Beach Volleyball Republic

Beach Volleyball Republic
Sport	Beach Volleyball
Founded	2015
Country	Philippines
Most recent champion(s)	Mimi Amaral and Bruna Figueredo (Invitationals)
TV partner(s)	ABS-CBN Sports+Action/ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD
Official website	BVR on Facebook

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

Co-founded by former Ateneo Lady Eagles volleybelles and current professional players Charo Soriano, Gretchen Ho, Fille Cainglet-Cayetano, Dzi Gervacio, Bea Tan and former Petron Blaze Spikers player Alexa Micek, 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 under Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) beach volleyball consultant Eric Lecain including the King and Queen of the Sand Beach volleyball tournaments, with the first legs held at the SM Sands By the Bay court last June 20 and July 11, 2015.^[3]

On March 29, 2016, BVR forged a partnership agreement with ABS-CBN Sports for the live airing of the semifinals and finals of the program's events, starting with the Boracay leg of the BVR on Tour on April 27-28.^[4] On June 2016, the BVR officially gets pivotal support from the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas (LVPI), the country's volleyball NSA, after its LVPI-sanctioned BVR Invitationals where international teams competed in a three-day event successfully held at Anguib Beach, Sta. Ana, Cagayan.^[5]

2015 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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

	Team advanced to Semifinals

Pool A

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Soriano–Micek	7	3	1	6	2	3.000	162	109	1.486
2	Tan–Inck Furtado	7	3	1	7	3	2.333	179	148	1.209
3	Caballejo–Abanto	5	2	1	4	3	1.333	119	117	1.017
4	Estrañero–Alinas	4	1	2	3	4	0.750	110	97	1.134
5	Sinamban–Tiangco	4	0	4	0	8	0.000	83	168	0.494

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

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Pineda–Marciano	8	4	0	8	0	MAX	169	108	1.565
2	Hingpit–Morada	7	3	1	6	2	3.000	154	123	1.252
3	Cainglet–Lazaro	6	2	2	2	4	0.500	99	107	0.925
4	Morente-Otoshi	5	1	3	2	4	0.500	91	120	0.758
5	Cailing–Romero	4	0	4	0	8	0.000	113	168	0.673

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	–	–	–	–

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	Report
Dec 20	15:00	Tan–Inck Furtado	2–0	Pineda–Marciano	21–11	21–17	–	42–28	Report

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	Report

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	Report

Semifinals			Final

Dec 20
Soriano–Micek	2
Hingpit–Morada	0

			Dec 20
			Soriano–Micek	1
			Tan–Inck Furtado	2


			3rd place match
Dec 20		Dec 20
Tan–Inck Furtado	2	Pineda–Marciano	2
Pineda–Marciano	0		Hingpit–Morada	0

Final standings

Rank	Team
01 !	Bea Tan and Rupia Inck Furtado
02 !	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
03 !	Shiela Marie Pineda and Janine Marciano
4	April Ross Hingpit and Maica Morada

2015 Beach Volleyball Republic Christmas Open Champions
Bea Tan and Rupia Inck Furtado
Inaugural title

2016 Nationwide Tour

Aside from the 5 legs, BVR will organized another leg on May 20-21 for their nationwide tour before moving back to Manila for the culmination of the tour on May 26-29 at the Sands SM By the Bay. Starting with the Boracay leg, the semifinals and finals matches of the BVR on Tour events will be aired on ABS-CBN Sports+Action, the official broadcast partner of BVR.^[8]

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur

The inaugural staging of the BVR Nationwide Tour will be held on January 30–31, 2016 at the Cabugao Beach Resort, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. 8 teams (divided into two groups) will be participated in the two-day event. The winner of the event will receive 70,000 pesos cash prize.^[9]

Group	Team	Players
Pool A	BVR Team 1	Bea Tan and Aby Maraño
	Bacolod	April Hingpit and Patty Orendain
	Philippine Army	Jovelyn Gonzaga and Nerissa Bautista
	RTU Team A	Jessa Aranda and Pricilla Gail Catacutan
Pool B	BVR Team 2	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
	Philippine Air Force	Judy Caballejo and Anna Camille Abanto
	Batangas	Kiara Aira Pineza and Jessica Paron
	RTU Team B	Michelle Morente and Jonafer San Pedro

Final standings

Rank	Team
01 !	Jovelyn Gonzaga and Nerissa Bautista (def. Soriano-Micek tandem, 21-13, 21-10)
02 !	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
03 !	Bea Tan and Aby Maraño

San Juan, La Union

The second leg of the BVR On Tour was held at the Kahuna Beach Resort, San Juan, La Union on February 14, 2016.^[10]

Team	Players
Air Force	Judy Caballejo and Anna Camille Abanto
BVR Team 1	Bea Tan and Aby Maraño
BVR Team 2	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
BVR Team 3	Gretchen Ho and Melissa Gohing
Cordilleras	Jessica Dacanay and Roxanne Almonte
RTU	Jonaver San Pedro and Jessica Aranda

Final standings

Rank	Team
01 !	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek (def. Air Force team, 21-13, 21-7)
02 !	Judy Caballejo and Anna Camille Abanto
03 !	Jonaver San Pedro and Jessica Aranda

Anguib, Cagayan

The third leg of the BVR On Tour was held at the Anguib Beach, Sta. Ana, Cagayan on February 20–21, in partnership with the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA).^[11]

Participants

Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
Judy Caballejo and Jennifer Manzano
Jona San Pedro and Tati Sablan
Bea Tan and Dzi Gervacio
Wendy Semana and Coyah Abanto
Jessa Aranda and Jas Wenzel
Mara Salde and Gem Seguirre
Angel Antipuesto and Melissa Gohing

Final standings

Rank	Team
01 !	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
02 !	Judy Caballejo and Jennifer Manzano
03 !	Bea Tan and Dzi Gervacio
4	Wendy Anne Semana and Anna Camille Abanto

Lakawon Island, Cadiz, Negros Occidental

The fourth leg of the BVR On Tour was held at the Lakawon Island, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on March 18–19, 2016. Bea Tan and Fiola Ceballos won the fourth leg's championship match against a guest team from Iloilo.

Participants

Jonafer San Pedro and Jessa Aranda
Dzi Gervacio and Melissa Gohing
May Ann Pantino and Coyah Abanto
Bea Tan and Fiola Ceballos
Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
Angel Antipuesto and Jennifer Manzano
Iya Yongco and Denden Lazaro
Jennifer Cosas and Erjane Magdato (Bacolod)
Jane Vorster and Tatiana Sablan (Guam)
Jackielyn Estoquia and DM Demontano (Iloilo)

Final standings

Rank	Team
01 !	Bea Tan and Fiola Ceballos
02 !	Jackielyn Estoquia and DM Demontano
03 !	Jane Vorster and Tatiana Sablan

Clark, Pampanga

The fifth leg of the BVR on Tour will be held at the Villages at Global Clark, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga on April 16–17, 2016.

Participants

Gretchel Soltones and Alyssa Eroa
Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
Bea Tan and Dzi Gervacio
Jona San Pedro and Jessica Aranda
Jennifer Manzano and Angel Antipuesto
Caitlin Viray and Kaitlin Gormley
Tatiana Sablan and Chloe Reimer
Denden Lazaro and Ella de Jesus
Judy Caballejo and Coyah Abanto
Michelle Morente and Janine Marciano
Pam Legaspi and Arylle Magtalas
Joy Cases and Nene Tapic

Final standings

Rank	Team
01 !	Gretchel Soltones and Alyssa Eroa
02 !	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
03 !	Judy Caballejo and Coyah Abanto

Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan

The sixth leg of the BVR on Tour was held at Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan on April 27–28, 2016. The semifinals and finals of the leg was aired on a delayed basis on ABS-CBN Sports and Action (Channel 23 and HD 166).^[12] The tandem of Soriano and Micek were emerged as the leg's champions after beating the team from the Philippine Air Force in the finals.^[13]

Participants

Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
Judy Caballejo and Coyah Abanto
Bea Tan and Fiola Ceballos
Jackie Estoquia and DM Demontano
Dzi Gervacio and Mik Marciano
Jona San Pedro and Tatiana Sablan
Perper Cosas and Lopa Saraum
Dior Vergara and Linlyn Torado

Final standings

Rank	Team
01 !	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek (def. Cabllejo and Abanto in finals match, 21-15, 21-16)
02 !	Judy Caballejo and Camille Abanto
03 !	Bea Tan and Fiola Ceballos

Bayawan City

The seventh and the final leg before the national championships of the BVR on Tour was held at Bayawan City, Negros Oriental on May 20-21, 2016 in partnership with the local government of Bayawan. BVR teams and some teams from Negros were participated in the two-day tourney.^[14]

Rank	Team
01 !	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
02 !	Erjane Magdato and Jenny Mar Señares
03 !	Bea Tan and Dzi Gervacio

National Championships

The National Championships of the Beach Volleyball Republic was held at the Sands, SM By the Bay in Pasay City on May 26-27, 2016. Winning teams from different BVR legs and invited teams participated in the culmination of the 5-month long BVR nationwide tour.^[15] Qualifiers, semifinals and finals was aired also on ABS-CBN Sports+Action. Lakawon leg winners Bea Tan and Fiola Ceballos were crowned as the national champions.^[16]

Participants

Group	Players
Pool A	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek (BVR 1)
	Jennifer Cosas and Floremej Rodriguez (Negros)
	Nieza Viray and Jeziela Viray (San Beda)
	Tatiana Sablan and Imee Ilao (Hawaii/Guam)
Pool B	Judy Caballejo and Coyah Abanto (Air Force)
	Jackie Estoquia and DM Demontano (Iloilo)
	Rhea Fermilan and Javen Sabas (PUP)
	Therese Ramas and Janelle Cabahug (Cebu)
Pool C	Jonafer San Pedro and Jessa Aranda (RTU)
	Bea Tan and Fiola Cebballos (BVR 3)
	Cherilyn Sindayen and Rainne Fabay (Lyceum)
	Lourdilyn Catubag and Karen Quilario (Tagum)
Pool D	Dzi Gervacio and Michelle Morente (BVR 2)
	Apple Saraum and Jusabelle Brillo (Cebu)
	Isa Molde and Diana Carlos (UP)
	Erjane Magdato and Alexa Polidario (Bacolod)

Final Standings

Rank	Team
01 !	Bea Tan and Fiola Ceballos (def. Rodriguez and Cosas, 21-19, 18-21, 15-7)
02 !	Jennifer Cosas and Floremej Rodriguez
03 !	Judy Caballejo and Coyah Abanto
4	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek

BVR Invitational Tour

After its successful nationwide tour, BVR holds its Invitational tournament featuring 10 international teams from United States, Brazil, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and Hong Kong and 2 local duos (BVR shareholders Bea Tan and Charo Soriano and national championship runner-up Jennifer Cosas and Floremej Rodriguez) on June 9-11, 2016 at the Anguib Beach, Sta. Ana, Cagayan.^[17] Several matches will be aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action on June 18-19.

The Invitational tournament will be sanctioned by the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI), the country's volleyball national sports association.^[18]

Group	Players
Pool A	Mimi Amaral and Bruna Figueredo
	Jennifer Cosas and Floremej Rodriguez
	Tan Shieng Theng and Ong Wei Yu
Pool B	Bea Tan and Charo Soriano
	Jennifer Snyder and Chara Harris
	Kong Cheuk Yee and To Wing Tung
Pool C	Yupa Phokongploy and Rachel Sherman
	Erica Adachi and Rupia Inck
	Rachel Lau Yue Ting and Eliza Chong Hui Hui
Pool D	Julia Tilley and Alice Bain
	Alexa Micek and Leah Hinkey
	Lo Wai Yan and Yueng Yuk Mei

Final standings

Rank	Team
01 !	Mimi Amaral and Bruna Figueredo (def. Snyder and Harris, 21-14, 18-21, 15-9)^[19]
02 !	Jennifer Snyder and Chara Harris
03 !	Alexa Micek and Leah Hinkey
4	Julia Tilley and Alice Bain

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Volleyball in the Philippines

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League competitions	NCAA Volleyball Championship (Philippines) Nestea Beach Volleyball Philippine Super Liga PVF-Cantada Beach Volleyball Shakey's V-League Spikers' Turf UAAP Volleyball Championship

Federations	LVPI PVF

Organizations	Beach Volleyball Republic

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