The year that is about to end marked a great year for Philippine volleyball despite the ongoing pandemic.

Unbeaten teams lorded over the collegiate leagues, powerhouse squads ruled the professional ranks, new amateur leagues opened shop, Filipino players made their presence felt in the international scene while the country played host to one of the sports' biggest events.

For the first time in three years, local volleyball went full blast with the Premier Volleyball League starting off 2022 with the staging of the Open Conference from March to April.

The country's first and only women's professional volleyball league then held two more tournaments that drew record crowds as Covid-19 restrictions were eased.

College volleyball also returned after the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and National Collegiate Athletic Association canceled their respective seasons in early 2020.

Organizers of the defunct Philippine Superliga teamed up with Shakey's Pizza to launch the Shakey's Super League with its inaugural Collegiate Preseason Championship while the V-League held men's and women's collegiate tournaments.

The Alyssa Valdez-led Creamline had a perfect run in the PVL Open Conference, winning all of its eight outings including a sweep of Petro Gazz in the finals to reclaim the throne it ceded to Chery Tiggo the year before.

The Cool Smashers would then annex the Invitational Conference crown four months after when they took down Taiwanese team KingWhale Taipei behind the heroics of Tots Carlos and Ced Domingo, who eventually ended up with the Conference Most Valuable Player and Finals MVP awards, respectively. Carlos won her second tournament MVP after getting the same recognition in the Open Conference.

Creamline, however, blew a golden opportunity of completing a historic grand slam after falling short of advancing to the finals of the Reinforced Conference.