2013 PSL season

2013 PSL season
Duration July 7, 2013 - December 14, 2013
Number of teams Women's: 6
Men's: 4
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Conferences
Invitational champions Women's: TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers
  Runners-up Women's: Cignal HD Spikers
Grand Prix champions Women's: TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers
Men's: PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters
  Runners-up Women's: Cignal HD Spikers
Men's: Systema Active Smashers
Awards
Season MVP Women's:
Invitational: Philippines Venus Bernal (CIG)
Grand Prix: Thailand Wanitchaya Luangtonglang (TMS-PA)

Men's:
Grand Prix: Philippines Kheeno Franco (DSL)
Seasons

The 2013 PSL Season was the maiden season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL), the first professional volleyball league in the Philippines. The PSL began as a women's league during its inaugural tournament, the Invitational conference. A men's division was added for the succeeding tournament, the Grand Prix conference.[1][2]

The TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers were the first PSL champions, winning both tournaments held during the season. For the men's division, the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters emerged as the first champions.

Invitational Conference

The Invitational Conference, held from July 7, 2013[3] to July 28, 2013. It was the maiden tournament of the PSL.

Classification round (July 7, 2013 to July 17, 2013):

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers 12 4 1 14 6 2.333 469 373 1.257
2 Cignal HD Spikers 9 3 2 11 7 1.571 415 406 1.022
3 Petron Blaze Spikers 9 3 2 9 9 1.000 397 407 0.975
4 Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns 7 3 2 10 11 0.909 456 463 0.985
5 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters 4 1 4 8 13 0.615 456 483 0.944
6 PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins 4 1 4 7 13 0.538 391 452 0.865

Playoffs (July 21, 2013 to July 28, 2013):

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                           
      1  TMS-PA 3  
  4  CAG 3     4  CAG 2    
  5  PLDT 0         1  TMS-PA 3
      2  CIG 1
      2  CIG 3    
  3  PET 3     3  PET 0  
  6  PCSO 2  

Final standing:

Rank Team
1st TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers
2nd Cignal HD Spikers
3rd Petron Blaze Spikers
4 Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns
5 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters
6 PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins

Awards

Award Awardee
MVP Venus Bernal (CIG)
Best Spiker Honey Royse Tubino (CIG)
Best Blocker Cristina Salak (TMS-PA)
Best Scorer Ma. Paulina Soriano (PLDT)
Best Server Sandra delos Santos (CAG)
Best Setter Arriane Argarin (CIG)
Best Digger Angelique Dionela (CAG)
Best Receiver Jennylyn Reyes (CIG)

Grand Prix Conference

Further information: 2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference

The Grand Prix Conference was held from November 10, 2013 to December 14, 2013. For this conference (women's), each team was allowed to include two import players[4] in the line up.[5][6] A men's division was also introduced.[7][8]

Women's division

Five teams from the Invitational conference continued in the Grand Prix conference. The PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins were replaced by the RC Cola Raiders.

Classification round (November 10, 2013 to December 1, 2013:

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters 15 5 0 15 4 3.750 457 371 1.232
2 TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers 12 4 1 12 5 2.400 393 320 1.228
3 Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns 9 3 2 11 8 1.375 420 406 1.034
4 Cignal HD Spikers 6 2 3 8 10 0.800 376 377 0.997
5 Petron Blaze Spikers 2 1 4 5 14 0.357 371 419 0.885
6 RC Cola Raiders 1 0 5 5 15 0.333 346 470 0.736

Playoffs (December 4, 2013 to December 14, 2013):

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                           
      1  PLDT 0  
  4  CIG 3     4  CIG 3    
  5  PET 1         1  TMS-PA 3
      2  CIG 1
      2  TMS-PA 3    
  3  CAG 3     3  CAG 0  
  6  RCC 1  

Final standing:

Rank Team
1st TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers
2nd Cignal HD Spikers
3rd PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters
4 Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns
5 Petron Blaze Spikers
6 RC Cola Raiders

Men's division

Classification round (November 10, 2013 to November 27, 2013):

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters 7 2 1 8 3 2.667 254 235 1.081
2 Systema Active Smashers 5 2 1 6 5 1.200 252 237 1.063
3 Giligan's Sisig Kings 5 2 1 6 5 1.200 253 253 1.000
4 Maybank Tigers 1 0 3 2 9 0.222 226 260 0.869

Playoffs (December 1, 2013 to December 14, 2013):

Semifinals Finals
      
1 PLDT 3
4 MAY 0
1 PLDT 3
2 SYS 2
2 SYS 3
3 GIL 2

Final standing:

Rank Team
1st PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters
2nd Systema Active Smashers
3rd Maybank Tigers
4 Giligan's Sisig Kings

Awards

Award Men's Women's
MVP Philippines Kheeno Franco (PLDT) Thailand Wanitchaya Luangtonglang (TMS-PA)
Best Outside Spiker 1st:
2nd:
Philippines Salvador Depante (GIL)
Philippines Jasper Adorador (MAY)
China Zhanzhan Li (CIG)
Thailand Wanida Khotrueng (CAG)
Best Middle Blocker 1st:
2nd:
Philippines AJ Pareja (SYS)
Philippines Rocky Honrade (SYS)
United States Savannah Noyes (PLDT)
Philippines Maureen Penetrante-Ouano (CIG)
Best Setter Philippines Rolando Casillan (PLDT)United States Kaylee Manns (PLDT)
Best Opposite Philippines Henry Pecana (PLDT) Philippines Suzanne Roces (PLDT)
Best Libero Philippines Gilbert Longavela (PLDT) Japan Yuki Murakoshi (TMS-PA)

Venues

Invitational Conference:

Grand Prix Conference:

Broadcast partner

References

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