The 2019 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Conference was the 19th indoor volleyball conference of the Philippine Super Liga, the fourth conference of the 2019 season, and the 24th conference overall. The tournament commenced on September 23, 2019 at the Strike Gymnasium in Bacoor, Cavite with opening ceremonies held on September 28 at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. The tournament eventually ended on October 17.
For the seventh time in eight conference, the championship came down between the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers and the Petron Blaze Spikers, the latter of which had missed the 2019 All-Filipino Conference finals. F2 Logistics defended their title to earn their fifth league title.
It would also end up being the last indoor conference that was completed by the league. The following conference, the 2020 Grand Prix, was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic while the 2021 season didn't feature any indoor conferences as the league became defunct.
Teams Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain CHD Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Edgar Barroga Rachel Daquis FTL F2 Logistics Cargo Movers F2 Global Logistics Inc. Ramil de Jesus Aby Maraño FOT Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. Aaron Velez Shaya Adorador GAL Generika–Ayala Lifesavers Actimed, Inc. Sherwin Meneses Angeli Pauline Araneta MPS Marinerang Pilipina Lady Skippers Marinerang Pilipina Group Ronald Dulay Ivy Remulla PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation Shaq Delos Santos Frances Molina PHF PLDT Home Fibr Hitters PLDT Roger Gorayeb Rysabelle Devanadera SLR Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation Raymund Castillo Amanda Villanueva
Format First round The first round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams in their pool for a total of three matches.
Second round In the second round, teams were assigned to new pools. Results from the first round do not carry over. The second round was also a single round-robin, with each team playing three additional matches. The top two teams from each pool based on results from the second round advanced to the semifinals whil the bottom two were eliminated.
Semifinals The semifinals featured single-elimination matches. The match-ups were as follows: SF1: A1 vs. B2 SF2: B1 vs. A2 The winners advanced to the championship match while the losers would play in the third-place match.
Finals Both the championship match and third-place match were single-elimination. The match-ups were as follows: Championship match: Semifinal round winners Third-place match: Semifinal round losers
Preliminary round
Round 1
Pool A
Pool B
Round 2
Pool C
Pool D
Playoffs
Semifinals
Bronze match
Finals
Final standing
RankTeamF2 Logistics Cargo MoversPetron Blaze SpikersCignal HD Spikers 4Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy 5PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters 6Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors 7Generika–Ayala Lifesavers 8Marinerang Pilipina Lady Skippers
2019 Invitational Conference Champions F2 Logistics Cargo Movers Team roster Abigail Maraño (c). Dawn Macandili (libero), Tyler-Marie Kalei Mau, Maria Lourdes Clemente, Alexine Danielle Cabanos, Victonara Galang, Kim Fajardo, Mary Joy Baron, Kim Kianna Dy, Carmel June Saga (libero), Aduke Christine Ogunsanya, Michelle Katherine Morente, Michelle Cobb, Desiree Cheng, Ramil de Jesús (head coach)
Individual awards Award Name/Team MVP Mary Joy Baron (F2 Logistics Cargo Movers) Best Outside Spiker 1st: Sisi Rondina (Petron Blaze Spikers) 2nd: Shaya Adorador (Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy) Best Middle Blocker 1st: Mary Joy Baron (F2 Logistics Cargo Movers) 2nd: Roselyn Doria (Cignal HD Spikers)Best Opposite Spiker Aiza Maizo-Pontillas (Petron Blaze Spikers)Best Setter Angelica Legacion (Petron Blaze Spikers) Best Libero Jennylyn Reyes (Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy)Best Scorer Sisi Rondina (Petron Blaze Spikers)
Venues Filoil Flying V Arena Ynares Sports Arena
"Spike on Tour" venues Strike Gymnasium - Bacoor, Cavite Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex Malolos Sports & Convention Center Caloocan Sports Complex
Broadcast partners ESPN 5: 5 Plus, One Sports (SD and HD), ESPN5.com, ESPN Player (Online)
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