Beach Volleyball Republic

Beach Volleyball Republic

Sport	Beach Volleyball
Founded	2015
Country	Philippines
Most recent champion(s)	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek (Boracay leg)
TV partner(s)	ABS-CBN Sports+Action/ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD
Official website	BVR on Facebook

Beach Volleyball Republic, Inc. (BVR) is an organization aimed for the development and growth of beach volleyball in the Philippines formed in June 2015.^[1][2]

Co-founded by former Ateneo Lady Eagles volleybelles and current professional players Charo Soriano, Gretchen Ho, Fille Cainglet-Cayetano, Dzi Gervacio, Bea Tan and former Petron Blaze Spikers player Alexa Micek, BVR organized beach volleyball tournaments in different beaches and public places in the Philippines, grassroots development program for the young and aspiring players and the professional circuit tours thru the Beach Royals program under Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) beach volleyball consultant Eric Lecain including the King and Queen of the Sand Beach volleyball tournaments, with the first legs held at the SM Sands By the Bay court last June 20 and July 11, 2015.^[3]

On March 29, 2016, BVR forged an partnership agreement with ABS-CBN Sports for the live airing of the semifinals and finals of the program's events, starting with the Boracay leg of the BVR on Tour on April 27-28.^[4]

2015 Christmas Open

The 2015 Beach Volleyball Republic Christmas Open was held in the SM Sands By the Bay on December 19–20, 2015. The tournament involves 10 teams, which will split into two pools which will compete in a single round-robin elimination format. A draw was held before the tournament proper to determine the placings of the teams and the schedule.^[5] The top two teams will advance to a cross-over semifinals round, and the winners of the semifinals matches will move on to the finals. The winner of the open will receive 100,000 thousand pesos cash prize. Live telecast of the semifinals and finals matches was aired via ABS-CBN Sports+Action.^[6]

Participating teams

Group	Players
Pool A	Arielle Estrañero and Vina Alinas
	Bea Tan and Rupia Inck Furtado
	Judy Ann Caballejo and Anna Camille Abanto
	Julie Ann Sinamban and Mariel Tiangco
	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
Pool B	Fille Cainglet-Cayetano and Denise Michelle Lazaro
	Rose Cailing and April Romero
	Shiela Marie Pineda and Janine Marciano
	Michelle Morente and Mich Otoshi
	April Ross Hingpit and Maica Morada

	Team advanced to Semifinals

Pool A

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Soriano–Micek	7	3	1	6	2	3.000	162	109	1.486
2	Tan–Inck Furtado	7	3	1	7	3	2.333	179	148	1.209
3	Caballejo–Abanto	5	2	1	4	3	1.333	119	117	1.017
4	Estrañero–Alinas	4	1	2	3	4	0.750	110	97	1.134
5	Sinamban–Tiangco	4	0	4	0	8	0.000	83	168	0.494

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
Dec 19	09:00	Estrañero–Alinas	1–2	Tan–Inck Furtado	19–21	21–19	6–15	46–55	Report
Dec 19	10:15	Caballejo–Abanto	2–0	Sinamban–Tiangco	21–15	21–10	–	42–25	Report
Dec 19	11:15	Soriano–Micek	0–2	Tan–Inck Furtado	18–21	18–21	–	36–42	Report
Dec 19	12:15	Sinamban–Tiangco	0–2	Estrañero–Alinas	9–21	15–21	–	24–42	Report
Dec 19	14:30	Soriano–Micek	2–0	Caballejo–Abanto	21–14	21–13	–	42–27	Report
Dec 19	15:30	Tan–Inck Furtado	2–0	Sinamban–Tiangco	21–9	21–7	–	42–16	Report
Dec 19	16:30	Estrañero–Alinas	0–2	Soriano–Micek	12–21	10–21	–	22–42	Report
Dec 19	17:30	Caballejo–Abanto	2–1	Tan–Inck Furtado	14–21	21–10	15–9	50–40	Report
Dec 20	09:00	Soriano–Micek	2–0	Sinamban–Tiangco	21–7	21–11	–	42–18
Dec 20	11:00	Estrañero–Alinas	0–0	Caballejo–Abanto	0–0	0–0	–	0–0

Pool B

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Pineda–Marciano	8	4	0	8	0	MAX	169	108	1.565
2	Hingpit–Morada	7	3	1	6	2	3.000	154	123	1.252
3	Cainglet–Lazaro	6	2	2	2	4	0.500	99	107	0.925
4	Morente-Otoshi	5	1	3	2	4	0.500	91	120	0.758
5	Cailing–Romero	4	0	4	0	8	0.000	113	168	0.673

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
Dec 19	08:00	Cainglet–Lazaro	2–0	Cailing–Romero	21–16	21–19	–	42–35	Report
Dec 19	09:45	Pineda–Marciano	2–0	Morente–Otoshi	21–9	21–13	–	42-22	Report
Dec 19	10:45	Hingpit–Morada	2–0	Cailing–Romero	21–13	21–13	–	42–26	Report
Dec 19	11:45	Cainglet–Lazaro	0–2	Pineda–Marciano	9–21	20–22	–	29–43	Report
Dec 19	14:00	Morente–Otoshi	0–2	Hingpit–Morada	17–21	18–21	–	35–42	Report
Dec 19	14:50	Pineda–Marciano	2–0	Cailing–Romero	21–14	21–15	–	42–29	Report
Dec 19	16:00	Hingpit–Morada	2–0	Cainglet–Lazaro	21–10	21–10	–	42–20	Report
Dec 19	17:00	Cailing–Romero	0–2	Morente–Otoshi	15–21	8–21	–	23–42	Report
Dec 20	08:00	Hingpit–Morada	0–2	Pineda–Marciano	13–21	15–21	–	28–42
Dec 20	10:00	Morente–Otoshi	0–0	Cainglet–Lazaro	–	–	–	–

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
Dec 20	14:00	Soriano–Micek	2–0	Hingpit–Morada	23–21	21–15	–	44–36	Report
Dec 20	15:00	Tan–Inck Furtado	2–0	Pineda–Marciano	21–11	21–17	–	42–28	Report

3rd place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
Dec 20	16:00	Pineda–Marciano	2–0	Hingpit–Morada	21–15	21–8	–	42–23	Report

Finals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
Dec 20	17:00	Soriano–Micek	1–2	Tan–Inck Furtado	21–17	22–24	12–15	55–56	Report

	Semifinals				Final
	Dec 20
	Soriano–Micek	2
	Hingpit–Morada	0
					Dec 20
					Soriano–Micek	1
					Tan–Inck Furtado	2
					3rd place match
	Dec 20			Dec 20
	Tan–Inck Furtado	2		Pineda–Marciano	2
	Pineda–Marciano	0			Hingpit–Morada	0

Final standings

Rank Team Bea Tan and Rupia Inck Furtado Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek Shiela Marie Pineda and Janine Marciano 4 April Ross Hingpit and Maica Morada

2015 Beach Volleyball Republic Christmas Open Champions Bea Tan and Rupia Inck Furtado Inaugural title

2016 Nationwide Tour

Aside from the 5 legs, BVR will organized another leg on May 20-21 for their nationwide tour before moving back to Manila for the culmination of the tour on May 26-29 at the Sands SM By the Bay. Starting with the Boracay leg, the semifinals and finals matches of the BVR on Tour events will be aired on ABS-CBN Sports+Action, the official broadcast partner of BVR.^[7]

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur

The inaugural staging of the BVR Nationwide Tour will be held on January 30–31, 2016 at the Cabugao Beach Resort, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. 8 teams (divided into two groups) will be participated in the two-day event. The winner of the event will receive 70,000 pesos cash prize.^[8]

Group	Team	Players
Pool A	BVR Team 1	Bea Tan and Aby Maraño
	Bacolod	April Hingpit and Patty Orendain
	Philippine Army	Jovelyn Gonzaga and Nerissa Bautista
	RTU Team A	Jessa Aranda and Pricilla Gail Catacutan
Pool B	BVR Team 2	Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek
	Philippine Air Force	Judy Caballejo and Anna Camille Abanto
	Batangas	Kiara Aira Pineza and Jessica Paron
	RTU Team B	Michelle Morente and Jonafer San Pedro

Final standings

Rank Team Jovelyn Gonzaga and Nerissa Bautista (def. Soriano-Micek tandem, 21-13, 21-10) Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek Bea Tan and Aby Maraño San Juan, La Union The second leg of the BVR On Tour was held at the Kahuna Beach Resort, San Juan, La Union on February 14, 2016.[9] Team Players Air Force Judy Caballejo and Anna Camille Abanto BVR Team 1 Bea Tan and Aby Maraño BVR Team 2 Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek BVR Team 3 Gretchen Ho and Melissa Gohing Cordilleras Jessica Dacanay and Roxanne Almonte RTU Jonaver San Pedro and Jessica Aranda Final standings Rank Team Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek (def. Air Force team, 21-13, 21-7) Judy Caballejo and Anna Camille Abanto Jonaver San Pedro and Jessica Aranda Anguib, Cagayan The third leg of the BVR On Tour was held at the Anguib Beach, Sta. Ana, Cagayan on February 20–21, in partnership with the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA).[10] Participants Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek Judy Caballejo and Jennifer Manzano Jona San Pedro and Tati Sablan Bea Tan and Dzi Gervacio Wendy Semana and Coyah Abanto Jessa Aranda and Jas Wenzel Mara Salde and Gem Seguirre Angel Antipuesto and Melissa Gohing Final standings Rank Team Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek Judy Caballejo and Jennifer Manzano Bea Tan and Dzi Gervacio 4 Wendy Anne Semana and Anna Camille Abanto Lakawon Island, Cadiz, Negros Occidental The fourth leg of the BVR On Tour was held at the Lakawon Island, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on March 18–19, 2016. Bea Tan and Fiola Ceballos won the fourth leg's championship match against a guest team from Iloilo. Participants Jonafer San Pedro and Jessa Aranda Dzi Gervacio and Melissa Gohing May Ann Pantino and Coyah Abanto Bea Tan and Fiola Ceballos Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek Angel Antipuesto and Jennifer Manzano Iya Yongco and Denden Lazaro Jennifer Cosas and Erjane Magdato (Bacolod) Jane Vorster and Tatiana Sablan (Guam) Jackielyn Estoquia and DM Demontano (Iloilo) Final standings Rank Team Bea Tan and Fiola Ceballos Jackielyn Estoquia and DM Demontano Jane Vorster and Tatiana Sablan Clark, Pampanga The fifth leg of the BVR on Tour will be held at the Villages at Global Clark, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga on April 16–17, 2016. Participants Gretchel Soltones and Alyssa Eroa Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek Bea Tan and Dzi Gervacio Jona San Pedro and Jessica Aranda Jennifer Manzano and Iya Yongco Caitlin Viray and Kaitlin Gormley Tatiana Sablan and Chloe Reims Denden Lazaro and Ella de Jesus Judy Caballejo and Coyah Abanto Michelle Morente and Janine Marciano Pam Legaspi and Arylle Magtalas Joy Cases and Nene Tapic Boracay, Aklan The sixth leg of the BVR on Tour will be held at Boracay, Aklan on April 27–28, 2016. The semifinals and finals of the leg will be aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action (Channel 23 and HD 166). Among those who will compete in the tournament are Gretchel Soltones and Alyssa Eroa from the San Sebastian Stags, the champions of the NCAA Season 91 Beach Volleyball tournament and several shareholders of BVR including Soriano, Micek and Tan.[11] References "Barkada forms community for sport they love". ABS-CBN Sports. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015. Del Rosario, Paolo (27 August 2015). "Group established to bring beach volleyball to various parts in PH". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 19 December 2015. "Bea Tan, Jade Becaldo team up to rule King and Queen of the Sands beach volleyball". Spin.ph. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015. "ABS-CBN, NAMED OFFICIAL BROADCAST PARTNER OF BEACH VOLLEYBALL REPUBLIC". ABS-CBN Social Media Newsroom. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016. Villar, Joey (15 December 2015). "Beach Volleyball Republic fires off this weekend". Philippine Star. Retrieved 15 December 2015. "Soriano and Micek top bill beach volley Christmas Open". ABS-CBN Sports. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015. Naredo, Camille B. (March 29, 2016). "Beach Volleyball Republic, ABS-CBN ink partnership". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 29, 2016. "BEACH VOLLEYBALL REPUBLIC GOES TO CABUGAO, ILOCOS SUR". NorthboundAsia. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016. David, Jean Russel V. (February 13, 2016). "6 teams vie in BVR circuit". The Manila Times. Retrieved February 16, 2016. "Beach volleyball in Cagayan". The Daily Tribune. February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016. "BVR and ABS-CBN ink partnership to further promote beach volleyball". ABS-CBN Sports. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.