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]
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Everest Women's Volleyball League | |
 | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| 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/ |
EWVL is the first ever women's volleyball franchise league held in South Asian Region.
Background
editThe 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editEWVL season results
edit| Season | Final | Final venue | No. of teams |
Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editSee also
editReferences
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.