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Teams begin arriving in Subic for PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/sports/02/23/20210223-psl-subic.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>PSL officials inspect the sand court in Subic Bay ahead of the Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup. <em>Photo courtesy of the PSL on Twitter (SuperLigaPH)</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines -- Teams have begun arriving in Subic Bay ahead of the Philippine Superliga&#x27;s (PSL) Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup, which gets going on Friday morning.</p><p>The Abanse Negrense teams arrived Tuesday afternoon and will undergo saliva tests for COVID-19, after which they will quarantine for 24 hours while waiting for their results. The Olongapo chapters of the Philippine Red Cross will administer the tests.</p><p>The rest of the eight-team field will arrive on Wednesday, according to Ginio Panganiban, the PSL&#x27;s director for beach volleyball.</p><p>&quot;Napakaganda po ng court ng beach volleyball dito sa Subic,&quot; Panganiban said on Tuesday&#x27;s Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum, as he showed a glimpse of the sand court that will serve as the tournament venue.</p><p>It is the same sand court used in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, according to PSL chairman Philip Ella &quot;Popoy&quot; Juico.</p><p>The event will be held in a bubble format, with the teams housed in a hotel that is within walking distance of the competition venue.</p><p>&quot;We don&#x27;t need to use transportation, so the risk is minimized. Lalakarin lang namin,&quot; said Panganiban. &quot;We go out the door of our hotel, and a few steps away, that&#x27;s going to be our controlled area for the bubble.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Napakalapit po.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/22/21/psl-marks-return-to-action-with-beach-volleyball-challenge-cup">READ: PSL marks return to action with Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup</a></li></ul><p>Aside from the two Abanse Negrense teams, also competing in the Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup are: two teams from Sta. Lucia, guest team Kennedy Solar Energy-PetroGazz, F2 Logistics, United Auctioneers Inc., and Toby Sports.</p><p>The teams are divided into two pools, with squads from the same company separated. Pool play starts at 8 a.m. on Friday. </p><p>&quot;Everything is in order,&quot; Juico assured.</p><p>The PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup is the first volleyball event to be held in the Philippines since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the PSL was forced to cancel its Grand Prix because of the health crisis.</p><p>Juico is now hoping that the event will just be the beginning.</p><p>&quot;We hope this can trigger a flurry of activities, all within the regulations mandated by the authorities,&quot; he said.</p><p>The PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup was initially scheduled for November 2020, but the league opted to <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/01/20/psl-postpones-beach-volleyball-tourney-in-wake-of-typhoon-rolly">reschedule the competition</a> in the wake of Typhoon Rolly. </p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j_H_7LXENQ0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Teams have begun arriving in Subic Bay ahead of the Philippine Superliga's Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup, which gets going on Friday morning.</p>

Teams have begun arriving in Subic Bay ahead of the Philippine Superliga's Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup, which gets going on Friday morning.

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Teams begin arriving in Subic for PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Feb 23, 2021 05:08 PM PHT

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