September 13, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — It took Alas Pilipinas only one set to indicate the world that it belongs.
And it got here in that memorable third set when the Filipinos practically pulled it off earlier than stumbling to African energy Tunisia, 25-13, 25-17, 25-23, final evening because the FIVB Males’s Volleyball World Championship kicked off on the MOA Area.
Watched by 1000’s of animated followers together with President Marcos and First Girl Liza Marcos, the Nationals succumbed to nerves early of their debut on the game’s greatest stage and simply couldn’t discover their rhythm within the first two units that seemed extra like a massacre.
However Alas discovered the groove within the third when Bryan Bagunas went on supernova mode in snatching a 6-4 lead and sticking near the Tunisians at 23-all.
President Marcos delivers the ceremonial serve to open the nation’s internet hosting of the FIVB Volleyball Males’s World Championship on the Mall of Asia Area yesterday. Wanting on are Philippine Sports activities Fee chairman Patrick Gregorio, Philippine Nationwide Volleyball Federation president Ramon Suzara and the gamers and coaches of Alas Pilipinas, which confronted Tunisia of their World Championship debut.
The 11-time African champion, nevertheless, relied on its huge expertise and took the final two factors and the victory.
Bagunas was nothing in need of electrical on this one as he led all spikers with 23 factors, together with a mammoth 20 on kills.
“For me, you already know it’s not a great begin but it surely’s an ideal sport as a result of that is the primary time we get to play within the World Championship. It’s a great expertise for us,” stated the mercurial spiker who performs as an import in Japan.
However in all, there wasn’t actually a lot to count on from a rustic making its first look on this galactic occasion.
The President did the ceremonial serve, accompanied by Philippine Sports activities Fee chair Pato Gregorio and Philippine Nationwide Volleyball Federation and Asian Volleyball Confederation chief Ramon Suzara.
