The 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference is the eighteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its ninth conference as a professional league.
2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference Dates July 16 – August 31, 2024 Teams 12 Matches played 48 Attendance 67,373 (1,404 per match) pvl .ph
This is the second conference for the 2024 season . It was originally slated to be a merged tournament of the Invitational and Reinforced Conferences,[ 1] but PVL Commissioner Sherwin Malonzo announced in a simultaneous interview during the commencement of the 2024 PVL Draft Combine that this would be a stand-alone Reinforced tournament and that the Invitational Conference will start in September.[ 2]
Twelve teams will compete in the Reinforced tournament, which have been grouped into two pools. Each team will be allowed to be reinforced by one foreign player. Strong Group Athletics changed its name to Zus Coffee Thunderbelles .[ 3]
The PVL Rookie Draft was conducted before the start of the conference. To join, the draft required candidates neither playing experience nor academic qualifications. It was open to all aspiring Filipino and Filipino-foreign citizens ages 21 years old and above who want to play in the professional league.[ 4] [ 5]
The application for the Rookie Draft was originally scheduled to end on May 31, 2024. But PVL Commissioner Malonzo later announced that it will be moved to June 12, 2024, so that rookies can have time to prepare documents needed for the draft.[ 6]
The draft combine was held on June 25–26, 2024, and the draft proper was held on July 8, 2024.[ 7]
Exclusion of the national team players from the upcoming conference
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PVL players on the Philippine women's national volleyball team are excluded from the upcoming conference, as the national team season of the FIVB calendar is ongoing. The national team suited up for the 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup , and will prepare for the 2024 SEA Women's V.League .[ 8]
The teams are grouped into two pools using the serpentine system with the 2024 All-Filipino Conference final standings as the basis for the Top 9 teams. Like the 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference , the league ensures that sister teams would not be drawn into the same pool.[ 9] If the sister teams of Farm Fresh and Zus Coffee happen to be placed in Pool A using the serpentine system, for example, they would be separated to prevent immediate collision between them. Thus, Farm Fresh (9th) and Galeries (10th) are placed in Pool A, and Capital1 (11th) and Zus Coffee (12th) are placed in Pool B.
National team players
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The following players are part of the Philippine national team that played at the 2024 AVC Women's Challenge Cup , 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup and will play for the 2024 SEA Women's V.League . They are therefore excluded from the upcoming conference.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Team additions and transfers
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The following are the players who transferred to another team for the upcoming conference.
Foreign guest players
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The following are the foreign guest players for the upcoming conference. Each team are only allowed to have one foreign player and could only replace them mid-conference if they suffer from injuries or if the player (not the team) abandon their commitment.[ 26]
The following are the drafted rookie players starting this conference.[ 39]
Pick order determined through lottery
Player(in italic text)
Unsigned draftee
Note
a.^ Originally drafted by the Galeries Tower Highrisers, Aying was not able to secure a signed contract with Galeries within the given timeline making her an unsigned draftee (free agent). The Zus Coffee Thunderbelles subsequently acquired her through a special draft for unsigned draftees.[ 25]
The following format will be conducted for the entirety of the conference:[ 45]
First Round
Single round-robin format; two pools.
Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
The top three teams from each pool will move on to a second-round crossover with the bottom three teams from the other pool.
Second Round
Single round-robin format; two pools.
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams already played during the first round shall carry over to this round.
Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
The eight teams with the best combined win-loss records will advance to the quarterfinals regardless of their pools.
Quarterfinals
All games are knockout matches .
QF1: #1 vs #8
QF2: #4 vs #5
QF3: #2 vs #7
QF4: #3 vs #6
Semifinals
All games are knockout matches.
SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF2 Winner
SF2: QF3 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
Finals
All games are knockout matches.
Bronze medal: SF1 Loser vs SF2 Loser
Gold medal: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
Invitational Conference
Pool standing procedure
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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: the number of points scored divided by the 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.
All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00 ).
Matches played on August 8 were originally scheduled on July 25, but were postponed due to the heavy rains in Metro Manila caused by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Super Typhoon Gaemi (Carina).
Date
Time
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
Aug 29
16:00
PSA
QF4 W
–
QF1 W
–
–
–
0–0
Aug 29
18:00
PSA
QF3 W
–
QF2 W
–
–
–
0–0
Date
Time
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
Aug 31
16:00
MOA
SF1 L
–
SF2 L
–
–
–
0–0
Date
Time
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
Aug 31
18:00
MOA
SF1 W
–
SF2 W
–
–
–
0–0
Awards and medalists
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Individual awards
Award
Player
Team
Ref.
Conference Most Valuable Player
Finals Most Valuable Player
1st Best Outside Spiker
2nd Best Outside Spiker
1st Best Middle Blocker
2nd Best Middle Blocker
Best Opposite Spiker
Best Setter
Best Libero
Best Foreign Guest Player
Special award
Award
Team
Ref.
Fair Play
PVLPC player of the week
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