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Alas Pilipinas at VTV Cup 2025

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<div><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/1751541305182515030307_1288772806587279_5066551121310941108_n (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Alas Pilipinas at VTV Cup 2025. <em>Usports/Facebook</em></span></span></span>MANILA — Alas Pilipinas is through to the semifinals of VTV Cup 2025 in Vietnam.</div><p>This, as the Nationals made fast work of Thailand&#x27;s U21 team Est Cola, 25-17, 25-21, 25-21, on Thursday in Phu Tho.</p><p>They advanced to the quarterfinals on a high, embracing back-to-back wins at Australia and China&#x27;s Sichuan Wuliangchun&#x27;s expense in the pool play.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/7/1/vtv-cup-alas-pilipinas-sweeps-australia-concludes-pool-phase-with-2-wins-1715"><strong>READ: VTV Cup: Alas Pilipinas sweeps Australia, concludes pool phase with 2 wins</strong></a></div><p>Waiting in the next round is Russian club and defending champion Korabelka, which made it to the semis after thwarting Australia earlier in the day, 25-16, 25-16, 25-21.</p><p>Along with Australia, Est Cola is also relegated to the 5th–8th semifinals following their losses.</p><p>After cruising to a quick win in the opener, 25-17, the younger Thais kept Set 2 close and even led late, 19-18.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/6/14/ph-clinches-breakthrough-2nd-place-finish-in-avc-women-s-nations-cup-2305"><strong>READ: Historic silver: PH clinches breakthrough 2nd place finish in AVC Women&#x27;s Nations Cup<br/></strong></a></div><p>But after Jorge de Brito rallied his wards at the 21-all mark after a timeout, Eya Laure and Dell Palomata found the scores on an attack, a block, and ace coupled by an error from the Thais for a 4-0 final push, taking a 2-0 lead.</p><p>In the final chapter, the Philippines reached match point, 24-18, but the Thais were still able to save three match points, closing in at 24-21.</p><p>However, a Thai serve went sailed out, gifting the semifinal berth to the Filipinas, 25-21.</p>

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Alas Pilipinas ousts Thailand's Est Cola, makes VTV Cup semis

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Jul 03, 2025 07:39 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 03, 2025 08:40 PM PHT

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