2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference
The 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference is the ninth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (36th conference of the former Shakey's V-League and the first conference of the Premier Volleyball League on its professional status).[1][2][3]
| 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference | |
|---|---|
| League | Premier Volleyball League |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Number of teams | |
| TV partner(s) | One Sports: One Sports (TV channel), One Sports+ |
Due to the postponement of the last season's league calendar because of the concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the league's 2021 season is set to be on the first quarter of 2021.[4] The league is currently waiting for the provisional approval to be given by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases or IATF-EID to start the team practices to be followed by the official start of the 2021 season.[5]
Two teams from Philippine Super Liga decided to join the professional league, Premier Volleyball League. The two teams are Cignal HD Spikers and PLDT Home Fibr Hitters.[6] A new team formed to join the league is Peak Form Lady Spikers led by UST alumna, Carmela Tunay.[7] The Philippine Air Force Lady Jet Spikers and the Philippine Army Lady Troopers are also set to join the PVL but as guest teams as they will be given special license.[8] The Motolite Volleyball Team applied for leave of absence for the season and released all of its players.[9]
Participating teams
List of confirmed teams as of February 7, 2021
| Abbr. | Team | Affiliation | Head coach | Team captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP |  BaliPure Purest Water Defenders |
Balibago Waterworks System, Inc |  Rommel Abella |
|
| BPS |  BanKo Perlas Spikers |
BPI Direct BanKo, Inc and Beach Volleyball Republic |  Apichat Kongsawat |
Nicole Anne Tiamzon |
| CHD |  Cignal HD Spikers |
Cignal TV, Inc. | Edgar Barroga |
Rachel Anne Daquis |
| CCS |  Creamline Cool Smashers |
Republic Biscuit Corporation | Anusorn Bundit |
Alyssa Valdez |
| CFC |  Chef's Classics Lady Red Spikers |
LJS Group of Companies | Nemesio Gavino Jr. |
|
| MCO |  Choco Mucho Flying Titans |
Republic Biscuit Corporation | Oliver Almadro |
Madeleine Yrenea Madayag |
| PFS |  Peak Form Lady Spikers |
Philippine Confederation of Sports Development Foundation | Edgar Barroga |
Maria Carmela Tunay |
| PHF |  PLDT Home Fibr Hitters |
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Roger Gorayeb |
Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan |
| PGZ |  Petro Gazz Angels |
PetroGazz Ventures Phils. Corp. | Arnold Laniog |
Relea Ferina Saet |
| PTA |  Philippine Army - Air Force Volleyball Team |
Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force | Emilio Reyes Jr. |
Mary Jean Balse-Pabayo |
Venue
The 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference will hold its first conference on its professional status at The Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. The season is expected to begin on April 10, 2021 and will be called as "PVL bubble" or "Calambubble". The bubble can accommodate up to 12 teams.[10]
The original schedule of the PVL Bubble was supposed to be in February or March, Mr. Ricky Palou, president of Sports Vision Management, said that they didn’t want to compete with basketball as the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is having an international tournament in February. Philippine men's basketball team will hold practices and will compete for the February window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification to be held also at the Inspire Sports Academy.
The official broadcaster was negotiated as the league is picking whether the GMA Network or the TV5 will cover the live games.[11] In the end, the league agreed with the Cignal TV to 3-year broadcast partnership deal.[12]
Transactions
2021 Open Conference Team Additions:
The following are the players who transferred to another team on the upcoming conference.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
References
- "PVL to become PH's 1st pro volleyball tournament". Rappler.
- Times, Tiebreaker (November 17, 2020). "Army-Air Force eyeing merger, says Ricky Palou".
- "PVL to turn pro - Ricky Palou". Manila Bulletin. November 12, 2020.
- News, Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN (September 27, 2020). "PVL teams will be invited to PSL's beach volleyball tournament". ABS-CBN News.
- "PVL keeps fingers crossed for IATF approval of team workout". Manila Bulletin. November 17, 2020.
- https://sports.inquirer.net/414654/cignal-pldt-joining-pvl
- https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/peak-form-joining-pvl-with-a-team-led-by-tunay-pacres-a2522-20210207
- https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/army-air-force-eyeing-merger-says-ricky-palou/196091
- https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/motolite-releases-players-including-pablo-gohing-tolenada/200259
- https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/premier-volleyball-league-targets-7-teams-first-pro-season
- https://ph.news.yahoo.com/premier-volleyball-league-return-bubble-052500522.html
- https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/premier-volleyball-league-cignal-tv-agree-broadcast-partnership-deal
- https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/sources-tots-carlos-to-sign-with-creamline-foregoing-final-year-in-up/199268
- https://sports.inquirer.net/412366/pvl-kath-arado-banners-petro-gazz-recruits
- https://sports.inquirer.net/412459/pv-panaga-joins-creamline-nunag-goes-to-perlas
- https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jerrili-malabanan-joins-grethcel-soltones-petro-gazz/174984
- http://www.panaynews.net/pvl-ella-de-jesus-signs-for-creamline-cool-smashers/
- https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/seth-rodriguez-foregoes-final-year-in-ue-signs-with-petro-gazz/199140
- https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/petro-gazz-beefs-up-lineup-by-acquiring-soltones-malabanan-perez-a2522-20200102
- https://www.spin.ph/life/active-lifestyle/carmela-tunay-raises-awareness-on-the-benefits-of-home-workouts-this-time-of-pandemic-a2442-20200527
- https://sports.inquirer.net/414659/pldt-taps-soyud-basas-gabarde-viray-ahead-of-pvl-return
- https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/peak-form-joining-pvl-with-a-team-led-by-tunay-pacres-a2522-20210207
- https://sports.inquirer.net/414840/rhea-dimaculangan-boosts-pldt-roster-in-pvl