2018 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup

{{Short description|Second indoor conference of the 2018 Philippine Super Liga season}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Use Philippine English|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox Philippine Super Liga conference | year = 2018 | conference = Invitational Cup | logo = | duration = June 23 – July 28, 2018 | matches = | teams = 10 | TV = ESPN 5, AksyonTV, Hyper, ESPN5.com | attendance =

| champion = F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | runner-up = Petron Blaze Spikers | third = Cignal HD Spikers | fourth = Smart–Army Giga Hitters

| prevconf_year = 2017 | prevconf_link = 2017 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup | nextconf_year = 2019 | nextconf_link = 2019 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Conference

| prev_conf = 2018 Grand Prix | prev_conf_link = 2018 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference | next_conf = 2018 All-Filipino | next_conf_link = 2018 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference

| prev_conf2 = 2018 BVCC | prev_conf2_link = 2018 Philippine Super Liga Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup | next_conf2 = | next_conf2_link = }}

The '''2018 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup''' (also known as the '''2018 Chooks-to-Go Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup''' due to sponsorship reasons) was the 14th indoor volleyball conference of the Philippine Super Liga, the third conference of the 2018 season, and the 18th conference overall. The tournament commenced on June 23, 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/204530-bea-de-leon-jho-maraguinot-philippine-superliga-psl-ateneo-lady-eagles/|title=After Jho Maraguinot, Ateneo's Bea de Leon takes talents to PSL|publisher=Rappler|date=June 9, 2018|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/06/06/1822106/cocolife-enters-rebuilding-phase-psl|title=Cocolife enters rebuilding phase in PSL|publisher=The Philippine Star|last=Mendoza|first=Voltaire|date=June 6, 2018|accessdate=June 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/rachel-daquis-lead-cignals-title-defense/119132|title=Rachel Daquis to lead Cignal’s title defense|publisher=Tiebreaker Times|date=June 18, 2018|accessdate=June 18, 2018}}</ref> As with the 2017 Invitational, the tournament used an all-to-play format to give playing time for every player in each team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/874669/psl-invitational-use-alltoplay-format/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061807/http://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/874669/psl-invitational-use-alltoplay-format/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2018|title=PSL Invitational to use #Alltoplay format|first=Mark Edward|last=Lopez|work=Fox Sports Philippines|date=19 June 2018|access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref>

==Teams== <section begin=Teams /> {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:left" |- ! style=background:#ff3300 colspan=7 | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">2018 PSL Invitational Cup teams</span> |- ! style="background:white" | Abbr. ! style="background:white" | Team ! style="background:white" | Company ! style="background:white" | Colors ! style="background:white" | Head coach ! style="background:white" | Team captain |- | align=center | CHE | align=center | '''Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors''' | align=center | Mileage Asia Corporation | align=center | {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} | align=center | {{flagicon|PHI}} Rodrigo Roque | align=center | Lhara May Clavano |- | align=center | CIG | align=center | '''Cignal HD Spikers''' | align=center | Cignal TV, Inc. | align=center | {{color box|#E62020|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} | align=center | {{flagicon|PHI}} Edgar Barroga | align=center | Rachel Anne Daquis |- | align=center | CCL | align=center | '''Cocolife Asset Managers''' | align=center | United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation | align=center | {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|green|border=silver}} | align=center | {{flagicon|SER}} Moro Branislav | align=center | Aerieal Patnogon |- | align=center | FTL | align=center | '''F2 Logistics Cargo Movers''' | align=center | F2 Global Logistics Inc. | align=center | {{color box|#FFD700|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} | align=center | {{flagicon|PHI}} Ramil de Jesus | align=center | Charleen Cruz-Behag |- | align=center | FOT | align=center | '''Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy''' | align=center | United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. | align=center | {{color box|#0000CD|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}} | align=center | {{flagicon|PHI}} Edjet Mabbayad | align=center | Maika Angela Ortiz |- | align=center | GAL | align=center | '''Generika-Ayala Lifesavers''' | align=center | Actimed, Inc. | align=center | {{color box|#0000CD|border=silver}} {{Color box|#EC5800|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}} | align=center | {{flagicon|PHI}} Sherwin Meneses | align=center | Angeli Pauline Araneta |- | align=center | PET | align=center | '''Petron Blaze Spikers''' | align=center | Petron Corporation | align=center | {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} | align=center | {{flagicon|PHI}} Cesael delos Santos | align=center | Frances Xinia Molina |- | align=center | SMA | align=center | '''Smart−Army Giga Hitters''' | align=center | Smart Communications | align=center | {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} | align=center | {{flagicon|PHI}} Emilio Reyes, Jr. | align=center | Mary Jean Balse-Pabayo |- | align=center | SLR | align=center | '''Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors''' | align=center | Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation | align=center | {{color box|#348017|border=silver}} {{color box|orange|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} | align=center | {{flagicon|PHI}} George Pascua | align=center | Pamela Lastimosa |- | align=center | UPU | align=center | '''UP-United Auctioneers Lady Fighting Maroons''' | align=center | United Auctioneers, Inc. | align=center | {{color box|#064813|border=silver}} {{color box|#800000|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} | align=center | {{flagicon|KEN}} Godfrey Okumu | align=center | Ma. Arielle Estrañero |- |}<section end=Teams />

==Format== ; Preliminary round * In the preliminary round, teams were split into two groups. * The preliminary round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams in their pool for a total of four matches. * The top team in each pool earned a bye to the semifinals while teams ranked second and third started in the quarterfinals. The fourth-place teams would play in the seventh-place match while the fifth-place teams would play in the ninth-place match.

; Quarterfinals * The quarterfinals featured single-elimination matches. * The match-ups were as follows: ** QF1: A2 vs. B3 ** QF2: B2 vs. A3 * The winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers would play in the fifth-place match.

; Classification matches * The fifth-place, seventh-place, and ninth-place matches were all single-elimination. * The match-ups were as follows: ** Fifth-place match: Quarterfinal round losers ** Seventh-place match: A4 vs. B4 ** Ninth-place match: A5 vs. B5

; Semifinals * The semifinals also featured single-elimination matches. * The match-ups were as follows: ** SF1: A1 vs. QF2 winner ** SF2: A2 vs. QF1 winner * The winners advanced to the championship match while the losers would play in the third-place match.

; Finals * The championship was a best-of-three series while the third-place match was single-elimination. * The match-ups were as follows: ** Championship match: Semifinal round winners ** Third-place match: Semifinal round losers

==Preliminary round==

===Group A=== <section begin="Group A" />{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball |section=Group A |ranking_style=points |update=complete

|result1=SF |result2=QF |result3=QF |result4=7th |result5=9th }}<section end="Group A" />

{{Vb res start 5}} {{Vb res 51|23 Jun|17:00|Generika-Ayala Lifesavers|3–1|UP-United Auctioneers Lady Fighting Maroons|25–23|25–9|23–25|25–16||}} {{Vb res 51|23 Jun|19:00|F2 Logistics Cargo Movers|3–0|Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy|25–21|25–21|25–14|||}} {{Vb res 51|26 Jun|16:15|Generika-Ayala Lifesavers|3–2|Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy|25–23|20–25|21–25|25–12|15–13|}} {{Vb res 51|03 Jul|19:00|Petron Blaze Spikers|3–1|Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy|27–25|25–19|22–25|25–17||}} {{Vb res 51|05 Jul|16:15|Generika-Ayala Lifesavers|0–3|F2 Logistics Cargo Movers|20–25|16–25|20–25|||}} {{Vb res 51|07 Jul|16:00|Petron Blaze Spikers|3–0|UP-United Auctioneers Lady Fighting Maroons|25–9|25–16|25–17|||}} {{Vb res 51|10 Jul|16:15|Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy|3–1|UP-United Auctioneers Lady Fighting Maroons|25–10|23–25|25–22|25–19||}} {{Vb res 51|12 Jul|16:15|Generika-Ayala Lifesavers|3–2|Petron Blaze Spikers|25–23|19–25|25–22|31–33|15–11|}} {{Vb res 51|12 Jul|19:00|UP-United Auctioneers Lady Fighting Maroons|0–3|F2 Logistics Cargo Movers|13–25|22–25|16–25|||}} {{Vb res 51|14 Jul|18:00|Petron Blaze Spikers|3–1|F2 Logistics Cargo Movers|25–16|21–25|25–20|26–24||}} {{end}}

===Group B=== <section begin="Group B" />{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball |section=Group B |ranking_style=wins |update=complete

|result1=SF |result2=QF |result3=QF |result4=7th |result5=9th }}<section end="Group B" />

{{Vb res start 5}} {{Vb res 51|25 Jun|16:15|Cocolife Asset Managers|3–1|Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors|22–25|25–13|25–22|25–18||}} {{Vb res 51|25 Jun|19:00|Smart–Army Giga Hitters|3–0|Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors|25–14|25–16|25–23|||}} {{Vb res 51|26 Jun|19:00|Cignal HD Spikers|3–1|Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors|19–25|26–24|25–21|25–22||[https://www.scorespro.com/volleyball/livescore/cignal-hd-spikers-w-vs-cherrylume-w/26-06-2018/ Report]}} {{Vb res 51|28 Jun|16:15|Cignal HD Spikers|3–0|Smart–Army Giga Hitters|25–10|26–24|25–18|||}} {{Vb res 51|28 Jun|19:00|Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors|3–1|Cocolife Asset Managers|25–20|25–22|22–25|25-19||}} {{Vb res 51|03 Jul|16:15|Cignal HD Spikers|3–2|Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors|25–18|26–28|25–23|18–25|15–9|}} {{Vb res 51|05 Jul|18:00|Smart–Army Giga Hitters|3–1|Cocolife Asset Managers|25–21|26–24|23–25|25-18||}} {{Vb res 51|07 Jul|18:00|Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors|0–3|Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors|21–25|20–25|23–25|||}} {{Vb res 51|10 Jul|19:00|Smart–Army Giga Hitters|3–0|Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors|25–10|25–15|25–13|||}} {{Vb res 51|14 Jul|16:00|Cignal HD Spikers|3–0|Cocolife Asset Managers|25–21|25–21|25–21|||}} {{end}}

==Playoffs== <section begin=Bracket />{{6TeamBracket | RD1='''Quarterfinals''' | RD2='''Semifinals''' | RD3='''Finals'''

| RD3-seed1= A1 | RD3-team1= PET | RD3-score1= 2 | RD3-seed2= A2 | RD3-team2= FTL | RD3-score2= '''3''' }}<section end=Bracket />

===Quarterfinals=== {{Vb res start 5}} {{Vb res 51|17 Jul|14:00|Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy|3–0|Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors|25–0|25–0|25–0|||}} {{Vb res 51|17 Jul|16:15|UP-United Auctioneers Lady Fighting Maroons|3–1|Cocolife Asset Managers|23–25|25–20|25–16|25–13||}} {{Vb res 51|17 Jul|19:00|F2 Logistics Cargo Movers|3–1|Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors|25–16|20–25|25–17|25–16||}} {{Vb res 51|19 Jul|19:00|Generika-Ayala Lifesavers|0–3|Smart–Army Giga Hitters|19–25|22–25|21–25|||}} {{end}}

===9th place=== {{Vb res start 5}} {{Vb res 51|19 Jul|14:00|Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors|3–2|Cocolife Asset Managers|22–25|26–24|25–19|21–25|22–20|}} {{end}}

===7th place=== {{Vb res start 5}} {{Vb res 51|19 Jul|16:15|Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy|3–0|UP-United Auctioneers Lady Fighting Maroons|25–14|25–14|25–14|||}} {{end}}

===5th place=== {{Vb res start 5}} {{Vb res 51|21 Jul|14:00|Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors|1–3|Generika-Ayala Lifesavers|10–25|26–24|10–25|18–25||}} {{end}}

===Semifinals=== {{Vb res start 5}} {{Vb res 51|21 Jul|16:00|Petron Blaze Spikers|3–0|Smart–Army Giga Hitters|25–12|25–15|25–17|||}} {{Vb res 51|21 Jul|18:00|Cignal HD Spikers|0–3|F2 Logistics Cargo Movers|22–25|15–25|19–25|||}} {{end}}

===Bronze match=== {{Vb res start 5}} {{Vb res 51|26 Jul|16:15|Smart–Army Giga Hitters|1–3|Cignal HD Spikers|15–25|25–22|20–25|18–25||}} {{end}}

===Finals=== {{Vb res start 5}} {{Vb res 51|26 Jul|19:00|Petron Blaze Spikers|2–3|F2 Logistics Cargo Movers|25–18|23–25|25–20|27–29|14–16|}} {{Vb res 51|28 Jul|17:00|F2 Logistics Cargo Movers|3–1|Petron Blaze Spikers|25–18|23–25|25–23|25–18||}} {{end}}

==Final standing== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}<section begin="Final standing" /> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !width=40 style="background:#FF4500; color:#FFD700;"|Rank !style="background:#FF4500; color:#FFD700;"|Team |- |{{Gold1}} | align="left"| F2 Logistics Cargo Movers |- |{{Silver2}} | align="left"| Petron Blaze Spikers |- |{{Bronze3}} | align="left"| 12px|Cignal HD Spiker club colors Cignal HD Spikers |- | 4 | align="left"| {{UAAPicon|La Salle|women}} Smart–Army Giga Hitters |- | 5 | align="left"| 12px|border Generika-Ayala Lifesavers |- | 6 | align="left"| 12px|Lady Realtors club colors Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors |- | 7 | align="left"| 12px|Foton club colors Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy |- | 8 | align="left"| {{UAAPicon|UP|women}} UP - United Auctioneers Inc. Lady Maroons |- | 9 | align="left"| {{UAAPicon|UE|women}} UE - Cherrylume Iron Lady Warriors |- | 10 | align="left"| 12px|Cocolife Asset Managers club colors Cocolife Asset Managers |- |}<section end="Final standing" /> {{col-2}} {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto;" ! style="background:#FF4500; color:#FFD700;"|2018 PSL Grand Prix Champions |- bgcolor="gold" | '''F2 Logistics Cargo Movers''' |- | '''Team roster''' <br> Charleen Abiegail Cruz-Behag (c). Dawn Nicole Macandili (libero), Abigail Maraño, Norielle Ipac, Victonara Galang, Ernestine Tiamzon, Kim Fajardo, Mary Joy Baron, Aduke Christine Ogunsanya, Kim Kianna Dy, Michelle Cobb, Michelle Katherine Morente, Desiree Cheng, Fritz Joy Gallenero (libero), Ramil de Jesus (head coach) |- |} {{col-end}}

==Individual awards== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#FF4500; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2"| Award ! style="background:#FF4500; color:#FFFFFF;"| Name/Team |- | style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;" colspan="2"| MVP || {{Flagicon|PHI}} Victonara Galang (F2 Logistics) |- | style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;" rowspan=2| Best Outside Spiker || style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;"| 1st: || {{Flagicon|PHI}} Rachel Anne Daquis (Cignal) |- | style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;" | 2nd: || {{Flagicon|PHI}} Cherry Ann Rondina (Petron) |- | style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;" rowspan="2"| Best Middle Blocker || style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;"| 1st: || {{Flagicon|PHI}} Mika Aereen Reyes (Petron) |- | style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;" | 2nd: || {{Flagicon|PHI}} Mary Joy Baron (F2 Logistics) |- | style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;" colspan="2"|Best Opposite Spiker || {{Flagicon|PHI}} Aiza Maizo-Pontillas (Petron) |- | style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;" colspan="2"|Best Setter || {{Flagicon|PHI}} Kim Fajardo (F2 Logistics) |- | style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;" colspan="2"| Best Libero || {{Flagicon|PHI}} Dawn Nicole Macandili (F2 Logistics) |- | style="background:#FFD700; color:#00008B;" colspan="2"|Best Scorer || {{Flagicon|PHI}} Patty Jane Orendain (Generika-Ayala) |}

==Tune-up games with the Philippine national team== The Philippines women's national volleyball team that will participate in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia on August 18–September 2, 2018 will be a guest team in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/news/aby-marano-named-captain-as-national-team-begins-asiad-buildup-in-psl-invitationals|title=Aby Marano named captain as national team begins Asiad buildup in PSL Invitationals|publisher=Sports Interactive Network Philippines|last=Lozada|first=Mei-Lin|date=June 10, 2018|accessdate=June 10, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/super-liga/news/national-team-will-only-play-8-teams-in-psl|title=Asiad-bound PH team to play eight clubs but not guest schools in PSL campaign|publisher=Sports Interactive Network Philippines|last=Lozada|first=Mei Lin|date=June 21, 2018|accessdate=June 21, 2018}}</ref> Alyssa Valdez 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/20/18/creamline-bars-valdez-morado-from-playing-in-psl-invitational-conference|title=Creamline bars Valdez, Morado from playing in PSL Invitational Conference|publisher=ABS-CBN News|last=Naredo|first=Camille|date=June 20, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref>

{{Vb res start 5}} {{Vb res 51|06 Jul|14:00|Philippines women's national team|3–0|Cocolife Asset Managers|25–13|25–17|25–11|||[https://s5.postimg.cc/90gc1oorr/Dhk_Pvbp_Uc_AIf_M8_Y.jpg P–2]}} {{Vb res 51|10 Jul|14:00|Philippines women's national team|3–0|Cignal HD Spikers|25–21|25–15|25–21|||}} {{Vb res 51|12 Jul|14:00|Philippines women's national team|3–0|Smart–Army Giga Hitters|25–16|25–17|25–17|||[https://s5.postimg.cc/fnhp2xnxj/Dh5_Cw_JSU0_AAC86e.jpg P–2]}} {{end}}

==Venues== *Smart Araneta Coliseum (opening day) *Filoil Flying V Arena (main venue) *Cuneta Astrodome (secondary venue)

"Spike on Tour" Venues: *Cadiz Arena (July 3) *Muntinlupa Sports Complex (July 14, 21)

==Broadcast partners== *ESPN 5: The 5 Network, AksyonTV, Hyper (SD and HD), [http://tv5.espn.com ESPN5.com]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20210805133418/http://philippinesuperliga.com/ PSL website]}}

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