The 2022 Shakey's Super League Pre-season Championship was the inaugural edition of the collegiate pre-season competition organized by the Shakey's Super League. It is also the first tournament for the SSL in general and the only such in 2022. The tournament was held on September 24 to November 19, 2022, at Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila. It features 18 collegiate teams from the two most prominent collegiate athletics associations in the country — NCAA and UAAP.[1][2][3][4]
The teams are grouped via casting lots. Pools A and B will have 5 teams (3 NCAA, 2 UAAP), and Pools C and D will have 4 teams (2 NCAA, 2 UAAP). The overview of pools was released on September 10, 2022.[7]
This tournament will implement the "All to Play" system in its games, where teams will field all the players on the roster who will be given a chance to play in a match. It is a system where a team will be fielding different players (except Libero) to play in the first two sets. The substitution will take effect when the set score reaches 16. Starting from the 3rd set onwards, the standard play will return. This is the competition format that will be conducted for the entirety of the conference.[8]
First round
Single-round robin format; 4 pools; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
The top two teams per pool will advance to the second round.
Second round
Single-round robin format; 2 pools; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
The W-L record in the first round will be carried over in the second round.
After another pool play, the eight teams will battle in the crossover quarterfinals.
If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.
The teams who are failed to qualify to the second round will face a final knockout match against teams who share a same placing from other pools (A and B, C and D).