# 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference

The 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference was the twelfth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its third conference as a professional league.
The tournament began on July 9, 2022. Originally slated for the July 2, the tournament was pushed back due to the requests of the club teams.
This is the first (second for the former SVL) conference of the league to commence an invitational conference. A total of eight teams will compete in this event, including one international team — KingWhale Taipei from Taiwan. The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders and F2 Logistics begged off from joining the conference. A second guest team, Kobe Shinwa University, was supposed to join the semi-final round but backed out at the last minute. Replacement guest Philippine National Team, composed mostly of NU Lady Bulldogs team members, also backed out.

## Participating teams

2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference :
| Abbr. | Team | Affiliation | Head coach | Team captain |
| Local teams |||||
| ABM | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | Philippine Army and Corbridge Group | Emilio Reyes Jr. | Jovelyn Gonzaga |
| CTC | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers | United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. | Clarence Esteban | Maika Ortiz |
| CMF | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Oliver Almadro | Bea De Leon |
| CHD | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Cesael Delos Santos | Rachel Daquis |
| CCS | Creamline Cool Smashers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Sherwin Meneses | Alyssa Valdez |
| PGA | Petro Gazz Angels | PetroGazz Ventures Phils. Corp. | Arnold Laniog | Relea Ferina Saet |
| PLD | PLDT High Speed Hitters | PLDT Inc. | George Pascua | Rhea Dimaculangan |
| Foreign guest team |||||
| KWT | KingWhale Taipei | Enterprise Volleyball League | Teng Yen-Min | Liao Yi-Jen |
* On August 6, the league announced that the Philippines women's national team will replace Kobe Shinwa Women's University due to COVID-19 concerns in Japan, the national team is eligible to vie for the championship.
* A day after the announcement of the supposed entrance of the Philippine national team into the tournament, the team begged off due to concerns of possible injuries that the players may sustain. The final round will only consist of five teams (top 4 local clubs, 1 guest club). The team's core was composed of player and staff from the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs. NU players and staff were released from the national team program by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation shortly after their withdrawal. The team was due to participate in the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup and the new core of the squad is planned to compose the best finishing non-guest team in the conference.

## Venues

The preliminary games will start at Filoil Flying V Center, beginning the conference with live spectators. All of the elimination playdates will be held there, with the exemption of the match between Army Black Mamba and PLDT, and Creamline and Choco Mucho that will held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, and matches between Petro Gazz and Chery Tiggo, and Cignal and Creamline that will take place in Santa Rosa Sports Complex. After the preliminaries, the semifinals will be held at Ynares Center, MOA Arena and Filoil Flying V Center, with most of the games will take place at the latter. The finals will be held at the MOA Arena.
| Preliminaries | Preliminaries, Semifinals |
| Santa Rosa City | San Juan City |
| Santa Rosa Sports Complex | Filoil EcoOil Centre |
| Capacity: 5,700 | Capacity: 6,000 |
| Semifinals | Preliminaries, Semifinals, Finals |
| Antipolo | Pasay City |
| Ynares Center | SM Mall of Asia Arena |
| Capacity: 7,400 | Capacity: 15,000 |

## Transactions
### National team players

* The following players are part of the national team that played in the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) International Challenge on June 11–12.
| Team | Player/s | Player/s | Player/s | Player/s |
| Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers | Mylene Paat | — |
| Choco Mucho Flying Titans | Aduke Ogunsanya | Kat Tolentino | — |
| Creamline Cool Smashers | Tots Carlos | Jema Galanza | Kyle Negrito | Alyssa Valdez |
| PLDT High Speed Hitters | Kath Arado | Dell Palomata | — |

### Team additions and transfers

The following are the players who transferred to another team for the upcoming conference.
| Player | Moving from (last team) | Moving to |
| Alina Bicar | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | Chery Tiggo Crossovers |
| Jacqueline Acuña | NU Lady Bulldogs (UAAP) | Cignal HD Spikers |
| Lorie Lyn Bernardo | UP Fighting Maroons (UAAP) | Creamline Cool Smashers |
| Marian Buitre | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | Petro Gazz Angels |
| Erika Santos | De La Salle Lady Archers (UAAP) | PLDT High Speed Hitters |

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Ref |
| Chery Tiggo Crossovers | Aaron Velez | Replaced | Clarence Esteban | |
| Petro Gazz Angels | Jerry Yee | Replaced | Arnold Laniog | |

## Format

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

### Preliminary Round

* Single-round robin preliminaries; 7 local teams; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
* Top four local teams will advance to the Final Round.

### Semifinals

* Single-round robin format; Top 4 local teams & 1 guest team; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
* The 3rd and 4th ranked teams will advance to the bronze medal match.
* The 1st and 2nd ranked teams will advance to the winner-take-all gold medal match.

### Finals

* All games are knockout matches.
* Bronze medal: 3rd ranked team vs. 4th ranked team
* Gold medal: 1st ranked team vs. 2nd ranked team

## 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

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

### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3.200 | 514 | 439 | 1.171 | Final round |
| 2 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 533 | 487 | 1.094 | Final round |
| 3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 531 | 520 | 1.021 | Final round |
| 4 | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 483 | 504 | 0.958 | Final round |
| 5 | Petro Gazz Angels | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0.769 | 507 | 517 | 0.981 | |
| 6 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 0.643 | 483 | 526 | 0.918 | |
| 7 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 398 | 456 | 0.873 | |

### Match results

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Jul | 14:30 | SJA | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–1 | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | 96–82 | P2 |
| 9 Jul | 17:30 | SJA | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 3–0 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | | 75–65 | P2 |
| 12 Jul | 14:30 | SJA | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers | 0–3 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 18–25 | 19–25 | 14–25 | | | 51–75 | P2 |
| 12 Jul | 17:30 | SJA | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–1 | Petro Gazz Angels | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | 98–89 | P2 |
| 14 Jul | 14:30 | SJA | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–2 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 24–26 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 15–11 | 108–99 | P2 |
| 14 Jul | 17:30 | SJA | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 3–1 | Petro Gazz Angels | 25–22 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–23 | | 96–86 | P2 |
| 16 Jul | 14:30 | SJA | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 0–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 22–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | | 59–75 | P2 |
| 16 Jul | 17:30 | SJA | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers | 0–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 23–25 | 16–25 | 18–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 |
| 19 Jul | 14:30 | SJA | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 1–3 | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 22–25 | 25–22 | 24–26 | 19–25 | | 90–98 | P2 |
| 19 Jul | 17:30 | SJA | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 3–2 | Petro Gazz Angels | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 16–14 | 109–103 | P2 |
| 21 Jul | 14:30 | SRSC | Petro Gazz Angels | 0–3 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers | 22–25 | 14–25 | 21–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 |
| 21 Jul | 17:30 | SRSC | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–1 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 25–21 | 26–24 | 14–25 | 25–22 | | 90–92 | P2 |
| 23 Jul | 14:30 | MOA | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 1–3 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 25–17 | 11–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | 74–92 | P2 |
| 23 Jul | 17:30 | MOA | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 25–22 | 25–14 | 25–22 | | | 75–58 | P2 |
| 26 Jul | 14:30 | SJA | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 3–0 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–65 | P2 |
| 26 Jul | 17:30 | SJA | Petro Gazz Angels | 3–1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 19–25 | 25–14 | 25–23 | 25–14 | | 94–76 | P2 |
| 28 Jul | 14:30 | SJA | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 3–2 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 25–21 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 10–25 | 16–14 | 98–102 | P2 |
| 28 Jul | 17:30 | SJA | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers | 1–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 14–25 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 26–28 | | 85–99 | P2 |
| 30 Jul | 11:30 | SJA | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–16 | | | 75–58 | P2 |
| 30 Jul | 14:30 | SJA | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 3–1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 25–19 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–22 | | 96–86 | P2 |
| 30 Jul | 17:30 | SJA | Petro Gazz Angels | 3–0 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 28–26 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | | 78–63 | P2 |

## Final round

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

### Semifinals
#### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | KingWhale Taipei | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 381 | 351 | 1.085 | Championship match |
| 2 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 378 | 346 | 1.092 | Championship match |
| 3 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 375 | 365 | 1.027 | 3rd place match |
| 4 | Cignal HD Spikers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 | 335 | 364 | 0.920 | 3rd place match |
| 5 | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 318 | 367 | 0.866 | |

#### Match results

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 02 Aug | 16:00 | SJA | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 3–0 | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 | P2 |
| 04 Aug | 14:30 | YCA | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 1–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 21–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 17–25 | | 82–98 | P2 |
| 04 Aug | 17:30 | YCA | Cignal HD Spikers | 1–3 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 25–15 | 13–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | 84–90 | P2 |
| 06 Aug | 14:30 | YCA | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 2–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 24–26 | 28–26 | 18–25 | 25–18 | 14–16 | 109–111 | P2 |
| 06 Aug | 17:30 | YCA | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–2 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 22–25 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 15–12 | 112–104 | P2 |
| 08 Aug | 14:30 | MOA | KingWhale Taipei | 3–0 | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers | 26–24 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | | 77–66 | P2 |
| 08 Aug | 17:30 | MOA | Cignal HD Spikers | 0–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 17–25 | 15–25 | 22–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 |
| 09 Aug | 16:00 | MOA | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 2–3 | KingWhale Taipei | 25–23 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 13–15 | 106–108 | P2 |
| 12 Aug | 16:00 | SJA | Creamline Cool Smashers | 2–3 | KingWhale Taipei | 15–25 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 26–24 | 5–15 | 93–106 | P2 |
| 13 Aug | 16:00 | SJA | KingWhale Taipei | 3–1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 25–18 | 15–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 90–86 | P2 |

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

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Aug | 14:30 | MOA | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 2–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–27 | 22–25 | 5–15 | 102–104 | P2 |

#### Championship match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Aug | 17:30 | MOA | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | KingWhale Taipei | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–8 | | | 75–48 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Creamline Cool Smashers |
| | KingWhale Taipei |
| | Cignal HD Spikers |
| 4 | PLDT High Speed Hitters |
| 5 | Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers |
| 6 | Petro Gazz Angels |
| 7 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans |
| 8 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers |
* 2022 PVL Invitational champions
* Creamline Cool Smashers Fifth title
* Team Roster
* Alyssa Valdez (c), Celine Domingo, Risa Sato, Jeanette Panaga, Diana Mae Carlos, Michele Gumabao, Jorella Marie De Jesus, Lorielyn Bernardo, Maria Paulina Soriano, Kyla Atienza, Julia Melissa Morado-De Guzman, Fille Cainglet-Cayetano, Kyle Negrito, Rizza Jane Mandapat, Rosemarie Vargas, Jessica Margarett Galanza
* Head coach
* Sherwin Meneses

## Awards and medalists
### Individual awards

| Award | Player | Team | Ref |
| Conference Most Valuable Player | Diana Mae Carlos | Creamline | [21] [22] |
| Finals Most Valuable Player | Celine Elaiza Domingo | Creamline | [21] [22] |
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | Creamline | [21] [22] |
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Frances Xinia Molina | Cignal | [21] [22] |
| 1st Best Middle Blocker | Mika Reyes | PLDT | [21] [22] |
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Dell Palomata | PLDT | [21] [22] |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Diana Mae Carlos | Creamline | [21] [22] |
| Best Setter | Liao Yi-Jen | KingWhale Taipei | [21] [22] |
| Best Libero | Qiu Shi-Qing | KingWhale Taipei | [21] [22] |

### Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Creamline Cool Smashers Alyssa Valdez (c) Celine Domingo Risa Sato Jeanette Panaga Michele Gumabao Jorella Marie De Jesus (L) Lorielyn Bernardo Maria Paulina Soriano Kyla Atienza (L) Julia Melissa Morado-De Guzman Fille Cainglet-Cayetano Kyle Negrito Rizza Jane Mandapat Rosemarie Vargas Jessica Margarett Galanza Head Coach: Sherwin Meneses | KingWhale Taipei Liao Yi-Jen (c) Germina Jacobs Chen Li-Jung Chen Li-Jun Chen Chieh Ting Pei-yin Beatriz Flavio de Carvalho Tsai Qin-Yao Hsieh Po-Ya Chen I-Ling (L) Wang Yu-Wen Khandsuren Gantogtokh Qiu Shi-Qing (L) Chang Chih Hsuan Head Coach: Teng Yen-Min | Cignal HD Spikers Rachel Anne Daquis (c) Glaudine Troncoso Jacqueline Acuña Maristela Genn Layug Frances Xinia Molina Angeli Pauline Araneta Fatima Bia General (L) Roselyn Doria Jerilli Malabanan Angelique Dionela (L) Klarisa Abriam Marivic Velaine Meneses Maria Arielle Estrañero Maria Angelica Cayuna Head Coach: Cesael Delos Santos |

## 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

As announced on August 7, the Philippine National Volleyball Federation stated that the best performing local team of the invitational conference will represent the Philippines in the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup. As the semifinal round progressed, the PLDT High Speed Hitters is the first to initially accept its invitation to possibly participate on the mentioned tourney as the other top teams, Creamline and Cignal, have yet to express its interest to join.
In spite of that, Creamline will represent the country since they accepted the federation's invitation to suit up in the national team as they emerged as the champions of the invitational conference.

## Statistics leaders
### Preliminary round

Statistics leaders correct at the end of preliminary round.
Best Scorers :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Diana Mae Carlos | 114 |
| 2 | Kat Tolentino | 91 |
| 3 | Aiza Maizo-Pontillas | 87 |
| 4 | Jessica Margarett Galanza | 86 |
| 5 | Jovelyn Gonzaga | 85 |
Best Spikers :
| Rank | Name | %Eff |
| 1 | Diana Mae Carlos | 38.15 |
| 2 | Jessica Margarett Galanza | 36.28 |
| 3 | Kat Tolentino | 34.22 |
| 4 | Aiza Maizo-Pontillas | 33.60 |
| 5 | Jovelyn Gonzaga | 30.86 |
Best Blockers :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Mika Reyes | 0.88 |
| 2 | Marivic Meneses | 0.67 |
| 3 | Mar-Jana Phillips | 0.57 |
| 4 | Dell Palomata | 0.50 |
| 5 | Angelica Cayuna | 0.46 |
Best Servers :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Angelica Cayuna | 0.46 |
| 2 | Ivy Perez | 0.36 |
| 3 | Alina Bicar | 0.32 |
| 4 | Shaya Adorador | 0.32 |
| 5 | Mary Remy Joy Palma | 0.30 |
Best Diggers :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Dennise Lazaro-Revilla | 5.43 |
| 2 | Shiela Marie Pineda | 5.35 |
| 3 | Jovelyn Gonzaga | 5.00 |
| 4 | Anngela Nunag | 4.50 |
| 5 | Kathleen Faith Arado | 3.92 |
Best Setters :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Julia Melissa De Guzman | 6.62 |
| 2 | Relea Ferina Saet | 5.30 |
| 3 | Ivy Perez | 5.27 |
| 4 | Rhea Dimaculangan | 5.00 |
| 5 | Deanna Wong | 4.78 |
Best Receivers :
| Rank | Name | %Succ |
| 1 | Dennise Lazaro-Revilla | 50.69 |
| 2 | Kyla Atienza | 43.87 |
| 3 | Jovelyn Gonzaga | 43.41 |
| 4 | Fiola Mae Ceballos | 40.83 |
| 5 | Shiela Marie Pineda | 39.23 |

### Final round

Statistics leaders correct as of Day 5 (August 9, 2022) of the final round.
Best Scorers :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Diana Mae Carlos | 67 |
| 2 | Dell Palomata | 64 |
| 3 | Mika Reyes | 57 |
| 4 | Jovelyn Gonzaga | 48 |
| 5 | Jules Samonte | 47 |
Best Spikers :
| Rank | Name | %Eff |
| 1 | Mika Reyes | 40.94 |
| 2 | Diana Mae Carlos | 38.00 |
| 3 | Beatrz Flavio de Carvalho | 36.84 |
| 4 | Alyssa Valdez | 30.51 |
| 5 | Frances Molina | 28.37 |
Best Blockers :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Jeanette Panaga | 0.75 |
| 2 | Jeanette Villareal | 0.60 |
| 3 | Diana Mae Carlos | 0.58 |
| 4 | Celine Domingo | 0.42 |
| 5 | Wang Yu-Wen | 0.38 |
Best Servers :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Toni Rose Basas | 0.47 |
| 2 | Angelica Cayuna | 0.42 |
| 3 | Beatrz Flavio de Carvalho | 0.25 |
| 4 | Diana Mae Carlos | 0.25 |
| 5 | Fiola Mae Ceballos | 0.24 |
Best Diggers :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Angela Nunag | 5.33 |
| 2 | Jovelyn Gonzaga | 4.13 |
| 3 | Qiu Shi-Qing | 4.13 |
| 4 | Kathleen Faith Arado | 3.76 |
| 5 | Kyla Atienza | 3.67 |
Best Setters :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Liao Yi-Jen | 7.25 |
| 2 | Jia De Guzman | 6.42 |
| 3 | Rhea Dimaculangan | 6.24 |
| 4 | Angelica Cayuna | 5.42 |
| 5 | Ivy Perez | 2.67 |
Best Receivers :
| Rank | Name | %Succ |
| 1 | Frances Molina | 47.44 |
| 2 | Chen Li-Jun | 43.48 |
| 3 | Chen Chieh | 42.55 |
| 4 | Kyla Atienza | 41.49 |
| 5 | Rachel Anne Daquis | 41.27 |