STANDINGS
as of November 21, 2021
| Win | Loss | Points | |
| F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Petro Gazz Angels | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tuguegarao Perlas Spikers | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| California Precision Sports | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Baguio Lady Highlanders | 0 | 2 | 0 |
LIPA City—PetroGazz outlasted Chery Tiggo, 22-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 15-11, to post its second straight win in the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Champions League on Sunday at the Aquamarine Recreational Center ere.
With Myla Pablo leading the charge, the Angels led, 13-9, and doused all hopes of a late Crossovers fightback to remain unscathed in the tournament.
Every set and point matters in the tournament—the team which has the best record will emerge as the first-ever Champions League queens.
Although PetroGazz has the same 2-0 win-loss record as F2 Logistics, the one-time Premier Volleyball League champion sit in second place.
In the first tiebreaker, the Cargo Movers have a maximum of six points while the Angels have five. The team that wins in three or four sets will have three points while a five-set victory will only gain two points.
The Crossovers, who dropped to 1-1, are now in third place with four points as the reigning PVL Open Conference titlists collected a point by virtue of the five-set loss.
Tuguegarao Perlas, which bested California Precision Sports on opening day, also sports a 1-1 card but only has three points in the first tiebreaker to stay in fourth place.
PetroGazz will face F2 Logistics at 4 p.m. on Monday in a match up that could determine both club’s fate in winning the championship of the tournament which has Rebisco, Pitmaster Foundation Inc., Top Speed, 1Pacman Partylist, Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Olympic Committee as platinum sponsors and F2 Logistics, Asics, PLDT, MVP Sports Foundation and Mikasa as gold sponsors and BCDA, Philippine Red Cross, Lipa City, Davis Paint and Emerald PVC Pipes, Fittings and Doors as silver sponsors with PNVF godfather, Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, chairman of the Champions League, giving his full support.
Despite being dragged to a five-setter, coach Arnold Laniog said that beating the Crossovers will still serve as a confidence-builder heading into their showdown with the Cargo Movers.
“Actually we still have three games left so one game at a time,” Laniog said. “We will really prepare hard against F2. We will work hard to get the ‘W.’”
“This W (against Chery Tiggo) will definitely boost our morale going to our game against F2,” he added.
PetroGazz neturalized Chery Tiggo’s main offensive weapon, Dindin Santiago-Manabat, in the crucial moments.
“At the end of the fourth set and in the fifth set, at least we were able to control her,” said Laniog on Manabat.
The games are live streamed over the PNVF official website volleyballphilippines.com, iWantTFC for local and international audiences, Puso Pilipinas and Smart Sports Facebook pages and YouTube channels and Gigaplay.