State Level Volleyball Tournaments 19 teams in fray for senior men's title

    09-Oct-2024
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Oct 8 : As many as 19 teams are in contention for the senior men's title as the State Level Volleyball Tournaments are set to begin on October 10.
The 48th edition of the senior men's tournament will see 19 clubs clustered in four groups play for 8 knock-out stage berths before advancing to the title clash.
YMDO, Heirangoithong; SYCY, Senjam Chirang; NDVA, Noney and SDC, Shamurou are in Group A as MPSC; IGO, Oinam, UKVC, Kamjong and AAVA, Andro are drawn in Group B.
KDVA, Kamjong; TRYVC, Ukhrul; SEDO, Nongmaikhong; EAGLE, Ukhrul; and AMIMYDO are meanwhile drawn in Group C while NSU, Imphal; KYLSC, Kachikhul; NVYA, Naorem; MRC, Mairenkhong and YPC, Ishok are placed in Group D.
YMDO will play NYDA in the opening match on October 10 from 12.30 pm.
The 23rd edition of Sub-Junior State Level Volleyball Tournament is also set to begin earlier in the day with 12 teams clubbed into 4 groups vying for top honours.
AMIMYDO, Mayang Imphal; NYVA, Naorem and SUWC, Irengbam are clubbed in Group A as SEWA, Nachou; DVA, Thoubal and SCYC, Senjam Chirang are placed in Group B.
TRYVA, Ukhrul; TYC, Tendongyan and YPC, Ishok are meanwhile drawn in Group C as UKVC, Kamjong; YGC, Waikhong and CDVA, Chandel are drawn in Group D.
Top two teams from each group will advance to the knock-out stage.
AMIMYDO will play NYVA in the opening match from 8.30 am.
The 48th edition of the Senior Women's Volleyball Tournament is in the meantime featuring 8 teams clubbed into two groups.
SDVA, NYVA, NSU and SCYC are clubbed in Group A while MPSC, TRYVC, KDVA and NDVA are drawn together in Group B.
Top two teams will qualify for semi-finals.
NSU vs SCYC will open the tournament on October 11 from 11 am.