List of all Prime Volleyball Players competing in Tamil Nadu Volleyball League 2024 ft. Ashwal Rai

The Tamil Nadu Volleyball League (TNVL), starting on Wednesday, January 3, is another enterprise to strengthen the grassroots level of talented players from the state of Tamil Nadu. Organized by the Tamil Nadu Volleyball State Volleyball Association, the tournament will feature six teams across nine days.

Chennai Rockstars, Krishnagiri Bulls, Kumari Phoenix, Cuddalore With Us, Villupuram Super Kings, and Virudhunagar King Makers are the participants in the inaugural season of the TNVL. Each team has a squad of 14 members meaning that a total of 84 players are part of the state league.

The teams were picked from a draft with respect to the maximum size of two players from other states, four players from departments in Tamil Nadu, seven players from Tamil Nadu Universities and Colleges, and one player from Tamil Nadu school.

The TNVL season 1 is enlarged by a bunch of Indian volleyball players and Prime Volleyball (PVL) stars set to participate. This allows the youngsters the opportunity to rub shoulders with the people best in the business of volleyball in the country.

This also includes the players of Ahmedabad Defenders who are coming fresh from the Club Volleyball World Championship staged in Bengaluru last month. Although many of them won't continue for the Ahmedabad outfit, their presence in the PVL is enough to inspire the next pool of talented lot, particularly the six players participating from school.

Muthusamy Appavu, Ashwal Rai, Amit Gulia, Vinit Kumar, Manoj LM, Nandha Gopal, and Srajan Shetty are a few names to hog the spotlight in the TNVL season 1.

Here's the complete list of players from Prime Volleyball to compete in TNVL -

Sr. No	Player Name	Position	TNVL Team	PVL Team
1	M Ukkra Pandian	Setter	Chennai Rocketers	Calicut Heroes
2	Prince	Blocker	Chennai Rocketers	Hyderabad Blackhawks
3	Srajan Shetty	Middle Blocker	Chennai Rocketers	Bengaluru Torpedoes
4	Deepak Kumar M	Attacker	Chennai Rocketers	Kolkata Thunderbolts
5	Jobin Varghese	Universal	Chennai Rocketers	Chennai Blitz
6	Karthik A	Blocker	Virudhunagar King Makers	Mumbai Meteors
7	Nandha Gopal	Attacker	Virudhunagar King Makers	Ahmedabad Defenders
8	Vinit Kumar	Universal	Virudhunagar King Makers	Kolkata Thunderbolts
9	Srikanth T	Libero	Virudhunagar King Makers	Ahmedabad Defenders
10	Vyshak Renjith M	Setter	Krishnagiri Bulls	Bengaluru Torpedoes
11	Nanjil Surya M	Setter	Krishnagiri Bulls	Chennai Blitz
12	Akhin GS	Blocker	Krishnagiri Bulls	Chennai Blitz
13	Joel Benjamin	Attacker	Krishnagiri Bulls	Chennai Blitz
14	B Mindhunkumar	Libero	Krishnagiri Bulls	Bengaluru Torpedoes
15	Muthusamy Appavu	Setter	Kumari Phoenix	Ahmedabad Defenders
16	Ashwal Rai	Blocker	Kumari Phoenix	Kolkata Thunderbolts
17	Fayis NK	Middle Blocker	Kumari Phoenix	Chennai Blitz
18	M Naveen Raja Jacob	Attacker	Kumari Phoenix	Ahmedabad Defenders
19	Lad Om Vasant	Setter	Cuddalore With Us	Kochi Blue Spikers
20	Manoj LM	Middle Blocker	Cuddalore With Us	Ahmedabad Defenders
21	Hardeep Singh	Attacker	Cuddalore With Us	Mumbai Meteors
22	Ashwin Raj	Attacker	Cuddalore With Us	Calicut Heroes
23	Jerom Vinith	Universal	Cuddalore With Us	Calicut Heroes
24	Ramanathan R	Libero	Cuddalore With Us	Chennai Blitz
25	Vinayak K Rokade	Setter	Villupuram Super Kings	Kolkata Thunderbolts
26	Amit Gulia	Attacker	Villupuram Super Kings	Mumbai Meteors
27	Praveen Kumar	Attacker	Villupuram Super Kings	Calicut Heroes
28	Angamuthu R	Attacker	Villupuram Super Kings	Ahmedabad Defenders
29	Prabhakaran P	Libero	Villupuram Super Kings	Chennai Blitz
30	Hariprasad	Libero	Villupuram Super Kings	Kolkata Thunderbolts

What is the format of the Tamil Nadu Volleyball League?

The Tamil Nadu Volleyball League will see six teams vying for the coveted trophy in its first edition. The tournament is scheduled in a single round-robin format continued by playoffs. This means each team will play five league fixtures with the top three qualifying for the knockouts.

The team with the most points on the table will earn a direct entry into the final of TNVL 2024. The other second and third-placed teams will lock horns in an eliminator to decide the spot for the second finalist.

All 17 matches of TNVL 2024, including the eliminator and final, will be played at Santhome Higher Secondary Education School Indoor Stadium in Mylapore in Chennai. The final match is scheduled for January 12.