Alas Pilipinas Men bows to Tunisia in World Championship debut

Updated Fri, September 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM Published Fri, September 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM

Alas Pilipinas Men commenced their 2025 FIVB Men's World Championship campaign with a straight-sets loss to Tunisia.

Tunisia, ranked World No. 43 and 11-time African Volleyball champions, proved too strong for the debutant Philippine team.

The first two sets saw the Philippines struggling, but they showed a spirited performance in the third set, even leading at 13-12.

Despite rallying back to tie the score multiple times in the third set, notably at 23-all with key plays from Bryan Bagunas, Alas Pilipinas ultimately fell.

Oussama Ben Romdhane was the top scorer for Tunisia with 17 points, while Bryan Bagunas led Alas Pilipinas with an impressive 23 markers.

Alas Pilipinas will aim to recover in their upcoming match against Egypt on Tuesday.

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