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Alas Pilipinas Beach wins the gold medal at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. POC Media

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1766141468398WhatsApp Image 2025-12-19 at 6.38.50 PM.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Alas Pilipinas Beach wins the gold medal at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand.<em> POC Media</em></span></span></span></div><p><strong>(UPDATED)</strong> The Philippines has claimed its first-ever beach volleyball gold in the Southeast Asian Games as Alas Pilipinas stunned Thailand in the finale on Friday at the Jomtien Beach in Chonburi province, Thailand.</p><p>The Alas Beach teams had a strong showing against the eight-time champions, as Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons shocked Kongphopsarutawadee Worapeerachayakorn and Taravadee Naraphornrapat (21-17, 21-15) in the first match, and Dij Rodriguez and Sunny Villapando also shocked Tanarattha Udomchavee and Rumpaipruet Numwong (21-13, 17-21, 15-6).</p><p>This marked the Thais&#x27; end as queens of the sand, who reigned for 22 long years, ruling all of the eight tournaments to which the women&#x27;s beach volleyball tourney was staged.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/12/15/seag-philippines-reaches-first-ever-women-s-beach-volleyball-finals-1756"><strong>READ: SEAG: Philippines reaches first-ever women&#x27;s beach volleyball finals</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Sobrang saya, lalong lalo na sa amin ni Pons,&quot; expressed Rondina. &quot;Sobrang grateful, kasi may mga kasama kami, may mga teammates, mga coaches, management kami na alam naming nagtitiwala talaga sa amin.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/10/18/-sipons-alas-beach-volley-teams-shift-focus-to-sea-games-1728"><strong>READ: &#x27;SiPons&#x27;, Alas beach volley teams shift focus to SEA Games</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Ako, sobrang grateful ko lang din talaga kay Lord, kasi minanifest ko talaga itong gold namin. Ilang beses ko rin na-imagine &#x27;yung moment na ganito—minsan naluluha na lang ako bigla kasi nai-imagine ko &#x27;yung moment na &#x27;to,&quot; said Pons.</p><p>The duo of &quot;SiPons&quot; paved the way to an impressive 1-0 start for the Philippines, as the PVL stars made quick work of the hometown bets, taking the first match.</p><p>The pair of Rodriguez and Villapando faced resistance, as the Thais stole the second set in match two after a 6-1 run from the 16-15 count, when Alas Women actually led.</p><p>However, they remained composed as they cruised their way to the gold medal, following a 15-6 triumph in the final period.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D2imclzva6U??si=9IAyrzmh6Vzk8R_r&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

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Alas Pilipinas stuns 8-time champ Thailand for breakthrough SEAG beach volley gold

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published December 19, 2025 04:17 PM PHT

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Updated December 19, 2025 08:52 PM PHT

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