# 2019 PSL Invitational Conference

The 2019 PSL Invitational Cup was the fourth conference and third indoor volleyball tournament of the Philippine Super Liga's seventh season. The tournament commenced on September 23, 2019 at the Strike Gymnasium in Bacoor, Cavite with opening ceremonies held on September 28, 2019 at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.

## Teams

2019 PSL Invitational Conference teams :
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head Coach | Team Captain |
| CHD | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Edgar Barroga | Rachel Anne Daquis |
| FTL | F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | F2 Global Logistics Inc. | Ramil de Jesus | Abigail Maraño |
| FOT | Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy | United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. | Aaron Velez | Shaya Adorador |
| GAL | Generika-Ayala Lifesavers | Actimed, Inc. | Sherwin Meneses | Angeli Pauline Araneta |
| MPS | Marinerang Pilipina Lady Skippers | | Ronald Dulay | Ivy Remulla |
| PET | Petron Blaze Spikers | Petron Corporation | Cesael delos Santos | Frances Xinia Molina |
| PHF | PLDT Home Fibr Hitters | PLDT | Roger Gorayeb | Rysabelle Devanadera |
| SLR | Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors | Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation | Raymund Castillo | Amanda Villanueva |

## Preliminary round
### Round 1
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 143 | 1.573 |
| 2 | Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 206 | 216 | 0.954 |
| 3 | PLDT Home Fibr Hitters | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 170 | 201 | 0.846 |
| 4 | Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 194 | 235 | 0.826 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 24 Sep | 16:00 | FOT | 1–3 | SLR | 25–13 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 85–88 |
| 24 Sep | 18:00 | CIG | 3–0 | PLD | 25–19 | 25–8 | 21–15 | | 71–42 |
| 28 Sep | 14:00 | SLR | 0–3 | PLD | 19–25 | 19–25 | 13–25 | | 51–75 |
| 28 Sep | 18:00 | CIG | 3–0 | FOT | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–10 | | 75–46 |
| 01 Oct | 14:00 | PLD | 0–3 | FOT | 15–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | 53–75 |
| 01 Oct | 14:00 | CIG | 3–0 | SLR | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–14 | | 75–55 |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Petron Blaze Spikers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 166 | 1.355 |
| 2 | F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 228 | 185 | 1.232 |
| 3 | Generika-Ayala Lifesavers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 198 | 224 | 0.884 |
| 4 | Marinerang Pilipina Lady Skippers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 149 | 225 | 0.662 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 24 Sep | 14:00 | MPS | 0–3 | GAL | 19–25 | 23–25 | 17–25 | | 59–75 |
| 28 Sep | 14:00 | F2L | 0–3 | PET | 22–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 63–75 |
| 01 Oct | 16:00 | F2L | 3–0 | MPS | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–11 | | 75–42 |
| 01 Oct | 18:00 | GAL | 0–3 | PET | 21–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | 55–75 |
| 08 Oct | 16:00 | F2L | 3–1 | GAL | 15–25 | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–14 | 90–68 |
| 08 Oct | 18:00 | PET | 3–0 | MPS | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–13 | | 75–48 |

### Round 2
#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Petron Blaze Spikers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 287 | 235 | 1.221 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 271 | 243 | 1.115 | Semifinals |
| 3 | PLDT Home Fibr Hitters | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 220 | 228 | 0.965 | |
| 4 | Marinerang Pilipina Lady Skippers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 175 | 247 | 0.709 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 08 Oct | 14:00 | CHD | 3–1 | SLR | 25–14 | 25–14 | 22–25 | 25–18 | | 97–71 |
| 10 Oct | 14:00 | CIG | 3–0 | PLD | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | | 75–61 |
| 10 Oct | 18:00 | PET | 3–0 | MPS | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–8 | | | 75–52 |
| 12 Oct | 14:00 | CIG | 2–3 | PET | 11–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 27–25 | 14–16 | 99–111 |
| 12 Oct | 18:00 | MPS | 0–3 | PLD | 16–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | | 52–75 |
| 13 Oct | 18:00 | PLD | 1–3 | PET | 18–25 | 19–25 | 28–26 | 19–25 | | 84–101 |

#### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 254 | 214 | 1.187 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 272 | 253 | 1.075 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 226 | 279 | 0.810 | |
| 4 | Generika-Ayala Lifesavers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 304 | 310 | 0.981 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 08 Oct | 16:00 | F2L | 3–0 | FOT | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | | 75–65 |
| 08 Oct | 18:00 | SLR | 3–2 | GAL | 14–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 15–11 | 99–104 |
| 10 Oct | 16:00 | FOT | 3–1 | SLR | 25–27 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–11 | | 100–75 |
| 12 Oct | 16:00 | F2L | 3–2 | GAL | 22–25 | 17–25 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 15–10 | 104–97 |
| 13 Oct | 13:00 | GAL | 2–3 | FOT | 25–21 | 17–25 | 25–27 | 25–19 | 11–15 | 103–107 |
| 13 Oct | 15:00 | F2L | 3–0 | SLR | 25–22 | 25–15 | 25–15 | | | 75–52 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| 15 October | 15 October |
| Petron Blaze Spikers | 3 |
| Petron Blaze Spikers | 3 | 17 October | 17 October |
| Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy | 0 | 17 October | 17 October |
| Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy | 0 | Petron Blaze Spikers | 2 |
| 15 October | 15 October | | Petron Blaze Spikers | 2 |
| 15 October | 15 October | F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | 3 |
| Cignal HD Spikers | 1 | F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | 3 |
| F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | 3 | | |
| F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| | | 17 October | 17 October |
| | | Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy | 0 |
| | | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Oct | 15:00 | PET | 3–0 | FOT | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | | 75–47 | |
| 15 Oct | 17:00 | CIG | 1–3 | F2L | 25–22 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | 89–97 | |

### Bronze match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Oct | 16:00 | FOT | 0–3 | CIG | 22–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | | | 54–75 | |

### Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Oct | 18:00 | PET | 2–3 | F2L | 22–25 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 103–104 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | F2 Logistics Cargo Movers |
| | Petron Blaze Spikers |
| | Cignal HD Spikers |
| 4 | Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy |
| 5 | PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters |
| 6 | Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors |
| 7 | Generika-Ayala Lifesavers |
| 8 | Marinerang Pilipina Lady Skippers |
* 2019 Invitational Conference Champions
* F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
* Team roster Abigail Maraño (c). Dawn Macandili (libero), Tyler-Marie Kalei Mau, Maria Lourdes Clemente, Alexine Danielle Cabanos, Victonara Galang, Kim Fajardo, Mary Joy Baron, Kim Kianna Dy, Carmel June Saga (libero), Aduke Christine Ogunsanya, Michelle Katherine Morente, Michelle Cobb, Desiree Cheng, Ramil de Jesús (head coach)

## Individual awards

| Award | Award | Name/Team |
| MVP | MVP | Mary Joy Baron (F2 Logistics Cargo Movers) |
| Best Outside Spiker | 1st: | Cherry Rondina (Petron Blaze Spikers) |
| Best Outside Spiker | 2nd: | Shaya Adorador (Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy) |
| Best Middle Blocker | 1st: | Mary Joy Baron (F2 Logistics Cargo Movers) |
| Best Middle Blocker | 2nd: | Roselyn Doria (Cignal HD Spikers) |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Best Opposite Spiker | Aiza Maizo-Pontillas (Petron Blaze Spikers) |
| Best Setter | Best Setter | Angelica Legacion (Petron Blaze Spikers) |
| Best Libero | Best Libero | Jennylyn Reyes (Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy) |
| Best Scorer | Best Scorer | Cherry Rondina (Petron Blaze Spikers) |

## Venues

* Filoil Flying V Arena
* Ynares Sports Arena

### "Spike on Tour" venues

* Strike Gymnasium - Bacoor, Cavite
* Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex
* Malolos Sports & Convention Center
* Caloocan Sports Complex

## Broadcast partners

* ESPN 5: 5 Plus, One Sports (SD and HD), ESPN5.com, ESPN Player (Online)