Delhi keep a clean slate, Maharashtra win a tough battle

New Delhi, December 27, 2014: Delhi boys kept their slate clean and claimed full points on day two of the 37th Sub-Junior National Volleyball Championships, beating Jharkhand 25-22, 25-22, 25-16 in what turned out to be a one-sided affair at the Ajmal Khan Park here today.

The other match in the boys’ section that attracted attention were the ones between Jammu and Kashmir which the former won 25-23, 18-25, 25-27, 25-23, 15-09 after being taken the full distance. Most other matches were stretched a bit but Assam downed Telangana 26-24, 25-16, 23-25, 25-23, Tamil Nadu won over Maharashtra 25-15, 25-15, 25-22, Gujarat beat Odisha 23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-12 and Rajasthan downed Haryana 25-23, 25-17, 19-25, 27-25.

In other pool matches, Manipur defeated Puducherry 25-27, 25-09, 25-10, 25-12, Chhattisgarh beat Goa 25-21, 25-21, 25-23 and Up accounted for Kerala in straight sets of 25-13, 25-13, 25-12 and Gujarat posted a 22-25, 25-12, 25-10, 25-19 win over Himachal.

In girls’ matches, Haryana overcame a fighting Maharashtra as the Delhi neighbor won 25-16, 19-25, 25-21, 25-14. The other winners were Manipur against Bihar (27-25, 25-15, 25-06, Chhattisgarh against Punjab 25-17, 28-26, 25-21 besides Telangana beating MP 25-21, 25-14, 25-04, Kerala winning over Punjab 25-14, 25-12, 25-14, Karnataka downing Uttrakhand 25-04, 25-11, 25-08 and Punjab making amends with a 25-13, 25-10, 25-05 win over Bihar.

Karantaka won their second match as well beating Chhattisgarh 25-22, 25-19, 25-22, UP beating Manipur 25-07, 25-06, 25-10 and Telangana accounting for Uttarakhand 25-08, 25-11, 25-13.

With Delhi being in the grip of severe cold, some of the players, particularly from down south, were not only battling it out on the court but also the weather conditions. Yet, there was no lack of enthusiasm among the members of all participating teams and the organizers who are taking all care to keep the players in the comfort zone.

Avdesh Coudhary, VFI president, is also overlooking the arrangements made to take care of the players comfort along with organizers Panthers Sports Society.

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Delhi spikers have a mixed bag on Day One of National Sub-Jr Volleyball

New Delhi, December 26, 2014: Delhi had mixed day in the 37th Sub-Junior National Volleyball Championships, being played at the Ajmal Khan Park here today. The Delhi boys posted an easy win over Andhra Pradesh as they beat them 25-23, 25-17, 25-18 in their pool match, but the hosts’ girls team failed to cross the Haryana hurdle and went down 20-25, 18-25, 22-25.

But it was the match between Himachal Pradesh girls and Andhra Pradesh that took the most attention which Himachal won in four sets of 25-17, 25-17, 20-25, 25-22.

But for this outing all other pool matches were more or less one-sided with the fancied team cross the line without a hiccup in both sections.

As for the Delhi boys, their match was never a cakewalk but they had a very good combination that helped them overcome a stiff resistance from Andhra boys. After taking the first set with bare minimum points at 25-23, they made a strong comeback to beat them in the next two rather easily. Price was the star cast for the Delhi team as his intense spiking ability put the team ahead of their rivals.  

Uttarakhand beat Goa in straight sets of 25-12, 25-8, 25-23. By the time Goa came with some kind of the fight in the last, it was too late and too little for them. Similarly, Manipur downed Jharkhand 25-18, 25-18, 25-18 with the latter not able to do much against a good northeast outfit.

In other girls matches, Maharashtra downed Odisha 25-4, 25-9, 25-5 and Uttar Pradesh defeated Bihar 25-4, 25-4, 25-6. Bihar proved to be a mismatch for UP as they kept spiking and things were only made easy, thanks to Bihar’s loose defence.

Earlier, the championships were inaugurated by Volleyball Federation president Avdesh Choudhary and secretary-general Ramavtat Jhakar.

The championships are organized by Panthers Sports Society and the event is happening after 30 years in Delhi.  

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