2018 PSL Invitational Cup
# 2018 PSL Invitational Cup

The 2018 Chooks-to-Go PSL Invitational Cup was the third conference and second indoor volleyball tournament of the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The tournament commenced on June 23, 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City. As with the 2017 Invitational, the tournament used an all-to-play format to give playing time for every player in each team.

## Teams

2018 PSL Invitational Cup teams :

| Abbr. | Team | Company | 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 |

## Preliminary round

### Group A

| 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 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 Jun | 17:00 | GAL | 3–1 | UPU | 25–23 | 25–9 | 23–25 | 25–16 | | 98–73 |
| 23 Jun | 19:00 | FTL | 3–0 | FOT | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–14 | | | 75–56 |
| 26 Jun | 16:15 | GAL | 3–2 | FOT | 25–23 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 25–12 | 15–13 | 106–98 |
| 03 Jul | 19:00 | PET | 3–1 | FOT | 27–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–17 | | 99–86 |
| 05 Jul | 16:15 | GAL | 0–3 | FTL | 20–25 | 16–25 | 20–25 | | | 56–75 |
| 07 Jul | 16:00 | PET | 3–0 | UPU | 25–9 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | | 75–42 |
| 10 Jul | 16:15 | FOT | 3–1 | UPU | 25–10 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 98–76 |
| 12 Jul | 16:15 | GAL | 3–2 | PET | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 31–33 | 15–11 | 115–114 |
| 12 Jul | 19:00 | UPU | 0–3 | FTL | 13–25 | 22–25 | 16–25 | | | 51–75 |
| 14 Jul | 18:00 | PET | 3–1 | FTL | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 26–24 | | 97–85 |

### Group B

| 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 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Jun | 16:15 | CCL | 3–1 | CHE | 22–25 | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | 97–78 | |
| 25 Jun | 19:00 | SMA | 3–0 | SLR | 25–14 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | | 75–53 | |
| 26 Jun | 19:00 | CIG | 3–1 | CHE | 19–25 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 95–92 | Report |
| 28 Jun | 16:15 | CIG | 3–0 | SMA | 25–10 | 26–24 | 25–18 | | | 76–52 | |
| 28 Jun | 19:00 | SLR | 3–1 | CCL | 25–20 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25-19 | | 97–67 | |
| 03 Jul | 16:15 | CIG | 3–2 | SLR | 25–18 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 15–9 | 109–103 | |
| 05 Jul | 18:00 | SMA | 3–1 | CCL | 25–21 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 25-18 | | 99–70 | |
| 07 Jul | 18:00 | CHE | 0–3 | SLR | 21–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | | 64–75 | |
| 10 Jul | 19:00 | SMA | 3–0 | CHE | 25–10 | 25–15 | 25–13 | | | 75–38 | |
| 14 Jul | 16:00 | CIG | 3–0 | CCL | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–63 | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | 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 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Jul | 14:00 | FOT | 3–0 | CHE | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | | 75–0 |
| 17 Jul | 16:15 | UPU | 3–1 | CCL | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–13 | 98–74 |
| 17 Jul | 19:00 | FTL | 3–1 | SLR | 25–16 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 25–16 | 95–74 |
| 19 Jul | 19:00 | GAL | 0–3 | SMA | 19–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 62–75 |

### 9th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 Jul | 14:00 | CHE | 3–2 | CCL | 22–25 | 26–24 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 22–20 | 116–113 | |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 Jul | 16:15 | FOT | 3–0 | UPU | 25–14 | 25–14 | 25–14 | | | 75–42 | |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 Jul | 14:00 | SLR | 1–3 | GAL | 10–25 | 26–24 | 10–25 | 18–25 | | 64–99 | |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 Jul | 16:00 | PET | 3–0 | SMA | 25–12 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | | 75–44 | |
| 21 Jul | 18:00 | CIG | 0–3 | FTL | 22–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | | | 56–75 | |

### Bronze match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 Jul | 16:15 | SMA | 1–3 | CIG | 15–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | 78–97 | |

### Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 Jul | 19:00 | PET | 2–3 | FTL | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 27–29 | 14–16 | 114–108 | |
| 28 Jul | 17:00 | FTL | 3–1 | PET | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | 98–84 | |

## 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 |

* 2018 PSL Grand Prix Champions
* F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
* Team roster Charleen Abiegail Cruz-Behag (c). Dawn Nicole Macandili (libero), Abigail Maraño, Norielle Ipac, Victonara Galang, Ernestine Tiamzon, Kim Fajardo, Mary Joy Baron, Aduke Christine Ogunsanya, Kim Kianna Dy, Michelle Cobb, Michelle Katherine Morente, Desiree Cheng, Fritz Joy Gallenero (libero), Ramil de Jesus (head coach)

## Individual awards

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

## Tune-up games with the Philippine national team

The Philippines women's national volleyball team that will participate in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia on August 18–September 2, 2018 will be a guest team in the tournament. The team will play tune up games against some of the regular PSL teams. National players will play for their respective mother teams in games pitting the Philippine team against their mother team. Alyssa Valdez and Jia Morado will not play for the national team in the PSL tune up games due to obligations with their mother team, the Creamline Cool Smashers in the ongoing 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference.

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 06 Jul | 14:00 | PHI | 3–0 | CCL | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–11 | 75–41 | P–2 |
| 10 Jul | 14:00 | PHI | 3–0 | CIG | 25–21 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 75–57 | |
| 12 Jul | 14:00 | PHI | 3–0 | SMA | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 75–50 | P–2 |

## Venues

* Smart Araneta Coliseum (opening day)
* Filoil Flying V Arena (main venue)
* Cuneta Astrodome (secondary venue)

"Spike on Tour" Venues:

* Cadiz Arena (July 3)
* Muntinlupa Sports Complex (July 14, 21)

## Broadcast partners

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