{"id":212885,"date":"2022-02-21T11:35:15","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T03:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/?p=212885"},"modified":"2022-02-21T14:38:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T06:38:07","slug":"skycable-brings-intense-volleyball-action-from-japans-v-league-on-spotv2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/?p=212885","title":{"rendered":"SKYcable Brings Intense Volleyball Action From Japan&#8217;s V.League On SPOTV2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Die-hard volleyball fans in the country are in for a treat as SKYcable brings them intense volleyball action straight from the Land of the Rising Sun, featuring top Filipino spikers going head-to-head with hard-hitting locals and global imports in Japan&#8217;s V.League.<\/p>\n<p>Now airing on SPOTV2, V.League is the premier top-flight volleyball league in Japan, where former NU Bulldogs ace spiker and UAAP champion and MVP Bryan Bagunas (Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler), ex-Ateneo Blue Eagles phenom and two-time PSA Annual Awards Mr. Volleyball recipient Marck Espejo (FC Tokyo), and four-time local champion Jaja Santiago (Saitama Ageo Medics), the first Filipino to win a volleyball championship abroad, are currently playing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-169718\" src=\"http:\/\/syndicated.pageonemedia.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220220-PAGEONE-Catch-Jaja-Santiago-on-V-League-Japan-on-SPOTV2-via-SKYcable.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" \/><\/p>\n<p>V. League&#8217;s men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s divisions are stacked with local talents such as the reigning women&#8217;s top spiker Haruyo Shimamura, 2021 final stage MVP Mako Kobata, men&#8217;s best blocker Taishi Onodera, gritty receiver Tomohiro Ogawa, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>The league also features some of the world&#8217;s best volleyball players, including last season&#8217;s best women&#8217;s scorer Jana Kulan of Azerbaijan, American middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo, defending men&#8217;s MVP Dmitriy Muserskiy of Russia, and Polish top scorer Bartosz Kurek.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a lot of [talented] youngsters and good players in the Philippines. Of course, we&#8217;re going to have more Filipino foreign players in Japan,&#8221; Jaja said on Pinoy players venturing overseas for their pro volleyball dreams.<\/p>\n<p>The decorated middle blocker is now focused on helping Ageo Medics climb up the rankings and vie for the crown following their V.Cup victory months ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to help my team and be better every single day. As a team, we&#8217;re trying to accomplish [improving] our teamwork, communication, and connection inside the court. Of course, the goal is to win the championship, but then, we have to work hard little by little, one step at a time, one day at a time,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can follow their favorite Pinoy players and catch all of the exciting volleyball action in the 2021\/22 season of V.League Japan, with games airing live on SPOTV2.<\/p>\n<p>SPOTV and SPOTV2 are available in high-definition on SKYcable&#8217;s HD Plans for as low as P500 a month. Subscribe now at <a href=\"http:\/\/mysky.com.ph\/\">mysky.com.ph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow SKY on <a href=\"http:\/\/fb.com\/myskyupdates\">Facebook<\/a>, Twitter (@myskyupdates), and Instagram (@myskyupdates) for further news and promotional updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die-hard volleyball fans in the country are in for a treat as SKYcable brings them intense volleyball action straight from the Land of the Rising Sun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":212884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[19339],"class_list":["post-212885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-abs-cbn-corporate-communications"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=212885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/212884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=212885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=212885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=212885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}