2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference

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2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference
Tournament details
DatesJune 27 – July 30
Teams13
Venue(s)Filoil EcoOil Centre
PhilSports Arena
ChampionsKurashiki Ablaze (1st title)
Runners-upCreamline
Third placeCignal
Fourth placeF2 Logistics
Tournament awards
MVP
Best SetterGel Cayuna
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPTots Carlos
Best LiberoKath Arado
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Attendance137,016 (3,186 per match)
Official website
pvl.ph

The 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference was the fifteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its six conference as a professional league. The tournament was originally scheduled to start on June 6, 2023, however, it was moved to June 27, 2023, due to the Philippines women's national volleyball team competing at the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup.[1]

This conference introduced three debuting teams in the league — Farm Fresh Foxies and Quezon City Gerflor Defenders as newly formed teams, and the return of Foton Tornadoes in the Filipino volleyball scene after the original team was rebranded as Chery Tiggo Crossovers in 2020.[2][3] Philippine Army Lady Troopers is skipping this conference due to military training to most of its players.[4] Two foreign teams, Kurashiki Ablaze of Japan and Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh of Vietnam, also participated in the conference.[5][6]

With these new additions alongside the two foreign guest teams, this is the first conference of the PVL that has more than ten participating corporate teams. Moreover, this is also the most contested conference of the league, by having thirteen teams — the most by any conference so far.

Participating teams[edit]

2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain
Local teams
AKA Akari Chargers Akari Lighting & Technology Brazil Jorge Edson Philippines Michelle Cobb
CTC Chery Tiggo Crossovers United Asia Automotive Group Philippines Aaron Velez Philippines Mylene Paat
CMF Choco Mucho Flying Titans Republic Biscuit Corporation Philippines Dante Alinsunurin Philippines Bea de Leon
CHD Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Philippines Shaq Delos Santos Philippines Rachel Anne Daquis
CCS Creamline Cool Smashers Republic Biscuit Corporation Philippines Sherwin Meneses Philippines Alyssa Valdez
FTL F2 Logistics Cargo Movers F2 Logistics Philippines Philippines Regine Diego Philippines Aby Maraño
FFF Farm Fresh Foxies Farm Fresh Philippine International Philippines Jerry Yee Philippines Cloanne Mondoñedo
FOT Foton Tornadoes United Asia Automotive Group Philippines Brian Esquibel Philippines Shaya Adorador
PGA Petro Gazz Angels PetroGazz Ventures Phils. Philippines Oliver Almadro Philippines Relea Ferina Saet
HSH PLDT High Speed Hitters PLDT Inc. Philippines Rald Ricafort Philippines Mika Reyes
GFD Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Gerflor Philippines / Quezon City Sports Management Services Philippines Edgar Barroga Philippines Justine Dorog
Foreign teams
KUR Kurashiki Ablaze[7] Ablaze Co., Ltd. / V.League (Japan) Japan Hideo Suzuki Japan Ohshima Kyoka[8]
KBB Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh Volleyball Vietnam League Vietnam Phạm Văn Long Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Kiều Oanh[8]

Pools composition[edit]

The teams are grouped into two pools using the serpentine system with the 2023 All-Filipino Conference final standings as basis. Quezon City Gerflor Defenders is drawn to Pool A, and Farm Fresh Foxies and Foton Tornadoes are drawn to Pool B.

Measures were placed to ensure that sister teams (Creamline and Choco Mucho; PLDT and Cignal HD; Chery Tiggo and Foton) would not be drawn in the same pool.[9]

Pool A Pool B
Creamline Cool Smashers (1) Petro Gazz Angels (2)
PLDT High Speed Hitters (4) F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (3)
Chery Tiggo Crossovers (5) Cignal HD Spikers (6)
Akari Chargers (8) Choco Mucho Flying Titans (7)
Quezon City Gerflor Defenders (—) Farm Fresh Foxies (—)
Foton Tornadoes (—)

Venues[edit]

Preliminaries Preliminaries, Classification,
Semifinals, Finals
San Juan City Pasig City
Filoil EcoOil Centre PhilSports Arena
Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 10,000

Transactions[edit]

National team players[edit]

The following players are part of the Philippines women's national volleyball team that played in the Volleyball at the 2023 SEA Games – Women's tournament and the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup.[10][11]

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7
Akari Chargers Shiela Marie Pineda Faith Nisperos Michelle Cobb Eli Soyud Ezra Madrigal
Chery Tiggo Crossovers Mylene Paat
Choco Mucho Flying Titans Kat Tolentino Cherry Rose Nunag
Cignal HD Spikers Gel Cayuna Glaudine Troncoso
Creamline Cool Smashers Alyssa Valdez Jesicca Galanza Jia De Guzman Diana Mae Carlos Michele Gumabao Celine Domingo Kyla Atienza
Foton Tornadoes Shaya Adorador
Petro Gazz Angels Aiza Maizo-Pontillas Djanel Cheng
PLDT High Speed Hitters Dell Palomata Jules Samonte

Team additions and transfers[edit]

The following are the players who are newly added and/or transferred to another team for the upcoming conference.

Player Moving from Moving to Ref.
Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos Ateneo Blue Eagles (UAAP) Akari Chargers [12]
Lutgarda Malaluan Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Akari Chargers [13]
Angelica Legacion Petron Blaze Spikers (PSL) Chery Tiggo Crossovers
Chamberlaine Cuñadaa Letran Lady Knights (NCAA) Chery Tiggo Crossovers
Ejiya Laure UST Golden Tigresses (UAAP) Chery Tiggo Crossovers [14]
Imee Kim Gabriella Hernandez UST Golden Tigresses (UAAP) Chery Tiggo Crossovers [14]
Jennifer Nierva NU Lady Bulldogs (UAAP) Chery Tiggo Crossovers [14]
Joyme Cagande NU Lady Bulldogs (UAAP) Chery Tiggo Crossovers [14]
Princess Anne Robles NU Lady Bulldogs (UAAP) Chery Tiggo Crossovers [14]
Cherry Ann Rondina Creamline Beach Volleyball (Beach Volleyball) Choco Mucho Flying Titans [15]
Angela Nunag Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Cignal HD Spikers
Jovelyn Gonzaga Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Cignal HD Spikers [16]
Vanie Gandler Ateneo Blue Eagles (UAAP) Cignal HD Spikers [17]
Bernadeth Pons Creamline Beach Volleyball (Beach Volleyball) Creamline Cool Smashers [18]
Jolina Dela Cruz De La Salle Lady Spikers (UAAP) F2 Logistics Cargo Movers [19]
Marionne Alba De La Salle Lady Spikers (UAAP) F2 Logistics Cargo Movers [19]
Jovelyn Fernandez FEU Lady Tamaraws (UAAP) F2 Logistics Cargo Movers [19]
Aprylle Ckyle Tagsip Adamson Lady Falcons (UAAP) Farm Fresh Foxies
Cae Jelean Lazo Adamson Lady Falcons (UAAP) Farm Fresh Foxies
Camill Avilab Benilde Lady Blazers (NCAA) Farm Fresh Foxies
Chenae Basarteb Benilde Lady Blazers (NCAA) Farm Fresh Foxies
Cloanne Sophia Mondoñedob Benilde Lady Blazers (NCAA) Farm Fresh Foxies
Corrine Apostolb Benilde Lady Blazers (NCAA) Farm Fresh Foxies
Francis Mycah Gob Benilde Lady Blazers (NCAA) Farm Fresh Foxies [20]
Jade Gentapab Benilde Lady Blazers (NCAA) Farm Fresh Foxies
Jessa Dorogb Benilde Lady Blazers (NCAA) Farm Fresh Foxies
Jhasmin Gayle Pascualb Benilde Lady Blazers (NCAA) Farm Fresh Foxies
Joan Narit Ateneo Blue Eagles (UAAP) Farm Fresh Foxies [21]
Kate Nhorryle Santiago Adamson Lady Falcons (UAAP) Farm Fresh Foxies
Michelle Gamitb Benilde Lady Blazers (NCAA) Farm Fresh Foxies
Pia Ildefonso Ateneo Blue Eagles (UAAP) Farm Fresh Foxies [22]
Trisha Tubu Adamson Lady Falcons (UAAP) Farm Fresh Foxies
Wielyn Estoqueb Benilde Lady Blazers (NCAA) Farm Fresh Foxies
Babylove Barbon UST Golden Tigresses (UAAP) Foton Tornadoes [23]
Bernadette Flora BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Foton Tornadoes [23]
Carlota Harnandez BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Foton Tornadoes [23]
France Ronquillo Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes [23]
Jaila Atienza Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes [23]
Jasmine Nabor Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes [23]
Ma. Shaya Adorador Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes [23]
Maria Regina Agatha Mangulabnan UST Golden Tigresses (UAAP) Foton Tornadoes [23]
Mary Antonette Landicho Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes [23]
Mary Rhose Dapolc Perpetual Lady Altas (NCAA) Foton Tornadoes [23]
May Luna Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes [23]
Nerissa Bautista Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Foton Tornadoes [23]
Seth Marione Rodriguez Chery Tiggo Crossovers Foton Tornadoes [23]
Sydney Niegos (NCAA) Foton Tornadoes [23]
Kecelyn Galdones UST Golden Tigresses (UAAP) Petro Gazz Angels [24]
Norielle Ipac BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Petro Gazz Angels [24]
Honey Royse Tubino Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers PLDT High Speed Hitters [25]
Venice Puzond Lyceum Lady Pirates (NCAA) PLDT High Speed Hitters [26]
Alyssa Bertolano UP Fighting Maroons (UAAP) Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Andrea Marzan Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Carmina Aganon-Digal Generika-Ayala Lifesavers (PSL) Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Ethan Lainne Arce UP Fighting Maroons (UAAP) Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Fenela Risha Emnas Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Ivy Jisel Perez Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Janine Navarro Cignal HD Spikers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Julia Angeles Chery Tiggo Crossovers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Justine Dorog KMS-Quezon City Lady Vikings Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Mary Angelei Jingco De La Salle Lady Spikers (UAAP) Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Mary Anne Esguerra Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Pia Sarmiento Chery Tiggo Crossovers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Ranya Musa Cignal HD Spikers Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Rapril Aguilar BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Sarah Princess Verutiao (NCAA) Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Shannen Palec Choco Mucho Flying Titans Quezon City Gerflor Defenders [27]
Note
a.^ The following players annotated above are current NCAA players that are competing as "guest players" to their respective teams through a special guest license (SGL) granted by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) and honored by their collegiate league. This license allows them to play in a professional league without foregoing their remaining collegiate playing years.[28]

Format[edit]

The following format will be conducted for the entirety of the conference:[5]

Preliminary Round
  1. Single-round robin preliminaries; 2 pools; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
  2. The top 2 teams in each pool will advance to the semifinals.
  3. Teams not advancing to the semifinals will relegate to the classification round.
  4. The last-placed team in Pool B will automatically be ranked 13th.
Classification
  1. 11th place: A5 vs. B5
  2. 9th place: A4 vs. B4
  3. 7th place: A3 vs. B3
Semifinals
  1. Single-round robin preliminaries; 4 local teams and 2 foreign guest teams; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
  2. Teams from the same pool will carry over their head-to-head record.
  3. The 3rd and 4th ranked teams will advance to the bronze medal match.
  4. The 1st and 2nd ranked teams will advance to the winner-take-all gold medal match.
Finals
  1. All games are knockout matches.
  2. Bronze medal: 3rd ranked team vs. 4th ranked team
  3. Gold medal: 1st ranked team vs. 2nd ranked team

Pool standing procedure[edit]

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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.

Preliminary round[edit]

Ranking[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Creamline Cool Smashers 4 4 0 12 12 1 12.000 325 252 1.290 Final round
2 PLDT High Speed Hitters 4 3 1 8 9 5 1.800 213 190 1.121
3 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 4 2 2 6 8 8 1.000 240 226 1.062 Classification round
4 Akari Chargers 4 1 3 3 6 11 0.545 352 388 0.907
5 Quezon City Gerflor Defenders 4 0 4 1 2 12 0.167 266 340 0.782
Source: [29]

Pool B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Cignal HD Spikers 5 4 1 12 13 4 3.250 413 349 1.183 Final round
2 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 5 4 1 12 14 6 2.333 462 432 1.069
3 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 5 3 2 9 11 8 1.375 416 367 1.134 Classification round
4 Petro Gazz Angels 5 3 2 9 12 9 1.333 479 458 1.046
5 Foton Tornadoes 5 1 4 2 4 14 0.286 356 436 0.817
6 Farm Fresh Foxies 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 339 421 0.805
Source: [29]

Match results[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jun 27 18:30 FEC Chery Tiggo Crossovers 0–3 Creamline Cool Smashers 22–25 22–25 17–25     61–75 P2
Jun 29 13:30 FEC Creamline Cool Smashers 3–0 Quezon City Gerflor Defenders 25–18 25–11 25–12     75–41 P2
Jul 01 13:30 FEC PLDT High Speed Hitters 3–0 Akari Chargers 25–15 25–19 25–22     75–56 P2
Jul 11 16:00 PSA Akari Chargers 2–3 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 18–25 25–22 19–25 25–17 7–15 94–104 P2
Jul 13 09:30 PSA Quezon City Gerflor Defenders 0–3 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 19–25 20–25 18–25     57–75 P2
Jul 13 16:00 PSA Creamline Cool Smashers 3–0 PLDT High Speed Hitters 25–21 25–20 25–21     75–62 P2
Jul 15 12:00 PSA PLDT High Speed Hitters 3–0 Quezon City Gerflor Defenders 25–18 25–17 26–24     76–59 P2
Jul 15 16:00 PSA Akari Chargers 1–3 Creamline Cool Smashers 19–25 26–24 24–26 19–25   88–100 P2
Jul 18 09:30 PSA Quezon City Gerflor Defenders 2–3 Akari Chargers 20–25 25–22 25–27 27–25 12–15 109–114 P2
Jul 18 18:30 PSA Chery Tiggo Crossovers 2–3 PLDT High Speed Hitters 21–25 25–16 23–25 27–25 12–15 108–106 P2

Pool B[edit]

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jun 27 13:30 FEC Farm Fresh Foxies 0–3 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 22–25 20–25 23–25     65–75 P2
Jun 27 16:00 FEC Cignal HD Spikers 3–1 Petro Gazz Angels 18–25 25–18 25–21 25–22   93–86 P2
Jun 29 16:00 FEC Choco Mucho Flying Titans 3–0 Farm Fresh Foxies 25–14 25–7 25–16     75–37 P2
Jun 29 18:30 FEC Petro Gazz Angels 3–1 Foton Tornadoes 25–23 22–25 25–22 25–20   97–90 P2
Jul 01 16:00 FEC Foton Tornadoes 0–3 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 19–25 19–25 14–25     52–75 P2
Jul 01 18:30 FEC F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 3–1 Cignal HD Spikers 25–20 30–28 23–25 25–22   103–95 P2
Jul 11 09:30 PSA Petro Gazz Angels 3–0 Farm Fresh Foxies 25–21 31–29 25–17     81–67 P2
Jul 11 12:00 PSA Cignal HD Spikers 3–0 Foton Tornadoes 25–10 25–16 25–22     75–48 P2
Jul 11 18:30 PSA Choco Mucho Flying Titans 2–3 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 25–21 17–25 25–17 21–25 16–18 104–106 P2
Jul 13 12:00 PSA F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 2–3 Petro Gazz Angels 25–20 22–25 12–25 35–33 9–15 103–118 P2
Jul 13 18:30 PSA Farm Fresh Foxies 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 18–25 19–25 18–25     55–75 P2
Jul 15 09:30 PSA Foton Tornadoes 3–2 Farm Fresh Foxies 18–25 23–25 31–29 25–20 18–16 115–115 P2
Jul 15 18:30 PSA Petro Gazz Angels 2–3 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 22–25 15–25 25–22 25–18 10–15 97–105 P2
Jul 18 12:00 PSA F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 3–0 Foton Tornadoes 25–18 25–18 25–14     75–50 P2
Jul 18 16:00 PSA Choco Mucho Flying Titans 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 15–25 21–25 21–25     57–75 P2

Classification round[edit]

11th place match[edit]

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 20 09:00 PSA Quezon City Gerflor Defenders 1–3 Foton Tornadoes 24–26 25–13 21–25 24–26   94–90 P2

9th place match[edit]

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 20 11:30 PSA Petro Gazz Angels 3–2 Akari Chargers 25–19 25–18 20–25 20–25 15–7 105–94 P2

7th place match[edit]

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 22 09:00 PSA Chery Tiggo Crossovers 0–3 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 20–25 24–26 15–25     59–76 P2

Final round[edit]

Semifinals[edit]

Ranking[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Kurashiki Ablaze 5 5 0 15 15 3 5.000 439 351 1.251 Championship match
2 Creamline Cool Smashers 5 4 1 10 13 7 1.857 447 416 1.075
3 Cignal HD Spikers 5 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 330 348 0.948 3rd place match
4 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 5 2 3 7 8 11 0.727 323 350 0.923
5 PLDT High Speed Hitters 5 2 3 6 7 9 0.778 270 268 1.007
6 Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh 5 0 5 0 2 15 0.133 193 248 0.778
Updated to match(es) played on July 28, 2023. Source: [29]

Match results[edit]

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 20 16:00 PSA PLDT High Speed Hitters 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 22–25 15–25 21–25     58–75 P2
Jul 20 18:30 PSA F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 2–3 Creamline Cool Smashers 25–12 15–25 25–23 28–30 7–15 100–105 P2
Jul 22 11:30 PSA F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 0–3 PLDT High Speed Hitters 21–25 19–25 18–25     58–75 P2
Jul 22 16:00 PSA Creamline Cool Smashers 3–2 Cignal HD Spikers 23–25 25–16 25–21 24–26 15–10 112–98 P2
Jul 22 18:30 PSA Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh 1–3 Kurashiki Ablaze 25–23 14–25 20–25 11–25   70–98 P2
Jul 24 16:00 PSA Kurashiki Ablaze 3–0 Cignal HD Spikers 25–23 25–16 25–23     75–62 P2
Jul 24 18:30 PSA PLDT High Speed Hitters 3–0 Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh 25–23 25–14 25–23     75–60 P2
Jul 25 16:00 PSA Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh 0–3 Creamline Cool Smashers 23–25 23–25 17–25     63–75 P2
Jul 25 18:30 PSA F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 0–3 Kurashiki Ablaze 20–25 22–25 20–25     62–75 P2
Jul 27 16:00 PSA PLDT High Speed Hitters 1–3 Kurashiki Ablaze 15–25 25–23 14–25 23–25   77–98 P2
Jul 27 18:30 PSA Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh 0–3 Cignal HD Spikers 13–25 15–25 20–25     48–75 P2
Jul 28 16:00 PSA F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 3–1 Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh 23–25 25–19 25–18 25–20   98–82 P2
Jul 28 18:30 PSA Kurashiki Ablaze 3–1 Creamline Cool Smashers 25–20 25–21 18–25 25–14   93–80 P2

Finals[edit]

3rd place match[edit]

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 30 16:00 PSA F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 1–3 Cignal HD Spikers 22–25 25–23 20–25 18–25   85–98 P2 P–2

Championship match[edit]

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 30 18:30 PSA Kurashiki Ablaze 3–2 Creamline Cool Smashers 19–25 25–23 25–19 20–25 15–13 104–105 P2 P–2

Final standing[edit]

Awards and medalists[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

Award Player Team Ref.
Conference Most Valuable Player Frances Molina Cignal [30]
[31]
[32]
Finals Most Valuable Player Kyoka Ohshima Kurashiki Ablaze
1st Best Outside Spiker Tamaru Asaka Kurashiki Ablaze
2nd Best Outside Spiker Alyssa Valdez Creamline
1st Best Middle Blocker Majoy Baron F2 Logistics
2nd Best Middle Blocker Celine Domingo Creamline
Best Opposite Spiker Tots Carlos Creamline
Best Setter Angelica Cayuna Cignal
Best Libero Kath Arado PLDT

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
Kurashiki Ablaze

Kyoka Ohshima (c)
Akane Hiraoka
Asaka Tamaru
Ayane Watanabe (L)
Bessho Kaho
Kaoru Takahashi (L)
Mihaya Hata
Miho Kawamura
Momoka Yamashiro (L)
Nana Fujimura (L)
Reina Fujiwara
Saki Tanabe
Saya Taniguchi
Sayaka Tanida
Takio Kokoro
Wako Omura
Yukino Yano

Head coach: Hideo Suzuki

Creamline Cool Smashers

Alyssa Valdez(c)
Julia Melissa Morado-De Guzman
Celine Domingo
Risa Sato
Jeanette Panaga
Diana Mae Carlos
Michele Gumabao
Jorella Marie De Jesus (L)
Lorielyn Bernardo
Maria Paulina Soriano
Kyla Atienza (L)
Fille Cainglet-Cayetano
Kyle Negrito
Rizza Jane Mandapat
Rosemarie Vargas
Jessica Margarett Galanza
Bernadeth Pons

Head coach: Sherwin Meneses

Cignal HD Spikers

Rachel Anne Daquis (c)
Glaudine Troncoso
Roselyn Doria
Geneveve Casugod
Vanie Gandler
Frances Xinia Molina
Jovelyn Gonzaga
Fatima Bia General
Toni Rose Basas
Jacqueline Acuña
Gyzelle Sy
Angelique Beatrice Dionela (L)
Jerilli Malabanan
Marivic Velaine Meneses
Angela Nunag (L)
Maria Angelica Cayuna
Grazielle Ann Bombita

Head coach: Cesael Delos Santos

Statistics leaders[edit]

Statistics leaders correct at the end of the preliminary round.

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2023
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