# 2024 Everest Women's Volleyball League

2024 Everest Women's Volleyball League (also known as EWVL 2024 or Vatsalya EWVL 2024) is the inaugural season of the Everest Women's Volleyball League, a franchise based Nepalese Indoor Volleyball League which is organized by Infinity Dreams Pvt. Ltd. in association with Nepal Volleyball Association. This edition of the league will feature six teams from Chitwan, Gandaki, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Karnali and Madhesh Province. The tournament is scheduled to be held 30 September to 5 October 2024 at Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall.

## Format

Single round robin in league stage and top two teams compete for the championship Trophy.

## Venue

* Dasarath Stadium covered Hall, Tripureshwar

## Teams
### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Head Coach | Marquee Player/ Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsors |
| Chitwan Shakti | Dipendra Chaudhary | Arjun Ghimire | Aruna Shahi | | Shakti Meat |
| Gandaki Thunders | Vikash Khetan | Rupesh Kumar Bista | Saraswoti Chaudhary | SHIV-NARESH | Sita Ram Milk |
| Karnali Yashvis | | Kumar Rai | Sumitra Regmi | | Snickers |
| Kathmandu Spikers | Kapil G.C. | Jagdish Pd. Bhatta | Usha Bhandari | | Turkish Airlines |
| Lalitpur Queens | Utsav Shakya | Utshav Khadka | Salina Shrestha | Kelme | Rupse Holidays, Global IME Bank |
| Madhesh United | | Bharat Yadav | Niruta Thagunna | | Birgunj Metropolis |

### Rosters

Chitwan Shakti :
| No. | Name | Height | Position |
| 5 | Aruna Shahi (C) | 5' 8" | Setter |
| 15 | Salina Budha Magar | | Spiker |
| 3 | Jenisha Biswokarma | | Spiker |
| 11 | Anjila Pradhan | | Libero |
| 9 | Sunita Khadka | | Blocker |
| 1 | Bhawana Dangi | | Spiker |
| 14 | Balmika Acharya | | Blocker |
| 7 | Saraswoti Kattel | | Setter |
| 6 | Soorya S | | M. Blocker |
| 13 | KP Anushree | 5' 83" | Outside Hitter |
| 12 | Kseniya Pavlenko | 6' 03" | Outside Hitter |
| 2 | Niteesha Mahato (Talent Hunt) | | |
| Head Coach: | Head Coach: | Arjun Ghimire | Arjun Ghimire |
Gandaki Thunders :
| No. | Name | Height | Position |
| 3 | Saraswoti Chaudhary (C) | 6' 1" | Outside hitter |
| 14 | Pragati Nath | 5' 7" | Setter |
| 1 | Laxmi Chand | 5' 8" | Spiker |
| 16 | Rima Kunwar | 5' 5" | Spiker |
| 7 | Kabita Bhatta | 5' 7" | Middle Blocker |
| 8 | Aarati Chaudhary | 5' 6" | Spiker |
| 6 | Sneha Thagunna | 5' 9" | Middle Blocker |
| 13 | Saraswoti Jaisi | 5' 4" | Libero |
| 10 | Alisa Trubyuk | 6' 0" | Opposite Spiker |
| 12 | Ekaterina Zvyagintsewa | 5' 8" | Opposite Hitter |
| 11 | Shilpa RS | 6' 2" | Middle Blocker |
| | Juhi Shaw (Reserve) | 5' 5" | Setter |
| 18 | Soing Thapa (Talent Hunt) | 5' 8" | |
| Head Coach: | Head Coach: | Rupesh Kumar Bista | Rupesh Kumar Bista |
Karnali Yashvis :
| No. | Name | Height | Position |
| 2 | Sumitra Regmi (C) | 6' 1" | Middle blocker |
| 6 | Mina Sunar | | Blocker |
| 3 | Manisha Chaudhary | | Blocker |
| 22 | Yamuna Rasaili | | Libero |
| 1 | Sunita Rai | | Spiker |
| 10 | Shristi Khadgi | | Spiker |
| 14 | Garima Bohora | | Spiker |
| 5 | Pashupati Bohara | | |
| 9 | Gabrielle Benda | 5' 10" | Setter |
| 15 | Athanasia Liagki | 6' 0" | Opposite Hitter |
| 13 | zeynep Outran | 6' 03" | Outside Hitter |
| 11 | Sita Shingh Thakuri (Talent Hunt) | | |
| Head Coach: | Head Coach: | Kumar Rai | Kumar Rai |
Kathmandu Spikers :
| No. | Name | Height | Position |
| 6 | Usha Bhandari (C) | 5' 7" | Outside hitter |
| 11 | Aarati Subedi | 5' 10" | Spiker |
| 8 | Kopila Rana | | Blocker |
| 5 | Kamala Pun | | Setter |
| 15 | Usha Bista | | Middle blocker |
| 12 | Nisha Mahar | | Spiker |
| 3 | Basanti Saud | | Blocker |
| 18 | Rasmita Dura | | Libero |
| 9 | Andrea Tsvetanova | 5' 9" | Setter |
| 14 | Pelin Eroktay | 6' 2" | Opposite |
| 10 | Fulden Ural | 6' 1" | Outside Hitter |
| 1 | Ritika Bhatta (Talent Hunt) | | |
| Head Coach: | Head Coach: | Jagdish Pd. Bhatta | Jagdish Pd. Bhatta |
Lalitpur Queens :
| No. | Name | Height | Position |
| 18 | Salina Shrestha (C) | | Libero |
| 12 | Punam Chand | | Open Spiker |
| 11 | Kamana Bista | | Hitter |
| 10 | Safiya Pun | | Middle Blocker |
| 1 | Nisha Chaudhary | | Spiker |
| 4 | Anusha Chaudhary | | Setter |
| 2 | Neha Chaudhary | | |
| 17 | Bhawana Tamang | | Setter |
| 19 | Sutadta Chuewulim | 5' 8" | Outside hitter |
| 16 | Waranya Srilaoong | 5' 8" | Outside hitter |
| 24 | Pattrathip Santrakoon | 5' 5" | Setter |
| 7 | Jacquisha Thapa (Talent Hunt) | | |
| Head Coach: | Head Coach: | Utshav Khadka | Utshav Khadka |
Madhesh United :
| No. | Name | Height | Position |
| 1 | Niruta Thagunna (C) | 5' 5" | Spiker |
| 4 | Puja Chaudhary/Tharu | 5' 6" | Spiker |
| 6 | Sangam Mahato | 5' 6" | Middle blocker |
| 14 | Jasna Mahato | | Setter |
| 11 | Shanti Kala Tamang | | Libero |
| 9 | Hira Budha K.C. | | Spiker |
| 8 | Ashika Chettri | | Spiker |
| 13 | Alisa Manandhar | | Blocker |
| 2 | Yevgeniya Kalinova | 5' 10" | Spiker |
| 12 | Yosra Zeramdini | 6' 1" | Middle Blocker |
| 7 | Jini Kovat Shaji | 5" 7' | Shetter |
| 5 | Mina Chaudhary (Talent Hunt) | | |
| Head Coach: | Head Coach: | Bharat Yadav | Bharat Yadav |

## League standings

Win by 3–0 margin: 3 Points Win by any other margin: 2 Points Loss: 0 Points
If the teams are level on points, the number of sets won will be taken into consideration. The top two teams at the end of the league stage will move into the finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Karnali Yashvis | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 484 | 417 | 1.161 | Qualified for Final |
| 2 | Lalitpur Queens | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 457 | 437 | 1.046 | Qualified for Final |
| 3 | Kathmandu Spikers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 439 | 434 | 1.012 | |
| 4 | Gandaki Thunders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 454 | 435 | 1.044 | |
| 5 | Chitwan Shakti | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 439 | 470 | 0.934 | |
| 6 | Madhesh United | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 387 | 424 | 0.913 | |

## League stage

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Sep | 15:45 | Kathmandu Spikers | 1–3 | Lalitpur Queens | 20–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 85–96 |
| 30 Sep | 17:45 | Madhesh United | 1–3 | Karnali Yashvis | 15–25 | 20–25 | 28–26 | 11–25 | | 74–101 |
| 30 Sep | 19:45 | Chitwan Shakti | 3–1 | Gandaki Thunders | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–17 | | 94–87 |
| 1 Oct | 15:45 | Gandaki Thunders | 2–3 | Karnali Yashvis | 25–15 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–19 | 12–15 | 102–99 |
| 1 Oct | 17:45 | Kathmandu Spikers | 3–1 | Chitwan Shakti | 21–25 | 25–10 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | 96–74 |
| 1 Oct | 19:45 | Lalitpur Queens | 3–1 | Madhesh United | 25–15 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 25–22 | | 100–87 |
| 2 Oct | 15:45 | Lalitpur Queens | 0–3 | Karnali Yashvis | 22–25 | 22–25 | 27–29 | | | 71–79 |
| 2 Oct | 17:45 | Kathmandu Spikers | 3–1 | Gandaki Thunders | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | 94–85 |
| 2 Oct | 19:45 | Chitwan Shakti | 3–1 | Madhesh United | 25–20 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–21 | | 94–85 |
| 3 Oct | 15:45 | Kathmandu Spikers | 3–1 | Madhesh United | 15–25 | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | 90–81 |
| 3 Oct | 17:45 | Chitwan Shakti | 2–3 | Karnali Yashvis | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 13–15 | 96–107 |
| 3 Oct | 19:45 | Lalitpur Queens | 2–3 | Gandaki Thunders | 29–27 | 23–25 | 12–25 | 25–13 | 6–15 | 95–105 |
| 4 Oct | 15:45 | Lalitpur Queens | 3–1 | Chitwan Shakti | 20–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | 95–81 |
| 4 Oct | 17:45 | Madhesh United | 0–3 | Gandaki Thunders | 16–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | | 53–75 |
| 4 Oct | 19:45 | Kathmandu Spikers | 1–3 | Karnali Yashvis | 25–23 | 14–25 | 23–25 | 12–25 | | 74–98 |

### Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Oct | 17:30 | Karnali Yashvis | 3-2 | Lalitpur Queens | 25–17 | 25–20 | 12–25 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 95–100 | |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Karnali Yashvis |
| | Lalitpur Queens |
| 3 | Kathmandu Spikers |
| 4 | Gandaki Thunders |
| 5 | Chitwan Shakti |
| 6 | Madhesh United |
* 2024 Champions
* Karnali Yashvis Maiden title
* Team Roster
* Sumitra Regmi (c), Mina Sunar, Manisha Chaudhary, Yamuna Rasaili, Sunita Rai, Shristi Khadgi, Garima Bohora, Pashupati Bohara, Gabrielle Benda, Athanasia Liagki, zeynep Outran, Sita Shingh Thakuri (Talent Hunt)
* Head coach
* Kumar Rai

## Awards
### Player of the Match

| Match No. | Player of the Match | Player of the Match |
| Match No. | Player | Club |
| 1 | Waranya Srilaoong | Lalitpur Queens |
| 2 | Athanasia Liagki | Karnali Yashvis |
| 3 | Salina Budha Magar | Chitwan Shakti |
| 4 | Zeynep Outran | Karnali Yashvis |
| 5 | Pelin Eroktay | Kathmandu Spikers |
| 6 | Pattrathip Santrakoon Punam Chand (Pattrathip Santrakoon shared the award with Punam Chand) | Lalitpur Queens |
| 7 | Gabrielle Benda | Karnali Yashvis |
| 8 | Fulden Ural | Kathmandu Spikers |
| 9 | KP Anushree | Chitwan Shakti |
| 10 | Usha Bhandari | Kathmandu Spikers |
| 11 | Sumitra Regmi | Karnali Yashvis |
| 12 | Saraswoti Chaudhary | Gandaki Thunders |
| 13 | Waranya Srilaoong (2) | Lalitpur Queens |
| 14 | Alisa Trubyuk | Gandaki Thunders |
| 15 | Zeynep Outran (2) | Karnali Yashvis |
| 16 | Zeynep Outran (3) | Karnali Yashvis |