MANILA, Philippines — RAN ABDILLA and Lerry Francisco put on a show to the delight of the fans at the Nuvali Sand Courts.
Still, top-rated English pair Joaquin and Javier Bello proved too strong and scored a 21-9, 21-16 victory at the start of action in the main draw of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge Nuvali on Thursday in the City of Santa Rosa.Coming off a huge victory in the BPT Elite 16 in Rio de Janeiro and instant fan favorites in Nuvali, the world No. 17 Bello twins played predictably dominant, almost certain to score when left with enough opening above the net.
'England punctuated the first-set win with an ace in the 14th minute and wrapped up the match in 33 minutes with a kill block.'The Filipinos really pushed us and we had to try out best to win,' Joaquin said. 'This win is important. We try to play every point like it was the final.'Gen Eslapor and Kly Orillaneda also had a difficult opening match, losing to world No.
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