Kim Kianna Dy

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Mababa and the surname or paternal family name is Dy.

Kim Kianna Mababa Dy (born July 26, 1995) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She is a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team and the PLDT High Speed Hitters.^[2][3]

Kim Kianna Dy
Personal information
Full name	Kim Kianna Mababa Dy
Nickname	KKD
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1995-07-26) July 26, 1995 (age 29)
Hometown	Manila, Philippines
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	56.8 kg (125 lb)
Spike	280 cm (110 in)
Block	270 cm (106 in)
College / University	De La Salle University
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite hitter, middle blocker
Current club	PLDT High Speed Hitters
Career
Years Teams 2015 Shopinas.com Lady Clickers 2015 Meralco Power Spikers 2016–2023 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 2024–present PLDT High Speed Hitters 2021 Rebisco Philippines
National team
2015– Philippines

Education

Dy attended the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School from kindergarten to high school and finished her high school in 2013. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from De La Salle University.^[4]

Career

Dy studied at De La Salle University and a former member of the university's women's volleyball team.^[5] In high school, she played for the DLSZ Junior Archers in the UAAP Girls Division.^[6] As a high school player, she received the UAAP girls division Most Valuable Player during Season 73 and Best Blocker award in the seasons Season 74 and Season 75, having won three UAAP volleyball championships from the Season 73 to 75.^[7][8] With NCR Team for Palarong Pambansa in 2012 she won the regional championship.^[9]

In 2015, Dy played for the Shopinas.com Lady Clickers and the Meralco Power Spikers in the Philippine Super Liga.^[2][3] She was a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team that competed in the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship where it placed 12th out of 14 countries.^{[citation needed]} In 2016, Dy received her very first collegiate-level award, the Most Valuable Player (Finals), after winning the UAAP Season 78 championship against arch-rival, Ateneo.^[10][11]

With F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, Dy won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship and was awarded the Second Best Opposite Spiker.^[12][13] During the COVID-19 Pandemic Dy, together with the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers participated in the 2021 PNVF Champions League for Women. Dy and the team won the championship with Dy being named at the conference's Most Valuable Player.

After the disbandment of the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers in 2023, Dy was signed and plays for the PLDT High Speed Hitters playing as an opposite spiker.

Personal life

Dy was previously in a relationship with Philippines men's national volleyball team athlete Marck Espejo.^[14] Since 2020, she is in a relationship with Filipino-American basketball player Dwight Ramos.^[15]

Clubs

• Shopinas.com Lady Clickers (2015)
• Meralco Power Spikers (2015)
• F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (2016–2023)
• PLDT High Speed Hitters (2024–present)

Awards

Individuals

• UAAP Season 73 Juniors' "Most valuable player"
• UAAP Season 74 Juniors' "Best blocker"
• UAAP Season 75 Juniors' "Best blocker"
• UAAP Season 78 Seniors' Finals' "Most valuable player"
• 2017 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix "2nd Best Opposite Spiker"
• 2021 PNVF Champions League (Women) "Most valuable player"
• 2021 PNVF Champions League (Women) "Best opposite spiker"

Others

• DLSAA Lasallian Sports Achievement Award (2017)
• Gawad Lasalyano (2017)

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
• 2016 UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments - Champion, 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

Clubs

• 2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference – Silver medal, with Shopinas.com Lady Clickers
• 2016 PSL All-Filipino Conference – Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference – Bronze medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference – Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference – Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2018 PSL Invitational Cup - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2019 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2019 PSL Invitational Conference - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2021 PNVF Champions League (Women) - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2023 Premier Volleyball League First All-Filipino Conference, Bronze medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers

References

1. "Kim Kianna Dy". Volleyverse – via volleyverse.com.
2. "Shopinas sumosyo sa liderato". Philstar. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
3. "2015 PSL Grand Prix an open race". ABS-CBN News. September 3, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
4. "Congrats! See KKD in her graduation finery". Fast Break. June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
5. Alejandro, Tim (June 11, 2013). "Lady Spikers win summer championship, sweep top contenders". The LaSallian. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
6. "Making the impossible possible: The journey of Kim Dy and Dawn Macandili". The LaSallian. August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
7. "THREE-PEAT FOR DLSZ JUNIOR LADY SPIKERS". Go Archers. February 27, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
8. "JUNIOR LADY SPIKERS REMAIN UNBEATABLE IN UAAP". De La Salle Santiago Zobel. February 15, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
9. Gavile, Jan Carlo (April 27, 2013). "Back-to-back women's volleyball title for dominant NCR". Rappler. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
10. "Kim Dy caps breakout year with Finals MVP trophy". ABS-CBN News. April 30, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
11. "Final MVP Kim Dy dedicates title game to graduating Lady Spikers". April 30, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
12. 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.
13. Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "Double celebration for F2 import Perez with MVP award and PSL title". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
14. Acar, Aedrianne (May 3, 2018). "DLSU volleybelle Kianna Dy cheers up her beau Marck Espejo after Ateneo fails to win 4th UAAP crown". GMA News. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
15. Acar, Aedrianne (June 14, 2024). "Athlete couple Kianna Dy, Dwight Ramos celebrate 4th anniversary". ABS-CBN. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

External links

• Kim Kianna Dy | Volleyverse
• Kim Kianna Dy on Instagram