2013 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Conference

The 2013 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Conference was the first conference of the Philippine Super Liga and its inaugural season. It was held from July 7, 2013 to July 28, 2013.[1] The TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers emerged as the first PSL champion.[2][3]

2013 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Conference
DurationJuly 7–28, 2013
Teams6
TV partner(s)Solar Sports
Results
ChampionsTMS–Philippine Army Lady Troopers
Runners-upCignal HD Spikers
Third placePetron Blaze Spikers
Fourth placeCagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns
Awards
MVPVenus Bernal
PSL Invitational Conference chronology
PSL conference chronology

Participating teams

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2013 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Conference teams
Abbr. Team Company / Affiliation 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       Ma. 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 Philippine Army / TMS Ship Agencies, Inc.       Enrico De Guzman Joanne Bunag (FEU)

Format

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Classification round
  • The classification round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams in their pool for a total of five matches.
  • The top two teams earned a bye to the semifinals while the remaining teams started in the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
  • The quarterfinals featured single-elimination matches.
  • The match-ups were as follows:
    • QF1: #3 vs. #6
    • QF2: #4 vs. #5
  • The winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers would play in the fifth-place match.
Semifinals
  • The semifinals also featured single-elimination matches.
  • The match-ups were as follows:
    • SF1: #1 vs. QF2 winner
    • SF2: #2 vs. QF1 winner
  • The winners advanced to the championship match while the losers would play in the third-place match.
Finals
  • Both the championship, third-place, and fifth-place matches were all single-elimination.
  • The match-ups were as follows:
    • Championship match: Semifinal round winners
    • Third-place match: Semifinal round losers
    • Fifth-place match: Quarterfinal round losers

Classification round

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers 5 4 1 12 14 6 2.333 469 373 1.257 Semifinals
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 Quarterfinals
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]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 July14:00PET0–3CIG22-2517-2523–25  62–25 
7 July15:30PLDT3–1PCSO22–2525–1825–2225–20 97–85 
7 July17:00TMS-PA2–3CAG23–2527–2524–2625–1412-15111–90 
10 July14:00CIG1–3TMS-PA22-2515-2527–2518-25 82–25 
10 July16:00PCSO2–3CAG25-1618-2525–2015-2513-1596–20 
10 July18:00PLDT1–3PET22-2518-2525–1720-25 85–17 
12 July14:00PLDT1–3CAG16-2517-2528–2623-25 84–26 
12 July16:00PET0–3TMS-PA19-2515-2519–25  53–25 
12 July18:00PCSO3–1CIG16-2525-2325–1725-21 91–17 
14 July14:00PET3–1PCSO18-2525-2125–2225-16 93–22 
14 July16:00CAG0–3CIG18-2521-2522–25  61–25 
14 July18:00PLDT2-3TMS-PA14-2526-2423–2519-2515-1097–25 
17 July14:00CIG3–1PLDT21-2525-2126–2425-22 97–24 
17 July16:00TMS-PA3–0PCSO25-1925-1525-11  75–0 
17 July18:00CAG1–3PET21-2523-2525–2219-25 88–22 

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 TMS–Army 3
4 Cagayan Valley 3 4 Cagayan Valley 2
5 PLDT 0 1 TMS–Army 3
2 Cignal 1
2 Cignal 3
3 Petron 3 3 Petron 0
6 PCSO 2

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 July14:00PET3–2PCSO27–2925–1322–2525-2215-12114–67 
21 July16:00CAG3–0PLDT27–2525–2025–15  77–60 

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 July17:00TMS-PA3-2CAG25-2225-2225-2710-2515-13100–0 
26 July19:00CIG3-0PET25-2025-2025-23  75–0 

Finals

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Fifth place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 July14:00PLDT3-2PCSO25-1826-2421-2521-2520-18113–0 

Third place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 July16:00PET3-1CAG25-1822-2526-2425-16 98–0 

Championship match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 July18:00TMS-PA3-1CIG25-1525-1814-2525-16 89–0 

Final standing

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Awards

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Award Awardee
MVPVenus Bernal (CIG)
Best SpikerHoney Royse Tubino (CIG)
Best BlockerCristina Salak (TMS-PA)
Best ScorerMa. Paulina Soriano (PLDT)
Best ServerSandra delos Santos (CAG)
Best SetterArriane Argarin (CIG)
Best DiggerAngelique Dionela (CAG)
Best ReceiverJennylyn Reyes (CIG)

Venues

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Broadcast partner

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References

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  1. Cordero, Abac (July 6, 2013). "Asian volley official graces PSL opener". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  2. "Army beats Cignal, wins inaugural Super Liga championship". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 28, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  3. Zarate, Noel (July 29, 2013). "TMS-Philippine Army captures inaugural Philippine Super Liga Invitational crown". Yahoo Sports Philippines. Retrieved November 23, 2013.