# 2018 Premier Volleyball League season

The 2018 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season was the second season of the Premier Volleyball League. There were three conferences for this season.

## Women's division
### Reinforced conference
#### Participating teams

2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference (Women's Division) :
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head coach | Team captain | Import(s) |
| BLP | BaliPure–NU Water Defenders | Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. | Raymund Castillo | Joyme Cagande | Alexis Matthews Janisa Johnson |
| BKP | BanKo Perlas Spikers | Beach Volleyball Republic | Ariel dela Cruz | Suzanne Roces | Lakia Bright Jutarat Montripila |
| CCS | Creamline Cool Smashers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Tai Bundit | Alyssa Valdez | Kuttika Kaewpin Laura Schaudt Nikolina Aščerić (withdrew) |
| IRG | Iriga City–Navy Oragons | Iriga City / Philippine Navy | Edgardo Rusit | Grazielle Bombita | Macy Ubben Lauren Whyte |
| PMY | PayMaya High Flyers | PLDT, Inc. | Roger Gorayeb | Jasmine Nabor | Tess Rountree Shelby Sullivan |
| PGZ | Petro Gazz Angels | Petro Gazz Ventures Phils Corp | Jerry Yee | Stephanie Mercado | Anastasia Trach Olena Lymareva-Flink Kadi Kullerkann (withdrew) |
| POC | Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors | Federated Distributors, Inc. | Jasper Jimenez | Myla Pablo | Maddie Palmer Arielle Love |
| TAC | Tacloban Fighting Warays | Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (sponsor) | Ernesto Pamilar | Jovie Prado | Amporn Hyapha Patcharee Sangmuang Sasiwimol Sangpan (withdrew) |

#### Preliminary round
##### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 5.000 | 573 | 482 | 1.189 | Semifinals |
| 2 | PayMaya High Flyers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1.889 | 592 | 553 | 1.071 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Tacloban Fighting Warays | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 0.929 | 591 | 622 | 0.950 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Pocari–Air Force | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 0.867 | 606 | 594 | 1.020 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Petro Gazz Angels | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 0.867 | 604 | 617 | 0.979 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 0.813 | 642 | 654 | 0.982 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 0.824 | 677 | 686 | 0.987 | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Iriga City–Navy Oragons | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0.316 | 542 | 619 | 0.876 | Quarterfinals |

#### Quarterfinals round
##### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 345 | 354 | 0.975 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Pocari–Air Force | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 431 | 423 | 1.019 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Petro Gazz Angels | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 372 | 329 | 1.131 | |
| 4 | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 428 | 438 | 0.977 | |
| 5 | Iriga City–Navy Oragons | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.571 | 461 | 489 | 0.943 | |
| 6 | Tacloban Fighting Warays | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 318 | 412 | 0.772 | |

#### Final round

* All series are best-of-three.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Pocari–Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Pocari–Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0 | | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3 | 3 | – |
| | | | | | | PayMaya High Flyers | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2 | PayMaya High Flyers | 1 | 3 | 3 | | PayMaya High Flyers | 1 | 0 | – |
| 3 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | | | | | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 2 | 3 | – |
| | | | | | | Pocari–Air Force | 3 | 1 | – |

### Collegiate conference
#### Participating teams

2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference (Women's Division) :
| Abbr. | Team | Head coach | Team captain |
| ADU | Adamson Lady Falcons | Airess Padda | Lea Ann Perez |
| CSB | Benilde Lady Blazers | Jerry Yee | Jewel Hannah Lai |
| FEU | FEU Lady Tamaraws | George Pascua | Kyle Negrito |
| SBU | San Beda Red Lionesses | Nemesio Gavino | Cesca Racraquin |
| SSC | San Sebastian Lady Stags | Roger Gorayeb | Joyce Santa Rita |
| UPH | Perpetual Lady Altas | Michael Cariño | Maria Aurora Blanca Tripoli |
| UPD | UP Lady Fighting Maroons | Godfrey Okumu | Ayel Estrañero |
| UST | UST Golden Tigresses | Emilio Reyes Jr. | Christine Francisco |

#### Preliminary round
##### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 2.625 | 667 | 606 | 1.101 | Semifinals |
| 2 | UST Golden Tigresses | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 3.167 | 607 | 508 | 1.195 | Semifinals |
| 3 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 1.462 | 691 | 653 | 1.058 | Semifinals |
| 4 | UP Lady Fighting Maroons | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 1.778 | 591 | 497 | 1.189 | Semifinals |
| 5 | Benilde Lady Blazers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 0.857 | 608 | 571 | 1.065 | |
| 6 | San Beda Red Lionesses | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0.588 | 533 | 601 | 0.887 | |
| 7 | Perpetual Lady Altas | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0.316 | 472 | 575 | 0.821 | |
| 8 | San Sebastian Lady Stags | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0.190 | 452 | 610 | 0.741 | |

#### Final round

* All series are best-of-three.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | UP Lady Fighting Maroons | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | UP Lady Fighting Maroons | 3 | 0 | 3 | | UP Lady Fighting Maroons | 3 | 3 | – |
| | | | | | | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 2 | 2 | – |
| 2 | UST Golden Tigresses | 3 | 1 | 1 | | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 2 | 2 | – |
| 3 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | | | | | Adamson Lady Falcons | 2 | 3 | – |
| | | | | | | UST Golden Tigresses | 3 | 1 | – |

### Open conference
#### Participating teams

2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference :
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head coach | Team captain |
| ADM | Ateneo-Motolite Lady Eagles | Ateneo de Manila University-Motolite (sponsor) | Oliver Almadro | Bea De Leon |
| ADU | Adamson–Akari Lady Falcons | Adamson University-Akari (sponsor) | Airess Padda | Lea Ann Perez |
| BKP | BanKo Perlas Spikers | Beach Volleyball Republic | Ariel dela Cruz | Sue Roces |
| CCS | Creamline Cool Smashers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Tai Bundit | Alyssa Valdez |
| IRG | Iriga City–Navy Oragons | Iriga City and Philippine Navy | Edgardo Rusit | Grazielle Bombita |
| PGZ | Petro Gazz Angels | PetroGazz Ventures Phils. Corp. | Jerry Yee | Stephanie Mercado |
| POC | Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors | Federated Distributors, Inc. | Jasper Jimenez | Myla Pablo |
| TAC | Tacloban Fighting Warays | Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (sponsor) | Ernesto Pamilar | Jovie Prado |

#### Preliminary round
##### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 14 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 39 | 13 | 3.000 | 1202 | 936 | 1.284 | Semifinals |
| 2 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 14 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 18 | 1.944 | 1208 | 1105 | 1.093 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Ateneo–Motolite Lady Eagles | 14 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 1.348 | 1178 | 1162 | 1.014 | Semifinals |
| 4 | PetroGazz Angels | 14 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 1.500 | 1202 | 1142 | 1.053 | Semifinals |
| 5 | Pocari Sweat Air Force Lady Warriors | 14 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 27 | 1.148 | 1263 | 1247 | 1.013 | |
| 6 | Tacloban Fighting Warays | 14 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 30 | 0.833 | 1178 | 1167 | 1.009 | |
| 7 | Iriga City–Navy Oragons | 14 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 0.306 | 927 | 1134 | 0.817 | |
| 8 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 0.143 | 875 | 1151 | 0.760 | |

#### Final round

* All series are best-of-three.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3 | 3 | – | | | | | |
| 4 | PetroGazz Angels | 1 | 1 | – | | | | | |
| 4 | PetroGazz Angels | 1 | 1 | – | | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3 | 3 | – |
| | | | | | | Ateneo-Motolite Lady Eagles | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2 | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 3 | 0 | 2 | | Ateneo-Motolite Lady Eagles | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3 | Ateneo-Motolite Lady Eagles | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | | | | | BanKo Perlas Spikers | 3 | 3 | – |
| | | | | | | PetroGazz Angels | 1 | 0 | – |

## Men's division
### Reinforced conference
#### Participating teams

2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference (Men's Division) :
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head coach | Team captain |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Oliver Almadro | Ysay Marasigan |
| IEM | IEM Phoenix Volley Masters | Instituto Estetico Manila | Rafael Presnede | Gregorio Dolor |
| PLD | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | PLDT, Inc. | Arthur Mamon | John Vic De Guzman |
| PAF | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | Philippine Air Force | Rhovyl Verayo | Jessie Lopez |
| PAR | Philippine Army Troopers | Philippine Army | Rico de Guzman | Benjaylo Labide |
| VIC | Vice Co. Blockbusters | Vice Cosmetics | Reynaldo Diaz, Jr. | Jan Berlin Paglinawan |

#### Preliminary round
##### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 451 | 390 | 1.156 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Vice Co. Blockbusters | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 517 | 472 | 1.095 | Semifinals |
| 3 | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 464 | 453 | 1.024 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | 484 | 485 | 0.998 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | IEM Volley Masters | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 427 | 463 | 0.922 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Philippine Army Troopers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0.571 | 416 | 496 | 0.839 | Quarterfinals |

#### Quarterfinals round
##### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 293 | 263 | 1.114 | Semifinals |
| 2 | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 265 | 247 | 1.073 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Philippine Army Troopers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 260 | 285 | 0.912 | |
| 4 | IEM Volley Masters | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 282 | 305 | 0.925 | |
Qualified to the semifinals

#### Final round

* All series are best-of-three.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | 0 | 3 | 0 | | Cignal HD Spikers | 2 | 2 | – |
| | | | | | | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 3 | 3 | – |
| 2 | Vice Co. Blockbusters | 1 | 3 | 0 | | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 3 | 3 | – |
| 3 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | | | | | Vice Co. Blockbusters | 3 | 3 | – |
| | | | | | | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | 1 | 0 | – |

### Collegiate conference
#### Participating teams

2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference (Men's Division) :
| Abbr. | Team | Head coach | Team captain |
| ADU | Adamson Soaring Falcons | Domingo Custodio | Paolo Pablico |
| AUN | Arellano Chiefs | Sherwin Meneses | Christian Joshua Segovia |
| CSB | Benilde Blazers | Arnold Laniog | Francis Basilan |
| DLS | De La Salle Green Archers | Norman Miguel | Chris Bernard Dumago |
| FEU | FEU Tamaraws | Reynaldo Diaz Jr. | Redijohn Paler |
| NUI | NU Bulldogs | Dante Alinsunurin | Francis Saura |
| SBU | San Beda Red Lions | Ernesto Pamilar | Angelo Michael Torres |
| UPH | Perpetual Help Altas | Sinfronio Acaylar | John Patrick Ramos |
| UPD | UP Fighting Maroons | Hans Chuacuco | Jerry San Pedro Jr. |
| UST | UST Growling Tigers | Arthur Alan Mamon | Timothy James Tajanlangit |

#### Preliminary round
##### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | NU Bulldogs | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3.125 | 820 | 692 | 1.185 | Semifinals |
| 2 | UST Growling Tigers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 3.250 | 768 | 681 | 1.128 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 1.615 | 812 | 761 | 1.067 | Semifinals |
| 4 | FEU Tamaraws | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 1.056 | 791 | 779 | 1.015 | Semifinals |
| 5 | Benilde Blazers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 0.941 | 747 | 759 | 0.984 | Fourth-seed playoff |
| 6 | UP Fighting Maroons | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 1.056 | 824 | 827 | 0.996 | |
| 7 | Perpetual Help Altas | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 0.700 | 737 | 796 | 0.926 | |
| 8 | De La Salle Green Archers | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0.636 | 758 | 836 | 0.907 | |
| 9 | San Beda Red Lions | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 0.417 | 743 | 819 | 0.907 | |
| 10 | Arellano Chiefs | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 0.400 | 746 | 826 | 0.903 | |

#### Final round

* All series are best-of-three.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | NU Bulldogs | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | FEU Tamaraws | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | FEU Tamaraws | 3 | 1 | 0 | | NU Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | – |
| | | | | | | UST Growling Tigers | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2 | UST Growling Tigers | 3 | 3 | – | | UST Growling Tigers | 1 | 0 | – |
| 3 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 1 | 2 | – | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | | | | | FEU Tamaraws | 3 | 3 | – |
| | | | | | | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 2 | 1 | – |

## Conference results

| Conference | Div | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Reinforced | W: | Creamline | PayMaya | Perlas | Pocari | PetroGazz | BaliPure | Iriga–Navy | Tacloban | — |
| Reinforced | M: | Air Force | Cignal | Vice Co. | PLDT | Army | IEM | — |
| Collegiate | W: | UP | FEU | Adamson | UST | Benilde | San Beda | Perpetual | San Sebastian | — |
| Collegiate | M: | NU | UST | FEU | Adamson | Benilde | UP | Perpetual | De La Salle | San Beda | Arellano |
| Open | W: | Creamline | Ateneo–Motolite | Perlas | PetroGazz | Pocari | Tacloban | Iriga–Navy | Adamson | — |

## PVL on Tour

The Premier Volleyball League’s “PVL on Tour” staged by Sports Vision and Grid Athletic Sports, organizer of the immensely successful Beach Volleyball Republic, the October tour of the PVL marks the first time ever in its storied history that Sports Vision is bringing its games to the countryside. Matches were held in the Bren Z. Guiao Sports Complex in City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
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 |
| Mar 25 | 18:00 | Petro Gazz Angels | 0–3 | Chooks-to-Go Tacloban Fighting Warays | 20–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | – | – | 64–75 | [P2] |
| Mar 25 | 18:30 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | BPI Globe BanKo Perlas Spikers | 25–17 | 25–13 | 25–14 | – | – | 75–44 | [P2] |