PLDT Volleyball Club
Full name | PLDT Home Fibr Hitters | ||
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Short name | PLDT | ||
Nickname | Power Hitters | ||
Founded | 2013 | ||
Captain | W: Jasmine Nabor (NU) M: Henry James Pecaña (UST) | ||
League | Spikers' Turf | ||
2019 Open | M: 6th place | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Championships | |||
W: Shakey's V-League: 2, MVP Olympics: 1 M: Spikers' Turf: 1, MVP Olympics: 1, PSL: 2 |
The PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (formerly, PLDT Volleyball Club) is a professional men's volleyball team owned by PLDT. It was established in 2013 and originally consisted of men's and women's teams. In 2018, the women's team became merged with the Smart Giga Hitters (later renamed PLDT Home Fibr Hitters women's team).[1] The men's team has been playing in the Spikers' Turf since October 2018.[2]
History[]
The club debuted in 2013 as the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters women's team in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 2013 Invitational Conference. The men's team debuted in the following conference.
In 2014, while participating in the PSL, the club joined in the Shakey's V-League with its women's team as the PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters during the 2014 Open Conference.[3]
The club ended its participation in the PSL after the 2014 season. In 2015, the club competed under the name PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters and the men's team joined the 2015 Open Conference of the Spikers' Turf,[4] becoming its first champion.[5]
The club became dormant in 2016 and 2017. It returned to active competition in 2018 in the Premier Volleyball League (formerly, Shakey's V-League and Spikers’ Turf) as the PayMaya High Flyers (women's) and the PLDT Home Fibr Ultra Fast Hitters (men's).[6]
In September 2018, the women's team was merged with the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters, its affiliate team in the PSL.[7] The Smart team was renamed the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters in February 2019.[8]
Name changes[]
Season | Women's Team | Men's Team |
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2013 | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters (PSL) | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters (PSL) |
2014 | PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers (PSL) PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters (SVL) |
PLDT Home TVolution-Air Force Power Attackers (PSL) PLDT Home Telpad-Air Force Turbo Boosters (PSL) |
2015 | PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters (SVL) | PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters (Spikers' Turf) |
2016 | (inactive) | (inactive) |
2017 | ||
2018 | PayMaya High Flyers (PVL) | PLDT Home Fibr Ultra Fast Hitters (PVL) |
2019 | - | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters (PVL/Spikers' Turf) |
2020-present | - | PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (Spikers' Turf) |
Women’s[]
Philippine SuperLiga[]
For the 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference see Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters.
Shakey's V-League[]
2015 Open Conference
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Premier Volleyball League[]
2018 Reinforced Conference
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Honors[]
Team[]
Philippine SuperLiga:
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2013 | Invitational | 5th Place | |
Grand Prix | 3rd Place | [9][10] | |
2014 | All-Filipino | 3rd Place | [11] |
Grand Prix | (did not compete) | [12] |
Premier Volleyball League:
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2014 | Open | 3rd place | [13] |
Reinforced | 3rd place | ||
2015 | Open | Champion | [14] |
Reinforced | Champion | [15] | |
2016 | Open | (did not compete) | |
Reinforced | |||
2017 | Reinforced | ||
Open | |||
2018 | Reinforced | Runner-up | [16] |
Open | (did not compete) |
Others:
Season | Tournament | Title | Source |
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2016 | MVP Olympics | Champion | [17] |
Individual[]
Premier Volleyball League:
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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2015 | Open | Finals MVP | ![]() |
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Conference MVP | ![]() |
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1st Best Outside Spiker | ![]() |
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2nd Best Middle Blocker | ![]() |
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Best Setter | ![]() |
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Reinforced | Finals MVP | ![]() |
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2nd Best Outside Spiker | ![]() |
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Best Libero | ![]() |
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2018 | Reinforced | Best Libero | ![]() |
[18] |
Best Foreign Guest Player | ![]() |
Philippine SuperLiga:
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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2013 | Invitational | Best Scorer | ![]() |
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Grand Prix | Best Setter | ![]() |
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Best Opposite | ![]() |
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Best Middle Blocker | ![]() |
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2014 | All-Filipino | Best Libero | ![]() |
[19] |
Team captains[]
- Lou Ann Latigay (2013)
- Suzanne Roces (2014-2015)
- Jasmine Nabor (2018)
Head coach[]
Men’s[]
Current line-up[]
PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters | |||
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Number | Player | Position | Height |
2 | ![]() |
Outside Hitter | |
3 | ![]() |
Outside Hitter | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
4 | ![]() |
Outside Hitter | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
6 | ![]() |
Setter | |
7 | ![]() |
Middle Blocker | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
8 | ![]() |
Opposite Hitter | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
9 | ![]() |
Outside Hitter | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
10 | ![]() |
Outside Hitter | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
11 | ![]() |
Opposite Hitter | |
12 | ![]() |
Setter | |
15 | ![]() |
Middle Blocker | |
16 | ![]() |
Middle Blocker | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
18 | ![]() |
Libero | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
20 | ![]() |
Libero | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Coaching staff
Previous line-up[]
2018 Open Conference
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2018 Reinforced Conference
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Honors[]
Team[]
Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2015 | Open | Champion | [20] |
Reinforced | 3rd place | ||
2016 | Open | (did not compete) | |
Reinforced | |||
2017[a] | Reinforced | ||
Open | |||
2018 | Reinforced[a] | 4th place | |
Open | Runner-up | [21] | |
2019 | Reinforced | 3rd place | [22] |
Open | 6th place |
Philippine SuperLiga:
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2013 | Grand Prix | Champion | [23][24] |
2014 | All-Filipino | Champion | [25] |
Grand Prix | Runner-up | [26] |
Others:
Season | Tournament | Title | Source |
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2016 | MVP Olympics | Champion | [17] |
Individual[]
Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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2015 | Open | 2nd Best Outside Spiker | ![]() |
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Best Opposite Spiker | ![]() |
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Finals MVP | ||||
Reinforced | 1st Best Middle Blocker | ![]() |
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1st Best Outside Spiker | ![]() |
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Conference MVP | ||||
2018 | Reinforced[a] | Best Opposite Spiker | ![]() |
[18] |
Best Setter | ![]() | |||
Best Libero | ![]() | |||
Open | Best Setter | ![]() |
[27] | |
2nd Best Middle Blocker | ![]() | |||
2019 | Reinforced | Best Opposite Spiker | ![]() |
[22] |
Philippine Superliga:
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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2013 | Grand Prix | Best Libero | ![]() |
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Best Opposite | ![]() |
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Best Setter | ![]() |
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MVP | ![]() |
[28] | ||
2014 | All-Filipino | Best Libero | ![]() |
[19] |
Best Setter | ![]() |
[19] | ||
1st Best Outside Spiker | ![]() |
[19] | ||
MVP | [19] | |||
Grand Prix | 1st Best Outside Spiker | ![]() |
[29] |
Notes:
- ^ a b c with the Premier Volleyball League.[30]
Team captains[]
- Richard Gomez (2013)
- Dante Alinsunirin (2014)
- Ronaldo Casillan (2015)
- John Vic de Guzman (2018 Reinforced)
- Henry James Pecaña (2018 Open)
Head coach[]
- Arthur Allan “Odgie” Mamon
See also[]
- PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (women's team)
- PLDT Home TVolution (2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship team)
- Cignal HD Spikers (women's team)
- Cignal HD Spikers (men's team)
References[]
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- ^ Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Cool Smashers sweep way to breakthrough crown". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
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- ^ Abcede, JP (26 July 2014). "PLDT-Air Force Accomplishes Sweep of PSL AFC men's division". website. philippinesuperliga.com. Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Abcede, JP (30 November 2014). "Cignal Pulls Rug on PLDT-Air Force, Claims Men's Division Championship". website. philippinesuperliga.com. Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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- Spikers' Turf
- Premier Volleyball League (Philippines)
- Shakey's V-League
- Philippine Super Liga
- 2013 establishments in the Philippines
- Volleyball clubs established in 2013
- Men's volleyball teams in the Philippines
- Women's volleyball teams in the Philippines