{"id":1246,"date":"2026-09-05T13:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/free-we.com\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T11:24:05","slug":"ph-rally-past-viet-duo-to-capture-ppl-visayas-open-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/free-we.com\/?p=1246","title":{"rendered":"SPORTS: PH Rally Past VIET Duo to Capture PPL Visayas Open 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e8e8e8\"><strong>CAME, SAW, CONQUERED.<\/strong> Team Philippines win over Vietnam with a comeback game in PPL Visayas Open on September 09, 2026. <strong><em>Photo: Google<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by Aang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>After dropping a tight first game to Vietnam&#8217;s strong baseline drives, the Philippine duo rallied back to take the next two games, relying on tight kitchen dinking and aggressive net-poaching to seal the championship victory, 2-1 (8\u201311, 11\u20139, 11\u20138).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnny Arcilla &amp; Patricia Raymundo for Team Philippines vs. Ly Hoang Nam &amp; Jolie Lam for Team Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Vietnam&#8217;s Ly Hoang Nam relied heavily on quick, penetrating drives aimed directly at the hip to force weak pop-ups, managing to string together key counter-runs when down in points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening game saw long baseline transitions into quick kitchen exchanges. Arcilla used his tennis background to control the pace from the reset line, forcing Vietnam into high-risk speed-ups early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philippines was lagging during the first set as Vietnam&#8217;s aggressive plays kept them at bay; however, the Pinoy reached a breaking point after blowing past Vietnam&#8217;s defenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pat Raymundo\u2019s Poach Spree<strong>:<\/strong> Leading 6\u20135, Raymundo stepped across the kitchen line twice, catching Vietnam off-guard with paddle-side poaches off Ly\u2019s forehand drives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Championship Point (10\u20138)<strong>:<\/strong> Arcilla delivered a dipping third-shot drop into the non-volley zone. Ly was forced to lift a high, defensive dink, setting up Arcilla for a body-sailing forehand drive to close out the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAME, SAW, CONQUERED. Team Philippines win over Vietnam with a comeback game in PPL Visayas Open on September 09, 2026. Photo: Google by Aang After dropping a tight first game to Vietnam&#8217;s strong baseline drives, the Philippine duo rallied back to take the next two games, relying on tight kitchen dinking and aggressive net-poaching to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":269013145,"featured_media":1292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"page_builder":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1386,1383,1367,1384],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-stories","category-latest-news","category-sports","category-top-stories"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phm0od-k6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1349,"url":"https:\/\/free-we.com\/?p=1349","url_meta":{"origin":1246,"position":0},"title":"SPORTS FEATURE: Pick-A-Ball","author":"Ang Dagitab","date":"September 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"By Aang If you walk down Emerald Avenue in Ortigas on a weekend evening, or step into a local barangay gym on a Tuesday morning, you will hear a distinct, rhythmic sound echoing across the pavement: Plock. 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