Wikipedia - Spikers' Turf

The Spikers' Turf is a men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines associated with the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision).

History

The league had its beginnings in 2014, when the Shakey's V-League introduced a men's division during its 21st conference. The following year, Sports Vision decided to spin-off the men's division as a separate league, giving birth to the Spikers' Turf.

In late-2016, Sports Vision announced that the league be merged back in the 2017 season with the Shakey's V-League (which was renamed as the Premier Volleyball League; PVL). The men's division in the PVL ended with the 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference as its final tournament. The Spikers' Turf was revived on October 6, 2018 and was reestablished as a separate legal entity from the PVL.

In 2020, Spikers' Turf began the process to turn to a professional league, after the PVL was given professional status by the national government's Games and Amusement Board in the same year. The league did not stage its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 16, 2021, Sports Vision president Ricky Palou bared that only three teams out of six - Cignal HD, PLDT and VNS - agreed to turn professional.

Filippinerna - Spikers Turf är en professionell volleybolliga i Filippinerna organiserad av Philippine Volleyball Federation. Ligan består för närvarande av sju lag som spelar en dubbelrunda under grundserien. De fyra bästa lagen i grundserien går vidare till semifinalerna, som spelas i en bäst av tre-serie. Mästarna kvalificerar sig till AVC Club Volleyball Championship.

Spikers Turf grundades 2013 som en del av Philippine Volleyball Federation:s ansträngningar att utveckla volleybollen i Filippinerna. Ligan har snabbt blivit populär bland filippinska volleybollälskare, och lockar ofta stora folkmassor till sina matcher.

Några av de bästa volleybollspelarna i Filippinerna tävlar i Spikers Turf, inklusive:

* Marck Espejo
* Bryan Bagunas
* John Vic De Guzmán
* Kim Malabunga
* Francis Saura

Spikers Turf är ett viktigt redskap för att utveckla volleybollen i Filippinerna. Ligan ger unga spelare möjligheten att tävla på en hög nivå och lära sig av de bästa i spelet. Det inspirerar också filippinare att ta upp volleyboll och hoppas på att en dag kunna spela i Spikers Turf.