# 2018 Spikers' Turf season

The 2018 Spikers' Turf season was the third season of the men's volleyball league Spikers' Turf, which began on October 6, 2018, with only one conference. It is the first season as a stand-alone league since 2017 as they are re-established as a separate entity from its women's counterpart league, the Premier Volleyball League.

## Open Conference

The 2018 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference is the revival conference of the Spikers' Turf. After the 2016 season of the Spikers' Turf, its affiliate league, the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), assumed the tournaments of the Spikers' Turf under its men's division until the collegiate conference of year 2018. The tournament began on October 6, 2018 at the Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University campus, Quezon City, Philippines.

### Participating teams

2018 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference :
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head coach | Team captain |
| ADM | Ateneo Blue Eagles–Fudgee Barr | Ateneo de Manila University and Republic Biscuit Corporation | Timothy James Sto. Tomas | Jasper Rodney Tan |
| ARM | Philippine Army Troopers | Philippine Army | Rico de Guzman | Benjaylo Labide |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Oliver Allan Almadro | Ysrael Wilson Marasigan |
| FUR | Fury Blazing Hitters | Cafe Lupe Hostel & Restaurant | Ralph Ocampo | Phillip Michael Bagalay |
| IEM | IEM Volley Masters | Instituto Estetico Manila | Rafael Presnede | Jeffrey Jimenez |
| PLD | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | PLDT | Arthur Mamon | Henry James Pecaña |
| PAF | Philippine Air Force Agilas | Philippine Air Force | Rhovyl Verayo | Jessie Lopez |
| PNV | Philippine Navy Fighting Stingrays | Philippine Navy | Bob Malenab | Milover Parcon |
| PRI | Prima–FEU Tamaraws | Far Eastern University | Reynaldo Diaz Jr. | Owen Suarez |
| STE | Sta. Elena-NU Ball Hammers | Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corporation | Dante Alinsunurin | Francis Philip Saura |

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Sta. Elena-NU Ball Hammers | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 2.182 | 808 | 738 | 1.095 | Final round |
| 2 | PLDT Power Hitters | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 1.846 | 837 | 766 | 1.093 | Final round |
| 3 | Philippine Air Force Agilas | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 1.571 | 794 | 755 | 1.052 | Final round |
| 4 | Cignal HD Spikers | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2.091 | 789 | 706 | 1.118 | Final round |
| 5 | Prima–FEU | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | 838 | 803 | 1.044 | |
| 6 | Ateneo–Fudgee Bar | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 1.188 | 779 | 744 | 1.047 | |
| 7 | Philippine Navy Fighting Stingrays | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 0.833 | 728 | 747 | 0.975 | |
| 8 | IEM Volley Masters | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 0.500 | 715 | 792 | 0.903 | |
| 9 | Philippine Army Troopers | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 0.320 | 719 | 775 | 0.928 | |
| 10 | Fury Blazing Hitters | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0.148 | 602 | 769 | 0.783 | |

### Final round

The number 1 seeded Sta. Elena-NU pulled out of the conference after advancing in the semi-finals to represent the Philippines in the 2018 ASEAN University Games in Myanmar. Cignal HD Spikers and Philippine Air Force Aguilas will play a one-game knockout match to determine the team that will face the PLDT Home Power Hitters in the finals. PLDT has twice-to-beat advantage in the finals.
| Semifinals Best-of-three series | Semifinals Best-of-three series | Semifinals Best-of-three series | Finals play-off One game play-off | Finals play-off One game play-off | Finals play-off One game play-off | Finals PLDT has twice-to-beat advantage | Finals PLDT has twice-to-beat advantage | Finals PLDT has twice-to-beat advantage |
| 1 | Sta. Elena | 2 | | | | 2 | PLDT | 0 |
| 4 | Cignal | 1 | | | | 3 | Air Force | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Air Force | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cignal | 0 | | | |
| 2 | PLDT | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Air Force | 1 | | | | | | |

## Conference results

| Conference | Champion | Runners-up | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Open | Air Force | PLDT | Cignal | Prima–FEU | Ateneo–Fudgee Bar | Navy | IEM | Army | Fury | Sta. Elena-NU |