In a bid to promote women’s volleyball in India, RuPay Pro Volleyball League organizers on Friday announced an All-Star Women Volleyball match to be played on the day of the finals i e February 22 at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here.
The match will serve as a platform to showcase the Indian women volleyball talent on national television and will be played between Team Blue and Team Yellow. Alexa Chitra Strange, a presenter for the league, will represent Team Blue.
She plays as a Universal and is also a professional beach volleyball player playing on the Association of Volleyball Professionals League (AVP). Slovenia’s Marina Cvetanova, an attacker, will be playing for the Team Yellow.
The match will be played in best-of-three sets format with 15 points each. The rules will remain the same as the league with Super Point and Super Serve being valid during the match.
Joy Bhattacharjya, CEO, Pro Volleyball League, said, “Though, it is an exhibition match, in the longer run we want to have a full-fledged women’s volleyball league in place. It is going to be really entertaining for the television audience.”
Ramavtar Singh Jakhar, former India International player and current Secretary General, Volleyball Federation of India welcomed this development and said, “The league has given a platform to the men to display their talent and is helping them trace the journey from players to becoming stars. We wish to do the same for the women in the game, as it is very crucial for both to grow the sport overall.”