2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference Explained

Competition:	Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference
Continent:	Asia
Gender:	women
Year:	2022
Size:	250
Dates:	October 8 – December 6, 2022
Teams:	9
Venues:	5
Champions Other:	Petro Gazz
Title Number:	2
Second Other:	Cignal HD
Third Other:	Creamline
Fourth Other:	Chery Tiggo
Setter:	Jia De Guzman
Opposite Spiker:	Mylene Paat
Libero:	Ria Beatriz Duremdes
Matches:	46
Last:	2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference
Next:	2023 Premier Volleyball League First All-Filipino Conference

The 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the thirteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its fourth conference as a professional league.

The tournament began on October 8 and finished on December 6, 2022.^[1] This is the first reinforced conference in three years, since the last reinforced was commenced way back in 2019. And also the first conference to use a video challenge system.^[2] It features nine local teams with one foreign guest player each. Among these nine teams are the returning F2 Logistics Cargo Movers and the debuting team — Akari Chargers.^[3] ^[4]

Participating teams

Abbr.	Team	Affiliation	Head coach	Foreign guest player	Team captain
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AKA	Akari Chargers	Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation	Jorge Edson	Prisilla Rivera	Michelle Marie Monique Cobb
CTC	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.	Clarence Esteban	Jelena Cvijović	Mylene Paat
CMF	Choco Mucho Flying Titans	Republic Biscuit Corporation	Edjet Mabbayad	Odina Aliyeva	Isabel Beatriz De Leon
CHD	Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.	Cesael Delos Santos	Tai Bierria	Rachel Anne Daquis
CCS	Creamline Cool Smashers	Republic Biscuit Corporation	Sherwin Meneses	Yeliz Başa	Alyssa Valdez
FTL	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	F2 Logistics Philippines	Benson Bocboc	Lindsay Stalzer	Lindsay Stalzer
PGA	Petro Gazz Angels	PetroGazz Ventures Phils. Corp.	Rald Ricafort	Lindsey Vander Weide	Relea Ferina Saet
PLD	PLDT High Speed Hitters	PLDT Inc.	George Pascua	Elena Savkina-Samoilenko	Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan
UAA	United Auctioneers Army Lady Troopers	Philippine Army and United Auctioneers Inc.	Emilio Reyes Jr.	Laura Condotta	Jovelyn Gonzaga

Venues

Preliminaries
Santa Rosa City	San Juan City	Pasay City
Santa Rosa Sports Complex	Filoil EcoOil Centre	SM Mall of Asia Arena
Capacity: 5,700	Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 15,000

Preliminaries, Semifinals, Finals
Quezon City	Pasig City
Araneta Coliseum	PhilSports Arena
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 10,000

Transactions

National team players

The following playersthat played in the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup and the 2022 ASEAN Grand Prix are solely composed of the players from Creamline Cool Smashers.^[5]

width=20%	Team	width=15%	Outside Hitters	width=15%	Middle Blockers	width=15%	Opposite Spikers	width=15%	Setters	width=15%	Liberos
Creamline Cool Smashers	Fille Cainglet-Cayetano

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Team additions and transfers

The following are the players who transferred to another team for the upcoming conference.

Player	Moving from (last team)	Moving to
Krich Macaslang	Adamson Lady Falcons (UAAP)	Akari Chargers
Trisha Genesis	Adamson Lady Falcons (UAAP)	Akari Chargers
Danielle Theris Ravena	Ateneo Blue Eagles (UAAP)	Akari Chargers
Erika Raagas	Ateneo Blue Eagles(UAAP)	Akari Chargers
Janel Maraguinot	Ateneo Blue Eagles(UAAP)	Akari Chargers
Geneveve Casugod	BaliPure Purest Water Defenders	Akari Chargers
Gyra Ezra Barroga	BaliPure Purest Water Defenders	Akari Chargers
Jamie Isabelle Lavitoria	BaliPure Purest Water Defenders	Akari Chargers
Janine Marciano	BaliPure Purest Water Defenders	Akari Chargers
Jhoana Louisse Maraguinot	BaliPure Purest Water Defenders	Akari Chargers
Michelle Marie Monique Cobb	De La Salle Lady Spikers (UAAP)	Akari Chargers
Lycha Ebon	FEU Lady Tamaraws (UAAP)	Akari Chargers
Princes Ezra Madrigal	FEU Lady Tamaraws (UAAP)	Akari Chargers
Chiara May Permentilla	Marinerang Pilipina Lady Skippers (PSL)	Akari Chargers
Bingle Landicho	NU Lady Bulldogs (UAAP)	Akari Chargers
Andrea Marzan	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors	Akari Chargers
Jaila Atienza	UP Fighting Maroons (UAAP)	Chery Tiggo Crossovers
Jaycel delos Reyes	Ateneo Blue Eagles(UAAP)	Chery Tiggo Crossovers^[6]
Roselle Baliton	BaliPure Purest Water Defenders	Chery Tiggo Crossovers
Pia Sarmiento	Lyceum Lady Pirates (NCAA)	Chery Tiggo Crossovers
France Elize Ronquillo	NU Lady Bulldogs (UAAP)	Chery Tiggo Crossovers^[7]
Rachelle Roldan	UST Golden Tigresses(UAAP)	Chery Tiggo Crossovers^[8]
Maika Ortiz	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	Choco Mucho Flying Titans^[9]
Arianne Mae Layug	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	Cignal HD Spikers
Mary Joy Dacoron	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	Cignal HD Spikers
Elaine Kasilag	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers^[10]
Ivy Lacsina	NU Lady Bulldogs (UAAP)	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers^[11]
Kalei Mau	Athletes Unlimited Volleyball (United States)	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
Rachel Austero	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	PLDT High Speed Hitters^[12]

Foreign guest players

The following are the foreign guest players who are acquired by each team.

width=30%	Team	width=25%	Foreign player	width=25%	Moving from
Akari Chargers	Prisilla Rivera^[13]	Jakarta Pertamina Energi
Chery Tiggo Crossovers	Jelena Cvijović^[14]	SCM U Craiova
Choco Mucho Flying Titans	Odina Aliyeva^[15]	VW Jakarta Elektrik PLN
Cignal HD Spikers	Tai Bierria^[16]	Clamart Volley-Ball
Creamline Cool Smashers	Yeliz Başa^[17]	Anthea Vicenza
F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	Lindsay Stalzer^[18]	Atenienses de Manati
Petro Gazz Angels	Lindsey Vander Weide^[19]	AEK Athens
PLDT High Speed Hitters	Elena Savkina-Samoilenko^[20]	Mersin B.Şehir Bld.
United Auctioneers Army Lady Troopers	Laura Condotta^[21]	AEK Larnaca

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Replaced by	Ref
	Oliver Almadro	Resigned midway through the conference	Edjet Mabbayad	^[22]
	Arnold Laniog	Reassigned	Rald Ricafort

Format

This conference implemented a single round-robin in preliminary and semifinals, and a best-of-three series in the 3rd place match and Championship match. The following format conducted for the entirety of the conference:

Preliminary Round

The nine teams played in a single round-robin elimination.
Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
Top four teamsbadvanced to the semifinals.

Semifinals

The four teams played again in a single round-robin elimination.
Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
The 3rd and 4th ranked teams advanced to the bronze medal match.
The 1st and 2nd ranked teams advanced to the gold medal match.

Finals

Bronze medal: SF Rank 3 vs SF Rank 4 (best-of-three series)
Gold medal: SF Rank 1 vs SF Rank 2 (best-of-three series)

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: number of points scored divided by 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 .

Ranking

Match results

Final round

All times are Philippine Standard Time .

Semifinals

Ranking

Match results

Finals

3rd place

Creamline wins series, 2–0.

Championship

Petro Gazz wins series, 2–0.

Final standing

width=	Rank	width=270	Team
	Petro Gazz Angels
	Cignal HD Spikers
	Creamline Cool Smashers
4	Chery Tiggo Crossovers
5	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
6	PLDT High Speed Hitters
7	Choco Mucho Flying Titans
8	Akari Chargers
9	United Auctioneers Army Lady Troopers

Team Roster
Shiela Marie Pineda, Djanel Welch Cheng, Mariella Gabarda, Grethcel Soltones, Seth Marione Rodriguez, Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, Mary Remy Joy Palma, Marian Alisa Buitre, Myla Pablo, Mar-Jana Phillips, Lindsey Vander Weide, Relea Ferina Saet (c), Cienne Mary Arielle Cruz, Nicole Anne Tiamzon, Jonah Sabete
Head coach
Rald Ricafort

Awards and medalists

Individual awards

width=250	Award	width=200	Player	width=120	Team	width=10
Conference Most Valuable Player	Mylene Paat	Chery Tiggo	^[23] ^[24]
Finals Most Valuable Player	Lindsey Vander Weide	Petro Gazz
1st Best Outside Spiker	Alyssa Valdez	Creamline
2nd Best Outside Spiker	Myla Pablo	Petro Gazz
1st Best Middle Blocker	Mar-Jana Phillips	Petro Gazz
2nd Best Middle Blocker	Roselyn Doria	Cignal
Best Opposite Spiker	Mylene Paat	Chery Tiggo
Best Setter	Jia De Guzman	Creamline
Best Libero	Ria Beatriz Duremdes	Chery Tiggo
Best Foreign Guest Player	Lindsey Vander Weide	Petro Gazz

Medalists

Statistics leaders

Statistics leaders correct at the end of preliminary round.

Rank!width=180
Name	width=50	Points
1	Elena Samoilenko	213
2	Prisilla Rivera	206
3	Lindsey Vander Weide	187
4	Lindsay Stalzer	161
5	Mylene Paat	160

Rank!width=180
Name	width=50
1	Prisilla Rivera	39.79
2	Yeliz Başa	38.07
3	Mylene Paat	37.09
4	Lindsey Vander Weide	36.04
5	Lindsay Stalzer	35.37

Rank!width=180
Name	width=50
1	Mary Remy Joy Palma	0.77
2	Ivy Keith Lacsina	0.69
3	Roselyn Doria	0.69
4	Mar-Jana Phillips	0.67
5	Roselle Baliton	0.57

Rank!width=180
Name	width=50
1	Angelica Cayuna	0.41
2	Lindsey Vander Weide	0.37
3	Kim Fajardo	0.31
4	Desiree Wynea Cheng	0.31
5	Mika Aereen Reyes	0.30

Rank!width=180
Name	width=50
1	Anngela Nunag	3.66
2	Kyla Atienza	3.61
3	Ria Beatriz Duremdes	3.46
4	Alyssa Valdez	3.18
5	Dennise Lazaro-Revilla	3.13

Rank!width=180
Name	width=50
1	Julia Melissa De Guzman	5.82
2	Djanel Welch Cheng	4.23
3	Kim Fajardo	4.07
4	Angelica Cayuna	3.78
5	Rhea Dimaculangan	3.52

Rank!width=180
Name	width=50
1	Kathleen Faith Arado	56.11
2	Jessica Galanza	50.00
3	Odina Aliyeva	45.67
4	Anngela Nunag	45.06
5	Ria Beatriz Duremdes	39.23

Notes and References

News: PVL 'slam' on Cool Smashers' minds . PVL . August 15, 2022 . September 15, 2022 . August 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220821105303/https://pvl.ph/news/pvl-slam-on-cool-smashers-minds . live .
Web site: Isaga . JR . PVL rolls out long-awaited challenge system for Reinforced Conference . RAPPLER . 24 November 2022 . 5 October 2022 . December 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227114308/https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/premier-volleyball-league-rolls-out-challenge-system-reinforced-conference-2022/ . live .
News: F2 beefs up roster for PVL comeback . Philstar . September 3, 2022 . September 15, 2022 . September 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913161237/https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/09/03/2207040/f2-beefs-roster-pvl-comeback . live .
News: Akari set on forming ‘best team possible’ ahead of PVL debut . Rappler . June 2, 2022 . September 15, 2022 . June 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630162453/https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/akari-set-forming-best-team-possible-premier-volleyball-league-debut/ . live .
News: Creamline composes National Team for AVC Cup for Women . PVL . August 17, 2022 . September 15, 2022 . September 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915092439/https://pvl.ph/news/creamline-composes-national-team-for-avc-cup-for-women . live .
Web site: Ateneo’s Jaycel delos Reyes turns pro, signs with Chery Tiggo. Fastbreak. September 10, 2022. December 3, 2022. September 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915094314/https://fastbreak.com.ph/ateneos-jaycel-delos-reyes-turns-pro-signs-with-chery-tiggo/. live.
Web site: Chery Tiggo signs France Ronquillo. Fastbreak. September 15, 2022. September 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915094307/https://fastbreak.com.ph/chery-tiggo-signs-france-ronquillo1/. live.
Web site: UST’s Rachelle Roldan joins Chery Tiggo. Fastbreak. September 15, 2022. September 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915094305/https://fastbreak.com.ph/usts-rachelle-roldan-joins-chery-tiggo/. live.
Web site: Choco Mucho welcomes Maika Ortiz. Manila Bulletin. September 15, 2022. September 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915094304/https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/03/choco-mucho-welcomes-maika-ortiz/. live.
Web site: Kasilag to F2, Austero to PLDT, Delos Reyes to Chery Tiggo in PVL rigodon. Spin PH. September 15, 2022. September 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915095002/https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/kasilag-to-f2-austero-to-pldt-delos-reyes-to-chery-tiggo-a5136-20220912. live.
Web site: Ivy Lacsina forgoes NU title defense, signs with F2 Logistics. Spin PH. September 15, 2022. September 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915093459/https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/ivy-lacsina-f2-logistics-pvl-reinforced-conference-nu-lady-bulldogs-a5136-20220902. live.
Web site: PLDT picks up Rachel Austero. Fastbreak. September 15, 2022. September 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915094305/https://fastbreak.com.ph/pldt-picks-up-rachel-austero1/. live.
News: PVL: Akari taps 3-time Olympian Rivera as import . September 21, 2022 . ABS-CBN News . September 21, 2022 . September 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220921094838/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/21/22/pvl-akari-taps-3-time-olympian-rivera-as-import . live .
News: Dannug . Jonash . Chery Tiggo taps Montenegrin Jelena Cvijovic as import . September 28, 2022 . Tiebreaker Times . September 28, 2022 . September 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928134627/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/chery-tiggo-taps-montenegrin-jelena-cvijovic-as-import/251008 . live .
Web site: CMFT Twitter . September 30, 2022 . July 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722183805/https://twitter.com/CMFlyingTitans/status/1575659191410245634 . live .
News: Garcia . John Mark . Cignal brings in American import Tai Bierria for PVL . September 20, 2022 . spin.ph . September 17, 2022 . September 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171659/https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/cignal-brings-in-american-import-tai-bierria-for-pvl-a5172-20220916 . live .
News: PVL: Creamline taps Yeliz Basa as import for Reinforced Conference . October 2, 2022 . ABS-CBN News . October 1, 2022 . December 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203124413/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/01/22/pvl-creamline-taps-turkeys-yeliz-basa-as-import . live .
News: Agcaoili . Lance . Lindsay Stalzer back as F2 Logistics import, Kalei Mau also returns . September 20, 2022 . Inquirer Sports . September 20, 2022 . September 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174156/https://sports.inquirer.net/477753/lindsay-stalzer-back-as-f2-logistics-import-kalei-mau-also-returns/amp . live .
News: PVL: PetroGazz unveils Lindsey Vander Weide as import . September 15, 2022 . ABS-CBN News . September 15, 2022 . September 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915082130/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/15/22/pvl-petrogazz-unveils-lindsey-vander-weide-as-import . live .
News: Dannug . Jonash . PLDT taps Russian Savkina-Samoilenko as import . September 28, 2022 . Tiebreaker Times . September 20, 2022 . September 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928145518/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pldt-taps-russian-savkina-samoilenko-as-import/250362 . live .
News: Condotta sandata ng Lady Troopers . September 28, 2022 . Abante News . September 27, 2022 . September 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927230027/https://www.abante.com.ph/2022/09/27/condotta-sandata-ng-lady-troopers/ . live .
News: Oliver Almadro bids Choco Mucho farewell. PVL. November 8, 2022. November 8, 2022. November 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108065658/https://pvl.ph/news/oliver-almadro-bids-choco-mucho-farewell. live.
Web site: Valencia . Justin . Mylene Paat gets well-deserved PVL Reinforced MVP crown . Tiebreaker Times . December 6, 2022 . December 6, 2022 . December 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206124154/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/mylene-paat-gets-well-deserved-pvl-reinforced-mvp-crown/257452 . live .
Web site: Dannug . Jonash . Lindsey Vander Weide crowned PVL Reinforced Finals MVP . Tiebreaker Times . December 6, 2022 . December 6, 2022 . December 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206124153/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/lindsey-vander-weide-crowned-finals-mvp/257450 . live .