The Philippine SuperLiga All-Stars was a volleyball selection team composing of players from the
Philippine Super Liga
The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. an ...
(PSL).
It competed as a club team in international club tournaments outside the Philippines such as the
AVC Club Volleyball Championship and the
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the '' Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first cont ...
.
History
2016
Thai-Denmark Super League
The
Philippine Super Liga
The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. an ...
was invited to participate in the
in
Bangkok
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,
Thailand
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. 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. The team played in the tournament as "Petron-PSL". 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
The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...
women's volleyball in 1993, stated in a press release that the PSL All-Stars selection is a "fighting team". The 14-member team, coached by George Pascua of the
Petron Tri-Activ Spikers
The Petron Blaze Spikers were a professional women's volleyball team that played in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) from 2013 to 2020. After the cancellation of the 2020 season of the PSL due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the team took a lea ...
and assisted by Michael Cariño of the
Cignal HD Spikers, was announced on March 1, 2016.
Pascua appointed
Rachel Anne Daquis
Rachel Anne Lopez Daquis (born December 13, 1987) is a Filipino volleyball player. She graduated from the Far Eastern University where she took up Business Management. She was also the team captain of the PLDT HOME TVolution women's team that ...
of the
RC Cola-Army Troopers
The RC Cola-Army Troopers were a professional women's volleyball team in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). It debuted as the RC Cola Raiders in the 2013 Grand Prix Conference of the PSL. The team is owned by ARC Refreshments Corporation, the Phi ...
as the team captain.
The PSL All-Stars lost all its group stage matches against
Bangkok Glass
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,
Idea Khonkaen and
3BB Nakhonnont
3BB Nakornnont is a female professional volleyball team based in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The club was founded in 2011 and plays in the Thailand league.
Honours
Domestic competitions
* Thailand League
** Champion (1): 2011–12
** Runner- ...
, but managed to win at least a set against each of the teams except Idea Khonkaen. 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.
Organizers of a volleyball tournament in
Croatia
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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
Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (lit. Volleyball Sport in the Philippines) was the national sport association for volleyball in the Philippines between 2015 and January 2021. It was recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), t ...
, 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. The Hong Kong invitation was confirmed.
although the match didn't push through.
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The PSL fielded its all-star selection for the
2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The 2016 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 10th edition of the event. It was held for the first time in the Philippines, on 18–23 October 2016 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. For the first time, eight teams competed, including four wil ...
to be hosted at home in
Pasay
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Due to its location j ...
from October 18–23, 2016.
27 players from the 8 participating PSL clubs were invited to participate in tryouts held at the
Filoil Flying V Centre
The Filoil EcoOil Centre, formerly Filoil Flying V Centre, Filoil Flying V Arena and The Arena in San Juan, also known as the Entertainment and Recreational Arena of the People (initials taken after former mayor and president Joseph Estrada's nic ...
to determine 7 Philippine-based players who will compose the team that will participate at the international tournament. 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. Although the first two players,
Rachel Anne Daquis
Rachel Anne Lopez Daquis (born December 13, 1987) is a Filipino volleyball player. She graduated from the Far Eastern University where she took up Business Management. She was also the team captain of the PLDT HOME TVolution women's team that ...
and
Jovelyn Gonzaga
Jovelyn Gonzaga is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She was a member and team captain of Central Philippine University volleyball team. She is currently a member of the Army Black Mamba Energy Lady Troopers in the Premier Volleyball League, in whi ...
, to form the team was announced earlier on June 30, 2016.
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 but Takahashi was later reassigned as 1st assistant coach later in the same month following the appointment of Serbian mentor
Moro Branislav
Moro Branislav ( Serbian Cyrillic: Моро Бранислав; born 22 April 1957) is a Serbian volleyball coach who led the PSL Manila selection team at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. He is the current head coach of ...
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. Daquis was named as the team captain.
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". Foton was also named as the official transportation provider while
Turkish Airlines
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was designated as official airlines of the team.
PSL-F2 Logistics Manila lost all of its three games in the preliminary round, only winning a set against Turkish club
Eczacıbaşı VitrA
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Group
Eczacıbaşı's core sectors are building products, ...
, the defending champions. Then they lost to
Hisamitsu Springs
is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1948.
In July 2020 the team announced an official name change from "Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Springs" to "H ...
in the classification round for 5th to 8th place. The Philippine team finished last out of the 8 participating teams in the tournament after losing to Thai club
Bangkok Glass
BG Pathum United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบีจี ปทุม ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani province and is managed by BG Sports Company Limited which is ...
in the 7th place playoff.
2017
Asian Women's Club Championship
On May 9, 2017, the PSL announced that the PSL All-Stars would be fielded in the 2017 AVC Women's Club Championship in place of the
Foton Tornadoes
The Chery Tiggo Crossovers are a professional women's volleyball team in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI).
The team debuted in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 2014 G ...
, after Foton begged off due to its depleted roster. The team played as "
Rebisco-PSL Manila" with an All-Filipino lineup coached by
Francis Vicente
Francis John Patrick Vicente is a Filipino volleyball coach. He was the head coach of the Philippines women's national volleyball team in 2017. He also mentored the women's collegiate team of the National University Bulldogs 2010 - 2013 and Univ ...
. The team was winless and finished last.
Annual Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup
The PSL participated at the 2017 Annual Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Cup Volleyball Tournament in
Sisaket
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Thailand
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. In the preliminary round, the team was classified under Group B along with
Bangkok Glass
BG Pathum United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบีจี ปทุม ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani province and is managed by BG Sports Company Limited which is ...
and
Rangsit University
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. Shaq delos Santos was the head coach of the team.
On its first game, the team lost its four-set match against Bangkok Glass. They won their next match with straight sets against Rangsit University securing a place in the semifinal stage. It then lost to
PEA-Sisaket and was relegated to the match for the bronze medal.
The team secured a 3-1 set victory over
Khonkaen Star
Khonkaen Star ( th, สโมสรวอลเลย์บอลขอนแก่นสตาร์) or full name Thai–Denmark Khonkaen Star is a female professional volleyball team based in Khonkaen, Thailand. The club was founded in 2005 an ...
becoming the first foreign team to win a medal the Thai hosted tournament. This also marked the PSL All-Star team's first medal in an international tournament.
2018
When the Philippine Super Liga adjusted its calendar to align with the scheduling of both the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the Asian Volleyball Confederation for 2018 in November 2017, the league announced that they would be forming a pool of two to three teams where players for the PSL All-Star team will be drawn.
2019
According to the calendar released by the Philippine Super Liga for 2019, a selection team was participate at the
2019 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2019 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international volleyball club tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Vo ...
in China which was planned to primarily compose of players of the PSL Grand Prix 2019 champions backed with players from other PSL teams although no Philippine team joined the tournament. Also from January 19 to 30, 2019, a PSL selection team was scheduled to play exhibition matches and volleyball clinics outside Metro Manila as part of the PSL On Tour.
A selection team was also planned to participate in lieu of Indonesia which reportedly withdrew from the Philippine leg of the
ASEAN Grand Prix
ASEAN Grand Prix is a series of international women's volleyball tournaments in Southeast Asia featuring teams from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
History
Plans of a regional women's volleyball league in Southeast Asia was fir ...
. Indonesia reverted its decision and entered the tournament.
Two PSL selection teams, Team Sparkle and Team Shine competed in the
2019 PSL Super Cup.
Sponsored names
In most of the tournaments the league selection joined, they competed under a name of a sponsor.
* Petron-PSL (
)
* PSL-F2 Logistics Manila (
2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The 2016 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 10th edition of the event. It was held for the first time in the Philippines, on 18–23 October 2016 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. For the first time, eight teams competed, including four wil ...
)
* Rebisco-PSL Manila (
2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 18th edition of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an international volleyball club tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federa ...
)
Roster
Current
The following is the roster of the PSL All-Stars competing for the Annual H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup.
Head coach: Shaq Delos Santos
Historical
Head coach:
Francis Vicente
Francis John Patrick Vicente is a Filipino volleyball coach. He was the head coach of the Philippines women's national volleyball team in 2017. He also mentored the women's collegiate team of the National University Bulldogs 2010 - 2013 and Univ ...
Head coach:
Moro Branislav
Moro Branislav ( Serbian Cyrillic: Моро Бранислав; born 22 April 1957) is a Serbian volleyball coach who led the PSL Manila selection team at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. He is the current head coach of ...
Team captains
*
Rachel Anne Daquis
Rachel Anne Lopez Daquis (born December 13, 1987) is a Filipino volleyball player. She graduated from the Far Eastern University where she took up Business Management. She was also the team captain of the PLDT HOME TVolution women's team that ...
(2016)
*
Mika Reyes
Mika Aereen Marcaliñas Reyes (born June 21, 1994) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is a Middle Hitter/Blocker and is currently playing in the PVL Premier Volleyball League in the Philippines.
Early life
Reyes grew up in Pulilan, Bulacan w ...
(2017)
All-time players
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Carmina Aganon
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(2016)
*
Geneveve Casugod
Geneveve Casugod (born January 12, 1991) is a Filipino professional volleyball player who currently plays for the Cignal HD Spikers on the Premier Volleyball League. She was a former member of the collegiate varsity volleyball team of the Far Ea ...
(2017)
*
Maria Lourdes Clemente (2017)
*
Cha Cruz
Charleen Abigaile "Cha" Ramos Cruz-Behag (born May 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional volleyball player and an educator. She is a member of the Philippine women's national volleyball team. Currently, she is playing and is the team captain fo ...
(2016)
*
Rachel Anne Daquis
Rachel Anne Lopez Daquis (born December 13, 1987) is a Filipino volleyball player. She graduated from the Far Eastern University where she took up Business Management. She was also the team captain of the PLDT HOME TVolution women's team that ...
(2016 –2017)
*
Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan
Rhea Katrina Karla Dimaculangan (born March 21, 1991) is a Filipino professional indoor volleyball athlete, and a former member of the Philippines women national volleyball team and the club Petron Tri-Activ Spikers. Dimaculangan played setter ...
(2016 –2017)
*
Kim Fajardo
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Career
Fajardo first played volleyball when she was in Grade 2. ...
(2016 – 2017)
*
Fatima Bia General
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(2017)
*
Melissa Gohing
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Personal life
Born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, to a family of Filipino ...
(2016)
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Jovelyn Gonzaga
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(2016 – 2017)
*
Michele Gumabao
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(2016)
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April Ross Hingpit (2016)
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Denden Lazaro
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(2017)
*
Aby Maraño
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Early life and education
Maraño was born on December 22, 1992, an ...
(2016 – 2017)
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Stephanie Mercado (2016)
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Frances Xinia Molina
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(2016 –2017)
*
Maika Angela Ortiz
Maika Angela Ortiz (born August 30, 1991) is a Filipino volleyball athlete player of the Foton Tornadoes volleyball team in the PSL. She is currently a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team.
Career
Ortiz played for the UST ...
(2016 –2017)
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Jeanette Pañaga (2016)
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Aiza Maizo-Pontillas
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(2016 –2017)
*
Jennylyn Reyes
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Career
Reyes played for Meralco Power Spikers from 2013 to 2015. She was awarded Best Libero in the ...
(2016)
*
Mika Reyes
Mika Aereen Marcaliñas Reyes (born June 21, 1994) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is a Middle Hitter/Blocker and is currently playing in the PVL Premier Volleyball League in the Philippines.
Early life
Reyes grew up in Pulilan, Bulacan w ...
(2016 –2017)
*
Alyja Daphne Santiago
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Personal life
Santiago was born on January 20, 1996, the fourth of five sibling ...
(2016 –2017)
Imports
*
Tichaya Boonlert
Tichaya Boonlert ( th, ฑิชาญา บุญเลิศ, born February 14, 1997, in Nonthaburi) is a Thai indoor volleyball player. She is a current member of the Thailand women's national volleyball team. With her team PSL F2 Logistics ...
(2016)
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(2016)
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Ekaterina Krivets (2016)
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Lynda Morales
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(2016)
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Stephanie Niemer (2016)
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Yevgeniya Nyukhalova (2016)
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Kristy Lynn Schmieder (2016)
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Lindsay Stalzer
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(2016)
Head coaches
Fixtures and results
Competitive records
FIVB / AVC tournaments
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
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Asian Women's Club Championship:
Other
Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League
Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League ( th, วอลเลย์บอลไทยเดนมาร์คซูเปอร์ลีก) is volleyball competition take the top teams from Volleyball Thailand League. First held in 2013, the only w ...
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Annual H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup:
PSL Super Cup
References
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