Philippine Super Liga All-Stars

PSL All-Stars
Full name Philippine SuperLiga All-Stars
Founded 2016
Head Coach Moro Branislav
League N/A (League selection)
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The Philippine SuperLiga All-Stars is a volleyball selection team composing of players from the Philippine Super Liga (PSL).[1] The lineup for the selection will depend on player availability and the PSL calendar.

History

2016 Thai-Denmark Super League

The Philippine Super Liga was invited to participate in the 2016 Women's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League in Bangkok, Thailand. The league decided to send a selection team instead of one of the clubs competing in the league. The selection of players was done around late February 2016.[2] The team played in the tournament as the Petron-Philippine SuperLiga All-Stars. PSL President Ramon Suzara, who used to be the secretary general of the Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association (PAVA) when the country won the last gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games women's volleyball in 1993, stated in a press release that the PSL All-Stars selection is a "fighting team".[3] The 14-member team, coached by George Pascua of the Petron Tri-Activ Spikers and assisted by Michael Cariño of the Cignal HD Spikers, was announced in March 1, 2016.[1] Pascua appointed Rachel Anne Daquis of the RC Cola-Army Troopers as the team captain.[4]

The PSL All-Stars lost all its group stage matches against Bangkok Glass, Idea Khonkaen and 3BB Nakhonnont, but managed to win at least a set against each of the teams except Idea Khonkaen.[5] The team won in an exhibition game outside the scope of the tournament against the Hong Kong women's national volleyball team which was also held in Bangkok.[6]

Organizers of a volleyball tournament in Croatia has also expressed their interest to invite the PSL All Stars team in a tourney to be held on July, coinciding with the 2016 PSL All Filipino Conference, according to Suzara, who is also the adviser of Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI). The team was also invited to participate in a friendly match with the Hong Kong women's national volleyball team on June 12, 2016.[7] The Hong Kong invitation was confirmed.[8] although the match didn't push through.

2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

The PSL will field its all-star selection for other tournaments, such as the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship to be hosted at home in Pasay from October 18–23, 2016.[9]

27 players from the 8 participating PSL clubs will be invited to participate in tryouts to be held at the Filoil Flying V Centre to determine 7 Philippine-based players who will compose the team that will participate at the international tournament.[10] Six additional foreign players will be selected by the FIVB. It was planned that starting in July 2016, one player that will be part of the team will be announced to the public every week.[11] Although the first two players, Rachel Anne Daquis and Jovelyn Gonzaga, to form the team was announced earlier on June 30, 2016.[12]

The team management also tapped Japan women's national volleyball team assistant coach Shun Takahashi as a head coach of the team in early September 2016[13] but Takahashi was later reassigned as 1st assistant coach later in the same month following the appointment of Serbian mentor Moro Branislav as head coach. Branislav was stated to be the first choice coach from the start by the management and was just waiting for the Serbian coach to be available.[14] Daquis was named as the team captain.[15]

On September 30, 2016, the PSL announced that the team will be sponsored by F2 Logistics Philippines, Inc. and will compete under the name "PSL-F2 Logistics Manila".[16] Foton was also named as the official transportation provider while Turkish Airlines was designated as official airlines of the team.[17]

PSL-F2 Logistics Manila lost all of its three games in the preliminary round, only winning a set against Turkish club Eczacıbaşı VitrA, the defending champions. Then they lost to Hisamitsu Springs in the classification round for 5th to 8th place.[18] The Philippine team finished last out of the 8 participating teams in the tournament after losing to Thai club Bangkok Glass in the 7th place playoff.[19]

Name changes

Roster

Current

Head coach: Serbia Moro Branislav

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block Current Club
1 Thailand Boonlert, TichayaTichaya Boonlert14 January 19971.78 m (5 ft 10 in)64 kg (141 lb)291 cm (115 in)283 cm (111 in) 3bb Nakhornnont
3 Philippines Santiago, Alyja DaphneAlyja Daphne Santiago20 January 19961.98 m (6 ft 6 in)68 kg (150 lb)280 cm (110 in)278 cm (109 in) Foton
4 United States Niemer, StephanieStephanie Niemer3 September 19891.86 m (6 ft 1 in)70 kg (150 lb)309 cm (122 in)295 cm (116 in) Petron
5 Japan Fukuda, YuriYuri Fukuda (L)26 June 19871.55 m (5 ft 1 in)56 kg (123 lb)255 cm (100 in)250 cm (98 in)
6 Philippines Reyes, MikaMika Reyes21 June 19941.82 m (6 ft 0 in)63 kg (139 lb)279 cm (110 in)267 cm (105 in) F2 Logistics
7 Philippines Molina, Frances XiniaFrances Xinia Molina24 March 19941.80 m (5 ft 11 in)61 kg (134 lb)280 cm (110 in)270 cm (110 in) Petron
8 Philippines Gonzaga, JovelynJovelyn Gonzaga30 October 19911.73 m (5 ft 8 in)51 kg (112 lb)273 cm (107 in)274 cm (108 in) RC Cola-Army
9 Philippines Fajardo, KimKim Fajardo30 September 19931.70 m (5 ft 7 in)60 kg (130 lb)275 cm (108 in)265 cm (104 in) F2 Logistics
10 Russia Krivets, EkaterinaEkaterina Krivets14 December 19841.93 m (6 ft 4 in)74 kg (163 lb)309 cm (122 in)300 cm (120 in) Dinamo Krasnodar
11 Puerto Rico Morales, LyndaLynda Morales20 May 19881.88 m (6 ft 2 in)74 kg (163 lb)302 cm (119 in)296 cm (117 in) Cignal
12 Philippines Reyes, JennylynJennylyn Reyes (L)12 January 19911.55 m (5 ft 1 in)51 kg (112 lb)258 cm (102 in)240 cm (94 in) Petron
13 Philippines Daquis, Rachel AnneRachel Anne Daquis (C)13 December 19871.78 m (5 ft 10 in)60 kg (130 lb)277 cm (109 in)268 cm (106 in) RC Cola-Army
14 Ukraine Nyukhalova, YevgeniyaYevgeniya Nyukhalova23 May 19951.93 m (6 ft 4 in)79 kg (174 lb)310 cm (120 in)296 cm (117 in) Zürich
15 United States Stalzer, LindsayLindsay Stalzer15 July 19841.85 m (6 ft 1 in)70 kg (150 lb)280 cm (110 in)277 cm (109 in) Foton

Team captains

All-time Players


Head coaches

Name Tenure Tournament
Philippines George Pascua c. March 2016 2016 Thai-Denmark Super League
Japan Shun Takahashi September 2016 None
Serbia Moro Branislav September 2016–present 2016 FIVB Women's Club World Championship

Fixtures and results

Games played
     Win       Defeat
M Opponent Date Result Set Event Location
1 2 3 4 5
1 Thailand Bangkok Glass March 23, 2016 1–3 25–23 11–25 16–25 9–25 Thai-Denmark Super League Bangkok, Thailand
2 Thailand Idea Khonkaen March 24, 2016 0–3 22–25 20–25 19–25
3 Thailand 3BB Nakhonnont March 26, 2016 1–3 15–25 11–25 25–23 15–25
4  Hong Kong[6] March 27, 2016 3–0 25–22 25–15 25–20 Exhibition match
5 Brazil Rexona-Sesc Rio October 18, 2016 0–3 15–25 13–25 20–25 FIVB Women's Club World Championship Pasay, Philippines
6 Italy Pomì Casalmaggiore October 20, 2016 0–3 19–25 15–25 21–25
7 Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA October 21, 2016 1–3 17–25 17–25 25–23 14–25
8 Japan Hisamitsu Springs October 21, 2016 0–3 15–25 18–25 21–25
9 Thailand Bangkok Glass October 21, 2016 0–3 16–25 23–25 20–25
Scores and results list the PSL All Stars' figures first.

Competitive records

FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

Year Round Position W L
Philippines 2016 Preliminary round 8th place 0 5

Other tournaments

Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League
Year Round Position W L
Thailand 2016 Preliminary round 7th place 0 3

References

  1. 1 2 "PSL All-Star to put premium on defense". The Philippine Star. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. Reyes, Marc Anthony (24 February 2016). "PSL targets strong squad for Bangkok tournament". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. "Pinays To See Action against Thai-Denmark Super League in Bangkok". Philippine Super Liga. February 24, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  4. "Daquis to skipper PSL stars in Thai joust". ABS-CBN Sports. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  5. "PSL All-Stars show promise despite winless finish". The Philippine Star. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 Reyes, Marc Anthony (28 March 2016). "PSL All-Stars whip HK bets". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. "PSL All-Stars earn invitations to more tourneys". ABS-CBN News. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  8. Lozada, Mei-Lin (29 March 2016). "Super Liga invited to Croatian tournament but yet to confirm participation due to scheduling conflict". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  9. "Facing powerhouse teams in Thailand, PSL All-Stars to go all out". Fox Sports Asia. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  10. Lozada, Mei-Lin (June 23, 2016). "Survival of the fittest as huge field of PSL stars vie for limited slots in PH team for FIVB world club meet". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  11. Li, Matthew (17 June 2016). "Shot at FIVB CWC team adds new dimension to PSL AFC". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  12. "Daquis, Gonzaga named 1st 2 spikers of Superliga team". The Standard. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  13. Escarlote, Mark (September 8, 2016). "PSL All-Stars Manila taps Japanese head coach". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  14. Reyes, Marc Anthony. "PSL names Serbian new Foton PH (sic) head coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  15. Lozada, Mei-Lin (September 23, 2016). "Rachel Anne Daquis named team captain of PSL squad seeing action in Women's World Club meet". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  16. "F2 Logistics to serve as official sponsor for PSL-Pilipinas". Tiebreaker Times. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  17. "F2 Logistics backs PSL Manila's world tilt bid". The Philippine Star. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  18. Lozada, Bong (23 October 2016). "Branislav confident PSL-F2 Logistics can conquer Bangkok Glass". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  19. Lozada, Bong (23 October 2016). "Bangkok Glass sweeps winless PSL-F2". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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