2013 Philippine Super Liga season

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2013 PSL season
DurationJuly 7, 2013 - December 14, 2013
Number of teamsWomen's: 6
Men's: 4
TV partner(s) Solar Sports
Season MVPWomen's:
Invitational: Flag of the Philippines.svg Venus Bernal (CIG)
Grand Prix: Flag of Thailand.svg Wanitchaya Luangtonglang (TMS-PA)
Men's:
Grand Prix: Flag of the Philippines.svg Kheeno Franco (DSL)
Invitational championsWomen's: TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers
  Invitational runners-upWomen's: Cignal HD Spikers
Grand Prix championsWomen's: TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers
Men's: PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters
  Grand Prix runners-upWomen's: Cignal HD Spikers
Men's: Systema Active Smashers
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]

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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.

2013 PSL Invitational Conference teams (Women's Division)
Abbr.TeamCompanyColorsHead coachTeam captain
CAG Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns Alvaro Antonio     Nestor Pamilar Wendy Anne Semana (FEU)
CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc.   Sammy AcaylarVenus Bernal (UST)
PCSO PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office    Ronald DulayIvy Remulla (DLSU)
PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation     Vilet Ponce-De LeonRoxanne Pimentel-So (UST)
PLDT PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company    Francis VicenteLou Ann Latigay (SSC-R)
TMS-PA TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers TMS Ship Agencies, Inc. and Philippine Army    Enrico De GuzmanJoanne Bunag (FEU)

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

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1 TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers 541121462.3334693731.257
2 Cignal HD Spikers 53291171.5714154061.022
3 Petron Blaze Spikers 5329991.0003974070.975
4 Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns 532710110.9094564630.985
5 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters 51448130.6154564830.944
6 PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins 51447130.5383914520.865
Source: [ citation needed ]

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

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1TMS-PA3
4CAG34CAG 2
5PLDT 0 1TMS-PA3
2CIG 1
2CIG3
3PET33PET 0
6PCSO 2

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.TeamCompanyColorsHead coachTeam captainImports
CAG Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns Alvaro Antonio    Nestor Pamilar Maria Angeli Tabaquero
(UST)		Wanida Khotrueng Flag of Thailand.svg
Patcharee Sangmuang Flag of Thailand.svg
CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc.   Sammy AcaylarMichelle Datuin
(DLSU)		Zhanzhan Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Lei Xie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation     Vilet Ponce-De LeonKarla Bello
(ADMU)		 Shinako Tanaka Flag of Japan.svg
Misao Tanyama Flag of Japan.svg
PLDT PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company    Roger GorayebLou Ann Latigay
(SSC-R)		 Kaylee Manns Flag of the United States.svg
Savannah Noyes Flag of the United States.svg
RCC RC Cola Raiders Asiawide Refreshments Corporation    Ronald DulayIvy Remulla
(DLSU)		 Sontaya Keawbundit Flag of Thailand.svg
Minghua Zhang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
TMS-PA TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers TMS Ship Agencies, Inc.
and Philippine Army 		   Enrico De GuzmanCristina Salak
(FEU)		 Wanitchaya Luangtonglang Flag of Thailand.svg
Yuki Murakoshi Flag of Japan.svg

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

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters 550151543.7504573711.232
2 TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers 541121252.4003933201.228
3 Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns 53291181.3754204061.034
4 Cignal HD Spikers 52368100.8003763770.997
5 Petron Blaze Spikers 51425140.3573714190.885
6 RC Cola Raiders 50515150.3333464700.736
Source: [ citation needed ]

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

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1 PLDT 0
4CIG34CIG3
5 PET 1 1TMS-PA3
2 CIG 1
2TMS-PA3
3CAG33 CAG 0
6 RCC 1

Final standing:

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers
Silver medal icon.svg Cignal HD Spikers
Bronze medal icon.svg 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.TeamCompanyColorsHead coachTeam captain
GIL Giligan's Sisig Kings Giligan's Restaurant   Franklin MauricioSalvador "John" Depante III (UST)
MAY Maybank Tigers Maybank Philippines, Inc.   Ariel AtendidoMichael 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 GaddiRenz B. Ordoñez (Letran)

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

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters 3217832.6672542351.081
2 Systema Active Smashers 3215651.2002522371.063
3 Giligan's Sisig Kings 3215651.2002532531.000
4 Maybank Tigers 3031290.2222262600.869
Source: [ citation needed ]

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

SemifinalsFinals
      
1PLDT3
4 MAY 0
1PLDT3
2 SYS 2
2SYS3
3 GIL 2

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