2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference

2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference Finals
Women's Finals 1 23Wins
Foton Tornadoes 3 132
Petron Blaze Spikers 1 301
Duration November 26 to December 05, 2015
Arena(s) Cuneta Astrodome
Finals MVP United States Lindsay Stalzer
Winning coach Ma. Vilet Ponce De Leon
Semifinalists Philips Gold – 3rd place
Cignal HD Spikers
TV network(s) TV5, AksyonTV, Sports5.ph, Solar Sports

The 2015 PSL Grand Prix was the second indoor conference of the Philippine Super Liga for its third season. The conference began on October 10, 2015, at the Alonte Sports Arena, in Binan, Laguna.

Stav Jacobi, FIVB Executive Council member and chief organizer of the FIVB World Women's Club Volleyball Championship, was the guest of honor for the opening ceremony,[1] while Prajaya Chaiyakam, the deputy managing director of SMMTV, Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC)'s official TV partner, and his cameraman went to Cuneta Astrodome to witness Game 1 of the PSL Finals.[2]

The tournament champion, the Foton Tornadoes, will represent the country in the 2016 AVC Women's Club Championship.[3][4]

There was no tournament for the men's division this conference.

Video challenge system

The PSL became the third Southeast Asia-based volleyball club league (after Thailand and Vietnam) to utilize the video challenge system allowing teams to challenge and decide crucial calls during the games for a fair and balanced officiating, as part of the full compliance to the FIVB rules. The system, reportedly worth ₱3 million, courtesy of Italy-based Data Volley (composed of machine and 26 high-definition cameras to be beamed through a giant LED screen provided by Sports5 inside the venue) arrived on October 26, 2015 and used on October 27, 2015, during the second round of the tournament. Emmanuel Celle of the Data Volley spearheaded the project.[5][6]

The video challenge was officially launched two days later with Cignal's coach Sammy Acaylar being the first to use the video challenge system, block touch during first set of their match against Foton. The system was available for the games held within the venues in Metro Manila and in the Spike on Tour event in Imus, Cavite.[7]

Teams

Women's Division

Classification Round

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
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 October 13:00 CIG 3–2 PET 18–25 17–25 25–15 25–18 16–14 101–98 P2
10 October 15:00 MER 0–3 FOT 23–25 22–25 16–25 – – 61–75 P2
13 October 16:15 PET 3–0 MER 25–15 25–14 25–19 – – 75–48 P2
13 October 18:15 CIG 3–2 PHG 15–25 25–15 25–17 19–25 16–14 100–96 P2
15 October 16:15 RCC 3–2 MER 25–20 17–25 20–25 25–21 15–13 102–104 P2
15 October 18:15 PET 3–2 FOT 21–25 25–20 25–13 12–25 15–9 98–92 P2
17 October 13:00 CIG 3–0 MER 25–17 25–18 25–17 – – 75–52 P2
17 October 15:00 PHG 3–2 PET 25–20 21–25 16–25 25–22 15–12 102–104 P2
20 October 16:15 RCC 1–3 PET 22–25 20–25 25–21 10–25 – 77–96 P2
20 October 18:15 MER 1–3 PHG 19–25 25–21 25–27 23–25 – 92–98 P2
22 October 16:15 PHG 3–2 RCC 23–25 20–25 25–21 25–21 15–8 108–100 P2
22 October 18:15 FOT 1–3 CIG 20–25 19–25 25–16 23–25 – 87–91 P2
25 October 13:15 RCC 1–3 CIG 19–25 26–24 23–25 17–25 – 85–99 P2
25 October 15:15 PHG 3–2 FOT 25–18 26–24 22–25 23–25 15–13 111–105 P2
27 October 16:15 FOT 3–0 RCC 25–14 25–13 25–16 – – 75–43 P2
27 October 18:15 PET 3–2 CIG 25–16 14–25 25–17 22–25 15–13 101–96 P2
29 October 16:15 FOT 3–0 CIG 25–17 25–19 25–18 – – 75–54 P2
29 October 18:15 RCC 1–3 PET 23–25 27–25 15–25 13–25 – 78–100 P2
5 November 16:00 PHG 1–3 FOT 14–25 22–25 25–18 18–25 – 79–93 P2
5 November 18:00 MER 0–3 PET 25–27 20–25 21–25 – – 66–77 P2
7 November 13:00 MER 0–3 PHG 12–25 24–26 19–25 – – 55–76 P2
7 November 15:00 CIG 3–1 RCC 25–19 20–25 25–10 25–19 – 95–73 P2
10 November 16:00 FOT 3–2 MER 25–18 18–25 14–25 25–16 15–8 97–92 P2
10 November 18:00 RCC 0–3 PHG 26–28 19–25 15–25 – – 60–78 P2
12 November 16:00 PHG 3–0 CIG 25–22 25–14 25–23 – – 75–59 P2
12 November 18:00 RCC 0–3 FOT 21–25 21–25 19–25 – – 61–75 P2
14 November 13:00 PET 3–0 FOT 27–25 25–23 25–16 – – 77–64 P2
14 November 15:00 MER 3–0 RCC 25–21 28–26 25–21 – – 78–68 P2
16 November 16:00 PHG 3–1 PET 28–30 29–27 25–17 25–23 – 107–97 P2
16 November 18:00 CIG 3–1 MER 25–22 25–19 21–25 25–21 – 96–87 P2

Final round

Semifinals Final
19 Nov
 Philips Gold Lady Slammers  0  
 Foton Tornadoes  1  
 
26 Nov - 5 Dec
     Foton Tornadoes  2
   Petron Blaze Spikers  1
3rd place match
19 Nov 21 Nov
 Petron Blaze Spikers  1  Philips Gold Lady Slammers  1
 Cignal HD Spikers  0    Cignal HD Spikers  0

Semi-finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 November 16:00 PHG 2–3 FOT 18–25 24–26 25–18 25–20 8–15 100–104 P2
19 November 18:00 PET 3–1 CIG 25–20 26–24 20–25 25–13 – 96–82 P2

5th place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 November 15:00 MER 3–1 RCC 25–21 20–25 25–23 25–20 – 95–89 P2

3rd place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 November 13:00 PHG 3–1 CIG 23–25 25–21 25–22 25–17 – 98–85 P2

Finals

November 26, 2015
16:00		 Foton Tornadoes 3–1 Petron Blaze Spikers Cuneta Astrodome
Attendance: 1, 502
Referee(s): J. Hugo, L. Pajarillo
Report(s): Match Result P2
POG: #6 Lindsay Stalzer, with 23 attacks, 1 block and 1 service ace
14
25
25
25
–
89 		Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total 		25
21
19
22
–
87
November 30, 2015
16:00		 Petron Blaze Spikers 3–1 Foton Tornadoes Cuneta Astrodome
Attendance: 5,020
Referee(s): J. Hugo, J. Villareal
Report(s): Match Result P2
POG: #2 Abigail Maraño, with 12 attacks, 3 blocks and 1 service ace
25
25
23
26
–
99 		Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total 		13
21
25
24
–
83
December 5, 2015
13:00		 Foton Tornadoes 3–0 Petron Blaze Spikers Cuneta Astrodome
Attendance: 9,000
Referee(s): L. Benito, Jr., J. Hugo
Report(s): Match Result P2
POG: #2 Katie Messing, with 12 attacks and 2 service aces
25
25
25
–
–
75 		Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total 		18
18
17
–
–
53
Foton Tornadoes wins PSL Finals, 2-1

Final standing

Rank Team
1st, gold medalist(s) Foton Tornadoes
2nd, silver medalist(s) Petron Blaze Spikers
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Philips Gold Lady Slammers
4 Cignal HD Spikers
5 MERALCO Power Spikers
6 RC Cola Air Force Raiders
Qualified for the 2016 Asian Club Volleyball Championship
2015 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference
Champions
Foton Tornadoes
1st title
Team Roster
1.) Angeli Araneta
2.) Katie Messing
3.) Alyja Daphne Santiago
4.) Patty Orendain
5.) Kara Acevedo
6.) Lindsay Stalzer
7.) Ivy Remulla
8.) May Macatuno
9.) Ivy Perez
10.) Kayla Williams
11.) Bia General
16.) Royce Estampa
17.) Fiola Ceballos
18.) Jeannie delos Reyes

Head Coach:
Ma. Vilet Ponce de Leon

Individual awards

Award Name/Team
MVP United States Lindsay Stalzer (Foton)
Best Outside Spiker 1st: United States Ariel Elizabeth Usher (Cignal)
2nd: United States Bojana Todorovic (Philips Gold)
Best Middle Blocker 1st: United States Alexis Olgard (Philips Gold)
2nd: Philippines Alyja Daphne Santiago (Foton)
Best Opposite Spiker 1st: Philippines Michele Gumabao (Philips Gold)
2nd: Philippines Frances Xinia Molina (Petron)
Best Setter 1st: Philippines Ivy Jizel Perez (Foton)
2nd: Brazil Erica Adachi (Petron)
Best Libero Philippines Jennylyn Reyes (Petron)
Coach of the Year Philippines George Pascua (Petron)

Skill set leaders

Skill Name/Team
Spiking Aleona Manabat
Setting Ivy Perez
Serving Aleona Manabat
Blocking Abigail Marano
Receiving Jennylyn Reyes
Digging Jennylyn Reyes

Venues

Metro Manila venues

PSL Spike on Tour venues

Broadcast partners

Broadcast Notes:

Game Sports5 coverage Solar Sports coverage
Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst
Battle for Third James Velasquez Tex Suter Apple David Noel Zarate Shiela Salaysay
Battle for Fifth Denise Tan Chiqui Pablo Apple David Noel Zarate Shiela Salaysay
Finals Game 1 James Velasquez Tex Suter Mich del Carmen and Carmela Tunay unannounced unannounced
Finals Game 2 James Velasquez Denise Tan Apple David and Carla Lizardo Ronnie Magsanoc Xavier Nunag
Finals Game 3 James Velasquez Chiqui Pablo Mich del Carmen and Carmela Tunay Noel Zarate Anne Remulla-Canda

Additional Game 3 crew:

Awards Presenter: Anthony Suntay

References

  1. ↑ "FIVB official to grace PSL Grand Prix opener". ABS-CBN Sports. September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "PSL Finals: Foton's hunger vs. Petron's dynasty". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony (October 23, 2015). "PH to host 2016 AVC Women’s Club C’ship". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "PSL Grand Prix champion to join Asian Club joust in Manila". ABS-CBN Sports. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "PSL unveils video challenge system as unbeaten Cignal clashes with champ Petron". Spin.ph. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Petron looks to close in on leaders as Air Force tries to end four-match skid in Super Liga Grand Prix". Spin.ph. Spin.ph. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "PSL implements video challenge system". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
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