Blu Girls TO focus ON Seag after losing in Olympic QUALIFIER

NICE GAME. The Blu Girls (right) and their Chinese Taipei counterparts shake hands after their semifinal game. (Contributed Photo)
NICE GAME. The Blu Girls (right) and their Chinese Taipei counterparts shake hands after their semifinal game. (Contributed Photo)

THE Philippine women’s softball team closed its campaign in the World Baseball/Softball Classic Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier with back-to-back losses at the Shanghai Chongming Sports Training Center in China.

The PH Blu Girls, ranked 13th in the world, bowed to No. 7 Australia, on Sept. 27, 2019 and to No. 6 Chinese Taipei on Sept. 28.

The Cebuana Lhuillier-backed Blu Girls finished the tournament at fourth place and failed in their bid to claim a berth to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which will go to either Australia or No. 8 China.

Still, Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines (Asaphil) president Jean Henri Lhuillier is confident the team will continue to improve and will start preparing for the coming Southeast Asian Games the country is hosting from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11.

“The team worked very hard to get to this qualifying tournament and a top four finish is still an impressive feat,” said Lhuillier, who is also president and chief executive officer of Cebuana Lhuillier. “This setback will allow us to pinpoint our weaknesses which we will address. Definitely you’ll see a much stronger Blu Girls in the SEA Games.” (PR)

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