PNVF Champions League kicks off Sunday
AS part of their buildup for the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season, Cignal, Chery Tiggo and Petro Gazz are set to compete in the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Champions League.
The competition kicks off at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Sunday, February 4.
The HD Spikers, Crossovers, and the Angels are looking to enhance chemistry as they parade their respective new recruits for the new PVL season with a tentative start on February 20.
Cignal features its new libero in the decorated Dawn Macandili-Catindig, Chery Tiggo sports Aby Maraño and Ara Galang, while Petro Gazz brings in USNCAA standout Brooke Van Sickle.
Completing the field in the competition that will run until February 10 are the College of Saint Benilde Lady Blazers who will defend the crown they won last November.
Meanwhile, the men’s tournament will immediately follow on February 11 at the same venue with the Cignal HD Spikers hoping to regain the crown they lost to University of Santo Tomas in the Challenge Cup also last November.
Also in the men’s contest Pool A with Cignal HD are top men’s club squads PGJC Philippine Navy, Savouge Spin Doctors and College of Saint Benilde, while Pool B is made up of VNS Asereht Griffins, Iloilo D’Navigators, Philippine Air Force and Philippine Army.
“The PNVF is starting 2024 in earnest with the Champions League as we kick off another busy volleyball schedule,” said PNVF president Tats Suzara.
This is the third edition of the Champions League with Team Dasma Monarchs winning the first in 2021 and Cignal HD prevailing in 2022 in the men’s division and F2 Logistics and California Precision Sports-Antipolo City dominating the first two women’s tournaments.