Alas Pilipinas women’s pair of Khylem Progella and Sofiah Pagara stayed unbeaten in two games in Pool C of the AVC Asian Beach Volleyball Championships 2026-an Olympic qualifier for Los Angeles 2028.
Progella and Pagara cruised to their second win after making quick work of Uzbekistan’s Zamira Shagraeva and Odina Uralova, 21-5, 21-7, on Thursday in Shangluo, China.
Progella and Pagara, Busan Futures champions, opened their campaign with a 21-13, 21-14 win over Kristina Karimova and Yekaterina Ryukhova of Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
Southeast Asian Games gold medalists Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons improved to 1-1 in Pool E after taking down Uzbekistan’s Guzaloy Mamatsodikova and Malikakhon Tursunpulatova, 21-8, 21-8.
Pons and Rondina bounced back from their opening-day loss to Thailand’s Taravadee Naraphornrapat and Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee, 13-21, 21-19, 13-15, on Wednesday night.
The top two squads of each pool will advance to the round of 16. The champion of the tournament will earn a spot at the LA Olympics 2028.
Alas men’s pair James Buytrago and Ronniel Rosales dropped to a 0-2 record in Pool C.
Buytrago and Rosales fell to Japan’s Kai Kurokawa and Ryuichi Adachi, 15-21, 14-21.
The Filipinos got swept by Australia’s Mark Nicolaidis and Izac Carracher, 12-21, 17-21.