# 2023 Prime Volleyball League

2023 Prime Volleyball League (also known as PVL 2023 or RuPay PVL 2023) was the second season of the Prime Volleyball League, a franchise based Indian indoor volleyball league, organized by Baseline Ventures.
The Prime Volleyball League 2023 winner will qualify for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship 2023 to be held in India from December 6 to 10.

## Format

Eight teams are contesting in the second season. There are a total of 31 matches with each team plays against each other in a single round-robin format with the top 4 teams moving into the play-offs.

## Venue

Bengaluru’s Koramangala Indoor Stadium scheduled to host the first 10 matches till February 12. The venue for the next 10 matches scheduled to be held at GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. The final leg of PVL 2023, including the semi-finals and final, scheduled to be held at Regional Sports Centre in Kochi.

## League standings

Win by 5-0 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 four teams at the end of the league stage will move into the semifinals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kolkata Thunderbolts | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 1.917 | 480 | 422 | 1.137 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 2 | Ahmedabad Defenders | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 1.692 | 476 | 443 | 1.074 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 3 | Calicut Heroes | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 1.333 | 459 | 466 | 0.985 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 4 | Bengaluru Torpedoes | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 1.188 | 460 | 463 | 0.994 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 5 | Hyderabad Black Hawks | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 0.750 | 448 | 461 | 0.972 | |
| 6 | Mumbai Meteors | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.750 | 450 | 464 | 0.970 | |
| 7 | Kochi Blue Spikers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0.842 | 451 | 458 | 0.985 | |
| 8 | Chennai Blitz | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 0.400 | 427 | 474 | 0.901 | |

## League stage

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Feb | 19:00 | Bengaluru Torpedoes | 2–3 | Kolkata Thunderbolts | 11–15 | 11–15 | 14–15 | 15–10 | 15–14 | 66–69 | 1 |
| 5 Feb | 19:00 | Mumbai Meteors | 1–4 | Calicut Heroes | 15–10 | 9–15 | 8–15 | 14–15 | 11–15 | 57–70 | 2 |
| 6 Feb | 19:00 | Ahmedabad Defenders | 2–3 | Hyderabad Black Hawks | 15–13 | 9–15 | 14–15 | 11–15 | 15–10 | 64–68 | 3 |
| 7 Feb | 19:00 | Kochi Blue Spikers | 2–3 | Chennai Blitz | 9–15 | 15–11 | 10–15 | 15–8 | 9–15 | 58–64 | 4 |
| 8 Feb | 19:00 | Kolkata Thunderbolts | 4–1 | Hyderabad Black Hawks | 15–13 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–12 | 8–15 | 68–56 | 5 |
| 9 Feb | 19:00 | Ahmedabad Defenders | 3–2 | Bengaluru Torpedoes | 14–15 | 15–10 | 14–15 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 73–60 | 6 |
| 10 Feb | 19:00 | Chennai Blitz | 0–5 | Mumbai Meteors | 14–15 | 6–15 | 11–15 | 12–15 | 9–15 | 52–75 | 7 |
| 11 Feb | 19:00 | Calicut Heroes | 4–1 | Hyderabad Black Hawks | 15–14 | 15–12 | 15–11 | 4–15 | 15–14 | 64–66 | 8 |
| 12 Feb | 19:00 | Mumbai Meteors | 1–4 | Bengaluru Torpedoes | 10–15 | 15–12 | 13–15 | 9–15 | 9–15 | 56–72 | 9 |
| 12 Feb | 21:30 | Kolkata Thunderbolts | 4–1 | Kochi Blue Spikers | 15–9 | 15–11 | 15–14 | 15–11 | 12–15 | 72–60 | 10 |
| 15 Feb | 19:00 | Hyderabad Black Hawks | 3–2 | Kochi Blue Spikers | 15–13 | 10–15 | 15–13 | 15–6 | 13–15 | 68–62 | 11 |
| 16 Feb | 19:00 | Bengaluru Torpedoes | 3–2 | Chennai Blitz | 15–11 | 8–15 | 15–10 | 15–13 | 10–15 | 63–64 | 12 |
| 16 Feb | 21:30 | Kolkata Thunderbolts | 2–3 | Calicut Heroes | 14–15 | 15–7 | 11–15 | 15–13 | 13–15 | 68–65 | 13 |
| 17 Feb | 19:00 | Ahmedabad Defenders | 4–1 | Mumbai Meteors | 14–15 | 15–12 | 15–14 | 15–13 | 15–14 | 74–68 | 14 |
| 17 Feb | 21:30 | Bengaluru Torpedoes | 3–2 | Kochi Blue Spikers | 15–14 | 15–11 | 7–15 | 15–12 | 14–15 | 66–67 | 15 |
| 18 Feb | 19:00 | Hyderabad Black Hawks | 3–2 | Chennai Blitz | 10–15 | 15–14 | 15–9 | 12–15 | 15–11 | 67–64 | 16 |
| 19 Feb | 19:00 | Ahmedabad Defenders | 5–0 | Chennai Blitz | 15–11 | 15–13 | 15–10 | 15–9 | 15–12 | 75–55 | 17 |
| 20 Feb | 19:00 | Kolkata Thunderbolts | 3–2 | Mumbai Meteors | 12–15 | 15–6 | 12–15 | 15–11 | 15–11 | 69–58 | 18 |
| 20 Feb | 21:30 | Ahmedabad Defenders | 3–2 | Calicut Heroes | 15–13 | 13–15 | 15–13 | 13–15 | 15–11 | 71–67 | 19 |
| 21 Feb | 19:00 | Hyderabad Black Hawks | 3–2 | Bengaluru Torpedoes | 15–13 | 14–15 | 9–15 | 15–10 | 15–12 | 68–65 | 20 |
| 24 Feb | 19:00 | Calicut Heroes | 3–2 | Chennai Blitz | 13–15 | 15–8 | 15–14 | 15–13 | 8–15 | 66–65 | 21 |
| 25 Feb | 19:00 | Kochi Blue Spikers | 3–2 | Calicut Heroes | 15–13 | 14–15 | 12–15 | 15–7 | 15–11 | 71–61 | 22 |
| 26 Feb | 19:00 | Kochi Blue Spikers | 2–3 | Ahmedabad Defenders | 5–15 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 12–15 | 14–15 | 61–65 | 23 |
| 26 Feb | 21:30 | Hyderabad Black Hawks | 1–4 | Mumbai Meteors | 15–14 | 9–15 | 12–15 | 11–15 | 8–15 | 55–74 | 24 |
| 27 Feb | 19:00 | Kolkata Thunderbolts | 4–1 | Chennai Blitz | 15–12 | 15–9 | 15–14 | 15–13 | 10–15 | 70–63 | 25 |
| 28 Feb | 19:00 | Bengaluru Torpedoes | 3–2 | Calicut Heroes | 15–11 | 15–11 | 13–15 | 10–15 | 15–14 | 68–66 | 26 |
| 01 Mar | 19:00 | Mumbai Meteors | 1–4 | Kochi Blue Spikers | 14–15 | 11–15 | 12–15 | 15–12 | 10–15 | 62–72 | 27 |
| 02 Mar | 19:00 | Kolkata Thunderbolts | 3–2 | Ahmedabad Defenders | 15–7 | 15–4 | 15–13 | 8–15 | 11–15 | 64–54 | 28 |
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## Play-offs
### Semifinals

Top four teams of League stage are qualified to two different semifinal pairs.

#### Semifinal 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 March | 19:00 | Kolkata Thunderbolts | 1–3 | Bengaluru Torpedoes | 10–15 | 15–10 | 13–15 | 10–15 | | 48–55 | 29 |

#### Semifinal 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 March | 19:00 | Ahmedabad Defenders | 3–1 | Calicut Heroes | 17–15 | 9–15 | 17–15 | 15–11 | | 58–56 | 30 |

### Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 05 March | 19:00 | Bengaluru Torpedoes | 2–3 | Ahmedabad Defenders | 7–15 | 10–15 | 20–18 | 15–13 | 10–15 | 62–76 | 31 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Ahmedabad Defenders |
| | Bengaluru Torpedoes |
| | Calicut Heroes |
| | Kolkata Thunderbolts |
| 5 | Hyderabad Black Hawks |
| 6 | Mumbai Meteors |
| 7 | Kochi Blue Spikers |
| 8 | Chennai Blitz |
* 2023 Champions
* Ahmedabad Defenders Maiden title
* Team Roster
* Andrew James, Angamuthu Ramaswamy (c), Harsh Chaudhary,Aswath Pandiyaraj,Muthusamy Appavu,T Srikanth,Danial Moatazedi,LM Manoj,Muhammad Iqbal TN,Parth Patel,Nandhagopal Subramaniam,Ragul T,S Santhosh,Shon John
* Head coach
* Dakshinamoorthy S

## Awards

| Player | Team | Award |
| Angamuthu Ramaswamy | Ahmedabad Defenders | Player of the Final Match |
| Dakshinamoorthy S | Ahmedabad Defenders | Coach of the Season |
| Mohan Ukkrapandian | Calicut Heroes | Setter of the Season |
| R Ramanathan | Chennai Blitz | Libero of the Season |
| Guru Prasanth | Hyderabad Black Hawks | Spiker of the Season |
| Jose Antonio Sandoval | Calicut Heroes | Blocker of the Season |
| Ibin Jose | Bengaluru Torpedoes | Emerging Player of the Season |
| Guru Prasanth | Hyderabad Black Hawks | Most Valuable Player |
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