The 2025 Spikers' Turf Open Conference was the third and final conference of the 2024–25 season of Spikers' Turf. Six teams battled for the championship, one of which is a debutant team—the Alpha Insurance Protectors.
Due to organizers Sports Vision realigning its leagues' calendars to match the FIVB calendar, this conference became part of an extended 2024–25 season.
Participating teams
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
Venues The following are the game venues set for this conference: Preliminaries Preliminaries, Semifinals San Juan Pasig Filoil EcoOil Centre Ynares Sports Arena Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 3,000 Preliminaries, Semifinals, Finals Finals Manila Pasig Rizal Memorial Coliseum PhilSports Arena Capacity: 6,100 Capacity: 10,000
Format Preliminary round The six teams are competing in a double round-robin elimination. Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System. Top four teams advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals The four semifinalists will compete in a single round-robin elimination. Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System. The third and fourth-ranked teams will be relegated to the 3rd place series. The first and second-ranked teams will advance to the championship series.
Finals Best-of-three series. Bronze medal: SF Ranked 3 vs. SF Ranked 4 Gold medal: SF Ranked 1 vs. SF Ranked 2
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: number of sets won divided by number of sets lost. Setpoint 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 Ranking
Match results All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00). !colspan=13|First round
!colspan=13|Second round
Final round All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00). Semifinals Ranking
Match results
Finals 3rd place
Savouge wins series, 2–0
Championship
Cignal wins series, 2–1
Final standing
Rank Team Cignal HD Spikers Criss Cross King Crunchers Savouge Spin Doctors 4 VNS-Laticrete Griffins 5 Alpha Insurance Protectors 6 PGJC-Navy Sea Lions
Team roster: Sandy Domenick Montero, Alfred Gerald Valbuena, Joshua Retamar, Steven Rotter, Bryan Bagunas, Vince Patrick Lorenzo, John Paul Bugaoan (c), Wendel Concepcion Miguel, Joshua Umandal, Nestin Gwaza, Ruvince Abrot, Martin Bugaoan, John Mark Ronquillo, Gabriel EJ Casaña, Kris Cian Silang, Lloyd Josafat, Louie Ramirez Head coach: Dexter Clamor
Awards
Award Player Team Conference Most Valuable Player Jude Garcia Criss Cross Finals Most Valuable Player Steven Rotter Cignal 1st Best Outside Spiker Mark Calado Savouge 2nd Best Outside Spiker Sherwin Caritativo Savouge 1st Best Middle Blocker John Paul Bugaoan Cignal 2nd Best Middle Blocker Gian Carlo Glorioso Criss Cross Best Opposite Spiker Steven Rotter Cignal Best Setter Ish Polvorosa Criss Cross Best Libero Vince Lorenzo Cignal
STPC Player of the Week + Week Player Team February 21–23 Joshua Umandal Cignal HD Spikers February 26–March 2 Steve Rotter March 5–9 Ish Polvorosa Criss Cross King Crunchers March 12–16 Jaron Requinton March 19–23 Jude Garcia March 26–30 Ish Polvorosa
See also 2024–25 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference
References