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's fourth season. It ran from February 18 to April 9, 2016, coinciding with the

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. A guest team from Thailand, playing under the name Est Cola, joined the final round, clashing against top three teams of the preliminary round for the championship. LVPI Director

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was the guest speaker of the opening ceremonies, while LVPI President

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and Sports5 head

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attended the awarding ceremonies. The tournament marked the return of the

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(now playing under the name of another PSL team,

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Teams

Classification Round

The format of the classification round was similar to the

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Final round

In the final round, the teams competed using a single round-robin format.

Final standing

Individual awards

Venues

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(main venue) *Malolos Sports and Convention Center,

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, Laguna *Batangas City Sports Center,

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*Imus Sports Complex,

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Broadcast partners

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, Hyper (SD and HD)
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Broadcast Notes for Final Round

References

External links

PSL website
{{Philippine Super Liga Philippine Super Liga Volleyball competitions in the Philippines PSL PSL