Deanna Wong | |||||||||||
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Full name | Maria Deanna Izabella Alvizo Wong | ||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||
Born | July 18, 1998 | ||||||||||
Hometown | Minglanilla, Cebu, Philippines [1] | ||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||
College / University | Ateneo de Manila University | ||||||||||
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Number | 3 [2] | ||||||||||
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Maria Deanna Izabella Alvizo Wong (born July 18, 1998) is a Filipino professional volleyball athlete. Wong was a member of the Ateneo de Manila University Lady Blue Eagles, the school's women's varsity volleyball team from 2016 to 2020. During Season 80 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) in 2018, she won the Best Setter Award.
While being a part of the team, Ateneo was the UAAP runner-up in 2016 and 2017, won bronze in 2018, and became the champions in 2019. The team, in partnership with Motolite, also reached the finals in the Premier Volleyball League Season 2 Open Conference in 2018.
In June 2020, she was signed by the Choco Mucho Flying Titans.
She studied at the Saint Theresa's College of Cebu in elementary and attended the University of San Jose–Recoletos for high school. [3] In college, she took up AB Interdisciplinary Studies at the Ateneo de Manila University. [4]
Wong previously dated former Adamson Lady Falcons team captain Jema Galanza. She is currently in relationship with former NU Lady Bulldogs and F2 Logistics Cargo Movers Middle Blocker Ivy Lacsina.
She first started playing indoor volleyball in her sixth grade intramural upon her best friend's invitation [4] and continued to play the sport in high school. [5] She then was invited for a three-week training at the San Sebastian College-Recoletos and the Ateneo de Manila University.
By March 2015, she was picked as member of the collegiate varsity women's volleyball team of the Ateneo de Manila University, under then head coach Anusorn "Tai" Bundit [6] and became a rookie in the 2016 UAAP Season 78. She played as a libero in 2017 Season 79 and then as setter the next year for 2018 Season 80, [7] during which she was awarded the Best Setter award. [8] While the team settled for bronze in the previous season, [9] the Ateneo Lady Eagles won the championship for UAAP Season 81 in 2019. [10]
Wong took a hiatus from playing for Ateneo for Season 82. She was set to return in UAAP Season 83 which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wong is still eligible to compete in UAAP Season 84 [11] but chose to play for Premier Volleyball League. [12]
Wong played in the 2019 Premier Volleyball League Season 2 Open Conference with Ateneo de Manila University, in partnership with Motolite, and the team reached the finals but were defeated by the Creamline Cool Smashers. [13] In 2021, Wong played in Season 4 Open Conference with Choco Mucho Flying Titans, the team owned by Republic Biscuit Corporation.
Wong was also part of the Philippine women's national team which competed as the club side, Team Choco Mucho at the 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship. [14] [15]
Wong is also part of Philippines women's national volleyball team and she was supposed to play in SEA Games 2021 in Quang Ninh,Vietnam.
On October 2, 2018, she was one of the nominees for Push Sports Personality of the Year. [16]
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