Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Shakey's Super League National Invitationals | |
Conference | 3 |
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Sport | Volleyball |
Founded | 2022 |
Founder | Adrian Laurel Philip Ella Juico Vic Gregorio |
First season | 2022 |
Motto | All To Play |
No. of teams | 12 (National Invitationals) 16 (Collegiate Pre-Season) 18 (GVIL) |
Country | Philippines |
Continent | AVC (Asia) |
Most recent champion(s) | National University (National Invitationals) National University (Collegiate Pre-Season) Adamson University (GVIL) |
Streaming partner(s) | Smart |
The Shakey's Super League (SSL) is a women's volleyball league in the Philippines contested within the collegiate and high school levels. [1] The league is organized by Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. (SPAVI) and the Athletic Events and Sports Management Group Inc. (ACES). [2] [3]
The Shakey's Super League was formally launched on August 16, 2022, at the Shakey's Pizza ASEANA outlet in Parañaque City. [4] This marks the return of Shakey's Pizza in Philippine volleyball since they served as the title sponsor for the Shakey's V-League (now Premier Volleyball League) from 2004 to 2017. [4]
The Shakey's Super League held its first tournament, the 2022 Collegiate Pre-Season Tournament, from September 22 to November 28, 2022. [4] The first tournament marks the return of full preseasons for the UAAP and NCAA teams since they were forced to resort to tune-ups due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
In May 2023, SSL launched the high school-level Girls Volleyball Invitational League (GVIL) with its inaugural edition. It is contested by teams from various associations across the country. [6]
The Shakey's Super League is composed on two collegiate tournaments as well as one high school tournament.
The National Invitationals is the SSL's national collegiate tournament. Teams qualify for the tournament by finishing in a qualifying position within their association or regional qualifier.
The Collegiate Pre-Season Tournament is a preseason tournament that is contested by teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), similar to the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup in basketball. [7] [8]
The Girls Volleyball Invitational League (GVIL) is the SSL's high school tournament, contested by teams from various associations. [9]
Year | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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2023 | Invitational League | California Academy | Naga College Foundation | Bacolod Tay Tung High School |
2024 | Invitational League | Adamson Lady Baby Falcons | Bacolod Tay Tung High School | King's Montessori School |
As of 2024, all games of the Shakey's Super League are streamed via the Smart LiveStream app and online through Facebook.
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is the top-level professional women's volleyball league in the Philippines organized by the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The PVL was established in 2004 as the inter-collegiate Shakey's V-League (SVL) until it rebranded to the current entity in 2017. Prior to becoming a full-fledged professional league in 2021, the PVL was open to participation of corporate owned semi-professional clubs and non-collegiate teams backed by local governments.
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The Philippine Super Liga was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. and later owned by Athletic Events & Sports Management Group (ACES), Inc. The league was envisioned to provide former collegiate players a league with which they can continue with their volleyball career.
The V-League is a collegiate volleyball league for both men and women in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision.
Rachel Anne Lopez Daquis is a Filipino volleyball player. She graduated from the Far Eastern University where she took up Business Management. She was also the team captain of the PLDT HOME TVolution women's team that played in the 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship. She is a former team captain of the FEU Lady Tamaraws in her collegiate years, where she was given the title "Queen Tamaraw". She played in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) with the Cignal HD Spikers and is the PSL's brand ambassador for 2018 to 2019. In 2020, her team Cignal HD Spikers transferred to the Premier Volleyball League.
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The 2022 Shakey's Super League Collegiate Pre-Season Championship was the inaugural edition of the collegiate pre-season competition organized by the Shakey's Super League. It is also the first tournament for the SSL in general and the only such in 2022. The tournament was held on September 24 to November 19, 2022, at Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila. It features 18 collegiate teams from the two most prominent collegiate athletics associations in the country — NCAA and UAAP.
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2023.
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The 2023 Shakey's Super League National Invitationals was the inaugural edition of the national collegiate competition organized by the Shakey's Super League and the second SSL tournament of 2023.
The 2023 Shakey's Super League Collegiate Pre-Season Championship was the second edition of the collegiate pre-season competition organized by the Shakey's Super League and the third and final SSL tournament of 2023. The tournament began on September 16 at the Filoil EcoOil Centre with ten teams from NCAA and six teams from UAAP.
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The 2024 Shakey's Girls Volleyball Invitational League was the second edition of the high school competition organized by the Shakey's Super League and the first SSL tournament of 2024. The tournament started on May 29, 2024, at Adamson University Gym, Ermita, Manila. It features 18 high school teams from different schools.
The 2024 Shakey's Super League National Invitationals was the second edition of the national collegiate competition organized by the Shakey's Super League and the second SSL tournament of 2024.The tournament began on July 10 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. This tournament showcased the top three teams of the recent volleyball tournaments of the NCAA and UAAP, alongside the top two teams from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao that qualified on the regional qualifiers.