Alas Pilipinas’ Jia De Guzman and Thea Gagate in the course of the SEA V.League awarding ceremony.–Picture from Alas Pilipinas
MANILA, Philippines — Jia De Guzman and Thea Gagate emerged as particular person awardees within the 2024 SEA VLeague so as to add to Alas Pilipinas’ podium end in Leg 1 in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.
Moments after successful bronze, De Guzman was acknowledged because the Finest Setter, whereas Gagate was one of many Finest Center Blockers within the league with Vietnamese Thi Tra Giang Dinh.
The Alas captain, who noticed motion within the Japan V.League with Denso AiryBees, anchored the Philippines’ offense to finish a five-year successful drought within the regional meet, outlasting Indonesia, 25-23, 15-25, 25-23, 25-21.
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De Guzman gained her second worldwide Finest Setter award this yr after successful one within the AVC Problem Cup final June when Alas gained its first bronze medal within the confederation.
Gagate, who had 10 factors together with three blocks of their bronze medal-clinching win to finish an 11-game shedding streak within the VLeague, grew to become the event’s greatest center blocker from the Philippines since her fellow La Salle product Majoy Baron gained the award in two legs in 2019.
De Guzman and Gagate joined a few Filipino particular person awardees within the league in Baron and 2019 second leg Finest Libero Daybreak Macandili-Catindig, 2022 version Finest Libero Kyla Atienza, and final yr’s second leg Finest Reverse Hitter Alyssa Solomon, who was Alas’ main scorer of their earlier marketing campaign.
Chatchu-on Moksri was named the first Leg MVP and Finest Outdoors Spiker after pouring in 29 factors to guide Thailand’s title-clinching 25-18, 27-29, 23-25, 25-21, 15-13 win over Vietnam, led by Thi Bich Tuyen Nguyen’s 41-point explosion.
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Moksri’s teammate Kongyot Ajcharaporn gained the opposite Finest Outdoors Spiker award, as Thai Pannoy Piyanut earned the Finest Libero.
Nguyen, who led Vietnam’s gallant stand within the ultimate, introduced house the Finest Reverse Spiker trophy as her crew settled for an additional runner-up end.
Alas Pilipinas eyes one other good run within the second leg in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from August 9 to 11.
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