2015 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix

Second indoor conference of the 2015 Philippine Super Liga season November 2025 November 2025 2015 Grand Prix PSL GP 2015.jpg October 10 – December 5, 2015 6 TV5, AksyonTV, Sports5.ph, Solar Sports Foton Tornadoes Petron Blaze Spikers Philips Gold Lady Slammers Cignal HD Spikers Lindsay Stalzer Ariel Elizabeth Usher Bojana Todorovic Alexis Olgard Jaja Santiago Michele Gumabao Frances Molina Ivy Perez Erica Adachi Jennylyn Reyes 2014 2014 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix 2016 2016 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix 2015 All-Filipino 2015 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference 2016 Invitational 2016 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup 2015 BVCC 2015 Philippine Super Liga Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup The 2015 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix was second conference of the 2015 season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) and the third running of the Grand Prix. The conference ran from October 10 to December 5, 2015. After debuting in the 2015 Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup, the Meralco Power Spikers made their indoor volleyball debut. Additionally, the RC Cola-Air Force Raiders made their return after a hiatus in the previous conference. On the other hand, two teams had left, the Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions and the Shopinas.com Lady Clickers. Stav Jacobi, FIVB Executive Council member and chief organizer of the FIVB World Women's Club Volleyball Championship, was the guest of honor for the opening ceremony,FIVB official to grace PSL Grand Prix opener http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/09/30/fivb-official-grace-psl-grand-prix-opener-5204 https://web.archive.org/web/20151001065705/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/09/30/fivb-official-grace-psl-grand-prix-opener-5204 dead October 1, 2015 ABS-CBN Sports September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015 while Prajaya Chaiyakam, the deputy managing director of SMMTV, Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC)'s official TV partner, and his cameraman went to Cuneta Astrodome to witness Game 1 of the PSL Finals.http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/11/25/psl-finals-foton-s-hunger-vs-petron-s-dynasty-6667 https://web.archive.org/web/20151125165516/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/11/25/psl-finals-foton-s-hunger-vs-petron-s-dynasty-6667 dead November 25, 2015 PSL Finals: Foton's hunger vs. Petron's dynasty ABS-CBN Sports 25 November 2015 The tournament was won by the Foton Tornadoes, earning their first title, after defeating two-time defending champions Petron Blaze Spikers in the finals. Foton would represent the Philippines at the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.Reyes Marc Anthony PH to host 2016 AVC Women's Club C'ship http://sports.inquirer.net/197034/ph-to-host-2016-avc-womens-club-cship Philippine Daily Inquirer October 23, 2015 November 21, 2015http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/10/23/psl-grand-prix-champion-join-asian-club-joust-manila-5748 https://web.archive.org/web/20151121173633/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/10/23/psl-grand-prix-champion-join-asian-club-joust-manila-5748 dead November 21, 2015 PSL Grand Prix champion to join Asian Club joust in Manila ABS-CBN Sports October 23, 2015 October 23, 2015 Video challenge system The PSL became the third Southeast Asia-based volleyball club league (after Thailand and Vietnam) to utilize the video challenge system allowing teams to challenge and decide crucial calls during the games for a fair and balanced officiating, as part of the full compliance to the FIVB rules. The system, reportedly worth ₱3 million, courtesy of Italy-based Data Volley (composed of machine and 26 high-definition cameras to be beamed through a giant LED screen provided by Sports5 inside the venue) arrived on October 26, 2015 and used on October 27, 2015, during the second round of the tournament. Emmanuel Celle of the Data Volley spearheaded the project.PSL unveils video challenge system as unbeaten Cignal clashes with champ Petron http://www.spin.ph/volleyball/super-liga/news/philippine-super-liga-advancer Spin.ph October 26, 2015 October 26, 2015 Petron looks to close in on leaders as Air Force tries to end four-match skid in Super Liga Grand Prix http://www.spin.ph/volleyball/super-liga/news/psl-grand-prix-foton-cignal-rc-cola-petron-rupia-inck-super-liga Spin.ph Spin.ph October 28, 2015 October 28, 2015 The video challenge was officially launched two days later with Cignal's coach Sammy Acaylar being the first to use the video challenge system, block touch during first set of their match against Foton. The system was available for the games held within the venues in Metro Manila and in the Spike on Tour event in Imus, Cavite.http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/10/29/psl-implements-video-challenge-system-5925 https://web.archive.org/web/20151121034847/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/10/29/psl-implements-video-challenge-system-5925 dead November 21, 2015 PSL implements video challenge system ABS-CBN Sports October 26, 2015 Teams 2015 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Sammy Acaylar Michelle Laborte FOT Foton Tornadoes United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. Ma. Vilet Ponce de Leon Ivy Elayne Remulla MER Meralco Power Spikers Manila Electric Company Ramil de Jesus Cha Cruz PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation George Pascua Maica Morada PHG Philips Gold Lady Slammers Federated Distributors, Inc. Francis Vicente Michele Gumabao RCC RC Cola–Air Force Raiders ARC Refreshments Corporation Rhovyl Verayo Judy Ann Caballejo Imports On October 25, 2015, PVF president Edgardo "Boy" Cantada, condemned the act of the LVPI and Score (headed by Ramon Suzara, the president of PSL, and one of the masterminds in the withdrawal of recognition of PVF in the POC, AVC, and FIVB) over the incident involving 12 imports who have gone through the immigration process and play in the league without any necessary working permits and other documents of foreigners who will work in the country. He also criticized LVPI and Suzara for blatant disregard and abuse of the Philippine immigration and labor laws over the incident.http://www.manilatimes.net/foreign-players-in-superliga-under-fire/225557/ Foreign players in Superliga under fire Manila Times 2015-10-25 2015-10-26 Team Import 1 Import 2 Cignal HD Spikers USA Amanda Anderson USA Ariel Usher Foton Tornadoes USA Katie Messing USA Lindsay Stalzer Meralco Power Spikers USA Christina Alessi EST Liis Kullerkann Petron Blaze Spikers BRA Erica Adachi BRA Rupia Inck Furtado Philips Gold Lady Slammers USA Alexis Olgard USA Bojana Todorovic RC Cola–Air Force Raiders USA Sarah McClinton PUR Lynda Morales Format Classification round The classification round was a double round-robin tournament, with each team playing two matches against all other teams in their pool for a total of ten matches. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals while the remaining teams were eliminated. Semifinals The semifinals featured single-elimination matches. The match-ups were as follows: SF1: #1 vs. #4 SF2: #2 vs. #3 The winners advanced to the championship while the losers would play in the third-place match. Finals The championship was a best-of-three series while the third-place was single-elimination. The match-ups were as follows: Championship: Semifinal round winners Third-place match: Semifinal round losers Classification round 10 October 13:00 Cignal HD Spikers 3–2 Petron Blaze Spikers 18–25 17–25 25–15 25–18 16–14 P2 10 October 15:00 Meralco Power Spikers 0–3 Foton Tornadoes 23–25 22–25 16–25 – – P2 13 October 16:15 Petron Blaze Spikers 3–0 Meralco Power Spikers 25–15 25–14 25–19 – – P2 13 October 18:15 Cignal HD Spikers 3–2 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 15–25 25–15 25–17 19–25 16–14 P2 15 October 16:15 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 3–2 Meralco Power Spikers 25–20 17–25 20–25 25–21 15–13 P2 15 October 18:15 Petron Blaze Spikers 3–2 Foton Tornadoes 21–25 25–20 25–13 12–25 15–9 P2 17 October 13:00 Cignal HD Spikers 3–0 Meralco Power Spikers 25–17 25–18 25–17 – – P2 17 October 15:00 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 3–2 Petron Blaze Spikers 25–20 21–25 16–25 25–22 15–12 P2 20 October 16:15 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 1–3 Petron Blaze Spikers 22–25 20–25 25–21 10–25 – P2 20 October 18:15 Meralco Power Spikers 1–3 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 19–25 25–21 25–27 23–25 – P2 22 October 16:15 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 3–2 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 23–25 20–25 25–21 25–21 15–8 P2 22 October 18:15 Foton Tornadoes 1–3 Cignal HD Spikers 20–25 19–25 25–16 23–25 – P2 25 October 13:15 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 1–3 Cignal HD Spikers 19–25 26–24 23–25 17–25 – P2 25 October 15:15 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 3–2 Foton Tornadoes 25–18 26–24 22–25 23–25 15–13 P2 27 October 16:15 Foton Tornadoes 3–0 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 25–14 25–13 25–16 – – P2 27 October 18:15 Petron Blaze Spikers 3–2 Cignal HD Spikers 25–16 14–25 25–17 22–25 15–13 P2 29 October 16:15 Foton Tornadoes 3–0 Cignal HD Spikers 25–17 25–19 25–18 – – P2 29 October 18:15 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 1–3 Petron Blaze Spikers 23–25 27–25 15–25 13–25 – P2 5 November 16:00 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 1–3 Foton Tornadoes 13–25 22–25 25–18 18–25 – P2 5 November 18:00 Meralco Power Spikers 0–3 Petron Blaze Spikers 25–27 20–25 21–25 – – P2 7 November 13:00 Meralco Power Spikers 0–3 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 12–25 24–26 19–25 – – P2 7 November 15:00 Cignal HD Spikers 3–1 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 25–19 20–25 25–10 25–19 – P2 10 November 16:00 Foton Tornadoes 3–2 Meralco Power Spikers 25–18 18–25 14–25 25–16 15–8 P2 10 November 18:00 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 0–3 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 26–28 19–25 15–25 – – P2 12 November 16:00 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 3–0 Cignal HD Spikers 25–22 25–14 25–23 – – P2 12 November 18:00 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 0–3 Foton Tornadoes 21–25 21–25 19–25 – – P2 14 November 13:00 Petron Blaze Spikers 3–0 Foton Tornadoes 27–25 25–23 25–16 – – P2 14 November 15:00 Meralco Power Spikers 3–0 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 25–21 28–26 25–21 – – P2 16 November 16:00 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 3–1 Petron Blaze Spikers 28–30 29–27 25–17 25–23 – P2 16 November 18:00 Cignal HD Spikers 3–1 Meralco Power Spikers 25–22 25–19 21–25 25–21 – P2 Final round Semifinals 19 November 16:00 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 2–3 Foton Tornadoes 18–25 24–26 25–18 25–20 8–15 P2 19 November 18:00 Petron Blaze Spikers 3–1 Cignal HD Spikers 25–20 26–24 20–25 25–13 – P2 Finals Fifth place match 21 November 15:00 Meralco Power Spikers 3–1 RC Cola–Air Force Raiders 25–21 20–25 25–23 25–20 – P2 Third place match 21 November 13:00 Philips Gold Lady Slammers 3–1 Cignal HD Spikers 23–25 25–21 25–22 25–17 – P2 Championship #ffffd0 November 26, 2015 16:00 Foton Tornadoes 3–1 Petron Blaze Spikers (14–25, 25–21, 25–19, 25–22) Cuneta Astrodome 1, 502 J. Hugo, L. Pajarillo Match Result P2POG: #6 Lindsay Stalzer, with 23 attacks, 1 block and 1 service ace #ffffd0 November 30, 2015 16:00 Petron Blaze Spikers 3–1 Foton Tornadoes (25–13, 25–21, 23–25, 26–24) Cuneta Astrodome 5,020 J. Hugo, J. Villareal Match Result P2POG: #2 Abigail Maraño, with 12 attacks, 3 blocks and 1 service ace #ffffd0 December 5, 2015 13:00 Foton Tornadoes 3–0 Petron Blaze Spikers (25–18, 25–18, 25–17) Cuneta Astrodome 9,000 L. Benito, Jr., J. Hugo Match Result P2POG: #2 Katie Messing, with 12 attacks and 2 service aces Final standing RankTeam Foton Tornadoes Petron Blaze SpikersPhilips Gold Lady Slammers4Cignal HD Spikers5Meralco Power Spikers6RC Cola–Air Force Raiders Qualified for the 2016 Asian Club Volleyball Championship 2015 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix champions Foton Tornadoes 1st + Team roster 1.) Angeli Araneta 2.) Katie Messing 3.) Jaja Santiago 4.) Patty Orendain 5.) Kara Acevedo 6.) Lindsay Stalzer 7.) Ivy Remulla (c) 8.) May Macatuno 9.) Ivy Perez 10.) Kayla Williams 11.) Bia General 16.) Royce Estampa 17.) Fiola Ceballos 18.) Jeannie delos Reyes Head coach: Ma. Vilet Ponce de Leon Individual awards Award Name/Team MVP USA Lindsay Stalzer (Foton) Best Outside Spiker 1st: USA Ariel Elizabeth Usher (Cignal) 2nd: USA Bojana Todorovic (Philips Gold) Best Middle Blocker 1st: USA Alexis Olgard (Philips Gold) 2nd: PHI Jaja Santiago (Foton) Best Opposite Spiker 1st: PHI Michele Gumabao (Philips Gold) 2nd: PHI Frances Xinia Molina (Petron) Best Setter 1st: PHI Ivy Jizel Perez (Foton) 2nd: BRA Erica Adachi (Petron) Best Libero PHI Jennylyn Reyes (Petron) Coach of the Year PHI George Pascua (Petron) Skill set leaders Skill Name/Team Spiking Aleona Manabat Setting Ivy Perez Serving Aleona Manabat Blocking Abigail Marano Receiving Jennylyn Reyes Digging Jennylyn Reyes Venues Metro Manila venues Cuneta Astrodome (main venue) Filoil Flying V Arena (secondary venue) PSL Spike on Tour venues Alonte Sports Arena (October 10 - opening day) Malolos Sports and Convention Center (November 7) De La Salle Lipa Sentrum (November 14) Imus City Sports Center (November 21) Broadcast partners TV5, AksyonTV, Sports5.ph Solar Sports Broadcast Notes: Game Sports5 coverage Solar Sports coverage Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reporters Play-by-play AnalystBattle for Third James Velasquez Tex Suter Apple David Noel Zarate Shiela SalaysayBattle for Fifth Denise Tan Chiqui Pablo Apple David Noel Zarate Shiela SalaysayFinals Game 1 James Velasquez Tex Suter Mich del Carmen and Carmela Tunay unannounced unannouncedFinals Game 2 James Velasquez Denise Tan Apple David and Carla Lizardo Ronnie Magsanoc Xavier NunagFinals Game 3 James Velasquez Chiqui Pablo Mich del Carmen and Carmela Tunay Noel Zarate Anne Remulla-Canda Additional Game 3 crew: Awards Presenter: Anthony Suntay References Grand Prix Philippine Super Liga Philippine Super Liga