Ma. Deanna Izabella Alvizo Wong (born July 18, 1998) is a

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professional volleyball athlete. Wong was a member of the

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Lady Blue Eagles, the school's women's varsity volleyball team from 2016 to 2020. During Season 80 of the

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(UAAP) in 2018, she won the Best

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Award. While being a part of the team, Ateneo was the UAAP runner-up in 2016 and 2017, won bronze in 2018, and became the champions in 2019. The team, in partnership with Motolite, also reached the finals in the

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Season 2 Open Conference in 2018. In June 2020, she was signed by the

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Personal life

She studied at the Saint Theresa's College of Cebu in elementary and attended the

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for high school. In college, she took up AB Interdisciplinary Studies at the

. Wong previously dated former

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team captain

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. She is currently in relationship with former NU Lady Bulldogs and

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Middle Blocker

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Volleyball

She first started playing indoor volleyball in her sixth grade

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upon her best friend's invitation and continued to play the sport in high school. She then was invited for a three-week training at the San Sebastian College-Recoletos and the

UAAP

By March 2015, she was picked as member of the collegiate varsity women's volleyball team of the Ateneo de Manila University, under then head coach Anusorn "Tai" Bundit and became a rookie in the 2016

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. She played as a libero in 2017 Season 79 and then as setter the next year for 2018 Season 80, during which she was awarded the Best Setter award. While the team settled for bronze in the previous season, the Ateneo Lady Eagles won the championship for

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in 2019. Wong took a

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from playing for Ateneo for Season 82. She was set to return in

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which was cancelled due to the

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. Wong is still eligible to compete in

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but chose to play for Premier Volleyball League.

PVL

Wong played in the 2019

Season 2 Open Conference with Ateneo de Manila University, in partnership with Motolite, and the team reached the finals but were defeated by the

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. In 2021, Wong played in Season 4 Open Conference with

, the team owned by

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Choco Mucho (AVC)

Wong was also part of the Philippine women's national team which competed as the club side, Team Choco Mucho at the

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National Team

Wong is also part of

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and she was supposed to play in SEA Games 2021 in Quang Ninh,

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Awards

On October 2, 2018, she was one of the nominees for Push Sports Personality of the Year.

Individual

* 2018 UAAP Season 80 Indoor Volleyball Best Setter

Collegiate

* 2016 UAAP Season 78 Indoor Volleyball – Silver with Ateneo de Manila Lady Eagles * 2017 UAAP Season 79 Indoor Volleyball – Silver with Ateneo de Manila Lady Eagles * 2018 UAAP Season 80 Indoor Volleyball – Bronze with Ateneo de Manila Lady Eagles * 2019 UAAP Season 81 Indoor Volleyball – Champion with Ateneo de Manila Lady Eagles

Club

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– Silver with Ateneo-Motolite *

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– Bronze medal, with

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Deanna 1998 births Living people University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players Sportspeople from Cebu University of San Jose–Recoletos alumni Ateneo de Manila University alumni Filipino women's volleyball players Liberos Setters (volleyball)