Newly married Michele Gumabao helps Creamline Cool Smashers within the PVL All-Filipino Convention qualifying spherical. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — Alyssa Valdez and the Creamline Cool Smashers gave Michele Gumabao a memorable practice-slash-bridal bathe earlier than the wonder queen spiker’s wedding ceremony day.
The Creamline captain shared a video on Instagram the place the Cool Smashers gave the Invitational Convention MVP an emotional sendoff with the entire workforce shocking her by carrying pink coaching shirts with Gumabao Aldo and her jersey No.7 printed on the again and giving her roses.
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“Properly, right here’s the factor… MG threw a bachelorette social gathering for us over the weekend, and we realized she did it for us. So, we tried to shock her throughout our observe. All of us wore t-shirts with ‘Gumabao-Aldo’ on them. It’s Gumabao-Aldo as a result of it was alleged to be Gumabao-Panlilio, nevertheless it grew to become Gumabao-Aldo as a result of Panaga, Pangs, made a remark on the bachelorette social gathering asking, ‘What’s going to be in your jersey? Gumabao-Aldo?’ All of us laughed, however she was severe about it,” Valdez stated.
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Alyssa Valdez talks about Creamline’s shock for Michele Gumabao a day earlier than her wedding ceremony. #PVL2025 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/r7JvJ3OUFI
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“She deserves one of the best, and it was her final time being single. She cried as a result of it was the primary time she was actually shocked.”
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Two days after their wedding ceremony, Gumabao performed impressed with an environment friendly 7-of-15 attacking clip in two units as Creamline swept twelfth seed Nxled, 25-18, 25-17, 25-17, en path to the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Convention quarterfinals on Thursday at Philsports Enviornment.
Gumabao thanked Creamline for its excessive assist, serving to her juggle her wedding ceremony and professional stint.
“Truthfully, I didn’t anticipate that day once they shocked me. I believe that’s why I cried a lot—it was simply so overwhelming. All of the planning, the schedule, and generally they understand how exhausted I’m. Even once they inform me I can skip observe or not come, coach additionally says it’s okay if I want a break,” Gumabao stated in Filipino.
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Michele Gumabao on Creamline’s shock. #PVL2025 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/TXbsFZyant
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Gumabao’s bachelorette social gathering had an uncommon funeral theme, the place she was shocked with a dance quantity from Cool Smashers Tots Carlos, Pangs Panaga, and Lorie Bernardo.
“I’m a enjoyable individual, and I used to be the one who picked that theme. I noticed it on-line and thought, “I wish to do that!”
It was actually a funeral theme—like, “loss of life to your single life.” I assumed it was hilarious, and I needed to recreate it as a result of it regarded so enjoyable,” stated Gumabao. “I don’t suppose it’s one thing that’s often finished right here within the Philippines. Possibly as a result of individuals are a bit shy or anxious about getting judged. However, me, I don’t actually take note of that. I simply thought it was a enjoyable concept and I actually needed to go for it.”
Gumabao and the Cool Smashers face the eighth seed — one of many two survivors of the play-in — in a best-of-three quarterfinals collection.
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