Philippines men's national beach volleyball team

The Philippines men's national beach volleyball team is the national team of Philippines for beach volleyball. It is governed by Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) since 2021.

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NicknameAlas Pilipinas (lit.'Philippine Aces')
AssociationPNVF
CoachBrazil João Luciano Simao Barbosa
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Away jersey
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Third jersey
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Results
Asian Championship
Appearances4 (First in 2000)
Last updated on Unknown.
Philippines men's national beach volleyball team
Medal record
Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Silver medal – second place 2024 Nuvali Future Buytrago/Varga
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Quảng Ninh Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Sihanoukville Team

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Names

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Nicknames of the Philippine men's national beach volleyball team
Nickname In use
Alas Pilipinas 2024–present

The Philippine men's national beach volleyball team is known by their moniker, "Alas Pilipinas", with Alas meaning "Ace" in Filipino. The nickname is an official designation by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation in partnership with sponsor Cignal TV. Adopted on May 15, 2024, the moniker is shared with all the national volleyball teams of the Philippines, including beach volleyball.[1]

Rankings

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The following pairs included are in the top 1,000 in the FIVB World Rankings.

Rank of Philippines Men's beach volleyball team as of 3 June 2024[2]
Rank Team Points Confederation
117   Buytrago/Varga 1144 AVC
228   Abdilla/Pareja 584 AVC
294   Abdilla/Requinton 444 AVC
338   Buytrago/Garcia 364 AVC

Current squad

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Philippines - 2024 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships
Team No. Name Date of birth Height
A 1 Alnakran Abdilla (1991-04-22) April 22, 1991 (age 33) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
2 James Buytrago (1999-09-20) September 20, 1999 (age 25) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
B 1 Lerry John Francisco (1998-10-28) October 28, 1998 (age 26)
2 Rancel Varga (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 24) 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
C 1 Edwin Tolentino (1993-01-29) January 29, 1993 (age 31) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
2 Ronniel Rosales

The following persons were assigned by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation as part of the coaching staff.[3]

Coaching Staff
Position Name
Head coach   João Luciano Simao Barbosa
Assistant coach 1   Leonardo Gomes
Assistant coach 2   Rhovyl Verayo
S&C coach   John Paulo Agir
Team manager   Rosemarie Prochina

Competitive record

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The following are the rank of the Philippines men's beach volleyball team in past tournaments.

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour

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Year Location Representatives Result
2022 Future   Subic Bay
Alnakran Abdilla
Jaron Requinton
5th place
Jude Garcia
Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.
9th place
James Buytrago
Pol Gringo Salvador
2023 Challenge   Nuvali
Alnakran Abdilla
Jaron Requinton
19th place
Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.
Alche Gupiteo
33rd place
James Buytrago
Rancel Varga
2024 Futures   Nuvali James Buytrago
Rancel Varga
Silver medal
Alnakran Abdilla
Andre Joseph Pareja
13th place
  Cervia James Buytrago
Rancel Varga
9th place
Alnakran Abdilla
Andre Joseph Pareja
17th place
  Battipaglia James Buytrago
Rancel Varga
13th place
Alnakran Abdilla
Andre Joseph Pareja
21st place
  Spiez James Buytrago
Rancel Varga
9th place
Alnakran Abdilla
Andre Joseph Pareja
13th place
  Qingdao Alnakran Abdilla
Rancel Varga
9th place

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

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Year Location Representatives Result
2018   Manila Raphy Abanto
John Kevin Juban
unplaced
Alnakran Abdilla
Edwin Tolentino
Jade Becaldo
Calvin Sarte
Kris Roy Guzman
Henry James Pecaña
2019   Boracay
Alnakran Abdilla
Jessie Lopez
unplaced
James Butraygo
Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.
Jade Becaldo
Mike Abria

Asian Games

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Year Location Representatives Result
1998   Bangkok Leonardo Toyco
Elmer Valdez
9th place
2002   Busan did not participate
2006   Doha Parley Tupaz
Rhovyl Verayo
13th place
2010   Guangdong did not participate
2014   Incheon
2018   Palembang
2022   Hangzhou Jude Garcia
James Buytrago
9th place
Jaron Requinton
Alnakran Abdilla
17th place

Asian Beach Games

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Year Location Representatives Result
2008   Bali Rhovyl Verayo
Jonrey Sasing
9th place
Benjaylo Labide
Angelo Espiritu
36th place
2010   Muscat did not participate
2012   Haiyang
2014   Phuket Jade Becaldo
Loujie Tipgos
9th place
Edmar Bonono
Edward Ybañez
17th place
2016   Da Nang did not participate

Asian Beach Volleyball Championship

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Year Location Representatives Result
2000   Yangjiang did not participate
2001   Pasay did not held
2002   China did not participate
2004   China
2005   Thailand
2006   Kish
2007   Songkhla Parley Tupaz
Rhovyl Verayo
5th place
2008   India did not participate
2009   Haikou Gabriel Usman
Angelo Espiritu
17th place
2010 did not participate
2011
2012
2013   Wuhan
2014   Jinjiang
2015   Hong Kong did not held
2016   Sydney did not participate
2017   Songkhla
2018   Satun
2019   China
2020   Udon Thani
2021   Phuket Jude Garcia
Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.
5th place
Andre Joseph Pareja
Henry Pecaña
17th place
2022   Bandar Abbas did not participate
2023   Pingtan Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.
Jaron Requinton
25th place
Jude Garcia
James Buytrago
2024   Sta. Rosa Alnakran Abdilla
James Buytrago
19th place
Lerry John Francisco
Rancel Varga
Edwin Tolentino
Ronniel Rosales
29th place

AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup

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Year Location Representatives Result
2021   Nakhon Pathom Jude Garcia
Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.
Semifinal round
Jaron Requinton
James Buytrago

AVC Beach Tour

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Year Location Representatives Result
2022   Samila Open (Songkhla) Jude Garcia
Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.
17th place
Alnakran Abdilla
Jaron Requinton
  Bandar Abbas Open did not participate
2023   Samila Open (Songkhla) did not participate
  Penghu Open Jude Garcia
James Buytrago
9th place
Alnakran Abdilla
Jaron Requinton
2024   Nuvali Open James Buytrago
Rancel Varga
9th place
Alnakran Abdilla
Andre Joseph Pareja
  Samila Open (Songkhla) did not participate
  Taoyuan Open Alnakran Abdilla
Rancel Varga
9th place

South East Asian Games

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Year Location Representatives Result
2005   Bacolod Rhovyl Verayo
Parley Tupaz
4th place
Chad Mowrey
Justin Schonnor
5th place
2007   Nakhon Ratchasima Rhovyl Verayo
Parley Tupaz
4th place
Edward Balbuena
Mimi Dacurong
unplaced
2009   Vientiane Rhovyl Verayo
Jonrey Sasing
5th place
2011   Palembang did not participate
2013   Naypyidaw did not held
2015   Singapore
2017   Kuala Lumpur
2019   Olongapo Edmar Bonono
Jude Garcia
Bronze medal
James Buytrago
Jaron Requinton
2021   Quảng Ninh Jude Garcia
Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.
Bronze medal
Alnakran Abdilla
Jaron Requinton
2023   Sihanoukville Alnakran Abdilla
Jaron Requinton
Bronze medal
James Buytrago
Jude Garcia

South East Asian Beach Volleyball Championship

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Year Location Representatives Result
2017   Singapore Jude Garcia
Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.
5th place

Youth teams

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Philippines men's national under-21 beach volleyball team
Philippines (2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championship)
Philippines Under 21 - Official Line Up for 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championship
No. Name Date of birth Height
1 Jay Rack de la Noche (2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 22)
2 Alexander Jhon Iraya (2003-01-12) January 12, 2003 (age 21)
Philippines men's national under-19 beach volleyball team
Philippines (2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championship)
Philippines Under 19 - Official Line Up for 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championship
No. Name Date of birth Height
1 Jay Rack de la Noche (2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 22)
2 Alexander Jhon Iraya (2003-01-12) January 12, 2003 (age 21)

Coaches

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  •   Dante Lopez (2009)
  •   Rhovyl Verayo[4] (2021–2022)
  •   João Luciano Simao Barbosa[5] (2022–)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bautista, Ohmer (May 15, 2024). "Philippine national volleyball team announces new moniker". One Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men". FIVB.
  3. ^ "Valdez, Mangulabnan captain PHL volleyball teams to Cambodia SEAG; Rondina, Gonzaga lead beach volleyball squads". Volleyball Philippines. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "PNVF appoints Odjie Mamon, Dante Alinsunurin as NT head coaches". Tiebreaker Times. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "PNVF taps another Brazilian coach, this time for beach volley". Tiebreaker Times. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.