The first fan returns for the 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase are beginning to shape the potential starting lineups, as voting from supporters of the Premier Volleyball League and Spikers’ Turf offers an early glimpse of how the rosters could take form.
Among the early favorites, Creamline setter Jia De Guzman appears poised to anchor Team Heart, while PLDT playmaker Kim Fajardo is emerging as the likely leader of Team Hustle in the PVL All-Stars showdown set in Candon City, Ilocos Sur on May 1.
In the setter race, De Guzman dominates Team Heart with 77.86 percent of the votes, well ahead of Akari’s Mars Alba at 11.40 percent and Cignal’s Gel Cayuna at 7.78 percent.
In the outside hitter category, Capital1 super rookie Bella Belen leads with 25.94 percent, closely followed by Cool Smashers star Alyssa Valdez at 21.91 percent. They are trailed by fellow Creamline ace Jema Galanza at 20.21 percent and Choco Mucho’s Sisi Rondina at 11.48 percent.
For the opposite spiker position, Farm Fresh’s Ara Galang tops the list with 37.66 percent, followed by Cignal’s Erika Santos at 25.26 percent and Nxled’s Myla Pablo at 13.30 percent.
Cool Smashers middle blocker Jeanette Panaga leads the position with 27.00 percent, alongside High Speed Hitters’ Majoy Baron for Team Heart. Trailing them are Ced Domingo of the Chargers at 15.07 percent and ZUS Coffee’s Thea Gagate at 11.00 percent.
At libero, Akari’s Justine Jazareno rounds out Team Heart’s projected starters with 37.71 percent of the votes, followed by Creamline’s Denden Lazaro-Revilla at 22.06 percent and Choco Mucho’s Thang Ponce at 20.59 percent.
For Team Hustle, Fajardo leads the setter voting with 51.33 percent, outpacing Choco Mucho’s Deanna Wong at 22.44 percent and Cool Smashers’ Kyle Negrito at 16.89 percent.
Bernadeth Pons of Creamline tops Team Hustle’s outside hitter race with 30.97 percent, followed by Nxled’s Brooke Van Sickle at 24.92 percent as the projected starters. Choco Mucho’s Eya Laure is close behind at 24.30 percent, while Akari’s Ivy Lacsina has 7.29 percent.
Another Creamline standout, Tots Carlos, leads the opposite spiker voting with 38.68 percent, followed closely by PLDT’s Kianna Dy at 33.42 percent. Choco Mucho’s Kat Tolentino rounds out the top contenders with 17.93 percent.
Among middle blockers, High Speed Hitters’ Mika Reyes leads with 26.24 percent, narrowly ahead of Akari’s Fifi Sharma at 24.96 percent. Creamline’s Bea De Leon has 20.99 percent, while Cignal’s Jackie Acuña holds 9.45 percent.
PLDT’s Kath Arado tops the libero voting with 35.33 percent, followed by Cool Smashers’ Kyla Atienza at 27.82 percent and Jennifer Nierva (19.21 percent).
(C) Spikers Turf Images
Meanwhile, in the Spikers’ Turf All-Stars, Team Power and Team Passion are being dominated by Criss Cross players in the first fan returns.
Team Power’s projected starters are bannered by King Crunchers stars, including four-time league MVP Jude Garcia (65.75 percent) at opposite and Adrian Villados (64.37 percent) at setter.
They are joined by outside hitters Noel Kampton (38.86 percent) and Jaron Requinton (25.66 percent), as well as middle blockers Kim Malabunga (32.84 percent) and Lloyd Josafat (31.35 percent). Libero Menard Guerrero (64.17 percent) completes the lineup.
On the other hand, Team Passion’s projected starters are also led by Criss Cross standouts, with John Pepito (59.52 percent) at libero and Ysay Marasigan (48.22 percent) at opposite.
King Crunchers players likewise dominate most positions, with Nico Almendras (29.61 percent) and Alche Gupiteo (25.69 percent) at outside hitter, and Poy Colinares (32.04 percent) and Gian Glorioso (23.75 percent) at middle blocker.
The only non-Criss Cross player to top the voting on either team is Savouge’s JC Enarciso, who leads the setter position for Team Passion with 30.50 percent.
