Everest Women's Volleyball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Everest Women's Volleyball League | |
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| Sport | Volleyball |
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| Founded | 2024 |
| First season | 2024 |
| CEO | Snevy Chapagain |
| Director | Antara Siddhanta |
| Organising body | Infinity Dreams Pvt. Ltd. |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Venue(s) | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu |
| Confederation | AVC |
| Most recent champion(s) | Karnali Yashvis (2024) |
| Most titles | Karnali Yashvis (1st title) |
| TV partner(s) | Kantipur Television |
| Streaming partner(s) | Kantipur Max HD, OSR Sports |
| Sponsor(s) | Vatsalya |
| Official website | https://ewvl.infinitydreams.com.np/ |
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Everest Women's Volleyball League (EWVL)[1] is a professional women's indoor volleyball Franchise league in Nepal. The inaugural season took place in September 2024.[2]
EWVL is the first ever women's volleyball franchise league held in South Asian Region.
Background
[edit]The Nepal Volleyball Association (NVA) in association with the Infinity Dreams Pvt. Ltd. launched and will be conducted the inaugural season of a franchise-based indoor volleyball league called Everest Women's Volleyball League.[3] Infinity Dreams will manage the league across the country based on the home and away principle for a duration of seven years.
In August 2024, the league announced six teams for the inaugural season of the 2024 Everest Women's Volleyball League.[4]
Teams
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Locations of the Six EWVL teams
| Team name | City | Team owner | Debut | Ref. | |
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| Chitwan Shakti | Chitwan, Bagmati | Nimbus Holdings | 2024 | [5] | |
| Gandaki Thunders | Pokhara, Gandaki | Saurabh Kedia | 2024 | [6] | |
| Karnali Yashvis | Birendranagar, Karnali | Sushil Gupta | 2024 | [7] | |
| Kathmandu Spikers | Kathmandu, Bagmati | Sharad Kumar Tibarewala | 2024 | [8] | |
| Lalitpur Queens | Lalitpur, Bagmati | Coresync Nepal (Anuj M. Timalsina, Manoj Rimal & Virochan Khanal) | 2024 | [9] | |
| Madhesh United | Birgunj, Madhesh | Rohit Agrawal & Vishal Agrawal | 2024 | [10] | |
Tournament seasons and results
[edit]EWVL season results
[edit]| Season | Final | Final venue | No. of teams |
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||||||
| 2024 Details |
Karnali Yashvis | 3–2 | Lalitpur Queens | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall | 6 | |||
Titles by the club
[edit]| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Playoffs | Years Won | Years Runner-up | Years Playoffs | No. of seasons played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu Spikers | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 0 |
| Gandaki Thunders | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 0 |
| Karnali Yashvis | 1 | _ | 2024 | 1 | |||
| Chitwan Shakti | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 0 |
| Lalitpur Queens | _ | 1 | 2024 | 1 | |||
| Madhesh United | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 0 |
Broadcasting
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Everest Women's volleyball League". Hamro Khelkud. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Everest Women's Volleyball League announces six franchises for inaugural edition". Onlinekhabr. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Franchise-based Volleyball League to be held". Khabar Hub. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "6 franchise teams in Everest Women's Volleyball League". eKantipur. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Chitwan Shakti". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Gandaki Thunders". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Karnali Yashvis". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Kathmandu Spikers". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Lalitpur Queens". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Madhesh United". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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