Philippines men's national beach volleyball team

Philippines men's national beach volleyball team
Medal record
Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Southeast Asian Games

Philippines
Philippines
Information
Nickname	Alas Pilipinas (lit. 'Philippine Aces')
Association	PNVF
Coach	João Luciano Simao Barbosa
Colours
Results
Asian Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 2000)
	Last updated on Unknown.

The Philippines men's national beach volleyball team is the national team of Philippines for beach volleyball. It is governed by Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) since 2021.

Team image[edit]

Names[edit]

Nicknames of the Philippine men's national beach volleyball team
Nickname	In use
Alas Pilipinas	2024–present

The Philippine men's national beach volleyball team is known by their moniker, "Alas Pilipinas", with Alas meaning "Ace" in Filipino. The nickname is an official designation by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation in partnership with sponsor Cignal TV. Adopted on May 15, 2024, the moniker is shared with all the national volleyball teams of the Philippines, including beach volleyball.^[1]

Rankings[edit]

The following pairs included are in the top 1,000 in the FIVB World Rankings.

Rank of Philippines Men's beach volleyball team as of 3 June 2024^[2]
Rank	Team	Points	Confederation
117	Buytrago/Varga	1144	AVC
228	Abdilla/Pareja	584	AVC
294	Abdilla/Requinton	444	AVC
338	Buytrago/Garcia	364	AVC

Current squad[edit]

Philippines - 2024 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Team	No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Last/Current Club
A	1	James Buytrago	(1999-09-20) September 20, 1999 (age 24)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	NU Bulldogs
A	2	Rancel Varga	(2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 24)	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)	UST Tiger Sands
B	1	Alnakran Abdilla	(1991-04-22) April 22, 1991 (age 33)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Philippine Air Force Air Spikers
B	2	Andre Joseph Pareja	(1988-05-02) May 2, 1988 (age 36)	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	Beach Volleyball Manila

The following persons were assigned by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation as part of the coaching staff.^[3]

Coaching Staff
Position	Name
Head coach	João Luciano Simao Barbosa
Assistant coach	Rhovyl Verayo
S&C coach	John Paulo Agir
Team manager	Rosemarie Prochina

Competitive record[edit]

The following are the rank of the Philippines men's beach volleyball team in past tournaments.

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour[edit]


Year	Location	Representatives	Result
2022 Future	Subic Bay
		Alnakran Abdilla Jaron Requinton	5th place
		Jude Garcia Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.	9th place
		James Buytrago Pol Gringo Salvador	9th place
2023 Challenge	Nuvali
		Alnakran Abdilla Jaron Requinton	19th place
		Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr. Alche Gupiteo	33rd place
		James Buytrago Rancel Varga	33rd place
2024 Futures	Nuvali
		James Buytrago Rancel Varga	Silver medal
		Alnakran Abdilla Andre Joseph Pareja	13th place
	Cervia
		James Buytrago Rancel Varga	9th place
		Alnakran Abdilla Andre Joseph Pareja	17th place
	Battipaglia
		James Buytrago Rancel Varga	13th place
		Alnakran Abdilla Andre Joseph Pareja	21st place
	Spiez
		James Buytrago Rancel Varga	9th place
		Alnakran Abdilla Andre Joseph Pareja	13th place

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour[edit]


Year	Location	Representatives	Result
2018	Manila	Raphy Abanto John Kevin Juban	unplaced
		Alnakran Abdilla Edwin Tolentino
		Jade Becaldo Calvin Sarte
		Kris Roy Guzman Henry James Pecaña
2019	Boracay
		Alnakran Abdilla Jessie Lopez	unplaced
		James Butraygo Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.
		Jade Becaldo Mike Abria

Asian Games[edit]


Year	Location	Representatives	Result
1998	Bangkok	Leonardo Toyco Elmer Valdez	9th place
2002	Busan	did not participate
2006	Doha	Parley Tupaz Rhovyl Verayo	13th place
2010	Guangdong	did not participate
2014	Incheon
2018	Palembang
2022	Hangzhou	Jude Garcia James Buytrago	9th place
2022	Hangzhou	Jaron Requinton Alnakran Abdilla	17th place

Asian Beach Games[edit]


Year	Location	Representatives	Result
2008	Bali	Rhovyl Verayo Jonrey Sasing	9th place
2008	Bali	Benjaylo Labide Angelo Espiritu	36th place
2010	Muscat	did not participate
2012	Haiyang	did not participate
2014	Phuket	Jade Becaldo Loujie Tipgos	9th place
2014	Phuket	Edmar Bonono Edward Ybañez	17th place
2016	Da Nang	did not participate

Asian Beach Volleyball Championship[edit]


Year	Location	Representatives	Result
2000	Yangjiang	did not participate
2001	Pasay	did not held
2002	China	did not participate
2004	China
2005	Thailand
2006	Kish
2007	Songkhla	Parley Tupaz Rhovyl Verayo	5th place
2008	India	did not participate
2009	Haikou	Gabriel Usman Angelo Espiritu	17th place
2010		did not participate
2011
2012
2013	Wuhan
2014	Jinjiang
2015	Hong Kong	did not held
2016	Sydney	did not participate
2017	Songkhla
2018	Satun
2019	China
2020	Udon Thani
2021	Phuket	Jude Garcia Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.	5th place
2021	Phuket	Andre Joseph Pareja Henry Pecaña	17th place
2022	Bandar Abbas	did not participate
2023	Pingtan	Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr. Jaron Requinton	25th place
2023	Pingtan	Jude Garcia James Buytrago	25th place

AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup[edit]


Year	Location	Representatives	Result
2021	Nakhon Pathom	Jude Garcia Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.	Semifinal round
2021	Nakhon Pathom	Jaron Requinton James Buytrago	Semifinal round

AVC Beach Tour[edit]


Year	Location	Representatives	Result
2022	Samila Open (Songkhla)	Jude Garcia Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.	17th place
	Samila Open (Songkhla)	Alnakran Abdilla Jaron Requinton	17th place
	Bandar Abbas Open	did not participate
2023	Samila Open (Songkhla)	did not participate
	Penghu Open	Jude Garcia James Buytrago	9th place
	Penghu Open	Alnakran Abdilla Jaron Requinton	9th place
2024	Nuvali Open	James Buytrago Rancel Varga	9th place
	Nuvali Open	Alnakran Abdilla Andre Joseph Pareja	9th place
	Samila Open (Songkhla)	did not participate

South East Asian Games[edit]


Year	Location	Representatives	Result
2005	Bacolod	Rhovyl Verayo Parley Tupaz	4th place
2005	Bacolod	Chad Mowrey Justin Schonnor	5th place
2007	Nakhon Ratchasima	Rhovyl Verayo Parley Tupaz	4th place
2007	Nakhon Ratchasima	Edward Balbuena Mimi Dacurong	unplaced
2009	Vientiane	Rhovyl Verayo Jonrey Sasing	5th place
2011	Palembang	did not participate
2013	Naypyidaw	did not held
2015	Singapore
2017	Kuala Lumpur
2019	Olongapo	Edmar Bonono Jude Garcia	Bronze medal
2019	Olongapo	James Buytrago Jaron Requinton	Bronze medal
2021	Quảng Ninh	Jude Garcia Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.	Bronze medal
2021	Quảng Ninh	Alnakran Abdilla Jaron Requinton	Bronze medal
2023	Sihanoukville	Alnakran Abdilla Jaron Requinton	Bronze medal
2023	Sihanoukville	James Buytrago Jude Garcia	Bronze medal

South East Asian Beach Volleyball Championship[edit]


Year	Location	Representatives	Result
2017	Singapore	Jude Garcia Anthony Lemuel Arbasto Jr.	5th place

Youth teams[edit]

Philippines men's national under-21 beach volleyball team

Philippines (2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championship)

Philippines Under 21 - Official Line Up for 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championship
No.	Name	Date of birth	Height
1	Jay Rack de la Noche	(2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 21)	—
2	Alexander Jhon Iraya	(2003-01-12) January 12, 2003 (age 21)	—

Philippines men's national under-19 beach volleyball team

Philippines (2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championship)

Philippines Under 19 - Official Line Up for 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championship
No.	Name	Date of birth	Height
1	Jay Rack de la Noche	(2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 21)	—
2	Alexander Jhon Iraya	(2003-01-12) January 12, 2003 (age 21)	—

Coaches[edit]

Dante Lopez (2009)
Rhovyl Verayo^[4] (2021–2022)
João Luciano Simao Barbosa^[5] (2022–)

References[edit]

^ Bautista, Ohmer (May 15, 2024). "Philippine national volleyball team announces new moniker". One Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men". FIVB.
^ "Valdez, Mangulabnan captain PHL volleyball teams to Cambodia SEAG; Rondina, Gonzaga lead beach volleyball squads". Volleyball Philippines. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "PNVF appoints Odjie Mamon, Dante Alinsunurin as NT head coaches". Tiebreaker Times. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "PNVF taps another Brazilian coach, this time for beach volley". Tiebreaker Times. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[1] Bautista, Ohmer (May 15, 2024). "Philippine national volleyball team announces new moniker". One Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

[2] "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men". FIVB.

[3] "Valdez, Mangulabnan captain PHL volleyball teams to Cambodia SEAG; Rondina, Gonzaga lead beach volleyball squads". Volleyball Philippines. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[4] "PNVF appoints Odjie Mamon, Dante Alinsunurin as NT head coaches". Tiebreaker Times. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[5] "PNVF taps another Brazilian coach, this time for beach volley". Tiebreaker Times. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

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