Creamline taking on Cignal in the PVL Finals to end the 2024 season is the game the Premier Volleyball League deserves. Whoever came up with this might as well be a genius, because the volleyball gods have now blessed the Philippines with a *third* Creamline-Cignal showdown, all in a span of less than two weeks.
Creamline’s date with destiny gets an answer on Thursday when the Cool Smashers try to complete what would just be the first Grand Slam in Premier Volleyball League (PVL) history.
Or, it can also be that the Cool Smashers will fail to achieve that for the third time in their glorious history.
No team has even come close to completing a season sweep, but Creamline has been able to do it in each of the last two seasons, only to falter in the last conference
MJ Perez and the Cignal HD Spikers have a shot at redemption against their tormentors, Creamline Cool Smashers, in the 2024 PVL Invitational Conference final on Thursday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Perez brought back Cignal to the PVL finals for the first time in two years after dethroning Kurashiki Ablaze, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-11, on Wednesday at Philsports Arena.
Cignal has a chance to win its breakthrough PVL title against the Grand Slam-seeking Creamline at 6 p.m.
By context, even if Creamline and Cignal turn into perennial Finals rivals, it might actually *never* get any bigger than this, considering everything at stake in the last game of the 2024 PVL season.
On one hand, if the Cool Smashers win their 10th PVL championship, they also complete a historic Grand Slam.
Something that is unique to the Philippine sports setting, no PVL team has ever won a Grand Slam. Even in the PBA, only five teams have ever completed this rare feat.
Now, it’s also important to note that the PVL Invitational Conference only ran for basically a week.
But a triple crown is a triple crown, and Creamline can add this crown jewel to its glorious PVL dynasty, cementing themselves as one the great Philippine sports franchises, period.
On the other hand, if the HD Spikers win, it will be the first-ever PVL title for Team Awesome that would mark a true breakthrough for the franchise.
A first championship has been a long time coming for Cignal.
Since the PVL turned pro, which also coincided with the HD Spikers jumping to the league from the old PSL, only Creamline has more podium finishes Cignal.
Despite some tough conferences here and there, the HD Spikers have proven to be a rather consistent PVL contender, albeit a flawed one. But on their newest shot at the PVL Finals, third time might be the charm for the Cignal HD Spikers as they once again challenge the Cool Smashers in a high-stakes setting.
The PVL is an ever-growing league, and while it’s great for local volleyball to have a team like Creamline, it would be awesome to have a team like Cignal continuously challenging the Queens too.
By context, the Creamline-Cignal showdown to end the 2024 PVL season is their biggest head-to-head showdown yet, possibly ever. MJ Perez and the Cignal HD Spikers have a shot at redemption against their tormentors, Creamline Cool Smashers, in the 2024 PVL Invitational Conference final on Thursday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Perez brought back Cignal to the PVL finals for the first time in two years after dethroning Kurashiki Ablaze, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-11, on Wednesday at Philsports Arena.
Creamline, which handed Cignal’s first loss of the conference on Monday to book a ticket to the final, shattered the HD Spikers’ title hopes in the Reinforced Conference semifinal and eventually swept Akari to rule the import-laden tournament.
