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Volleyball: Creamline to represent PH in ASEAN Grand Prix

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="After the AVC Cup for Women, it" s="" on="" to="" the="" ASEAN="" Grand="" Prix="" for="" Creamline="" Cool="" Smashers.="" Handout="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/08/29/20220829-ph-team-volleyball.jpg"/><figcaption>After the AVC Cup for Women, it&#x27;s on to the ASEAN Grand Prix for the Creamline Cool Smashers. <em>Handout photo.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA, Philippines -- There will be little time to rest for the Creamline Cool Smashers after their campaign in the 2022 AVC Cup for Women.</p><p>The Cool Smashers will represent the Philippines in the 2022 ASEAN Grand Prix, scheduled for September 9-11 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. </p><p>Creamline head coach Sherwin Meneses and setter Jia Morado-de Guzman confirmed the development on Monday, after their final game in the AVC Cup for Women.</p><p>The Philippines finished in sixth place in the tournament after a straight sets loss to Chinese Taipei. It&#x27;s a marked improvement from their ninth place finish in the 2018 edition of the tournament.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/29/22/avc-cup-ph-finishes-6th-after-loss-to-chinese-taipei">READ: PH finishes 6th after loss to Chinese Taipei</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Yes, &#x27;yun &#x27;yung sabi ng management sa amin. Maglalaro kami sa Grand Prix. We have two day&#x27;s break, then balik na kami sa ensayo,&quot; said Meneses. &quot;Hopefully, madala namin &#x27;yung exposure dito going to Thailand.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What an experience it was playing for the country with family who fight for you &amp; alongside you even when things get tough. Beyond proud of everyone in this team!<br/><br/>Thank you to everyone who showed their love and support! Grand Prix up next!<br/><br/>Thank You, Lord! All for You. 💗🇵🇭 <a href="https://t.co/BPZFQ3ohOj">pic.twitter.com/BPZFQ3ohOj</a></p>— Julia Morado 🌸 (@juliacmorado) <a href="https://twitter.com/juliacmorado/status/1564164111000145920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>It remains to be seen if Creamline will have a full roster of players for the Grand Prix. They played without team captain Alyssa Valdez in the AVC Cup, with the veteran spiker dealing with an illness. </p><p>&quot;&#x27;Di ko pa masyadong masagot, pero hopefully makabalik siya, fast ang recovery niya,&quot; Meneses said of Valdez&#x27;s status. &quot;Siyempre, iba naman talaga &#x27;yung &#x27;pag may Alyssa ka sa team.&quot;</p><p>Meneses had to make some changes to how the Cool Smashers lined up in Valdez&#x27;s absence, notably shifting two-time Premier Volleyball League MVP Tots Carlos to the open hitter position while giving Michele Gumabao the utility spot. </p><p>Though Valdez is already recovering from her bout with dengue, Meneses said they won&#x27;t rush their star.</p><p>&quot;Siyempre, &#x27;yung health niya muna ang concern namin, kung makakabalik siya,&quot; he said. </p><p>Meanwhile, de Guzman said they will bring the lessons they learned in the AVC Cup for Women to the Grand Prix, where they hope to again exceed expectations.</p><p>&quot;I think for our team, it has to be &#x27;yung basic errors talaga. That&#x27;s something that we did try to remedy, and may games talaga kami na na-improve namin &#x27;yun,&quot; said the playmaker. &quot;It really spells the difference to get one point, or makabigay kami ng isang point sa kalaban dahil sa basic error.&quot;</p><p>&quot;So &#x27;yun &#x27;yung ita-try namin i-improve at dalhin sa next competition.&quot;</p><p>The ASEAN Grand Prix will take place at the Chatchai Hall of the Chaloem Phrakiat Stadium. Four teams have confirmed their participation: the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.</p><p>The competition was first held in 2019, but was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic in the next two years. </p><p>RELATED VIDEO:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tkemazA--gU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Volleyball: Creamline to represent PH in ASEAN Grand Prix

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Aug 29, 2022 06:27 PM PHT

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