Ordiales all in for Alas

MANILA, Philippines — Young Leo Ordiales knows that nothing is guaranteed at the moment but if he earns a spot in Alas Pilipinas’ final roster for the FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship Philippines 2025, he’s ready to embrace whatever role assigned of him.

Only 22, Ordiales is one of the 21 hopefuls eyeing a place in the Alas Pilipinas Final 14 that will carry the country’s colors in the 32-nation world championship set Sept. 12 to 28 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena and Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Ordiales has been part of the national pool preparing since last year, a journey that took Alas through a three-country training camp in Morocco, Romania and Portugal. There, Ordiales toiled and soaked up lessons from veteran wingers Bryan Bagunas, Marck Espejo and Steven Rotter.