MOVING on from their heartbreaking semifinals losses, Philips Gold and Cignal hope to end the conference in high spirits as they clash for third place in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix women’s volleyball tournament on Saturday at the Imus Sports Complex in Imus, Cavite.
The third-place match is set at 1 p.m.
Meralco and RC Cola-Air Force, on the other hand, collide for fifth place at 3 p.m. in the interclub league, presented by Asics and backed by Milo with Senoh, Mueller and Mikasa as technical partners and TV5 as official broadcaster. The Lady Slammers and HD Spikers kissed their title hopes good-bye after losing in the knockout semifinals.
The eliminations topnotchers Lady Slammers lost to fourth seed Foton Tornadoes in five sets,18-25, 24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 8-15, while the HD Spikers yielded to defending champions Petron in four sets, 20-25, 24-26, 25-20, 13-25, in Thursday’s Final Four.
Rep. Alex Advincula of Cavite, Imus City Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi, Vice Mayor Armando Ilano and Board Member Ony Cantimbuhan will roll out the red carpet for the teams, as well as the PSL delegation led by President Ramon “Tats” Suzara and Chairman Philip Ella Juico, who confirmed the use of video challenge system in the matches.