The men’s Volleyball Club World Championship begins here on Wednesday as the city becomes the first in India to host the prestigious tournament.
The five-day tournament at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium will see six teams compete for the top honours.
Prime Volleyball League Season 2 champions Ahmedabad Defenders are set to make history as the first Indian team to compete at the club showpiece.
With 10 high octane matches set to unfold between 6-10 December, this will be India’s first bow at the highest level as the Ahmedabad Defenders face up against the finest from across the world including, reigning champions, Sir Safety Susa Perugia from Italy, the formidable Brazilian duo of Sada Cruzeiro Volei and Minas Tênis Clube, Japan’s Suntory Sunbirds Club, and Turkey’s Halkbank Spor Kulubu.
For Ashwal, the local boy from Karnataka, this serves as yet another opportunity to represent India and understandably, he is delighted. Ashwal said, “It is a matter of immense pride for us to represent our country against the world’s best Volleyball players. We are fans of many of these players and it will be an honour to compete with them. This will be round 2 after the Asian Games, and no doubt we want to show them what we can do, and especially with the home support backing us, there is potential for some great contests, and moments that inspire others.”
Concurring on the thought was, Setter, Muthusamy Appavu, who said, “We will be lucky to have the home advantage and to have our friends and well-wishers support us. I am looking forward to a great atmosphere, much like what we experienced at the Bengaluru leg of the RuPay Prime Volleyball League earlier this year. Bengaluru loves Volleyball, and a well-contested tournament will definitely drive crowds to the stadium, we are sure the fans will come in numbers and boost us up.”
The Indian stars are getting an opportunity to showcase their skills against the best in the world.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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