A lot will be a stake for Choco Mucho, PLDT, Chery Tiggo, and ZUS Coffee when the four teams end their PVL All-Filipino preliminary round campaign in Passi City, Iloilo.
The 2024-2025 PVL All-Filipino preliminaries have reached their final game day—and what better way to cap it off than with some high-stakes volleyball?
As four teams head to Iloilo City, the implications for the winners and losers are at their highest.
Let’s look at what’s at stake for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans, PLDT High Speed Hitters, Chery Tiggo Crossovers, and ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles.
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If PLDT wins vs ZUS Coffee
On Saturday, the High Speed Hitters will take on the Thunderbelles in what is expected to be a jam-packed crowd at the City of Passi Arena.
The goal for PLDT is simple: win.
Coming off their five-set thriller over the Creamline Cool Smashers, another victory for the Rald Ricafort-led squad will secure them the no. 4 seed heading into the qualifying round.
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Their opponent? ZUS Coffee once more.
The match could serve as a warm-up for their even more crucial battle in the next round of the conference.
If ZUS Coffee wins vs PLDT
But should the Thunderbelles pull off the upset, the Jerry Yee-led squad could climb up to the sixth spot, avoiding the High Speed Hitters in the playoffs.
ZUS Coffee, however, will have to wait for the final game of the preliminaries before securing the sixth spot.
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Still, a win for the young Thunderbelles will prove valuable come the qualifying round.
If Choco Mucho wins vs Chery Tiggo
Aside from a victory against the Crossovers, the Flying Titans will depend on the High Speed Hitters’ performance in the previous game.
If PLDT wins over ZUS Coffee, Choco Mucho will lock up the no. 5 spot regardless of a victory or not.
Still, the Flying Titans would want to continue their winning ways led by Sisi Rondina, Deanna Wong, and Isa Molde.
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If Chery Tiggo wins vs Choco Mucho
Like the Thunderbelles, a win for the Crossovers over the Flying Titans could push them to the no. 6 spot.
If ZUS Coffee and Chery Tiggo secure wins in Iloilo City, the two squads will face off in the qualifying round.
A loss, however, could see the Crossovers drop to the ninth spot, where they could be pitted against the High Speed Hitters or Flying Titans once more.
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All the scenarios will be clearer after the first game but expect all-out action when the four teams clash in Passi City.