Karnataka retain BSNL volleyball title

Patna, February 6, 2010: Karnataka stamped their authority on the All India BSNL volleyball championship title once again. In the last super league match of the 9th edition of the tournament, Karnataka edged out Tamil Nadu in a nail-biting five-setter to win the coveted crown at Telegraph Recreation court here on Saturday.

Karnataka won the first two sets 25-21, 25-18 but Tamil Nadu fought back to snatch the next two sets 23-25, 23-25. Tamil Nadu could not maintain the tempo and lost the final set 5-15.

Himachal Pradesh finished third while hosts Bihar were fourth. Himachal Pradesh beat Bihar 25-18, 25-23, 25-16.

Chief guest Rajender Singh, Director Enterprise, BSNL Board, handed over the trophy to the winning team and gave away prizes to the players. S Damodaran of Tamil Nadu bagged the man of the match award while T D Ravi Kumar of Karnataka was adjudged the best player of the tournament.

SC Misra, Chief General Manager, BSNL, Bihar Circle welcomed the guests. RP Singh, PGM, Patna Telephones proposed a vote of thanks. BK Srivastava, DP Mishra, AK Kanojia, Mukesh Nigam, AK Chakraborty, Mahendra Srivastava, AK Choubey, PN Jha and VS Gupta of Bihar circle were present on the occasion.

Photo caption: Karnataka team with BSNL volleyball Trophy in Patna on February 6, 2010.

Photos: Nagendra K Singh and Aftab Alam Siddiqui

BSNL volleyball: Bihar out of title race

Patna, February 5, 2010: Bihar suffered two consecutive defeats in the Super League section of the 9th All-India BSNL volleyball championships and bowed out of title race at the Telegraph Recreation Club courts here on Friday.

Defending champions Karnataka chalked out an impressive 25-12, 25-13, 25-17 victory over hosts Bihar in the first super league match while in the second match of the day Tamil Nadu edged past Bihar 25-18, 25-22, 25-19.

In the other matches of the Super League runners-up Tamil Nadu had a run for money to tame Himachal Pradesh 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 21-25, 15-13. After the end of today’s matches, it was all set that the winners between Karanatka and Tamil Nadu natch would be champion of the tournament.

Results:
Karnataka beat Bihar 25-12, 25-13, 25-17; Tamil Nadu beat Himachal Pradesh 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 21-25, 15-13; Karnataka beat Himachal Pradesh 25-15, 25-20, 25-12 and Tamil Nadu beat Bihar 25-18, 25-22, 25-19.

Karnataka, Bihar move into super league

Patna, February 4, 2010: Defending champions Karnataka, hosts Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu cemented their places in the super league of the 9th All-India BSNL volleyball championships at the Telegraph Recreation Club courts here on Thursday.

Karnataka from pool “A”, Tamil Nadu from pool “B”, Himachal Pradesh from pool “C” entered the super league with three wins while Bihar won all four matches in pool “D” and sneaked into the next stage of the tournament.

In their last league match, Bihar steamrollered Gujarat 25-8, 25-8 in a one-sided encounter. Bihar spikers Sanjay Kumar, Murari Prasad, Amar Kumar played well.

Results:
Gujarat beat Assam 25-12, 25-15; Andhra Pradesh beat Madhya Pradesh 25-18, 25-15; Tamil Nadu beat Uttaranchal 25-13, 25-6; Himachal Pradesh beat Kerala 25-17, 25-17; Rajasthan beat Punjab 25-13, 25-18; Uttar Pradesh (East) beat MTNL (Delhi) 25-0, 25-16; West Bengal beat MTNL (Mumbai) 25-20, 25-10; Andhra Pradesh beat Assam 25-8, 25-14; Karnataka beat Maharashtra 25-18, 25-8 and Bihar beat Gujarat 25-8, 25-8.

Photo caption: Karnataka and Maharashtra players in action during the 9th All-India BSNL volleyball championships in Patna on February 4, 2010.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

BSNL volleyball: Bihar maintain winning streak

Patna, February 3, 2010
Hosts Bihar maintained their winning streak and clinched their third successive victory defeating Andhra Pradesh 25-8,25-8 in the 9th All-India BSNL volleyball tournament at the Telegraph Recreation Club courts here on Wednesday.
Defending champions Karnatka, Himachal Pradesh and runners-up Tamil Nadu too kept their slate clean winning matches in their respective pools.

Results:
Bihar beat Madhya Pradesh 25-9, 25-10; Andhra Pradesh beat Gujarat 25-15, 25-21; Gujarat beat Madhya Pradesh 26-24, 25-22; Karnataka beat Rajasthan 25-13, 25-17; Maharashtra beat Punjab 25-17, 25-20; Himachal Pradesh beat MTNL, Mumbai 25-7, 25-11; Bihar beat Andhra Pradesh 25-8, 25-8; Tamil Nadu beat MTNL, Delhi 25-6, 25-7; Utranchal beat Uttar Pradesh (East) 21-25, 25-17, 25-11; Kerala beat West Bengal 25-12, 25-11 and Madhya Pradesh beat Assam 25-8, 25-22.

Photo caption: Andhra Pradesh and Bihar players in action during the 9th All-India BSNL volleyball tournament in Patna on February 3, 2010.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Karnataka, Bihar start campaign in style

Patna, February 2, 2010: Defending champions Karnataka opened their title campaign in remarkable fashion with a straight 25-7, 25-6 victory over Punjab on the opening day of the 9th All India National BSNL volleyball tournament at Telegraph Recreation Club courts here today.

Hosts Bihar too started in style beating Assam 25-4, 25-9. In other league matches of the day, Tamil Nadu beat Uttar Pradesh (East) 25-6, 25-12 and Himachal Pradesh eddged past West Bengal 25-11, 25-12.

Uttaranchal tamed MTNL (Delhi) 25-11, 25-14 and Rajasthan decimated Maharashtra 25-4, 25-7. Kerala got the better of MTNL (Mumbai) 25-11, 25-17.

Earlier, Gopal Das, Director HR, BSNL Corporate Office, New Delhi inaugurated the tournament in a gala opening function that saw captivating cultural programmes presented by school girls. SC Mishra, CGM, Bihar Circle welcomed the guests.

Top : Gopal Das, Director HR, BSNL Corporate Office, New Delhi and SC Mishra, CGM, Bihar Circle inaugurate All-India BSNL volleyball championships in Patna on February 2, 2010.

Middle: Schol girls perform cultural programmes.

Bottom: SC Mishra, CGM, Bihar Circle felicitates Gopal Das, Director HR, BSNL Corporate Office, New Delhi.

Photos: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

BSNL volleyball from February 2

Patna, January 23, 2010: Patna will host All-India BSNL volleyball tournament at Telegraph Recreation Club court from February 2 to 6, according to PN Jha, chief PRO, BSNL Bihar Telecom Circle.

As many as 20 circle teams would take part in the tournament which would be organized under Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) rules, he added.