THE Philippines edged Mongolia, 22-25, 25-21, 26-24, 23-25, 15-12, to close out the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup for Men preliminaries at the Taipei Gymnasium on Monday.
With wins against Macau and Mongolia, the Filipinos took the top spot in Pool D and will compete in the tournament's knockout stages in two days' time.
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The team featuring Marck Espejo, Ryan Ka and Steven Rotter join host Chinese Taipei, Australia, South Korea and Hong Kong in the playoff round.
Pool play runners-up Mongolia, Kazakhstan, India, Vietnam and Bahrain also advance along with either Saudi Arabia or Thailand.
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