Foton Tornadoes. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
With the first seed in the bag, Ariel Usher and Foton Tornadoes are not looking that far ahead yet.
Usher downplayed the team’s league-best, saying it’s the championship that will cement their status as the best club in the tournament.
“We keep on saying we haven’t won anything yet, we got the no.1 spot but we haven’t won anything yet, so we’re focused on the semifinals and the finals,” said Usher.
The Tornadoes stopped Petron in four sets, 22-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-14, on Thursday to finish the elimination round with a 9-1 slate while the Blaze Spikers settled for second with an 8-2 card.
Foton awaits the winner of the sudden death match between RC Cola Army and Generika.
“We have a good chance against either of them and we are focused on that game first,” said Usher.
But Usher is confident they will still end up where they want to.
“Heading? To the championship.”