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Short name | Zus Coffee |
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Nickname | Thunderbelles |
Founded | 2024 |
Owner | Strong Group Athletics |
Head coach | Jerry Yee |
Captain | Cloanne Mondoñedo ( Benilde) |
League | Premier Volleyball League |
2024 All-Filipino | 12th place |
The Zus Coffee Thunderbelles (stylized as ZUS Coffee) are a professional women's volleyball team in the Philippines that made their team debut in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference under the name Strong Group.
Strong Group Athletics of Frank Lao also backs the Farm Fresh Foxies of the PVL. The Thunderbelles are currently named after Malaysian-based coffee chain Zus Coffee, a brand which Lao is also an investor of. [1]
The Strong Group Athletics reportedly helped Premier Volleyball League club Quezon City Gerflor Defenders resolve its player salary issue [2] which was first reported in November 2023, during the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference. [3] [4] [5] Gerflor would be effectively disbanded after the tournament. [6]
In January 2023, it was announced that the Strong Group would be taking over Gerflor's franchise. It was Strong Group's second PVL team, the first being the Farm Fresh Foxies. [2] [7] They made their PVL debut at the 2024 All-Filipino Conference. [8] Interim coach Rogelio Getigan led the team under the name "Strong Group Athletics" in their first tournament. [9] [10]
In May 2024 in the lead up to the Reinforced Invitational Conference, Strong Group rebranded as Zus Coffee Thunderbelles and will take effect at the upcoming PVL conference after made a partnership with Zus Coffee. The team also announced coach Jerry Yee as the new head coach. [11]
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No. | Player | Position | Height | Birth date | School |
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Middle Blocker | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | May 9, 2000 | Benilde |
3 |
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Middle Blocker | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | July 6, 2000 | DLSU |
6 |
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Libero | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | September 1, 1998 | Letran |
7 |
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Outside Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | November 28, 2000 (age 23) | Benilde |
8 |
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Setter | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | November 16, 2000 | Benilde |
9 |
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Opposite Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | September 3, 1999 (age 24) | Benilde |
10 |
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Outside Hitter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | March 10, 1998 | JRU |
11 |
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Libero | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | November 12, 1999 | UE |
13 |
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Middle Blocker | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | November 25, 1999 | AdU |
14 |
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Middle Blocker | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | July 14, 1999 | Ateneo |
15 |
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Outside Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | August 4, 1998 | Kyoto Sangyo University |
16 |
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Setter | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | January 10, 2000 | AdU |
17 |
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Middle Blocker | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | May 28, 1997 | LPU |
22 |
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Outside Hitter | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | December 15, 2001 | UST |
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Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2024 | All-Filipino | 12th place | [12] |
Reinforced | [ to be determined] |
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Short name | Zus Coffee |
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Nickname | Thunderbelles |
Founded | 2024 |
Owner | Strong Group Athletics |
Head coach | Jerry Yee |
Captain | Cloanne Mondoñedo ( Benilde) |
League | Premier Volleyball League |
2024 All-Filipino | 12th place |
The Zus Coffee Thunderbelles (stylized as ZUS Coffee) are a professional women's volleyball team in the Philippines that made their team debut in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference under the name Strong Group.
Strong Group Athletics of Frank Lao also backs the Farm Fresh Foxies of the PVL. The Thunderbelles are currently named after Malaysian-based coffee chain Zus Coffee, a brand which Lao is also an investor of. [1]
The Strong Group Athletics reportedly helped Premier Volleyball League club Quezon City Gerflor Defenders resolve its player salary issue [2] which was first reported in November 2023, during the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference. [3] [4] [5] Gerflor would be effectively disbanded after the tournament. [6]
In January 2023, it was announced that the Strong Group would be taking over Gerflor's franchise. It was Strong Group's second PVL team, the first being the Farm Fresh Foxies. [2] [7] They made their PVL debut at the 2024 All-Filipino Conference. [8] Interim coach Rogelio Getigan led the team under the name "Strong Group Athletics" in their first tournament. [9] [10]
In May 2024 in the lead up to the Reinforced Invitational Conference, Strong Group rebranded as Zus Coffee Thunderbelles and will take effect at the upcoming PVL conference after made a partnership with Zus Coffee. The team also announced coach Jerry Yee as the new head coach. [11]
Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | |||||
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No. | Player | Position | Height | Birth date | School |
1 |
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Middle Blocker | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | May 9, 2000 | Benilde |
3 |
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Middle Blocker | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | July 6, 2000 | DLSU |
6 |
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Libero | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | September 1, 1998 | Letran |
7 |
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Outside Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | November 28, 2000 (age 23) | Benilde |
8 |
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Setter | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | November 16, 2000 | Benilde |
9 |
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Opposite Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | September 3, 1999 (age 24) | Benilde |
10 |
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Outside Hitter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | March 10, 1998 | JRU |
11 |
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Libero | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | November 12, 1999 | UE |
13 |
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Middle Blocker | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | November 25, 1999 | AdU |
14 |
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Middle Blocker | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | July 14, 1999 | Ateneo |
15 |
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Outside Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | August 4, 1998 | Kyoto Sangyo University |
16 |
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Setter | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | January 10, 2000 | AdU |
17 |
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Middle Blocker | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | May 28, 1997 | LPU |
22 |
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Outside Hitter | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | December 15, 2001 | UST |
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Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2024 | All-Filipino | 12th place | [12] |
Reinforced | [ to be determined] |