MANILA – This summer is bound to get hotter as ABS-CBN Sports brings its commitment to champion sports and Filipino athletes to the sands as the official broadcast partner of Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR).
BVR is the brain trust of former collegiate volleyball stars and current beach volleyball stalwarts Bea Tan, Charo Soriano, Dzi Gervacio, Fille Cayetano, and Gretchen Ho, who all used to play volleyball for the Ateneo de Manila University. Their passion for the sport has spread from the indoor courts to the outdoors, and through BVR, they hope the rest of the country will get into the exciting and entertaining 2-on-2 sport as well.
As the official broadcast partner, ABS-CBN through ABS-CBN Sports + Action and ABS-CBN Sports + Action HD Ch166, will cover BVR’s events all over the nation, starting with their star-studded beach volleyball tournament at the White House, Boracay on April 27 and 28. Three semifinal matches and three finals matches will be aired on ABS-CBN Sports + Action and ABS-CBN Sports + Action HD Ch166 on April 28. ABS-CBN Sports + Action will also feature highlights of BVR tourneys at San Juan, La Union; Anguib Beach, Sta. Ana, Cagayan Region; and Lakawon Island, Negros Occidental.
“Beach Volleyball Republic is here to stay and we will do our best to bring it to every Kapamilya,” exclaimed ABS-CBN Integrated Sports head Dino Laurena, adding, “ABS-CBN, in its continued dedication to bring sports events closer to Filipinos, sees BVR as another sport in which we can all excel in and a sport whose popularity is on the rise, the same way it happened for indoor volleyball.”
BVR aims to promote the beach volleyball lifestyle in the Philippines by providing an avenue for athletes to train, develop their skills, build a community, and compete in high-level exhibition tournaments all over the country. Together with ABS-CBN, BVR will be at the forefront of promoting the sport towards the goal of making the Philippines a competitive force in the world of beach volleyball in the future.
“It is a humbling experience for us at BVR to be partnered with ABS-CBN, through ABS-CBN’s Integrated Sports division, to be able to provide an avenue for talented players,” said Soriano, which Gretchen Ho echoed, adding, “we are so happy that a major stakeholder like ABS-CBN believes in us so we get to share our passion for beach volleyball.”
ABS-CBN Sports, ABS-CBN Sports + Action, and ABS-CBN Sports + Action HD are all under the ABS-CBN Integrated Sports division of ABS-CBN, the country’s leading media and entertainment company. For more information about ABS-CBN Sports and Beach Volleyball Republic, visit sports.abs-cbn.com, and follow ABS-CBN Sports’ official Facebook and Twitter accounts, @abscbnsports.
In photo are (from L to R) ABS-CBN Integrated Sports finance officer Berg Capiz, ABS-CBN Sports + Action HD channel head Jojo Neri-Estacio, BVR shareholder Gretchen Ho, BVR shareholder Charo Soriano, ABS-CBN Integrated Sports head Dino Laurena, BVR shareholder Fille Cayetano, BVR shareholder Dzi Gervacio, BVR shareholder Bea Tan, and ABS-CBN Sports + Action channel head Vince Rodriguez.
