2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference

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2019 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix
DurationFebruary 16 – May 4, 2019
Teams8
TV partner(s)ESPN 5, 5 Plus, One Sports
Results
ChampionsPetron Blaze Spikers
Runners-upF2 Logistics Cargo Movers
Third placePLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters
Fourth placeCignal HD Spikers
Awards
MVPStephanie Niemer
Best OHKhat Bell
Ara Galang
Best MBGrace Lazard
Aby Maraño
Best OPPErika Wilson
Aiko Urdas
Best SetterRhea Dimaculangan
Best LiberoDawn Macandili
PSL Grand Prix chronology
PSL conference chronology

The 2019 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix was the 17th indoor volleyball conference of the Philippine Super Liga, the first conference of the 2019 season, and the 21st conference overall. The formal opening ceremony and games began on February 16, 2019, at the Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig.[1]

Teams

2019 PSL Grand Prix 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 Erica Wilson
Azerbaijan Anastasiya Artemeva
F2L F2 Logistics Cargo Movers F2 Global Logistics Inc.       Philippines Ramil de Jesus Philippines Charleen Cruz-Behag
United States Lindsay Stalzer		 United States Lindsay Stalzer
Italy Rebecca Perry (withdrew)
Venezuela María José Pérez
FOT Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.     Philippines Aaron Vélez Philippines Maika Ortiz United States Courtney Felinski
Turkey Selime İlyasoğlu (withdrew)
Spain Milagros Collar
GAL Generika-Ayala Lifesavers Actimed, Inc.       Philippines Sherwin Meneses Philippines Angeli Pauline Araneta Brazil Nikolle del Rio (withdrew)
Azerbaijan Kseniya Koçyiğit
Thailand Kanjana Kuthaisong
PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation       Philippines Cesael delos Santos United States Katherine Bell United States Stephanie Niemer
United States Katherine Bell
PLD PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters PLDT       Philippines Roger Gorayeb Philippines Grethcel Soltones United Kingdom Grace Lazard
United States Kendra Dahlke
SLR Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation       Philippines Raymund Castillo Philippines Pamela Tricia Lastimosa United States Molly Lohman
United States Casey Schoenlein
UVC United Volleyball Club United Volleyball Club       Philippines Joshua Ylaya Philippines Kalei Mau United States Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani
United States Shar Latai Manu-Olevao (withdrew)
Thailand Sutadta Chuewulim

Format

Preliminary round
  • The preliminary round was a double round-robin tournament, with each team playing two matches against all other teams for a total of 14 matches.
Quarterfinals
  • The quarterfinals featured the twice-to-beat advantage. The top four teams only needed to win one out of two matches to advance while the bottom needed to win two matches back-to-back to do so.
  • The match-ups were as follows:
    • QF1: #1 vs. #8
    • QF2: #2 vs. #7
    • QF3: #3 vs. #6
    • QF4: #4 vs. #5
  • The winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers were eliminated.
Semifinals
  • The semifinals featured best-of-three series.
  • The match-ups were as follows:
    • SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF4 winner
    • SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF3 winner
  • The winners advanced to the championship match while the losers would play in the third-place match.
Finals
  • The third-place match was single-elimination while the championship was a best-of-three series.
  • The match-ups were as follows:
    • Championship: Semifinal round winners
    • Third-place match: Semifinal round losers

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Petron Blaze Spikers 14 14 0 42 42 1 42.000 1073 699 1.535 Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 14 11 3 33 35 13 2.692 1037 956 1.085
3 PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters 14 8 6 22 26 24 1.083 1090 1097 0.994
4 Cignal HD Spikers 14 7 7 20 23 28 0.821 1097 1123 0.977
5 United Volleyball Club 14 7 7 19 25 29 0.862 1046 1031 1.015 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Generika-Ayala Lifesavers 14 4 10 14 24 35 0.686 1197 1285 0.932
7 Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy 14 3 11 11 16 36 0.444 1134 1250 0.907
8 Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors 14 2 12 7 14 39 0.359 994 1226 0.811
Source:

First round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Feb16:00United Volleyball Club1–3Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy24–2620–2525–1521–25 90–91 
16 Feb18:00Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors3–2Generika-Ayala Lifesavers25–2122–2525–2316–2516–14104–108 
19 Feb14:00Petron Blaze Spikers3–0PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters25–1925–925–10  75–38 
19 Feb16:15United Volleyball Club3–2Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors12–2515–2525–1725–2215–992–98 
19 Feb19:00Cignal HD Spikers1–3F2 Logistics Cargo Movers24–2625–2121–2514–25 84–97 
21 Feb14:00PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters0–3Cignal HD Spikers22–2525–2719–25  66–77 
21 Feb16:15F2 Logistics Cargo Movers3–0Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors25–2125–1925–19  75–59 
21 Feb19:00Petron Blaze Spikers3–0Generika-Ayala Lifesavers25–1625–2325–15  75–54 
23 Feb14:00Cignal HD Spikers3–1Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors23–2525–1125–1625–23 98–75 
23 Feb16:00PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters3–2Generika-Ayala Lifesavers24–2625–2319–2525–2115–8108–103 
23 Feb18:00Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy0–3Petron Blaze Spikers19–2511–2512–25  42–75 
26 Feb14:00F2 Logistics Cargo Movers3–1United Volleyball Club23–2525–2325–2125–22 98–91 
26 Feb16:15Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy0–3PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters16–2520–2517–25  53–75 
26 Feb19:00Generika-Ayala Lifesavers1–3Cignal HD Spikers25–1917–2515–2519–25 76–94 
28 Feb14:00Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors0–3Petron Blaze Spikers8–258–2518–25  34–75 
28 Feb16:15Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy0–3F2 Logistics Cargo Movers20–2520–2524–26  64–76 
28 Feb19:00Cignal HD Spikers0–3United Volleyball Club22–2513–2527–29  62–79 
02 Mar14:00Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy2–3Cignal HD Spikers25–1522–2525–2113–2519–21104–107 
02 Mar16:00Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors0–3PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters17–2523–2518–25  58–75 
02 Mar18:00Generika-Ayala Lifesavers2–3United Volleyball Club23–2525–1722–2525–2311–15106–105 
05 Mar14:00Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy1–3Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors25–1321–2523–2521–25 90–88 
05 Mar16:15United Volleyball Club0–3Petron Blaze Spikers12–2516–2520–25  48–75 
05 Mar19:00Generika-Ayala Lifesavers1–3F2 Logistics Cargo Movers25–2119–2522–2516–25 82–96 
07 Mar14:00Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy2–3Generika-Ayala Lifesavers21–2522–2525–1925–2011–15104–104 
07 Mar16:15United Volleyball Club3–1PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters25–1817–2525–2225–17 92–82 
07 Mar19:00Petron Blaze Spikers3–1F2 Logistics Cargo Movers23–2525–1525–2225–18 98–80 
09 Mar16:00Petron Blaze Spikers3–0Cignal HD Spikers25–1525–1925–14  75–48 
09 Mar18:00F2 Logistics Cargo Movers3–0PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters25–2025–2125–19  75–60 

Second round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Mar14:00Generika-Ayala Lifesavers2–3PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters21–2525–2027–2925–1312–15110–102 
12 Mar16:15Petron Blaze Spikers3–0Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy25–2025–1325–21––75–54 
12 Mar19:00Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors1–3Cignal HD Spikers25–2113–2513–2519–25–70–96 
14 Mar14:00PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters3–1Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy25–1627–2522–2526–24–100–90 
14 Mar16:15Cignal HD Spikers0–3Generika-Ayala Lifesavers17–2520–2522–25––59–75 
14 Mar19:00United Volleyball Club0–3F2 Logistics Cargo Movers22–2521–2522–25––65–75 
16 Mar16:00PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters3–1F2 Logistics Cargo Movers25–2023–2525–2125–18–98–84 
16 Mar18:00Cignal HD Spikers0–3Petron Blaze Spikers10–257–2519–25––36–75 
19 Mar14:00United Volleyball Club3–1Cignal HD Spikers14–2525–2125–2126–24–90–91 
19 Mar16:15PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters0–3Petron Blaze Spikers18–2521–2514–25––53–75 
19 Mar19:00Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors0–3F2 Logistics Cargo Movers23–2514–2516–25––53–75 
21 Mar14:00United Volleyball Club2–3Generika-Ayala Lifesavers23–2525–2125–1925–2712–15110–107 
21 Mar16:15Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy1–3Cignal HD Spikers25–1520–2518–2520–25–83–90 
21 Mar19:00Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors0–3PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters15–2524–2613–25––52–76 
23 Mar16:00Generika-Ayala Lifesavers3–1Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors25–2025–2021–2525–18–96–83 
23 Mar18:00Petron Blaze Spikers3–0F2 Logistics Cargo Movers25–1425–1725–21––75–52 
26 Mar14:00Generika-Ayala Lifesavers0–3Petron Blaze Spikers23–2513–2521–25––57–75 
26 Mar16:15Cignal HD Spikers3–1PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters25–1625–2317–2525–18–92–82 
26 Mar19:00Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy0–3United Volleyball Club18–2523–2522–25––63–75 
28 Mar12:00PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters3–0United Volleyball Club25–2325–1625–22––75–61 
28 Mar14:00Petron Blaze Spikers3–0Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors25–2125–1225–20––75–53 
30 Mar16:00F2 Logistics Cargo Movers3–0Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy28–2625–1525–23––78–64 
30 Mar18:00Petron Blaze Spikers3–0United Volleyball Club25–1425–1725–19––75–50 
02 Apr16:15Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors1–3Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy25–1214–2520–2515–25–74–87 
02 Apr19:00Generika-Ayala Lifesavers1–3F2 Logistics Cargo Movers12–2527–2524–2614–25–77–101 
04 Apr14:00Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors2–3United Volleyball Club25–2118–2525–2314–2511–1593–109 
04 Apr16:15Cignal HD Spikers0–3F2 Logistics Cargo Movers19–2520–2524–26––63–76 
04 Apr19:00Generika-Ayala Lifesavers1–3Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy20–2525–2022–2511–25–78–95 

Playoffs

 
Quarter-finals
Ranked 1 to 4 has twice-to-beat advantage		Semi-finals
Best-of-three series		Finals
Best-of-three series
 
          
 
 
 
 
 (1) Petron Blaze Spikers 2
 
 
 
 (8) Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors 0
 
 Petron Blaze Spikers 2
 
 
 
 Cignal HD Spikers 0
 
 (4) Cignal HD Spikers 2
 
 
 
 (5) United Volleyball Club 0
 
 Petron Blaze Spikers 2
 
 
 
 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 1
 
 (2) F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 2
 
 
 
 (7) Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy 1
 
 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 2
 
 
 
 PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters 0 Bronze medal match
 
 (3) PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters 2
 
 
 
 (6) Generika-Ayala Lifesavers 1
 
 Cignal HD Spikers 2
 
 
 PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters 3
 

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
06 Apr16:00Petron Blaze Spikers3–0Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors25–1725–1125–18  75–46 
06 Apr18:00Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy2–3Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy25–2725–1922–2525–1612–15109–102 
09 Apr16:00PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters1–3Generika-Ayala Lifesavers25–2122–2522–2524–26 93–97 
09 Apr19:00Cignal HD Spikers3–1United Volleyball Club25–2218–2525–2125–20 93–88 
11 Apr19:00Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy1–3Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy22–2527–2521–2519–25 89–100 
13 Apr16:00Generika-Ayala Lifesavers2–3PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters15–2520–2526–2427–2512–15100–114 

Semifinals

Best-of-three series

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Apr16:15F2 Logistics Cargo Movers3–1PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters25–1418–2525–1625–22 93–77 
23 Apr19:00Petron Blaze Spikers3–1Cignal HD Spikers20–2525–1425–1325–18 95–70 
25 Apr16:15Petron Blaze Spikers3–1Cignal HD Spikers23–2525–1725–1625–21 98–79 
25 Apr19:00F2 Logistics Cargo Movers3–0PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters26–2426–2425–17  77–65 

Bronze match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 April16:15Cignal HD Spikers2–3PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters19–2518–2525–2025–2017–19104–109 

Finals

Best-of-three series

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 April19:00Petron Blaze Spikers1–3F2 Logistics Cargo Movers20–2525–1623–2523–25 91–91 
02 May19:00F2 Logistics Cargo Movers1–3Petron Blaze Spikers25–2323–2514–2519–25 81–98 
04 May18:00Petron Blaze Spikers3–1F2 Logistics Cargo Movers26–2425–1923–2525–19 99–87 

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Petron Blaze Spikers
2nd place, silver medalist(s) F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters
4 Cignal HD Spikers
5 United Volleyball Club
6 Generika-Ayala Lifesavers
7 Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy
8 Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors
2019 PSL Grand Prix Champions
Petron Blaze Spikers
Team roster
Katherine Bell (Captain)/(Import), Bernadeth Pons, Mika Aereen Reyes, Stephanie Niemer (Import), Mary Anne Esguerra, Frances Xinia Molina, Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, Mary Remy Joy Palma, Toni Rose Basas, Princess Ira Gaiser (Libero), Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan, Dennise Michelle Lazaro (Libero), Chlodia Eiriel Ysabella Cortez, Angelica Legacion, Ma. Carmela Tunay, Cesael delos Santos (Head Coach)

Individual awards

Award Name/Team
MVPUnited States Stephanie Niemer (Petron)
Best Outside SpikersForeignUnited States Katherine Bell (Petron)
LocalPhilippines Victonara Galang (F2 Logistics)
Best Middle BlockersForeignUnited Kingdom Grace Lazard (PLDT)
LocalPhilippines Abigail Maraño (F2 Logistics)
Best Opposite SpikersForeignUnited States Erika Wilson (Cignal)
LocalPhilippines Aiko Urdas (PLDT)
Best SetterPhilippines Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan (Petron)
Best LiberoPhilippines Dawn Macandili (F2 Logistics)
Best ScorerUnited States Stephanie Niemer (Petron)

Venues

Main venues
"Spike on Tour" venues
  • Strike Gymnasium - Bacoor, Cavite
  • Malolos Sports and Convention Center - Malolos, Bulacan
  • Muntinlupa Sports Complex - Muntinlupa
  • Alonte Sports Arena - Biñan, Laguna

Broadcast partners

References

  1. "Superliga Grand Prix unfurls". Business Mirror. February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.