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2022 Prime Volleyball League

2022 Prime Volleyball League (also known as PVL 2022, or for sponsorship reasons, RuPay PVL 2022) is the inaugural season of the Prime Volleyball League, a franchise based Indian Indoor Volleyball League which is organized by Baseline Ventures.[1] This edition of the league will feature seven teams from Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Calicut, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi and Kolkata and the tournament is scheduled to be held at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad from 5 to 27 February 2022.

2022 Prime Volleyball League
LeaguePrime Volleyball League
SportMen's volleyball
Duration5 – 27 February 2022
Number of teams7
Finals
ChampionsKolkata Thunderbolts (1st title)
  Runners-upAhmedabad Defenders
Finals MVPVinit Kumar (Kolkata Thunderbolts)
Prime Volleyball League seasons
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Format edit

In the inaugural season, seven teams are participating, engaging in a total of 24 matches. Each team competes against every other team in a single round-robin format, leading to the top 4 teams advancing to the playoffs.

Venue edit

The tournament was earlier scheduled to be held in Kochi but later moved to Hyderabad due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. All the matches were held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad.[2]

League standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Ahmedabad Defenders 6 5 1 10 18 12 1.500 406 396 1.025 Qualified for play-offs
2 Kolkata Thunderbolts 6 4 2 8 18 12 1.500 402 375 1.072
3 Calicut Heroes 6 3 3 7 18 12 1.500 409 387 1.057
4 Hyderabad Black Hawks 6 3 3 7 15 15 1.000 400 391 1.023
5 Bengaluru Torpedoes 6 3 3 6 13 17 0.765 396 413 0.959
6 Chennai Blitz 6 2 4 4 11 19 0.579 383 414 0.925
7 Kochi Blue Spikers 6 1 5 2 12 18 0.667 388 408 0.951
Source: [3]

League stage edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Feb 19:00 Hyderabad Black Hawks 4–1 Kochi Blue Spikers 15–12 15–11 15–11 15–10 13–15 73–59 P2
6 Feb 19:00 Chennai Blitz 2–3 Ahmedabad Defenders 13–15 11–15 15–11 13–15 15–11 67–67 P2
7 Feb 19:00 Calicut Heroes 2–3 Kolkata Thunderbolts 13–15 15–12 10–15 15–12 13–15 66–69 P2
8 Feb 19:00 Bengaluru Torpedoes 3–2 Kochi Blue Spikers 14–15 12–15 15–13 15–9 15–14 71–66 P2
9 Feb 19:00 Calicut Heroes 2–3 Ahmedabad Defenders 15–12 11–15 15–10 12–15 11–15 64–67 P2
10 Feb 19:00 Ahmedabad Defenders 4–1 Hyderabad Black Hawks 15–13 15–10 15–12 15–8 9–15 69–58 P2
11 Feb 19:00 Bengaluru Torpedoes 3–2 Hyderabad Black Hawks 15–12 14–15 15–12 11–15 15–13 70–67 P2
11 Feb 21:00 Chennai Blitz 1–4 Kolkata Thunderbolts 15–10 11–15 10–15 12–15 13–15 61–70 P2
12 Feb 19:00 Bengaluru Torpedoes 1–4 Kolkata Thunderbolts 13–15 8–15 15–9 12–15 10–15 58–69 P2
13 Feb 19:00 Hyderabad Black Hawks 5–0 Chennai Blitz 15–14 15–11 15–14 15–7 15–13 75–59 P2
14 Feb 19:00 Calicut Heroes 4–1 Bengaluru Torpedoes 15–12 15–12 15–9 14–15 15–13 74–61 P2
15 Feb 19:00 Kolkata Thunderbolts 2–3 Hyderabad Black Hawks 8–15 15–13 9–15 12–15 15–8 59–66 P2
16 Feb 19:00 Chennai Blitz 2–3 Kochi Blue Spikers 12–15 11–15 15–14 15–12 10–15 63–71 P2
17 Feb 19:00 Chennai Blitz 3–2 Calicut Heroes 15–14 15–9 15–14 10–15 12–15 67–67 P2
17 Feb 21:00 Ahmedabad Defenders 2–3 Bengaluru Torpedoes 14–15 13–15 14–15 15–14 15–13 71–72 P2
18 Feb 19:00 Calicut Heroes 3–2 Kochi Blue Spikers 15–12 15–9 9–15 9–15 15–11 63–62 P2
19 Feb 19:00 Kolkata Thunderbolts 2–3 Ahmedabad Defenders 15–7 10–15 13–15 14–15 15–10 67–62 P2
20 Feb 19:00 Chennai Blitz 3–2 Bengaluru Torpedoes 9–15 15–12 15–13 15–9 12–15 66–64 P2
21 Feb 19:00 Calicut Heroes 5–0 Hyderabad Black Hawks 15–14 15–10 15–14 15–14 15–9 75–61 P2
22 Feb 19:00 Ahmedabad Defenders 3–2 Kochi Blue Spikers 15–14 15–14 11–15 14–15 15–10 70–68 P2
23 Feb 19:00 Kolkata Thunderbolts 3–2 Kochi Blue Spikers 13–15 15–11 15–13 15–8 10–15 68–62 P2

Source:[4]

Play-offs edit

Semifinals edit

Top four teams of League stage are qualified to two different semifinal pairs.

Semifinal 1 edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Feb 19:00 Ahmedabad Defenders 3–1 Hyderabad Black Hawks 15–13 15–12 9–15 15–12   54–52 P2

Semifinal 2 edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Feb 19:00 Kolkata Thunderbolts 3–0 Calicut Heroes 16–14 15–10 17–15     48–39 P2

Finals edit

Final edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Feb 19:00 Ahmedabad Defenders 0–3 Kolkata Thunderbolts 13–15 10–15 12–15     35–45 P2

Final standings edit

Awards edit

Player Team Award
Vinit Kumar Kolkata Thunderbolts Player of the Final Match
Shon T John Ahmedabad Defenders Fantasy Player of the Season
Angamuthu Ramaswamy Ahmedabad Defenders Spiker of the Season
John Joseph E J Hyderabad Black Hawks Blocker of the Season
Guru Prasanth SV Hyderabad Black Hawks Emerging Player of the Season
Vinit Kumar Kolkata Thunderbolts Most Valuable Player

Source:[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "As Prime Volleyball League gets underway, here's what you need to know about the tournament". Scroll.in. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ Dammala, Rachel (1 February 2022). "India to host its first-ever Prime Volleyball League in Hyderabad". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Standings | Prime Volleyball League". www.primevolleyballleague.com.
  4. ^ "Fixtures & Results | Prime Volleyball League". www.primevolleyballleague.com.
  5. ^ "Prime Volleyball PVL 2022 Finals Highlights: Kolkata Thunderbolts wins PVL 2022". Sportstar. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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