By NIKOLE JAVIER
The Creamline Cool Smashers are ready and confident enough in defending their PVL All-Filipino Conference title as the 2023 season kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
The Cool Smashers fell short of their grand slam campaign after missing out on the Reinforced Conference finals where Petro Gazz Angels emerged victorious over first time-finalist Cignal HD Spikers.
Nine teams will be playing a single round-robin in the eliminations where top four teams will advance to the semifinals followed by a best-of-three finals and battle for third series similar to the prior conference.
To further promote the league all over the country, PVL will also schedule games in the provinces as it is all set to revert to its pre-pandemic format.
“We’ve scheduled a few games to play outside of metro Iloilo, Lucena, Cagayan de Oro. Holding thethee games in the provinces as well without affecting the schedule of the teams,” said PVL president Ricky Palou during the tournament’s pre-event press conference on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Discovery Suites Manila in Pasig City.
With the eight other teams undergoing major changes and revamp with players and coach transfer, Creamline will be cashing in on its intact core and chemistry.
