The 2015 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference (also known as the 2015 PLDT Home Ultera Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference due to sponsorship reasons) was the first conference of the 2015 season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) and the second running of the All-Filipino Conference. The conference began on March 21, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena and ended on May 14, 2015 at the Cuneta Astrodome.
Six teams took part in this conference with two debutants. The Shopinas.com Lady Clickers acquired the franchise held by the Generika Lifesavers. The RC Cola–Air Force Raiders left with Federated Distributors establishing a second team, the second incarnation of the Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions, as the original team had been renamed to the Philips Gold Lady Slammers. Additionally, this was the first conference following the dissolution of the league's men's division.
The Petron Blaze Spikers won back-to-back championships while also becoming the first team to go undefeated through the entire tournament, including the elimination round and knockout rounds.
Participating teams Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Sammy Acaylar Charrisse Ancheta FOT Foton Tornadoes United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. Ma. Vilet Ponce de Leon Ivy Remulla MNT Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions Federated Distributors, Inc. Rosemarie Prochina Jill Gustilo PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation George Pascua Maica Morada PHG Philips Gold Lady Slammers Federated Distributors, Inc. Francis Vicente Michele Gumabao SHOP Shopinas.com Lady Clickers Air21 Global, Inc. Ramil de Jesus Michelle Laborte
Format Classification round The classification round was a double round-robin tournament, with each team playing two matches against all other teams in their pool for a total of ten matches. The top two teams earned a bye to the semifinals while teams ranked third to sixth started in the quarterfinals. The remaining teams were eliminated.
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals featured single-elimination matches. The match-ups were as follows: QF1: #3 vs. #6 QF2: #4 vs. #5 The winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers would play in the fifth-place match.
Semifinals The semifinals also featured single-elimination matches. The match-ups were as follows: SF1: #1 vs. QF2 winner SF2: #2 vs. QF1 winner The winners advanced to the championship while the losers would play in the third-place match.
Finals The championship was a best-of-three series while the third-place and fifth-place matches were both single-elimination. The match-ups were as follows: Championship: Semifinal round winners Third-place match: Semifinal round losers Fifth-place match: Quarterfinal round losers
Classification round
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place match
Third place match
Championship
Final standing
RankTeamPetron Blaze SpikersShopinas.com Lady ClickersPhilips Gold Lady Slammers 4Foton Tornadoes 5Cignal HD Spikers 6Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions
2015 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference Petron Blaze Spikers 2nd title Team roster Mary Grace Masangkay, Abigail Maraño, Rachel Daquis, Carmina Aganon, Luisa Mae Zapanta, Jozza Cabalsa, Frances Xinia Molina, Alexa Micek, Ivy Perez, Ana Ma. Del Mundo, Jennylyn Reyes, Mecaila Irish May Morada (c), Fille Cayetano, Aleona Denise ManabatHead coachGeorge Pascua
Awards
Individual awards Award Women's MVP Rachel Daquis Best Outside Spiker 1st: Charleen Abigail Cruz 2nd: Patty Jane Orendain Best Middle Blocker 1st: Aleona Denise Manabat 2nd: Abigail Maraño Best Opposite Spiker Michele Gumabao Best Setter Iris Tolenada Best Libero Jennylyn Reyes
Skill set leaders Skill Women's Spiking Aleona Manabat Setting Iris Tolenada Serving Aleona Manabat Blocking Jeanette Panaga Receiving Angelique Dionela Digging Jennylyn Reyes
Venues Cuneta Astrodome (main venue) Mall of Asia Arena (March 21 - opening day) Filoil Flying V Arena (March 29 and March 30) Alonte Sports Arena ("Spike on Tour" / March 26, April 9 and April 18) Quezon Convention Center ("Spike on Tour" / April 25) Imus Sports Complex ("Spike on Tour" / May 11 / Finals Game 1)
Broadcast partners AksyonTV, Sports5.ph Solar Sports
References