Men's volleyball returns as Spikers' Turf unwraps

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Cignal HD, bannered by Marck Espejo, will be in action on the opening day of the Spikers' Turf. Handout photo' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/08/30/cignal.jpg' ><figcaption>Cignal HD, bannered by Marck Espejo, will be in action on the opening day of the Spikers' Turf. Handout photo</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- Spikers' Turf, the premier men's volleyball league in the country, will return after a long hiatus on Tuesday at the Paco Arena in Manila.Opening the double-header is perennial contender Cignal HD testing a young Sta. Rosa side, while VNS-One Alicia and Ateneo-Fudgee Barr face off in the main event.The HD Spikers will be bannered by former league Most Valuable Players Marck Espejo and Ysay Marasigan and backstopped by former collegiate standouts Chu Njigha (Ateneo de Manila University), Louie Ramirez (University of Perpetual Help), and Edward Camposano (National University)."I'm excited that the Spikers' Turf is back since this is the league where it all started for us," said Espejo, whose vast talents had earned him a stint in the Japan V. League for Team FC Tokyo last season. "We'll do our best to defend our crown but we know that the competition will be tough this conference."The Lions of Sta. Rosa City coach Edward Lirio, meanwhile, hopes to make the most of their young crew made up of players 18-years-old-and-below.Ateneo-Fudgee Bar, meanwhile, launches its title drive with skipper Lance De Castro and rookie Matthew Salarzon all primed for their 5:30 p.m. encounter with the VNS hitters.Also helping in the team's transition is assistant coach and former Spikers' Turf best setter Vince Mangulabnan.But the VNS-One Alicia is also all geared up for its campaign with top setter and national team standout Ish Polvorosa spearheading their charge along with Mapua University standouts Alfredo Pagulong and Ben San Andres.The three other squads in the seven-team field are the NU-Sta. Elena, Army and Navy.The top four teams after the single round elims will advance to the semifinals, guaranteeing a slam-bang action in all matches. The top two will clash for the crown in a best-of-three series while the last two will dispute the bronze medal.The semis are scheduled to start on Sept. 24 with the finals slated on Oct. 1.The HD Spikers turned back the Air Force Jet Spikers twice to claim the Reinforced and Open crowns in 2019 before the country's first and only men's volley league, which Sports Vision launched in 2015, took a long break due to pandemic.Related video:<figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/nhU903flLPw?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

"I'm excited that the Spikers' Turf is back since this is the league where it all started for us," said Espejo, whose vast talents had earned him a stint in the Japan V. League for Team FC Tokyo last season. "We'll do our best to defend our crown but we know that the competition will be tough this conference."The Lions of Sta. Rosa City coach Edward Lirio, meanwhile, hopes to make the most of their young crew made up of players 18-years-old-and-below.Ateneo-Fudgee Bar, meanwhile, launches its title drive with skipper Lance De Castro and rookie Matthew Salarzon all primed for their 5:30 p.m. encounter with the VNS hitters.Also helping in the team's transition is assistant coach and former Spikers' Turf best setter Vince Mangulabnan.But the VNS-One Alicia is also all geared up for its campaign with top setter and national team standout Ish Polvorosa spearheading their charge along with Mapua University standouts Alfredo Pagulong and Ben San Andres.The three other squads in the seven-team field are the NU-Sta. Elena, Army and Navy.The top four teams after the single round elims will advance to the semifinals, guaranteeing a slam-bang action in all matches. The top two will clash for the crown in a best-of-three series while the last two will dispute the bronze medal.The semis are scheduled to start on Sept. 24 with the finals slated on Oct. 1.The HD Spikers turned back the Air Force Jet Spikers twice to claim the Reinforced and Open crowns in 2019 before the country's first and only men's volley league, which Sports Vision launched in 2015, took a long break due to pandemic.Related video:<figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/nhU903flLPw?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

Opening the double-header is perennial contender Cignal HD testing a young Sta. Rosa side, while VNS-One Alicia and Ateneo-Fudgee Barr face off in the main event.The HD Spikers will be bannered by former league Most Valuable Players Marck Espejo and Ysay Marasigan and backstopped by former collegiate standouts Chu Njigha (Ateneo de Manila University), Louie Ramirez (University of Perpetual Help), and Edward Camposano (National University).

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Cignal HD, bannered by Marck Espejo, will be in action on the opening day of the Spikers' Turf. Handout photo' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/08/30/cignal.jpg' ><figcaption>Cignal HD, bannered by Marck Espejo, will be in action on the opening day of the Spikers' Turf. Handout photo</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- Spikers' Turf, the premier men's volleyball league in the country, will return after a long hiatus on Tuesday at the Paco Arena in Manila.

Spikers' Turf, the premier men's volleyball league in the country, will return after a long hiatus on Tuesday at the Paco Arena in Manila.

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Men's volleyball returns as Spikers' Turf unwraps

Men's volleyball returns as Spikers' Turf unwraps