2016 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference

The 2016 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference (also known as the 2016 Asics Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference due to sponsorship reasons) was the ninth indoor volleyball conference of the Philippine Super Liga, the fourth and final conference of the 2016 season, and the 11th conference overall. The conference took place between October 8, 2016, and December 10, 2016.

2016 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference
Duration	October 8 – December 10, 2016
Teams	6
TV partner(s)	TV5, AksyonTV, Sports5.ph, Solar Sports
Results
Champions	Foton Tornadoes
Runners-up	Petron Blaze Spikers
Third place	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
Fourth place	RC Cola–Army Troopers
Awards
MVP	Jaja Santiago
Best OH	Stephanie Niemer Ariel Usher
Best MB	Aby Maraño Maika Ortiz
Best OPP	Jovelyn Gonzaga Aiza Maizo-Pontillas
Best Setter	Kim Fajardo
Best Libero	Dawn Macandili
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Teams

2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Women's Division)
Abbr.	Team	Company	Colors	Head coach	Team captain	Imports
CIG	Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.		Sammy Acaylar	Michelle Laborte (USLS)	Lynda Morales Laura Schaudt
FTL	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	F2 Global Logistics, Inc.		Ramil de Jesus	Charleen Cruz (DLSU)	Sydney Jae Kemper Hayley Dora Spelman
FOT	Foton Tornadoes	United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.		Moro Branislav	Lindsay Stalzer (Bradley)	Lindsay Stalzer Ariel Usher
GEN	Generika Lifesavers	Erikagen, Inc.		Francis Vicente	Jeushl Wensh Tiu (DLSU)	Polina Liutikova Darlene Ramdin
PET	Petron Tri-Activ Spikers	Petron Corporation		Cesael Delos Santos	Frances Xinia Molina (San Beda)	Stephanie Niemer Serena Warner
RCC	RC Cola-Army Troopers	ARC Refreshments Corporation		Sgt. Emilio Reyes	Cristina Salak (FEU)	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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Foton Tornadoes	10	9	1	25	28	9	3.111	500	392	1.276	Semifinals
2	Petron Tri-Activ Spikers	10	8	2	25	27	9	3.000	590	482	1.224
3	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	10	7	3	20	21	14	1.500	519	507	1.024	Quarterfinals
4	RC Cola-Army Troopers	10	4	6	13	15	20	0.750	446	492	0.907
5	Generika Lifesavers	10	1	9	4	9	27	0.333	483	605	0.798
6	Cignal HD Spikers	10	1	9	3	8	29	0.276	428	488	0.877

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

• All times are local Philippine Standard Time–(UTC+08:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
08 Oct	12:30	GEN	0–3	PET	18–25	23–25	14-25			55–50
08 Oct	17:00	F2L	0–3	FOT	18–25	20–25	15–25			53–75
11 Oct	17:00	PET	3–0	F2L	25–17	25–22	25–19			75–58
11 Oct	19:00	RCC	3–1	GEN	25–17	23–25	25–15	25–19		98–76
3 Nov	15:00	FOT	3–0	GEN	25–13	25–13	25–17			75–43
3 Nov	17:00	F2L	3–2	CIG	21–25	25–11	24–26	25–18	15–11	110–91
3 Nov	19:00	RCC	1–3	PET	23–25	25–23	18–25	19–25		85–98
5 Nov	12:30	CIG	1–3	PET	24–26	25–21	13–25	17–25		79–97
5 Nov	15:00	F2L	3–0	GEN	25–20	25–22	25–20			75–62
5 Nov	17:00	RCC	0–3	FOT	23–25	19–25	21–25			63–75
8 Nov	15:00	GEN	2–3	CIG	25–22	19–25	25–21	20–25	4–15	93–108
8 Nov	17:00	PET	2–3	FOT	18–25	25–23	14–25	25–19	13–15	95–107
8 Nov	19:00	F2L	3–0	RCC	25–21	25–18	25–17			75–56
10 Nov	15:00	CIG	1–3	FOT	17–25	21–25	25–16	14–25		77–91
10 Nov	17:00	PET	3–0	F2L	25–22	25–19	25–10			75–51
10 Nov	19:00	GEN	1–3	RCC	25–20	24–26	20–25	24–26		93–97
12 Nov	12:30	F2L	3–1	CIG	25–16	25–16	22–25	25–16		97–73
12 Nov	15:00	FOT	3–0	GEN	25–16	27–25	25–20			77–61
12 Nov	17:00	RCC	0–3	PET	13–25	18–25	16–25			47–75
15 Nov	15:00	RCC	3–0	CIG	25–13	25–15	25–10			75–38
15 Nov	17:00	FOT	1–3	F2L	15–25	25–23	23–25	24–26		87–99
15 Nov	19:00	GEN	1–3	PET	17–25	16–25	25–22	16–25		74–97
17 Nov	17:00	F2L	3–1	GEN	25–17	25–27	25–19	25–14		100–77
17 Nov	19:00	CIG	0–3	PET	18–25	20–25	17–25			55–75
19 Nov	12:30	GEN	3–0	CIG	25–15	25–20	25–22			75–57
19 Nov	15:00	RCC	2–3	FOT	20–25	25–20	27–29	25–21	7–15	104–110
22 Nov	17:00	CIG	0–3	FOT	19–25	14–25	16–25			49–75
22 Nov	19:00	F2L	3–0	RCC	25–13	25–21	25–11			75–45
24 Nov	17:00	RCC	3–0	CIG	25–16	25–9	25–23			75–48
24 Nov	19:00	PET	1–3	FOT	25–22	18–25	22–25	14–25		79–97

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals (single-elimination)					Semifinals (single-elimination)					Championship (best-of-three)
						1	Foton	3
	4	RC Cola–Army	3			4	RC Cola–Army	2
	5	Generika	0								1	Foton	3	3	–
											2	Petron	2	1	–
						2	Petron	3
	3	F2 Logistics	3			3	F2 Logistics	2
	6	Cignal	1

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Nov	13:00	F2 Logistics	3–1	Cignal	25–17	25–16	22–25	25–10		97–68
27 Nov	15:00	RC Cola-Army	3–0	Generika	25–20	25–19	25–19			75–58

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Dec	10:00	Foton	3–2	RC Cola-Army	23–25	23–25	25–22	25–15	15–7	111–94
3 Dec	17:00	Petron	3–2	F2 Logistics	25–23	23–25	17–25	25–22	15–10	105–105

Fifth place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Dec	15:00	Generika	3–0	Cignal	25–10	25–20	27–25			77–55

Third place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Dec	17:00	RC Cola-Army	2–3	F2 Logistics	13–25	20–25	25–20	25–20	16–18	99–108

Championship

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Dec	19:00	Petron	2–3	Foton	25–20	25–21	22–25	17–25	9–15	98–106	–
10 Dec	17:00	Foton	3–1	Petron	25–20	25–20	22–25	25–16		97–81

Final standing

Rank Team Foton Tornadoes Petron Blaze Spikers F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 4 RC Cola-Army Troopers 5 Generika Lifesavers 6 Cignal HD Spikers Qualified for the 2017 Asian Club Volleyball Championship

2016 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference Champions  Foton Tornadoes 2nd title Team roster 1.) Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan 2.) Cherry Ann Rondina 3.) Alyja Daphne 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		Alyja Daphne Santiago (Foton)
Best Outside Spiker	1st:	Stephanie Niemer (Petron)
	2nd:	Ariel Usher (Foton)
Best Middle Blocker	1st:	Abigail 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 Nicole Macandili (F2 Logistics)

Venues

• Filoil Flying V Centre
• Philsports Arena

Broadcast partners

• TV5, AksyonTV, Sports5.ph
• Solar Sports