The Philippine SuperLiga All-Stars was a volleyball selection team composing of players from the

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(PSL). It competed as a club team in international club tournaments outside the Philippines such as the AVC Club Volleyball Championship and the

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History

2016

Thai-Denmark Super League

The

was invited to participate in the 2016 Women's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League in

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. The league decided to send a selection team instead of one of the clubs competing in the league. The selection of players was done around late February 2016. The team played in the tournament as "Petron-PSL". PSL president Ramon Suzara, who used to be the secretary general of the

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(PAVA) when the country won the last gold medal in the

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women's volleyball in 1993, stated in a press release that the PSL All-Stars selection is a "fighting team". The 14-member team, coached by George Pascua of the

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and assisted by Michael Cariño of the

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, was announced on March 1, 2016. Pascua appointed

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of the RC Cola-Army Troopers as the team captain. The PSL All-Stars lost all its group stage matches against

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Idea Khonkaen Khonkaen Star ( th, สโมสรวอลเลย์บอลขอนแก่นสตาร์) or full name Thai–Denmark Khonkaen Star is a female professional volleyball team based in Khonkaen, Thailand. The club was founded in 2005 a ...

and 3BB Nakhonnont, but managed to win at least a set against each of the teams except Idea Khonkaen. The team won in an exhibition game outside the scope of the tournament against the

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which was also held in Bangkok. Organizers of a volleyball tournament in

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has also expressed their interest to invite the PSL All Stars team in a tourney to be held on July, coinciding with the 2016 PSL All Filipino Conference, according to Suzara, who is also the adviser of

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, Inc. (LVPI). The team was also invited to participate in a friendly match with the

on June 12, 2016. The Hong Kong invitation was confirmed. although the match didn't push through.

FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

The PSL fielded its all-star selection for the

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to be hosted at home in

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from October 18–23, 2016. 27 players from the 8 participating PSL clubs were invited to participate in tryouts held at the

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to determine 7 Philippine-based players who will compose the team that will participate at the international tournament. Six additional foreign players will be selected by the FIVB. It was planned that starting in July 2016, one player that will be part of the team will be announced to the public every week. Although the first two players,

and

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, to form the team was announced earlier on June 30, 2016. The team management also tapped Japan women's national volleyball team assistant coach Shun Takahashi as a head coach of the team in early September 2016 but Takahashi was later reassigned as 1st assistant coach later in the same month following the appointment of Serbian mentor

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as head coach. Branislav was stated to be the first choice coach from the start by the management and was just waiting for the Serbian coach to be available. Daquis was named as the team captain. On September 30, 2016, the PSL announced that the team will be sponsored by F2 Logistics Philippines, Inc. and will compete under the name "PSL-F2 Logistics Manila". Foton was also named as the official transportation provider while

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was designated as official airlines of the team. PSL-F2 Logistics Manila lost all of its three games in the preliminary round, only winning a set against Turkish club

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, the defending champions. Then they lost to

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in the classification round for 5th to 8th place. The Philippine team finished last out of the 8 participating teams in the tournament after losing to Thai club

in the 7th place playoff.

2017

Asian Women's Club Championship

On May 9, 2017, the PSL announced that the PSL All-Stars would be fielded in the 2017 AVC Women's Club Championship in place of the

Foton Tornadoes The Chery Tiggo Crossovers are a professional women's volleyball team in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI). The team debuted in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 2014 Gr ...

, after Foton begged off due to its depleted roster. The team played as "

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-PSL Manila" with an All-Filipino lineup coached by Francis Vicente. The team was winless and finished last.

Annual Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup

The PSL participated at the 2017 Annual Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Cup Volleyball Tournament in

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. In the preliminary round, the team was classified under Group B along with

and

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. Shaq delos Santos was the head coach of the team. On its first game, the team lost its four-set match against Bangkok Glass. They won their next match with straight sets against Rangsit University securing a place in the semifinal stage. It then lost to PEA-Sisaket and was relegated to the match for the bronze medal. The team secured a 3-1 set victory over

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becoming the first foreign team to win a medal the Thai hosted tournament. This also marked the PSL All-Star team's first medal in an international tournament.

2018

When the Philippine Super Liga adjusted its calendar to align with the scheduling of both the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the Asian Volleyball Confederation for 2018 in November 2017, the league announced that they would be forming a pool of two to three teams where players for the PSL All-Star team will be drawn.

2019

According to the calendar released by the Philippine Super Liga for 2019, a selection team was participate at the 2019 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in China which was planned to primarily compose of players of the PSL Grand Prix 2019 champions backed with players from other PSL teams although no Philippine team joined the tournament. Also from January 19 to 30, 2019, a PSL selection team was scheduled to play exhibition matches and volleyball clinics outside Metro Manila as part of the PSL On Tour. A selection team was also planned to participate in lieu of Indonesia which reportedly withdrew from the Philippine leg of the

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. Indonesia reverted its decision and entered the tournament. Two PSL selection teams, Team Sparkle and Team Shine competed in the 2019 PSL Super Cup.

Roster

Current

The following is the roster of the PSL All-Stars competing for the Annual H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup. Head coach: Shaq Delos Santos

Historical

Head coach: Francis Vicente Head coach:

Team captains

(2016) *

Mika Reyes Mika Aereen Marcaliñas Reyes (born June 21, 1994) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is a Middle Hitter/Blocker and is currently playing in the PVL Premier Volleyball League in the Philippines. Early life Reyes grew up in Pulilan, Bulacan w ...

(2017)

All-time players

* Carmina Aganon (2016) * Geneveve Casugod (2017) * Maria Lourdes Clemente (2017) *

Cha Cruz Charleen Abigaile "Cha" Ramos Cruz-Behag (born May 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional volleyball player and an educator. She is a member of the Philippine women's national volleyball team. Currently, she is playing and is the team captain f ...

(2016) *

(2016 –2017) * Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan (2016 –2017) *

Kim Fajardo Kim Alano Fajardo (born September 30, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She was the team captain of the De La Salle University women's volleyball team for Season 78 and 79. Career Fajardo first played volleyball when she was in Grade 2. ...

(2016 – 2017) * Fatima Bia General (2017) *

Melissa Gohing Melissa "Mel" Gohing-Nacino (born October 22, 1991) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She is playing for the Creamline Cool Smashers in the Premier Volleyball League. Personal life Born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, to a family of Filipino, C ...

(2016) *

(2016 – 2017) *

Michele Gumabao Michele Theresa Imperial Gumabao (; born September 2, 1992) is a Filipino volleyball player and beauty pageant titleholder. She is currently signed to the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and has previously playe ...

(2016) * April Ross Hingpit (2016) *

Denden Lazaro Dennise Michelle "Denden" Garcia Lazaro-Revilla (born January 21, 1992) is a Filipina professional volleyball player. Lazaro is a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team. She is known as the libero and Ateneo Lady Eagles' Iro ...

(2017) *

Aby Maraño Abigail "Aby" Palmares Maraño (born December 22, 1992) is a Filipino professional volleyball player who plays for F2 Logistics Cargo Movers in the Premier Volleyball League. Early life and education Maraño was born on December 22, 1992, and ...

(2016 – 2017) * Stephanie Mercado (2016) *

Frances Xinia Molina Frances Xinia Dionisio Molina (born September 23, 1994) is a Filipino volleyball player. She currently plays as an outside hitter for the Cignal HD Spikers in the Premier Volleyball League. She played with the Philippine Super Liga All-Stars in ...

(2016 –2017) *

Maika Angela Ortiz Maika Angela Ortiz (born August 30, 1991) is a Filipino volleyball athlete player of the Foton Tornadoes volleyball team in the PSL. She is currently a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team. Career Ortiz played for the UST ...

(2016 –2017) * Jeanette Pañaga (2016) *

Aiza Maizo-Pontillas Aiza Maizo-Pontillas (born February 29, 1988) is a Filipina professional volleyball player. She was a former member and team captain of the UST Golden Tigresses, and a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team. She led the Es ...

(2016 –2017) *

Jennylyn Reyes Jennylyn Reyes (born January 12, 1991) is a Filipino volleyball athlete who competed with PSL Manila in the 2016 FIVB Club World Championship. Career Reyes played for Meralco Power Spikers from 2013 to 2015. She was awarded Best Libero in the ...

(2016) *

(2016 –2017) *

Alyja Daphne Santiago Alyja Daphne "Jaja" Antonio Santiago (born January 20, 1996) is a Filipino volleyball player who currently plays for Saitama Ageo Medics of the Japan's V.League. Personal life Santiago was born on January 20, 1996, the fourth of five sibling ...

(2016 –2017)

Imports

* Tichaya Boonlert (2016) * Yuri Fukuda (2016) * Ekaterina Krivets (2016) * Lynda Morales (2016) *

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(2016) * Yevgeniya Nyukhalova (2016) * Kristy Lynn Schmieder (2016) * Lindsay Stalzer (2016)

Head coaches

Fixtures and results

Competitive records

FIVB / AVC tournaments

: Asian Women's Club Championship:

Other

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: Annual H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup: PSL Super Cup

References

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History

2016

Thai-Denmark Super League

FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

2017

Asian Women's Club Championship

Annual Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup

2018

2019

Sponsored names

Roster

Current

Historical

Team captains

All-time players

Imports

Head coaches

Fixtures and results

Competitive records

FIVB / AVC tournaments

Other

References