CANDON, Ilocos Sur – Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons set up a gold medal showdown with Olympian Taliqua Clancy and Stefanie Fejes in the AVC Beach Tour Pingtung Open after a hard-fought Saturday campaign.
The Alas Pilipinas duo overcame Thailand’s Kongphopsarutawadee Worapeerachayakorn and Taravadee Naraphornrapat, 21-17, 26-24, in the semifinals to book their place in their first-ever AVC Beach Pro Tour final.
It was a familiar script for Rondina and Pons, who once again found a way past the same Thai pair of Worapeerachayakorn and Naraphornrapat—the same duo they defeated en route to a historic SEA Games gold last December—delivering another statement win on the continental stage.
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Earlier in the day, they battled past Australia’s Jasmine Fleming and Elizabeth Achin, 21-18, 33-31, in a tight quarterfinal clash.
Rondina and Pons will face Clancy and Fejes in the title match on Sunday.
During the elimination round, the Alas duo defeated Singapore and Australia, 21-16, 23-21, as well as Chinese Taipei, 21-10, 21-16.
Meanwhile, the other Alas pairs—Sunny Villapando and Dij Rodriguez, and Khy Progella and Sofiah Pagara—were eliminated in the group stage.
