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

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

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.     Philippines Edgar Barroga Philippines Rachel Anne Daquis United States Jeane Horton
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sonja Milanović
CCL COCOLIFE Asset Managers United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation     Serbia Moro Branislav Serbia Sara Klisura United States Taylor Milton (withdrew)
Serbia Sara Klisura
Serbia Marta Drpa
F2L F2 Logistics Cargo Movers F2 Global Logistics Inc.       Philippines Arnold Laniog Philippines Charleen Cruz-Behag United States Kennedy Lynne Bryan
Venezuela María José Pérez
Japan Minami Yoshioka
FOT Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.     Philippines Rommel Abella Philippines Aleona Denise Santiago-Manabat United States Brooke Kranda (withdrew)
Canada Elizabeth Wendel
Serbia Katarina Vukomanović
Trinidad and Tobago Channon Thompson
GAL Generika-Ayala Lifesavers Actimed, Inc.       Philippines Sherwin Meneses Philippines Angeli Pauline Araneta Trinidad and Tobago Darlene Ramdin
United States Symone Hayden
Mexico Kimberly Gutierrez
PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation       Philippines Cesael delos Santos United States Lindsay Stalzer United States Hillary Hurley (withdrew)
United States Lindsay Stalzer
Japan Yuri Fukuda
United States Katherine Bell
SMA Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters Smart Communications     Philippines Ronald Dulay Philippines Janet Serafica Cuba Gyselle Silva
Serbia Sanja Trivunović
SLR Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation       Philippines George Pascua Philippines Pamela Tricia Lastimosa Ukraine Bohdana Anisova
Canada Kristen Moncks
Canada Marisa Field

Preliminary round

Team standings

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:

First round
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Feb14:00GAL1–3FOT19–2525–2216–2522–25 82–97P–2
17 Feb16:00SLR1–3PET21–2525–1817–2520–25 83–93P–2
20 Feb16:15SLR3–2GAL21–2525–2123–2525–1515–7109–93P–2
20 Feb19:00CCL0–3CIG15–2526–2815–25  56–78P–2
24 Feb14:00CIG1–3PET17–2525–820–2517–25 79–83P–2
24 Feb16:00FTL3–0CCL25–2125–1525–16  75–52P–2
27 Feb16:15SMA0–3CCL20–2522–2513–25  55–75P–2
27 Feb19:00CIG3–2FOT25–2225–2326–2820–2515–11111–109P–2
01 Mar16:15PET3–0SMA25–1225–1425–17  75–43P–2
01 Mar19:00SLR1–3CCL25–2321–2519–2516–25 81–98P–2
03 Mar16:00FOT0–3CCL19–2522–2518–25  59–75P–2
03 Mar18:00FTL1–3PET25–2019–2519–2519–25 82–95P–2
06 Mar16:00GAL0–3PET21–2515–2521–25  57–75P–2
06 Mar18:00SMA2–3FOT25–2120–2529–2715–2512–15101–113P–2
08 Mar16:15SMA0–3FTL22–2518–2517–25  57–75P–2
08 Mar19:00SLR3–0CIG32–3025–2225–21  82–73P–2
10 Mar14:00CCL3–1GAL25–1925–1621–2525–17 96–77P–2
10 Mar16:00FOT2–3PET25–1416–2525–2218–2513–1597–101P–2
13 Mar16:15GAL3–2SMA25–2125–2323–2522–2515–11110–105P–2
13 Mar19:00SLR1–3FTL25–1816–2519–2521–25 81–93P–2
15 Mar16:15FTL3–0CIG25–2125–1725–14  75–52P–2
15 Mar19:00PET3–1CCL26–2425–1821–2525–20 97–87P–2
17 Mar13:45FOT1–3FTL18–2525–2320–2516–25 79–98P–2
17 Mar16:10CIG3–0SMA25–2125–1825–20  75–59P–2
20 Mar16:15SLR3–1SMA25–1525–2023–2525–22 98–82P–2
20 Mar19:00GAL0–3FTL18–2516–2512–25  46–75P–2
22 Mar16:15GAL3–2CIG26–2418–2516–2525–2215–11100–107P–2
22 Mar19:00FOT3–1SLR25–1822–2525–2028–26 100–89P–2

Second round
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Mar16:00PET3–1SMA25–2222–2525–1826–24 98–89P–2
24 Mar19:00FTL3–0GAL25–2225–1425–10  75–46P–2
03 Apr16:15FOT3–1CIG25–2327–2521–2532–30 105–103P–2
03 Apr19:00CCL3–1SLR25–2025–1820–2525–22 95–85P–2
05 Apr16:15PET0–3SLR18–2521–2517–25  56–75P–2
05 Apr19:00FTL3–1CIG23–2527–2525–1625–23 100–89P–2
07 Apr16:00FOT3–1GAL25–2125–1721–2525–20 96–83P–2
07 Apr18:00CCL3–2SMA25–2325–2125–2719–2516–14110–110P–2
10 Apr16:15PET3–2CCL25–1423–2515–2525–1415–13103–91 
10 Apr19:00FTL3–0FOT25–1725–1825–17  75–52 
12 Apr16:15CIG0–3GAL22–2520–2520–25  62–75 
12 Apr19:00SLR3–1SMA25–2218–2525–1725–18 93–82 

Playoffs
 
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
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Apr16:00FTL3–0SMA25–1825–1827–25  77–61P–2
14 Apr18:00PET3–0GAL25–1925–2025–21  75–60P–2
17 Apr16:15CCL3–0CIG25–2225–2128–26  78–69P–2
17 Apr19:00FOT3–0SLR25–2225–2325–19  75–64P–2

Semifinals

Best-of-three series

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Apr16:15PET3–1CCL25–1823–2525–1625–23 98–82P–2
24 Apr19:00FTL3–1FOT25–2225–2322–2525–22 97–92P–2
26 Apr16:15FTL3–0FOT25–1925–1825–21  75–58P–2
26 Apr19:00PET3–0CCL25–1525–1525–16  75–46P–2

Bronze match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
01 May16:15CCL1–3FOT25–2122–2524–2619–25 90–97P–2

Finals

Best-of-three series

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
01 May19:00FTL2–3PET25–2325–2015–2522–259–1596–108 
03 May19:00PET0–3FTL17–2522–2519–25  58–75P–2
05 May18:00FTL1–3PET19–2520–2525–2218–25 82–97 

Final standing

Individual awards
Award Name/Team
MVPUnited States Lindsay Stalzer (Petron)
Best Outside Spiker1st:Serbia Sara Klisura (COCOLIFE)
2nd:Venezuela María José Pérez (F2 Logistics)
Best Middle Blocker1st:Philippines Abigail Maraño (F2 Logistics)
2nd:Philippines Mika Aereen Reyes (Petron)
Best Opposite Spiker1st:Canada Elizabeth Ann Wendel (Foton)
2nd:United States Kennedy Lynne Bryan (F2 Logistics)
Best SetterPhilippines Kim Fajardo (F2 Logistics)
Best Libero1st:Japan Minami Yoshioka (F2 Logistics)
2nd:Serbia Katarina Vukomanović (Foton)
Best Scorer in a MatchCuba Gyselle de la Caridad Silva (Smart), 56 points

Venues
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

References
  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.
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