The 2018 Chooks-to-Go PSL Invitational Cup was the third conference and second indoor volleyball tournament of the
Philippine Super Liga's
sixth season. The tournament commenced on June 23, 2018 at the
Smart Araneta Coliseum
The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Dom ...
,
Quezon City
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. As with the
2017 Invitational, the tournament used an all-to-play format to give playing time for every player in each team.
Teams
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
9th place
7th place
5th place
Semifinals
Bronze match
Finals
Final standing
Individual awards
Tune-up games with the Philippine national team
The
Philippines women's national volleyball team that will participate in the
2018 Asian Games
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in
Indonesia
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on August 18–September 2, 2018 will be a guest team in the tournament. The team will play tune up games against some of the regular PSL teams. National players will play for their respective mother teams in games pitting the Philippine team against their mother team.
Alyssa Valdez
Alyssa Caymo Valdez (; born June 29, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player who currently plays for the Creamline Cool Smashers. She was a member of the collegiate varsity women's volleyball team of Ateneo de Manila University in both indoor and ...
and
Jia Morado will not play for the national team in the PSL tune up games due to obligations with their mother team, the
Creamline Cool Smashers in the ongoing
2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference.
Venues
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Smart Araneta Coliseum
The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Dom ...
(opening day)
*
Filoil Flying V Arena (main venue)
*
Cuneta Astrodome
The Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor arena that is located in Pasay, Philippines. Since the 1993 PBA season, it was better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association. when it left the PhilSports Arena (that was then known as ULTRA) ...
(secondary venue)
"Spike on Tour" Venues:
*Cadiz Arena (July 3)
*Muntinlupa Sports Complex (July 14, 21)
Broadcast partners
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ESPN 5:
The 5 Network,
AksyonTV,
Hyper (SD and HD)ESPN5.com
References
External links
PSL website
{{Philippine Super Liga
Invitational
Volleyball competitions in the Philippines
2018 in women's volleyball
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Sport
*Pakistan Super League, a Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan
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