<section begin="2019 Spikersâ Turf Open Conference" />The 2019 Spikersâ Turf Open Conference was the fourteenth conference of the Spikers' Turf. The tournament began on August 20, 2019 with a total of 24 teams. San Beda replaced PNP, which was forced to withdraw from the competition after failing to secure permission from their superior officers.
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Participating teams
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Format
Preliminary round
- In the preliminary round, teams were split into four groups of six.
- The preliminary round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams in their pool for a total of five matches.
- The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals while the bottom four were eliminated.
Quarterfinals
- The quarterfinals featured the twice-to-beat advantage. The higher-seeded team in a match-up only needed to win one out of two matches to advance while the lower-seeded team needed to win two matches back-to-back to do so.
- The match-ups were as follows:
- QF1: A1 vs. B2
- QF2: B1 vs. C2
- QF3: C1 vs. D2
- QF4: D1 vs. A2
- The winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers were eliminated.
Semifinals
- The semifinals featured best-of-three series.
- The match-ups were as follows:
- SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF3 winner
- SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF4 winner
- The winners advanced to the championship while the losers would play in the third-place series.
Finals
- The championship and third-place series were best-of-three series.
- The match-ups were as follows:
- Championship: Semifinal round winners
- Third-place series: Semifinal round losers
Pool standing procedure
- First, teams are ranked by the number of matches won.
- If the number of matches won is tied, the tied teams are then ranked by match points, wherein:
- Match won 3âÂÂ0 or 3âÂÂ1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser.
- Match won 3âÂÂ2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.
- In case of any further ties, the following criteria shall be used:
- Set ratio: the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
- Point ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
- Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.
Preliminary round
Ranking
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Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
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Match results
Final round
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Third place
Championships
Awards
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Final standings
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See also
References