2013 PSL season

2013 PSL season
Duration	July 7, 2013 - December 14, 2013
Number of teams	Women's: 6 Men's: 4
TV partner(s)	Solar Sports
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: Venus Bernal (CIG) Grand Prix: Wanitchaya Luangtonglang (TMS-PA) Men's: Grand Prix: 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):

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

Final standing:

Rank Team TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers Cignal HD Spikers 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. 2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Women's Division) Abbr. Team Company Colors Head Coach Team Captain Imports CAG Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns Alvaro Antonio                Nestor Pamilar Maria Angeli Tabaquero (UST) Wanida Khotrueng Patcharee Sangmuang CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc.           Sammy Acaylar Michelle Datuin (DLSU) Zhanzhan Li Lei Xie PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation                     Vilet Ponce-De Leon Karla Bello (ADMU) Shinako Tanaka Misao Tanyama PLDT PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company                Roger Gorayeb Lou Ann Latigay (SSC-R) Kaylee Manns Savannah Noyes RCC RC Cola Raiders Asiawide Refreshments Corporation                Ronald Dulay Ivy Remulla (DLSU) Sontaya Keawbundit Minghua Zhang TMS-PA TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers TMS Ship Agencies, Inc. and Philippine Army                Enrico De Guzman Cristina Salak (FEU) Wanitchaya Luangtonglang Yuki Murakoshi 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 TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers Cignal HD Spikers PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters 4 Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns 5 Petron Blaze Spikers 6 RC Cola Raiders Men's division 2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Men's Division) Abbr. Team Company Colors Head Coach Team Captain GIL Giligan's Sisig Kings Giligan's Restaurant                Franklin Mauricio Salvador "John" Depante III (UST) MAY Maybank Tigers Maybank Philippines, Inc.                Ariel Atendido Michael Maglonzo (DLSU) PLDT PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company                Francis Vicente Richard Gomez (UPOU) SYS Systema Active Smashers Peerless Lion Corporation                Sammy Gaddi Renz B. Ordoñez (Letran) 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 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters Systema Active Smashers Maybank Tigers 4 Giligan's Sisig Kings Awards Award Men's Women's MVP Kheeno Franco (PLDT) Wanitchaya Luangtonglang (TMS-PA) Best Outside Spiker 1st: 2nd: Salvador Depante (GIL) Jasper Adorador (MAY) Zhanzhan Li (CIG) Wanida Khotrueng (CAG) Best Middle Blocker 1st: 2nd: AJ Pareja (SYS) Rocky Honrade (SYS) Savannah Noyes (PLDT) Maureen Penetrante-Ouano (CIG) Best Setter Rolando Casillan (PLDT) Kaylee Manns (PLDT) Best Opposite Henry Pecana (PLDT) Suzanne Roces (PLDT) Best Libero Gilbert Longavela (PLDT) Yuki Murakoshi (TMS-PA) Venues Invitational Conference: PhilSports Arena Filoil Flying V Arena Mall of Asia Arena (semi-finals and finals) Grand Prix Conference: Filoil Flying V Arena Ynares Sports Arena Broadcast partner Solar Sports References ↑ "Philippine Super Liga to launch first men's club league". Solar Sports Desk. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-11-22. ↑ "Super Liga adds men's tourney in 2nd season". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-22. ↑ Cordero, Abac (2013-07-06). "Asian volley official graces PSL opener". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2013-11-23. ↑ MST Sports (2013-11-07). "PSL Superliga imports arrive". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2013-11-23. ↑ Zarate, Noel (2013-11-05). "The Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Primer #1: The Debutants and New Alliances". Yahoo Sports Philippines. Retrieved 2013-11-23. ↑ Zarate, Noel (2013-11-06). "The Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix (Women's Division) Primer #2: Roster Updates". Yahoo Sports Philippines. Retrieved 2013-11-23. ↑ Solar Sports Desk (2013-02-25). "Philippine Super Liga to launch first men's club league". Solar Sports Desk. Retrieved 2013-11-23. ↑ "Super Liga adds men's tourney in 2nd season | Inquirer Sports". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-23.