MANILA, Philippines: THIRTY-EIGHT teams—21 men and 17 women—from 16 countries, including four Philippine pairs, are seeing action in the sixth leg of the 2024 FIVB Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures that starts Thursday at the Nuvali Sand Courts by Ayala Land in the City of Santa Rosa.

The towering pair of Ran Abdilla and AJ Pareja and the Rancel Varga-James Buytrago duo lead the country's charge in the men's main draw with Kly Orillaneda and Gen Eslapor and Alexa Polidario and Jenny Gaviola defending the fort in the women's side.