2015 PSL 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
Draft
Top draft pickIris Tolenada (San Francisco State)
Picked byPhilips Gold Lady Slammers
Conferences
All-Filipino championsWomen's: Petron Blaze Spikers
Men's: (no tournament)
  Runners-upWomen's: Shopinas.com Lady Clickers
Beach Challenge Cup championsWomen's: Giligan's Sisig Queens
Men's: SM By The Bay (Team A)
  Runners-upWomen's: Foton Tornadoes
Men's: Champion Infinity (Team B)
Grand Prix championsWomen's: Foton Tornadoes
Men's: (no tournament)
  Runners-upWomen's: Petron Blaze Spikers
Seasons

Developments
  • 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)
Further information: Philippine Super Liga draft

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

First round
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
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

All-Filipino Conference
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):

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Petron Blaze Spikers 28 10 0 30 7 4.286 881 709 1.243
2 Shopinas.com Lady Clickers 19 6 4 22 16 1.375 812 819 0.991
3 Foton Tornadoes 16 5 5 20 18 1.111 843 795 1.060
4 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 14 5 5 18 21 0.857 811 849 0.955
5 Cignal HD Spikers 7 2 8 10 24 0.417 718 797 0.901
6 Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions 7 2 8 10 24 0.417 713 809 0.881

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
MVPRachel Anne Daquis
Best Outside Spiker1st:Charleen Abigail Cruz
2nd:Patty Jane Orendain
Best Middle Blocker1st:Aleona Denise Manabat
2nd:Abigail Maraño
Best Opposite SpikerMichele Gumabao
Best SetterIris Tolenada
Best LiberoJennylyn Reyes

Grand Prix Conference
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):

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 22 8 2 27 14 1.929 930 865 1.075
2 Petron Blaze Spikers 21 7 3 26 15 1.733 923 831 1.111
3 Cignal HD Spikers 20 7 3 23 17 1.353 866 829 1.045
4 Foton Tornadoes 19 6 4 23 15 1.533 838 767 1.093
5 MERALCO Power Spikers 5 1 9 9 27 0.333 735 839 0.876
6 RC Cola Air Force Raiders 3 1 9 9 29 0.310 747 908 0.823

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 Spiker1st: Ariel Elizabeth Usher (Cignal)
2nd: Bojana Todorovic (Philips Gold)
Best Middle Blocker1st: Alexis Olgard (Philips Gold)
2nd: Alyja Daphne Santiago (Foton)
Best Opposite Spiker1st: Michele Gumabao (Philips Gold)
2nd: Frances Xinia Molina (Petron)
Best Setter1st: Ivy Jizel Perez (Foton)
2nd: Erica Adachi (Petron)
Best Libero Jennylyn Reyes (Petron)
Coach of the Year George Pascua (Petron)

Beach Volleyball
Further information: 2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup

Women's Division
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
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

AVC Asian Women's Championship
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
3Angelique Beatrice Dionela1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)UPHSDCignal HD SpikersDefensive specialist
4Carmina Aganon1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)NUPetron Blaze SpikersOutside hitter
5Melissa Gohing1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)DLSUPhilips Gold Lady SlammersLibero
6Jeanette Panaga1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)CSBCignal HD SpikersMiddle blocker
7Michele Gumabao (c)1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)DLSUPhilips Gold Lady SlammersOpposite hitter
10Iris Tolenada1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)San Francisco StatePhilips Gold Lady SlammersSetter
11Ma. Lourdes Clemente1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)UPHSDCignal HD SpikersMiddle blocker
13Kim Kianna Dy1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)DLSUShopinas.com Lady ClickersMiddle Blocker
14Ma. Abigail Praca1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)USJ-RMane 'n Tail Lady StallionsMiddle blocker
15Ivy Jisel Perez1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)NUPetron Blaze SpikersSetter
17Myla Pablo1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)NUPhilips Gold Lady SlammersOutside hitter
18Frances Molina1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)San BedaPetron Blaze SpikersMiddle hitter/outside hitter

AVC Club Championships

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
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

Brand ambassador

Broadcast partners

Controversies

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]

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