The best volleybelles in Asia will converge on 15-25 June 2023 for the AVC Cup for Women volleyball championship which will be held at Gresik in East Java, Indonesia. After a long hiatus due to the cancellation of the 2020 edition of the AVC, ten (10) teams are set to battle for supremacy in Asian volleyball this 2023.
Philippines vs. Australia
The Philippines is on the verge of advancing into the semifinals of the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup as they slipped past India via a thrilling 25-22, 26-28, 11-25, 29-27, 18-16 victory at the Tridharma Sports Hall in Indonesia, Wednesday.
Veteran Aiza Maizo-Pontillas flaunted her vintage form, as she led the Philippines, providing most of the crucial points in the latter parts of each set to improve the record of team to 1-1 in Pool E.
A win against Australia will assure them of a seat in the semifinals of the tournament.
Up next for the PH team will be Australia on Friday, June 23, as the tournament takes a break Thursday, June 22.
The Philippines will host the tournament which include delegates from defending champions China, South Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Japan, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Chinese Taipei and New Zealand. They will be divided into two pools composed of five (5) teams each.
Below are the rosters of each team participating in the 2022 AVC Cup for Women.
2022 AVC CUP FOR WOMEN TEAMS AND ROSTERS
| Pos. | Player | Height |
|---|---|---|
| S | Sun Haiping | 5'11 |
| S | Xu Xiaoting | 6'0 |
| OH | Wang Yifan | 6'2 |
| OH | Zhuang Yushan | 6'0 |
| OH | Zhuang Xinru | 6'0 |
| OH | Wu Mengjie | 6'3 |
| MB | Zhang Hongziyan | 6'2 |
| MB | Hu Mingyuan | 6'1 |
| MB | Wang Wenhan | 6'3 |
| MB | Cao Tingting | 6'2 |
| OS | Li Xuemeng | 6'2 |
| OS | Zhou Yetong | 6'1 |
| L | Wu Xinyu | 5'10 |
| L | Xu Jianan | 5'6 |
| Pos. | Player | Height |
|---|---|---|
| S | Diana Mehrabadi | 5'11 |
| S | Shabnam Alikhani | 5'8 |
| S | Zahra Ghahramanlooei | 5'10 |
| OH | Mahsa Saberi | 5'10 |
| OH | Mahsa Kadkhoda | 6'0 |
| OH | Fatemeh Amini | 5'10 |
| OH | Elahe Shahdehsari | 6'0 |
| OS | Aytak Salamatgharamaleki | 6'2 |
| OS | Maedeh Esfahani | 6'0 |
| MB | Haniyeh Mohtashamipourmatnagh | 6'3 |
| MB | Zahra Karimi | 6'2 |
| MB | Pouran Zare | 6'1 |
| MB | Tahmineh Dargazani | 6'3 |
| MB | Reyhane Karimi | 6'3 |
| L | Mohadeseh Khouzani | 5'7 |
| L | Negar Kiani | 5'7 |
| L | Seyedehnegar Hashemi | 5'5 |
| R | Shaghayegh Hassankhani | 6'1 |
| R | Setayeshsadat Hosseini | 6'1 |
| Pos. | Player | Height |
|---|---|---|
| S | Jia De Guzman | 5'7 |
| S | Kyle Negrito | 5'8 |
| OH | Alyssa Valdez | 5'9 |
| OH | Fille Cayetano | 5'5 |
| OH | Rosemarie Vargas | 5'8 |
| OH | Jema Galanza | 5'7 |
| MB | Celine Domingo | 5'10 |
| MB | Risa Sato | 5'10 |
| MB | Jeanette Panaga | 6'0 |
| MB | Pau Soriano | 5'7 |
| OS | Michele Gumabao | 5'10 |
| OS | Tots Carlos | 5'9 |
| L | Ella De Jesus | 5'0 |
| L | Kyla Atienza | 5'5 |
| Pos. | Player | Height |
|---|---|---|
| S | Shibata Mika | 5'6 |
| S | Miyashita Haruka | 5'10 |
| S | Yamazaki Nonoka | 5'9 |
| OH | Sato Yuka | 5'8 |
| OH | Tanaka Mizuki | 5'7 |
| OH | Kaneda Shuka | 5'10 |
| OH | Uesaka Minami | |
| OH | Osanai Miwako | 5'9 |
| OH | Okumu Oba Fuyumi | 5'10 |
| OH | Shima Mikoto | 5'9 |
| OH | Nakagawa Miyu | 6'0 |
| OH | Nishikawa Yuki | 5'11 |
| MB | Sasaki Chihiro | 5'9 |
| MB | Hamamatsu Asuka | 6'0 |
| MB | Yamanaka Hiroyo | 5'11 |
| MB | Hirayama Shion | 5'11 |
| MB | Asano Nanami | 6'0 |
| L | Hanai Moeri | 5'6 |
| L | Fukudome Satomi | 5'4 |
| L | Mizusugi Rena | 5'3 |
| Pos. | Player | Height |
|---|---|---|
| L | Lai Xiang-Chen | 5'0 |
| OS | Chang Li-Wen | 5'9 |
| MB | Tseng Wan-Ling | 5'7 |
| OH | Kuo Ching-Yi | 5'6 |
| Lin Chi-Jung | ||
| S | Hsieh Yi-Chen | 5'5 |
| MB | Huang Hsin-Yu | 5'10 |
| OS | Chen Jia-Man | 5'7 |
| MB | Kan Ko-Hui | 6'1 |
| OH | Wu Fang-Yu | 5'7 |
| MB | Yeh Yu-Wen | 5'9 |
| Lin Ching-Yi | ||
| OH | Chen Li-Jun | 5'7 |
| OS | Lin Shu-Ho | 5'6 |
| OH | Chen Tzu-Ya | 5'10 |
| OH | Liu Shuang-Ling | 5'9 |
| OS | Hung Shih-Han | 5'11 |
| OH | Hu Xiao-Pei | 5'9 |
| OH | Huang Ching-Hsuan | 5'11 |
| Pos. | Player | Height |
|---|---|---|
| OH | Tara Maland | 6'0 |
| S | Mikaela Stevens | 5'10 |
| OS | Caitlin Tipping | 6'2 |
| OH | Laura Reeks | 5'10 |
| OH | Stefanie Weiler | 6'5 |
| S | Kelly Lean | 5'8 |
| S | Allysha Sims | 5'7 |
| MB | Tessa Browne | 6'0 |
| Brodie Baker | ||
| MB | Lauren Cox | 6'3 |
| OH | Annelies Jones | 6'0 |
| OH | Rebecca Redgen | |
| OH | Khiani Garton-Dodd | 5'11 |
| MB | Kara Inskip | 6'2 |
| Pos. | Player | Height |
|---|---|---|
| S | Pornpun Guedpard | 5'7 |
| S | Natthanicha Jaisaen | 5'8 |
| S | Tichaya Boonlert | 5'10 |
| S | Sirima Manakij | 5'5 |
| OH | Wipawee Srithong | 5'9 |
| OH | Kannika Thipachot | 5'7 |
| OH | Katthalee Pinsuwan | 5'7 |
| OH | Sutadta Chuewulim | 5'8 |
| OH | Chatchu-on Moksri | 5'10 |
| OH | Sasipapron Janthawisut | 5'10 |
| MB | Watchareeya Nuanjam | 5'10 |
| MB | Jaraspon Bundasak | 6'0 |
| MB | Hattaya Bamrungsuk | 5'11 |
| MB | Kaewkalaya Kamulthala | 5'10 |
| MB | Tichakorn Boonlert | 5'11 |
| OS | Pimpichaya Kokram | 5'10 |
| OS | Thanacha Sooksod | 5'11 |
| L | Piyanut Pannoy | 5'7 |
| L | Supattra Pairoj | 5'3 |
| L | Nattaporn Sanitklang | 5'5 |
