The Nxled Chameleons (stylized as NXLED) is a Philippine women's professional volleyball team playing owned by Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation. The team competes in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and were established in 2023 as the sister team to the Akari Chargers.
The team debuted in the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference. During their first few seasons, the team struggled to produce good results, only advancing out of prelims once. In 2026, Nxled saw a major shift when the team signed a majority of the disbanded Petro Gazz Angels roster, including Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, and Myla Pablo.
History
2023–2025: Early struggles The Nxled Chameleons was formed in 2023 as the second team of lighting firm Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation in the Premier Volleyball League; the first being the Akari Chargers. They were formed ahead the second All-Filipino Conference of the 2023 season. They appointed Takayuki Minowa, Jaja Santiago's husband as their inaugural head coach.
2026–present: De facto merger with Petro Gazz During the first week of January 2026, Nxled was part of a potential merger of the Petro Gazz Angels, which would see the latter team's core join the Chameleons. The merger was blocked by the league on January 7. Despite that, in the days following Petro Gazz's departure from the PVL on January 10, Nxled signed a majority of the disbanded Angels roster, culminating with the acquisitions of Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, and Myla Pablo.
Current roster
Season-by-season records Season Conference Preliminary round Final round Ranking Source 2023 Second All-Filipino 9th (4–7, 12 pts) Did not qualify 9th place 2024–25 All-Filipino 8th (4–7, 11 pts) Did not qualify 8th place Reinforced 10th (1–7, 3 pts) Did not qualify 10th place Invitational colspan=4 All-Filipino 12th (1–10, 4 pts) Did not qualify 12th place 2025–26 PVL on Tour 2nd (4–1, 11 pts) Lost in quarterfinals vs. Chery Tiggo, 0–3* 5th place Invitational colspan=4 Reinforced 11th (0–8, 1 pts) Did not qualify 11th place All-Filipino 5th (5–4, 15 pts) Lost in Play-in final vs. Farm Fresh, 0–3* 5th place 2026–27 Invitational 2nd (3–2, 10 pts) Lost in finals vs. Est Cola, 0–3* Runner-up
Individual awards Fair Play Award 2024 All-Filipino
Best Outside Spiker Brooke Van Sickle – 2026 All-Filipino Jonah Sabete-Escamillan – 2026 Invitational
Best Middle Blocker MJ Phillips – 2026 Invitational
Best Setter Gel Cayuna – 2026 Invitational
Team captains Dani Ravena (2023–2024) Janel Maraguinot (2024) Chiara Permentilla (2024-2025) Brooke Van Sickle (2026–present)
Former players Aby Maraño (2026) Camille Victoria Dani Ravena Ivy Perez Ivy Lacsina Jaila Atienza Janel Maraguinot Jannine Navarro Jhoanna Maraguinot Judith Abil Kamille Cal Lia Pelaga Lucille Almonte (2024-2025) Lycha Ebon Maji Mangulabnan May Luna-Lumahan Mayang Nuique (2025) Rachel Jorvina Razel Aldea
Draft history Season Pick No. Name2024 5 Lucille Almonte 17 Razel Aldea2025 4 Lyann De Guzman 13 Mayang Nuique 2026 5 Irah Jaboneta
Coaches Takayuki Minowa (2023–2024) Chen Gang (2024) Ettore Guidetti (2024-present)
Imports Jiang Xuanyao (2024) Meegan Hart (2024) Paola Martinez Vela (2025)
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