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AVC Continental Cup: Rondina, Pons crash out after semis loss to NZ

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">NZL b PHI 2-1 (19-21, 21-10,15-12) in Golden Match of AVC Continental Cup Semi-finals in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, handing NZL the eventual 2-1 match wins to advance to final match against JPN Saturday.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIVB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIVB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeachVolleyball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BeachVolleyball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVCContinentalCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVCContinentalCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVCVolley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVCVolley</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsianVolleyball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AsianVolleyball</a> <a href="https://t.co/vOVKtw1gcA">pic.twitter.com/vOVKtw1gcA</a></p>— Asian Volleyball Confederation (@AsianVolleyball) <a href="https://twitter.com/AsianVolleyball/status/1405833064643633152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons succumbed to New Zealand in the semifinals of the women&#x27;s category in the AVC Continental Cup in Nakhon Pathom in Thailand Friday.</p><p>Kiwis Alice Ziemann and Shuanna Polley registered a 19-21, 21-10, 15-12 win to make it 2-1 in their semis pairing with the Philippines.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/18/21/avc-continental-cup-rondina-pons-ties-new-zealand-in-semis-pairing">AVC Continental Cup: Rondina, Pons ties New Zealand in semis pairing</a></li></ul><p>Rondina and Pons earlier beat New Zealand, 21-12, 17-21, 15-9, to tie the series, 1-1.</p><p>The loss ended their bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.</p><p>New Zealand will now move on the to finals against Japan.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AUS 2 b PHI 2 2-0 after PHI 2 suffered injury in 2nd set. AUS sweep 2-match win against PHI to next play JPN in final of AVC Continental Cup Semi-finals in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand on Saturday.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIVB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIVB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeachVolleyball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BeachVolleyball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVCContinentalCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVCContinentalCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVCVolley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVCVolley</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsianVolleyball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AsianVolleyball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StayActive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StayActive</a> <a href="https://t.co/JXuuA9MBOF">pic.twitter.com/JXuuA9MBOF</a></p>— Asian Volleyball Confederation (@AsianVolleyball) <a href="https://twitter.com/AsianVolleyball/status/1405818095696945155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Philippine men&#x27;s team also yielded to Australia, 2-0, in the semifinals.</p><p>Jude Garcia and Anthony Arbasto were forced to forfeit after Garcia suffered a knee injury during their game.</p><p>Australia will move on to the finals to meet Japan.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1669244" width="100%"></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><div><br/> </div>

<p>Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons succumbed to New Zealand in the semifinals of the women's category in the AVC Continental Cup in Nakhon Pathom in Thailand Friday.</p>

Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons succumbed to New Zealand in the semifinals of the women's category in the AVC Continental Cup in Nakhon Pathom in Thailand Friday.