The 2018 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix (also known as the 2018 Chooks-to-Go Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix due to sponsorship reasons) was the first conference of the 2018 season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) and the sixth running of the Grand Prix. The tournament ran from February 17 to May 5, 2018, with the formal opening ceremony was held on February 24 at the Santa Rosa Sports Complex in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
The tournament was moved from October to February in order to align with the new competition calendar approved by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).
The league returned to an eight-team lineup with the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters making their debut, replacing the Iriga City Oragons. In a rematch of the previous two finals, the Petron Blaze Spikers reclaimed the title against the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers for their fourth PSL championship.
Teams
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain Imports CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Edgar Barroga Rachel Daquis Jeane Horton Sonja Milanović CCL Cocolife Asset Managers United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation Moro Branislav Sara Klisura Taylor Milton (withdrew) Sara Klisura Marta Drpa F2L F2 Logistics Cargo Movers F2 Global Logistics Inc. Arnold Laniog Cha Cruz-Behag Kennedy Lynne Bryan María José Pérez Minami Yoshioka FOT Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. Rommel Abella Dindin Santiago-Manabat Brooke Kranda (withdrew) Elizabeth Wendel Katarina Vukomanović Channon Thompson GAL Generika–Ayala Lifesavers Actimed, Inc. Sherwin Meneses Angeli Pauline Araneta Darlene Ramdin Symone Hayden Kimberly Gutierrez PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation Shaq Delos Santos Lindsay Stalzer Hillary Hurley (withdrew) Lindsay Stalzer Yuri Fukuda Khat Bell SMA Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters Smart Communications Ronald Dulay Janet Serafica Gyselle Silva Sanja Trivunović SLR Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation George Pascua Pamela Tricia Lastimosa Bohdana Anisova Kristen Moncks Marisa Field
Preliminary round
Team standings
All times are in Philippines Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
First round
Second round
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals Best-of-three series
Bronze match
Finals Best-of-three series
Final standing
RankTeam Petron Blaze Spikers F2 Logistics Cargo Movers Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy 4 Cocolife Asset Managers 5 Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors 6 Cignal HD Spikers 7 Generika–Ayala Lifesavers 8 Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters
2018 PSL Grand Prix Champions Petron Blaze Spikers Team roster Lindsay Stalzer (Captain)/(Import), Yuri Fukuda (Libero)/(Import), Khat Bell (Import), Mika Reyes, Angelica Legacion, Frances Molina, Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, Mary Remy Joy Palma, Rhea Dimaculangan, Chlodia Eiriel Ysabella Cortez, Luthgarda Malaluan, Carmela Tunay, Princess Ira Gaiser (Libero), Cesael delos Santos (Head Coach)
Individual awards Award Name/Team MVP Lindsay Stalzer (Petron) Best Outside Spiker 1st: Sara Klisura (Cocolife) 2nd: María José Pérez (F2 Logistics) Best Middle Blocker 1st: Abigail Maraño (F2 Logistics) 2nd: Mika Reyes (Petron)Best Opposite Spiker 1st: Elizabeth Ann Wendel (Foton) 2nd: Kennedy Lynne Bryan (F2 Logistics)Best Setter Kim Fajardo (F2 Logistics) Best Libero 1st: Minami Yoshioka (F2 Logistics) 2nd: Katarina Vukomanović (Foton)Best Scorer in a Match Gyselle de la Caridad Silva (Smart), 56 points
Venues Main venues Ynares Sports Arena Filoil Flying V Centre Smart Araneta Coliseum (finals)
"Spike on Tour" venues Sta. Rosa Multipurpose Complex - Santa Rosa, Laguna (opening ceremonies) Strike Gymnasium - Bacoor, Cavite Muntinlupa Sports Complex - Muntinlupa Malolos Sports and Convention Center - Malolos, Bulacan Imus Sports Complex - Imus, Cavite Batangas Sports and Convention Center - Batangas City, Batangas Baliwag Sports Center - Baliwag, Bulacan Centennial Arena Laoag Coliseum - Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Gen. Trias Sports Complex - General Trias, Cavite
Broadcast partners ESPN 5: AksyonTV, Hyper (SD and HD), ESPN5.com
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