The 2019 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix was the first conference of the 2019 season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) and the seventh running of the Grand Prix. The tournament began on February 16, 2019 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig, and ended on May 4, 2019.
The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers and Petron Blaze Spikers contested the title for the sixth consecutive conference, but this time, Petron was able to defend their crown to win their sixth league title.
Teams
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain Imports CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Edgar Barroga Rachel Daquis Erica Wilson Anastasiya Artemeva F2L F2 Logistics Cargo Movers F2 Global Logistics Inc. Ramil de Jesus Cha Cruz-Behag Lindsay Stalzer Lindsay Stalzer Rebecca Perry (withdrew) María José Pérez FOT Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. Aaron Vélez Maika Ortiz Courtney Felinski Selime İlyasoğlu (withdrew) Milagros Collar GAL Generika–Ayala Lifesavers Actimed, Inc. Sherwin Meneses Angeli Pauline Araneta Nikolle del Rio (withdrew) Kseniya Koçyiğit Kanjana Kuthaisong PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation Shaq delos Santos Khat Bell Stephanie Niemer Khat Bell PLD PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters PLDT Roger Gorayeb Grethcel Soltones Grace Lazard Kendra Dahlke SLR Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation Raymund Castillo Pamela Tricia Lastimosa Molly Lohman Casey Schoenlein UVC United Volleyball Club United Volleyball Club Joshua Ylaya Kalei Mau Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani Shar Latai Manu-Olevao (withdrew) Sutadta Chuewulim
Format Preliminary round The preliminary round was a double round-robin tournament, with each team playing two matches against all other teams for a total of 14 matches.
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals featured the twice-to-beat advantage. The top four teams only needed to win one out of two matches to advance while the bottom needed to win two matches back-to-back to do so. The match-ups were as follows: QF1: #1 vs. #8 QF2: #2 vs. #7 QF3: #3 vs. #6 QF4: #4 vs. #5 The winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers were eliminated.
Semifinals The semifinals featured best-of-three series. The match-ups were as follows: SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF4 winner SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF3 winner The winners advanced to the championship match while the losers would play in the third-place match.
Finals The third-place match was 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
Preliminary round
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 PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters 4 Cignal HD Spikers 5 United Volleyball Club 6 Generika–Ayala Lifesavers 7 Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy 8 Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors
2019 PSL Grand Prix Champions Petron Blaze Spikers Team roster Khat Bell (Captain)/(Import), Bernadeth Pons, Mika Reyes, Stephanie Niemer (Import), Mary Anne Esguerra, Frances Molina, Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, Mary Remy Joy Palma, Toni Rose Basas, Princess Ira Gaiser (Libero), Rhea Dimaculangan, Denden Lazaro (Libero), Chlodia Eiriel Ysabella Cortez, Angelica Legacion, Carmela Tunay, Cesael delos Santos (Head Coach)
Individual awards Award Name/Team MVP Stephanie Niemer (Petron) Best Outside Spikers Foreign Khat Bell (Petron) Local Ara Galang (F2 Logistics) Best Middle Blockers Foreign Grace Lazard (PLDT) Local Aby Maraño (F2 Logistics)Best Opposite Spikers Foreign Erika Wilson (Cignal) Local Aiko Urdas (PLDT)Best Setter Rhea Dimaculangan (Petron) Best Libero Dawn Macandili (F2 Logistics)Best Scorer Stephanie Niemer (Petron)
Venues Main venues Filoil Flying V Arena (main venue) Ynares Sports Arena (opening day)
"Spike on Tour" venues Strike Gymnasium - Bacoor, Cavite Malolos Sports and Convention Center - Malolos, Bulacan Muntinlupa Sports Complex - Muntinlupa Alonte Sports Arena - Biñan, Laguna
Broadcast partners ESPN 5, 5 Plus, One Sports
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