PVL, Spikers’ Turf bring 10th season festivities to Cebu

FILE– A look at the PVL official ball. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Premier Volleyball League and Spikers’ Turf will celebrate their 10th season in Cebu City at  SM Seaside Cebu Arena on October 10.

Crowd favorites Creamline and Choco Mucho take on separate foes to kick off the 2026 All-Filipino Conference.

Choco Mucho, led by the duo of Sisi Rondina and Eya Laure, battles Capital1 at 1 p.m.

11-time champion Creamline opens its title defense against Akari at 6 p.m. The Spikers’ Turf has yet to announce its game in Cebu.

Cebu has produced several pro players, including Choco Mucho’s Rondina of Compostela, Deanna Wong of Minglanilla and Isa Molde of Catmon. Also hailing from Cebu are Creamline rookie Barbie Jamili, Capital1’s Khy Cepada, Galeries Tower’s Lorene Toring and Pierre Abellana, Nxled’s Krich Macaslang and PLDT’s Shiela Kiseo, among others.

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The Visayas has likewise produced talent in the men’s game, with players such as former Cignal standout Edward Ybañez and VNS’ Jayvee Sumagaysay representing the region in the Spikers’ Turf.

Preparations are already underway for what Sports Vision hopes will be a marquee event at the SM Seaside Cebu Arena, which broke ground in 2021 and officially opened to the public last July.

Bringing the season-opening festivities to Cebu highlights the province’s deep volleyball roots and its continuing contribution to the sport. The region’s growing volleyball culture has also been reinforced by Sports Vision’s grassroots and developmental initiatives.

Last year, Sports Vision launched the V-League Visayas, a regional collegiate competition featuring six men’s and six women’s teams based in Cebu and affiliated with the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI). The league expanded its reach further last July with the staging of the Panay-Negros tournament in Passi City, Iloilo, providing another platform for emerging volleyball talent in the Visayas.