# 2024 Spikers' Turf season

The 2024 Spikers' Turf season was the seventh season of the men's volleyball league Spikers' Turf, the counterpart of the women's Premier Volleyball League (formerly called Shakey's V-League).
The seventh season started on March 13, 2024, with the launch of the 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference, and ended on December 15, 2024 with the 2024 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference.
The Cignal HD Spikers once again cemented their dominance in the league as they achieved their second "Golden Double" — winning two conferences in one season, since 2019.

## Open Conference

The 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference was the eighteenth conference and the opening of the seventh season of the Spikers' Turf. The tournament began on March 13 and ended on May 10, 2024.
A total of nine teams were battling for the championship title, including the three newly formed teams, namely the Criss Cross King Crunchers, Maverick Hard Hitters, and RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers.
The Cignal HD Spikers emerged as the champions of this conference, bagging their fifth title. They defeat the newcomers of the league, Criss Cross King Crunchers, in two games. PGJC-Navy Sea Lions won the bronze over the D' Navigators Iloilo via a superior points ratio. Jude Garcia bagged the Conference MVP award, while Bryan Bagunas won the Finals MVP plum.

### Participating teams

2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference :
| Abbr. | Team | Affiliation | Head coach | Team captain |
| CHD | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Dexter Clamor | John Paul Bugaoan |
| CKC | Criss Cross King Crunchers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Tai Bundit | Ysay Marasigan |
| DNV | D' Navigators Iloilo | Iloilo City | Boyet Delmoro | John Michael Apolinario |
| MAV | Maverick Hard Hitters | Maverick Sports Team | Erickson Ramos | Razzel Palisoc |
| PJN | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | Philippine Navy | George Pascua | Greg Dolor |
| PAF | Philippine Air Force Airmen | Philippine Air Force | Jeffrey Malabanan | Rodolfo Labrador Jr. |
| RMS | RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers | RichMarc Sports / 3B Production & Entertainment | Arjay Francisco | Carlo Almario |
| SVG | Savouge Spin Doctors | Savouge Aesthetics Philippines | Sammy Acaylar | Jhun Lorenz Señoron |
| VNS | VNS-Nasty Griffins | VNS Management Group | Ralph Raymund Ocampo | Michael Doria |

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 4.000 | 707 | 559 | 1.265 | Final round |
| 2 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 3.833 | 712 | 557 | 1.278 | Final round |
| 3 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 1.900 | 657 | 597 | 1.101 | Final round |
| 4 | D' Navigators Iloilo | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 1.818 | 693 | 659 | 1.052 | Final round |
| 5 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 1.333 | 647 | 612 | 1.057 | |
| 6 | VNS-Nasty Griffins | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 0.526 | 507 | 544 | 0.932 | |
| 7 | Maverick Hard Hitters | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 0.368 | 488 | 600 | 0.813 | |
| 8 | Philippine Air Force Airmen | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 0.333 | 451 | 553 | 0.816 | |
| 9 | RichMarc Sports 3B Elite Spikers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0.083 | 476 | 647 | 0.736 | |

### Final round
#### Semifinals

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 263 | 223 | 1.179 | Championship |
| 2 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 269 | 245 | 1.098 | Championship |
| 3 | D' Navigators Iloilo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 256 | 277 | 0.924 | 3rd place |
| 4 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 219 | 268 | 0.817 | 3rd place |

#### Finals
##### 3rd place

PGJC-Navy wins the series, 1–1, via points ratio of 1.049 vs. 0.953
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| May 8 | 16:00 | RMC | D' Navigators Iloilo | 1–3 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 17–25 | 25–16 | 18–25 | 31–33 | | 91–99 | P2 |
| May 10 | 16:00 | RMC | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 1–3 | D' Navigators Iloilo | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–15 | 23–25 | | 91–90 | P2 |

##### Championship

Cignal wins series, 2–0
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| May 8 | 18:00 | RMC | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–1 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 27–25 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | 100–90 | P2 |
| May 10 | 18:00 | RMC | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 0–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 23–25 | 25–27 | 21–25 | | | 69–77 | P2 |

## Invitational Conference

The 2024 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference was the nineteenth conference and the second tournament of the seventh season of the Spikers' Turf. It is currently taking place in four different venues between October 16, to December 15, 2024.
A total of eleven teams are battling for the championship title.

### Participating teams

2024 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference :
| Abbr. | Team | Affiliation | Head coach | Team captain |
| Local teams |||||
| CBT | Chichi DHTSI Braderhood Titans | Digital Hybrid Transport Systems / Chi Chi Drinks PH | Roberto Javier | Jonathan Sorio |
| CHD | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Dexter Clamor | John Paul Bugaoan |
| CKC | Criss Cross King Crunchers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Tai Bundit | Ysay Marasigan |
| DNV | D' Navigators Iloilo | Iloilo City | Boyet Delmoro | John Michael Apolinario |
| FEU | DN Steel-FEU Ultras | DN Steel Group of Companies / Far Eastern University | Eddieson Orcullo | Jelord Talisayan |
| DLS | EcoOil-La Salle Green Oilers | Eco Oil Ltd. / De La Salle University | Jose Roque | Menard Guerrero |
| MMB | Martelli Meats Master Butchers | Maverick Sports Team | Michael Conde | Jerome Michael Cordez |
| PJN | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | Philippine Navy | George Pascua | Greg Dolor |
| SVG | Savouge Spin Doctors | Savouge Aesthetics Philippines | Sydney Calderon | Hero Austria |
| VNS | VNS Griffins | VNS Management Group | Ralph Raymund Ocampo | Charles Jordan Segui |
| Foreign guest team |||||
| KON | KondohGumi Hyogo | Kondogumi Co. Ltd. / Hyogo Prefectural University Volleyball Association | Kota Kunichika | Kakiuchi Kohsuke |

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 6.500 | 727 | 536 | 1.356 | Final round |
| 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 4.333 | 770 | 607 | 1.269 | Final round |
| 3 | DN Steel-FEU Ultras | 9 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 1.769 | 823 | 776 | 1.061 | Final round |
| 4 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 9 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 1.615 | 783 | 701 | 1.117 | Final round |
| 5 | EcoOil-La Salle Green Oilers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 1.154 | 633 | 610 | 1.038 | |
| 6 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 1.143 | 691 | 654 | 1.057 | |
| 7 | VNS Griffins | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 0.579 | 612 | 697 | 0.878 | |
| 8 | D' Navigators Iloilo | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 0.391 | 668 | 720 | 0.928 | |
| 9 | Martelli Meats Master Butchers | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0.250 | 535 | 713 | 0.750 | |
| 10 | Chichi DHTSI Braderhood Titans | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0.111 | 502 | 730 | 0.688 | |

### Final round
#### Semifinals

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 346 | 270 | 1.281 | Championship match |
| 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 306 | 251 | 1.219 | Championship match |
| 3 | Savouge Spin Doctors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 305 | 298 | 1.023 | 3rd place match |
| 4 | DN Steel-FEU Ultras | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 240 | 273 | 0.879 | 3rd place match |
| 5 | KondohGumi Hyogo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 204 | 309 | 0.660 | |

#### Finals
##### 3rd place

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Dec 15 | 16:00 | PSA | Savouge Spin Doctors | 3–1 | DN Steel-FEU Ultras | 25–21 | 16–25 | 25–14 | 25–17 | | 91–77 | P2 |

##### Championship

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Dec 15 | 18:00 | PSA | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–0 | Criss Cross King Crunchers | 25–19 | 25–19 | 26–24 | | | 76–62 | P2 |

## Conference results

| Conference | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th |
| Open | Cignal | Criss Cross | PGJC Navy | Iloilo | Savouge | VNS | Maverick | Air Force | RichMarc Sports | — | — |
| Invitational | Cignal | Criss Cross | Savouge | DN Steel FEU | KondohGumi | EcoOil La Salle | PGJC Navy | VNS | Iloilo | Martelli Meats | Chichi DHTSI |