FILIPINO fans will be treated to world-class action as Week 2 of the Volleyball Nations League gets going today, Tuesday, with two explosive matches at the Smart Araneta Coliseum that’s been dressed up to conform with international flavor.
First up among the top eight women’s teams in the world are Southeast Asia powerhouse Thailand and Canada, which clash at 3 p.m., and Asian power Japan, which stakes its unbeaten streak against Poland at 7 p.m.
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist and reigning VNL champions United States will make its debut at 3 p.m. on Wednesday against Bulgaria, while China, now ranked No. 3 in the latest women’s world rankings, plays Belgium at 7 p.m.
The Japanese won all their four matches in Shreveport-Bossier City in the US in Week 1, a streak they capped with a 25-22, 25-20, 25-20 win over the Americans.
Thailand and Japan taught the Philippine national women’s volleyball team some neat lessons in the PNVF International Challenge over the weekend at The Arena in San Juan.
Coach Jorge Edson Souza de Brito hopes the Filipina spikers could learn from that experience. — Abby Toralba
