The Spikers' Turf is the top-level men's semi-professional

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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 the

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introduced a men's division during its 21st conference. The following year, Sports Vision decided to spin off the men's division as a separate league, giving birth to the Spikers' Turf. In late-2016, Sports Vision announced that the league be merged back in the 2017 season with the Shakey's V-League (which was renamed as the

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; PVL). The men's division in the PVL ended with the

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as its final tournament. The Spikers' Turf was revived on October 6, 2018 and was reestablished as a separate legal entity from the PVL. In 2020, Spikers' Turf began the process to turn to a professional league, after the PVL was given professional status by the national government's Games and Amusement Board in the same year. The league did not stage its 2020 season due to the

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. On March 16, 2021, Sports Vision president Ricky Palou bared that only three teams out of six - Cignal HD,

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and VNS - agreed to turn professional.

Teams

These are the teams currently competing at the 2025 Spikers' Turf Open Conference.

Season format

Unlike other foreign professional volleyball leagues that have a single regular season spanning from October to May, the Spikers' Turf seasons are divided into two to three "conferences" or tournaments, similar to its women's counterpart,

, and the

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with each tournament winner being counted as overall league champions. Before merging with the PVL in 2017, the Spikers' Turf paraded three tournaments similar to the

— the Reinforced Conference, Open Conference, and Collegiate Conference. Once the league re-established itself in 2018, it discontinued the Collegiate Conference, with the collegiate teams joining the Open Conference in 2019. After a single tournament in the returning 2022 season due to COVID-19 restrictions, the league now banners two tournaments in one season starting in 2023 — Open Conference and Invitational Conference. Even if V-League was re-established in 2022 for collegiate teams, they can join the Invitational Conferences since the Spikers' Turf has yet to be professionalized as of now.

Active tournaments

* Open Conference is a conference where corporate-backed local teams can compete. (9 tournaments as of 2025 season) * Invitational Conference is a conference where collegiate and international club teams are invited to play in a tournament against the local teams. (2 tournaments as of 2024 season)

Defunct/Inactive tournaments

* ''Collegiate Conference'' (2015–2016) is a pre-season tournament for college and university teams in preparation for the respective regular seasons of their mother leagues. * ''Reinforced Conference'' (2015–2016; 2019) is a tournament similar to the Open Conference, considered as the "2nd conference" of the league. Although named as "Reinforced", most teams have not opted to hire foreign reinforcements.

Results summary

Open

Invitational

Reinforced (c. 2015–2016; 2019)

Collegiate (c. 2015–2016)

Champions

Awardees

Notable records

* Marck Espejo of the Cignal HD Spikers holds the record of highest number of scored points in a single game, 43 points (33 spikes, 2 blocks & 8 service aces). ** Previous record holder was Howard Mojica of the EAC Generals with 41 points (38 spikes, 1 block & 2 service aces) in a match against the Ateneo Blue Eagles during the quarter finals round of the 2015 collegiate conference
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* The

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made history in the Spikers' Turf by being the first team to sweep a collegiate conference (13 wins & 0 loss). * Cignal HD Spikers also made history in the Spikers' Turf by being the first club/corporate team to sweep a

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(15 wins & 0 loss).

Venues

The league's games are mainly held across

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, primarily on Paco Arena from 2019 to 2023. Recently, the games have dispersed again outside Paco Arena, with some playing outside the metropolis. *

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** Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan City **

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** Paco Arena,

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* Outside of Metro Manila **

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** Santa Rosa Sports Complex, Santa Rosa

Media coverage

The league's initial broadcast partner was the

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in its first season. In 2016, it was handed over to ABS-CBN Sports+Action, the same broadcast partner with its former women's counterpart league,

. This partnership with ABS-CBN continued as the Spikers' Turf merged with the rebranded

. Upon its separation from the PVL and re-establishment,

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became the league's primary broadcast partner in 2018. With the rise of online streaming services, the live coverage of the games can be viewed via Cignal Play, Pilipinas Live app, and the league's official website. * ''

'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2016) ** ABS-CBN Sports+Action (2016) *

(2018–present) ** Hyper (2018) **

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(2019–present) ** Cignal Play (2022–present) ** One Sports+ (2022–present) ** Pilipinas Live (2023–present)

References

External links

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