The 2015 PSL Grand Prix was the second indoor conference of the

Philippine Super Liga The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. an ...

for its third season. The conference began on October 10, 2015, at the

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, in Biñan, Laguna. Stav Jacobi, FIVB Executive Council member and chief organizer of the FIVB World Women's Club Volleyball Championship, was the guest of honor for the opening ceremony, while Prajaya Chaiyakam, the deputy managing director of SMMTV,

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(AVC)'s official TV partner, and his cameraman went to

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to witness Game 1 of the PSL Finals. The tournament champion, the

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, will represent the country in the 2016 AVC Women's Club Championship. There was no tournament for the men's division this conference.

Video challenge system

The PSL became the third Southeast Asia-based volleyball club league (after Thailand and Vietnam) to utilize the video challenge system allowing teams to challenge and decide crucial calls during the games for a fair and balanced officiating, as part of the full compliance to the FIVB rules. The system, reportedly worth ₱3 million, courtesy of Italy-based Data Volley (composed of machine and 26 high-definition cameras to be beamed through a giant LED screen provided by

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inside the venue) arrived on October 26, 2015 and used on October 27, 2015, during the second round of the tournament. Emmanuel Celle of the Data Volley spearheaded the project. The video challenge was officially launched two days later with

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's coach Sammy Acaylar being the first to use the video challenge system, block touch during first set of their match against Foton. The system was available for the games held within the venues in Metro Manila and in the Spike on Tour event in Imus, Cavite.

Teams

Women's division

Classification round

Final round

Semi-finals

5th place

3rd place

Finals

Final standing

Individual awards

Skill set leaders

Venues

Metro Manila venues

(main venue) *

Filoil Flying V Arena The Filoil EcoOil Centre, formerly Filoil Flying V Centre, Filoil Flying V Arena and The Arena in San Juan, also known as the Entertainment and Recreational Arena of the People (initials taken after former mayor and president Joseph Estrada's nic ...

(secondary venue)

PSL Spike on Tour venues

(October 10 - opening day) *

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Sports and Convention Center (November 7) *

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Sentrum (November 14) * Imus City Sports Center (November 21)

Broadcast partners

* TV5,

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.ph * Solar Sports Broadcast Notes: Additional Game 3 crew: Awards Presenter: Anthony Suntay

References

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