Creamline–Petro Gazz rivalry
| Teams | |
|---|---|
| First meeting | May 6, 2018 Creamline 3–0 Petro Gazz |
| Latest meeting | April 12, 2025 Petro Gazz 3–1 Creamline |
| Next meeting | TBA |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 37 |
| All-time series | 27–10 (CCS) |
| Longest win streak | CCS W14 |
| Current win streak | PGA W1 |
| Finals history | |
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The Creamline–Petro Gazz rivalry is a Premier Volleyball League (PVL) rivalry between the Creamline Cool Smashers and Petro Gazz Angels. Both teams are among the longest-tenured in the PVL and combine for 13 out of the league's 17 titles, facing each other in the championship in five of those occasions.
As of the 2024–25 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference, the two teams have met each other a total of 37 times, which includes 13 games in the Finals. Creamline leads the all-time series with a 27–10 record.
History
[edit]Background
[edit]The Creamline Cool Smashers, owned by Rebisco, joined the Premier Volleyball League in 2017 as one of its founding teams.[1] The Petro Gazz Angels, owned by PetroGazz Ventures Phils., joined the PVL the following season in 2018.[2] Both teams are the two longest-tenured in the PVL.
2018–2019: Early history and first championship series
[edit]The first meeting between the two teams happened during the opening day of the 2018 Reinforced Conference on May 6, 2018.[3] The match was won by Creamline in straight sets. In the following Open Conference, the two teams met in the final round for the first time. Creamline swept Petro Gazz in the semifinals in two games on their way to their second title. In the 2019 Reinforced Conference, the two teams met in the championship for the first time, with Petro Gazz beating Creamline in three games to clinch their first-ever league title.[4]
2019–2023: Creamline dominance
[edit]Following the 2019 Reinforced Conference, the rivalry would largely be dominated by Creamline. From the 2019 Open Conference to the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference, Creamline would go 17–1 against Petro Gazz. That stretch included three championship series.
The second championship series between the two teams happened in the 2019 Open Conference. Creamline not only swept the series, but also won both games in straight sets.[5] The next championship series happened in the 2022 Open Conference, which once again featured a Creamline sweep.[6] This is then followed by their championship series in the 2023 First All-Filipino Conference, but this time around, Petro Gazz were able to win the first game of the series, giving the Cool Smashers their first loss against the Angels since the 2019 Reinforced Conference championship. However, Creamline went on to win the next two games to claim their sixth title.[7] After the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference, Creamline led 23–5 in games against Petro Gazz.
2024–present: Petro Gazz steps up
[edit]After four years of Creamline dominance, the series began to equalize as both teams would split the season series in 2024 with two wins apiece, going 1–1 in both the All-Filipino and Reinforced conferences. In the 2024–25 All-Filipino Conference, the two teams met once again in the championship. The first two games of the series reached five sets with Petro Gazz winning the first and Creamline winning the second. In the third game, in four sets, the Angels clinched their third title and their second against the Cool Smashers.[8]
Records by season and conference
[edit]| Season | Season series | Conference | Conference series | Overall series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Creamline, 4–1 | Reinforced | Creamline, 1–0 | Creamline, 4–1 |
| Open | Creamline, 3–1 | |||
| 2019 | Creamline, 6–3 | Reinforced | Petro Gazz, 3–2 | Creamline, 10–4 |
| Open | Creamline, 4–0 | |||
| 2021 | Creamline, 3–0 | Open | Creamline, 3–0 | Creamline, 13–4 |
| 2022 | Creamline, 6–0 | Open | Creamline, 3–0 | Creamline, 19–4 |
| Invitational | Creamline, 1–0 | |||
| Reinforced | Creamline, 2–0 | |||
| 2023 | Creamline, 4–1 | First All-Filipino | Creamline, 3–1 | Creamline, 23–5 |
| Second All-Filipino | Creamline, 1–0 | |||
| 2024 | Tie, 2–2 | All-Filipino | Tie, 1–1 | Creamline, 25–7 |
| Reinforced | Tie, 1–1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Petro Gazz, 3–2 | All-Filipino | Petro Gazz, 3–2 | Creamline, 27–10 |
Head-to-head records
[edit]| Season | Conference | Stage | Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Reinforced | Preliminary round | May 6, 2018 | Creamline | 3–0 | Petro Gazz | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–13 | 75–47 | ||
| Open | Preliminary round | September 29, 2018 | Creamline | 2–3 | Petro Gazz | 25–27 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 5–15 | 103–103 | |
| November 21, 2018 | Petro Gazz | 0–3 | Creamline | 11–25 | 13–25 | 23–25 | 47–75 | |||||
| Semifinals | November 28, 2018 | Creamline | 3–1 | Petro Gazz | 26–28 | 25–15 | 25–13 | 25–16 | 101–72 | |||
| December 1, 2018 | Petro Gazz | 1–3 | Creamline | 25–21 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 13–25 | 77–96 | ||||
| 2019 | Reinforced | Preliminary round | May 26, 2019 | Petro Gazz | 3–0 | Creamline | 25–22 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 76–68 | ||
| June 22, 2019 | Petro Gazz | 1–3 | Creamline | 18–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 24–26 | 86–97 | ||||
| Finals | July 10, 2019 | Petro Gazz | 1–3 | Creamline | 26–24 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | 80–99 | |||
| July 13, 2019 | Creamline | 1–3 | Petro Gazz | 25–15 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 12–25 | 81–90 | ||||
| July 14, 2019 | Petro Gazz | 3–1 | Creamline | 25–15 | 28–30 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 103–87 | ||||
| Open | Preliminary round | August 24, 2019 | Creamline | 3–0 | Petro Gazz | 25–19 | 28–26 | 25–20 | 78–65 | |||
| October 13, 2019 | Petro Gazz | 1–3 | Creamline | 21–25 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 88–95 | ||||
| Finals | November 6, 2019 | Creamline | 3–0 | Petro Gazz | 25–14 | 25–22 | 27–25 | 77–61 | ||||
| November 9, 2019 | Petro Gazz | 0–3 | Creamline | 27–29 | 22–25 | 25–27 | 74–81 | |||||
| 2021 | Open | Preliminary round | July 20, 2021 | Creamline | 3–1 | Petro Gazz | 24–26 | 28–26 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 102–94 | |
| Semifinals | August 8, 2021 | Petro Gazz | 2–3 | Creamline | 29–27 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 17–25 | 14–16 | 108–109 | ||
| August 9, 2021 | Creamline | 3–0 | Petro Gazz | 27–25 | 25–22 | 25–16 | 77–63 | |||||
| 2022 | Open | Preliminary round | March 23, 2022 | Petro Gazz | 2–3 | Creamline | 23–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 10–15 | 102–111 |
| Finals | April 6, 2022 | Petro Gazz | 1–3 | Creamline | 16–25 | 25–23 | 12–25 | 30–32 | 83–105 | |||
| April 8, 2022 | Creamline | 3–1 | Petro Gazz | 25–18 | 15–25 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 90–82 | ||||
| Invitational | Preliminary round | July 12, 2022 | Creamline | 3–1 | Petro Gazz | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 98–89 | ||
| Reinforced | Preliminary round | October 18, 2022 | Creamline | 3–1 | Petro Gazz | 25–19 | 16–25 | 25–18 | 27–25 | 93–87 | ||
| Semifinals | November 24, 2022 | Petro Gazz | 0–3 | Creamline | 21–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 64–75 | ||||
| 2023 | First All-Filipino | Preliminary round | February 4, 2023 | Creamline | 3–0 | Petro Gazz | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 75–60 | ||
| Finals | March 26, 2023 | Creamline | 1–3 | Petro Gazz | 22–25 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 95–100 | |||
| March 28, 2023 | Petro Gazz | 2–3 | Creamline | 25–18 | 16–25 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 6–15 | 90–106 | |||
| March 30, 2023 | Creamline | 3–1 | Petro Gazz | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 95–78 | ||||
| Second All-Filipino | Preliminary round | November 9, 2023 | Creamline | 3–2 | Petro Gazz | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–27 | 25–19 | 15–13 | 113–106 | |
| 2024 | All-Filipino | Preliminary round | April 6, 2024 | Petro Gazz | 3–2 | Creamline | 15–25 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 15–13 | 104–101 |
| Semifinals | May 2, 2024 | Petro Gazz | 1–3 | Creamline | 25–27 | 25–23 | 25–27 | 24–26 | 99–103 | |||
| Reinforced | Second round | August 13, 2024 | Creamline | 2–3 | Petro Gazz | 23–25 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 104–108 | |
| Quarterfinals | August 27, 2024 | Creamline | 3–0 | Petro Gazz | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 75–60 | ||||
| 2024–25 | All-Filipino | Preliminary round | November 16, 2024 | Creamline | 3–0 | Petro Gazz | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–16 | 75–57 | ||
| Semifinals | March 29, 2025 | Creamline | 1–3 | Petro Gazz | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 86–96 | |||
| Finals | April 8, 2025 | Creamline | 2–3 | Petro Gazz | 17–25 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 10–15 | 97–103 | ||
| April 10, 2025 | Petro Gazz | 2–3 | Creamline | 15–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 9–15 | 95–96 | |||
| April 12, 2025 | Creamline | 1–3 | Petro Gazz | 21–25 | 16–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 81–98 |
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