{"id":336269,"date":"2026-05-17T18:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=336269"},"modified":"2026-05-17T18:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:06:29","slug":"bryan-bagunas-makes-history-with-japan-sv-league-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/bryan-bagunas-makes-history-with-japan-sv-league-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Bagunas makes history with Japan SV. League title"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bryan Bagunas.\u2013Photo from Bryan Bagunas\u2019 Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Bryan Bagunas earned his first Japan SV. League title with the Osaka Bluteon, completing a successful return to the international pro league.<\/p>\n

Bagunas made history as the primary Filipino men\u2019s volleyball player to win the distinguished championship in Japan after Osaka pulled off a series comeback with a 25-22, 25-20, 25-18 sweep in Game 3 to dethrone the Suntory Sunbirds on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Japanese national team star Yuji Nishida finished with 15 points, including the championship-clinching ace, while Cuban spiker Miguel Angel Lopez delivered 19 points to beat the Ran Takahashi-led Sunbirds.<\/p>\n

READ: Osaka veteran thrilled at prospect of fiddling with Bryan Bagunas<\/h4>\n

The Alas Pilipinas captain only played in Game 1 and scored three points as an alternative with two points, as Suntory bagged the series opener 26-24, 22-25, 25-16, 25-23, last Friday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However the Bluteon never gave up forcing a series opener, eking out a 13-25, 25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 15-9 end in Game 2 behind the duo of Nishida and Lopez.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 28-year-old outside spiker returned to Japan after he made an epic comeback from a knee injury within the FIVB Men\u2019s World Championship and led Alas Pilipinas\u2019 gallant stand, beating Egypt and narrowly missing the round of 16 with a heartbreaking five-set loss to Iran.<\/p>\n

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It was his third overseas stint after winning two titles and one MVP trophy for WinStreak Club in Taiwan. He made his international debut also in Japan with Oita Miyoshi.<\/p>\n

Bagunas found himself within the stacked rotation of the Bluteon in the course of the regular season after ending second with a 38-6 record behind top seed Suntory.<\/p>\n

The previous National University star scored a complete of 31 points built on 23 kills, five blocks, and three aces in 39 matches played in the course of the regular season.<\/p>\n

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Bagunas joined Santiago, who last won an SV.League title with the Osaka Marvelous last yr. Alyssa Solomon was this yr\u2019s import for Osaka but settled for silver.<\/p>\n

Marck Espejo also won a championship in South Korea, and he’s now seeing motion in Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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