{"id":7401,"date":"2026-11-03T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/?p=7401"},"modified":"2026-11-03T09:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T01:58:41","slug":"spikers-turf-mens-volleyball-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/volleyball\/spikers-turf-mens-volleyball-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Spikers Turf Guide: The Philippines&#8217; Men&#8217;s Volleyball League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-family: Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, sans-serif;font-weight: 400\">Spikers Turf is the top men&#8217;s volleyball league in the Philippines. It was founded in 2015 by Sports Vision Management Group, the organizer of the women&#8217;s Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and in its tenth season it now shares match days with the PVL (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spikers&amp;apos;_Turf\" style=\"font-size: inherit;font-family: Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, sans-serif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><span style=\"color: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-family: Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, sans-serif;font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.net.ph\/2026\/09\/15\/spikers-turf-shares-stage-with-pvl\" style=\"font-size: inherit;font-family: Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, sans-serif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Tribune<\/a><span style=\"color: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-family: Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, sans-serif;font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This guide covers how the league started, how its conferences work, the 2026 season so far, and where to watch and follow every match.<\/p>\n<h2>Spikers&#8217; Turf at a glance<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Item<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sport<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s indoor volleyball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Founded<\/td>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Organiser<\/td>\n<td>Sports Vision Management Group, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Status<\/td>\n<td>Semi-professional<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Current conference<\/td>\n<td>2026 Invitational Conference (opened 10 October 2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Teams<\/td>\n<td>10 in the 2026 Invitational Conference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Most recent champion<\/td>\n<td>Criss Cross (2026 Open Conference)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Official site<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/spikersturf.ph\/standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spikersturf.ph<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spikers&amp;apos;_Turf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.net.ph\/2026\/09\/15\/spikers-turf-shares-stage-with-pvl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>A short history of Spikers&#8217; Turf<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2014:<\/strong> the Shakey&#8217;s V-League adds a men&#8217;s division during its 2014 Reinforced Open Conference.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2015:<\/strong> Sports Vision spins the men&#8217;s division off into a separate league, Spikers&#8217; Turf.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2019 onwards:<\/strong> the league stops holding a separate Collegiate Conference; school teams instead compete alongside club teams in the Open Conference.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2026:<\/strong> in its tenth season, Spikers&#8217; Turf begins sharing playdates with the PVL, starting with a joint opening at SM Seaside Cebu Arena on 10 October.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spikers&amp;apos;_Turf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.net.ph\/2026\/09\/15\/spikers-turf-shares-stage-with-pvl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the PVL, which turned professional in 2021, Spikers&#8217; Turf is still semi-professional, so players can also take part in the relaunched V-League (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spikers&amp;apos;_Turf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>How a Spikers&#8217; Turf season works<\/h2>\n<p>Like the PVL, a Spikers&#8217; Turf season is split into conferences, such as the Open Conference and the Invitational Conference. Each conference has its own champion.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Open Conference shows a typical format (<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbytes.com.ph\/2026\/02\/24\/spikers-turf-open-conference-2026-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Bytes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2026_Spikers%27_Turf_Open_Conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Elimination round:<\/strong> a double round-robin, so every team plays every other team twice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Semifinals:<\/strong> the top four teams play a single round-robin among themselves.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finals:<\/strong> the top two after the semifinals meet in a best-of-three championship series; the other two play for bronze.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Teams are ranked first by wins, then by match points, using the FIVB ranking system.<\/p>\n<h2>The 2026 season so far<\/h2>\n<h3>2026 Open Conference<\/h3>\n<p>The Open Conference ran from 25 February to 19 April 2026 with six teams (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2026_Spikers%27_Turf_Open_Conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>). Before it started, Cignal, the league&#8217;s most successful team, left Spikers&#8217; Turf, opening up the title race. Criss Cross, the reigning Invitational champions at the time, won the Open Conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spikers&amp;apos;_Turf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>), and AEP Cabstars finished third (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AEP_Cabstars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3>2026 Invitational Conference<\/h3>\n<p>The 2026 Invitational Conference opened on 10 October 2026 at SM Seaside Cebu Arena, on the same day as the PVL&#8217;s All-Filipino Conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.net.ph\/2026\/09\/15\/spikers-turf-shares-stage-with-pvl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Tribune<\/a>).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10 teams<\/strong> take part, including the top two teams from the V-League Men&#8217;s Collegiate Challenge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shared playdates:<\/strong> Spikers&#8217; Turf matches are scheduled between PVL games every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, usually at 3:30 p.m. (<a href=\"https:\/\/bworldonline.com\/sports\/2026\/10\/19\/787908\/bella-belen-led-capital1-faces-taller-and-dangerous-zus-coffee-in-all-filipino-siklab-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BusinessWorld<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Own playdates:<\/strong> the league also keeps separate match days of its own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/spikersturf.ph\/standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spikersturf.ph<\/a> for the latest standings.<\/p>\n<h2>Teams to know<\/h2>\n<p>Clubs that featured in the 2026 Open Conference and its finals series include (<a href=\"https:\/\/spikersturf.ticketmax.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PVL tickets for Spikers&#8217; Turf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2026_Spikers%27_Turf_Open_Conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>):<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Team<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Note<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Criss Cross King Crunchers<\/td>\n<td>2026 Open Conference champions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Savouge Aesthetics Spin Doctors<\/td>\n<td>2026 Open Conference finalists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AEP Cabstars<\/td>\n<td>2026 Open Conference third place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alpha Insurance<\/td>\n<td>2026 Open Conference semifinalists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3B Event Masters<\/td>\n<td>Returning team in 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VNS<\/td>\n<td>Long-running Spikers&#8217; Turf club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Rosters and the full Invitational Conference field change by conference; confirm on <a href=\"https:\/\/spikersturf.ph\/standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spikersturf.ph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to watch Spikers&#8217; Turf<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV:<\/strong> One Sports and One Sports+.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Streaming:<\/strong> Pilipinas Live carried the 2026 Open Conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2026_Spikers%27_Turf_Open_Conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>In person:<\/strong> on shared match days, one PVL ticket usually covers the Spikers&#8217; Turf game as well. Spikers&#8217; Turf&#8217;s own match days are sold through <a href=\"https:\/\/spikersturf.ticketmax.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spikers&#8217; Turf tickets<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Broadcast partners can change by conference, so check before each match day. See [LINK: PVL Schedule Tomorrow] for shared playdates.<\/p>\n<h2>Spikers&#8217; Turf and the PVL<\/h2>\n<p>The two leagues are run by the same organizer and now share the stage. They also share events: the 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase featured all-star teams from both leagues (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2026_Volleyball_All-Star_Showcase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>). ArenaPlus is the official sportsbook partner of both the PVL and Spikers&#8217; Turf (<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.net.ph\/2026\/03\/26\/pvl-arenaplus-renew-partnership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Tribune<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>For the women&#8217;s league, see PVL Philippines and the latest PVL Standings.<\/p>\n<h2>Spikers&#8217; Turf vs the PVL<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>Spikers&#8217; Turf<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>PVL<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Players<\/td>\n<td>Men<\/td>\n<td>Women<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Founded<\/td>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<td>2004 as the Shakey&#8217;s V-League; PVL since 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Status<\/td>\n<td>Semi-professional<\/td>\n<td>Professional since 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Season structure<\/td>\n<td>Conferences, such as Open and Invitational<\/td>\n<td>Conferences; in 2026\u201327, the Siklab, Sigla and Sinag series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Net height<\/td>\n<td>2.43 m<\/td>\n<td>2.24 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Organiser<\/td>\n<td>Sports Vision<\/td>\n<td>Sports Vision<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spikers&amp;apos;_Turf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pvl.ph\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PVL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fivb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FIVB-Volleyball_Rules2025_2028-EN-v05.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIVB rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What to watch for in men&#8217;s volleyball<\/h2>\n<p>If you mostly follow the PVL, a few things stand out when you watch Spikers&#8217; Turf:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A higher net.<\/strong> The men&#8217;s net is 2.43 m, 19 cm higher than the women&#8217;s 2.24 m, so attacks come from higher up and blocks reach further over the net.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More power from the serve.<\/strong> Jump serves are a bigger weapon in the men&#8217;s game, and a run of aces can swing a set quickly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shorter rallies.<\/strong> Powerful attacks often end rallies faster, which puts a premium on serve-receive and blocking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The same rules.<\/strong> Scoring, rotation and faults follow the same FIVB rules as the women&#8217;s game. See Volleyball Rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shared match days make it easy to compare the two styles: the Spikers&#8217; Turf game usually sits between the two PVL matches.<\/p>\n<h2>How to follow a Spikers&#8217; Turf conference<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Check the schedule<\/strong> on spikersturf.ph, including shared PVL match days.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn the format<\/strong> for each conference, since elimination and playoff rules can change.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Track the standings,<\/strong> including match points as well as wins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watch the finals series:<\/strong> best-of-three finals mean the title can swing over a few days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What is Spikers&#8217; Turf?<\/h3>\n<p>Spikers&#8217; Turf is the top men&#8217;s volleyball league in the Philippines, founded in 2015 by Sports Vision.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Spikers&#8217; Turf professional?<\/h3>\n<p>Not yet. It is a semi-professional league, unlike the PVL, which turned professional in 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>Who won the latest Spikers&#8217; Turf title?<\/h3>\n<p>Criss Cross won the 2026 Open Conference. The 2026 Invitational Conference began on 10 October 2026.<\/p>\n<h3>Where can I watch Spikers&#8217; Turf games?<\/h3>\n<p>On One Sports and One Sports+, with streaming partners varying by conference. Many games now share match days and venues with the PVL.<\/p>\n<h3>How many teams are in Spikers&#8217; Turf?<\/h3>\n<p>Ten teams are competing in the 2026 Invitational Conference.<\/p>\n<h3>Are Spikers&#8217; Turf and PVL games on the same day?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Since October 2026, Spikers&#8217; Turf matches are scheduled between PVL games on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and the league also has its own separate match days.<\/p>\n<h3>Who organises Spikers&#8217; Turf?<\/h3>\n<p>Sports Vision Management Group, Inc., the same organizer as the PVL.<\/p>\n<h3>Can college players play in Spikers&#8217; Turf?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Since 2019, collegiate teams have competed alongside club teams in the Open Conference, and because the league is semi-professional, players can also take part in the V-League.<\/p>\n<h3>Does Spikers&#8217; Turf have an all-star game?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. The 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase featured all-star teams from both Spikers&#8217; Turf and the PVL, the first men&#8217;s all-star match in nine years.<\/p>\n<h2>Keep learning<\/h2>\n<p>New to volleyball? Start with What Is Volleyball and Volleyball Rules, then follow both leagues on <a href=\"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/?palcode=2092124953094676480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArenaPlus Insider<\/a>. If you also follow the betting side, <a href=\"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/blog\/game-guides\/handicap-and-over-under-betting-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handicap and Over\/Under Betting Explained<\/a> explains volleyball lines, and Insider covers other sports in <a href=\"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/sports\/basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArenaPlus Basketball<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/blog\/sports\/football-betting-on-arenaplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Football Betting on ArenaPlus: A Beginner&#8217;s Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>For adults 21 and over. 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