At the end of the 2024 National Volleyball Championship, foreign player Sharon Chepchumba Kiprono was voted the Best attacking player in the women's event while opposite Pham Van Hiep (Border Guard MB) was the Best attacking male player.
After 1 year, each person still plays volleyball with high achievements. However, fans can only see Pham Van Hiep participating in the second phase of the 2025 National Championship.
In the first phase of this year's tournament, Sharon Chepchumba Kiprono returned to Vietnam to play for the Duc Giang Chemicals team. However, this main striker did not come to Vietnam to compete this October.
The Kenyan team has come to Vietnam to train and play friendly matches to prepare for the 2025 World Championship. However, Sharon Chepchumba Kiprono is not in the Kenyan squad.
This year continues to be an important year for Pham Van Hiep. In the first stage, the players played well with the MB Border Guard team and won 5 victories. Next, Pham Van Hiep participated in the Hung Vuong Cup 2025 and won the championship. Notably, this is the third consecutive championship for Van Hiep and the MB Border Guard team.
Pham Van Hiep was called up to the Vietnam Men's Volleyball Team to participate in the AVC Champions League 2025, AVC Nations League and SEA V.League 2025. However, this is the time when this hitter has not shown high performance due to injury.
After finishing the training of the Vietnam Men's Volleyball Team, the player received physical therapy to regain the best physical condition to prepare for the second phase of the 2025 National Championship.
Experts and fans are still waiting for the best players to be named at the closing ceremony of this year's tournament. The women's event will definitely have a new face because Sharon Chepchumba Kiprono does not compete in Vietnam. In the men's event, if he shows good form, Pham Van Hiep is capable of holding this title for himself.
According to regulations, each team is allowed to register a maximum of 14 players to participate in the second phase of the 2025 National Championship. In which, each team is allowed to register a maximum of 2 foreign players but only 1 foreign player is allowed to play at any time.
In 2023, the Outstanding Female Athlete was Polina (Duc Giang Chemicals) and the Outstanding Male Athlete was Duong Van Tien ( Sanest Khanh Hoa).
