Alas Pilipinas gamers dominated out of PVL Bolstered, Invitationals

FILE– Alas Pilipinas through the SEA VLeague second leg. The nationwide group gamers have been dominated out of returning to the on going PVL Bolstered Convention. –SAVA PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas gamers will now not return to motion within the 2024 PVL Bolstered Convention and also will miss the following Invitational Convention.

PVL president and Philippine Nationwide Volleyball Federation vp Ricky Palou stated on Tuesday that the professional gamers from the nationwide squad won’t be returning to their golf equipment till September 15.

Alas Pilipinas is about to play a Japanese membership group in a pleasant early in September.

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“So far as I do know, the video games of Alas, hindi pa tapos. They nonetheless have a match in opposition to a Japanese membership group right here within the Philippines for the kick-off of the [FIVB] World Championship subsequent yr. So till these video games are over, hindi sila makakalaro as a result of they are going to be training,” stated Palou, who can be the Alas Pilipinas chairman.

“I perceive these [games] can be round September 9, 10, 11, round that point, we’ll finish our Invitational. So wala na, hindi na sila makakabalik hanggang Invitational. Until magbago sila ng schedule, however I doubt it.”

The semifinalists of the continued PVL Bolstered Convention will qualify for the Invitationals in September, the place they are going to face international visitor golf equipment.

Palou stated the Alas Pilipinas gamers will return within the 2024-25 All-Filipino Convention, which opens in November.

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The ladies’s group goes to participate within the one-year countdown for the nation’s internet hosting of the FIVB Males’s World Championship 2025 and also will play tune-up video games in different provinces.

Alas has 12 PVL gamers in its roster: Choco Mucho’s Sisi Rondina and Cherry Nunag, Cignal’s Vanie Gandler and Daybreak Macandili-Catindig, Akari’s Fifi Sharma and Religion Nisperos, Chery Tiggo’s Eya Laure and Jen Nierva, Creamline’s Jema Galanza, PLDT’s Dell Palomata, and rookies Thea Gagate of ZUS Espresso and Julia Coronel of Galeries Tower.

Crew captain Jia De Guzman, in the meantime, will return to Japan after the eight-time PVL Greatest Setter renewed her contract with the Denso AiryBees.

“Her contract in Japan has been renewed so I believe she’ll return there I believe at present or tomorrow she’s leaving for Japan.” stated the PVL chief. “Within the meantime, the group can be training pero so far as I do know, after Might, babalik na siya dito for the nationwide group. When the nationwide group calendar comes into play she’ll be again within the Philippines for the Alas group.”

Alas received back-to-back bronze medals within the SEA VLeague with De Guzman and Gagate profitable the Greatest Setter and Greatest Center Blocker, respectively, within the first leg, and Alyssa Solomon taking residence the Greatest Reverse Spiker within the second leg.