2021 Philippine Super Liga season
2021 Philippine Super Liga season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 2021 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Beach Challenge champions | Women's: Abanse Negros (Team A) Men's: (no tournament) |
| Beach Challenge runners-up | Women's: Sta. Lucia (Team A) |
The 2021 Philippine Super Liga season was the ninth and final season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). This season saw major uncertainty after three teams (Petron Blaze Spikers, Generika–Ayala Lifesavers and Marinerang Pilipina Lady Skippers) took a leave of absence. Cignal TV, which is under PLDT, which in turn owns both the PLDT Home Fibr Hitters and Cignal HD Spikers, signed a three-year broadcast deal with the professional Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and with it both teams moved to the rival league.[1] The rival PVL also secured a three-year broadcast deal with Cignal TV, parent of the Cignal HD team.[2]
On February 26, nearly one year after the last season saw its premature end, the PSL returned with the sixth edition of the Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup. The league had planned on hosting three indoor conferences afterwards,[3] but on March 9, the Chery Tiggo Crossovers and Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors left for the PVL with the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers to follow two days later on March 11.[4][5] This meant that the league was left with zero full-time member teams, forcing the league to cancel the planned All-Filipino Conference.[6]
On March 11, the PSL released a statement that it will still be active in sports development and maintained that the departure of its clubs to the PVL was done in amicable terms.[7] In 2022, Athletic Events & Sports Management Group (ACES), the PSL's organizers, established the Shakey's Super League.
Beach volleyball
Women's
| 2021 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup teams (Women's Division) | ||||||
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| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Players | ||
| AN-A | Abanse Negrense (Team A) | Volleyball Association of Negros Island Inc. Province of Negros Occidental |
Alexa Polidario and Erjan Magdato | |||
| AN-B | Abanse Negrense (Team B) | Volleyball Association of Negros Island Inc. Province of Negros Occidental |
Jennifer Cosas and Gelimae Villanueva | |||
| F2L | F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | F2 Global Logistics Inc. | Jenny Mar Senares and Kyla Angela Gallego | |||
| KEN | Kennedy Solar Energy | Kennedy Energy and Development Corp. | Ariane Luna Alarcon and Christina Canares | |||
| SLR-A | Sta. Lucia (Team A) | Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation | Dhannylaine Demontaño and Jackielyn Estoquia | |||
| SLR-B | Sta. Lucia (Team B) | Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation | Shiela Marie Pineda and Jonah Sabete | |||
| TOB | Toby's Sports | Toby's Sports | Jonah San Pedro and Javen Sabas | |||
| UAI | United Auctioneers | United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. | Ella Viray and Theresa Ramos | |||
Playoffs:
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| AN-A | Abanse Negrense "A" | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| TOB | Toby's Sports | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| AN-A | Abanse Negrense "A" | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| SLR-B | Sta. Lucia "B" | 18 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| UAI | United Auctioneers | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| SLR-B | Sta. Lucia "B" | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| AN-A | Abanse Negrense "A" | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| SLR-A | Sta. Lucia "A" | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| F2L | F2 Logistics | 21 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| SLR-A | Sta. Lucia "A" | 16 | 21 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| SLR-A | Sta. Lucia "A" | 21 | 16 | 15 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||||||
| AN-B | Abanse Negrense "B" | 18 | 21 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| KEN | Kennedy Solar Energy | 6 | 3 | SLR-B | Sta. Lucia "B" | 13 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| AN-B | Abanse Negrense "B" | 21 | 21 | AN-B | Abanse Negrense "B" | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||||
Final standing:
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Men's
No men's tournament.
References
- ^ Navarro, June (16 February 2021). "PSL remains 'strong,' in talks with GMA 7 for broadcast deal". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Isaga, JD (February 4, 2021). "PVL, Cignal TV agree to 3-year broadcast partnership deal". Rappler. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "PSL keen on staging three conferences in 2021". ESPN. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Sta. Lucia, Chery Tiggo thank PSL after transferring to PVL". ABS-CBN News. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "F2 Logistics moves to PVL". ABS-CBN News. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Agcaoli, Lance (11 March 2021). "Super Liga stands defiant, vows to be back in last quarter of year". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Ulanday, John Bryan (12 March 2021). "Superliga here to stay amid exodus". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 12 March 2021.