The 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference was the tenth conference of the
Premier Volleyball League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the ...
(''37th conference of the former
Shakey's V-League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, th ...
'') and its first conference as a professional league. The conference started on July 17, 2021 and ended on August 13, 2021, at the PCV Socio-Civic and Cultural Center in
Bacarra,
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte, officially the Province of Ilocos Norte ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Norte; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte), is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. Its capital is Laoag City, located in the northwest corner ...
in a bubble. The PVL has been approved by the
(IATF-EID) to begin team practices to be followed by the official start of the 2021 season.
In January 2021, it was reported that
Motolite filed a leave of absence from the league and released all of its players. The
Philippine Army Lady Troopers will participate as a guest team.
Five teams from
Philippine Super Liga
The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. an ...
joined the PVL –
Cignal HD Spikers Cignal HD Spikers may refer to:
* Cignal HD Spikers (men's team), Filipino men's volleyball team
* Cignal HD Spikers (women's team), Filipino women's volleyball team
{{disambiguation ...
,
PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters,
Chery Tiggo Crossovers,
Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors and
F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers is a professional women's volleyball club in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by Efren E. Uy (Chairman, President, and CEO) of F2 Logistics Philippines, Inc.
Background
The F2 Logistics Cargo ...
. On July 9, 2021, F2 Logistics announced it will not participate in the Open Conference citing injuries and lack of training due to difficulties maintaining their training bubble.
A newly-established team, the
UAC Power Hitters, joined the league but announced in June that it will not compete in the Open Conference as it has not formed a team in time for the conference.
Participating teams
Venue
The 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference held its first game at the Centennial Arena in
Laoag
Laoag, officially the City of Laoag ( ilo, Siudad ti Laoag; fil, Lungsod ng Laoag), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people. ...
,
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte, officially the Province of Ilocos Norte ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Norte; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte), is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. Its capital is Laoag City, located in the northwest corner ...
as an
isolation zone (bubble). But since Laoag is under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine days before the tournament, teams temporarily moved the venue to PCV Socio-Civic and Cultural Center in
Bacarra, Ilocos Norte. The conference began July 17, 2021, the bubble accommodated 11 teams.
The original schedule of the 2021 bubble was supposed to be in February or March. Ricky Palou, president of Sports Vision Management (organizers of the PVL), said that they did not want to compete with basketball as the
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas () or the SBP is the national sport association for basketball in the Philippines, formed from the merging of the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) and Pilipinas Basketball (PB).
It was formed ...
is having an international tournament in February.
Philippine men's basketball team will hold practices and will compete for the February window of the
2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
The 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification was a basketball competition that was played from February 2018 to August 2021, to determine the fifteen FIBA Asia-Oceania nations who would join the automatically qualified host Indonesia at the 2022 FIBA As ...
to be held also at the Inspire Sports Academy.
Cignal TV
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will be the official broadcast partner under a 3-year contract.
Training venues
The following venues served as the training ground of the PVL teams as approved by the
Games and Amusements Board
The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) ( tgl, Lupon sa Palaro at Libangan) is the government-ran regulatory body of professional sports in the Philippines.
History
The Games and Amusements Board initially started its operation in 1951 with the issu ...
(GAB).
Transactions
National team players
*The following players were part of the national team that competed in 2019 international games.
Team additions and transfers
The following are the players who transferred to another team on the upcoming conference.
Preliminary round
Ranking
Match results
*All times are
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; fil, Pamantayang Oras ng Pilipinas), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses one time zone, at an offset of UTC+08:00, b ...
(
UTC+8:00).
Final round
* All times are
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; fil, Pamantayang Oras ng Pilipinas), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses one time zone, at an offset of UTC+08:00, b ...
(
UTC+8:00).
* All series are
best-of-three
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
.
Brackets
Semifinals
Rank 1 vs Rank 4
* Creamline wins series, 2–0
Rank 2 vs Rank 3
* Chery Tiggo wins series, 2–1
Finals
3rd place match
* Petro Gazz wins series, 2–0
Championships
* Chery Tiggo wins series, 2–1
Awards and medalists
Individual awards
Medalists
Final standings
Asian Club Championship
The best performing team were invited to take part at the
2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship. All teams declined to participate.
The club which would have accepted the invitation would have to shoulder the associated fees for their participation.
[ A national team side was entered in the club tournament instead.][
]
Statistics leaders
Here are the statistical leaders at the end of the 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference. Note that the list only consists of the players from the final four teams.
Best scorers
Best spikers
Best blockers
Best servers
Best diggers
Best setters
Best receivers
PVLPC player of the week
References
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