2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference
# 2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference

The 2018 Chooks-To-Go PSL Grand Prix Conference was the first conference and first indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The games commenced February 17, 2018 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig and the formal opening ceremony was held on February 24, 2018 at the Santa Rosa Multipurpose Complex in Santa Rosa, Laguna.

The tournament was moved from October to February in order to align with the new competition calendar approved by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).

## Teams

2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Women's Division) :

| Abbr. | Team | Company | 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 |

## Preliminary round

### Team standings

| 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 |

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

### First round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Feb | 14:00 | GAL | 1–3 | FOT | 19–25 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 22–25 | | 82–97 | P–2 |
| 17 Feb | 16:00 | SLR | 1–3 | PET | 21–25 | 25–18 | 17–25 | 20–25 | | 83–93 | P–2 |
| 20 Feb | 16:15 | SLR | 3–2 | GAL | 21–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 15–7 | 109–93 | P–2 |
| 20 Feb | 19:00 | CCL | 0–3 | CIG | 15–25 | 26–28 | 15–25 | | | 56–78 | P–2 |
| 24 Feb | 14:00 | CIG | 1–3 | PET | 17–25 | 25–8 | 20–25 | 17–25 | | 79–83 | P–2 |
| 24 Feb | 16:00 | FTL | 3–0 | CCL | 25–21 | 25–15 | 25–16 | | | 75–52 | P–2 |
| 27 Feb | 16:15 | SMA | 0–3 | CCL | 20–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | | | 55–75 | P–2 |
| 27 Feb | 19:00 | CIG | 3–2 | FOT | 25–22 | 25–23 | 26–28 | 20–25 | 15–11 | 111–109 | P–2 |
| 01 Mar | 16:15 | PET | 3–0 | SMA | 25–12 | 25–14 | 25–17 | | | 75–43 | P–2 |
| 01 Mar | 19:00 | SLR | 1–3 | CCL | 25–23 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | 81–98 | P–2 |
| 03 Mar | 16:00 | FOT | 0–3 | CCL | 19–25 | 22–25 | 18–25 | | | 59–75 | P–2 |
| 03 Mar | 18:00 | FTL | 1–3 | PET | 25–20 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | | 82–95 | P–2 |
| 06 Mar | 16:00 | GAL | 0–3 | PET | 21–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | | | 57–75 | P–2 |
| 06 Mar | 18:00 | SMA | 2–3 | FOT | 25–21 | 20–25 | 29–27 | 15–25 | 12–15 | 101–113 | P–2 |
| 08 Mar | 16:15 | SMA | 0–3 | FTL | 22–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | | 57–75 | P–2 |
| 08 Mar | 19:00 | SLR | 3–0 | CIG | 32–30 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | | 82–73 | P–2 |
| 10 Mar | 14:00 | CCL | 3–1 | GAL | 25–19 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–17 | | 96–77 | P–2 |
| 10 Mar | 16:00 | FOT | 2–3 | PET | 25–14 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 13–15 | 97–101 | P–2 |
| 13 Mar | 16:15 | GAL | 3–2 | SMA | 25–21 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 110–105 | P–2 |
| 13 Mar | 19:00 | SLR | 1–3 | FTL | 25–18 | 16–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | 81–93 | P–2 |
| 15 Mar | 16:15 | FTL | 3–0 | CIG | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–14 | | | 75–52 | P–2 |
| 15 Mar | 19:00 | PET | 3–1 | CCL | 26–24 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–20 | | 97–87 | P–2 |
| 17 Mar | 13:45 | FOT | 1–3 | FTL | 18–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | 79–98 | P–2 |
| 17 Mar | 16:10 | CIG | 3–0 | SMA | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–59 | P–2 |
| 20 Mar | 16:15 | SLR | 3–1 | SMA | 25–15 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–22 | | 98–82 | P–2 |
| 20 Mar | 19:00 | GAL | 0–3 | FTL | 18–25 | 16–25 | 12–25 | | | 46–75 | P–2 |
| 22 Mar | 16:15 | GAL | 3–2 | CIG | 26–24 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 15–11 | 100–107 | P–2 |
| 22 Mar | 19:00 | FOT | 3–1 | SLR | 25–18 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 28–26 | | 100–89 | P–2 |

### Second round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Mar | 16:00 | PET | 3–1 | SMA | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | 98–89 | P–2 |
| 24 Mar | 19:00 | FTL | 3–0 | GAL | 25–22 | 25–14 | 25–10 | | | 75–46 | P–2 |
| 03 Apr | 16:15 | FOT | 3–1 | CIG | 25–23 | 27–25 | 21–25 | 32–30 | | 105–103 | P–2 |
| 03 Apr | 19:00 | CCL | 3–1 | SLR | 25–20 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–22 | | 95–85 | P–2 |
| 05 Apr | 16:15 | PET | 0–3 | SLR | 18–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | | 56–75 | P–2 |
| 05 Apr | 19:00 | FTL | 3–1 | CIG | 23–25 | 27–25 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | 100–89 | P–2 |
| 07 Apr | 16:00 | FOT | 3–1 | GAL | 25–21 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–20 | | 96–83 | P–2 |
| 07 Apr | 18:00 | CCL | 3–2 | SMA | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–27 | 19–25 | 16–14 | 110–110 | P–2 |
| 10 Apr | 16:15 | PET | 3–2 | CCL | 25–14 | 23–25 | 15–25 | 25–14 | 15–13 | 103–91 | |
| 10 Apr | 19:00 | FTL | 3–0 | FOT | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | | 75–52 | |
| 12 Apr | 16:15 | CIG | 0–3 | GAL | 22–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | | 62–75 | |
| 12 Apr | 19:00 | SLR | 3–1 | SMA | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 93–82 | |

## Playoffs

| Quarter-finals One-game playoff | Quarter-finals One-game playoff | Semi-finals Best-of-3 series | Semi-finals Best-of-3 series | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FOT | 1 | | |
| SLR | 0 | | |
| SLR | 0 | FOT | 0 |
| | | FTL | 2 |
| FTL | 1 | FTL | 2 |
| SMA | 0 | | | | |
| SMA | 0 | | | FTL | 1 |
| | | | | PET | 2 |
| PET | 1 | | | PET | 2 |
| GAL | 0 | | | | |
| GAL | 0 | PET | 2 | | |
| | | CCL | 0 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| CCL | 1 | CCL | 0 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| CIG | 0 | | | | |
| CIG | 0 | | | CCL | 0 |
| | | | | FOT | 1 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 Apr | 16:00 | FTL | 3–0 | SMA | 25–18 | 25–18 | 27–25 | 77–61 | P–2 |
| 14 Apr | 18:00 | PET | 3–0 | GAL | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 75–60 | P–2 |
| 17 Apr | 16:15 | CCL | 3–0 | CIG | 25–22 | 25–21 | 28–26 | 78–69 | P–2 |
| 17 Apr | 19:00 | FOT | 3–0 | SLR | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 75–64 | P–2 |

### Semifinals

Best-of-three series

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Apr | 16:15 | PET | 3–1 | CCL | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 98–82 | P–2 |
| 24 Apr | 19:00 | FTL | 3–1 | FOT | 25–22 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 97–92 | P–2 |
| 26 Apr | 16:15 | FTL | 3–0 | FOT | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 75–58 | P–2 |
| 26 Apr | 19:00 | PET | 3–0 | CCL | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–16 | | 75–46 | P–2 |

### Bronze match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 May | 16:15 | CCL | 1–3 | FOT | 25–21 | 22–25 | 24–26 | 19–25 | | 90–97 | P–2 |

### Finals

Best-of-three series

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 May | 19:00 | FTL | 2–3 | PET | 25–23 | 25–20 | 15–25 | 22–25 | 9–15 | 96–108 | |
| 03 May | 19:00 | PET | 0–3 | FTL | 17–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | | 58–75 | P–2 |
| 05 May | 18:00 | FTL | 1–3 | PET | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | | 82–97 | |

## 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 |

* 2018 PSL Grand Prix Champions
* Petron Blaze Spikers
* Team roster Lindsay Stalzer (Captain)/(Import), Yuri Fukuda (Libero)/(Import), Katherine Bell (Import), Mika Aereen Reyes, Angelica Legacion, Frances Xinia Molina, Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, Mary Remy Joy Palma, Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan, Chlodia Eiriel Ysabella Cortez, Luthgarda Malaluan, Carmela Tunay, Princess Ira Gaiser (Libero), Cesael delos Santos (Head Coach)

## Individual awards

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

## Venues

### Main venues

* Ynares Sports Arena
* Filoil Flying V Centre
* Smart Araneta Coliseum (finals)

### "Spike on Tour" venues

* Sta. Rosa Multipurpose Complex - Santa Rosa, Laguna (opening ceremonies)
* Strike Gymnasium - Bacoor, Cavite
* Muntinlupa Sports Complex - Muntinlupa
* Malolos Sports and Convention Center - Malolos, Bulacan
* Imus Sports Complex - Imus, Cavite
* Batangas Sports and Convention Center - Batangas City, Batangas
* Baliwag Sports Center - Baliwag, Bulacan
* Centennial Arena Laoag Coliseum - Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
* Gen. Trias Sports Complex - General Trias, Cavite

## Broadcast partners

* ESPN 5: AksyonTV, Hyper (SD and HD), ESPN5.com
