# 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference

The 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the seventh conference of the Premier Volleyball League (34th conference of the former Shakey's V-League). Conference started on May 26, 2019. Grand Fans Day was held at the Trinoma Activity Center, Quezon City on April 25, 2019. Games were held at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan, Philippines. Philippine Army returned as Pacific Town-Army Lady Troopers and Motolite Power Builders returned with a new set of players.

## Participating teams

2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference :
| Abbr. | Team | Affiliation | Head coach | Team captain | Imports |
| BLP | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. | Rommel Abella | Grazielle Bombita | Danijela Dzakovic Alexandra Vajdovä |
| BPS | BanKo Perlas Spikers | BPI Direct BanKo, Inc. and Beach Volleyball Republic | Apichat Kongsawat | Nicole Anne Tiamzon | Sutadta Chuewulim Jeane Mae Horton Lakia Bright (replaced) Yasemin Yildirim (replaced) |
| CCS | Creamline Cool Smashers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Tai Bundit | Alyssa Valdez | Aleoscar Blanco Kuttika Kaewpin |
| MOT | Motolite Power Builders | Philippine Batteries Inc. | Airess Padda | Myla Pablo | Edina Selimovic (replaced) Krystle Esdelle Channon Thompson |
| PGZ | Petro Gazz Angels | PetroGazz Ventures Phils. Corp. | Arnold Laniog | Janisa Johnson | Wilma Salas Janisa Johnson |
| PTA | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | PacificTown Property Ventures Inc. and Philippine Army | Emilio Reyes Jr. | Mary Jean Balse-Pabayo | Olena Lymareva-Flink Jenelle Jordan |
Notes:
    a.^ Chuewulim replaced Bright.
    b.^ Yildirim was replaced by Horton during the semis.
    c.^ Selimovic was replaced by Esdelle due to injury.

## Venues

* Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan (main venue)
* University of San Agustin, Iloilo City (PVL on tour)
* Imus City Sports Complex, Cavite (PVL on tour)
* Alonte Sports Arena, Biñan, Laguna (PVL on tour)
* Ynares Center, Antipolo, Rizal (PVL on tour)

## Foreign guest players

| Team | Foreign Player | Height | Moving from |
| BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | Danijela Dzakovic | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | OK Formis |
| BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | Alexandra Vajdovä | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Volley Saturnus Michelbeke |
| BanKo Perlas Spikers | Sutadta Chuewulim | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Air Force Women's Volleyball Club |
| BanKo Perlas Spikers | Jeane Mae Horton | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Cignal HD Spikers |
| BanKo Perlas Spikers | Lakia Jamiah Bright (replaced) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | LP Vampula |
| BanKo Perlas Spikers | Yasemin Sahin Yildirim (replaced) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Çanakkale Belediyespor |
| Creamline Cool Smashers | Aleoscar Blanco | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | Regatas Lima |
| Creamline Cool Smashers | Kuttika Kaewpin | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bekasi Bina Voli Nusantara |
| Motolite Power Builders | Edina Selimovic (replaced) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ŽOK Smeč |
| Motolite Power Builders | Channon Thompson | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Rote Raben Vilsbiburg |
| Motolite Power Builders | Krystle Esdelle | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Pursaklar |
| Petro Gazz Angels | Wilma Salas | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Bosca San Bernardo Cuneo |
| Petro Gazz Angels | Janisa Johnson | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Béziers Volley |
| PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | Olena Lymareva-Flink | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | LP Viesti |
| PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | Jenelle Jordan | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | University of California |

## Format
### Preliminary Round

* The six teams will compete in a double round-robin elimination.
* Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
* Top four teams will advance to the semifinals.

### Semifinals

* Best-of-three series.
* 1st ranked team vs. 4th ranked team
* 2nd ranked team vs. 3rd ranked team

### Finals

* Best-of-three series.
* Bronze medal: SF1 Loser vs. SF2 Loser
* Gold medal: SF1 Winner vs. SF2 Winner

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | PetroGazz Angels | 10 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 7.000 | 792 | 624 | 1.269 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 10 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | 817 | 673 | 1.214 | Semifinals |
| 3 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 0.947 | 818 | 817 | 1.001 | Semifinals |
| 4 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 0.762 | 776 | 858 | 0.904 | Semifinals |
| 5 | Motolite Power Builders | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 0.520 | 809 | 856 | 0.945 | |
| 6 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0.133 | 649 | 833 | 0.779 | |

### Match results

* All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| May 26 | 14:00 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 3–1 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 25–20 | 25–16 | 24–26 | 25–23 | | 99–85 | P–2 |
| May 26 | 16:00 | Petro Gazz Angels | 3–0 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 25–22 | 26–24 | 25–22 | | | 76–68 | P–2 |
| May 29 | 15:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | | 75–55 | P–2 |
| May 29 | 17:00 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 0–3 | Petro Gazz Angels | 19–25 | 21–25 | 12–25 | | | 52–75 | P–2 |
| Jun 01 | 14:00 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 1–3 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 23–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | 82–98 | P–2 |
| Jun 01 | 16:00 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 3–1 | Motolite Power Builders | 25–21 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–21 | | 98–88 | P–2 |
| Jun 02 | 14:00 | Motolite Power Builders | 0–3 | Petro Gazz Angels | 22–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | | 59–75 | P–2 |
| Jun 02 | 16:00 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 1–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 25–23 | 12–25 | 17–25 | 23–25 | | 77–98 | P–2 |
| Jun 05 | 15:00 | Petro Gazz Angels | 3–0 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 25–19 | 25–12 | 25–15 | | | 75–46 | P–2 |
| Jun 05 | 17:00 | Motolite Power Builders | 0–3 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 24–26 | 30–32 | 24–26 | | | 78–84 | P–2 |
| Jun 08 | 14:00 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 0–3 | Petro Gazz Angels | 12–25 | 27–29 | 15–25 | | | 54–79 | P–2 |
| Jun 08 | 16:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–1 | Motolite Power Builders | 13–25 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | 88–83 | P–2 |
| Jun 09 | 14:00 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 2–3 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 22–25 | 25–23 | 29–27 | 20–25 | 7–15 | 103–115 | P–2 |
| Jun 09 | 16:00 | Motolite Power Builders | 3–0 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | | 75–55 | P–2 |
| Jun 12 | 16:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | | 75–60 | P–2 |
| Jun 12 | 18:00 | Petro Gazz Angels | 3–1 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 25–23 | 25–11 | 22–25 | 25–20 | | 97–79 | P–2 |
| Jun 15 | 16:00 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 0–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 12–25 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | | 47–75 | P–2 |
| Jun 16 | 14:00 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 0–3 | Petro Gazz Angels | 19–25 | 22–25 | 18–25 | | | 59–75 | P–2 |
| Jun 16 | 16:00 | Motolite Power Builders | 3–2 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 25–23 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 103–107 | P–2 |
| Jun 19 | 16:00 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 0–3 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 21–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | | 62–75 | P–2 |
| Jun 19 | 18:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | Motolite Power Builders | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | | 75–59 | P–2 |
| Jun 22 | 14:00 | Motolite Power Builders | 3–2 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–14 | 15–12 | 111–90 | P–2 |
| Jun 22 | 16:00 | Petro Gazz Angels | 1–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 18–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 24–26 | | 86–97 | P–2 |
| Jun 23 | 14:00 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 3–2 | Motolite Power Builders | 19–25 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 17–15 | 109–105 | P–2 |
| Jun 23 | 16:00 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 0–3 | Petro Gazz Angels | 27–29 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 61–79 | P–2 |
| Jun 26 | 16:00 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 1–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 25–16 | 16–25 | 22–25 | 16–25 | | 79–91 | P–2 |
| Jun 26 | 18:00 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 0–3 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 18–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | | 58–75 | P–2 |
| Jun 29 | 14:00 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 0–3 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 18–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | | 52–75 | P–2 |
| Jun 29 | 16:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | | 75–52 | P–2 |
| Jun 29 | 18:00 | Motolite Power Builders | 0–3 | Petro Gazz Angels | 19–25 | 15–25 | 15–25 | | | 49–75 | P–2P–4 |

## Final round

* All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).
* All are best-of-three series.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| March 18–21 | March 18–21 | March 18–21 | March 18–21 | | | | | |
| 1 | Petro Gazz Angels | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 1 | Petro Gazz Angels | 3 | 3 | March 26–30 |
| 4 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 1 | 0 | March 26–30 |
| 4 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 1 | 0 | Petro Gazz Angels | Petro Gazz Angels | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| March 18–23 | March 18–23 | March 18–23 | March 18–23 | Petro Gazz Angels | Petro Gazz Angels | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| March 18–23 | March 18–23 | March 18–23 | March 18–23 | Creamline Cool Smashers | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3 | 3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 1 | 0 | 3rd place |
| | | | | March 26–28 | March 26–28 | March 26–28 | March 26–28 | March 26–28 |
| | | | | BanKo Perlas Spikers | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 2 | 3 | 3 |

### Semifinals

Rank 1 vs Rank 4
* Petro Gazz wins series, 2–0
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Jul 03 | 17:00 | Petro Gazz Angels | 3–1 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 25–19 | 25–15 | 21–25 | 25–12 | | 96–71 | P–2 |
| Jul 06 | 15:00 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 0–3 | Petro Gazz Angels | 23–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | | 58–75 | P–2 |
Rank 2 vs Rank 3
* Creamline wins series, 2–0
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Jul 03 | 15:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–1 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 26–24 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–20 | | 99–90 | P–2 |
| Jul 06 | 17:00 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 0–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 12–25 | 18–25 | 13–25 | | | 43–75 | P–2 |

### Finals

3rd Place
* PacificTown-Army wins series, 2–1
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Jul 10 | 15:00 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 2–3 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 27–25 | 25–10 | 25–27 | 24–26 | 14–16 | 115–104 | P–2 |
| Jul 13 | 14:00 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 1–3 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 23–25 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | 91–95 | P–2 |
| Jul 14 | 14:00 | PacificTown–Army Lady Troopers | 3–2 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 18–25 | 25–16 | 20–25 | 25–15 | 15–13 | 103–94 | P–2 |
Championships
* Petro Gazz wins series, 2–1
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| Jul 10 | 17:00 | Petro Gazz Angels | 1–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 26–24 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | 80–99 | P–2 |
| Jul 13 | 16:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 1–3 | Petro Gazz Angels | 25–15 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 12–25 | 81–90 | P–2 |
| Jul 14 | 16:00 | Petro Gazz Angels | 3–1 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 25–15 | 28–30 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 103–87 | P–2 |

## Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Conference Most Valuable Player | Alyssa Valdez | Creamline |
| Finals Most Valuable Player | Janisa Johnson | Petro Gazz |
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | Creamline |
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Nicole Tiamzon | BanKo Perlas |
| 1st Best Middle Blocker | Kathy Bersola | BanKo Perlas |
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Cherry Rose Nunag | Petro Gazz |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Dzi Gervacio | BanKo Perlas |
| Best Setter | Jia Morado | Creamline |
| Best Libero | Angela Nunag | PacificTown–Army |
| Best Foreign Guest Player | Wilma Salas | Petro Gazz |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Petro Gazz Angels |
| | Creamline Cool Smashers |
| | PacificTown-Army Lady Troopers |
| 4 | BanKo Perlas Spikers |
| 5 | Motolite Power Builders |
| 6 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders |
* 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced champions
* Petro Gazz Angels 1st title
* Team Roster
* Janisa Johnson (C), Cherry Rose Nunag, Djanel Welch Cheng, Jessey de Leon, Stephanie Mercado, Relea Ferina Saet, Jeanette Panaga, Maricar Nepomuceno-Baloaloa, Wilma Salas, Alyssa Gayle Layug, Jonah Sabete, Rica Jane Enclona (L), Cienne Mary Arielle Cruz (L), Jovielyn Grace Prado
* Head coach
* Arnold Laniog

## Statistics leaders
### Individual statistics

Below are the top player tournament averages per skill
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Channon Thompson | 214 |
| 2 | Wilma Salas | 212 |
| 3 | Olena Lymareva-Flink | 186 |
| 4 | Janisa Johnson | 183 |
| 5 | Kuttika Kaewpin | 154 |
| Rank | Name | %Eff |
| 1 | Wilma Salas | 47.00 |
| 2 | Janisa Johnson | 46.22 |
| 3 | Kuttika Kaewpin | 41.12 |
| 4 | Channon Thompson | 38.55 |
| 5 | Olena Lymareva-Flink | 38.32 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Katherine Adrielle Bersola | 0.78 |
| 2 | Yasemin Sahin Yildirim | 0.68 |
| 3 | Krystel Esdelle | 0.61 |
| 4 | Aleoscar Blanco | 0.59 |
| 5 | Jenelle Jordan | 0.57 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Alyssa Valdez | 0.68 |
| 2 | Channon Thompson | 0.53 |
| 3 | Olena Lymareva-Flink | 0.51 |
| 4 | Alexandra Vajdova | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jeanette Panaga | 0.47 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Angela Nunag | 3.76 |
| 2 | Tonnie Rose Ponce | 3.50 |
| 3 | Jewelle Bermillo | 3.26 |
| 4 | Janisa Johnson | 3.19 |
| 5 | Cienne Cruz | 2.81 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Julia Melissa Morado | 5.94 |
| 2 | Jamenea Ferrer | 5.43 |
| 3 | Djanel Welch Cheng | 4.97 |
| 4 | Vira May Guillema | 2.91 |
| 5 | Alina Joyce Bicar | 2.81 |
| Rank | Name | %Succ |
| 1 | Kuttika Kaewpin | 49.34 |
| 2 | Janisa Johnson | 48.26 |
| 3 | Wilma Salas | 47.09 |
| 4 | Tonnie Rose Ponce | 45.20 |
| 5 | Cienne Cruz | 37.65 |

### Team statistics

Below are the team tournament averages per skill
| Rank | Name | %Eff |
| 1 | Petro Gazz | 41.19 |
| 2 | Creamline | 37.87 |
| 3 | PacificTown-Army | 33.66 |
| 4 | Motolite | 32.95 |
| 5 | BanKo Perlas | 31.18 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | BanKo Perlas | 2.46 |
| 2 | Motolite | 2.42 |
| 3 | Petro Gazz | 2.34 |
| 4 | Creamline | 1.50 |
| 5 | BaliPure | 1.44 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Creamline | 2.41 |
| 2 | Petro Gazz | 2.13 |
| 3 | PacificTown-Army | 1.73 |
| 4 | Motolite | 1.66 |
| 5 | BaliPure | 1.50 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | PacificTown-Army | 14.05 |
| 2 | Creamline | 14.00 |
| 3 | BanKo Perlas | 12.97 |
| 4 | Petro Gazz | 12.50 |
| 5 | Motolite | 12.34 |
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Creamline | 6.82 |
| 2 | Petro Gazz | 6.53 |
| 3 | BanKo Perlas | 5.51 |
| 4 | Motolite | 5.47 |
| 5 | PacificTown-Army | 5.16 |
| Rank | Name | %Succ |
| 1 | Petro Gazz | 43.13 |
| 2 | Motolite | 35.23 |
| 3 | BanKo Perlas | 32.25 |
| 4 | Creamline | 31.98 |
| 5 | PacificTown-Army | 29.67 |