The 2016 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix (also known as the 2016 Asics Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix due to sponsorship reasons) was the third conference of the 2016 season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) and the fourth running of the Grand Prix. The conference took place from October 8 to December 10, 2016.
The league contracted back to six teams as the two debutants from the prior All-Filipino Conference, Amy's Spikers and the Standard Insurance–Navy Corvettes, both left.
The Foton Tornadoes beat the Petron Blaze Spikers in the finals to win their second PSL title.
Teams Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain Imports CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Sammy Acaylar Michelle Laborte Lynda Morales Laura Schaudt FTL F2 Logistics Cargo Movers F2 Global Logistics, Inc. Ramil de Jesus Cha Cruz Sydney Jae Kemper Hayley Dora Spelman FOT Foton Tornadoes United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. Moro Branislav Lindsay Stalzer Lindsay Stalzer Ariel Usher GEN Generika Lifesavers Erikagen, Inc. Francis Vicente Wensh Tiu Polina Liutikova Darlene Ramdin PET Petron Tri-Activ Spikers Petron Corporation Shaq Delos Santos Frances Molina Stephanie Niemer Serena Warner RCC RC Cola–Army Troopers ARC Refreshments Corporation Sgt. Kungfu Reyes Tina Salak Kierra Holst Hallie Rose Ripley
Format Preliminary round The preliminary 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 two teams earned a bye to the semifinals while the remaining teams started in the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals featured single-elimination matches. The match-ups were as follows: QF1: #3 vs. #6 QF2: #4 vs. #5 The winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers would play in the fifth-place match.
Semifinals The semifinals also featured single-elimination matches. The match-ups were as follows: SF1: #1 vs. QF2 winner SF2: #2 vs. QF1 winner The winners advanced to the championship match while the losers would play in the third-place match.
Finals The third-place and fifth-place matches were single-elimination while the championship was a best-of-three series. The match-ups were as follows: Championship: Semifinal round winners Third-place match: Semifinal round losers Fifth-place match: Quarterfinal round losers
Preliminary round All times are local Philippine Standard Time–(UTC+08:00)
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place match
Third place match
Championship
Final standing
RankTeam Foton Tornadoes Petron Blaze SpikersF2 Logistics Cargo Movers 4RC Cola–Army Troopers 5Generika Lifesavers 6Cignal HD Spikers
Qualified for the 2017 Asian Club Volleyball Championship
+ Team roster 1.) Rhea Dimaculangan 2.) Cherry Ann Rondina 3.) Jaja Santiago 4.) Patty Orendain 5.) Kara Acevedo 6.) Ariel Usher 8.) Angeli Araneta 9.) Ivy Perez 10.) Maika Angela Ortiz 11.) Bia General 12.) Carol Ann Cerveza 15.) Lindsay Stalzer (c) 16.) Aleona Denise Santiago-Manabat 18.) Ennajie Laure Head coach: Moro Branislav
Individual awards Award Name/Team MVP Jaja Santiago (Foton) Best Outside Spiker 1st: Stephanie Niemer (Petron) 2nd: Ariel Usher (Foton) Best Middle Blocker 1st: Aby Maraño (F2 Logistics) 2nd: Maika Ortiz (Foton) Best Opposite Spiker 1st: Jovelyn Gonzaga (RC Cola-Army) 2nd: Aiza Maizo-Pontillas (Petron) Best Setter Kim Fajardo (F2 Logistics) Best Libero Dawn Macandili (F2 Logistics)
Venues Filoil Flying V Centre Philsports Arena
Broadcast partners TV5, AksyonTV, Sports5.ph Solar Sports
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