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  Sr Natl Volleyball: Odisha women secure maiden QF berth
06 Feb 2023
 

Odisha Women scripted history by reaching quarter-finals for the first time in 71st Senior National Volleyball Championship in Guwahati Assam today. Odisha achieved the feat, defeating mighty Tamil Nadu in straight sets of 25-16, 25-11, 25-20. Earlier in the day, Odisha women beat Gujarat by 3-1 sets (25-19, 23-25, 25-15, 25-13) to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals

Odisha men narrowly missed the quarter-final berth as they went down fighting against formidable Delhi by 2-3 sets (23-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20 & 15-17). Odisha men were placed in Pool-E along with Gujarat, Tripura, Manipur, Jammu-Kashmir and Puducherry, while the women played in Pool-E along with Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Uttarakhand and Ladakh.

 

Afsal PP is leading the 12-member Odisha men team with Ramesh Chandra Ojha and Biswajit Das as coaches. The 12-member Odisha women team is being captained by Chetna Vala. K Neel Raju and Sangeeta Toppo have accompanied the women team as coaches.

ODISHA STATE SENIOR VOLLEYBALL TEAMS:

MEN:
Afsal PP (Captain), Manas Ranjan Pani, Anil Kumar Senapati, Rahul Barik, Rajesh Kumar Sahoo, Asutosh Tripathy, Ajay Kumar Tarai, Diptiraj Mishra, Pratap Kumar Swain, Subhransu Sekhar Ojha, Sk Siraj Ali, Prajna Sarathi Jena (Libero). Coaches: Ramesh Chandra Ojha, Biswajit Das.

WOMEN: Chetna Vala (Captain), Devika Devaranjan K, Aswani N, Sonawane Utkarsha, Kamlesh Kumari, Aswathy PR, Sibani Priyadarshini, Mary Aneena J, Sruthi C, Parbati Gadba, Anisha, Anannya Das (Libero). Coaches: K Neel Raju, Sangeeta Toppo, Trainer: Anita James.

RESULTS:

WOMEN: Feb 3:
Odisha beat Puducherry 3-0 (25-17, 25-7, 25-8). Feb 4: Odisha beat Ladakh 3-0 (25-5, 25-4, 25-5). Feb 4: Odisa beat Andhra Pradesh 3-0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-11). Feb 5: Odisha beat Uttarakhand 3-0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-12). Feb 6 (Playoff): Odisha beat Gujarat 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-15, 25-13). Feb 6 (PQF): Odisha beat Tamil Nadu 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-20).

MEN: Feb 2: Odisha beat Manipur 3-1 (25-21, 27-29, 25-11, 25-14). Feb 3: Odisha beat Tripura 3-0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-9). Feb 4: Odisha beat Gujarat 3-2 (27-29, 26-24, 22-25, 25-19, 15-9). Feb 4: Odisha beat Jammu & Kasmir 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-16). Feb 5: Odisha beat Puducherry 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-20). Feb 6 (Playoff): Odisha lost to Delhi 2-3 (23-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-17).
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TOP: Member of Odisha mens team pose at the 71st Senior National Volleyball Championship in Guwahati, Assam on 6 February 2023.
RIGHT: Players and officials of Odisha women team pose in Guwahati on 6 February 2023.

 
   

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