2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference

The 2018 Chooks-To-Go PSL Grand Prix Conference was the first conference and first indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The games commenced February 17, 2018 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig and the formal opening ceremony was held on February 24, 2018 at the Santa Rosa Multipurpose Complex in Santa Rosa, Laguna.[1]

2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference
Women's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 2 311
Petron Blaze Spikers 3 032
DurationMay 1 to 5 2018
(Game 1: May 1, Game 2: May 3, Game 3: May 5)
Arena(s)
  • Filoil Flying V Centre (main venue)
  • Ynares Sports Arena
  • Sta. Rosa Multipurpose Complex
  • Strike Gymnasium - Cavite
  • Muntinlupa Sports Complex
  • Malolos Sports and Convention Center
  • Imus Sports Complex
  • Batangas Sports and Convention Center
  • Baliwag Sports Center
  • Centennial Arena Laoag Coliseum
  • Gen. Trias Sports Complex
  • Araneta Coliseum (semifinals and finals)
Finals MVPLindsay Stalzer (Petron)
Winning coachCesael delos Santos (Petron)
SemifinalistsFoton Tornadoes (3rd place)
Cocolife Asset Managers
TV network(s)ESPN 5, AksyonTV, Hyper, ESPN5.com
< Season 2017 Grand Prix 2018 Season 2018 Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup >

The tournament was moved from October to February in order to align with the new competition calendar approved by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).[2]

Teams

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2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Women's Division)
Abbr. Team Company Colors Head coach Team captain Imports
CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc.       Edgar Barroga   Rachel Anne Daquis   Jeane Horton
  Sonja Milanović
CCL COCOLIFE Asset Managers United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation       Moro Branislav   Sara Klisura   Taylor Milton (withdrew)
  Sara Klisura
  Marta Drpa
F2L F2 Logistics Cargo Movers F2 Global Logistics Inc.         Arnold Laniog   Charleen Cruz-Behag   Kennedy Lynne Bryan
  María José Pérez
  Minami Yoshioka
FOT Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.       Rommel Abella   Aleona Denise Santiago-Manabat   Brooke Kranda (withdrew)
  Elizabeth Wendel
  Katarina Vukomanović
  Channon Thompson
GAL Generika-Ayala Lifesavers Actimed, Inc.         Sherwin Meneses   Angeli Pauline Araneta   Darlene Ramdin
  Symone Hayden
  Kimberly Gutierrez
PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation         Cesael delos Santos   Lindsay Stalzer   Hillary Hurley (withdrew)
  Lindsay Stalzer
  Yuri Fukuda
  Katherine Bell
SMA Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters Smart Communications       Ronald Dulay   Janet Serafica   Gyselle Silva
  Sanja Trivunović
SLR Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation         George Pascua   Pamela Tricia Lastimosa   Bohdana Anisova
  Kristen Moncks
  Marisa Field

Preliminary round

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Team standings

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 10 9 1 27 28 6 4.667 823 649 1.268
2 Petron Blaze Spikers 10 9 1 25 27 12 2.250 876 783 1.119
3 Cocolife Asset Managers 10 6 4 18 21 17 1.235 837 822 1.018
4 Foton Tornadoes 10 5 5 16 20 21 0.952 907 918 0.988
5 Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors 10 5 5 14 20 19 1.053 876 865 1.013
6 Cignal HD Spikers 10 3 7 9 14 23 0.609 829 844 0.982
7 Generika-Ayala Lifesavers 10 3 7 8 14 25 0.560 769 897 0.857
8 Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters 10 0 10 3 9 30 0.300 785 924 0.850
Source: [citation needed]

First round

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Feb 14:00 GAL 1–3 FOT 19–25 25–22 16–25 22–25   82–97 P–2
17 Feb 16:00 SLR 1–3 PET 21–25 25–18 17–25 20–25   83–93 P–2
20 Feb 16:15 SLR 3–2 GAL 21–25 25–21 23–25 25–15 15–7 109–93 P–2
20 Feb 19:00 CCL 0–3 CIG 15–25 26–28 15–25     56–78 P–2
24 Feb 14:00 CIG 1–3 PET 17–25 25–8 20–25 17–25   79–83 P–2
24 Feb 16:00 FTL 3–0 CCL 25–21 25–15 25–16     75–52 P–2
27 Feb 16:15 SMA 0–3 CCL 20–25 22–25 13–25     55–75 P–2
27 Feb 19:00 CIG 3–2 FOT 25–22 25–23 26–28 20–25 15–11 111–109 P–2
01 Mar 16:15 PET 3–0 SMA 25–12 25–14 25–17     75–43 P–2
01 Mar 19:00 SLR 1–3 CCL 25–23 21–25 19–25 16–25   81–98 P–2
03 Mar 16:00 FOT 0–3 CCL 19–25 22–25 18–25     59–75 P–2
03 Mar 18:00 FTL 1–3 PET 25–20 19–25 19–25 19–25   82–95 P–2
06 Mar 16:00 GAL 0–3 PET 21–25 15–25 21–25     57–75 P–2
06 Mar 18:00 SMA 2–3 FOT 25–21 20–25 29–27 15–25 12–15 101–113 P–2
08 Mar 16:15 SMA 0–3 FTL 22–25 18–25 17–25     57–75 P–2
08 Mar 19:00 SLR 3–0 CIG 32–30 25–22 25–21     82–73 P–2
10 Mar 14:00 CCL 3–1 GAL 25–19 25–16 21–25 25–17   96–77 P–2
10 Mar 16:00 FOT 2–3 PET 25–14 16–25 25–22 18–25 13–15 97–101 P–2
13 Mar 16:15 GAL 3–2 SMA 25–21 25–23 23–25 22–25 15–11 110–105 P–2
13 Mar 19:00 SLR 1–3 FTL 25–18 16–25 19–25 21–25   81–93 P–2
15 Mar 16:15 FTL 3–0 CIG 25–21 25–17 25–14     75–52 P–2
15 Mar 19:00 PET 3–1 CCL 26–24 25–18 21–25 25–20   97–87 P–2
17 Mar 13:45 FOT 1–3 FTL 18–25 25–23 20–25 16–25   79–98 P–2
17 Mar 16:10 CIG 3–0 SMA 25–21 25–18 25–20     75–59 P–2
20 Mar 16:15 SLR 3–1 SMA 25–15 25–20 23–25 25–22   98–82 P–2
20 Mar 19:00 GAL 0–3 FTL 18–25 16–25 12–25     46–75 P–2
22 Mar 16:15 GAL 3–2 CIG 26–24 18–25 16–25 25–22 15–11 100–107 P–2
22 Mar 19:00 FOT 3–1 SLR 25–18 22–25 25–20 28–26   100–89 P–2

Second round

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Mar 16:00 PET 3–1 SMA 25–22 22–25 25–18 26–24   98–89 P–2
24 Mar 19:00 FTL 3–0 GAL 25–22 25–14 25–10     75–46 P–2
03 Apr 16:15 FOT 3–1 CIG 25–23 27–25 21–25 32–30   105–103 P–2
03 Apr 19:00 CCL 3–1 SLR 25–20 25–18 20–25 25–22   95–85 P–2
05 Apr 16:15 PET 0–3 SLR 18–25 21–25 17–25     56–75 P–2
05 Apr 19:00 FTL 3–1 CIG 23–25 27–25 25–16 25–23   100–89 P–2
07 Apr 16:00 FOT 3–1 GAL 25–21 25–17 21–25 25–20   96–83 P–2
07 Apr 18:00 CCL 3–2 SMA 25–23 25–21 25–27 19–25 16–14 110–110 P–2
10 Apr 16:15 PET 3–2 CCL 25–14 23–25 15–25 25–14 15–13 103–91  
10 Apr 19:00 FTL 3–0 FOT 25–17 25–18 25–17     75–52  
12 Apr 16:15 CIG 0–3 GAL 22–25 20–25 20–25     62–75  
12 Apr 19:00 SLR 3–1 SMA 25–22 18–25 25–17 25–18   93–82  

Playoffs

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Quarter-finals
One-game playoff
Semi-finals
Best-of-3 series
Finals
Best-of-three series
 
          
 
 
 
 
FOT 1
 
 
 
SLR 0
 
FOT 0
 
 
 
FTL 2
 
FTL 1
 
 
 
SMA 0
 
FTL 1
 
 
 
PET 2
 
PET 1
 
 
 
GAL 0
 
PET 2
 
 
 
CCL 0 Bronze medal match
 
CCL 1
 
 
 
CIG 0
 
CCL 0
 
 
FOT 1
 

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Apr 16:00 FTL 3–0 SMA 25–18 25–18 27–25     77–61 P–2
14 Apr 18:00 PET 3–0 GAL 25–19 25–20 25–21     75–60 P–2
17 Apr 16:15 CCL 3–0 CIG 25–22 25–21 28–26     78–69 P–2
17 Apr 19:00 FOT 3–0 SLR 25–22 25–23 25–19     75–64 P–2

Semifinals

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Best-of-three series

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Apr 16:15 PET 3–1 CCL 25–18 23–25 25–16 25–23   98–82 P–2
24 Apr 19:00 FTL 3–1 FOT 25–22 25–23 22–25 25–22   97–92 P–2
26 Apr 16:15 FTL 3–0 FOT 25–19 25–18 25–21     75–58 P–2
26 Apr 19:00 PET 3–0 CCL 25–15 25–15 25–16     75–46 P–2

Bronze match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
01 May 16:15 CCL 1–3 FOT 25–21 22–25 24–26 19–25   90–97 P–2

Finals

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Best-of-three series

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
01 May 19:00 FTL 2–3 PET 25–23 25–20 15–25 22–25 9–15 96–108  
03 May 19:00 PET 0–3 FTL 17–25 22–25 19–25     58–75 P–2
05 May 18:00 FTL 1–3 PET 19–25 20–25 25–22 18–25   82–97  

Final standing

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Individual awards

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Award Name/Team
MVP   Lindsay Stalzer (Petron)
Best Outside Spiker 1st:   Sara Klisura (COCOLIFE)
2nd:   María José Pérez (F2 Logistics)
Best Middle Blocker 1st:   Abigail Maraño (F2 Logistics)
2nd:   Mika Aereen Reyes (Petron)
Best Opposite Spiker 1st:   Elizabeth Ann Wendel (Foton)
2nd:   Kennedy Lynne Bryan (F2 Logistics)
Best Setter   Kim Fajardo (F2 Logistics)
Best Libero 1st:   Minami Yoshioka (F2 Logistics)
2nd:   Katarina Vukomanović (Foton)
Best Scorer in a Match   Gyselle de la Caridad Silva (Smart), 56 points

Venues

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Main venues
"Spike on Tour" venues
  • Sta. Rosa Multipurpose Complex - Santa Rosa, Laguna (opening ceremonies)
  • Strike Gymnasium - Bacoor, Cavite
  • Muntinlupa Sports Complex - Muntinlupa
  • Malolos Sports and Convention Center - Malolos, Bulacan
  • Imus Sports Complex - Imus, Cavite
  • Batangas Sports and Convention Center - Batangas City, Batangas
  • Baliwag Sports Center - Baliwag, Bulacan
  • Centennial Arena Laoag Coliseum - Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
  • Gen. Trias Sports Complex - General Trias, Cavite

Broadcast partners

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References

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  1. ^ "3 teams tipped as favorites for PSL Grand Prix crown". ABS-CBN News. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "PSL Calendar for 2018; Crucial Matches For Quarterfinals Placement". Philippine Super Liga. November 30, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2018.