Prime Volleyball League: Kolkata Thunderbolts beat Ahmedabad Defenders to become champions

Vinit Kumar (Kolkata Thunderbolts) was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the Season, while SV Guru Prasanth (Hyderabad Black Hawks) bagged the Emerging Player of the Season.

Kolkata Thunderbolts' players celebrate winning the trophy; Credit: Prime Volleyball League
By Karthik Raman | Feb 27, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

The Kolkata Thunderbolts clinched the inaugural RuPay Prime Volleyball League title after producing a professional display on Sunday. They took down Ahmedabad Defenders 15-13, 15-10, 15-12 in the final at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday. In the high-octane title match, Kolkata Thunderbolts’ Vinit Kumar was adjudged the Player of the Match. Earlier, the Defenders committed a couple of unforced errors as the Thunderbolts took the lead at 5-3 in the first set. Vinit Kumar stood tall as Kolkata continued to hold the edge at 10-8. However, Shon T John produced a magnificent spike as Ahmedabad leveled the scores at 13-13. But, Vinit pulled off a spectacular serve to help the Thunderbolts close out the first set at 15-13

Captain Ashwal Rai and Vinit Kumar showed their brilliance as Kolkata took a massive lead at 9-5 in the second set. Thereafter, Rahul effected a magnificent spike as the Thunderbolts continued to forge ahead. The Thunderbolts eventually closed out the second set at 15-10 after winning a Super Point and took a 2-0 lead in the match.

The Thunderbolts continued to dominate the match as they held the lead at 8-5 in the third set. Manoj LM tried to keep the Defenders in the contest, but Kolkata kept producing brilliant spikes to stay ahead at 11-8. The Thunderbolts rode on the momentum and closed out the third set at 15-12 to clinch the championship.

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Who won what award?

Vinit Kumar (Kolkata Thunderbolts) was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the Season, while SV Guru Prasanth (Hyderabad Black Hawks) bagged the Emerging Player of the Season. Meanwhile, Angamuthu (Ahmedabad Defenders) won the Best Spiker of the Season, John Joseph EJ (Hyderabad Black Hawks) was awarded the Best Blocker of the Season and Shon T John (Ahmedabad Defenders) won the Fantasy Player of the Season. The RuPay Prime Volleyball League featured a total of 24 matches.

On Friday, the Kolkata Thunderbolts produced a power-packed performance to take down Calicut Heroes 16-14, 15-10, 17-15 in the second semi-final of the RuPay Prime Volleyball League at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. Meanwhile, the Ahmedabad Defenders defeated Hyderabad Black Hawks 4-1 in the first semi-final on Thursday.





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