2021 Philippine Super Liga season
The 2021 PSL season is the ninth season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL).
2021 PSL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 2021 |
| Number of 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) |
Following the cancellation of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, three member teams took an indefinite leave of absence (Petron, Generika-Ayala and Marinerang Pilipina). This was followed by the transfer to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) by the PLDT Group teams, PLDT Home Fibr and Cignal HD.[1] The rival PVL also secured a three-year broadcast deal with Cignal TV, parent of the Cignal HD team.[2]
The PSL resumed its games on February 26, 2021, with the staging of the 2021 Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup at the Subic Bay Free Port. After the beach tournament, the PSL intended to resume its indoor conferences for the 2021 season.[3] However, in March 2021, the three remaining active member teams, Chery Tiggo, Sta. Lucia and F2 Logistics, announced their transfer to the PVL.[4][5] On March 11, 2021, 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.[6] The departure of all active teams rendered the planned staging of the All Filipino Conference in April 2021 unfeasible.[7]
Beach volleyball
Women's
| 2021 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup teams (Women's Division) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- Ulanday, John Bryan (12 March 2021). "Superliga here to stay amid exodus". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 12 March 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.