{"id":105370,"date":"2023-04-05T15:19:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=105370"},"modified":"2023-04-05T15:19:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:19:08","slug":"australia-vanuatu-china-thailand-and-usa-make-coolangatta-futures-podium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/australia-vanuatu-china-thailand-and-usa-make-coolangatta-futures-podium\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSTRALIA, VANUATU, CHINA, THAILAND AND USA MAKE COOLANGATTA FUTURES PODIUM"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>With support from Volleyball Empowerment, Vanuatu\u2019s Lawac and Toko and Thailand\u2019s Pithak and Poravid win Beach Pro Tour medals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two teams financially supported by the FIVB\u2019s Volleyball Empowerment programme made the podium at the season\u2019s second Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures event, which finished on Sunday in Coolangatta, Australia. Thailand\u2019s Pithak Tipjan and Poravid Taovato took the men\u2019s silver, while Vanuatu\u2019s Majabelle Lawac and Sherysyn Toko claimed bronze on the women\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand\u2019s beach volleyball has benefited from Volleyball Empowerment coaching support for a few years now. For their pairing of 24-year-old Pithak and 21-year-old Poravid, the silver in Australia was the second Beach Pro Tour medal in a row, after they made the podium for the first time in December with gold at the Subic Bay Futures in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p><i><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-105372\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-580x387.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-860x573.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-1160x773.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-1280x853.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-1320x880.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GetImage.asmx_-1.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Thailand\u2019s Pithak Tipjan and Poravid Taovato (Photo credits: volleyball.org.au \/ Rogue Gun Photography)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Two more men\u2019s teams from Thailand competed in Coolangatta. Surin Jongklang and Dunwinit Kaewsai finished ninth, while Banlue Nakprakhong and Intuch Techakijvorakul were stopped in the qualifiers finishing twenty first.<\/p>\n<p>Pithank and Poravid, seeded third in the main draw, reached the Coolangatta men\u2019s final undefeated in four matches and put up quite a battle against second-seeded Ha Likejiang and Wu Jiaxin, especially in the second set of the gold medal game, but their Chinese opponents proved stronger on the way to a 2-0 (21-9, 25-23) victory and their third back-to-back Futures gold, after topping the podiums in Sohar, Oman and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very happy. This has given us motivation and confidence to play on,\u201d Wu told volleyball.org.au.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ausvolley\/status\/1642420743291158530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642420743291158530%7Ctwgr%5E0931e254ed13c79a45ddfc636014ee8164006909%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivb.com%2Fen%2Fabout%2Fnews%2F-w-\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ausvolley\/status\/1642420743291158530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642420743291158530%7Ctwgr%5E0931e254ed13c79a45ddfc636014ee8164006909%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivb.com%2Fen%2Fabout%2Fnews%2F-w-<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s bronze went to complete Beach Pro Tour rookies Jordan Hoppe and Charles Siragusa of the United States, who started their Coolangatta campaign, seeded at the very bottom of the qualification bracket, and ended with a 2-1 (18-21, 21-14, 15-12) comeback win over Germany\u2019s Simon Kulzer and Bennet Poniewaz in the third place match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had to battle a long way to get here, not only to get to Australia, but to go through the qualifiers and to get to the bronze medal match, so we\u2019re pumped up,\u201d Hoppe said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ausvolley\/status\/1642375717240606720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642375717240606720%7Ctwgr%5E0931e254ed13c79a45ddfc636014ee8164006909%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivb.com%2Fen%2Fabout%2Fnews%2F-w-\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ausvolley\/status\/1642375717240606720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642375717240606720%7Ctwgr%5E0931e254ed13c79a45ddfc636014ee8164006909%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivb.com%2Fen%2Fabout%2Fnews%2F-w-<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vanuatu has been receiving ongoing coach support from Volleyball Empowerment for their women\u2019s beach volleyball programme since 2017. The bronze in Coolangatta was 21-year-old Lawac and 25-year-old Toko\u2019s first Beach Pro Tour podium as a team. However, it was already the third world-level medal for Toko, who took silver at the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 1-star event in Satun, Thailand and gold at last year\u2019s Futures in Lecce, Italy, both with her former partner Miller Pata.<\/p>\n<p>Having recently experienced two destructive tropical cyclones in Vanuatu, Lawac and Toko\u2019s ability to compete in Australia was a significant achievement in itself. Seeded second in the main draw, they also persevered through a very tough campaign in Coolangatta, with four of their five matches resolved in tie-breaker sets. The only match they lost was their semifinal against champions-to-be Jana Milutinovic and Stefanie Fejes of Australia, who were forced to battle back from a set down to a 2-1 (16-21, 21-18, 15-9) victory. In the bronze medal match, the Vanuatuans celebrated a 2-1 (24-22, 16-21, 15-6) win over Canada\u2019s Darby Dunn and Olivia Furlan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ausvolley\/status\/1642393004521713664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642393004521713664%7Ctwgr%5E0931e254ed13c79a45ddfc636014ee8164006909%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivb.com%2Fen%2Fabout%2Fnews%2F-w-\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ausvolley\/status\/1642393004521713664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642393004521713664%7Ctwgr%5E0931e254ed13c79a45ddfc636014ee8164006909%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivb.com%2Fen%2Fabout%2Fnews%2F-w-<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to thank all our supporters, those who came over here to support us and those back home in Vanuatu! We\u2019re very happy and proud of ourselves,\u201d Toko said. \u201cWe just passed the cyclone at home to come here, so we\u2019re just so happy we could take part in this competition. After the cyclone, we know our supporters back home in Vanuatu will be so happy for us and we thank them and our sponsors for their support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another duo from Vanuatu, Chantale Leow Willie and Loti Joe, also played in the women\u2019s main draw but did not progress to the round of 12 phase.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s final was an all-Australian affair, in which 21-year-old Milutinovic and 18-year-old Fejes, seeded sixth,&nbsp; produced a 2-0 (22-20, 21-11) upset of top-seeded Georgia Johnson and Jasmine Fleming at their Beach Pro Tour debut as a pair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/VolleyballAustralia\/posts\/pfbid0i9UjkZV5tAW3xX7DX5Pu6VuxC74QjhtqUS2hdv5AC9utLScU3g1gdrCxBLQx4FXml?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\">https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/VolleyballAustralia\/posts\/pfbid0i9UjkZV5tAW3xX7DX5Pu6VuxC74QjhtqUS2hdv5AC9utLScU3g1gdrCxBLQx4FXml?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m speechless! I\u2019m just feeling pure emotion and it\u2019s pretty amazing,\u201d Milutinovic said. \u201cWe\u2019ve come a long way in a short amount of time and I couldn\u2019t be prouder of our team. It\u2019s always tough, but we came out here and gave it our all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree months ago I moved my whole life up to Brisbane, moving away from my family, and it\u2019s just amazing that I get to pursue my dream and they\u2019re always here to support me,\u201d said Fejes. \u201cI\u2019m so happy! We really fought hard for this and gave it everything we had. It\u2019s a new partnership, but we\u2019re so excited to see where this can go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cqhvi3TKP0H\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cqhvi3TKP0H\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>28 men\u2019s and 28 women\u2019s teams from a total of 11 different countries from three Continental Confederations took part in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W7-dKapB8Os\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W7-dKapB8Os<\/a><\/p>\n<p>QUICK LINKS<\/p>\n<p>AVC Website: click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianvolleyball.net\/\">www.asianvolleyball.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Facebook: click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation\">www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Twitter: click: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball\">www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Instagram: click: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n<p>AVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With support from Volleyball Empowerment, Vanuatu\u2019s Lawac and Toko and Thailand\u2019s Pithak and Poravid win Beach Pro Tour medals Two teams financially supported by the FIVB\u2019s Volleyball Empowerment programme made&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":105371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beach-volleyball-news","category-slider"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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