2020 Philippine Super Liga season explained

2020 PSL season
Year:	2020
Duration:	February to March 2020
No Of Teams:	8
Conf1:	Grand Prix
Conf1 Link:	2020 PSL Grand Prix Conference
Conf1 Champ:	Women's: None awarded (cancelled) Men's: (no tournament)
Conf1 Runner-Up:	Women's: None awarded (cancelled)
Prevseason Link:	2019 PSL season
Prevseason Year:	2019
Nextseason Link:	2021 PSL season
Nextseason Year:	2021
Tv:	One Sports, One Sports+
Website:	PSL website

The 2020 PSL season was the eighth season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) which began on February 29, 2020 with the 2020 Grand Prix Conference.^[1] ^[2]

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the end of the season with the Grand Prix being the only conference held.^[3] ^[4] The Grand Prix Conference prematurely ended on March 23, 2020 after the PSL indefinitely postponed games.^[5] Prior to the suspension, its last played game day March 10, 2020 was held behind closed doors.^[6]

The PSL attempted to resume play through the Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup, an invitational beach volleyball tournament open to non-PSL teams in November in Subic.^[7] However the plan was cancelled due to inclement weather conditions anticipated until the end of the year. The PSL plans to hold the beach tournament sometime in February 2021.^[4]

Teams

Abbr.	Team	Company	Colors	Head coach	Team Captain
style=background:#ff3300 colspan=7	2020 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams
align=center	CTC	align=center	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	align=center	United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.	align=center	align=center	Aaron Vélez	align=center	Tatjana Bokan
align=center	CHD	align=center	Cignal HD Spikers	align=center	Cignal TV, Inc.	align=center	align=center	Edgar Barroga	align=center	Rachel Anne Daquis
align=center	FTL	align=center	F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	align=center	F2 Global Logistics Inc.	align=center	align=center	Ramil de Jesús	align=center	Lindsay Stalzer
align=center	GAL	align=center	Generika-Ayala Lifesavers	align=center	Actimed, Inc. Ayala Corporation	align=center	align=center	Sherwin Meneses	align=center	Rhea Dimaculangan
align=center	MPS	align=center	Marinerang Pilipina Skippers	align=center	Marinerang Pilipina Group	align=center	align=center	María Vilet Ponce-de León	align=center	Ivy Remulla
align=center	PET	align=center	Petron Blaze Spikers	align=center	Petron Corporation	align=center	align=center	Emil Lontoc	align=center	Katherine Bell
align=center	PHF	align=center	PLDT Home Fibr Hitters	align=center	PLDT	align=center	align=center	Roger Gorayeb	align=center	Rysabelle Devanadera
align=center	SLR	align=center	Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors	align=center	Sta. Lucia Land Inc.	align=center	align=center	Eddison Orcullo	align=center	Shainah Joseph

Preliminary round

Team standings

All times are in Philippines Standard Time

First round

Venues

Bacoor Strike Gym
Filoil Flying V Centre

Brand ambassador

Mary Joy Baron (2020)^[8] ^[9]

Broadcast partners

One Sports

Notes and References

Web site: PSL moves 2020 Grand Prix opening to February 29. 2020-02-18. FOX Sports Philippines. en-US. 2020-03-01.
Web site: PSL GRAND PRIX UNFURLS. 2020-02-29. BusinessMirror. en-US. 2020-03-01.
News: Naredo . Camille . Volleyball: PSL hopes for indoor tournament in 2021 . November 12, 2020 . ABS-CBN News . 28 October 2020 . en.
News: Murillo . Michael Angelo . Philippine Superliga eyeing a 'complete menu' of three indoor tourneys next year . BusinessWorld . November 12, 2020 . November 12, 2020.
Web site: 2020 PSL Grand Prix cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Tiebreaker Times. March 23, 2020. March 31, 2020.
Web site: PSL holds matches behind closed doors. John Bryan. Ulanday. The Philippine Star. March 10, 2020. March 31, 2020.
News: Giongco . Mark . PSL plans beach volleyball tournament in bubble in November . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 27 October 2020 . en.
Web site: Mary Joy Baron named 2020 PSL ambassador. Lozada. Bong. sports.inquirer.net. 29 February 2020 . en. 2020-03-01.
Web site: New PSL ambassador Majoy Baron vows to put best foot forward for F2 and league. 2020-03-01. Spin.ph. en. 2020-03-01.