Prime Volleyball League 2023: The second season of the Prime Volleyball League will begin from 4th February 2023. Fans are set to witness the matches for the first time from the stadiums in the upcoming edition. Last year, the league was played inside a bio-bubble. Defending champions Kolkata Thunderbolts will kickstart action on the first day of the tournament. They will face Bengaluru Torpedos at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru. Follow PVL 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Prime Volleyball League 2023: Teams, Squads, Schedule, LIVE Streaming, All You need to know about Pro Volleyball League 2023
The tournament will be played across three different venues this year. The first leg of the tournament will begin at Bengaluru from 4th February, Wednesday. Matches will be played at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in the city till 12th February, Thursday. The action will then shift to Hyderabad and the final leg will be played at Kochi.
Kochi will also play host to the knockout phase of the league. The Semifinals is scheduled on 3rd and 4th March 2023. The final will be played on 5th March, Sunday. A total of 31 matches will be played across 26 days in the league.
Teams
For the first time, a total of eight teams will battle it out in the league. Mumbai Meteors will be making their debut in the league this season. The other teams in the fray include Defending champions Kolkata Thunderbolts, Ahmedabad Defenders, Bengaluru Torpedoes, Calicut Heroes, Chennai Blitz, Hyderabad Black Hawks.
Squads
Ahmedabad Defenders: Attackers: Shon T John (R), S Santosh (R), Andrew Kohut James (F), Nandhagopal S, Blockers: Danial Moatazedi (F), L M Manoj, Parth Patel Universal: Angamuthu, Harsh Chaudhary, Setters: Aswath, Muthusamy (R) Libero: T Shrikant
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)
Calicut Heroes: Attackers: Matt Hilling (F), M Ashwin Raj, Chirag Yadav, Abil Krishnan (R), Blockers: Jose Antonio Sandoval Rojas (F), Lavmeet Katariya, Shafeeque Rahman, Universal: Ansab O, Jerome Vinith (R), Setters: Mohan Ukkrapandian, Sushil Kumar, Libero: Prabakaran
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)
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Hyderabad Black Hawks: Attackers: Carlos Andres Llanos Zamora (F), Varun G S, Ashamatullah, Hemanth P, Guru Prasanth (R) Blockers: Trent O’Dea (F), Saurabh Maan, John Joseph E J (R) Universal: Arun Zacharias Siby Setters: Ranjit Singh, Lal Sujan MV Libero: Anand K (R)
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)
Kolkata Thunderbolts Attackers: Cody Caldwell (F), Rahul K, Anush, Suryansh Tomar, Blockers: Deepesh Sinha, Abhilash Chaudhary, Ashwal Rai (R), Jose Verdi (F) Universal: Vinit Kumar (R) Setters: Hariharan V, Janshad U (R) Libero: Hari Prasad B S
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
| DATE | MATCHES | VENUE | 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 |
Where to watch the LIVE streaming of Pro Volleyball League 2023?
Watch the LIVE coverage of the RuPay Prime Volleyball League 2023 on Sony Sports Ten 1 (English), Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil & Telugu) & Sony Sports Ten 2 (Malayalam) channels from 4th February 2023
Prime Volleyball League 2023: Teams, Squads, Schedule, LIVE Streaming, All You need to know about Pro Volleyball League 2023
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