The retooled Beach Volleyball Republic on Tour continues to push for a more competitive platform for beach volleyball in the country.
Since 2016, the BVR on Tour has evolved, focusing on amateur talent and providing beach volleyball athletes with a platform to compete throughout the year.
The BVR on Tour also offers a pathway for non-collegiate athletes who choose to continue playing amateur beach volleyball after college.
Believing in the power of sports to educate and empower the youth, the organization provides grassroots camps called “BVR Sandroots” to local youth, as well as referees’ courses and coaches’ clinics.
With its true mission of growing the game, the BVR looks forward to discovering more talent and providing opportunities through these tournaments.
The BVR also aims to support the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) in ushering in Philippine Volleyball’s “Golden Era,” not just in indoor volleyball but also on the sand court.
The first BVR on Tour event of the year will be held in Sipalay City at Poblacion Beach on June 22 and 23.
This will be the second consecutive year that Sipalay City will host the BVR on Tour.
Last year, Honey Grace Cordero stood out and won a championship with sand court veteran Roma Joy Doromal.
Cordero will be suiting up for National University in the UAAP Season 87.
She will be paired with Kat Epa as they prepare for a tough challenge from Far Eastern University’s Melody Pons and Sheena Café, who will also compete in the two-day tournament.
FEU won the BVR Summer Kickoff at the Seafront Residences in Batangas last April.
A guest team from Australia will vie for the men’s crown.
Other participants in the women’s division include University of Santo Tomas’ Sofiah Pagara and Khy Progella, Strong Group Athletics’ Gen and Euri Eslapor, Pontevedra’s Perper Cosas and Erjane Magdato, and two teams from Sipalay: Kimberly Babe Deuyan and Trisha Gene Geneblaza, and Japttia Rose Arquiro and Princess Kyle Judilla.
Aussies Luca Rocker-Graham and Killian Donovan headline the men’s side, which includes Alas Pilipinas’ Ranran Abdilla and AJ Pareja. UST’s Aldwin Gupiteo and Dom Gabito, FEU’s Kyle Retiza and Mikko Espartero, DLSU’s Andre Espejo and Chris Hernandez, Air Force’s Pol Salvador and Edwin Tolentino, Cebu’s Samlet Booc and Michael Marabe, and two Sipalay pairs, Ivan Sanao and John Lloyd Guntan, and Johnrel Talita and John Joseph Mirasol, have also entered.
The games will be available live on the beachvolleyballrepublic.ph website. Please check out the BVR social media accounts for more updates.
