# 2022 PNVF Champions League for Men

The men's division of the 2022 PNVF Champions League began on November 5 to 13, 2022 at PhilSports Arena, Pasig, Philippines. This is the second edition of the PNVF Champions League.
Cignal HD Spikers claimed the championship title after a hard fought 5 sets against Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers. Imus City-AJAA Spikers secured the bronze after a 3 sets win over PGJC Navy Sea Lions.

## Participating teams

15 teams entered the 2022 PNVF Champions League.
| Club/Team | Sponsor | Locality | Coach | Captain |
| AIP-University of Baguio-Benguet Province Cardinals | University of Baguio | Benguet | Rey Munar | |
| Aklan Ati-Atihans | — | Aklan | Reuben Inaudito | Maruel Iverson Tan |
| Army-Taguig City Troopers | Philippine Army | Taguig | Melvin Carolino | Benjaylo Labide |
| Bacolod City Tarags | — | Bacolod | Ralph Savellano | |
| Baguio City Highlanders | — | Baguio | Sherry Ann Floresca | |
| Basilan-Tennun Spikers | Anak Mindanao | Basilan | Hji Mai Hajan | |
| Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | — | Dexter Clamor | Ysrael Wilson Marasigan |
| Imus City–AJAA Spikers | — | Imus | Sinfronio Acaylar | Ish Polvorosa |
| NU-Pasay City Bulldogs | National University | Pasay | Dante Alinsunurin | Angelo Nicolas Almendras |
| One Bulacan Republicans | — | Bulacan | Gian Gonzales | |
| PGJC Navy Sea Lions | Philippine Navy | — | Cecille Cruzada | Gregorio Dolor |
| Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | — | Pikit, North Cotabato | Arthur Mamon | Jayvee Sumagaysay |
| Santa Rosa City Lions | — | Santa Rosa, Laguna | Edward Lirio | Chris Emmanuel Hernandez |
| UE-Cherrylume Red Warriors | University of the East Mileage Asia Corporation | — | Jerome Guhit | |
| VNS-Quezon City Griffins | VNS Management Group | Quezon City | Ralph Ocampo | John Benedict San Andres |

## Format

The following format will be conducted for the entirety of the conference:

### Preliminary Round

* Single-round robin preliminaries; 15 teams; 3 pools; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
* The top two teams in each pool and the top two of the third placed teams qualified for the final round

### Quarterfinal round

* QF1: #A1 vs. 2nd best #3
* QF2: #C2 vs. #B2
* QF3: #B1 vs. 1st best #3
* QF4: #C1 vs. #A2

### Semifinal round

* QF1 winner vs. QF2 winner
* QF3 winner vs. QF4 winner

### Finals

* Bronze medal: SF1 Loser vs SF2 Loser
* Gold medal: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

## Venue

* All matches
* Pasig
* PhilSports Arena
* Capacity: 10,000

## Pools composition

The 15 teams were divided into 5 teams in each pool.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| PGJC Navy Sea Lions | Aklan Ati-Atihans | UE-Cherrylume Red Warriors |
| Basilan-Tennun Spikers | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | Baguio City Highlanders |
| Cignal HD Spikers | NU-Pasay City Bulldogs | Bacolod City Tarags |
| VNS-Quezon City Griffins | One Bulacan Republicans | Santa Rosa City Lions |
| AIP-University of Baguio-Benguet Province Cardinals | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G Spikers | Army-Taguig City Troopers |

## Preliminary round

* All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 339 | 277 | 1.224 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 379 | 312 | 1.215 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | VNS-Quezon City Griffins | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 297 | 310 | 0.958 | |
| 4 | Basilan-Tennun Spikers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 292 | 334 | 0.874 | |
| 5 | AIP-University of Baguio-Benguet Province Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | 264 | 338 | 0.781 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 5 Nov | 08:00 | Basilan-Tennun Spikers | 3–0 | AIP-Benguet Province Cardinals | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | | 75–59 |
| 5 Nov | 10:00 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–1 | VNS-Quezon City Griffins | 22–25 | 25–12 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | 97–69 |
| 5 Nov | 20:00 | AIP-Benguet Province Cardinals | 1–3 | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 13–25 | 16–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | | 76–95 |
| 7 Nov | 10:00 | Basilan-Tennun Spikers | 1–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 18–25 | 25–21 | 11–25 | 12–25 | | 66–96 |
| 7 Nov | 12:00 | VNS-Quezon City Griffins | 0–3 | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 15–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | | 49–75 |
| 8 Nov | 16:00 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–1 | AIP-Benguet Province Cardinals | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | 93–83 |
| 8 Nov | 18:00 | VNS-Quezon City Griffins | 3–2 | Basilan-Tennun Spikers | 25–16 | 19–25 | 25–13 | 20–25 | 15–13 | 104–92 |
| 9 Nov | 17:00 | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 3–1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 18–25 | 26–24 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | 94–93 |
| 10 Nov | 14:00 | AIP-Benguet Province Cardinals | 0–3 | VNS-Quezon City Griffins | 15–25 | 17–25 | 14–25 | | | 46–75 |
| 10 Nov | 16:00 | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 3–0 | Basilan-Tennun Spikers | 25–22 | 25–14 | 25–23 | | | 75–59 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | NU-Pasay City Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 327 | 252 | 1.298 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 303 | 254 | 1.193 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 324 | 297 | 1.091 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | One Bulacan Republicans | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 245 | 259 | 0.946 | |
| 5 | Aklan Ati-Atihans | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 184 | 300 | 0.613 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 5 Nov | 12:00 | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 1–3 | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 22–25 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 85–95 |
| 5 Nov | 14:00 | NU-Pasay City Bulldogs | 3–0 | One Bulacan Republicans | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | 75–61 |
| 6 Nov | 16:30 | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 3–0 | Aklan Ati-Atihans | 25–10 | 25–13 | 25–17 | | 75–40 |
| 6 Nov | 18:30 | One Bulacan Republicans | 0–3 | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 14–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | 55–75 |
| 8 Nov | 08:00 | One Bulacan Republicans | 3–0 | Aklan Ati-Atihans | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | 75–55 |
| 8 Nov | 10:00 | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 0–3 | NU-Pasay City Bulldogs | 16–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | 58–75 |
| 8 Nov | 20:00 | NU-Pasay City Bulldogs | 3–1 | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 25–23 | 25–27 | 25–14 | 27–25 | 102–89 |
| 9 Nov | 19:00 | Aklan Ati-Atihans | 0–3 | NU-Pasay City Bulldogs | 13–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | | 44–75 |
| 10 Nov | 10:00 | One Bulacan Republicans | 0–3 | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 21–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | | 54–75 |
| 10 Nov | 12:00 | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 3–0 | Aklan Ati-Atihans | 25–20 | 25–10 | 25–15 | | 75–45 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bacolod City Tarags | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 357 | 290 | 1.231 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Army-Taguig City Troopers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2.200 | 353 | 333 | 1.060 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 314 | 318 | 0.987 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | UE-Cherrylume Red Warriors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 392 | 405 | 0.968 | |
| 5 | Baguio City Highlanders | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | 276 | 346 | 0.798 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 5 Nov | 16:00 | Baguio City Highlanders | 0–3 | Army-Taguig City Troopers | 23–25 | 26–28 | 19–25 | | | 68–78 |
| 5 Nov | 18:00 | Bacolod City Tarags | 3–0 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 30–28 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 80–73 |
| 6 Nov | 20:30 | Army-Taguig City Troopers | 3–2 | UE-Cherrylume Red Warriors | 22–25 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 15–13 | 106–101 |
| 7 Nov | 08:00 | Baguio City Highlanders | 0–3 | Bacolod City Tarags | 14–25 | 12–25 | 21–25 | | | 47–75 |
| 8 Nov | 12:00 | UE-Cherrylume Red Warriors | 2–3 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 6–15 | 100–109 |
| 8 Nov | 14:00 | Bacolod City Tarags | 3–2 | Army-Taguig City Troopers | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 15–10 | 111–93 |
| 9 Nov | 13:00 | Bacolod City Tarags | 3–1 | UE-Cherrylume Red Warriors | 25–17 | 25–17 | 16–25 | 25–18 | | 91–77 |
| 9 Nov | 15:00 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 3–0 | Baguio City Highlanders | 29–27 | 25–23 | 25–12 | | | 79–62 |
| 9 Nov | 21:00 | Army-Taguig City Troopers | 3–0 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 25–12 | 26–24 | 25–17 | | | 76–53 |
| 10 Nov | 08:00 | UE-Cherrylume Red Warriors | 3–2 | Baguio City Highlanders | 25–20 | 25–14 | 25–27 | 24–26 | 15–12 | 114–99 |

### Ranking of the third placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 324 | 297 | 1.091 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | A | VNS-Quezon City Griffins | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 297 | 310 | 0.958 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | C | Santa Rosa City Lions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 314 | 318 | 0.987 | |

## Final round

* All times are Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Championship | Championship |
| November 11 | November 11 | | | |
| PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 3 | | | |
| PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 3 | November 12 | November 12 | | |
| Santa Rosa City Lions | 0 | November 12 | November 12 | |
| Santa Rosa City Lions | 0 | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 2 | |
| November 11 | November 11 | | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 2 | |
| November 11 | November 11 | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 3 | |
| Army-Taguig City Troopers | 0 | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 3 | |
| Army-Taguig City Troopers | 0 | | | | November 13 | November 13 |
| Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 3 | | | | November 13 | November 13 |
| Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 3 | | | | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 2 |
| November 11 | November 11 | | | | | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 2 |
| November 11 | November 11 | | | | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 |
| NU-Pasay City Bulldogs | 1 | | | | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 |
| NU-Pasay City Bulldogs | 1 | November 12 | November 12 | | | |
| Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 3 | November 12 | November 12 | | | |
| Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 3 | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 0 | | | |
| November 11 | November 11 | | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 0 | | | |
| November 11 | November 11 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Bacolod City Tarags | 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Bacolod City Tarags | 2 | | | | November 13 | November 13 |
| Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | | | | November 13 | November 13 |
| Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | | | | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 0 |
| | | | | | Imus-AJAA Spikers | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 11 Nov | 13:00 | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 3–0 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | | 75–50 |
| 11 Nov | 15:00 | Army-Taguig City Troopers | 0–3 | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 23–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | | 65–75 |
| 11 Nov | 17:00 | NU-Pasay City Bulldogs | 1–3 | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 25–20 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 17–25 | | 87–95 |
| 11 Nov | 19:00 | Bacolod City Tarags | 2–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 11–15 | 100–102 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Nov | 17:30 | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 2–3 | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 15–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 26–28 | 11–15 | 102–110 | |
| 12 Nov | 19:30 | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 0–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 23–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 63–75 | |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 10:00 | PGJC Navy Sea Lions | 0–3 | Imus City-AJAA Spikers | 16–25 | 22–25 | 32–34 | | | 70–84 | |

### Championship

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 17:30 | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers | 2–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 23–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 12–15 | 104–107 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Cignal HD Spikers |
| | Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G-Spikers |
| | Imus City-AJAA Spikers |
| 4 | PGJC Navy Sea Lions |
| 5 | NU-Pasay City Bulldogs |
| 6 | Bacolod City Tarags |
| 7 | Army-Taguig City Troopers |
| 8 | Santa Rosa City Lions |
| 9 | VNS-Quezon City Griffins |
| 10 | UE-Cherrylume Red Warriors |
| 11 | Basilan-Tennun Spikers |
| 12 | One Bulacan Republicans |
| 13 | Baguio City Highlanders |
| 14 | AIP-University of Baguio-Benguet Province Cardinals |
| 15 | Aklan Ati-Atihans |
* 2022 PNVF Champions League for Men Champions
* Cignal HD Spikers 1st title

## Awards
### Individual awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Marck Jesus Espejo | Cignal |
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Joshua Umandal | Pikit-North Cotabato |
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Marck Jesus Espejo | Cignal |
| 1st Best Middle Blocker | John Paul Bugaoan | Cignal |
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Kim Niño Malabunga | Pikit-North Cotabato |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Joeven Dela Vega | PGJC Navy |
| Best Setter | Esmilzo Polvorosa | Imus City-AJAA |
| Best Libero | Manuel Sumanguid III | Cignal |