| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | Bacarra |
| Dates | July 17 – August 13, 2021 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | PCV Socio-Civic & Cultural Center |
| Champions | Chery Tiggo Crossovers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Creamline Cool Smashers |
| Third place | Petro Gazz Angels |
| Fourth place | Choco Mucho Flying Titans |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Alyja Daphne Santiago (Conference & Finals) |
| Best Setter | Julia Melissa Morado |
| Best OH | |
| Best MB | |
| Best OPP | Katrina Mae Tolentino |
| Best Libero | Kathleen Faith Arado |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Official website | |
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The 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference was the tenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its first conference as a professional league.[1][2][3] The conference started on July 17, 2021 and ended on August 13, 2021, at the PCV Socio-Civic and Cultural Center in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte in a bubble.[4] The PVL has been approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to begin team practices to be followed by the official start of the 2021 season.[5][6]
In January 2021, it was reported that Motolite filed a leave of absence from the league and released all of its players.[7] The Philippine Army Lady Troopers will participate as a guest team.[8]
Five teams from Philippine Super Liga joined the PVL – Chery Tiggo Crossovers, Cignal HD Spikers, F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters and Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors.[9][10][11][12] On July 9, 2021, F2 Logistics announced it will not participate in the Open Conference citing injuries and lack of training due to difficulties maintaining their training bubble.[13]
A newly-established team, the UAC Power Hitters, joined the league but announced in June that it will not compete in the Open Conference as it has not formed a team in time for the conference.[14][15]
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