Desirée Wynea Cheng (born September 28, 1996) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She played with De La Salle University collegiate women's varsity volleyball team.
| Desirée Cheng | |||||||
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| Full name | Desirée Wynea T. Cheng | ||||||
| Nickname | Des | ||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||
| Born | September 28, 1996 | ||||||
| Hometown | Manila, Philippines | ||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||
| Spike | 262 cm (103 in) | ||||||
| Block | 242 cm (95 in) | ||||||
| College / University | De La Salle University | ||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||
| Current club | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | ||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
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Personal life
editCheng is the youngest of three siblings which include Djanel Cheng, who is also a professional volleyball player.[1] She completed her high school studies at Hope Christian High School and earned her AB Sports Studies degree from De La Salle University.[2][3]
Career
editCheng won the UAAP Season 79 Finals MVP after DLSU Lady Spikers defeated the Ateneo Lady Eagles in the finals.[4][5]
Cheng won the Best server award in UAAP Season 80.[6][7] They defeated the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the finals claiming a 3-peat championship title.[8][9]
With F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, Cheng won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship.[10][11]
Clubs
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F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (2017–2021)- Choco Mucho Flying Titans (2022–present)
Awards
editIndividual
edit- 2011 Palarong Pambansa "Most valuable player"
- 2011 Palarong Maynila "Most valuable player"
- 2012 Palarong Pambansa "Most valuable player"
- 2012 Palarong Maynila "Most valuable player"
- 2013 Palarong Pambansa "Most valuable player"
- 2013 Palarong Pambansa "Best blocker"
- UAAP Season 79 "Finals Most Valuable Player"
- UAAP Season 80 "Best server"
Collegiate
edit- 2014 UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments –
Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers - 2015 UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments – Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
- 2017 UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments –
Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers - 2018 UAAP Season 80 volleyball tournaments – Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
- 2019 UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments –
Bronze medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
Clubs
edit- 2017 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
- 2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup – Bronze medal, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans[12]
- 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference – 1st Runner-Up, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans
References
edit- ^ "Siblings can relate to these Djanel vs Des moments in the all-Cheng PVL face-off". One Sports. September 10, 2024.
- ^ de Borja, Maria Teresa (January 27, 2014). "Desiree Cheng: Conquering the big stage". The Lasallian. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Escarlote, Mark (February 10, 2018). "Worth it naman - DLSU hitter Cheng on missing her graduation march". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "La Salle's Desiree Cheng is UAAP Season 79 Finals MVP". sports.inquirer.net. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Naredo, Camille (May 10, 2017). "Finals MVP Cheng nearly quit volleyball in Season 79". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ See, Stanley (May 5, 2018). "Farewell to #5, #10, & #11: Lady Spikers by the numbers". Go Archers. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "La Salle's Desiree Cheng signs off from the UAAP". ABS-CBN News. May 7, 2019. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "DLSU Lady Spikers, UAAP 80 Women's Volleyball champions". ABS-CBN News. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Go, Beatrice (May 2, 2018). "Still peerless, DLSU Lady Spikers reign as 3-peat UAAP champions". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Abcede, JP (December 14, 2017). "F2 Logistics forces winner-take-all for 2017 PSL Grand Prix crown". Dugout Philippines. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Rondina, Madayag shine as Choco Mucho takes VTV Cup bronze". Premier Volleyball League. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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