Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Tiebreaker Times
(C) PVL Images

News

Akari rewarded with Japan trip after historic PVL silver


For Akari, securing the silver medal in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was already an overachievement.

A team that had never placed higher than seventh before, the Chargers stunned the competition by going a perfect 10-0 to reach the championship match.

However, experience triumphed over recency in the gold medal match.

Creamline captured its ninth title overall with a dominant 25-15, 25-23, 25-17 victory over Akari on Wednesday night at the jam-packed Philsports Arena.

Just making it to the podium was a significant accomplishment for the Chargers. As a result, the management decided to reward the team with a leisure-slash-training camp in Japan in preparation for the All-Filipino Conference.

Team manager Mozzy Ravena explained that the trip to Japan was originally planned for training purposes only, but with the silver medal, they decided to make it a reward as well.

PVL-RC-2024-Finals-Grethcel-Soltones-0563 Akari rewarded with Japan trip after historic PVL silver News PVL Volleyball  - philippine sports news

“Actually, yung Japan trip was really for training. It started like that kay Coach Taka, tapos naisip namin na parang the girls naman deserve something, kaya inincorporate na lang din namin yung parang a little bit of reward, pasyal-pasyal ganyan,” said Ravena.

“Pero, knowing Coach Taka, alam mo yun, syempre very calculated lang din yung pasyal. It’s really more for tune-up games. May mga nakausap na siyang teams.”

Taka Minowa, the Japanese head coach of Akari, has already spoken to at least two teams for tune-up games with the Chargers and is expected to increase that number before they fly to Japan.

According to the team manager, they plan to fly to Japan by early October, just in time before the SV.League and V.League start.

#ReadMore  MJ Perez stresses growth despite Cignal’s undefeated record

“First or second week of October yan kasi mag-iistart na rin yung league sa Japan, so mawawalan na rin kami ng ka-tune-up. We have to be specific sa dates para maganda yung mga tune-up games namin,” shared Ravena.

“So far, alam ko dalawa na yung nakausap niya (Minowa) na ka-tune-up namin, pero siyempre he wants more, siguro four or five teams at the very least kasi sayang naman nandoon ka na eh.”

Written By

Just a kid from Cavite trying to make a difference.


You May Also Like

News

SANTA ROSA, LAGUNA — The 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference saw contrasting performances from two standout imports. Erica Staunton, the youngest player at...

News

SANTA ROSA, LAGUNA — Cignal opened its 2024 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference campaign with a commanding 25-16, 25-10, 25-18 win over Farm Fresh,...

News

SANTA ROSA, LAGUNA — Creamline is one crown away from the biggest recognition of all: the Grand Slam. With the Cool Smashers reigning supreme...

News

SANTA ROSA, LAGUNA — Just two days after ruling the Reinforced Conference, Creamline returned to the floor and dominated Est Cola, 25-13, 25-12, 25-15,...

News

Former Kurashiki members Asaka Tamaru and coach Shota Sato relished the opportunity to face off against the Ablaze in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League...

News

Initially shocked, Trisha Tubu learned to embrace her Best Opposite Hitter award in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference, thanks to the encouraging...

News

Creamline has long been one of the most popular teams in the Premier Volleyball League, thanks to its star-studded roster that has brought them...

News

Kurashiki emerged victorious in its on-court reunion with Asaka Tamaru, dominating Farm Fresh in straight sets, 25-13, 25-16, 25-16, for their second win in...

Advertisement