2016 PSL season

2016 PSL season
Duration	February 18 - December 4, 2016
TV partner(s)	TV5, AksyonTV, Hyper, Sports5.ph
Draft
Top draft pick	Victonara Galang (DLSU)
Picked by	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
Conferences
Invitational champions	Women's: RC Cola-Army Troopers and Est Cola (co-champions) Men's: (no tournament)
Runners-up	Women's: Petron Tri-Activ Spikers
Beach Challenge champions	Women's: RC Cola-Army Troopers Men's: Philippine Navy
Seasons
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The 2016 PSL season is the fourth season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). There will be three indoor conferences and one beach volleyball tournament for the season. The PSL was chosen as the organizer for two international volleyball tournaments - the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship and the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship - both of which will be staged in the Philippines.

Background

The calendar of events for the 2016 season was finalized during the planning session between the league officials and team owners on November 11, 2015.^[1]

Starting this season, teams will offer annual exclusive contracts, instead of per-conference agreements with their players. The annual contracts will require them to play exclusively for their PSL clubs.^[2]

On September 16 to 25, selected PSL players will conduct exhibition games in the United States. After the conferences, the PSL will be holding the first Grand Volleyball Awards Night dedicated to the outstanding players and coaches who have greatest achievements in the past five conferences.

The PSL (SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc.), together with the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI), will handle the hosting of the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship on September 3 to 11, 2016 to be held either Mall of Asia Arena or Philsports Arena, and the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship on October 18 to 23, 2016 also at the MoA Arena.^[3]

In cooperation with the Quezon City Pride Council, the PSL has organized a two-day volleyball competition called "1st Quezon City Pride Volleyball Cup" on February 6–7, 2016. It was claimed as the first volleyball league in the Philippines for the LGBTs.^[4] Team Circle led by Jolas Lopez, beat Braganza team, in 4 sets, to claimed the inaugural title of the QCPVC.^[5]

On June 2016, the PSL, together with the LVPI, conducted a 5-day seminar for local setters spearheaded by former South Korean men's national volleyball team head coach Kim Keung Un held at the LVPI Volleyball Center in the Arellano University campus, Manila.^[6]

During the 2016 PSL All-Filipino Conference, the league introduced its mascot named "Spikey".^[7]

On July 12, 2016, the PSL named F2 Logistics Cargo Movers middle blocker Mika Reyes as the ambassadress of the league for the 2016 season, replacing co-teammate in F2, Cha Cruz.^[8]

2016 draft

The draft ceremony was held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall, Pasay City on May 27, 2016. Players who joined the draft underwent a pre-draft camp on May 24, 2016 at the Filoil Flying V Centre.^[9][10]

Draftees

Draftees

(A-F) Mary Grace Berte (HCDC / OH) Faith Bulan (UE / OH) Aileen Cabaccang (S/OH) Geneveve Casugod (FEU / OH) Kristine Dave (Adamson / L/U) (G-L) Victonara Galang (DLSU / OH) Danna Henson (Arellano / OH) Angelica Legacion (Arellano / S) Sheryl Laborte (UNO-R / L/U) Marlyn Llagoso (SWU / MB) (M-R) Eloisa Medina (SFAC-LP / S/U) Jerra Mae Pacinio (SWU / L) Loraine Palomar (PUP / S/U) Lourdes Patilano (Adamson / S) Renelyn Raterta (UM / S) Christine Joy Rosario (Arellano / MB) (S-Z) Jonah Saete (BulSU) Shirly Salamangos (Arellano / MB) Suzette Salas (NWSSU / S/MB) Jonafer San Pedro (RTU / OH/U) Jocelyn Soliven (NU / S) Christine Suyao (EAC-C / OH)

First round

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	College
1	Victonara Galang	Open Hitter	Philippines	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	DLSU
2	Christine Joy Rosario	Middle Blocker	Philippines	Petron Tri-Activ Spikers	Arellano
3	Renelyn Raterta	Setter	Philippines	Amy's Kitchen-Perpetual	UM
4	Geneveve Casugod	Middle Blocker	Philippines	Generika Lifesavers	FEU
5	Mary Grace Berte	Open Hitter	Philippines	Cignal HD Spikers	HCDC
6	Danna Henson	Open Hitter	Philippines	Foton Toplanders	Arellano
7	Jonah Sabete	Open Hitter	Philippines	Standard Insurance-Navy Corvettes	BulSU

Second round

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	College
1	Angelica Legacion	Setter	Philippines	Generika Lifesavers	Arellano
2	Marlyn Llagoso	Middle Blocker	Philippines	Cignal HD Spikers	SWU
3	Shirly Salamangos	Middle Blocker	Philippines	Foton Toplanders	Arellano

Indoor Volleyball

Invitational Cup

Classification round (February 18 to March 19, 2016):

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	RC Cola-Army Troopers	13	4	1	14	3	4.667	411	314	1.309
2	Petron Tri-Activ Spikers	13	4	1	14	6	2.333	440	392	1.122
3	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	12	4	2	12	8	1.500	442	416	1.063
4	Cignal HD Spikers	9	3	2	11	8	1.375	424	397	1.068
5	Foton Toplanders	3	1	4	3	13	0.231	327	378	0.865
6	New San Jose Builders Victorias	0	0	6	2	18	0.111	349	496	0.704

  Advanced to the final round

Final round (April 7 to April 9, 2016):

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	RC Cola-Army Troopers	9	3	0	9	2	4.500	255	238	1.071
2	Est Cola	6	2	1	7	3	2.333	244	182	1.341
3	Petron Tri-Activ Spikers	3	1	2	4	7	0.571	227	261	0.870
4	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	0	0	3	1	9	0.111	198	243	0.815

Final standings:

Rank Team RC Cola-Army Troopers Est Cola (co-champion) Petron Tri-Activ Spikers F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 4 Cignal HD Spikers 5 Foton Toplanders 6 New San Jose Builders Victorias All-Filipino Conference First round (June 18 to July 23, 2016):   Qualified for Group A of Second round preliminary Matches Pts Sets Points Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio 1 F2 Logistics 7 0 20 21 4 5.250 605 433 1.397 2 RC Cola-Army 6 1 19 20 4 5.000 576 478 1.205 3 Petron Tri-Activ 5 2 15 16 8 2.000 546 487 1.121 4 Foton 4 3 12 13 10 1.300 518 464 1.116 5 Cignal HD 2 5 7 9 16 0.563 509 583 0.873 6 Generika 2 5 6 9 16 0.563 539 592 0.910 7 Standard Insurance-Navy 2 5 5 7 18 0.389 519 610 0.851 8 Amy's Kitchen-Perpetual 0 7 0 2 21 0.095 408 573 0.712 Second round (July 24-31, 2016): Group A: Matches Pts Points Sets Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio 1 Foton 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 275 237 1.160 2 F2 Logistics 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 272 233 1.167 3 Petron Tri-Activ 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 230 242 0.950 4 RC COLA-Army 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 191 256 0.746 Group B: Matches Pts Points Sets Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio 1 Generika 3 0 9 9 3 3.000 289 236 1.225 2 Cignal HD 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 257 219 1.174 3 Standard Insurance-Navy 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 201 210 0.957 4 Amy's Kitchen-Perpetual 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 181 263 0.688 Final round (August 3-13, 2016):   Classification     5th place                     B1  GEN 3     B4  AMY 1            GEN 3        CIG 2   B2  CIG 3       B3  STA 0   7th place    AMY 1    STA 3   Semifinals     Final                     A1  FOT 3     A4  RCC 1            FOT 1        FTL 3   A2  FTL 3       A3  PET 0   3rd place    RCC 3    PET 2 Final standing: Rank Team F2 Logistics Cargo Movers Foton Tornadoes RC Cola-Army Troopers 4 Petron Tri-Activ Spikers 5 Generika Lifesavers 6 Cignal HD Spikers 7 Standard Insurance-Navy Corvettes 8 Amy's Spikers Grand Prix Conference Preliminary round (October 8 - November 24, 2016):   Semi-finalists Matches Pts Sets Points Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio 1 Foton Tornadoes 9 1 25 28 9 3.111 500 392 1.276 2 Petron Tri-Activ Spikers 8 2 25 27 9 3.000 590 482 1.224 3 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 7 3 20 21 14 1.500 519 507 1.024 4 RC Cola-Army Troopers 4 6 13 15 20 0.750 446 492 0.907 5 Generika Lifesavers 1 9 4 9 27 0.333 483 605 0.798 6 Cignal HD Spikers 1 9 3 8 29 0.276 428 488 0.877 Final round (November 27 - December 8, 2016): Top two teams received byes into the semi-final round. The third ranked team will face the sixth ranked team in the quarterfinals. Likewise, the fourth ranked team will face the fifth ranked team.   Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals                                   1  Foton       4  RC Cola-Army       4  RC Cola-Army         5  Generika                               2  Petron         3  F2 Logistics 3     3  F2 Logistics       6  Cignal HD 1   Beach Volleyball Women's Division NOTE: Withdrew during Day 1 of the tournament.[11] Playoffs: Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final                                       B1  F2 Logistics (F2L) 17 16   C2  Petron XCS (PET-B) 21 21     C2  Petron XCS (PET-B) 0 0 0     D1  RC Cola-Army "A" (RCC-A) 0 0 0   D1  RC Cola-Army "A" (RCC-A) 21 21 B2  Petron Sprint 4T (PET-A) 14 12       D1  RC Cola-Army "A" (RCC-A) 0 0 0   C1  Foton Toplanders (FOT) 0 0 0 A1  Standard Ins.-Navy "A" (SN-A) 21 20 10   D2  FEU-Petron (FEU) 13 22 15   D2  FEU-Petron (FEU) 0 0 0   C1  Foton Toplanders (FOT) 0 0 0     Bronze medal match C1  Foton Toplanders (FOT) 21 21 A2  RC Cola-Army "B" (RCC-B) 8 14     C2  Petron XCS (PET-B) 0 0 0   D2  FEU-Petron (FEU) 0 0 0 Final standing: Rank Team RC Cola-Army Troopers (Team A) Foton Toplanders FEU-Petron 4 Petron XCS 5 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 6 Standard Insurance-Navy (Team A) 7 RC Cola-Army Troopers (Team B) 8 Petron Sprint 4T 9 10 11 12 13 Men's Division Playoffs: Semifinals Final 29 May  Philippine Navy "B" (PN-B)  0    Team Volleyball Manila (TVM)  0     29 May      Philippine Navy "A" (PN-A)  0    Team Volleyball Manila (TVM)  0 3rd place match 29 May 29 May  Philippine Navy "A" (PN-A)  0  Philippine Navy "B" (PN-B)  0  FEU "A" (FEU-A)  0    FEU "A" (FEU-A)  0 Final standing: Rank Team Philippine Navy (Team A) Team Volleyball Manila FEU (Team A) 4 Philippine Navy (Team B) 5 FEU (Team B) 6 7 8 9 10 International competitions Thai-Denmark Super League 2016 A selection of the players from the PSL participated in the 2016 Thai-Denmark Super League which was held in Bangkok, Thailand from March 23 to 28, 2016. The team played as the Petron-Philippine Super Liga team and was coached by Petron coach George Pascua.[12][13][14] The Petron-PSL All-Stars lost all its group stage matches against Bangkok Glass, Idea Khonkaen and 3BB Nakhonnont.[15] The team won in an exhibition game outside the scope of the tournament against the Hong Kong women's national volleyball team which was also held in Bangkok.[16] Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League Year Round Position W L 2016 Preliminary round 7th place 0 3 Philippine SuperLiga All-Stars (2016 Thai-Denmark Super League roster) Pos. # Name DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) Club 1 Dimaculangan, Rhea KatrinaRhea Katrina Dimaculangan Foton Toplanders 2 Hingpit, April RossApril Ross Hingpit Cignal HD Spikers 3 Reyes, JennylynJennylyn Reyes Petron Blaze Spikers 4 Gohing, MelissaMelissa Gohing Philips Gold Lady Slammers 5 Aganaon, MinaMina Aganaon Petron Blaze Spikers 6 Daquis, Rachel AnneRachel Anne Daquis 13 December 1987 (aged 28) RC Cola-Army Troopers 7 Cruz, ChaCha Cruz 11 May 1988 (aged 27) F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 8 Mercado, StephanieStephanie Mercado F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 9 Pañaga, JeanetteJeanette Pañaga Cignal HD Spikers 10 Maraño, AbyAby Maraño 22 December 1992 (aged 23) F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 11 Ortiz, MaikaMaika Ortiz Foton Toplanders 12 Maizo-Pontillas, AizaAiza Maizo-Pontillas 29 February 1988 (aged 28) Petron Tri-Activ Spikers 13 Gumabao, MicheleMichele Gumabao Philips Gold Lady Slammers 14 Molina, FrancesFrances Molina Petron Tri-Activ Spikers Head Coach: George Pascua (Petron) 2016 AVC Asian Women's Club Championship The PSL organized the staging of the 2016 AVC Women's Club Championship under the supervision of Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas (LVPI). The tournament was held at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan City, Laguna[17] from September 3 to September 11, 2016.[18] The Philippines was represented by the Foton Tornadoes, the champions of the 2015 PSL Grand Prix. The team finished at seventh place.[19] AVC Women's Club Championship Year Round Position W L 2016 Final round 7th place 2 3 Head coach: Fabio Menta No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 1 Dimaculangan, Rhea KatrinaRhea Katrina Dimaculangan 21 March 1991 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 275 cm (108 in) 268 cm (106 in) 2 Maraño, AbyAby Maraño 22 December 1992 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 54 kg (119 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 270 cm (110 in) 3 Santiago, Alyja DaphneAlyja Daphne Santiago (C) 20 January 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 277 cm (109 in) 4 Orendain, Patty JanePatty Jane Orendain 10 August 1992 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 266 cm (105 in) 258 cm (102 in) 5 Gonzaga, JovelynJovelyn Gonzaga 30 October 1991 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 51 kg (112 lb) 273 cm (107 in) 274 cm (108 in) 7 Laure, EnnajieEnnajie Laure 31 July 1997 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 275 cm (108 in) 8 Araneta, Angeli PaulineAngeli Pauline Araneta 13 September 1993 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 271 cm (107 in) 270 cm (110 in) 9 Perez, Ivy JiselIvy Jisel Perez 13 February 1995 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 55 kg (121 lb) 271 cm (107 in) 270 cm (110 in) 10 Ortiz, Maika AngelaMaika Angela Ortiz 30 August 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 290 cm (110 in) 285 cm (112 in) 11 General, BiaBia General 27 August 1995 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 56 kg (123 lb) 266 cm (105 in) 248 cm (98 in) 13 Reyes, JennylynJennylyn Reyes 12 January 1991 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) 51 kg (112 lb) 258 cm (102 in) 240 cm (94 in) 15 Stalzer, LindsayLindsay Stalzer 15 July 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 277 cm (109 in) 16 Rondina, Cherry AnnCherry Ann Rondina 4 September 1996 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 55 kg (121 lb) 278 cm (109 in) 270 cm (110 in) 17 Usher, ArielAriel Usher 6 January 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 277 cm (109 in) 2016 FIVB Women's Club World Championship The PSL will also organize the staging of the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship together with Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas (LVPI). The tournament will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City from October 18 to 23, 2016. This will be the first hosting by the Philippines.[20][21] The Philippines will be represented by the Philippine Super Liga All-Stars playing under the name PSL-F2 Logistics Manila. Head coach: Moro Branislav No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block Current Club 1 Boonlert, TichayaTichaya Boonlert 14 January 1997 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 291 cm (115 in) 283 cm (111 in) 3bb Nakhornnont 3 Santiago, Alyja DaphneAlyja Daphne Santiago 20 January 1996 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 278 cm (109 in) Foton 4 Niemer, StephanieStephanie Niemer 3 September 1989 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 309 cm (122 in) 295 cm (116 in) Petron 5 Fukuda, YuriYuri Fukuda (L) 26 June 1987 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) 56 kg (123 lb) 255 cm (100 in) 250 cm (98 in) 6 Reyes, MikaMika Reyes 21 June 1994 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 279 cm (110 in) 267 cm (105 in) F2 Logistics 7 Molina, Frances XiniaFrances Xinia Molina 24 March 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 270 cm (110 in) Petron 8 Gonzaga, JovelynJovelyn Gonzaga 30 October 1991 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 51 kg (112 lb) 273 cm (107 in) 274 cm (108 in) RC Cola-Army 9 Fajardo, KimKim Fajardo 30 September 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 275 cm (108 in) 265 cm (104 in) F2 Logistics 10 Krivets, EkaterinaEkaterina Krivets 14 December 1984 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 309 cm (122 in) 300 cm (120 in) Dinamo Krasnodar 11 Morales, LyndaLynda Morales 20 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 296 cm (117 in) Cignal 12 Reyes, JennylynJennylyn Reyes (L) 12 January 1991 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) 51 kg (112 lb) 258 cm (102 in) 240 cm (94 in) Petron 13 Daquis, Rachel AnneRachel Anne Daquis (C) 13 December 1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 277 cm (109 in) 268 cm (106 in) RC Cola-Army 14 Nyukhalova, YevgeniyaYevgeniya Nyukhalova 23 May 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 296 cm (117 in) Zürich 15 Stalzer, LindsayLindsay Stalzer 15 July 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 277 cm (109 in) Foton Broadcast partners TV5, AksyonTV, Sports5.ph References "Loaded Super Liga 2016 schedule paves way for annual contracts over conference deals with players". 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