THE Philippines ended up in 10th place in the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup for Men as it absorbed a tough defeat to Chinese Taipei, 22-25, 17-25, 28-26, 22-25, on Saturday.
The newly assembled squad of college stars, veterans and Fil-foreign players came up with three wins in six outings in the 15-nation tournament.
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The stint propelled the Philippines to 57th in the FIVB men’s volleyball world rankings — jumping 166 places from its previous position in 223rd place.
Two tournaments are still lined up for the nationals in 2023.
The Southeast Asian V.League will be played in Indonesia from July 21 to 23 and the Philippines from July 28 to 30, before the Filipino spikers take part in the Asian Games in September.
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