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The 2023 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference was the seventeenth conference and the end of the sixth season of the Spikers' Turf. The tournament began from October 20 to December 15, 2023, at the Paco Arena, Paco, Manila.

This was the inaugural Invitational conference of the league, with a format similar to the Premier Volleyball League. This is the first conference where a foreign club, Maruichi Hyogo of Japan, participated in the league.

The Sta. Elena-NU Nationals beat the Cignal HD Spikers in a thrilling 5-setter knockout match in the finals, the first of its kind in the history of the league. The visiting Maruichi Hyogo then bagged the bronze medal after defeating Saints and Lattes-Letran in another five-set match. Vince Himzon of Letran clinched the MVP of the Conference, and Jade Disquitado was awarded the MVP of the Finals.

Participating teams

A total of twenty-five teams participated in this conference. Twenty-four of these teams are local, some of which had its core players from the UAAP and NCAA, and then sponsored by corporate/companies. For the first time in the league's history, they catered to a foreign guest team in Maruichi Hyogo of Japan, which had a bye to the semifinals and faced the top four local teams of the conference.

2023 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference
Abbr.	Team	Affiliation	Head coach	Team captain
Local teams
APH	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers	Alpha Omega Elite	Edjet Mabbayad	Kim Tan
ADM	Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles	Ateneo de Manila University / Republic Biscuit Corporation	Timmy Sto. Tomas	Lance Andrei De Castro
CAB	Cabstars-Cabuyao	Cabuyao City	Christian Antiporta	Aljune Centeno
CHD	Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.	Dexter Clamor	Ysay Marasigan
FEU	Chef on a Diet-FEU Tamaraws	Chef on a Diet / Far Eastern University	Eddieson Orcullo	Jefferson Abuniawan
DNV	D' Navigators Iloilo	Iloilo City	Boyet Delmoro	John Michael Apolinario
ADU	Davies Paint-Adamson Soaring Falcons	Davies Paints Philippines / Adamson University	George Pascua	John Eugenio Gay
DLD	Don Pacundo-DLSU Dasmariñas Patriots	Don Pacundo Sportswear / De La Salle University – Dasmariñas	Jerome Roland Mirano	Valeriano Sasis
XMG	EAC-Xentromall Generals	ARMC Holdings Company, Inc. / Emilio Aguinaldo College	Rodrigo Palmero	Bhim Lawrence Diones
DLS	EcoOil-La Salle Green Oilers	Eco Oil Ltd. / De La Salle University	Jose Monsol Roque	John Mark Ronquillo
SBU	MKA-San Beda Red Spikers	MKA / San Beda University	Ariel Dela Cruz	Aidjien Josh Rus
PCU	PCU Dasmariñas-SASKIN Dolphins	Philippine Christian University Dasmariñas / SASKIN	Reygan Espera	Lan Carlo Agatep
UPH	Perpetual-Kinto Altas	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA / Kinto Tyres Philippines	Sammy Acaylar	John Christian Enarciso
PGJ	PGJC-Navy Sea Lions	Philippine Navy	Cecille Cruzada	Marvin Hairami
PAF	Philippine Air Force Airmen	Philippine Air Force	Jhimson Merza	Rodolfo Labrador
PAT	Philippine Army Troopers	Philippine Army	Melvin Carolino	Benjaylo Labide
PCG	Philippine Coast Guard Lifesavers	Philippine Coast Guard	John Sen Rivadenera	John Kevin Dela Vega
SNL	Saints and Lattes-Letran Saints Spikers	Saints and Lattes Cafè / Colegio de San Juan de Letran	Brian Esquibel	Raxel Redd Catris
SRC	Santa Rosa City Lions	Sta. Rosa City	Edward Jan Lirio	Harvey Quezada
SAV	Savouge RTU-Basilan Golden Thunders	Savouge Aesthetics Philippines / RTU-Basilan	Sabtbl Abdul	Jhon Lorenz Señoron
SGC	St. Gerard Construction-Benilde Blazing Builders	St. Gerard Construction / De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde	Arnold Laniog	Bryle Gomez
NUI	Sta. Elena-NU Nationals	Sta. Elena Construction / National University	Dante Alinsunurin	Ave Joshua Retamar
TBH	The Bayleaf Hotels-Lyceum Pirates	The Bayleaf Hotels / Lyceum of the Philippines University	Paul Jan Dolorias	Jun Edang
VNS	VNS Griffins	VNS Management Group	Ralph Ocampo	Philip Michael Bagalay
Foreign guest team
MAR	Maruichi Hyogo	Maruichi Co., Ltd. / Hyogo Prefectural U.V.F.	Kota Kunichika	Hinata Kuroda

Pools composition

Venues

Preliminary round	Final round
Manila	San Juan
Paco Arena	Filoil EcoOil Centre
Capacity: 1,000	Capacity: 6,000
Final round
Pasig
PhilSports Arena
Capacity: 10,000

Transactions

Team additions and transfers

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

Player	Moving from	Moving to	Ref.
Anfernee Curamen	Arellano Chiefs	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
Arman Clarence Guinto	Arellano Chiefs	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
France Lander Racaza	FEU Tamaraws	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
Ivan Encila	Arellano Chiefs	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
Jan Laurence Teo	NCBA Wildcats	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
Jethro Cabillan	Arellano Chiefs	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
John Carlo Desuyo	Vanguard Volley Hitters	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
John Daniel Diwa	Vanguard Volley Hitters	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
Kim Vincent Tan	Arellano Chiefs	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
Michael Jhon Fortuna	NU-Sta. Elena Ball Hammers	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
Razzel Palisoc	Vanguard Volley Hitters	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
Ricardo Alfaro	Vanguard Volley Hitters	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
Stephen John Sundiang	Ateneo Blue Knights	Alpha Omega Elite Spikers
Edward Camposano	AMC Cotabato Spikers	PGJC Navy Sea Lions

Rosters

Format

Preliminary round

1. Single round-robin elimination; Twenty-four (24) teams; 4 pools.
2. The top 2 teams in each pool will advance to the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

1. Single-elimination; Top 2 teams in each pool (8 teams).
2. Winners will advance to the semifinals.

Semifinals

1. Five teams (4 quarterfinal winners + foreign guest team); Single round-robin elimination.
2. The third and fourth-ranked teams will advance to the 3rd place series.
3. The first and second-ranked teams will advance to the championship series.

Finals

1. All games are knockout matches.
2. Bronze medal: SF Ranked 3 vs. SF Ranked 4
3. Gold medal: SF Ranked 1 vs. SF Ranked 2

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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.

Preliminary round

• All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Final round

• All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

3rd place match

Championship match

Awards

Final standings

Rank Team Sta. Elena-NU Nationals Cignal HD Spikers Maruichi Hyogo 4 Saints and Lattes-Letran Saints Spikers 5 Perpetual-Kinto Altas 6 Chef on a Diet-FEU Tamaraws 7 Cabstars-Cabuyao 8 PGJC-Navy Sea Lions 9 EcoOil-La Salle Green Oilers 10 VNS Griffins 11 Philippine Army Troopers 12 Davies Paint-Adamson Soaring Falcons 13 Savouge RTU-Basilan Golden Thunders 14 D' Navigators Iloilo 15 EAC-Xentromall Generals 16 MKA-San Beda Red Spikers 17 St. Gerard Construction-Benilde Blazing Builders 18 Philippine Air Force Airmen 19 Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles 20 Alpha Omega Elite Spikers 21 Santa Rosa City Lions 22 Don Pacundo-DLSU Dasmariñas Patriots 23 PCU Dasmariñas-SASKIN Dolphins 24 The Bayleaf Hotels-Lyceum Pirates 25 Philippine Coast Guard Lifesavers

2023 Spikers' Turf Invitational champions Sta. Elena-NU Nationals Second title Team roster: Angelo Nicolas Almendras, Greg Augustus Luis Ancheta, Michael Jonas Hernandez, Jan Llanfred Abanilla, Michaelo Buddin, Kharylle Rhoy Parce, John Mariano Sumagui, Louis Emmanuel Lumanlan, Obed Mukaba, Jade Alex Disquitado, Rwenzmel Taguibolos, Joshua Retamar (c), John Vincent Estrada, Clarenz Belostrino, Leo Ordiales, Leo Aringo Jr., Joelbert Doromal, Jenngerard Arnfranz Diao, Mac Arvin Bandola, Jimwell Gapultos Head coach: Dante Alinsunurin

See also

• 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference

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