Beach Volleyball Republic

Beach Volleyball Republic
SportBeach Volleyball
Founded2015
Country Philippines
Most recent
champion(s)		W: Melody Pons and Sheena Cafe
M: Johnwayne Dionela and Rain Skyler Gemarino
TV partner(s)ABS-CBN
Official websiteBeach Volleyball Republic

Beach Volleyball Republic, Inc. (BVR) is an organization aimed for the development of beach volleyball in the Philippines. It was formed in June 2015.[1][2][3]

History

Co-founded by former Ateneo Lady Eagles volleybelles and current professional players Charo Soriano, Gretchen Ho, Fille Cainglet-Cayetano, Dzi Gervacio and Bea Tan. BVR organized beach volleyball tournaments in different beaches and public places in the Philippines, grassroots development program for the young and aspiring players and the professional circuit tours thru the Beach Royals program, with the first legs held at the SM Sands By the Bay court on June 20 and July 11, 2015.[4]

In December 2015, BVR made its 4-hour live telecast debut in ABS-CBN Sports and Action with 16 women's teams competing. In 2016, BVR forged a partnership agreement with ABS-CBN Sports for 4 part magazine show and the live airing of the semifinals and finals of the program's events like the Boracay leg of the BVR on Tour on April 27–28.[5] In June 2016, the BVR officially attempted to get support from the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas (LVPI), the country's volleyball NSA, through its LVPI-sanctioned BVR Invitationals where international teams competed in a three-day event successfully held at Anguib Beach, Santa Ana, Cagayan.[6]

In November 2020, the BVR was reportedly considered turning to a professional league.[7] This is due government regulations at that time only allowing professional leagues to hold games amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in February 2021, the league organizers forego going pro.[8]

King and Queen of the Sands

The BVR's first tournament was the Queen of Sands tournament on June 20, 2015. The format used for the women's beach volleyball tournament allowed for players to compete with and against different players each game instead of having the same partner throughout the tournament. The top four individual players with the most points figuring in the final. Fiola Mae Caballos of Central Philippine University is the winner of the inaugural tournament. A second tournament, the King and Queen of the Sands was held in July 2015. The tournament featured both men and women.[9][10]

Christmas Open

The 2015 Beach Volleyball Republic Christmas Open was held in the SM Sands By the Bay on December 19–20, 2015. The tournament involves 10 teams, which will split into two pools which will compete in a single round-robin elimination format. A draw was held before the tournament proper to determine the placings of the teams and the schedule.[11] The top two teams will advance to a cross-over semifinals round, and the winners of the semifinals matches will move on to the finals. The winner of the open will receive 100,000 thousand pesos cash prize. Live telecast of the semifinals and finals matches was aired via ABS-CBN Sports+Action.[12]

Participating teams
Group Players
Pool A Arielle Estrañero and Vina Alinas
Bea Tan and Rupia Inck Furtado
Judy Ann Caballejo and Anna Camille Abanto
Julie Ann Sinamban and Mariel Tiangco
Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
Pool B Fille Cainglet-Cayetano and Denise Michelle Lazaro
Rose Cailing and April Romero
Shiela Marie Pineda and Janine Marciano
Michelle Morente and Mich Otoshi
April Ross Hingpit and Maica Morada

Preliminary round

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Soriano–Micek 4 3 1 7 6 2 3.000 162 109 1.486 Semifinals
2 Tan–Inck Furtado 4 3 1 7 7 3 2.333 179 148 1.209
3 Caballejo–Abanto 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 119 117 1.017
4 Estrañero–Alinas 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 110 97 1.134
5 Sinamban–Tiangco 4 0 4 4 0 8 0.000 83 168 0.494
Source: [13]
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Pineda–Marciano 4 4 0 8 8 0 MAX 169 108 1.565 Semifinals
2 Hingpit–Morada 4 3 1 7 6 2 3.000 154 123 1.252
3 Cainglet–Lazaro 4 2 2 6 2 4 0.500 99 107 0.925
4 Morente-Otoshi 4 1 3 5 2 4 0.500 91 120 0.758
5 Cailing–Romero 4 0 4 4 0 8 0.000 113 168 0.673
Source: [13]

Match results

Pool A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total Report
Dec 19 09:00 Estrañero–Alinas 1–2 Tan–Inck Furtado 19–21 21–19 6–15 46–55 Report
Dec 19 10:15 Caballejo–Abanto 2–0 Sinamban–Tiangco 21–15 21–10 – 42–25 Report
Dec 19 11:15 Soriano–Micek 0–2 Tan–Inck Furtado 18–21 18–21 – 36–42 Report
Dec 19 12:15 Sinamban–Tiangco 0–2 Estrañero–Alinas 9–21 15–21 – 24–42 Report
Dec 19 14:30 Soriano–Micek 2–0 Caballejo–Abanto 21–14 21–13 – 42–27 Report
Dec 19 15:30 Tan–Inck Furtado 2–0 Sinamban–Tiangco 21–9 21–7 – 42–16 Report
Dec 19 16:30 Estrañero–Alinas 0–2 Soriano–Micek 12–21 10–21 – 22–42 Report
Dec 19 17:30 Caballejo–Abanto 2–1 Tan–Inck Furtado 14–21 21–10 15–9 50–40 Report
Dec 20 09:00 Soriano–Micek 2–0 Sinamban–Tiangco 21–7 21–11 – 42–18  
Dec 20 11:00 Estrañero–Alinas 0–0 Caballejo–Abanto 0–0 0–0 – 0–0  
Pool B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total Report
Dec 19 08:00 Cainglet–Lazaro 2–0 Cailing–Romero 21–16 21–19 – 42–35 Report
Dec 19 09:45 Pineda–Marciano 2–0 Morente–Otoshi 21–9 21–13 – 42-22 Report
Dec 19 10:45 Hingpit–Morada 2–0 Cailing–Romero 21–13 21–13 – 42–26 Report
Dec 19 11:45 Cainglet–Lazaro 0–2 Pineda–Marciano 9–21 20–22 – 29–43 Report
Dec 19 14:00 Morente–Otoshi 0–2 Hingpit–Morada 17–21 18–21 – 35–42 Report
Dec 19 14:50 Pineda–Marciano 2–0 Cailing–Romero 21–14 21–15 – 42–29 Report
Dec 19 16:00 Hingpit–Morada 2–0 Cainglet–Lazaro 21–10 21–10 – 42–20 Report
Dec 19 17:00 Cailing–Romero 0–2 Morente–Otoshi 15–21 8–21 – 23–42 Report
Dec 20 08:00 Hingpit–Morada 0–2 Pineda–Marciano 13–21 15–21 – 28–42  
Dec 20 10:00 Morente–Otoshi 0–0 Cainglet–Lazaro – – – –  

Final round

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total Report
Dec 20 14:00 Soriano–Micek 2–0 Hingpit–Morada 23–21 21–15 – 44–36  
Dec 20 15:00 Tan–Inck Furtado 2–0 Pineda–Marciano 21–11 21–17 – 42–28  
3rd place
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total Report
Dec 20 16:00 Pineda–Marciano 2–0 Hingpit–Morada 21–15 21–8 – 42–23  

Finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total Report
Dec 20 17:00 Soriano–Micek 1–2 Tan–Inck Furtado 21–17 22–24 12–15 55–56  


 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
Dec 20
 
 
Soriano–Micek2
 
Dec 20
 
Hingpit–Morada0
 
Soriano–Micek1
 
Dec 20
 
Tan–Inck Furtado2
 
Tan–Inck Furtado2
 
 
Pineda–Marciano0
 
3rd place match
 
 
Dec 20
 
 
Pineda–Marciano2
 
 
Hingpit–Morada0

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bea Tan and Rupia Inck Furtado
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bang Pineda and Janine Marciano
4 April Ross Hingpit and Maica Morada

List of champions

Beach Volleyball Republic Champions
Season Leg Women's Men's Ref.
2015 King and Queen of the Sands Bea Tan–Jade Becaldo n/a [10]
Christmas Open Bea Tan–Rupia Inck Furtado n/a [14]
2016 Cabugao, Ilocos Sur Jovelyn Gonzaga–Nerissa Bautista n/a
San Juan, La Union Charo Soriano–Alexa Micek n/a
Anguib, Cagayan Charo Soriano–Alexa Micek n/a
Lakawon Island, Negros Occidental Bea Tan–Fiola Ceballos n/a
Clark, Pampanga Gretchel Soltones–Alyssa Eroa n/a
Bayawan, Negros Oriental Charo Soriano–Alexa Micek n/a
National Championships
Sands, SM By the Bay, Pasay		 Bea Tan–Fiola Ceballos n/a
Invitational
Santa Ana, Cagayan		 Mimi Amaral–Bruna Figueredo n/a
2017 Metro Manila
Sands, SM By the Bay, Pasay		 Keiko Urata–Chiyo Suzuki Jeremiah Barrica–Kevin Hadlocon
Currimao, Ilocos Norte Sisi Rondina–Cecilia Bangad
(Collegiate Bracket-A)		 Mohd Aizzzat Zokri–Raja Nazmi
(Collegiate Bracket-A)
Floremel Rodriguez–Theres Ramas
(Collegiate Bracket-B)		 Jeremiah Barrica–Kevin Hadlocon
(Collegiate Bracket-B)
n/a Giovanni Musillo–Brian Nordberg
(Open Bracket-A)
n/a Jade Becaldo–Rommel Pepito
(Open Bracket-B)
Moalboal, Cebu Erjane Magdato–Alexa Polidario Jade Becaldo–Rommel Pepito
National championships
Anguib Beach, Santa Ana, Cagayan		 Lourdilyn Catubag–Karen Quilario Jade Becaldo–Rommel Pepito
2018 Ilocos Sur Judy Caballejo–Coyah Abanto Henry Pecaña–KR Guzman [15]
El Nido, Palawan Charo Soriano–Bea Tan KR Guzman–Ian Yee [16]
Dumaguete Alexa Polidario–Erjane Magdato KR Guzman–Krung Arbasto [17]
December Open
Sands, SM By the Bay, Pasay		 Dzi Gervacio–Bea Tan Ranran Abdilla–Jessie Lopez [18]
2019 Santa Fe, Cebu Bea Tan–Dij Rodriguez Ranran Abdilla–Jessie Lopez [19]
2021 Santa Ana, Cagayan (1st leg) Sisi Rondina–Bernadeth Pons Krung Arbasto–Jude Garcia [20]
Santa Ana, Cagayan (2nd leg) Sisi Rondina–Bernadeth Pons Krung Arbasto–Jude Garcia [21]
2023 San Juan, Batangas Gen Eslapor–Roma Joy Doromal Krung Arbasto–Rancel Varga [22]
Candon, Ilocos Sur Kly Orillaneda–Kathrina Epa Ranran Abdilla–Rancel Varga [23]
Sipalay, Negros Occidental Honey Grace Cordero–Roma Joy Doromal Ranran Abdilla–Rancel Varga [24]
Further information: Beach Volleyball Republic results

See also

References

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