MANILA, Philippines – The longest conference in Premier Volleyball League (PVL) history is now set in stone as the 2024-2025 All-Filipino tilt offers a whopping five whole months of elite pro volleyball action starting November 9.

As part of a concerted, well-planned effort to synchronize with the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) calendar and lessen scheduling conflicts with the Alas Pilipinas women’s volleyball team, the PVL has released all four months of the elimination round .

SEMIFINALS (ROUND ROBIN | TOP 2 = FINALS)

QUARTERFINALS

(top two = quarterfinals, bottom four = eliminated)

– Creamline, Petro Gazz, Galeries Tower, Akari, PLDT, Choco Mucho, Chery Tiggo

(winners = quarterfinals, losers = play-in)

TEAM STANDINGS (wins, losses, points)

RESULTS

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• 4 pm – | Kat Tolentino – 27 points (20 attacks, 7 blocks), 10 exc. digs | Sisi Rondina – 19 points | Lorraine Pecana – 10 points (7 blocks) | Mars Alba – 20 exc. sets | Jewel Encarnacion – 18 points | Julia Coronel – 11 exc. sets, 10 points (6 attacks, 3 blocks, 1 ace)
• 6:30 pm – | Ivy Lacsina – 24 points (22 attacks, 1 block, 1 ace)

• 4 pm – PLDT def. Nxled, 25-15, 25-17, 22-25, 25-22 | Savi Davison – 19 points | Angge Alcantara – 13 excellent sets | Fiola Ceballos – 13 points, 13 exc. digs, 13 exc. receptions | Chiara Permentilla – 21 points, 15 exc. receptions, 13 exc. digs
• 6:30 pm – Chery Tiggo def. Capital1, 20-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18, 15-11 | Ara Galang – 23 points (18 attacks, 4 blocks, 1 ace) | Cess Robles – 12 points, 27 exc. digs | Karen Verdeflor – 24 exc. digs | Leila Cruz – 20 points (14 attacks, 5 blocks, 1 ace), 18 exc. digs | Roma Mae Doromal – 28 exc. digs

November 9, Saturday | PhilSports Arena

• 4 pm – Akari def. Galeries Tower, 28-30, 25-15, 25-16, 25-23 | Eli Soyud – 21 points (6 blocks) | Grethcel Soltones, Ivy Lacsina, Faith Nisperos – 16 points | Ysa Jimenez – 17 points | Julia Coronel – 9 exc. sets, 8 points
• 6:30 pm – Petro Gazz def. Choco Mucho, 25-20, 26-28, 25-21, 25-16 | Brooke Van Sickle – 34 points (28 attacks, 4 aces, 2 blocks)

FORMAT

The last two months of the tournament will feature yet another new adaptation to the ever-growing league: a play-in tournament similar to the NBA.

From February 27 to March 4, teams will be paired in knockout qualifiers based on final preliminary standings. Rank 1 will face Rank 12, No. 2 will face 11, and so on. The six winners advance to the best-of-three quarterfinals, while the six losers drop to the play-in and be divided into two groups of three.

The two losers’ groups will then engage in a single round-robin to determine the seventh and eighth seeds. The semifinals will then feature another single round-robinamong the final four before the top two clash in a best-of-three finals for the right to be crowned All-Filipino Conference champions.

– Rappler.com