thailand
Power Smashers Kannika Thipachot 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Thailand
2018
BaliPure-NU Alexis Matthews 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) United States
BaliPure-NU Janisa Johnson 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) United States
BanKo Perlas Lakia Jamiah Bright 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) United States
BanKo Perlas Jutarat Montripila 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Thailand
Creamline Kuttika Kaewpin 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Thailand
Creamline Laura Schaudt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) United States
Creamline Nikolina Aščerić (replaced) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Serbia
Iriga-Navy Macy Ubben 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) United States
Iriga-Navy Lauren Whyte 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) United States
PayMaya Tess Nicole Rountree 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) United States
PayMaya Shelby Sullivan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) United States
Petro Gazz Anastasia Trach 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Ukraine
Petro Gazz Kadi Kullerkann (replaced) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Estonia
Petro Gazz Olena Lymareva-Flink 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Ukraine
Pocari Sweat-Air Force Maddie Palmer 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) United States
Pocari Sweat-Air Force Arielle Love 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) United States
Tacloban Amporn Hyapha 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Thailand
Tacloban Patcharee Sangmuang 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Thailand
Tacloban Sasiwimol Sangpan (replaced) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Thailand
2019
BaliPure Danijela Dzakovic 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Montenegro
BaliPure Alexandra Vajdovä 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Slovakia
BanKo Perlas Sutadta Chuewulim 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Thailand
BanKo Perlas Jeane Mae Horton 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) United States
BanKo Perlas Lakia Jamiah Bright (replaced) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) United States
BanKo Perlas Yasemin Sahin Yildirim (replaced) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Turkey
Creamline Aleoscar Blanco 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Venezuela
Creamline Kuttika Kaewpin 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Thailand
Motolite Edina Selimovic (replaced) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Motolite Channon Thompson 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Trinidad and Tobago
Motolite Krystle Esdelle 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Trinidad and Tobago
Petro Gazz Wilma Salas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Cuba
Petro Gazz Janisa Johnson 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) United States
PacificTown-Army Olena Lymareva-Flink 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Ukraine
PacificTown-Army Jenelle Jordan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) United States

Broadcast partners

Final broadcast team (S+A):

Former broadcast team:


Shakey's V-League (2004–2016)

See also

References
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