Japan Team B boots PH out of 19th Asian Games men's volleyball contention

opening ceremony, the Philippine men’s volleyball team are unfortunately already packing their bags after Japan Team B rolled to a 25-19, 25-14, 25-23 sweep at the Dequing Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on Thursday, September 21.

Fil-Am rising star Steven Rotter paced the losing cause with 13 points on 12 attacks and 1 block as the Philippines bowed out with a 1-2 record. Unfortunately for the team, the Asian Games does not have a classification phase, ruling out any chances for bounce-back efforts. Longtime national team stars Bryan Bagunas and Marck Espejo, meanwhile, got checked to just 10 and 8 points, respectively, with the latter tallying 6 attacks and 2 blocks.against Afghanistan, the Filipino contingent was unable to sustain its momentum against the powerhouse Japanese program, falling behind two sets with an emphatic second-frame blowout loss.

Although the Philippines rallied late in the third and even took a 22-21 lead, Japan just proved to be more composed in the clutch as Yudai Arai eventually scored the game-sealing kill after a crucial Kim Malabunga service error that gifted a 24-23 match point. Akito Yamazaki led the balanced winning charge with 11 points, while Hiroto Nishiyama and Masahiro Yanagida scored 10 and 9 points, respectively.

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