2023 Premier Volleyball League First All-Filipino Conference


The 2023 Premier Volleyball League First All-Filipino Conference was the fourteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its fifth conference as a professional league. The tournament began on February 4, 2023, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.
Formerly known as the Open Conference, the conference was rebranded as the "All-Filipino Conference" to better reflect the fact that the tournament's participation is restricted to Filipino players, including Filipino-Foreigners.

Participating teams



Venues


This conference eyes hosting games again outside of Metro Manila such as in Lucena, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro, just like in previous seasons from 2019 and prior. As of February 3, the league is set to arrange games in Iloilo City on March 14.

Transactions

National team players

The following players that played in the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup and the 2022 ASEAN Grand Prix are solely composed of the players from Creamline Cool Smashers.
TeamOutside HittersMiddle BlockersOpposite SpikersSettersLiberos
Creamline Cool SmashersFille Cainglet-Cayetano
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Team additions and transfers

The following are the players who are newly added and/or transferred to another team for the upcoming conference.
PlayerMoving fromMoving to
Aleona Denise Santiago-ManabatChery Tiggo CrossoversAkari Power Chargers
Shiela Marie PinedaPetro Gazz AngelsAkari Power Chargers
Christine Joy SoyudPLDT High Speed HittersAkari Power Chargers
Camille VictoriaUST Golden Tigresses 'Akari Power Chargers
Andrea MarzanAkari Power ChargersArmy Black Mamba Lady Troopers
Alexa PolidarioAbanse NegrenseArmy Black Mamba Lady Troopers
Princess BelloArellano Lady Chiefs 'Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers
Bingle LandichoAkari Power ChargersChery Tiggo Crossovers
Pauline Marie Monique GastonChoco Mucho Flying TitansChery Tiggo Crossovers
Seth Marione RodriguezPetro Gazz AngelsChery Tiggo Crossovers
Geneveve CasugodAkari Power ChargersCignal HD Spikers
Gyzelle SyImus City-AJAA Lady SpikersCignal HD Spikers
Toni Rose BasasPLDT High Speed HittersCignal HD Spikers
Chinnie ArroyoNU Lady Bulldogs 'F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
Myla PabloPetro Gazz AngelsF2 Logistics Cargo Movers
Maria Lourdes ClementeF2 Logistics Cargo MoversPetro Gazz Angels
Angeline Marie GervacioF2 Logistics Cargo MoversPetro Gazz Angels
Heather Guino-oPLDT High Speed HittersPetro Gazz Angels
Jellie TempiaturaKMS-Quezon City Lady VikingsPetro Gazz Angels
Michelle MorenteArmy Black Mamba Lady TroopersPLDT High Speed Hitters
Ysabel Jamie JimenezUST Golden Tigresses 'PLDT High Speed Hitters

Format

Originally, the semifinal format was single round-robin tournament. However, the league reverts to its most used format — a crossover best-of-3 series between the 1st and 4th, and 2nd and 3rd ranked teams.
;Preliminary Round
  1. The nine teams will compete in a single round-robin elimination.
  2. Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
  3. Top four teams will advance to the semifinals.
;Semifinals
  1. Best-of-three series.
  2. 1st ranked team vs. 4th ranked team
  3. 2nd ranked team vs. 3rd ranked team
;Finals
  1. Best-of-three series.
  2. Bronze medal: SF1 Loser vs. SF2 Loser
  3. Gold medal: SF1 Winner vs. SF2 Winner

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



Match results



Final round



Semifinals

; Rank 1 vs Rank 4


; Rank 2 vs Rank 3


Finals

3rd place

  • F2 wins series, 2–0


Championship

  • Creamline wins series, 2–1


Final standing

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RankTeam
Creamline Cool Smashers
Petro Gazz Angels
F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
4PLDT High Speed Hitters
5Chery Tiggo Crossovers
6Cignal HD Spikers
7Choco Mucho Flying Titans
8Akari Power Chargers
9Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers

Awards and medalists

Individual awards


AwardPlayerTeam
Conference Most Valuable PlayerTots CarlosCreamline
Finals Most Valuable PlayerJia De GuzmanCreamline
1st Best Outside SpikerTots CarlosCreamline
2nd Best Outside SpikerJema GalanzaCreamline
1st Best Middle BlockerRemy PalmaPetro Gazz
2nd Best Middle BlockerMar-Jana PhillipsPetro Gazz
Best Opposite SpikerMichele GumabaoCreamline
Best SetterJia De GuzmanCreamline
Best LiberoKath AradoPLDT

Statistics leaders

RankNamePoints
1Mylene Paat148
2Kim Kianna Dy127
3Dindin Santiago-Manabat118
4Kat Tolentino116
5Royse Tubino113

RankName
1Michele Gumabao40.43
2Tots Carlos37.21
3Jema Galanza36.40
4Aiza Maizo-Pontillas35.96
5Mylene Paat33.33

RankName
1Jia De Guzman0.46
2Grethcel Soltones0.44
3Tots Carlos0.36
4Roselyn Doria0.35
5Ennajie Laure0.29

RankName
1Kath Arado6.80
2Dawn Macandili6.00
3Ria Duremdes4.82
4Bang Pineda4.77
5Kyla Atienza3.79

RankName
1Kath Arado63.86
2Cienne Cruz49.44
3Dawn Macandili44.89
4Ria Duremdes42.28
5Tots Carlos38.37