2015 Spikers' Turf season

The 2015 Spikers' Turf season was the inaugural season of the men's volleyball league Spikers' Turf, the counterpart of the women's Shakey's V-League. In 2014, the Shakey's V-League introduced a men's division during its 21st conference.^[1] The following year, Sports Vision, the organizers of the Shakey's V-League decided to spin off the men's vision as a separate tournament, giving birth to the Spikers' Turf.

2015 Spikers' Turf season
League	Spikers' Turf
Sport	Volleyball
TV partner(s)	PTV-4
Conferences
Open champions	PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters
Open runners-up	Cagayan Valley Rising Suns
Collegiate champions	Ateneo de Manila University
Collegiate runners-up	National University
Reinforced champions	Cignal HD Spikers
Reinforced runners-up	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers

Open conference

Main article: Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference

The Open Conference, which started on April 5, 2015 was the inaugural conference of the Spikers' Turf.^[2]

Participating Teams

Abbr.	Team
CAG	Cagayan Valley Rising Suns
CHA	Champion Infinity Active Smashers
CIG	Cignal HD Spikers
FRB	Fourbees Cavite Patriots Total Attackers
IEM	Instituto Estetico Manila Phoenix Volley Masters
PAF	Philippine Air Force Air Men
PAR	Philippine Army Troopers
PLD	PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters

Preliminary

• All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cagayan Valley Rising Suns	7	6	1	16	20	10	2.000	678	631	1.074	Semifinals
2	PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters	7	5	2	17	19	10	1.900	697	617	1.130
3	Cignal HD Spikers	7	4	3	13	16	9	1.778	613	547	1.121
4	Philippine Air Force Air Men	7	4	3	12	15	12	1.250	625	616	1.015
5	Philippine Army Troopers	7	4	3	12	15	13	1.154	623	606	1.028
6	Champion Infinity Active Smashers	7	4	3	11	15	14	1.071	657	656	1.002
7	Fourbees-Cavite Patriots	7	1	6	3	4	19	0.211	435	573	0.759
8	IEM Volley Masters	7	0	7	0	4	21	0.190	544	616	0.883

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Semifinals

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters	3	3	0	8	9	4	2.250	303	281	1.078
2	Cagayan Valley Rising Suns	3	2	1	5	7	6	1.167	307	300	1.023
3	Cignal HD Spikers	3	1	2	4	6	6	1.000	269	274	0.982
4	Philippine Air Force Air Men	3	0	3	1	3	9	0.333	279	303	0.921

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Finals

• Battle for Bronze

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
05/31	09:00	Cignal HD Spikers	2–3	Philippine Air Force Air Men	20–25	25–21	25–16	23–25	12–15	105–102
06/02	14:00	Philippine Air Force Air Men	3–0	Cignal HD Spikers	25–21	25–21	25–20			75–62

• Battle for Gold

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
05/31	15:00	Cagayan Valley Rising Suns	1–3	PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters	22–25	25–21	23–25	12–25		82–96
06/02	16:00	PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters	3–1	Cagayan Valley Rising Suns	25–15	25–11	23–25	30–28		103–79

Final standings Rank Team PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters Cagayan Valley Rising Suns Philippine Air Force Air Men 4 Cignal HD Spikers 5 Philippine Army Troopers 6 Champion Infinity Active Smashers 7 Fourbees-Cavite Patriots 8 Instituto Estetico Manila Phoenix Volley Masters

Individual awards Award Name Most Valuable Player Finals: Conference: Mark Gil Alfafara (PLDT) Marck Espejo (CAG) Best Outside Spikers 1st: 2nd: Marck Espejo (CAG) John Paul Torres (PLDT) Best Middle Blockers 1st: 2nd: Reyson Fuentes (CIG) Peter Den Mar Torres (CAG) Best Opposite Spiker Mark Gil Alfafara (PLDT) Best Setter Jessie Lopez (PAF) Best Libero Erickson Joseph Ramos (CAG)

Collegiate conference

Main article: Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference

The Spikers’ Turf Collegiate Conference was the 2nd conference of the Spikers' Turf which started on July 13, 2015 and ended on September 27, 2015 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.^[3]

Participating Teams

Participating Teams
Abbr.	Group A	Abbr.	Group B
EAC	Emilio Aguinaldo College	AUN	Arellano University
FEU	Far Eastern University	ADM	Ateneo de Manila University
NCB	National College of Business and Arts	CSB	College of Saint Benilde
NUI	National University	DLD	De La Salle University – Dasmariñas
MIT	Mapúa Institute of Technology	DLS	De La Salle University – Manila
UEA	University of the East	UPM	University of the Philippines – Diliman

Preliminary

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	NU Bulldogs	5	5	0	14	15	2	7.500	391	352	1.111	Quarterfinals
2	EAC Generals	5	4	1	12	12	4	3.000	408	338	1.207
3	NCBA Wildcats	5	3	2	8	9	10	0.900	393	430	0.914
4	FEU Tamaraws	5	2	3	6	10	12	0.833	479	471	1.017
5	Mapúa Cardinals	5	1	4	4	6	12	0.500	389	422	0.922
6	UE Red Warriors	5	0	5	1	3	15	0.200	357	424	0.842

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	5	5	0	15	15	1	15.000	399	289	1.381	Quarterfinals
2	De La Salle Green Archers	5	4	1	11	12	6	2.000	428	389	1.100
3	UP Fighting Maroons	5	3	2	10	11	9	1.222	437	413	1.058
4	Benilde Blazers	5	1	4	3	6	12	0.500	362	406	0.892
5	Arellano Chiefs	5	1	4	3	5	13	0.385	385	425	0.906
6	De La Salle Patriots	5	1	4	3	4	13	0.308	332	419	0.792

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Quarterfinals

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	7	7	0	21	21	4	5.250	621	499	1.244	Semifinals
2	NU Bulldogs	7	6	1	17	18	7	2.571	680	577	1.179
3	EAC Generals	7	4	3	13	15	11	1.364	630	562	1.121
4	NCBA Wildcats	8	4	4	10	18	17	1.059	677	706	0.959
5	De La Salle Green Archers	8	3	5	9	13	16	0.813	721	723	0.997
6	UP Fighting Maroons	7	2	5	6	9	18	0.500	571	613	0.931
7	Benilde Blazers	7	2	5	5	11	19	0.579	614	687	0.894
8	FEU Tamaraws	7	1	6	5	10	19	0.526	617	662	0.932

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final round

• All series are best-of-3

	Semifinals							Finals
	1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	3	3
	4	NCBA Wildcats	0	0
								1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	3	3
								2	NU Bulldogs	0	1
	2	NU Bulldogs	3	3
	3	EAC Generals	2	1				3rd place
								3	EAC Generals	3	3
								4	NCBA Wildcats	0	0

Final standings Rank Team  Ateneo de Manila University  National University  Emilio Aguinaldo College 4 National College of Business and Arts 5  De La Salle University – Manila 6  University of the Philippines – Diliman 7  College of Saint Benilde 8  Far Eastern University 9  Mapúa Institute of Technology 10  Arellano University 11 De La Salle University – Dasmariñas 12  University of the East

Individual awards Award Name Most Valuable Player Finals: Conference: Marck Espejo Best Outside Spikers 1st: 2nd: Howard Mojica Marck Espejo Best Middle Blockers 1st: 2nd: Kim Malabunga Reyson Fuentes Best Opposite Spiker Ysay Marasigan Best Setter April Jhon Pagtalunan Best Libero Ricky Marcos

Notable records

• Howard Mojica of the EAC Generals holds the record of highest number of scored points in a single game, 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 - ref. Match 34 P2
• The Ateneo Blue Eagles made history in the league by being the first team to sweep a conference (13 wins & 0 loss).^[4][5]

Reinforced conference

Main article: Spikers' Turf 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference

The Spikers’ Turf Reinforced Open Conference was the 3rd conference of the Spikers' Turf that started on October 10, 2015 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.^[6]

Participating Teams

Abbr.	Team
CIG	Cignal HD Spikers
IEM	IEM Volley Masters
PAF	Philippine Air Force Air Men
PNV	Philippine Navy Sailors
PLD	PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters
STE (ACT)	Sta. Elena Construction Wrecking Balls

Preliminary

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Philippine Air Force Air Men	5	4	1	12	13	5	2.600	427	398	1.073	Semifinals
2	Cignal HD Spikers	5	4	1	11	13	7	1.857	465	411	1.131
3	PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters	5	3	2	9	10	8	1.250	428	388	1.103
4	Philippine Navy Sailors	5	2	3	5	7	12	0.583	410	446	0.919
5	IEM Volley Masters	5	1	4	4	8	12	0.667	431	468	0.921
6	Sta. Elena Construction Wrecking Balls	5	1	4	4	6	13	0.462	403	453	0.890

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final round

	Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage							Finals Best-of-three series
	1	Philippine Air Force Air Men	3	–	–
	4	Philippine Navy Sailors	2	–	–
								1	Philippine Air Force Air Men	3	0	0
								2	Cignal HD Spikers	1	3	3
	2	Cignal HD Spikers	3	–	–
	3	PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters	2	–	–			3rd place
								3	PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters	3	3	–
								4	Philippine Navy Sailors	1	0	–

Final standings Rank Team Cignal HD Spikers Philippine Air Force Air Men PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters 4 Philippine Navy Sailors 5 IEM Volley Masters 6 Sta. Elena Construction Wrecking Balls

Individual awards Award Name Most Valuable Player Finals: Conference: Edward Ybañez (Cignal) Mark Gil Alfafara (PLDT) Best Outside Spikers 1st: 2nd: Mark Gil Alfafara (PLDT) Nur Amid Madsairi (Navy) Best Middle Blockers 1st: 2nd: Peter Den Mar Torres (PLDT) Reyson Fuentes (Air Force) Best Opposite Spiker Reuben Inaudito (Air Force) Best Setter Glacy Ralph Diezmo (Cignal) Best Libero Sandy Montero (Cignal)

Venue

• Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan City

Broadcast partner

• PTV-4^[1]

See also

• 2015 SVL season

References

1. "Spikers' Turf showcases best in men's volleyball". The Philippine Star. March 25, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
2. Payo, Jasmine (March 25, 2015). "Men's volley hits scene with Spikers' Turf April 5". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
3. "Spikers' Turf volleyball lifts covers off collegiate tourney". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 4, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
4. Lozada, Bong (September 27, 2015). "Ateneo goes 13-0, sweeps NU for Spikers' Turf title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
5. Villar, Joey (September 28, 2015). "Eagles whip Bulldogs, cop Spikers' Turf crown". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
6. "Spikers' Turf Reinforced Conference to Begin on October 10". Sports Gateway PH. October 8, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

Preceded by Inaugural	Spikers' Turf 2015	Succeeded by 2nd, 2016