2021 Philippine Super Liga season explained

Year:2021
Duration:February 2021
No Of Teams:8
Conf1:Beach Challenge
Conf1 Link:2021 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup
Conf1 Champ:Women's: Abanse Negros (Team A)
Men's: (no tournament)
Conf1 Runner-Up:Women's: Sta. Lucia (Team A)
Prevseason Link:2020 PSL season
Prevseason Year:2020
Website:PSL website

The 2021 PSL season is the ninth and final season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL).

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

See main article: article and 2021 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup.

Women's

style=background:BLUE colspan=7 2021 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup teams (Women's Division)
Abbr.TeamCompanyColorsPlayers
align=center AN-Aalign=center Abanse Negrense (Team A)align=center Volleyball Association of Negros Island Inc.
Province of Negros Occidental
align=center align=center Alexa Polidario and Erjan Magdato
align=center AN-Balign=center Abanse Negrense (Team B)align=center Volleyball Association of Negros Island Inc.
Province of Negros Occidental
align=center align=center Jennifer Cosas and Gelimae Villanueva
align=center F2Lalign=center F2 Logistics Cargo Moversalign=center F2 Global Logistics Inc.align=center align=center Jenny Mar Senares and Kyla Angela Gallego
align=center KENalign=center Kennedy Solar Energyalign=center Kennedy Energy and Development Corp.align=center align=center Ariane Luna Alarcon and Christina Canares
align=center SLR-Aalign=center Sta. Lucia (Team A)align=center Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporationalign=center align=center Dhannylaine Demontaño and Jackielyn Estoquia
align=center SLR-Balign=center Sta. Lucia (Team B)align=center Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporationalign=center align=center Shiela Marie Pineda and Jonah Sabete
align=center TOBalign=center Toby's Sportsalign=center Toby's Sportsalign=center align=center Jonah San Pedro and Javen Sabas
align=center UAIalign=center United Auctioneersalign=center United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.align=center align=center Ella Viray and Theresa Ramos
Playoffs:Final standing:
width=40 style="background:blue; color:white;"Rankwidth=180 style="background:blue; color:white;"Team
Abanse Negrense (Team A)
Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors (Team A)
Abanse Negrense (Team B)
4Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors (Team B)
5F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
6United Auctioneers
7Toby's Sports
8Kennedy Solar Energy
2021 Philippine Super Liga Beach Challenge Cup
Abanse Negrense (Team A)
1st title (Beach)
Team Roster
Alexa Polidario and Erjan Magdato

Men's

No men's tournament.

Notes and References

  1. News: Navarro . June . PSL remains ‘strong,’ in talks with GMA 7 for broadcast deal . 16 February 2021 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 16 February 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: PVL, Cignal TV agree to 3-year broadcast partnership deal. JD. Isaga. Rappler. February 4, 2021. March 11, 2021.
  3. News: PSL keen on staging three conferences in 2021 . November 12, 2020 . ESPN . November 10, 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: Sta. Lucia, Chery Tiggo thank PSL after transferring to PVL. ABS-CBN News. March 10, 2021. March 11, 2021.
  5. Web site: F2 Logistics moves to PVL. ABS-CBN News. March 11, 2021. March 11, 2021.
  6. News: Ulanday . John Bryan . Superliga here to stay amid exodus . 12 March 2021 . The Philippine Star . 12 March 2021.
  7. News: Agcaoli . Lance . Super Liga stands defiant, vows to be back in last quarter of year . 13 March 2021 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 11 March 2021 . en.