The 2024 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference was the nineteenth conference and the second tournament of the
seventh season of the
Spikers' Turf
The Spikers' Turf is the top-level men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision), established in 2015.
History
The league had its beginnings in 2014, when t ...
. It took place in four different venues between October 16, to December 15, 2024.
A total of eleven teams are battling for the championship title.
This includes guest team, KondohGumi Hyogo of Japan, will join the semifinals
round-robin phase.
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The Cignal HD Spikers claimed its sixth title in the league and its first Invitational championship gold by defeating Criss Cross King Crunchers in three sets. Meanwhile, Savouge Spin Doctors won against DN Steel-FEU Ultras to win the bronze medal of the tournament, which marks their first podium finish of the team since joining the league. Jude Garcia of the King Crunchers bagged his second straight Conference MVP, and Louie Ramirez of the HD Spikers shined at the championship match that earned him the Finals MVP award.
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Qualification
Eleven teams participated in this conference, with eight of the nine teams who competed in the 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference.
The FEU Tamaraws
The FEU Tamaraws and Lady Tamaraws are the varsity teams of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The university's high school varsity teams are called the ''FEU-D Baby Tamaraws, Baby Tamaraws'' ...
(under the name DN Steel-FEU Ultras) and the De La Salle Green Spikers (under the name EcoOil-La Salle Green Oilers) are qualified to join the tournament after being the finalists of the recently concluded 2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge.
KondohGumi Hyogo, once known as "Maruichi Hyogo" returned as the sole foreign guest team who joined the semifinalists of the conference.
Participating teams
Venues
The following are the game venues set for this conference:
Rosters
Format
;Preliminary round
# Single round-robin elimination; Ten (10) teams.
# Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
# The top 4 teams in the pool will advance to the semifinals.
;Semifinals
# Five teams (4 semifinalists + foreign guest team); Single round-robin elimination.
# Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
# The 3rd and 4th ranked teams will advance to the bronze medal match.
# The 1st and 2nd ranked teams will advance to the winner-take-all gold medal match.
;Finals
# All games are knockout matches.
# Bronze medal: 3rd ranked team vs. 4th ranked team
# Gold medal: 1st ranked team vs. 2nd ranked team
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: the number of points scored divided by the 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
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used dayligh ...
( UTC+08:00).
Ranking
Match results
Final round
* All times are Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used dayligh ...
( UTC+8:00).
Semifinals
Ranking
Match results
Finals
3rd place
Championship
Final standing
Awards
Statistics leaders
STPC player of the week
See also
* 2024 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference
References
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Invitational
2024 in Philippine volleyball leagues
2024 in men's volleyball
October 2024 sports events in the Philippines
November 2024 sports events in the Philippines
December 2024 sports events in the Philippines