The 2014 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix was the second conference of the 2014 season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) and the second running of the Grand Prix. The tournament ran from October 18 to November 30, 2014. The tournament's major sponsor was Asics. FIVB Referees Commission director Mohammed Hassan was the guest of honor of the opening ceremony held in Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Six teams took part in the women's division, the first time it has contracted. The AirAsia Flying Spikers, Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns, PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers, and the three-time defending champion Philippine Army Lady Troopers all left. All teams except AirAsia had been taking part in the Shakey's V-League at the same time. Three teams made their debut in the Foton Tornadoes, Generika Lifesavers, and the original incarnation of the Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions. Generika, which became independent in this conference, acquired the franchise previously held by AirAsia.
Five teams took part in the men's division, which saw the debut of the Fourbees Cavite Patriots Total Attackers and the returning Maybank Tigers. The Via Mare Voyagers left after just one conference while Instituto Estetico Manila Phoenix Volley Masters moved to the SVL's new men's division.
The Petron Blaze Spikers became just the second team to win a PSL women's title while the Cignal HD Spikers men's team won the men's division title. Both teams would represent the Philippines at the 2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship and 2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, respectively.
This would also be the last conference where the PSL hosted a men's division, which was dissolved for indoor conferences following the establishment of Spikers' Turf.
Women's division Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain Imports CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Sammy Acaylar Honey Royse Tubino Sarah Ammerman Lindsay Stalzer FOT Foton Tornadoes United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. Ma. Vilet Ponce de Leon Jill Gustilo Elena Tarasova Irina Tarasova GEN Generika Lifesavers Erikagen, Inc. Ramil de Jesus Charleen Abigail Cruz Natalia Korobkova Miyu Shinohara MNT Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions Federated Distributors, Inc. Francis Vicente Kaylee Manns Kristy Jaeckel Kaylee Manns PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation George Pascua Gretchen Ho Erica Adachi Alaina Bergsma RCC RC Cola-Air Force Raiders ARC Refreshments Corporation Rhovyl Verayo Wendy Anne Semana Emily Brown Bonita Wise
Uniforms For the women's division, the color combination of each team's uniforms deviated from its respective brand colors.
Team Brand colors DarkAlternateLight Cignal HD Jersey Shorts Foton Jersey Shorts Generika Jersey Shorts Mane 'n Tail Jersey Shorts Petron Blaze Jersey Shorts RC Cola-Air Force Jersey Shorts
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 teamks ranked fifth and sixth would place in the fifth-place match.
Semifinals The semifinals also single-elimination matches. The match-ups were as follows: SF1: #1 vs. #4 SF2: #2 vs. #3 The winners advanced to the championship match while the losers would play in the third-place match.
Finals The championship, third-place, and fifth-place matches were all single-elimination. The match-ups were as follows: Championship match: Semifinal round winners Third-place match: Semifinal round losers Fifth-place match: #5 vs. #6
Classification round
Final round
Semifinals
Finals
Fifth place match
Third place match
Championship match
Final standing
RankTeamPetron Blaze SpikersGenerika LifesaversRC Cola-Air Force Raiders 4Cignal HD Spikers 5Foton Tornadoes 6Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions Qualified for the 2015 Asian Club Volleyball Championship
+ Team roster 1 Mary Grace Masangkay 2 Alaina Bergsma 3 Gretchen Ho (c) 4 Carmina Aganon 5 Luisa Mae Zapanta 7 Frances Xinia Molina 8 Jozza Cabalsa 9 Erica Adachi 10 Sandra Delos Santos 11 Ana Ma. Del Mundo 12 Jennylyn Reyes 13 Mecaila Irish May Morada 15 Fille Saint Merced Cayetano 16 Dindin Santiago Head coach George Pascua
Men's division Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain BEN-SYS Bench–Systema Active Smashers Suyen Corporation and Peerless Lion Corporation Arnold Laniog Chris Macasaet CAV Fourbees Cavite Patriots Total Attackers Fourbees Jason Sapin Edgardo Rusit CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Michael Cariño Jay dela Cruz MAY Maybank Tigers Maybank Philippines, Inc. Janley Patrona Alejandro Mallari PLDT PLDT Home Telpad–Air Force Turbo Boosters Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Jasper Jimenez Dante Alinsunurin
Format Classification round The classification round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams in their pool for a total of four matches. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals while the fifth-place team was 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 match while the losers would play in the third-place match.
Finals Both the championship and third-place matches were all single-elimination. The match-ups were as follows: Championship match: Semifinal round winners Third-place match: Semifinal round losers
Classification round
* forfeit
Playoffs
Semifinals
Finals
Third place match
Championship match
Final standing
RankTeamCignal HD SpikersPLDT Home Telpad–Air Force Turbo BoostersFourbees Cavite Patriots Total Attackers 4Maybank Tigers 5Bench–Systema Active Smashers Qualified for the 2015 Asian Club Volleyball Championship
+ Team roster 1 Adam Daquer 2 Jay Dela Cruz (c) 3 Glacy Ralph Diezmo 4 Edmar Sanchez 5 Dexter Clamor 6 Sandy Domenick Montero 7 Gilbert Ablan 9 Ralph Joren Savellano 11 Jeffrey Lansangan 12 Alexis Faytaren 14 Herschel Ramos 15 Emmanuel Luces 16 Rayson Fuentes Head coach Michael Cariño
Awards Award Men's Women's MVP Lorenzo Capate Jr. (CIG) Alaina Bergsma (PET) Best Outside Spiker 1st: Alnakran Abdilla (PLDT) Lindsay Stalzer (CIG) 2nd: Lorenzo Capate Jr. (CIG) Emily Brown (RCC) Best Middle Blocker 1st: Antonio Torres (CAV) Abigail Maraño (GEN) 2nd: Reyson Fuentes (CIG) Dindin Santiago (PET) Best Opposite Spiker Gilbert Ablan (CIG) Natalia Korobkova (GEN) Best Setter Alegro Carpio (CAV) Erica Adachi (PET) Best Libero Sandy Montero (CIG) Jennylyn Reyes (PET)
Venues Smart Araneta Coliseum – opening day Cuneta Astrodome Santo Domingo Coliseum Muntinlupa Sports Complex Alonte Sports Arena
Broadcast partner Solar Sports
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