2019 Spikers' Turf Open Conference

Format

• In the preliminary round, teams were split into four groups of six.
• The preliminary round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams in their pool for a total of five matches.
• The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals while the bottom four were eliminated.

• The quarterfinals featured the twice-to-beat advantage. The higher-seeded team in a match-up only needed to win one out of two matches to advance while the lower-seeded team needed to win two matches back-to-back to do so.
• The match-ups were as follows:
• * QF1: A1 vs. B2
• * QF2: B1 vs. C2
• * QF3: C1 vs. D2
• * QF4: D1 vs. A2
• The winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers were eliminated.

• The semifinals featured best-of-three series.
• The match-ups were as follows:
• * SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF3 winner
• * SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF4 winner
• The winners advanced to the championship while the losers would play in the third-place series.

• The championship and third-place series were best-of-three series.
• The match-ups were as follows:
• * Championship: Semifinal round winners
• * Third-place series: Semifinal round losers

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

Ranking