Push Admin

James Buytrago and Rancel Varga during the FIVB Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Santa Rosa, Laguna. Handout Photo

Article (news)

ABS-CBN News

<div><span></span><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1713168018446IMG_3468.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Philippines’ James Buytrago and Rancel Varga during the FIVB Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Santa Rosa, Laguna. <em>Handout </em></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>MANILA — James Buytrago and Rancel Varga clinched a silver finish in the FIVB Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour after faltering against the Czech Republic on Sunday.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The Filipino beach volleyball hitters absorbed a 21-16, 16-21, 13-15 defeat against Krystof Jan Oliva and Vaclav Kurka at the Nuvali Sand Courts in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>“We are pleased to be on this stage, blessed for the experience,” Varga said of their silver-medal finish. “It was a good run. We knew the task at hand and we knew we could not waste opportunities like this. We went to bed early, woke up refreshed and ready to play.” </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>“We fell short, but we are grateful for the experience,” Buytrago added. “We still considered ourselves the underdogs. It’s an entirely different match, anything can happen so we approach it like any other match.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The pair, who were former UAAP rivals, defeated Toms Liepa and Ernests Puskundzis of Latvia, 21-14, 21-16, in the semifinals. They won over the same duo during the pool play that featured 38 teams from 16 countries.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>These feats now add to the glory of the country in the tourney, as previously, the Philippines went 1-2 in the 2022 Subic Games’ women’s division, with Sisi Rondina and Jovelyn Gonzaga earning the gold by beating Gen Eslapor and Floremel Rodriguez.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The Latvians defeated Turkey’s Hasan Huseyin Mermer and Kurt Sacit in the bronze medal game, 22-20, 21-10.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Meanwhile, Germany’s Chenoa Christ and Anna-Lena Grune </span><span style="outline:none !important;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="outline:none !important;color:rgb(28, 30, 33)">won the women’s title, beating Alaina Chacon and Mariah Whalen of the US, 21-12, 13-21, 15-12, while Japan’s Riko Tsujimura and Takemi Nishibori defeated New Zealand’s Danielle Quigley and Olivia MacDonald, 21-14, 15-21, 15-12, in the women’s bronze medal match.</span></span> </span><span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Chacon and Whalen advanced to the final with a 21-18, 21-15 victory over Tsujimura and Nishibori, and Christ and Grune beat New Zealand’s Danielle Quigley and Olivia MacDonald, 21-17, 23-21, in the other pairing.</span></div>

<p>James Buytrago and Rancel Varga clinched a silver finish in the FIVB Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures after faltering against the Czech Republic on Sunday.</p>

James Buytrago and Rancel Varga clinched a silver finish in the FIVB Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures after faltering against the Czech Republic on Sunday.

James Buytrago, Rancel Varga bag silver in FIVB World Beach Pro Tour

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Traffic

Manila

Horoscope

Sports

James Buytrago, Rancel Varga bag silver in FIVB World Beach Pro Tour

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 15, 2024 05:32 PM PHT

Read More:

Volleyball

beach volleyball

ABSSPorts

James Buytrago

Rancel Varga

FIVB Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.