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FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour kicks off in Manila with men's qualifiers

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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/2018/sports/05/03/bvr-050318.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>BVR founder Bea Tan and LVPI secretary general Ricky Palou take part in the ceremonial serve for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Manila Open. Handout photo</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Sixteen men&#x27;s beach volleyball pairs braved the blazing heat on Thursday to compete in the qualifying event of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Manila Open at the Sands SM By the Bay.For the first time, Manila is hosting a one-star event with 16 men&#x27;s and 16 women&#x27;s teams contesting the top prize of $10,000 as well as tournament ranking points.Twelve men&#x27;s teams are already seeded in the main draw, including four Filipino pairs. The other four spots are being contested as of press time.&quot;We&#x27;re very happy that we&#x27;re able to host the FIVB Manila World Tour here,&quot; said Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) founder Bea Tan, whose organization played a big role in bringing the FIVB event to the Philippines for the first time.&quot;Now, we see the direction that we&#x27;re going in having the regional tours and the national championship. It leads up to this international event,&quot; she explained.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2018/05/01/rondina-gervacio-banner-phi-beach-volleyball-world-tour-41039">READ: Rondina, Gervacio banner Pinays in FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour</a></li></ul>Tan hopes that in bringing the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour to Manila, Filipino players will see that there are plenty of opportunities for them to play the sport abroad, particularly in other Asian countries.&quot;We can really focus on the Asian Tours,&quot; she said.The event formally opened with a ceremonial serve on Thursday afternoon at the Sands SM By the Bay.Meanwhile, the formal draw will be held on Thursday night to determine the seeding for the main draw on Friday.The round-of-12 and the quarterfinals will be on Saturday, with the semifinals and the finals to be held on Sunday.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Sixteen men's beach volleyball pairs braved the blazing heat on Thursday to compete in the qualifying event of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Manila Open at the Sands SM By the Bay.

Sixteen men's beach volleyball pairs braved the blazing heat on Thursday to compete in the qualifying event of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Manila Open at the Sands SM By the Bay.

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FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour kicks off in Manila with men's qualifiers

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 03, 2018 05:03 PM PHT

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Updated May 03, 2018 11:51 PM PHT

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