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The Petro Gazz Angels during their AVC Champions League game against Chinese Taipei's Taipower on April 21, 2025. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1745226809158Media (10).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>The Petro Gazz Angels during their AVC Champions League game against Chinese Taipei&#x27;s Taipower on April 21, 2025. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA, Philippines – Petro Gazz became the first Philippine squad to absorb a defeat in the AVC Women&#x27;s Champions League.This, as the Angels suffered a four-set heartbreak at the hands of Chinese Taipei&#x27;s Taipower, 15-25, 16-25, 25-19, 20-25, on Monday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/4/21/avc-nakhon-ratchasima-takes-out-queensland-pirates-sends-pldt-to-quarters-1553">READ: AVC: Nakhon Ratchasima takes out Queensland Pirates, sends PLDT to quarters </a></div>The newly crowned PVL All-Filipino champions are now on a do-or-die mode, as another loss in Pool B would mean elimination.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/4/20/alyssa-valdez-always-finds-extra-motivation-when-representing-ph-1931">READ: Alyssa Valdez on representing PH: &#x27;Extra motivation talaga having the flag on our chest&#x27; </a></div>The Koji Tsuzurabara-mentored team will take on Hong Kong&#x27;s Hip Hing next, set for Tuesday, April 22. They have identical records at 0-1.In a game where it looked like it&#x27;ll be a straight-set loss, the Angels still showed their will during Set 3, snatching the period through a 4-1 finishing blitz capped by a set-clinching Brooke Van Sickle ace.Only a two-point 11-13 deficit for the Angels in Set 4, the Taipower side pulled away with six unanswered points en route to the four-set win.For its part, Taipower has secured a spot to the quarterfinals after going 2-0 in group phase.It&#x27;s not all bad news for Pinoy teams as PLDT (1-0) has already clinched a spot to the quarterfinals after Thai club Nakhon Ratchasima (1-0) took out Australia&#x27;s Queensland Pirates (0-2) from contention in Pool D, 25-10, 25-16, 25-12.

AVC: Petro Gazz becomes first PH team to lose, eyes bounce back vs HK squad

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AVC: Petro Gazz becomes first PH team to lose, eyes bounce back vs HK squad

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published April 21, 2025 05:55 PM PHT

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Updated April 21, 2025 06:19 PM PHT

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