2018 Philippine Super Liga season

2018 PSL season
Duration	February 17 – December 21 2018
TV partner(s)	TV5, AksyonTV, Hyper, ESPN5.com
Top draft pick	(no draft)
Grand Prix champions	Women's: Petron Blaze Spikers Men's: (no tournament)
Grand Prix runners-up	Women's: F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
Beach Challenge champions	Women's: Petron Men's: Foton
Beach Challenge runners-up	Women's: Sta. Lucia (Team A) Men's: SM Sands
Invitationals champions	Women's: F2 Logistics Cargo Movers Men's: (no tournament)
Invitationals runners-up	Women's: Petron Blaze Spikers
All-Filipino champions	Women's: Petron Blaze Spikers Men's: (no tournament)
All-Filipino runners-up	Women's: F2 Logistics Cargo Movers Men's: (no tournament)
Collegiate Grand Slam champions	UP Lady Maroons
Collegiate Grand Slam runners-up	UST Growling Tigers

The 2018 PSL season was the sixth season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). It introduced its first all-star weekend and a fourth indoor tournament, the Collegiate Grand Slam Conference, featuring collegiate women's teams.^[1]

Indoor Volleyball

Grand Prix

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

Standing:

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: ^{[citation needed]}

• All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Playoffs:

	Quarter-finals One-game playoff				Semi-finals Best-of-3 series				Finals Best-of-three series
	2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference
	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

Final standing:

Rank	Team
	Petron Blaze Spikers
	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
	Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy
4	COCOLIFE Asset Managers
5	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors
6	Cignal HD Spikers
7	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers
8	Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters

Awards:

Award		Name/Team
MVP		Lindsay Stalzer (Petron)
Best Outside Spiker	1st:	Sara Klisura (COCOLIFE)
	2nd:	María José Pérez (F2 Logistics)
Best Middle Blocker	1st:	Abigail Maraño (F2 Logistics)
	2nd:	Mika Aereen Reyes (Petron)
Best Opposite Spiker	1st:	Elizabeth Ann Wendel (Foton)
	2nd:	Kennedy Lynne Bryan (F2 Logistics)
Best Setter		Kim Fajardo (F2 Logistics)
Best Libero	1st:	Minami Yoshioka (F2 Logistics)
	2nd:	Katarina Vukomanović (Foton)
Best Scorer in a Match		Gyselle de la Caridad Silva (Smart), 56 points

Invitational

2018 PSL Invitational Cup teams
Abbr.	Team	Company	Colors	Head coach	Team captain
CHE	Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors	Mileage Asia Corporation		Rodrigo Roque	Lhara May Clavano
CIG	Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.		Edgar Barroga	Rachel Anne Daquis
CCL	COCOLIFE Asset Managers	United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation		Moro Branislav	Aerieal Patnogon
FTL	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	F2 Global Logistics Inc.		Ramil de Jesus	Charleen Cruz-Behag
FOT	Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy	United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.		Edjet Mabbayad	Maika Angela Ortiz
GAL	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers	Actimed, Inc.		Sherwin Meneses	Angeli Pauline Araneta
PET	Petron Blaze Spikers	Petron Corporation		Cesael delos Santos	Frances Xinia Molina
SMA	Smart−Army Giga Hitters	Smart Communications		Emilio Reyes, Jr.	Mary Jean Balse-Pabayo
SLR	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors	Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation		George Pascua	Pamela Lastimosa
UPU	UP-United Auctioneers Lady Fighting Maroons	United Auctioneers, Inc.		Godfrey Okumu	Ma. Arielle Estrañero

Group A standing:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Petron Blaze Spikers	4	3	1	10	11	5	2.200	385	328	1.174	Semifinals
2	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	4	3	1	9	10	3	3.333	310	260	1.192
3	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers	4	3	1	7	9	8	1.125	375	360	1.042
4	Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy	4	1	3	4	6	10	0.600	338	356	0.949
5	UP-United Auctioneers Lady Fighting Maroons	4	0	4	0	2	12	0.167	242	346	0.699

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B standing:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cignal HD Spikers	4	4	0	11	12	3	4.000	355	311	1.141	Semifinals
2	Smart-Army Giga Hitters	4	3	1	9	9	4	2.250	301	255	1.180
3	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors	4	2	2	7	8	7	1.143	328	334	0.982
4	COCOLIFE Asset Managers	4	1	3	3	5	10	0.500	335	349	0.960
5	Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors	4	0	4	0	2	12	0.167	272	342	0.795

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Playoffs:

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

PET

3

A3

GEN

0

B2

SMA

0

B2

SMA

3

A1

PET

2

A2

FTL

3

B1

CIG

0

A2

FTL

3

A2

FTL

3

B3

SLR

1

Final standing:

Rank	Team
	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
	Petron Blaze Spikers
	Cignal HD Spikers
4	Smart–Army Giga Hitters
5	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers
6	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors
7	Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy
8	UP - United Auctioneers Inc. Lady Maroons
9	UE - Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors
10	COCOLIFE Asset Managers

Individual awards:

Award		Name/Team
MVP		Victonara Galang (F2 Logistics)
Best Outside Spiker	1st:	Rachel Anne Daquis (Cignal)
	2nd:	Cherry Ann Rondina (Petron)
Best Middle Blocker	1st:	Mika Aereen Reyes (Petron)
	2nd:	Mary Joy Baron (F2 Logistics)
Best Opposite Spiker		Aiza Maizo-Pontillas (Petron)
Best Setter		Kim Fajardo (F2 Logistics)
Best Libero		Dawn Nicole Macandili (F2 Logistics)
Best Scorer		Patty Jane Orendain (Generika-Ayala)

All-Filipino

2018 PSL All Filipino Conference teams
Abbr.	Team	Company	Colors	Head coach	Team captain
CHD	Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.		Edgar Barroga	Rachel Anne Daquis
CCL	COCOLIFE Asset Managers	United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation		Moro Branislav	Margarita Anna Marie Tejada
FTL	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	F2 Global Logistics Inc.		Ramil de Jesus	Charleen Behag
FOT	Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy	United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.		Aaron Velez	Maika Angela Ortiz
GAL	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers	Actimed, Inc.		Sherwin Meneses	Angeli Pauline Araneta
PET	Petron Blaze Spikers	Petron Corporation		Cesael delos Santos	Frances Xinia Molina
SLR	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors	Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation		George Pascua	Pamela Lastimosa
SMA	Smart Giga Hitters	Smart Communications		Roger Gorayeb	Aiko Sweet Urdas

Preliminary round:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	Petron Blaze Spikers	7	7	0	21	21	2	10.500	572	387	1.478
2	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	7	5	2	15	17	6	2.833	541	431	1.255
3	Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy	7	5	2	14	16	11	1.455	576	569	1.012
4	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers	7	4	3	14	16	11	1.455	597	543	1.099
5	Cignal HD Spikers	7	4	3	10	13	13	1.000	559	553	1.011
6	Smart Giga Hitters	7	2	5	5	6	17	0.353	450	535	0.841
7	Cocolife Asset Managers	7	1	6	4	9	20	0.450	563	650	0.866
8	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors	7	0	7	1	3	21	0.143	388	578	0.671

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets; 2 points = win match in 5 sets; 1 point = lose match in 5 sets; 0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets

Second round Group A:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1(1)	Petron Blaze Spikers	10	10	0	30	30	3	10.000	819	551	1.486
2(4)	Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy	10	6	4	17	20	18	1.111	791	825	0.959
3(6)	Smart Giga Hitters	10	4	6	11	12	20	0.600	648	729	0.889
4(8)	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors	10	0	10	1	4	30	0.133	595	828	0.719

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second round Group B:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1(2)	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	10	8	2	24	26	7	3.714	789	607	1.300
2(3)	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers	10	6	4	20	22	15	1.467	825	738	1.118
3(5)	Cignal HD Spikers	10	5	5	13	18	20	0.900	811	837	0.969
4(7)	Cocolife Asset Managers	10	1	9	4	10	29	0.345	737	897	0.822

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Playoffs:

	Quarter-finals One-game playoff				Semi-finals Twice-to-beat higher seed				Finals Best-of-three series
	2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference
	PET	3
	SLR	0
					PET	3
					CHD	0
	FOT	1
	CHD	3
									PET	2
									FTL	1
	FTL	3
	CCL	0
					FTL	3
					GAL	2			Bronze medal match
	GAL	3
	SMA	0
									GAL	3
									CHD	0

Final standing:

Rank	Team
	Petron Blaze Spikers
	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers
4	Cignal HD Spikers
5	Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy
6	Smart Giga Hitters
7	COCOLIFE Asset Managers
8	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors

Individual awards:

Award		Name/Team
MVP		Rhea Dimaculangan (Petron Blaze Spikers)[2]
Best Outside Spiker	1st:	Rachel Anne Daquis (Cignal HD Spikers)
	2nd:	Patty Jane Orendain (Generika-Ayala Lifesavers)
Best Middle Blocker	1st:	Ria Meneses (Generika-Ayala Lifesavers)
	2nd:	Mary Joy Baron (F2 Logistics Cargo Movers)
Best Opposite Spiker		Aiza Maizo-Pontillas (Petron Blaze Spikers)
Best Setter		Kim Fajardo (F2 Logistics Cargo Movers)
Best Libero		Kath Arado (Generika-Ayala Lifesavers)
Best Scorer		Mylene Paat (Cignal HD Spikers)

Collegiate Grand Slam

2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference teams
Abbr.	Team	School	Colors	Head coach	Team captain
CSA	CSA-Biñan Eagles	Colegio San Agustin – Biñan		Rey Anthony Beniga	Kristine Charlotte Hammond
DLD	DLSU-D Lady Patriots	De La Salle University – Dasmariñas		Joven Racelis	Eunice Gercie Castillo
FEU	FEU Lady Tamaraws	Far Eastern University		Rei Diaz Jr.	Lycha Ebon
UEC	UE Lady Warriors	University of the East		Rodrigo Roque	Roselle Baliton
UPD	UP Lady Maroons	University of the Philippines		Godfrey Okumu	Diana Mae Carlos
UST	UST Golden Tigresses	University of Santo Tomas		Emilio Reyes Jr.	Christine Dianne Francisco

Preliminary round:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	UST Golden Tigresses	5	5	0	15	15	2	7.500	409	301	1.359
2	UP Lady Maroons	5	4	1	12	12	5	2.400	407	345	1.180
3	UE Lady Warriors	5	2	3	7	10	9	1.111	432	384	1.125
4	FEU Lady Tamaraws	5	2	3	6	9	11	0.818	398	410	0.971
5	DLSU-D Lady Patriots	5	1	4	3	3	13	0.231	298	383	0.778
6	CSA-Biñan Eagles	5	1	4	2	5	14	0.357	323	444	0.727

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets; 2 points = win match in 5 sets; 1 point = lose match in 5 sets; 0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets

Final standing:

Rank	Team
	UP Lady Maroons
	UST Golden Tigresses
	UE Lady Warriors
4	FEU Lady Tamaraws
5	DLSU-D Lady Patriots
6	CSA-Biñan Eagles

Individual awards:

Award		Name (team)
Most Valuable Player		Diana Mae Carlos (University of the Philippines)[3]
Best Outside Spiker	1st:	Diana Mae Carlos (University of the Philippines)
	2nd:	Mary Ann Mendrez (University of the East)
Best Middle Blocker	1st:	Aieshalaine Gannaban (University of the Philippines)
	2nd:	Christine Dianne Francisco (University of Santo Tomas)
Best Opposite Spiker		Ejiya Laure (University of Santo Tomas)
Best Setter		Laizah Ann Bendong (University of the East)
Best Libero		Kathleen Faith Arado (University of the East)
Best Scorer		Milena Alessandrini (University of Santo Tomas)

Beach Volleyball

Main article: 2018 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup

Women's

2018 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup teams (Women's Division)
Abbr.	Team	Company	Colors	Players
CIG	Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.		Team A: Mylene Paat and Raphil Aguilar Team B: Cherry May Vivas and Jannine Navarro
CCL	COCOLIFE Asset Managers	United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation		Team A: Danika Gendrauli and Nerissa Bautista Team B: Marge Tejada and Alexandria Denice Tan
F2L	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	F2 Global Logistics Inc.		Fritz Joy Gallenero and Michelle Morente
FOT	Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy	United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.		Maria Nieza Viray and Jiziela Viray
GEN	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers	Erikagen, Inc.		Team A: Patty Jane Orendain and Fiola Ceballos Team B: Sheeka Gin Espinosa and Shiela Marie Pineda
PET	Petron XCS	Petron Corporation		Cherry Ann Rondina and Bernadeth Pons
SMA	Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters	Smart Communications		Maria Cecilla Bangad and Caitlin Viray
SLR	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors	Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation		Team A: Dhannylaine Demontano and Jackielyn Estoquia Team B: Jonah Sabete and Bianca Lizares

Playoffs:

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	B1	Sta. Lucia "A"	21	21
	C2	Cignal "B"	8	13
								B1	Sta. Lucia "A"	21	21
								D1	F2 Logistics	11	15
	D1	F2 Logistics	18	21	16
	B2	Cignal "A"	21	15	14
															B1	Sta. Lucia "A"	8	11
															A1	Petron	21	21
	A1	Petron	21	21
	D2	Sta. Lucia "B"	5	11
								A1	Petron	21	21				Bronze medal match
								A2	Generika-Ayala "A"	9	16
	C1	Foton	21	21											D1	F2 Logistics	7	14
	A2	Generika-Ayala "A"	9	16											A2	Generika-Ayala "A"	21	21

Final standing:

Rank Team Petron XCS Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors (Team A) Generika-Ayala Lifesavers (Team A) 4 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 5 Foton Tornadoes 6 Cignal HD Spikers (Team A) 7 Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors (Team B) 8 Cignal HD Spikers (Team B)

2018 Philippine Super Liga Beach Challenge Cup Petron XCS 2nd title (Beach) Team Roster Cherry Rondina and Bernadeth Pons

Men's

2018 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup teams (Men's Division)
Abbr.	Team	Company	Colors	Players
CIG	Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.		Mika Abria and Jessie Lopez
CCL	COCOLIFE Asset Managers	United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation		Joshua Ylaya and JP Pareja
FOT	Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy	United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.		Kris Roy de Guzman and Lemuel Arbasto
NVY	Philippine Navy	Philippine Navy		Alsali Pajiji and Milover Parcon
SMA	Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters	Smart Communications		Philip Michael Bagalay and Gregory Utupo
SND	Sands SM by the Bay	SM Prime Holdings		Bryan Bagunas and James Natividad
TVM	Team Volleyball Manila	Team Volleyball Manila		Joven Camaganakan and Joseph Tipay
UST	UST Growling Tigers	University of Santo Tomas		Ian Lester Lee and Romnick Rico

Playoffs:

	Semifinals				Final
	26 May
	Sands SM	2
					27 May
	Smart	0
					Sands SM	0
	26 May
					Foton	2
	Cignal	0
	Foton	2
					3rd place match
					27 May
					Smart	2
					Cignal	0

Final standing:

Rank Team Foton Tornadoes Sands SM by the Bay Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters 4 Cignal HD Spikers 5 6 7 8

2018 Philippine Super Liga Beach Challenge Cup Foton Tornadoes 1st title (Beach) Team Roster Lemuel Arbasto and Kris Roy Guzman

All-star weekend

The PSL staged its all-star weekend at Silay, Negros Occidental on May 18 to 19, 2018, where two all-star games were played. The games were not televised.^[4]

Brand ambassador

• Aby Maraño (2017 to 2018)^[5]
• Rachel Anne Daquis (2018 to 2019)^[6]

Broadcast partners

• TV5, AksyonTV, ESPN5.com

References

1. Lopez, Mark Edward (17 October 2018). "4 UAAP, 2 non-UAAP teams to join PSL Collegiate Grand Slam". Fox Sports PH. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
2. Naredo, Camille (20 December 2018). "PSL: After leading Petron to glory, Rhea Dimaculangan claims MVP plum". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
3. Lopez, Mark Edward (20 December 2018). "Tots Carlos earns MVP plum in PSL Collegiate Grand Slam". Fox Sports PH. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
4. "PSL heads to Silay for All-Star festivities". ESPN5. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
5. Escarlote, Mark (October 18, 2017). "Vision ko na makaenggayo ng mga babae na sumabak sa sports – Tyang Aby". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
6. Lopez, Mark Edward (November 3, 2018). "Look: Rachel Anne Daquis is PSL's new ambassador". Fox Sports PH. Retrieved January 15, 2019.