BENGALURU: The stage is set for another season of Prime Volleyball League.
All the team captains, along with tournament organisers, addressed a press conference here on Friday.
PVL CEO Joy Bhattacharjya spoke on the success the tournament has witnessed since the culmination of the first season.
“It’s a very special occasion for us as we begin our second season after a tremendous first season. The league has increased in every way possible. We have Mumbai Meteors joining the pool of teams this year. We have partnered with International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) as well. The Volleyball Club World Cup is set to come to India and the stakes are exponentially higher this season as the winners will get to play in the tournament.
“We have truly upped the game, and the quality is much better this season. We are set to go for a cracking season and this will be the best volleyball ever seen in India,” Mr. Joy Bhattacharjya asserted.
This time PVL, which is marketed and promoted exclusively by Baseline Ventures, will be spread across three cities – Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kochi, with the final to be played on March 5th in Kochi.
Representing title sponsors RuPay, Lalita Nayak, in-charge Marketing NPCI released a trailer of a 6-episode docuseries titled ‘RuPay Volley Good Culture’. In each episode, the player takes us through their own journey to the biggest stage of volleyball in India. The series also highlights the larger impact RuPay is creating through PVL.
“We believe volleyball has a far and wide universal appeal and a good future in India. Like Volleyball, RuPay is about youthful quickness, vertical leaps in innovation, and a modern can-do attitude. It’s only natural that we are partners for the game. Connecting to the last mile and the Urban with the rural, like NPCI is focused on increasing penetration of digital payments, similarly for Volleyball, this year we supported initiatives to expand the sport across the North-East region specifically Assam with the Brahmaputra League and the RuPay Volley culture series will hopefully bring more attention to the game at both grassroots and higher levels,” Ms Nayak said.
Meanwhile, PVL Season 2 will see its opening match on Saturday with defending champions Kolkata Thunderbolts facing off against hosts Bengaluru Torpedoes.
The league will be telecast LIVE on Sony Sports Ten 1 (English), Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil & Telugu) & Sony Sports Ten 2 (Malayalam) channels in India and will be streamed on Volleyball World TV outside the Indian subcontinent.
