Foton, Petron dispute Final 4 top seeding

MANILA, Philippines – Reigning champion Foton and fancied Petron collide today for the top seeding in the semifinals of the Asics Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix presented by PLDT Home Ultera women’s volleyball tournament at the FilOil Flying V Center in San Juan.

The Tornadoes and the Tri-Activ Spikers set out for their 7 p.m. clash with identical 8-1 marks with both teams still expected to dish out their best for the momentum and confidence heading to the crucial phase of the inter-club tournament bankrolled by Mikasa, Mueller, Grand Sport and Senoh with TV5 as official broadcast partner.

Cignal will also try to avoid the sixth spot when it tackles RC Cola-Army in the 5 p.m. appetizer in the final day of the preliminaries of the league sponsored by Focus Athletics, KLab Cyscorpions, Petron, Foton and F2 Logistics.

Billed as a preview of this year’s finals, the battle between Foton and Petron will be important with the winner clinching the top spot in the semis set on Dec. 3 at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation in Legazpi City.

The top seed will next face the survivor in the playoff battle between the fourth seed and fifth seed teams in the semis. 

The second seed, on the other hand, will take on the victor between the third and sixth seeds in the semis for a ticket to the best-of-three finals series starting Dec. 8.