# Spikers' Turf

The Spikers' Turf is the top-level men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision), established in 2015.

## History

The league had its beginnings in 2014, when the Shakey's V-League introduced a men's division during its 21st conference. The following year, Sports Vision decided to spin off the men's division as a separate league, giving birth to the Spikers' Turf.
In late-2016, Sports Vision announced that the league be merged back in the 2017 season with the Shakey's V-League (which was renamed as the Premier Volleyball League; PVL). The men's division in the PVL ended with the 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference as its final tournament. The Spikers' Turf was revived on October 6, 2018 and was reestablished as a separate legal entity from the PVL.
In 2020, Spikers' Turf began the process to turn to a professional league, after the PVL was given professional status by the national government's Games and Amusement Board in the same year. The league did not stage its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 16, 2021, Sports Vision president Ricky Palou bared that only three teams out of six - Cignal HD, PLDT and VNS - agreed to turn professional.

## Teams

These are the teams currently competing at the 2025 Spikers' Turf Open Conference.
2025 Spikers' Turf Open Conference :
| Abbr. | Team | Affiliation | Head coach | Team captain |
| ALP | Alpha Insurance Protectors | Alpha Insurance & Surety Company Inc. | Mike Santos | Edward Camposano |
| CHD | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Dexter Clamor | John Paul Bugaoan |
| CKC | Criss Cross King Crunchers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Tai Bundit | Ysay Marasigan |
| PJN | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | Philippine Navy | George Pascua | Greg Dolor |
| SVG | Savouge Spin Doctors | Savouge Aesthetics Philippines | Sydney Calderon | Hero Austria |
| VNS | VNS-Laticrete Griffins | VNS Management Group | Ralph Raymund Ocampo | Charles Jordan Segui |

## Season format

Unlike other foreign professional volleyball leagues that have a single regular season spanning from October to May, the Spikers' Turf seasons are divided into two to three "conferences" or tournaments, similar to its women's counterpart, Premier Volleyball League, and the Philippine Basketball Association with each tournament winner being counted as overall league champions.
Before merging with the PVL in 2017, the Spikers' Turf paraded three tournaments similar to the Shakey's V-League — the Reinforced Conference, Open Conference, and Collegiate Conference. Once the league re-established itself in 2018, it discontinued the Collegiate Conference, with the collegiate teams joining the Open Conference in 2019.
After a single tournament in the returning 2022 season due to COVID-19 restrictions, the league now banners two tournaments in one season starting in 2023 — Open Conference and Invitational Conference. Even if V-League was re-established in 2022 for collegiate teams, they can join the Invitational Conferences since the Spikers' Turf has yet to be professionalized as of now.

### Active tournaments

* Open Conference is a conference where corporate-backed local teams can compete. (9 tournaments as of 2025 season)
* Invitational Conference is a conference where collegiate and international club teams are invited to play in a tournament against the local teams. (2 tournaments as of 2024 season)

### Defunct/Inactive tournaments

* Collegiate Conference (2015–2016) is a pre-season tournament for college and university teams in preparation for the respective regular seasons of their mother leagues.
* Reinforced Conference (2015–2016; 2019) is a tournament similar to the Open Conference, considered as the "2nd conference" of the league. Although named as "Reinforced", most teams have not opted to hire foreign reinforcements.

## Results summary
### Open

| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Details |
| 2015 | PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters | Cagayan Valley Rising Suns | Philippine Air Force Airmen | 2015 Open |
| 2016 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | Cignal HD Spikers | Sta. Elena Wrecking Balls | 2016 Open |
| 2017 | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League |
| 2018 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | Cignal HD Spikers | 2018 Open |
| 2019 | Cignal HD Spikers | Go for Gold–Air Force Air Spikers | Sta. Elena–NU Ball Hammers | 2019 Open |
| 2020 | tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | NU–Sta. Elena Nationals | Cignal HD Spikers | PGJC–Navy Sea Lions | 2022 Open |
| 2023 | Cignal HD Spikers | AMC Cotabato Spikers | Imus City–AJAA Spikers | 2023 Open |
| 2024 | Cignal HD Spikers | Criss Cross King Crunchers | PGJC–Navy Sea Lions | 2024 Open |
| 2025 | | | | 2025 Open |

### Invitational

| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Details |
| 2023 | Sta. Elena–NU Nationals | Cignal HD Spikers | Maruichi Hyogo | 2023 Invitational |
| 2024 | Cignal HD Spikers | Criss Cross King Crunchers | Savouge Spin Doctors | 2024 Invitational |

### Reinforced (c. 2015–2016; 2019)

| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Details |
| 2015 | Cignal HD Spikers | Philippine Air Force Airmen | PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters | 2015 Reinforced |
| 2016 | Philippine Air Force Air Spikers | Cignal HD Spikers | Champion Supra Smashers | 2016 Reinforced |
| 2017 | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League |
| 2018 | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League |
| 2019 | Cignal HD Spikers | Philippine Air Force Jet Spikers | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | 2019 Reinforced |

### Collegiate (c. 2015–2016)

| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Details |
| 2015 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | NU Bulldogs | EAC Generals | 2015 Collegiate |
| 2016 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | NU Bulldogs | UST Golden Spikers | 2016 Collegiate |
| 2017 | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League |
| 2018 | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League | see Premier Volleyball League |
| 2022 | see V-League | see V-League | see V-League | see V-League |

## Champions

| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Champion conferences |
| Cignal HD Spikers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2015 Reinforced, 2019 Reinforced, 2019 Open, 2023 Open, 2024 Open, 2024 Invitational |
| Philippine Air Force Airmen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2016 Open, 2016 Reinforced, 2018 Open |
| Sta. Elena–NU Nationals | 2 | — | 1 | 2022 Open, 2023 Invitational |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 2 | — | — | 2015 Collegiate, 2016 Collegiate |
| PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2015 Open |

## Awardees

Below is the table for the most awarded players in the league's history (2015–2016; 2018–present):
| Rank | Name | Current / Last team | Position | Years playing in Spikers' Turf | Years playing in Spikers' Turf | MVP award | Positional award | Total |
| Rank | Name | Current / Last team | Position | From | To | MVP award | Positional award | Total |
| 1 | Marck Jesus Espejo | Kubota (Japan) | OH | 2015 | 2024 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Ysrael Wilson Marasigan | Criss Cross | OP | 2015 | present | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Alnakran Abdilla | Air Force | OH | 2015 | 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Mark Alfafara | PLDT | OH | 2015 | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Bryan Bagunas | Win Streak (Taiwan) | OH | 2015 | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Peter Den Mar Torres | Cignal | MB | 2015 | 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Manuel Sumanguid III | Criss Cross | L | 2015 | present | 0 | 4 | 4 |

## Notable records

* Marck Espejo of the Cignal HD Spikers holds the record of highest number of scored points in a single game, 43 points (33 spikes, 2 blocks & 8 service aces).
** Previous record holder was Howard Mojica of the EAC Generals with 41 points (38 spikes, 1 block & 2 service aces) in a match against the Ateneo Blue Eagles during the quarter finals round of the 2015 collegiate conference - ref. Match 34 P2
* The Ateneo Blue Eagles made history in the Spikers' Turf by being the first team to sweep a collegiate conference (13 wins & 0 loss).
* Cignal HD Spikers also made history in the Spikers' Turf by being the first club/corporate team to sweep a conference (15 wins & 0 loss).

## Venues

The league's games are mainly held across Metro Manila, primarily on Paco Arena from 2019 to 2023. Recently, the games have dispersed again outside Paco Arena, with some playing outside the metropolis.
* Metro Manila
** Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
** Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan City
** PhilSports Arena, Pasig
** Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig
** Paco Arena, Manila
** Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
** Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* Outside of Metro Manila
** Ynares Center, Antipolo
** Santa Rosa Sports Complex, Santa Rosa

## Media coverage

The league's initial broadcast partner was the People's Television Network in its first season. In 2016, it was handed over to ABS-CBN Sports+Action, the same broadcast partner with its former women's counterpart league, Shakey's V-League. This partnership with ABS-CBN continued as the Spikers' Turf merged with the rebranded Premier Volleyball League. Upon its separation from the PVL and re-establishment, Cignal TV became the league's primary broadcast partner in 2018.
With the rise of online streaming services, the live coverage of the games can be viewed via Cignal Play, Pilipinas Live app, and the league's official website.