2009 Shakey's V-League 1st Conference
The 2009 Shakey's V-League 1st Conference was the ninth conference of the Shakey's V-League and the first conference of the 2009 season. It started on April 19, 2009, at the Filoil Flying V Arena. Teams included defending champion and current NCAA champion San Sebastian, UAAP runner-up FEU, NCRAA champion Lyceum. Two Visayan teams, CESAFI champion USJ-R, and USLS, joined at the quarterfinals. UAAP champion [De De La Salle Green Archers|La Salle Green Archers|La Salle] decided not to compete and took a leave of absence; UP replaced the Lady Archers to complete the eight-team elimination round roster.
Tournament format
A revised tournament format was issued with 10 teams participating:
- Elimination round: Round robin
- *Top four teams will qualify for quarterfinals.
- *Bottom four will be eliminated from contention.
- Quarterfinals: Round robin
- *Standings are reset back to zero.
- *Top four teams from the elimination round will be joined by the University of San Jose-Recoletos Lady Jaguars and University of St. La Salle Lady Stingers.
- *Top four teams will qualify for semi-finals
- *Bottom two teams are eliminated for a semi-finals berth.
- Semi-finals: Best-of-three series
- * #1 vs. #4
- * #2 vs. #3
- Finals: Best-of-three series
- * Championship: Winners of the semi-finals
- * Bronze match: Losers of the semi-finals
- ** In case the championship series ends first, and the two teams split the series, the team with which has won the greater number of sets wins third place
NOTE: This format is official as set by the Shakey's V-League.
Elimination round
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | SW | SL | Avg | Tie |
| 6 | 1 | .857 | -- | 20 | 8 | .714 | 1-0 |
| 6 | 1 | .857 | -- | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0-1 |
| 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 16 | 8 | .667 | |
| 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 14 | 13 | .519 | |
| 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 12 | 12 | .500 | |
| 2 | 5 | .286 | 3 | 9 | 19 | .321 | |
| 1 | 6 | .142 | 5 | 12 | 19 | .387 | |
| 0 | 7 | .000 | 6 | 3 | 21 | .125 | |
SW = sets won; SL = sets lost
Results
| VS | AdU | ADMU | CSB | FEU | LPU | SSC-R | UP | UST |
| | 3-0 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 3-0 | 1-3 |
| 0-3 | | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3-0 | 3-2 |
| 2-3 | 0-3 | | 1-3 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 0-3 |
| 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3-0 | 1-3 |
| 2-3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | | 2-3 | 3-1 | 1-3 |
| 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-2 | | 3-0 | 2-3 |
| 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | | 0-3 |
| 3-1 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-0 | |
Quarterfinals
Team standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | SW | SL | Avg |
| 5 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | 15 | 4 | .789 |
| 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 13 | 5 | .722 |
| 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 12 | 6 | .667 |
| 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .411 |
| 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .294 |
| 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 15 | .000 |
Final ranking
- Champion -
- 1st runner-up -
- 2nd runner-up -
- 3rd runner-up -
Awards