PayMaya High Flyers
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| Full name | PayMaya High Flyers |
|---|---|
| Short name | PayMaya |
| Nickname | High Flyers |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Dissolved | 2018 |
| League | Philippine Super Liga (2013–2014) Premier Volleyball League (2014, 2018) |
| Championships | |
| Shakey's V-League : 2 (2015, 2015) | |
The PayMaya High Flyers or the PLDT Volleyball Club were a professional women's volleyball team.
The women's team shared the same name as the men's team throughout most of its existence. In 2018, the women's team deviated and was named after the PayMaya service of PLDT Inc.
It was merged to Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters, an affiliate women's team in 2018.
History[edit]
The PayMaya High Flyers debuted in 2013 as the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters women's team in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 2013 Invitational Conference. A men's team debuted in the following conference.
In 2014, while participating in the PSL, the club joined in the Shakey's V-League with its women's team as the PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters during the 2014 Open Conference.[1]
The club ended its participation in the PSL after the 2014 season. In 2015, the club competed under the name PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters.[2] becoming its first champion.[3]
The club became dormant in 2016 and 2017. The women's team returned to active competition in 2018 in the Premier Volleyball League (formerly, Shakey's V-League and Spikers’ Turf) as the PayMaya High Flyers. The men's team retained the PLDT brand and competed as the PLDT Home Fibr Ultra Fast Hitters.[4]
In September 2018, the women's team was merged with the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters, its affiliate team in the PSL.[5]
Name changes[edit]
| Season | Name |
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| 2013 | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters (PSL) |
| 2014 | PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers (PSL) PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters (SVL) |
| 2015 | PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters (SVL) |
| 2016–17 | inactive |
| 2018 | PayMaya High Flyers (PVL) |
Roster[edit]
Philippine SuperLiga[edit]
For the 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference see Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters.
Shakey's V-League[edit]
2015 Open Conference
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Premier Volleyball League[edit]
2018 Reinforced Conference
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Honors[edit]
Team[edit]
Philippine SuperLiga:
| Season | Conference | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Invitational | 5th Place | |
| Grand Prix | 3rd Place | [6][7] | |
| 2014 | All-Filipino | 3rd Place | [8] |
| Grand Prix | (did not compete) | [9] |
Premier Volleyball League:
| Season | Conference | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Open | 3rd place | [10] |
| Reinforced | 3rd place | ||
| 2015 | Open | Champion | [11] |
| Reinforced | Champion | [12] | |
| 2016 | Open | (did not compete) | |
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| 2017 | Reinforced | ||
| Open | |||
| 2018 | Reinforced | Runner-up | [13] |
| Open | (did not compete) |
Others:
| Season | Tournament | Title | Source |
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| 2016 | MVP Olympics | Champion | [14] |
Individual[edit]
Premier Volleyball League:
| Season | Conference | Award | 'Name | Source |
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| 2014 | Reinforced | Best Setter |  Rubie de Leon
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| 2015 | Open | Finals MVP | Alyja Daphne Santiago
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| Conference MVP | Alyssa Valdez
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| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez
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| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Alyja Daphne Santiago
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| Best Setter | Rubie de Leon
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| Reinforced | Finals MVP | Alyssa Valdez
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| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Janine Marciano
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| Best Libero | Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone
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| 2018 | Reinforced | Best Libero | Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone
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| Best Foreign Guest Player |  Tess Nicole Rountree
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Philippine SuperLiga:
| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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| 2013 | Invitational | Best Scorer | Maria Paulina Soriano
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| Grand Prix | Best Setter | Kaylee Manns
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| Best Opposite Spiker | Suzanne Roces
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| Best Middle Blocker | Savannah Noyes
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| 2014 | All-Filipino | Best Libero | Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone
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| Best Opposite Spiker | Suzanne Roces
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Team captains[edit]
Lou Ann Latigay (2013)- Suzanne Roces (2014–2015)
- Jasmine Nabor (2018)
Head coach[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin (July 3, 2014). "Short-handed PLDT overpowers hapless UP Lady Maroons to join early leaders". website. Spin.ph. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "8 teams take part in first Spikers' Turf men's volley tiff".
- ^ "PLDT Home defeats Cagayan Valley to rule inaugural Spikers' Turf".
- ^ Villar, Joey (3 January 2018). "PLDT returns to PVL". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "PLDT rejoins Super Liga as eight teams battle for title in All-Filipino Conference". SPIN.PH. October 2, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Speed Boosters seek 3rd vs Cagayan side". www.philstar.com. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin. "PLDT salvages third place in Super Liga with victory over Cagayan Valley". www.spin.ph. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin (July 26, 2014). "Generika-Army rules Super Liga anew by making short work of RC Cola-Air Force in Finals". website. www.spin.ph. Spin.ph. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin (16 October 2014). "Four returning squads, two new teams battle for PSL Grand Prix women's crown". website. www.spin.ph. Spin.ph. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin (August 31, 2014). "PLDT scores straight sets win over Air Force to salvage third place in V-league Open". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ "V-League: PLDT outlasts Army in five-set epic to win Open Conference - JST/RAF, GMA News".
- ^ "PLDT snatches V-League Reinforced Conference title". By Mark Escarlote ABS-CBN Sports on Dec 06, 2015 06:39 PM
- ^ Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Cool Smashers sweep way to breakthrough crown". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ Beltran, Nelson (March 6, 2016). "PLDT rules MVP Olympics". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Pablo, Espejo cop MVP honors". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ "All Filipino Conference Final Results". Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 11 December 2014.