The

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season in the Philippines. Held in the Boracay Beach Chalets, Station 2 in

Boracay Boracay (; often locally shortened to Bora) is a resort island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, located off the northwest coast of Panay. It has a total land area of , under the jurisdiction of three barangays in Malay, Akla ...

Island in

Aklan Aklan, officially the Province of Aklan ( Akeanon: ''Probinsya it Akean'' k'ɣan hil, Kapuoran sang Aklan; tl, Lalawigan ng Aklan), is a province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Its capital is Kalibo. The province is situated ...

, the Nestea Beach Volleyball is the longest-running beach volleyball tournament in the country and the main attraction of the Nestea Love the Beach event in Boracay usually held on April until May or the Labor Day Weekend. It consists into two parts: the Intercollegiate Beach Volleyball tournament featuring collegiate teams from different parts of the country and the Fantasy Match where semi-pro players (consists of two teams by 4 players) duel in a beach volleyball exhibition game. The tournament is organized by Volleyworks and sanctioned by the

Philippine Volleyball Federation The Philippine Volleyball Federation (formerly known as the Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association) was the governing body for volleyball in the Philippines from 1961 to 2015. History Supt. Tomas de Castro held a meeting with Justice Roman N ...

(PVF), thru Executive Director Otie Camangian which served as the tournament director.

Events

Intercollegiate Beach Volleyball

In the 19th edition of the tourney, 10 teams will be competed in the men's divisions including the finals contenders

University of Southern Philippines Foundation The University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) is a private, non-sectarian university in Cebu City, Philippines. USPF boasts of diverse program offerings, a highly competent teaching force, and complete facilities to ensure that its s ...

Panthers and the

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, while in the distaff side, 12 teams will be participating in the three-day event, among them are the 2015 champions UST Golden Tigresses and first runner-up

DLSU Lady Spikers The De La Salle University Lady Spikers is the official women's volleyball team of De La Salle University. History The Lady Spikers were the first NCAA women's champions in volleyball when the tournament was introduced in NCAA Season 51 (1975 ...

. Tournament director Camangian stated that if the tourney will have a conflict with the UAAP women's volleyball finals, the teams will send a Team B composed of those who not make it in the line-up of the UAAP team.

2016 teams

The teams are composed of the champion teams in their respective collegiate beach volleyball leagues.

Fantasy Match

In 2015, Fantasy Match, a side event of the competition was added in the line-up of the activities in the Nestea Beach tourney. For the 2016 edition, top volleyball players in the country will be played in the Fantasy Match on April 29–30, coinciding with the semifinals and finals of the intercollegiate beach volleyball tourney. Members of last year's fantasy match champions Team Light Blue,

Rachel Anne Daquis Rachel Anne Lopez Daquis (born December 13, 1987) is a Filipino volleyball player. She graduated from the Far Eastern University where she took up Business Management. She was also the team captain of the PLDT HOME TVolution women's team that ...

Cha Cruz Charleen Abigaile "Cha" Ramos Cruz-Behag (born May 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional volleyball player and an educator. She is a member of the Philippine women's national volleyball team. Currently, she is playing and is the team captain f ...

, and

Michele Gumabao Michele Theresa Imperial Gumabao (; born September 2, 1992) is a Filipino volleyball player and beauty pageant titleholder. She is currently signed to the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and has previously playe ...

will return in the sand for the second straight appearance. Gumabao and Cruz will play for Team Chillax, while Daquis will play for Team Plunge.

References

{{Volleyball in the Philippines Sports in Aklan Recurring sporting events established in 1998 Beach volleyball competitions in the Philippines

Events

Intercollegiate Beach Volleyball

2016 teams

Fantasy Match

See also

References