# Fifi Sharma > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fifi_Sharma > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fifi_Sharma.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifi_Sharma > Source revision: 1357164745 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Filipino volleyball player}} {{Philippine name|Sharma}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox volleyball player | name = Fifi Sharma | image = | caption = | full_name = Mereophe Aevangeline Sharma | nickname = Fifi | nationality = Filipino | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|04|27}} | birth_place = [Quezon City](/source/Quezon_City), Philippines | hometown = | height = 1.80 m | weight = 73 kg | spike = 297 cm | block = 284 cm | position = [Middle Blocker](/source/Volleyball) | currentnumber = 14 | college = [De La Salle University](/source/De_La_Salle_University) (2023) | currentclub = [Akari Chargers](/source/Akari_Chargers) | years1 = 2023–present | team1 = [Akari Chargers](/source/Akari_Chargers) | years2 = | team2 = | nationalyears = 2024–present | nationalteam = [Philippines](/source/Philippines_women's_national_volleyball_team) | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | Women's volleyball }} {{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[Asian Challenge Cup](/source/Asian_Women's_Volleyball_Challenge_Cup)}} {{MedalBronze| [2024 Manila](/source/2024_Asian_Women's_Volleyball_Challenge_Cup)|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|[SEA V.League](/source/SEA_V.League)}} {{MedalBronze| [2024 Vĩnh Phúc](/source/2024_SEA_Women's_V.League_%E2%80%93_First_Leg) | Leg 1}} {{MedalBronze| [2024 Nakhon Ratchasima](/source/2024_SEA_Women's_V.League_%E2%80%93_Second_Leg) | Leg 2}} }} '''Mereophe Aevangeline Sharma''' (born April 27, 2001) popularly known as '''Fifi''', is a Filipino volleyball player. She is currently playing as a middle blocker for the [Akari Chargers](/source/Akari_Chargers) in the [Premier Volleyball League](/source/Premier_Volleyball_League).{{cite news |last1=Bautista |first1=Ohmer |title=PVL: Double celebration as birthday girl Fifi Sharma made sure Akari finishes campaign on a high |url=https://www.onesports.ph/pvl/article/20870/pvl-double-celebration-as-birthday-girl-fifi-sharma-made-sure-akari-finishes-campaign-on-a-high |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=OneSports.ph |date=27 April 2024 |language=en}} ==Career== ===College=== Sharma played for the [Lady Spikers](/source/De_La_Salle_Lady_Spikers_volleyball) of the [De La Salle University](/source/De_La_Salle_University) in the [University Athletic Association of the Philippines](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines) (UAAP).{{cite news |last1=Ballesteros |first1=Jan |title=Fifi Sharma thanks La Salle, explains fearless decision to 'step outside and feel the grass' |url=https://www.onesports.ph/pvl/article/13319/fifi-sharma-thanks-la-salle-explains-fearless-decision-to-step-outside-and-feel-the-grass |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=OneSports.ph |date=6 July 2023 |language=en}} She was scouted by La Salle coach [Ramil de Jesus](/source/Ramil_de_Jesus) in 2013, when Sharma was still with the [Far Eastern University Diliman](/source/Far_Eastern_University_Diliman). She only played for La Salle for [Season 85](/source/UAAP_Season_85_volleyball_tournaments), helping them win the women's volleyball title.{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=John Mark |title=Fifi Sharma has come a long way from 'playing for fun' to playing for flag |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/how-playing-for-fun-brought-fifi-sharma-to-alas-a5172-20240601 |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=1 June 2024 |language=en}} ===Club=== After the conclusion of [UAAP Season 85](/source/UAAP_Season_85_volleyball_tournaments) in 2023, Sharma made herself available to get signed by a [Premier Volleyball League](/source/Premier_Volleyball_League) (PVL) club. By this time the PVL has already professionalized. She was signed by the [Akari Chargers](/source/Akari_Chargers).{{cite news |title=Fifi Sharma set to join Akari |url=https://pvl.ph/news/fifi-sharma-set-to-join-akari |access-date=5 June 2024 |publisher=Premier Volleyball League |language=en}} ===National team=== In May 2024, she became part of [Philippine national team](/source/Philippines_women's_national_volleyball_team). She was part of the squad which competed in the [2024 AVC Challenge Cup](/source/2024_Asian_Women's_Volleyball_Challenge_Cup) and bagged the bronze medal for the country.{{cite news |title=Fifi Sharma sets higher goals after Alas experience |url=https://www.pvl.ph/news/fifi-sharma-sets-higher-goals-after-alas-experience |access-date=5 June 2024 |publisher=Premier Volleyball League |language=en}} ==Personal life== Fifi Sharma is the daughter of former [PBA](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) player, [Carlo Sharma](/source/Carlo_Sharma).{{cite web|title=Champ Fifi Sharma jokingly calls dad Carlo Sharma 'pasaway', credits him for breakout season|url=https://www.onesports.ph/uaap/article/12090/champ-fifi-sharma-jokingly-calls-dad-carlo-sharma-pasaway-credits-him-for-breakout-season|access-date=4 June 2024}} Aware of her father's experience, the younger Sharma originally had no plans to a sporting career of her own. However she changed her mind in a bid to secure a high school scholarship at the [Far Eastern University Diliman](/source/Far_Eastern_University_Diliman).{{cite web |last1=Limos |first1=Mario Alvaro |title=Fifi Sharma Gets Candid About Her Unexpected Rise |url=https://all-starmagazine.com/magazine/fifi-sharma-exclusive-feature/ |website=All-Star |publisher=Conquest Media Corporation |access-date=2 February 2025 |date=1 August 2024}} She tried getting into [basketball](/source/basketball) but dropped it remarking how she did not like contact sports.{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=John Mark |title=How Fifi Sharma almost followed dad Carlo's footsteps to basketball |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/fifi-sharma-almost-followed-dad-carlo-to-basketball-a5172-20250202 |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=2 February 2025 |language=en}} Instead she took up volleyball at age 15. She also dreamt of being a beach volleyball player, having played friendly matches with the Boracay Volleyball Club while on a family vacation in late 2024.{{cite news |last1=Demigillo |first1=Kiko |title=Akari's Fifi Sharma fulfills a longtime dream of hers just before 2024 ended |url=https://www.onesports.ph/pvl/article/27683/akari-s-fifi-sharma-fulfills-a-longtime-dream-of-hers-just-before-2024-ended |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=OneSports.ph |date=1 January 2025 |language=en}} ==Clubs== * {{flagicon|PHI}} [Akari Chargers](/source/Akari_Chargers) (2023–present) ==Awards== ===Collegiate=== ;DLSU Lady Spikers {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:5px;"|Year ! style="width:10px;"|League ! style="width:180px;"|Season/Conference ! style="width:180px;"|Title ! style="width:25px;"|Ref |- |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |UAAP |[85](/source/UAAP_Season_85_volleyball_tournaments) |style="background:gold" | '''Champion''' |{{cite web|title=NU forgoes finals, outlasts Adamson|date=May 3, 2023 |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/507797/uaap-nu-forges-finals-rematch-with-la-salle-ousts-adamson|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=June 11, 2023}} |} ===Clubs=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:5px;"|Year ! style="width:25px;"|League ! style="width:100px;"|Season/Conference ! style="width:100px;"|Club ! style="width:180px;"|Title ! style="width:25px;"|Ref |- | 2024-25 | PVL | [All-Filipino](/source/2024-25_Premier_Volleyball_League_All-Filipino_Conference) | [Akari Chargers](/source/Akari_Chargers) | style="background:#CC9966;"| '''3rd place''' | |} ===National team=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:5px;"|Year ! style="width:25px;"|League ! style="width:100px;"|Season/Conference ! style="width:180px;"|Title ! style="width:25px;"|Ref |- | rowspan=3|2024 | AVC | [Challenge Cup](/source/2024_Asian_Women's_Volleyball_Challenge_Cup) |style="background:#c96" | '''Bronze''' |{{cite web|title=How playing for fun brought Fifi Sharma to Alas|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/how-playing-for-fun-brought-fifi-sharma-to-alas-a5172-20240601?ref=article_tag|access-date=4 June 2024}} |- |rowspan=2|[SEA V.League](/source/2024_SEA_Women's_V.League) |[1st Leg](/source/2024_SEA_Women's_V.League_%E2%80%93_First_Leg) |style="background:#c96" | '''Bronze''' | |- |[2nd Leg](/source/2024_SEA_Women's_V.League_%E2%80%93_Second_Leg) |style="background:#c96" | '''Bronze''' | |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Akari Chargers current roster}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Fifi}} Category:Living people Category:2001 births Category:21st-century Filipino sportswomen Category:Akari Chargers players Category:De La Salle University alumni Category:Filipino people of Indian descent Category:Filipino women's volleyball players Category:Middle blockers Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fifi Sharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifi_Sharma) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifi_Sharma?action=history)). 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