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2015 Philippine Super Liga season

The 2015 PSL season is the third season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). There were two indoor conferences for the season – the All-Filipino, and the Grand Prix. It staged its first beach volleyball tournament, the Challenge Cup, for the women's and men's divisions.[1]

2015 PSL season
DurationMarch 21 - December 5, 2015
Number of teamsWomen's: 6
TV partner(s)TV5, AksyonTV, Sports5.ph, Solar Sports
Top draft pickIris Tolenada (San Francisco State)
Picked byPhilips Gold Lady Slammers
All-Filipino championsWomen's: Petron Blaze Spikers
Men's: (no tournament)
  All-Filipino runners-upWomen's: Shopinas.com Lady Clickers
Beach Challenge Cup championsWomen's: Giligan's Sisig Queens
Men's: SM By The Bay (Team A)
  Beach Challenge Cup runners-upWomen's: Foton Tornadoes
Men's: Champion Infinity (Team B)
Grand Prix championsWomen's: Foton Tornadoes
Men's: (no tournament)
  Grand Prix runners-upWomen's: Petron Blaze Spikers
Seasons

Developments

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  • The PSL is now sanctioned under the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI), the newest governing body for volleyball in the Philippines under the leadership of POC 1st Vice President Joey Romasanta, aside for being recognized by the AVC and the FIVB. The PSL was first sanctioned by the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) until the federation was stripped of its recognition by the local (POC) and foreign (FIVB, AVC) sport governing bodies. The LVPI also supported the stints of Cignal and Petron who participated in the Asian Club Championships, and helped on the processing of the imports transfer clearances for the 12 imports that played in the Grand Prix.[2]
  • The PSL introduced the use of "skorts", a combination of tennis-like skirts and shorts, as part of the women's uniforms during the All Filipino Conference, but it was discontinued during the PSL Grand Prix.
  • Continuous coaching and players, television crew, officiating (referees), volleyball information system, press corps and medical seminars.
  • After the introduction of the Men's Division in the PSL in 2013, the PSL launched the Beach Volleyball division thru the Challenge Cup and Open Series.
  • The PSL's official newspaper, PSL Trending, managed by the PSL Press Corps under its president, Marc Anthony Reyes of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. PSL Trending is given to the fans for free at the venues during gamedays.
  • The PSL has partnered with the TV5 Network (TV5, AksyonTV and Sports5.ph) for three years starting 2015, for broadcast and online coverage.
  • The PSL became the third Southeast Asian-based volleyball club league (next to Thailand and Vietnam) to utilize the video challenge system to decide crucial calls of the games for a fair and balanced officiating, as part of the full compliance to the FIVB rules. The video challenge equipment arrived on October 26, 2015 and was used during the second round of the 2015 Grand Prix conference.[3]

2015 draft (Women's Division)

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Further information: Philippine Super Liga draft

The draft was held on March 12, 2015 at SM Aura Premier, Taguig.[4][5][6]

First round

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
1 Iris Tolenada Setter   United States Philips Gold Lady Slammers San Francisco State
2 Angeli Araneta Middle Blocker   Philippines Foton Tornadoes UP
3 Rica Enclona Libero   Philippines Cignal HD Spikers CSB
4 Rizza Jane Mandapat Opposite Spiker   Philippines Shopinas.com Lady Clickers NU
5 Maureen Veronas Opposite Spiker/
Outside Hitter 		  Philippines Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions CSB
6 Alexa Micek Opposite Spiker   United States Petron Blaze Spikers NC State

Second round

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
1 Siemens Desiree Dadang Middle   Philippines Philips Gold Lady Slammers NU
2 Dennise Michelle Lazaro Libero   Philippines Foton Tornadoes ADMU
3 Diane Ticar Setter   Philippines Cignal HD Spikers Arellano
4 Djanel Welch Cheng Setter   Philippines Shopinas.com Lady Clickers CSB
5 Samantha Dawson Opposite Spiker   Philippines Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions FEU
6 Ivy Jizel Perez Setter   Philippines Petron Blaze Spikers NU

Indoor Volleyball

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All-Filipino Conference

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Further information: 2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference

The Petron Blaze Spikers became the first team to sweep a PSL tournament with a 13–0 record and claim the All-Filipino championship, its second consecutive PSL title.[7][8][9] There was no men's tournament for this conference.

2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference teams (Women's Division)
Abbr. Team Company Colors Head coach Team Captain
CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc.     Sammy Acaylar Charrisse Ancheta (SSC-R)
FOT Foton Tornadoes United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.       Ma. Vilet Ponce de Leon Ivy Remulla (DLSU)
MNT Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions Federated Distributors, Inc.       Rosemarie Prochina Jill Gustilo (Adamson)
PHG Philips Gold Lady Slammers Federated Distributors, Inc.       Francis Vicente Michele Gumabao (DLSU)
PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation       George Pascua Maica Morada (FEU)
SHOP Shopinas.com Lady Clickers Air21 Global, Inc.       Ramil de Jesus Michelle Laborte (USLS)

Classification round (March 21 to April 23, 2015):

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 Petron Blaze Spikers 10 10 0 28 30 7 4.286 881 709 1.243
2 Shopinas.com Lady Clickers 10 6 4 19 22 16 1.375 812 819 0.991
3 Foton Tornadoes 10 5 5 16 20 18 1.111 843 795 1.060
4 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 10 5 5 14 18 21 0.857 811 849 0.955
5 Cignal HD Spikers 10 2 8 7 10 24 0.417 718 797 0.901
6 Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions 10 2 8 7 10 24 0.417 713 809 0.881
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs (April 25 to May 16, 2015):

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Petron Blaze Spikers 3
4 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 3 4 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 0
5 Cignal HD Spikers 2 1 Petron Blaze Spikers 3
2 Shopinas.com Lady Clickers 1
2 Shopinas.com Lady Clickers 3
3 Foton Tornadoes 3 3 Foton Tornadoes 2
6 Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions 0

Final standing:

Awards:

Award Women's
MVP Rachel Anne Daquis
Best Outside Spiker 1st: Charleen Abigail Cruz
2nd: Patty Jane Orendain
Best Middle Blocker 1st: Aleona Denise Manabat
2nd: Abigail Maraño
Best Opposite Spiker Michele Gumabao
Best Setter Iris Tolenada
Best Libero Jennylyn Reyes

Grand Prix Conference

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Further information: 2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference

The Grand Prix Conference started on October 10, 2015 at the Alonte Sports Arena in Binan, Laguna. There was no men's tournament for this conference.

2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Women's Division)
Abbr. Team Company Colors Head coach Team Captain Imports
CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc.     Sammy Acaylar Michelle Laborte (USLS) Amanda Anderson  
Ariel Usher  
FOT Foton Tornadoes United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.       Ma. Vilet Ponce de Leon Ivy Remulla (DLSU) Katie Messing  
Lindsay Stalzer  
MER MERALCO Power Spikers Manila Electric Company     Ramil de Jesus Charleen Abigail Cruz (DLSU) Christina Alessi  
Liis Kullerkann  
PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation       George Pascua Maica Morada (FEU) Erica Adachi  
Rupia Inck Furtado  
PHG Philips Gold Lady Slammers Federated Distributors, Inc.       Francis Vicente Michele Gumabao (DLSU) Alexis Olgard  
Bojana Todorovic  
RCC RC Cola Air Force Raiders ARC Refreshments Corporation       Rhovyl Verayo Judy Ann Caballejo (UST) Sarah McClinton  
Lynda Morales  

Classification round (October 10 to November 16, 2015):

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 10 8 2 22 27 14 1.929 930 865 1.075
2 Petron Blaze Spikers 10 7 3 21 26 15 1.733 923 831 1.111
3 Cignal HD Spikers 10 7 3 20 23 17 1.353 866 829 1.045
4 Foton Tornadoes 10 6 4 19 23 15 1.533 838 767 1.093
5 MERALCO Power Spikers 10 1 9 5 9 27 0.333 735 839 0.876
6 RC Cola Air Force Raiders 10 1 9 3 9 29 0.310 747 908 0.823
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs (November 19 to December 5, 2015):

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
19 Nov
 
 
Philips Gold Lady Slammers0
 
26 Nov - 5 Dec
 
Foton Tornadoes1
 
Foton Tornadoes2
 
19 Nov
 
Petron Blaze Spikers1
 
Petron Blaze Spikers1
 
 
Cignal HD Spikers0
 
3rd place match
 
 
21 Nov
 
 
Philips Gold Lady Slammers1
 
 
Cignal HD Spikers0

Final standings:

Award Name/Team
MVP   Lindsay Stalzer (Foton)
Best Outside Spiker 1st:   Ariel Elizabeth Usher (Cignal)
2nd:   Bojana Todorovic (Philips Gold)
Best Middle Blocker 1st:   Alexis Olgard (Philips Gold)
2nd:   Alyja Daphne Santiago (Foton)
Best Opposite Spiker 1st:   Michele Gumabao (Philips Gold)
2nd:   Frances Xinia Molina (Petron)
Best Setter 1st:   Ivy Jizel Perez (Foton)
2nd:   Erica Adachi (Petron)
Best Libero   Jennylyn Reyes (Petron)
Coach of the Year   George Pascua (Petron)

Beach Volleyball

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Further information: 2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup

Women's Division

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2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup teams (Women's Division)
Abbr. Team Company Colors Head coach Players
AQP-A Accel Quantum (Team A) Sporteum Philippines / UPHSD-Molino       Evangeline Pastor and Kim Ygay
AQP-B Accel Quantum (Team B) Sporteum Philippines / UPHSD-Molino       Tripoli Aurora and Rochet Dela Paz
AMY Amy's Kitchen Sonia Trading, Inc.     Marleen Cortel and Samantha Dawson
BEN BENECO Benguet Electric Cooperative       Jun Nisperos Cindy Benitez and Florence Madulid
CIG-A Cignal HD Spikers (Team A) Cignal TV, Inc.     Sammy Acaylar Charleen Cruz and Michelle Laborte
CIG-B Cignal HD Spikers (Team B) Cignal TV, Inc.     Sammy Acaylar April Rose Hingpit and Jeushl Wensh Tiu
FOT-A Foton Hurricanes United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.       Yani Fernandez Maria Paulina Soriano and Bea Tan
FOT-B Foton Tornadoes United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.       Yani Fernandez Patty Orendain and Fiola Ceballos
GIL Giligan's Sisig Queens Giligan's Restaurant       Danika Gendrauli and Norie Jane Diaz
MER MERALCO Manila Electric Company       Emil Lontoc Jem Gutierrez and Jusabille Brillo
PET-A Petron Sprint 4T Petron Corporation       George Pascua Alexa Micek and Fille Cayetano
PET-B Petron XCS Petron Corporation       George Pascua Gretchen Ho and Ma. Rosario Soriano
PHG Philips Gold Lady Slammers Federated Distributors, Inc.       Aileen Abuel and Rossan Fajardo

Final standing:

Men's Division

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2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup teams (Men's Division)
Abbr. Team Company Colors Head coach Players
CEN CenterStage Family KTV CenterStage Family KTV       John Carlo Lozada and Rence Melgar
CHAMP-A Champion Infinity Active Smashers (Team A) Peerless Products Corporation       Angelo Espiritu and Nestor Molate
CHAMP-B Champion Infinity Active Smashers (Team B) Peerless Products Corporation       Marjun Alingasa and Tippy Tipgos
CIG-A Cignal HD Spikers (Team A) Cignal TV, Inc.     Sammy Acaylar Sandy Montero and Edmar Bonono
CIG-B Cignal HD Spikers (Team B) Cignal TV, Inc.     Sammy Acaylar Jay dela Cruz and Emmanuel Luces
IEM IEM Volley Masters Instituto Estetico Manila     Michael Ian Conde and Karl dela Calzada
SM-A SM By The Bay (Team A) SM Prime Holdings     Eric Lecain Jade Becaldo and Hachaliah Gilbuena
SM-B SM By The Bay (Team B) SM Prime Holdings     Eric Lecain Tim Young and Daniel Young
UPHSD-A UPHSD Altas - Molino (Team A) University of Perpetual Help System DALTA - Molino     Fernando Alboro and Ronel del Mundo
UPHSD-B UPHSD Altas - Molino (Team B) University of Perpetual Help System DALTA - Molino     Emanuel Gamat and Paolo Aloña

Final standing:

International competitions

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AVC Asian Women's Championship

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Further information: 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

An all-PSL selection represented the Philippines in the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.[10][11][12][13] The team placed 12th out of 14 competitors.

Philippines (18th Asian Women's Championship)
No. Player Ht. College PSL Club Position
3 Angelique Beatrice Dionela 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) UPHSD Cignal HD Spikers Defensive specialist
4 Carmina Aganon 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) NU Petron Blaze Spikers Outside hitter
5 Melissa Gohing 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) DLSU Philips Gold Lady Slammers Libero
6 Jeanette Panaga 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CSB Cignal HD Spikers Middle blocker
7 Michele Gumabao (c) 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) DLSU Philips Gold Lady Slammers Opposite hitter
10 Iris Tolenada 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) San Francisco State Philips Gold Lady Slammers Setter
11 Ma. Lourdes Clemente 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) UPHSD Cignal HD Spikers Middle blocker
13 Kim Kianna Dy 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) DLSU Shopinas.com Lady Clickers Middle blocker
14 Ma. Abigail Praca 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) USJ-R Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions Middle blocker
15 Ivy Jisel Perez 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) NU Petron Blaze Spikers Setter
17 Myla Pablo 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) NU Philips Gold Lady Slammers Outside hitter
18 Frances Molina 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) San Beda Petron Blaze Spikers Middle hitter/outside hitter

AVC Club Championships

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The champions of the 2014 Grand Prix - the Petron Blaze Spikers (women's)[14] and the Cignal HD Spikers (men's)[15][16] - represented the Philippines in the 2015 AVC Club Volleyball Championships.

Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball

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Further information: 2015 Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball Tournament

The women's division champions of the 2015 Beach Challenge Cup, Danika Gendrauli and Norie Jane Diaz, were the PSL representatives in the 2015 Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball Tournament held in Manila from November 29 to December 3, 2015.

Gendrauli and Diaz played as Philippines (Team B). Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek represented the Shakey's V-League and played as Philippines (Team A).

Team A finished 12th and Team B finished 13th (last).

Venues

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Brand ambassador

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Broadcast partners

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Controversies

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On October, PVF President Edgardo "Boy" Cantada, condemned the act of the LVPI and Score (headed by Ramon Suzara, the president of PSL, and one of the masterminds in the withdrawal of recognition of PVF in the POC, AVC, and FIVB) over the incident involving 12 imports of the Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix who have gone through the immigration process and play in the league without any necessary working permits and other documents of foreigners who will work in the country. He also criticized LVPI and Suzara for blatant disregard and abuse of the Philippine immigration and labor laws over the incident.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Julius Manicad (February 20, 2015). "Bigger, better Superliga marks third season". The Daily Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "PSL completes imports' ITC, all set for Grand Prix". PSL website. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "PSL unveils video challenge system as unbeaten Cignal clashes with champ Petron". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  4. ^ "HEAD-TURNERS: FIL-FOREIGN PLAYERS SIGN UP FOR PSL DRAFT". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "PH Superliga to welcome 24 rookies - Manila Standard Today". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
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  8. ^ "Superliga's super sweep Petron Blaze beats Shopinas for PSL crown | Sports, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com". The Philippine STAR. Archived from the original on 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  9. ^ "Petron wins 2nd Superliga crown | Tempo Sports". Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  10. ^ "AVC Board approves latest updates on 2014 and 2015 competitions". AVC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  11. ^ "PSL Stars to Banner Philippines in 18th Asian Sr. Women's Championships - the PLDT Home Ultera Philippine SuperLiga All Filipino Conference". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  12. ^ "PSL stars to lead PH team in Asian Seniors tilt". 14 April 2015.
  13. ^ "PH volley team boasts of powerhouse roster - Manila Standard Today". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  14. ^ "Blaze Spikers undaunted by tough opposition in Asian Women's Club Championship".
  15. ^ http://www.tribune.net.ph/sports/cignal-hd-competes-in-avc-men-s-tourney [dead link‍]
  16. ^ "Cignal PH bet in Asian volley tilt". 23 July 2015.
  17. ^ "Petron Blaze Spikers to come out stronger after 8th place finish". Philstar.com. September 20, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Superliga goes to Quezon Province". Manila Bulletin. February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  19. ^ "Cha Cruz named new PSL ambassador". ABS-CBN News. April 14, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  20. ^ "Foreign players in Superliga under fire". Manila Times. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
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