PSL / October 22,2015
Jaja Santiago of Foton score one off Michelle Laborte of Cignal , at the San Juan arena
INQUIRER PHOTO/AUGUST DELA CRUZ
THE EVENTUAL winner of the 2015 Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix will represent the country in the most prestigious volleyball tournament in the region – the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Asian Women’s Club Championship – in Manila next year.
PSL president Ramon “Tats” Suzara yesterday bared that Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI) formally tapped the country’s biggest and most prestigious inter-club league to spearhead the formation of the team that will slug it out against the best club teams from Japan, China, Thailand and other powerhouse countries in Asia.
Also a ranking executive of the AVC and International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), Suzara said the PSL has what it takes to send a strong team, especially with all six teams being powered by two imports from four countries; United States, Brazil, Puerto Rico and Estonia.
Petron served as the country’s bet in the previous AVC Asian Women’s tourney last month in Vietnam. Although the Blaze Spikers finished eighth out of nine competitors, the experience they gained were very valuable as they managed to battle some of Asia’s best players while developing chemistry and fluidity inside and outside the court.
Top LVPI officials are set to attend the AVC general assembly and executive council meeting on Nov. 17 and 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to formally accept the hosting chore and other requirements from the continental body.
After that, they are expected to buckle down to work and plot the hosting, which is expected to take place either in the third or fourth quarter of the year.