The 2013 PSL Season was the maiden season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL), the first professional volleyball league in the Philippines. The PSL began as a women's league during its inaugural tournament, the Invitational conference. A men's division was added for the succeeding tournament, the Grand Prix conference.[1][2]
| 2013 PSL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 7, 2013 - December 14, 2013 |
| Number of teams | Women's: 6 Men's: 4 |
| TV partner(s) | Solar Sports |
| Season MVP | Women's: Invitational:  Venus Bernal (CIG)Grand Prix:  Wanitchaya Luangtonglang (TMS-PA)Men's: Grand Prix: Kheeno Franco (DSL) |
| Invitational champions | Women's: TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers |
| Invitational runners-up | Women's: Cignal HD Spikers |
| Grand Prix champions | Women's: TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers Men's: PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters |
| Grand Prix runners-up | Women's: Cignal HD Spikers Men's: Systema Active Smashers |
The TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers were the first PSL champions, winning both tournaments held during the season. For the men's division, the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters emerged as the first champions.
Invitational Conference edit
The Invitational Conference, held from July 7, 2013[3] to July 28, 2013. It was the maiden tournament of the PSL.
| 2013 PSL Invitational Conference teams (Women's Division) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Head coach | Team captain |
| CAG | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | Alvaro Antonio | Nestor Pamilar | Wendy Anne Semana (FEU) | |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Sammy Acaylar | Venus Bernal (UST) | |
| PCSO | PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins | Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office | Ronald Dulay | Ivy Remulla (DLSU) | |
| PET | Petron Blaze Spikers | Petron Corporation | Vilet Ponce-De Leon | Roxanne Pimentel-So (UST) | |
| PLDT | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Francis Vicente | Lou Ann Latigay (SSC-R) | |
| TMS-PA | TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers | TMS Ship Agencies, Inc. and Philippine Army | Enrico De Guzman | Joanne Bunag (FEU) | |
Classification round (July 7, 2013 to July 17, 2013):
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 469 | 373 | 1.257 |
| 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 415 | 406 | 1.022 |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Spikers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 397 | 407 | 0.975 |
| 4 | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 456 | 463 | 0.985 |
| 5 | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 456 | 483 | 0.944 |
| 6 | PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 391 | 452 | 0.865 |
Source: [citation needed]
Playoffs (July 21, 2013 to July 28, 2013):
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TMS-PA | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | CAG | 3 | 4 | CAG | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | PLDT | 0 | 1 | TMS-PA | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | CIG | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | CIG | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | PET | 3 | 3 | PET | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | PCSO | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Final standing:
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Awards edit
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Grand Prix Conference edit
The Grand Prix Conference was held from November 10, 2013 to December 14, 2013. For this conference (women's), each team was allowed to include two import players[4] in the line up.[5][6] A men's division was also introduced.[7][8]
Women's division edit
Five teams from the Invitational conference continued in the Grand Prix conference. The PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins were replaced by the RC Cola Raiders.
| 2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Women's Division) | ||||||
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| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Head coach | Team captain | Imports |
| CAG | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | Alvaro Antonio | Nestor Pamilar | Maria Angeli Tabaquero (UST) |
Wanida Khotrueng Patcharee Sangmuang
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| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Sammy Acaylar | Michelle Datuin (DLSU) |
Zhanzhan Li  Lei Xie
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| PET | Petron Blaze Spikers | Petron Corporation | Vilet Ponce-De Leon | Karla Bello (ADMU) |
Shinako Tanaka  Misao Tanyama
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| PLDT | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Roger Gorayeb | Lou Ann Latigay (SSC-R) |
Kaylee Manns  Savannah Noyes
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| RCC | RC Cola Raiders | Asiawide Refreshments Corporation | Ronald Dulay | Ivy Remulla (DLSU) |
Sontaya Keawbundit Minghua Zhang
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| TMS-PA | TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers | TMS Ship Agencies, Inc. and Philippine Army |
Enrico De Guzman | Cristina Salak (FEU) |
Wanitchaya Luangtonglang Yuki Murakoshi
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Classification round (November 10, 2013 to December 1, 2013:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 457 | 371 | 1.232 |
| 2 | TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 393 | 320 | 1.228 |
| 3 | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 420 | 406 | 1.034 |
| 4 | Cignal HD Spikers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 376 | 377 | 0.997 |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Spikers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 371 | 419 | 0.885 |
| 6 | RC Cola Raiders | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 346 | 470 | 0.736 |
Source: [citation needed]
Playoffs (December 4, 2013 to December 14, 2013):
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | PLDT | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | CIG | 3 | 4 | CIG | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | PET | 1 | 1 | TMS-PA | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | CIG | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | TMS-PA | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | CAG | 3 | 3 | CAG | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | RCC | 1 | ||||||||||||
Final standing:
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers |
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Cignal HD Spikers |
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PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters |
| 4 | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Spikers |
| 6 | RC Cola Raiders |
Men's division edit
| 2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Men's Division) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Head coach | Team captain |
| GIL | Giligan's Sisig Kings | Giligan's Restaurant | Franklin Mauricio | Salvador "John" Depante III (UST) | |
| MAY | Maybank Tigers | Maybank Philippines, Inc. | Ariel Atendido | Michael Maglonzo (DLSU) | |
| PLDT | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Francis Vicente | Richard Gomez (UPOU) | |
| SYS | Systema Active Smashers | Peerless Lion Corporation | Sammy Gaddi | Renz B. Ordoñez (Letran) | |
Classification round (November 10, 2013 to November 27, 2013):
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 254 | 235 | 1.081 |
| 2 | Systema Active Smashers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 252 | 237 | 1.063 |
| 3 | Giligan's Sisig Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 253 | 253 | 1.000 |
| 4 | Maybank Tigers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 226 | 260 | 0.869 |
Source: [citation needed]
Playoffs (December 1, 2013 to December 14, 2013):
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | PLDT | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | MAY | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | PLDT | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | SYS | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | SYS | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | GIL | 2 | |||||||
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Final standing:
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Awards edit
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Venues edit
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Grand Prix Conference:
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Brand ambassador edit
Broadcast partner edit
References edit
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- ^ "Super Liga adds men's tourney in 2nd season". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
- ^ Cordero, Abac (2013-07-06). "Asian volley official graces PSL opener". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ MST Sports (2013-11-07). "PSL Superliga imports arrive". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ Zarate, Noel (2013-11-05). "The Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Primer #1: The Debutants and New Alliances". Yahoo Sports Philippines. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ Zarate, Noel (2013-11-06). "The Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix (Women's Division) Primer #2: Roster Updates". Yahoo Sports Philippines. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ Solar Sports Desk (2013-02-25). "Philippine Super Liga to launch first men's club league". Solar Sports Desk. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ "Super Liga adds men's tourney in 2nd season | Inquirer Sports". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-23.