PSL, Solar Sports renew partnership

MANILA, Philippines - Solar Sports will again be official broadcast partner of the Philippine Superliga, which holds the All-Filipino Conference on May 16 at the Cuneta Astrodome.

Ramon Suzara, PSL president and main man of the organizing Score, said Solar Sports will beam matches of the upcoming tournament on all Solar Sports cable channels. 

Solar Sports is available on Sky Cable (Ch.70), Destiny Cable (Ch.35), Cignal (Ch.55), and Cablelink (Ch.58).

Suzara said the PSL’s second straight year of partnership with Solar Sports, led by its president Wilson Tieng and chairman and CEO William Tieng, bodes well for the premier club league as it aims to continue drawing in fans in search of top-level volleyball action in line with the PSL theme: “Ito ang Volleyball!”

The PSL opening will also be open to the public. 

Tickets are available at the Score office, Unit 220, Vito Cruz Tower1, 720 Vito Cruz, Malate Manila (in front of the Philippine Sports Commission building at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex).

Interested fans can also call 3533935 (look for Angel) for tickets on a first-come, first-served basis.

Two-conference champion Philippine Army, now carrying the colors of Generika Drugstore, are still tipped to figure in the championship.

The Lady Troopers, however, expect to meet serious opposition from the souped up Cignal HD Spikers, who challenged them for the Invitational and Grand Prix crowns.

New team AirAsia Flying Spikers, built around two-time UAAP MVP Abbie Marano and her La Salle teammates, is being considered as a threat this early. 

New team RC Cola-Air Force Raiders are also being tipped as a serious contender while the PLDT Power Attackers, Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns and Systema Active Smashers could possibly figure in the championship battle.

The Petron Blaze Spikers, which bagged top pick Din-Din Santiago, is also a formidable squad in the roster.

The men’s division will have Cignal, PLDT-Air Force, Instituto Estetica Manila, Systema and UP Alumni Team competing for the crown.