MANILA, Philippines – The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is back in Manila for the 2024 Challenge Cup for Women, with the newly christened Alas Pilipinas being one of the 10 teams locked for battle at the fabled Rizal Memorial Coliseum from May 22 to 29.

Split into Pool A and Pool B, the 10 squads will go through a single round-robin elimination phase, with the top two teams of each side qualifying for the cross-pool semifinal, while the lower-ranked ones go through the classification stage.

The winner of the tournament will then book a ticket to the 2024 FIVB Women’s Challenger Cup, also hosted by the Philippines from July 4 to 7.

Should host Alas Pilipinas, however, book a spot in the Challenge Cup final, its foe in the gold-medal match will automatically get the Challenger Cup berth.

Here are the latest team standings and results:

PLAYOFFS/CLASSIFICATION RESULTS

MAY 29

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

• MVP – Thi Bich Tuyen Nguyen (Vietnam)
• Best Opposite Hitter – Angel Canino (Philippines)
• Best Setter – Jia de Guzman (Philippines)
• Best Outside Hitters – Caitlin Tipping (Australia), Sana Anarkulova (Kazakhstan)
• Best Middle Blockers – Thanh Thuy Le (Vietnam), Yuliya Yakimova (Kazakhstan)
• Best Libero – Khanh Dang Nguyen (Vietnam)

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

• Vietnam def. Kazakhstan, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22

BATTLE FOR 3RD

• Philippines def. Australia, 25-23, 25-15, 25-7 | Angel Canino – 14 points | Sisi Rondina – 13 points

BATTLE FOR 5TH

• India def. Iran, 25-17, 25-16, 25-11 | Soorya Soorya – 15 points

BATTLE FOR 7TH

• Indonesia def. Hong Kong, 25-15, 25-19, 25-20 | Junaida Santi – 21 points

MAY 28

SEMIFINALS

• Kazakhstan def. Philippines, 25-23, 25-21, 25-14 | Sana Anarkulova – 19 points | Arah Panique – 14 points (6 in S1 | 10 attacks, 3 blocks, 1 ace) | Angel Canino – 9 points
• Vietnam def. Australia, 25-21, 25-19, 25-16 | Thi Bich Tuyen Nguyen – 24 points

5TH PLACE CLASSIFICATION (LOSERS DOWN TO 7TH PLACE MATCH)

• Iran def. Hong Kong, 26-24, 26-24, 19-25, 25-19 | Aytak Salamatgharamaleki – 26 points
• India def. Indonesia, 25–16, 30–32, 25–20, 27–25 | Anusree Kambrath Poyilil – 21 points | Soorya Soorya – 18 points

BATTLE FOR 9TH

• Chinese Taipei def. Singapore, 27-25, 25-10, 25-10 | Fang-Min Hsu – 13 points

ELIMINATION ROUND STANDINGS

(Wins-losses-points)

POOL A

• *Philippines :: 4-0 (12)
• *Australia :: 3-1 (9)
• India :: 2-2 (6)
• Iran :: 1-3 (3)
• Chinese Taipei :: 0-4 (0)

POOL B

• *Vietnam :: 4-0 (12)
• *Kazakhstan :: 3-1 (9)
• Hong Kong :: 2-2 (6)
• Indonesia :: 1-3 (3)
• Singapore :: 0-4 (0)

* semifinalist

ELIMINATION ROUND RESULTS

MAY 26

• (A) Philippines def. Chinese Taipei, 25-13, 25-21, 25-18 | Eya Laure 15 points | Vanie Gandler 12 points
• (A) Australia def. Iran, 26-24, 25-23, 25-27, 31-29 | Caitlin Tipping – 34 points
• (B) Kazakhstan def. Hong Kong, 25-17, 25-18, 25-4 | Sana Anarkulova – 22 points
• (B) Vietnam def. Indonesia, 25-17, 25-15, 25-27, 25-13 | Thi Nhu Quynh Vi – 16 points

MAY 25

• (A) Philippines def. Iran, 25-16, 25-13, 25-15 | Angel Canino – 16 points | Sisi Rondina – 12 points | Vanie Gandler – 9 points
• (A) Australia def. India, 26-24, 25-16, 19-25, 29-27 | Caitlin Tipping – 27 points (13 in S1) | Cassie Dodd – 13 points (8 blocks)
• (B) Kazakhstan def. Indonesia, 25-17, 25-13, 25-22 | Zhanna Syroyeshkina – 23 points
• (B) Hong Kong def. Singapore, 25-14, 25-12, 25-12 | Lam Shum – 17 points

MAY 24

• (A) Philippines def. India, 22-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-18 | Angel Canino – 22 points, Eya Laure – 17 points
• (B) Indonesia def. Singapore, 25-14, 25-13, 25-14 | Sabrina Agustina – 15 points
• (B) Vietnam def. Kazakhstan, 25-14, 25-19, 14-25, 25-23 | Thi Bich Tuyen Nguyen – 30 points
• (A) Iran def. Chinese Taipei, 24-26, 25-20, 25-18, 28-26 | Aytak Salamatgharamaleki – 23 points

MAY 23

• (A) Philippines def. Australia, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-21 | Angel Canino – 17 points | Eya Laure – 17 points | Sisi Rondina – 16 points
• (B) Vietnam def. Singapore, 25-8, 29-27, 25-10 | Thi Bich Tuyen Nguyen – 13 points | Thi Kieu Trinh Hoang – 9 points
• (A) India def. Hong Kong, 25-19, 25-13, 25-16 | Soorya Soorya – 15 points | Anusree Kambrath Poyilil – 13 points
• (B) Hong Kong def. Indonesia, 25-22, 26-24, 25-18 | Wing Lam Chim, Lam Shum – 18 points

MAY 22

• (A) Australia def. Chinese Taipei, 23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-18 | Caitlin Tipping – 21 points (19 attacks, 2 blocks) | Cassandra Dodd – 16 points (10 blocks)
• (B) Vietnam def. Hong Kong, 25-13, 25-17, 25-16 | Thi Nhu Quynh Vi – 16 points
• (A) India def. Iran, 25-17, 25-23, 25-21 | Anagha Radhakrishnan – 16 points | Anusree Kambrath Poyilil – 15 points
• (B) Kazakhstan def. Singapore, 25-15, 25-9, 25-17 | Kristina Belova – 15 points (8 attacks, 7 aces) | Sana Anarkulova – 13 points

– Rappler.com