The Pro Volleyball League’s second season is expected to start today. The previous season did not allow supporters to access the stadiums; however, this season, spectators will be permitted to attend and watch the action. The defending champions, the Kolkata Thunderbolts, will kick off the new season. They will play the Bengaluru Torpedos in Bengaluru’s Koramangala Indoor Stadium.
This year’s competition will be held at three different locations. The opening leg of the event will begin on February 4th in Bengaluru (Today). Thursday matches will be held in the Koramangala Indoor Stadium till February 12th. The action will next transfer to Hyderabad, with the final leg taking place in Kochi.
The league will now include eight clubs, thanks to the inclusion of the Mumbai Meteors. Kolkata Thunderbolts, Ahmedabad Defenders, Bengaluru Torpedoes, Calicut Heroes, Chennai Blitz, and Hyderabad Black Hawks are the other teams competing for the championship.
Squad
Kochi Blue Spikers:-
Attackers: Eduardo Romay (F), Rohit Kumar, George Antony, Aswin Rag VT, Erin Varghese (R) Blockers: Walter Da Cruz Neto (F), Fayis NK, Dushyanth GN (R) Universal: Jibin Sebastian, Setters: Vipul Kumar, Pavan Ramesh Libero: C Venu (R )
Ahmedabad Defenders:-
Shon T John (R), S Santosh (R), Andrew Kohut James (F), Nandhagopal S are the attackers.
Danial Moatazedi (F), L M Manoj, and Parth Patel are the blockers. Angamuthu, Harsh Chaudhary (R) are the universal. Aswath, Muthusamy are the setters. T Shrikant is the libero.
Kolkata Thunderbolts:-
Cody Caldwell (F), Rahul K, Anush, Suryansh Tomar are the attackers. Deepesh Sinha, Abhilash Chaudhary, Ashwal Rai (R), Jose Verdi (F) are the blockers. Vinit Kumar(R) is universal. Hariharan V, Janshad U(R) are the setters. Hari Prasad B S is the libero.
Bengaluru Torpedoes:-
Attackers: Alireza Abalooch (F), Sebastian Giraldo (F), Sethu TR, Nisam Muhammed A, Pankaj Sharma (R), Blockers: Mujeeb MC, Jishnu PV, Sudheer Shetty, Universal: Ibin Jose Setters: Gokulnath, Vinayak Rokhade (R), Libero: B Midhun Kumar (R )
Hyderabad Black Hawks:-
Carlos Andres Llanos Zamora (F), Varun G S, Ashamatullah, Hemanth P, Guru Prasanth (R) are the attackers. Trent O’Dea (F), Saurabh Maan, John Joseph E J (R) are the blockers. Arun Zacharias Siby is universal. Ranjit Singh, Lal Sujan MV are the setters. Anand K (R ) is the libero.
Chennai Blitz:-
Attackers: Moyo Audran (F), Renato Mendes (F), Mohamed Riyazudeen, Raman Kumar, Naveen Raja Jacob (R), Blockers: Tushar Laware, Y V Sita Rama Raju, Akhin GS (R), Universal: Jobin Varghese Setters: Prasanna Raja AA, Pinamma Prashant (R )
Calicut Heroes:-
Attackers: Matt Hilling (F), M Ashwin Raj, Chirag Yadav, Abil Krishnan(R ) are the attackers. Jose Antonio Sandoval Rojas (F), Lavmeet Katariya, Shafeeque Rahman, are the blockers. Ansab O, Jerome Vinith (R ) are the universal. Mohan Ukkrapandian, Sushil Kumar, are the setters. Prabakaran is the libero.
Mumbai Meteors:-
Attackers: Hiroshi Centelles (F), Brandon Greenway (F), Anu James (R), Hardeep Singh, Amit Gulia Blockers: Karthik A, Rohith P, Shameem (R) Universal: Abdul Raheem Setters: Jithin N, Aravindhan S (R) Libero: Ratheesh C K
Schedule
Match date with Venue and Time (IST) :-
- FEBRUARY 4 : Benglauru Torpedoes vs Kolkata Thunderbolts Bengaluru 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 5 : Mumbai Meteors vs Calicut Heroes Bengaluru 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 6 : Ahmedabad Defenders vs Hyderabad Blackhawks Bengaluru 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 7 :Kochi Blue Spikers vs Chennai Blitz Bengaluru 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 8 :Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Hyderabad Blackhawks Bengaluru 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 9 : Ahmedabad Defenders vs Benglauru Torpedoes Bengaluru 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 10: Chennai Blitz vs Mumbai Meteors Bengaluru 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 11: Calicut Heroes vs Hyderabad Blackhawks Bengaluru 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 12: Mumbai Meteors vs Benglauru Torpedoes Bengaluru 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 12: Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Kochi Blue Spikers Bengaluru 9:30 PM
- FEBRUARY 15: Hyderabad Blackhawks vs Kochi Blue Spikers Hyderabad 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 16: Benglauru Torpedoes vs Chennai Blitz Hyderabad 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 16: Calicut Heroes vs Kolkata Thunderbolts Hyderabad 9:30 PM
- FEBRUARY 17; Ahmedabad Defenders vs Mumbai Meteors Hyderabad 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 17 :Benglauru Torpedoes vs Kochi Blue Spikers Hyderabad 9:30 PM
- FEBRUARY 18 :Hyderabad Blackhawks vs Chennai Blitz Hyderabad 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 19 Ahmedabad Defenders vs Chennai Blitz Hyderabad 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 20 ;Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Mumbai Meteors Hyderabad 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 20′ Ahmedabad Defenders vs Calicut Heroes Hyderabad 9:30 PM
- FEBRUARY 21 :Calicut Heroes vs Chennai Blitz Hyderabad 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 24 :Hyderabad Blackhawks vs Benglauru Torpedoes Kochi 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 25: Kochi Blue Spikers vs Calicut Heroes Kochi 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 26: Kochi Blue Spikers vs Ahmedabad Defenders Kochi 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 26; Hyderabad Blackhawks vs Mumbai Meteors Kochi 9:30 PM
- FEBRUARY 27; Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Chennai Blitz Kochi 7 PM
- FEBRUARY 28; Benglauru Torpedoes vs Calicut Heroes Kochi 7 PM
- MARCH 1 ;Mumbai Meteors vs Kochi Blue Spikers Kochi 7 PM
- MARCH 2; Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Ahmedabad Defenders Kochi 7 PM
- MARCH 3: Semifinal 1 Kochi 7 PM
- MARCH 4 :Semifinal 2 Kochi 7 PM
- MARCH 5: Final Kochi 7 PM