THE Philippines hosts the second of two legs of the inaugural Southeast Asia (SEA) VLeague men’s tournament on July 28 to 30 at the City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Laguna.
The VLeague is a series for men and women indoor volleyball among the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam and is affiliated with the Southeast Asia Volleyball Association.
“The VLeague aims to further strengthen and develop men’s volleyball in the region,” said Ramon “Tats” Suzara, president of the organizing Philippine National Volleyball Federation, which is coming off a successful hosting of Week 3 of the men’s Volleyball Nations League in Pasay City earlier this month.
The four countries are almost in equal footing in terms of rankings in the International Volleyball Federation or FIVB. Vietnam is the best-ranked men’s team at No. 56, Thailand at No. 58 followed closely by the Philippines at No. 59 and Indonesia at No. 68.
The SEA VLeague–a brainchild of Suzara and Thailand federation president Shanrit Wongprasert–opened in Jakarta last July 21 with the Philippines taking on Indonesia in its debut match.
