2015 PSL season
The 2015 PSL season is the third season of the Philippine Super Liga. There were two indoor conferences for the season – the All-Filipino, and the Grand Prix. It staged its first beach volleyball tournament, the Challenge Cup, for the women's and men's divisions.
Developments
- The PSL is now sanctioned under the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc., the newest governing body for volleyball in the Philippines under the leadership of POC 1st Vice President Joey Romasanta, aside for being recognized by the AVC and the FIVB. The PSL was first sanctioned by the Philippine Volleyball Federation until the federation was stripped of its recognition by the local and foreign sport governing bodies. The LVPI also supported the stints of Cignal and Petron who participated in the Asian Club Championships, and helped on the processing of the imports transfer clearances for the 12 imports that played in the Grand Prix.
- The PSL introduced the use of "skorts", a combination of tennis-like skirts and shorts, as part of the women's uniforms during the All Filipino Conference, but it was discontinued during the PSL Grand Prix.
- Continuous coaching and players, television crew, officiating, volleyball information system, press corps and medical seminars.
- After the introduction of the Men's Division in the PSL in 2013, the PSL launched the Beach Volleyball division thru the Challenge Cup and Open Series.
- The PSL's official newspaper, PSL Trending, managed by the PSL Press Corps under its president, Marc Anthony Reyes of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. PSL Trending is given to the fans for free at the venues during gamedays.
- The PSL has partnered with the TV5 Network for three years starting 2015, for broadcast and online coverage.
- The PSL became the third Southeast Asian-based volleyball club league to utilize the video challenge system to decide crucial calls of the games for a fair and balanced officiating, as part of the full compliance to the FIVB rules. The video challenge equipment arrived on October 26, 2015 and was used during the second round of the 2015 Grand Prix conference.
2015 draft (Women's Division)
First round
Second round
Indoor Volleyball
All-Filipino Conference
The Petron Blaze Spikers became the first team to sweep a PSL tournament with a 13–0 record and claim the All-Filipino championship, its second consecutive PSL title. There was no men's tournament for this conference.Classification round :
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Grand Prix Conference
The Grand Prix Conference started on October 10, 2015 at the Alonte Sports Arena in Binan, Laguna. There was no men's tournament for this conference.Classification round :
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Beach Volleyball
Women's Division
Final standing:Rank | Team |
Giligan's Sisig Queens | |
Foton Tornadoes | |
Cignal HD Spikers | |
4 | Foton Hurricanes |
5 | MERALCO Power Spikers |
6 | Petron XCS |
7 | Amy's Kitchen |
8 | Philips Gold Lady Slammers |
9 | Petron Sprint 4T |
10 | Accel Quantum |
11 | BENECO |
12 | Accel Quantum |
13 | Cignal HD Spikers |
2015 Philippine Super Liga Beach Challenge Cup |
Giligan's Sisig Queens |
1st title |
Team Roster Danika Gendrauli and Norie Jane Diaz |
Men's Division
Final standing:Rank | Team |
SM By The Bay | |
Champion Infinity | |
Cignal HD Spikers | |
4 | CenterStage Family KTV |
5 | Cignal HD Spikers |
6 | Champion Infinity |
7 | UPHSD Altas - Molino |
8 | IEM Volley Masters |
9 | UPHSD Altas - Molino |
10 | SM By The Bay |
2015 Philippine Super Liga Beach Challenge Cup |
SM By The Bay |
1st title |
Team Roster Jade Becaldo and Hachaliah Gilbuena Head Coach: Eric Lecain |
International competitions
AVC Asian Women's Championship
An all-PSL selection represented the Philippines in the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. The team placed 12th out of 14 competitors.Coaching staff
- Head Coach:
- Assistant Coach:
Rosemarie Prochina
Benson Bocboc
Team Staff
- Team Manager:
- Team Utility:
- Team physician:
- Physical therapist:
AVC Club Championships
The champions of the 2014 Grand Prix - the Petron Blaze Spikers and the Cignal HD Spikers - represented the Philippines in the 2015 AVC Club Volleyball Championships.- The Petron Blaze Spikers placed 8th out of 9 competitors in the women's tournament held in Vietnam on September 12 to 20, 2015.
- The Cignal HD Spikers placed 12th out of 16 competitors in the men's tournament held in Taipei on August 13 to 21, 2015.
Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball
Gendrauli and Diaz played as Philippines. Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek represented the Shakey's V-League and played as Philippines.
Team A finished 12th and Team B finished 13th.
Venues
All-Filipino Conference:- Cuneta Astrodome
- Mall of Asia Arena
- Filoil Flying V Arena
- Alonte Sports Arena
- Quezon Convention Center
- Imus City Sports Center
- Sands - SM By The Bay
- Cuneta Astrodome
- Filoil Flying V Arena
- Alonte Sports Arena
- Malolos Sports and Convention Center
- De La Salle Lipa
- Imus City Sports Center
Brand ambassador
- Charleen Abigail Cruz
Broadcast partners
- TV5, AksyonTV, Sports5.ph
- Solar Sports
Controversies