News 01/11/2018 World Tour returns to Manila in May Manila, Philippines, November 1, 2018 - Manila returns to the international beach volleyball calendar for the second-straight season as teams from Germany and Japan won the inaugural event in May 2018. The 2019 Manila Open is scheduled to take place from May 23 to 26.Max-Jonas Karpa/Milan Sievers of Germany bested Petr Bakhnar/Taras Myskiv of Russia for the men's title with Switzerland's Gabriel Kissling/Michiel Zandbergen claiming the third spot on the podium by defeating Alejandro Huerta/Javier Huerta of Spain in the bronze medal match.In the 2018 Manila women's competition, Ayumi Kusano/Takemi Nishibori of Japan topped the podium with Spain's Maria Carro/Paula Soria second and Paraguay's Erika Bobadilla/Michelle Valiente third. The bronze medal for Bobadilla and Valiente was the first-ever podium placement by a men's or women's team from Paraguay on the FIVB World Tour.The Philippines' best finish in the inaugural Manila event was a fifth by Angeline Gervacio/Cherry Rondina in the women's competition. Four men's team from The Philippines tied for 13th at the 2018 Manila tournament. Print this Page News {{item.LocalShortDate}} {{item.Title}} All the News