2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference

2018 Premier Volleyball League
Reinforced Conference
2018 Premier Volleyball League; Reinforced Conference
League	Premier Volleyball League
Sport	Volleyball
Number of teams	Women's: 8; Men's: 6
TV partner(s)	ABS-CBN S+A; Liga
Seasons
	← 1, Collegiate 2, Collegiate →

The 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the fourth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (31st conference of the former Shakey's V-League). Conference will start on April 27, 2018 with a Grand Fans Day at the Trinoma Activity Center, Quezon City,^[1] 9 days before its opening ceremonies and games on May 6, 2018^[2] at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan City, Philippines. PLDT returns as PayMaya after two years of absence in the league^[3]^[4] and newcomer teams, Tacloban Fighting Warays and Petro Gazz Angels are expected to join the league.^[5]
Teams will play a single round robin in the preliminary round. The top two teams (ranks 1 and 2) after the preliminary round will automatically enter the semifinals round. The bottom teams after the preliminary round will play a single round robin to determine the two teams (as ranks 3 and 4) that will advance to the semifinals round.^[6]

Women's division

Participating teams

2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference (Women's Division)
Abbr.	Team	Company	Head coach	Team captain	Import(s)
BLP	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	Balibago Waterworks System, Inc.	Raymund Castillo	Joyme Cagande	Alexis Matthews Janisa Johnson
BKP	BanKo Perlas Spikers	Beach Volleyball Republic	Ariel dela Cruz	Suzanne Roces	Lakia Bright Jutarat Montripila
CCS	Creamline Cool Smashers	Republic Biscuit Corporation	Tai Bundit	Alyssa Valdez	Kuttika Kaewpin Laura Schaudt Nikolina Aščerić (withdrew)
IRG	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	Iriga City / Philippine Navy	Edgardo Rusit	Grazielle Bombita	Macy Ubben Lauren Whyte
PMY	PayMaya High Flyers	PLDT, Inc.	Roger Gorayeb	Jasmine Nabor	Tess Rountree Shelby Sullivan
PGZ	Petro Gazz Angels	Petro Gazz Ventures Phils Corp	Jerry Yee	Stephanie Mercado	Anastasia Trach Olena Lymareva-Flink Kadi Kullerkann (withdrew)
POC	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	Federated Distributors, Inc.	Jasper Jimenez	Myla Pablo	Maddie Palmer Arielle Love
TAC	Tacloban Fighting Warays	Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (sponsor)	Ernesto Pamilar	Jovie Prado	Amporn Hyapha Patcharee Sangmuang Sasiwimol Sangpan (withdrew)

Foreign players

Team	Player	Height	Country
BaliPure-NU	Alexis Matthews	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	United States
BaliPure-NU	Janisa Johnson	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	United States
BanKo Perlas	Lakia Jamiah Bright	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	United States
BanKo Perlas	Jutarat Montripila	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Thailand
Creamline	Kuttika Kaewpin	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Thailand
Creamline	Laura Schaudt	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	United States
Creamline	Nikolina Aščerić (replaced)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Serbia
Iriga-Navy	Macy Ubben	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	United States
Iriga-Navy	Lauren Whyte	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	United States
PayMaya	Tess Nicole Rountree	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	United States
PayMaya	Shelby Sullivan	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	United States
Petro Gazz	Anastasia Trach	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Ukraine
Petro Gazz	Kadi Kullerkann (replaced)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Estonia
Petro Gazz	Olena Lymareva-Flink	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Ukraine
Pocari Sweat-Air Force	Maddie Palmer	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	United States
Pocari Sweat-Air Force	Arielle Love	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	United States
Tacloban	Amporn Hyapha	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Thailand
Tacloban	Patcharee Sangmuang	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Thailand
Tacloban	Sasiwimol Sangpan (replaced)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Thailand

Preliminary round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Creamline Cool Smashers	7	6	1	19	20	4	5.000	573	482	1.189	Semifinals
2	PayMaya High Flyers	7	5	2	15	17	9	1.889	592	553	1.071	Semifinals
3	Tacloban Fighting Warays	7	4	3	10	13	14	0.929	591	622	0.950	Quarterfinals
4	Pocari–Air Force	7	3	4	10	13	15	0.867	606	594	1.020
5	Petro Gazz Angels	7	3	4	10	13	15	0.867	604	617	0.979
6	BaliPure Purest Water Defenders	7	3	4	9	13	16	0.813	642	654	0.982
7	BanKo Perlas Spikers	7	3	4	8	14	17	0.824	677	686	0.987
8	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	7	1	6	3	6	19	0.316	542	619	0.876

Source: P-4

Match results

All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
May 06	15:00	Tacloban Fighting Warays	0–3	PayMaya High Flyers	8–25	31–33	20–25			59–83	P2
May 06	17:00	Creamline Cool Smashers	3–0	Petro Gazz Angels	25–18	25–16	25–13			75–47	P2
May 09	16:00	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	3–1	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	25–23	25–23	22–25	25–19		97–90	P2
May 09	18:30	Petro Gazz Angels	2–3	Tacloban Fighting Warays	17–25	25–27	25–21	25–14	13–15	105–102	P2
May 12	14:00	PayMaya High Flyers	3–0	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	25–20	25–19	25–22			75–61	P2
May 12	16:00	BanKo Perlas Spikers	3–2	Creamline Cool Smashers	22–25	25–16	25–23	17–25	15–11	104–100	P2
May 13	14:00	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	3–1	BanKo Perlas Spikers	15–25	25–15	25–18	25–22		90–80	P2
May 13	16:00	Creamline Cool Smashers	3–0	PayMaya High Flyers	25–18	25–23	25–19			75–60	P2 1
May 16	16:00	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	3–2	Petro Gazz Angels	22–25	25–23	28–26	22–25	15–12	112–111	P2
May 16	18:30	BanKo Perlas Spikers	1–3	Tacloban Fighting Warays	27–25	26–28	19–25	23–25		95–103	P2
May 19	14:00	PayMaya High Flyers	3–1	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	25–23	22–25	25–20	25–23		97–91	P2
May 19	16:00	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	3–1	Tacloban Fighting Warays	25–22	25–20	22–25	25–22		97–89	P2
May 20	14:00	Petro Gazz Angels	3–2	BanKo Perlas Spikers	15–25	18–25	25–18	25–20	15–9	98–97	P2
May 20	16:00	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	1–3	Creamline Cool Smashers	15–25	25–27	25–17	19–25		84–94	P2 2
May 23	16:00	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	3–1	BanKo Perlas Spikers	25–22	25–22	22–25	32–30		104–99	P2
May 23	18:30	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	1–3	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	8–25	25–23	18–25	16–25		67–98	P2
May 26	14:00	Petro Gazz Angels	3–0	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	25–22	30–28	25–13			80–63	P2
May 26	16:00	BanKo Perlas Spikers	3–2	PayMaya High Flyers	18–25	18–25	25–19	25–22	15–11	101–102	P2
May 27	14:00	Tacloban Fighting Warays	0–3	Creamline Cool Smashers	14–25	25–27	24–26			63–78	P2
May 27	16:00	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	3–1	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	25–19	10–25	25–17	25–21		85–82	P2 3
May 30	16:00	Petro Gazz Angels	3–1	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	25–19	20–25	28–26	25–21		98–91	P2
May 30	18:30	Tacloban Fighting Warays	3–0	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	25–20	25–22	27–25			77–67	P2
Jun 02	16:00	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	0–3	Creamline Cool Smashers	22–25	18–25	16–25			56–75	P2
Jun 02	18:30	PayMaya High Flyers	3–0	Petro Gazz Angels	27–25	25–23	25–17			77–65	P2
Jun 03	16:00	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	1–3	BanKo Perlas Spikers	18–25	25–23	20–25	26–28		89–101	P2
Jun 03	18:30	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	2–3	Tacloban Fighting Warays	17–25	25–17	20–25	25–16	10–15	97–98	P2 4
Jun 06	16:00	Creamline Cool Smashers	3–0	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	25–21	26–24	25–23			76–68	P2
Jun 06	18:30	PayMaya High Flyers	3–2	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	13–25	25–21	25–21	20–25	15–9	98–101	P2 5^[7]

Quarterfinals round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	BanKo Perlas Spikers	5	5	0	14	15	3	5.000	345	354	0.975	Semifinals
2	Pocari–Air Force	5	4	1	11	12	7	1.714	431	423	1.019	Semifinals
3	Petro Gazz Angels	5	3	2	9	10	6	1.667	372	329	1.131
4	BaliPure Purest Water Defenders	5	2	3	6	9	11	0.818	428	438	0.977
5	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	5	1	4	4	8	14	0.571	461	489	0.943
6	Tacloban Fighting Warays	5	0	5	1	2	15	0.133	318	412	0.772

Source: ^[8]

Match results

All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Jun 09	14:00	BanKo Perlas Spikers	3–0	Tacloban Fighting Warays	25–22	25–20	25–18			75–60	P2
Jun 09	16:00	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	2–3	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	17–25	25–18	25–20	24–26	16–18	107–107	P2
Jun 09	18:30	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	3–1	Petro Gazz Angels	18–25	25–20	26–24	25–21		94–90	P2
Jun 13	16:00	Petro Gazz Angels	3–0	Tacloban Fighting Warays	25–15	25–17	25–21			75–53	P2
Jun 13	18:30	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	1–3	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	25–23	18–25	20–25	22–25		85–98	P2
Jun 16	14:00	Tacloban Fighting Warays	2–3	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	9–25	25–21	28–26	21–25	13–15	96–112	P2
Jun 16	16:00	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	0–3	BanKo Perlas Spikers	19–25	14–25	22–25			55–75	P2
Jun 16	18:30	Petro Gazz Angels	3–0	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	25–23	25–18	25–14			75–55	P2
Jun 20	16:00	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	2–3	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	27–29	25–20	25–19	24–26	13–15	114–109	P2
Jun 20	18:30	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	2–3	BanKo Perlas Spikers	17–25	25–23	26–28	25–22	12–15	105–113	P2
Jun 23	14:00	Petro Gazz Angels	3–0	Iriga City–Navy Oragons	25–19	25–14	25–19			75–52	P2
Jun 23	16:00	BanKo Perlas Spikers	3–1	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	25–19	22–25	25–14	25–19		97–77	P2
Jun 23	18:30	Tacloban Fighting Warays	0–3	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	22–25	17–25	20–25			59–75	P2
Jun 27	16:00	BanKo Perlas Spikers	3–0	Petro Gazz Angels	25–19	25–19	25–19			75–57	P2
Jun 27	18:30	BaliPure–NU Water Defenders	3–0	Tacloban Fighting Warays	25–18	25–16	25–16			75–50	P2

Final round

All series are best-of-three.

Semifinals					Finals

1	Creamline Cool Smashers	0	3	3

4	Pocari–Air Force	3	1	0
						Creamline Cool Smashers	3	3	–

						PayMaya High Flyers	1	0	–
2	PayMaya High Flyers	1	3	3

3	BanKo Perlas Spikers	3	2	2	3rd place


						BanKo Perlas Spikers	2	3	–

						Pocari–Air Force	3	1	–

Semifinals

Rank 1 vs Rank 4

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
Jul 01	13:45	Creamline Cool Smashers	0–3	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	23–25	12–25	23–25		58–75	P2
Jul 04	15:45	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	1–3	Creamline Cool Smashers	16–25	24–26	25–22	17–25	82–98	P2
Jul 06	13:45	Creamline Cool Smashers	3–0	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	25–15	25–18	25–16		75–49	P2

Rank 2 vs Rank 3

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Jul 01	15:45	PayMaya High Flyers	1–3	BanKo Perlas Spikers	19–25	28–26	23–25	23–25		93–101	P2
Jul 04	13:45	BanKo Perlas Spikers	2–3	PayMaya High Flyers	26–28	16–25	27–25	27–25	12–15	108–118	P2
Jul 06	15:45	PayMaya High Flyers	3–2	BanKo Perlas Spikers	22–25	14–25	25–14	25–23	15–12	101–99	P2

Finals

3rd place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Jul 08	14:00	BanKo Perlas Spikers	2–3	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	22–25	25–17	25–16	24–26	11–15	107–99	P2
Jul 11	13:45	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors	1–3	BanKo Perlas Spikers	25–23	10–25	14–25	17–25		66–98	P2

Championship

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Jul 08	17:00	Creamline Cool Smashers	3–1	PayMaya High Flyers	25–21	22–25	25–20	25–19		97–85	P2
Jul 11	15:45	PayMaya High Flyers	0–3	Creamline Cool Smashers	19–25	20–25	11–25			50–75	P2

2nd Reinforced Conference Women's Division Champions
Creamline Cool Smashers Alyssa Valdez (c), Melissa Gohing, Coleen Laurice Bravo, Risa Sato, Ivy Elayne Remulla, Maria Paulina Soriano, Julia Melissa Morado, Alexine Danielle Cabaños, Jessica Margarett Galanza, Rizza Jane Mandapat, Kuttika Kaewpin, Michele Gumabao, Laura Schaudt, Kyla Llana Atienza Head coach: Anusorn "Tai" Bundit

Awards

Award		Player	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Finals	Jia Morado (Creamline)	^[9]
Most Valuable Player	Conference	Myla Pablo (Pocari–Air Force)	^[10]
Best Outside Spikers	1st: 2nd:	Alyssa Valdez (Creamline) Myla Pablo (Pocari–Air Force)
Best Middle Blockers	1st: 2nd:	Jeanette Panaga (Pocari–Air Force) Mary Joy Dacoron (BanKo Perlas)
Best Opposite Spiker		Michele Gumabao (Creamline)
Best Setter		Jia Morado (Creamline)
Best Libero		Tatan Pantone (PayMaya)
Most Points Scored		Lakia Bright (BanKo Perlas)
Best Foreign Guest Player		Tess Nicole Rountree (PayMaya)

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Creamline Cool Smashers
	PayMaya Highflyers
	BanKo Perlas Spikers
4	Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors
5	Petro Gazz Angels
6	BaliPure Purest Water Defenders
7	Iriga City–Navy Oragons
8	Tacloban Fighting Warays

Medal team rosters

Champions	Runners-up	Third place
Creamline Cool Smashers	PayMaya Highflyers	BanKo Perlas Spikers
Alyssa Valdez (c) Coleen Laurice Bravo Risa Sato Ivy Elayne Remulla Pau Soriano Kyla Llana Atienza Jia Morado Alexine Danielle Cabanos Jema Galanza Rizza Jane Mandapat Kuttika Kaewpin (I) Michele Gumabao Laura Schaudt (I) Melissa Gohing Head coach: Tai Bundit	Shelby Hollowell Sullivan (I) Tess Nicole Rountree (I) Grethcel Soltones Tatan Pantone Czarina Grace Carandang Maria Angelica Cayuna Aiko Sweet Urdas Jasmine Nabor (c) Katherine Villegas Celine Elaiza Domingo Jorelle Singh Jerrili Malabanan Alyssa Eroa Joyce Sta. Rita Head coach: Roger Gorayeb	Ryssabel Devanadera Suzanne Roces (c) Mary Mae Tajima Dzi Gervacio Ma. Gizelle Jessica Tan Amanda Maria Villanueva Jutarat Montripila (I) Mary Joy Dacoron Jamenea Ferrer Lakia Bright (I) Amy Ahomiro Fenela Risha Emnas Nicole Tiamzon Head coach: Ariel dela Cruz

Men's division

Participating teams

2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference (Men's Division)
Abbr.	Team	Company	Head coach	Team captain
CIG	Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.	Oliver Almadro	Ysay Marasigan
IEM	IEM Phoenix Volley Masters	Instituto Estetico Manila	Rafael Presnede	Gregorio Dolor
PLD	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	PLDT, Inc.	Arthur Mamon	John Vic De Guzman
PAF	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	Philippine Air Force	Rhovyl Verayo	Jessie Lopez
PAR	Philippine Army Troopers	Philippine Army	Rico de Guzman	Benjaylo Labide
VIC	Vice Co. Blockbusters	Vice Cosmetics	Reynaldo Diaz, Jr.	Jan Berlin Paglinawan

Preliminary round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cignal HD Spikers	5	4	1	11	13	6	2.167	451	390	1.156	Semifinals
2	Vice Co. Blockbusters	5	4	1	11	13	8	1.625	517	472	1.095	Semifinals
3	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	5	2	3	8	11	10	1.100	464	453	1.024	Quarterfinals
4	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	5	2	3	6	9	12	0.750	484	485	0.998
5	IEM Volley Masters	5	2	3	5	8	12	0.667	427	463	0.922
6	Philippine Army Troopers	5	1	4	3	8	14	0.571	416	496	0.839

Source: ^[8]

Match results

All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
May 06	10:00	Philippine Army Troopers	1–3	Vice Co. Blockbusters	13–25	16–25	29–27	21–25		79–102	P2
May 09	10:00	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	3–2	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	25–15	22–25	24–26	25–16	15–12	111–94	P2
May 09	12:00	IEM Phoenix Volley Masters	3–1	Philippine Army Troopers	25–22	23–25	25–22	25–14		98–83	P2
May 16	10:00	Vice Co. Blockbusters	1–3	Cignal HD Spikers	23–25	25–20	23–25	21–25		92–95	P2
May 16	12:00	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	2–3	IEM Phoenix Volley Masters	25–14	21–25	25–22	22–25	12–15	105–101	P2
May 19	10:00	Philippine Army Troopers	3–2	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	25–23	21–25	25–23	25–27	15–12	111–110	P2
May 20	10:00	Cignal HD Spikers	1–3	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	20–25	24–26	28–26	23–25		95–102	P2
May 23	13:00	IEM Phoenix Volley Masters	1–3	Vice Co. Blockbusters	30–28	21–25	23–25	16–25		90–103	P2
May 26	10:00	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	3–0	Philippine Army Troopers	25–15	25–10	25–23			75–48	P2 ^[11]
May 27	10:00	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	0–3	Cignal HD Spikers	20–25	16–25	10–25			46–75	^[12]
May 30	13:00	Cignal HD Spikers	3–0	IEM Phoenix Volley Masters	25–20	25–19	25–16			75–55	P2
Jun 02	13:00	Vice Co. Blockbusters	3–1	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	25–20	25–23	23–25	25–20		98–88	P2
Jun 03	13:00	IEM Phoenix Volley Masters	1–3	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	17–25	19–25	25–22	22–25		83–97	P2
Jun 06	10:00	Philippine Army Troopers	2–3	Cignal HD Spikers	16–25	25–22	18–25	26–24	10–15	95–111	P2
Jun 06	13:00	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	2–3	Vice Co. Blockbusters	19–25	34–32	25–19	28–30	14–16	120–122	P2

Quarterfinals round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	3	3	0	9	9	3	3.000	293	263	1.114	Semifinals
2	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	3	2	1	6	7	4	1.750	265	247	1.073	Semifinals
3	Philippine Army Troopers	3	1	2	2	4	8	0.500	260	285	0.912
4	IEM Volley Masters	3	0	3	1	4	9	0.444	282	305	0.925

Source: ^[8]

Qualified to the semifinals

Match results

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Jun 09	10:00	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	3–1	IEM Phoenix Volley Masters	25–20	27–25	23–25	25–20		100–90	P2^[13]
Jun 13	13:00	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	3–1	Philippine Army Troopers	25–23	25–17	27–29	25–20		102–89	^[14]
Jun 16	10:00	Philippine Army Troopers	0–3	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	14–25	24–26	20–25			58–76	^[15]
Jun 20	13:00	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	3–1	IEM Phoenix Volley Masters	25–19	25–19	17–25	25–22		92–85	P2
Jun 23	10:00	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	1–3	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	21–25	26–24	19–25	23–25		89–99	P2
Jun 27	13:00	IEM Phoenix Volley Masters	2–3	Philippine Army Troopers	18–25	23–25	25–22	27–25	14–16	107–113	^[16]

Final round

All series are best-of-three.

Semifinals					Finals

1	Cignal HD Spikers	3	2	3

4	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	0	3	0
						Cignal HD Spikers	2	2	–

						Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	3	3	–
2	Vice Co. Blockbusters	1	3	0

3	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	3	2	3	3rd place


						Vice Co. Blockbusters	3	3	–

						PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	1	0	–

Semifinals

Rank 1 vs Rank 4

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Jul 01	10:00	Cignal HD Spikers	3–0	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	25–22	25–20	26–24			76–66	P2 ^[17]
Jul 04	18:00	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	3–2	Cignal HD Spikers	22–25	27–25	20–25	25–22	15–11	109–108	P2
Jul 06	10:00	Cignal HD Spikers	3–0	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	25–23	25–19	33–31			83–73	P2 ^[18]

Rank 2 vs Rank 3

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Jul 01	18:00	Vice Co. Blockbusters	1–3	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	25–27	25–17	19–25	21–25		90–94	P2 ^[19]
Jul 04	10:00	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	2–3	Vice Co. Blockbusters	22–25	25–16	23–25	31–29	15–17	116–112	^[20]
Jul 06	18:00	Vice Co. Blockbusters	0–3	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	14–25	23–25	25–27			62–77	P2

Finals

3rd Place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Jul 08	10:00	Vice Co. Blockbusters	3–1	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	17–25	25–17	25–20	25–23		92–85	P2
Jul 11	10:00	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters	0–3	Vice Co. Blockbusters	23–25	22–25	21–25			66–75	P2

Championship

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Jul 08	18:00	Cignal HD Spikers	2–3	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	25–22	23–25	25–19	28–30	8–15	109–111	P2
Jul 11	18:00	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	3–2	Cignal HD Spikers	23–25	25–22	25–21	15–25	15–13	103–106	P2

2nd Reinforced Conference Men's Division Champions
Philippine Air Force Air Spikers Jeffrey Malabanan (c), Bryan Bagunas, Jessie Lopez, Juvie Mangaring, Niño Jeruz, Rodolfo Labrador Jr., Reuben Inaudito, Fauzi Ismail, Alnakhran Abdilla, Howard Mojica, Ricky Marcos, Reyson Fuentes, Edwin Tolentino, Pitrus De Ocampo Head coach: Rhovyl Verayo

Awards

Award		Player	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Finals	Bryan Bagunas (Philippine Air Force)	^[21]
Most Valuable Player	Conference	Marck Espejo (Cignal)	^[10]
Best Outside Spikers	1st: 2nd:	Marck Espejo (Cignal) Fauzi Ismail (Philippine Air Force)
Best Middle Blockers	1st: 2nd:	Rex Intal (Cignal) John Paul Bugaoan (Vice Co.)
Best Opposite Spiker		John Vic De Guzman (PLDT Home)
Best Setter		Ronchette Lee Villegas (PLDT Home)
Best Libero		Rence Melgar (PLDT Home)

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers
	Cignal HD Spikers
	Vice Co. Blockbusters
4	PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters
5	Philippine Army Troopers
6	IEM Phoenix Volley Masters

Medal team rosters

Champions	Runners-up	Third place
Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	Cignal HD Spikers	Vice Co. Blockbusters
Juvie Mangaring Jeffrey Malabanan (c) Niño Jeruz Rodolfo Labrador Jr. Bryan Bagunas Reuben Inaudito Fauzi Ismail Alnakhran Abdilla Howard Mojica Ricky Marcos Reyson Fuentes Jessie Lopez Edwin Tolentino Pitrus De Ocampo Head coach: Rhovyl Verayo	Sandy Domenick Montero Joshua Alexis Miguel Villanueva Peter Den Mar Torres Edmar Bonono Lorenzo Capate Jr. Rex Intal Ysay Marasigan (c) Vince Mangulabnan Wendel Miguel Angelino Jose Petierra Ish Polvorosa Marck Jesus Espejo Alexis Faytare Timothy Sto. Tomas Head coach: Oliver Almadro	Richard Solis Kris Cian Silang Owen Jaime Suarez Rikko Marius Marmeto Jude Garcia John Paul Bugaoan Redjohn Paler Paolo Pablico Jayson Ramos Jack Kalingking Jan Berlin Paglinawan (c) Peter John Quiel Kim Malabunga Head coach: Reynaldo Diaz Jr.

References

^ Escarlote, Mark (April 2, 2018). "Grand Fans Day to kickoff PVL Season 2". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
^ "PLDT to make a comeback in PVL Reinforced Conference". ABS-CBN Sports. January 3, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^ Villar, Joey (January 4, 2018). "PLDT to make a comeback in PVL Reinforced Conference". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^ Lozada, Bong (January 3, 2018). "PLDT returns to PVL after two-year absence". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (December 22, 2017). "Yee tows new team in return to PVL". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (April 27, 2018). "LOOK: PVL Season 2 Reinforced Conference schedule". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (June 6, 2018). "PVL: High Flyers survive feisty Water Defenders". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Results: 2018 PVL Reinforced Conference". PhilSports. June 27, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
^ Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Cool Smashers sweep way to breakthrough crown". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Pablo, Espejo cop MVP honors". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (May 26, 2018). "PVL: Ultra Fast Hitters connect back-to-back wins". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (May 27, 2018). "PVL: HD Spikers back in winning form". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (June 9, 2018). "PVL: Ultra Fast Hitters open quarters campaign on a high note". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
^ Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (June 13, 2018). "PVL: Ismail pilots Air Force to q'finals romp of Army". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
^ Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (June 16, 2018). "PVL: Ultra Fast Hitters zap Army for solo lead in quarters". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (June 16, 2018). "PVL: Troopers end campaign on a winning note". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (July 1, 2018). "PVL: HD Spikers step closer to Finals stint". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (July 6, 2018). "PVL: HD Spikers book return ticket to the Finals". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (July 1, 2018). "PVL: Jet Spiker trip Blockbusters in semis opener". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (July 1, 2018). "PVL: Blockbusters force rubber match". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Jet Spikers claim Reinforced Conference crown". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

Preceded by Collegiate (2017)	Premier Volleyball League 2018	Succeeded by Collegiate (2018)

[1] Escarlote, Mark (April 2, 2018). "Grand Fans Day to kickoff PVL Season 2". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

[2] "PLDT to make a comeback in PVL Reinforced Conference". ABS-CBN Sports. January 3, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

[3] Villar, Joey (January 4, 2018). "PLDT to make a comeback in PVL Reinforced Conference". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

[4] Lozada, Bong (January 3, 2018). "PLDT returns to PVL after two-year absence". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

[5] Escarlote, Mark (December 22, 2017). "Yee tows new team in return to PVL". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

[6] Escarlote, Mark (April 27, 2018). "LOOK: PVL Season 2 Reinforced Conference schedule". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

[7] Escarlote, Mark (June 6, 2018). "PVL: High Flyers survive feisty Water Defenders". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[2018_reinforced-8] "Results: 2018 PVL Reinforced Conference". PhilSports. June 27, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

[9] Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Cool Smashers sweep way to breakthrough crown". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

[2018_Reinforced-10] Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Pablo, Espejo cop MVP honors". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

[11] Escarlote, Mark (May 26, 2018). "PVL: Ultra Fast Hitters connect back-to-back wins". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved May 26, 2018.

[12] Escarlote, Mark (May 27, 2018). "PVL: HD Spikers back in winning form". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved May 27, 2018.

[13] Escarlote, Mark (June 9, 2018). "PVL: Ultra Fast Hitters open quarters campaign on a high note". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 9, 2018.

[14] Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (June 13, 2018). "PVL: Ismail pilots Air Force to q'finals romp of Army". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2018.

[15] Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (June 16, 2018). "PVL: Ultra Fast Hitters zap Army for solo lead in quarters". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

[16] Escarlote, Mark (June 16, 2018). "PVL: Troopers end campaign on a winning note". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2018.

[17] Escarlote, Mark (July 1, 2018). "PVL: HD Spikers step closer to Finals stint". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[18] Escarlote, Mark (July 6, 2018). "PVL: HD Spikers book return ticket to the Finals". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

[19] Escarlote, Mark (July 1, 2018). "PVL: Jet Spiker trip Blockbusters in semis opener". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[20] Escarlote, Mark (July 1, 2018). "PVL: Blockbusters force rubber match". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[21] Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Jet Spikers claim Reinforced Conference crown". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

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