Desiree Cheng
Desirée Cheng | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Desirée Wynea T. Cheng | ||||
Nickname | Des | ||||
Nationality | Filipino | ||||
Born | September 28, 1996 | ||||
Hometown | Manila, Philippines | ||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||
Spike | 262 cm (103 in) | ||||
Block | 242 cm (95 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Outside Hitter | ||||
Current club | F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | ||||
Number | 2/19 | ||||
Career | |||||
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Desirée Wynea Cheng (born September 28, 1996) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She played with De La Salle University collegiate women's varsity volleyball team.
Personal life[]
Cheng is the youngest of three siblings. She completed her high school studies at Hope Christian High School and earned her AB Sports Studies degree from De La Salle University.[1][2]
Career[]
Cheng won the UAAP Season 79 Finals MVP after DLSU Lady Spikers defeated the Ateneo Lady Eagles in the finals.[3][4]
Cheng won the Best Server award in UAAP Season 80.[5][6] They defeated the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the finals claiming a 3-peat championship title.[7][8]
With F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, Cheng won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship.[9][10]
Clubs[]
- F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (2016-Present)
Awards[]
Individual[]
- 2011 Palarong Pambansa "Most Valuable Player"
- 2011 Palarong Maynila "Most Valuable Player"
- 2012 Palarong Pambansa "Most Valuable Player"
- 2012 Palarong Maynila "Most Valuable Player"
- 2013 Palarong Pambansa "Most Valuable Player"
- 2013 Palarong Pambansa "Best Blocker"
- UAAP Season 79 "Finals Most Valuable Player"
- UAAP Season 80 "Best Server"
Collegiate[]
- 2014 UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments - Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
- 2015 UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments - Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
- 2017 UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments - Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
- 2018 UAAP Season 80 volleyball tournaments - Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
- 2019 UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments - Bronze medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
Clubs[]
- 2017 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
References[]
- ^ de Borja, Maria Teresa (January 27, 2014). "Desiree Cheng: Conquering the big stage". The Lasallian. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Escarlote, Mark (February 10, 2018). "Worth it naman - DLSU hitter Cheng on missing her graduation march". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "La Salle's Desiree Cheng is UAAP Season 79 Finals MVP". sports.inquirer.net. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Naredo, Camille (May 10, 2017). "Finals MVP Cheng nearly quit volleyball in Season 79". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ See, Stanley (May 5, 2018). "Farewell to #5, #10, & #11: Lady Spikers by the numbers". Go Archers. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "La Salle's Desiree Cheng signs off from the UAAP". ABS-CBN News. May 7, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "DLSU Lady Spikers, UAAP 80 Women's Volleyball champions". ABS-CBN News. May 2, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Go, Beatrice (May 2, 2018). "Still peerless, DLSU Lady Spikers reign as 3-peat UAAP champions". Rappler. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Abcede, JP (December 14, 2017). "F2 Logistics forces winner-take-all for 2017 PSL Grand Prix crown". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Filipino people of Chinese descent
- Filipino women's volleyball players
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players
- De La Salle University alumni
- Volleyball players from Metro Manila
- Outside hitters
- Sportspeople from Manila
- Filipino sportspeople stubs
- Asian volleyball biography stubs