Annapurna wins second title in Nepal Volleyball League
KATHMANDU:- Annapurna Spiker Kings secured a victory in the Xtreme Energy Drink Nepal Volleyball League (NVL) on Monday.
In the tournament—organized by the Kedia Group and primarily sponsored by Xtreme Energy Drink—Annapurna defeated Madhesh Warriors in sets of 25–16, 31–29, 25–22, and 25–21 at the National Sports Council’s covered hall in Tripureshwor.
Annapurna’s Uranbayar was named ‘Man of the Match.’ This marks the second consecutive time he has received the award; he had also been named ‘Man of the Match’ against Kathmandu Reds.
This is Annapurna’s second victory in three matches. In their second game, Annapurna defeated Kathmandu Reds in straight sets (3–0). In their opening match, however, they had lost 1–3 to Karnali Shivraj.
Madhesh, meanwhile, remains winless so far, having played three matches. In its opening games, Madhesh lost 3–1 to Sagarmatha Smashers and 3–2 to Kathmandu Reds.
Also on Monday, the second match will feature a clash between two unbeaten teams: Karnali and Sagarmatha Smashers. This will be the third match for both teams.
Six men’s teams are participating in the tournament organized by the Kedia Group with the support of the Nepal Volleyball Association. The participating teams will first compete in a single round-robin league. The team finishing at the top of the league will advance to the final, while the teams finishing in the top three positions will play a playoff to determine the finalists.
The total prize purse for the Nepal Volleyball League is 3.2 million rupees. This is the highest prize amount in the history of Nepali volleyball to date. The winner will receive a cash prize of 2 million rupees.
For the ‘Connected by Ncell’ tournament, the partners include Yeti Carpet (Flooring Partner), WorldLink (Internet Partner), DAV School (Education Partner), Himalaya Life Insurance (Insurance Partner), Nepal Tourism Board (Tourism Partner), Rajhans Oil (Health Partner), and X-Age (Digital Partner). This marks the first-ever men’s volleyball franchise league in Nepal. The final match is scheduled for Bhadra 27.
