MANILA, Philippines — The Creamline Cool Smashers are the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) champions for the 11th time.
Creamline completed a sweep of Cignal in the best-of-three championship series of the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference, sealing the title with a thrilling 25–23, 22–25, 25–16, 16–25, 15–11 victory in Game 2 on Thursday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.
In the deciding frame, Cignal held a 9-7 lead as Vanie Gandler and Tin Tiamzon scored consecutive points.
Creamline’s Jema Galanza, however, answered with a crosscourt kill followed by an error by Erika Santos to tie the score at 9-all.
The crowd, bleeding in pink roared loudly as Galanza scored from an off-the-block hit, allowing the Cool Smashers enjoy a one-point lead, 10-9.
The game was tied again as Pangs Panaga committed an attack error, but Tots Carlos slammed a kill that gave the Cool Smashers an 11-10 advantage.
Santos committed an attack error and a block by Carlos on Gandler allowed Creamline to take a 13-10 lead.
Gandler continued to put up the fight after slamming a crosscourt kill but Carlos quickly responded with a kill even as Bea De Leon blocked Gandler shot to finished the match and claim the crown.
Pons was names Finals MVP
This is the first time the Cool Smashers earned a championship after bagging the All-Filipino title in 2024. They failed to win a crown in 2025.
