2023 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference

Format

• In the preliminary round, teams were split into four pools of six.
• The preliminary round was a single round-robin tournament involving all 24 local teams, 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 semifinals was also a single round-robin, now including the international guest team. Each team played a total of four matches during this round.
• The top two teams advanced to the championship while teams ranked third and fourth would play in the third-place series. The fifth-place team was eliminated.

• The championship and third-place series were single-elimination matches.
• The match-ups were as follows:
• * Championship: SF#1 vs. SF#2
• * Third-place series: SF#3 vs. SF#4

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

• All times are Philippine Standard Time.

Pool A