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Joey Villar - The Philippine Star
March 6, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Cignal hopes to barge into the quarterfinals via the backdoor when it tackles Capital1 today in the play-in phase of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena.
The HD Spikers missed an outright quarterfinals entry after getting ambushed by the Galeries Tower Highrisers, 25-17, 25-22, 19-25, 25-17, last Thursday that sent them down to Pool A of the two-bracket play-in tournament.
There, Cignal would aim to sweep, or at least top their group, to advance to the quarters versus No. 2 Petro Gazz on March 18.
After their 6:30 p.m. match with the Solar Spikers, the HD Spikers’ only other play-in schedule will be against the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles on Tuesday.
“We’re treating it one game at a time,” said Cignal coach Shaq delos Santos.
Also eyeing backdoor entry are Chery Tiggo and Nxled, who face off at 4 p.m. in Pool B action.
The other member of the second pool is Farm Fresh, which will tackle Chery Tiggo, the 2021 bubble champion, on Tuesday, and Nxled next Thursday.
The winner of this group will earn the right to face five-peat feat-seeking Creamline also on March 18.
