Pro Volleyball League

Pro Volleyball League (PVL), also known as RuPay Pro Volleyball League for sponsorship reasons, was a professional men's indoor volleyball league in India.[1] The inaugural season took place in February 2019.[2] The league was an initiative between the Volleyball Federation of India, Head Digital Works Pvt. Ltd. and Baseline Ventures. Sony Pictures Networks India was the official broadcaster of the league.[3][4] RuPay was the title sponsor for the inaugural season of the league which was won by Chennai Spartans.[5] MyTeam11 was the official fantasy partner for the first season of the league.[6]

Pro Volleyball League
Most recent season or competition:
2019 Pro Volleyball League
SportVolleyball
Inaugural season2019
AdministratorVolleyball Federation of India , Head Digital Works Pvt. Ltd., Baseline Ventures
CEOJoy Bhattacharjya
CountryIndia
Venue(s)Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
Most recent
champion(s)		Chennai Spartans
TV partner(s)Sony Pictures Networks India
Official websiteprovolleyball.in

Structure

The Pro Volleyball League encompassed six franchises, representing cities across India. All teams filed tenders with Baseline Ventures, listing the two cities they would be interested in bidding for.[7] The teams were officially announced at a press conference in Mumbai.[8]

Teams
City Team Name International Players Team Owner
AhmedabadAhmedabad DefendersNovica Bjelica and Victor SysoevBonhomie Sports Event Management Limited[9]
CalicutCalicut HeroesPaul Lotman and Iluoni NgampourouBeacon Sports[9]
ChennaiChennai SpartansRudy Verhoeff and Ruslans SorokinsChennai Spartans Sports Private Limited[9]
HyderabadBlack Hawks HyderabadCarson Clark and Alexander BaderAgile Entertainment Private Limited[9]
KochiKochi Blue SpikersDavid Lee and Andrej PatucThomas Muthoot[9]
MumbaiU Mumba VolleyTomislav Coskovic and Nicholas Del BiancoU Sports[9]


Format

Each team will have 12 players with the provision of a maximum of two reserve players. All teams have a salary purse of Rs. 75 lakhs from which they pick their team via an auction and player draft.[2] Players are divided into five categories – International Icons, Indian Icons, Sr. Indian Internationals, Nationals, and U-21 players. The International Icon players are picked through a draft process while the Indian players are chosen via an auction.[10] Ranjit Singh of Punjab emerged as the top pick in Season 1. Ahmedabad Defenders shelled out Rs.13 lakhs for him at the auction.[11]

There were a total of 18 matches in Season 1. Each team plays against each other in a round-robin format with the top 4 teams moving into the Semi-Finals.[12] In Season 1, matches were held in Kochi at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium and in Chennai at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Season 1
Main article: 2019 Pro Volleyball League

The first season started on 2 February 2019 and concluded on 22 February 2019.

Fixtures
Date Venue Phase Fixture Winner Result Man of the match
02-Feb-19 Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Kochi Matchday 1 - Round Robin Kochi Blue Spikers Vs U Mumba Volley Kochi[13] 4-1 Mohan Ukkrapandian
03-Feb-19 Matchday 2 - Round Robin Calicut Heroes Vs Chennai Spartans Calicut[14] 4-1 Ajith Lal C
04-Feb-19 Matchday 3 - Round Robin Ahmedabad Defenders Vs Blackhawks Hyderabad Hyderabad[15] 2-3 Carson Clark
05-Feb-19 Matchday 4 - Round Robin Calicut Heroes Vs U Mumba Volley Calicut[16] 3-2 Saqlain Tariq
06-Feb-19 Matchday 5 - Round Robin Kochi Blue Spikers Vs Ahmedabad Defenders Kochi[17] 3-2 Mohan Ukkrapandian
07-Feb-19 Matchday 6 - Round Robin Chennai Spartans Vs Blackhawks Hyderabad Chennai[18] 4-1 Naveen Raja Jacob
08-Feb-19 Matchday 7 - Round Robin Kochi Blue Spikers Vs Blackhawks Hyderabad Kochi[19] 3-2 David Lee
09-Feb-19 Matchday 8 - Round Robin Kochi Blue Spikers Vs Calicut Heroes Calicut[20] 0-5 Paul Lotman
10-Feb-19 Matchday 9 - Round Robin Calicut Heroes Vs Blackhawks Hyderabad Calicut[21] 3-2 Kamlesh Khatik
11-Feb-19 Matchday 10 - Round Robin Kochi Blue Spikers Vs Chennai Spartans Kochi[22] 3-2 David Lee
12-Feb-19 Matchday 11 - Round Robin U Mumba Volley Vs Blackhawks Hyderabad Hyderabad[23] 2-3 Carson Clark
13-Feb-19 Matchday 12 - Round Robin Calicut Heroes Vs Ahmedabad Defenders Calicut [24] 4-1 Paul Lotman
16-Feb-19 Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai Matchday 13 - Round Robin Chennai Spartans Vs U Mumba Volley Mumbai[25] 2-3 Deepesh Sinha
17-Feb-19 Matchday 14 - Round Robin Chennai Spartans Vs Ahmedabad Defenders Chennai[26] 4-1 Rudy Verhoeff
18-Feb-19 Matchday 15 - Round Robin U Mumba Volley Vs Ahmedabad Defenders Mumbai[27] 4-1 Vinit Kumar
19-Feb-19 Matchday 16 - Semi Final 1 Calicut Heroes Vs U Mumba Volley Calicut [27] 3-0 Jerome Vinith
20-Feb-19 Matchday 17 - Semi Final 2 Kochi Blue Spikers Vs Chennai Spartans Chennai[28] 2-3 Ruslans Sorokin
22-Feb-19 Matchday 18 - Final Calicut Heroes Vs Chennai Spartans Chennai[29] 0-3 Naveen Raja Jacob

See also

References
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  2. "Pro Volleyball League to feature six teams in first season, player auction to be held in December". Scroll.in. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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  8. Laghate, Gaurav (27 November 2018). "Pro Volleyball League to start with six teams". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. Laghate, Gaurav (2 January 2019). "Pro Volleyball signs Nippon Paint as associate sponsor for first two seasons". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  10. Dhyani, Kunal (6 December 2018). "Date and venue announced for Pro Volleyball player draft auction". Insidesport.co. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  11. "Ranjit Singh emerges as top pick in inaugural Pro Volleyball League player auction". Outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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