2024 Everest Women's Volleyball League
Sports season
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2024 Everest Women's Volleyball League (also known as EWVL 2024 or Vatsalya EWVL 2024) was the inaugural season of the Everest Women's Volleyball League, a franchise based Nepalese volleyball league organized by the Infinity Dreams Pvt. Ltd.[1] and the Nepal Volleyball Association. This edition featured teams from Chitwan, Gandaki, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Karnali and Madhesh Province. The tournament was held from 30 September to 5 October at Dasarath Stadium indoor hall.[2][3][4] The league carries the name Vatsalya EWVL 2024 due to its title sponsorship by Vatsalya.
| 2024 Everest Women's Volleyball League | |
|---|---|
| |
| League | Everest Women's Volleyball League |
| Sport | Women's volleyball |
| Duration | 30 September – 5 October |
| Teams | 6 |
| 2024 | |
| Season MVP |  Zeynep Outran |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Karnali Yashvis (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Lalitpur Queens |
| Finals MVP | Zeynep Outran |
Karnali Yashvis defeated Lalitpur Queens by 3–2 sets (25–17, 25–20, 12–25, 18–25, 15–13) in the final to win the inaugural EWVL title.[5][6]
Personnel and kits
| Team | Team manager | Coach | Marquee player/captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chitwan Shakti |  Dipendra Chaudhary | Arjun Ghimire | Aruna Shahi | Shakti Meat | |
| Gandaki Thunders | Vikash Khetan | Rupesh Kumar Bista | Saraswoti Chaudhary | SHIV-NARESH | Sita Ram Milk |
| Karnali Yashvis | Kumar Rai | Sumitra Regmi | Snickers | ||
| Kathmandu Spikers | Kapil G. C. | Jagdish Pd. Bhatta | Usha Bhandari | Turkish Airlines | |
| Lalitpur Queens | Shradha Chhetri | Utsav Khadka | Salina Shrestha | Kelme | Rupse Holidays, Global IME Bank |
| Madhesh United | Bharat Yadav | Niruta Thagunna | Birgunj Metropolis |
Rosters
| Chitwan Shakti | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Height | Position | |
| 5 | Aruna Shahi (C) | 5' 8" | Setter | |
| 15 | Salina Budha Magar | Spiker | ||
| 3 | Jenisha Biswokarma | Spiker | ||
| 11 | Anjila Pradhan | Libero | ||
| 9 | Sunita Khadka | Blocker | ||
| 1 | Bhawana Dangi | Spiker | ||
| 14 | Balmika Acharya | Blocker | ||
| 7 | Saraswoti Kattel | Setter | ||
| 6 |  Soorya S[7] | Middle blocker | ||
| 13 | KP Anushree | 5' 83" | Outside hitter | |
| 12 |  Kseniya Pavlenko[8] | 6' 03" | Outside hitter | |
| 2 | Niteesha Mahato (talent hunt)[9] | |||
| Head coach | Arjun Ghimire | |||
| Gandaki Thunders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Height | Position | |
| 3 | Saraswoti Chaudhary (C) | 6' 1" | Outside hitter | |
| 14 | Pragati Nath | 5' 7" | Setter | |
| 1 | Laxmi Chand | 5' 8" | Spiker | |
| 16 | Rima Kunwar | 5' 5" | Spiker | |
| 7 | Kabita Bhatta | 5' 7" | Middle blocker | |
| 8 | Aarati Chaudhary | 5' 6" | Spiker | |
| 6 | Sneha Thagunna | 5' 9" | Middle blocker | |
| 13 | Saraswoti Jaisi | 5' 4" | Libero | |
| 10 |  Alisa Trubyuk | 6' 0" | Opposite spiker | |
| 12 | Ekaterina Zvyagintsewa | 5' 8" | Opposite hitter | |
| 11 | Shilpa RS | 6' 2" | Middle blocker | |
| Juhi Shaw (reserve) | 5' 5" | Setter | ||
| 18 | Soing Thapa (talent hunt) [10] | 5' 8" | ||
| Head coach | Rupesh Kumar Bista | |||
| Karnali Yashvis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Height | Position | |
| 2 | Sumitra Regmi (C) | 6' 1" | Middle blocker | |
| 6 | Mina Sunar | Blocker | ||
| 3 | Manisha Chaudhary | Blocker | ||
| 22 | Yamuna Rasaili | Libero | ||
| 1 | Sunita Rai | Spiker | ||
| 10 | Shristi Khadgi | Spiker | ||
| 14 | Garima Bohora | Spiker | ||
| 5 | Pashupati Bohara | [[Volleyball#Player specialization|]] | ||
| 9 |  Gabrielle Benda | 5' 10" | Setter | |
| 15 |  Athanasia Liagki | 6' 0" | Opposite hitter | |
| 13 | Zeynep Outran | 6' 3" | Outside hitter | |
| 11 | Sita Shingh Thakuri (talent hunt) | |||
| Head coach | Kumar Rai | |||
| Kathmandu Spikers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Height | Position | |
| 6 | Usha Bhandari (C) | 5' 7" | Outside hitter | |
| 11 | Aarati Subedi | 5' 10" | Spiker | |
| 8 | Kopila Rana | Blocker | ||
| 5 | Kamala Pun | Setter | ||
| 15 | Usha Bista | Middle blocker | ||
| 12 | Nisha Mahar | Spiker | ||
| 3 | Basanti Saud | Blocker | ||
| 18 | Rasmita Dura | Libero | ||
| 9 |  Andrea Tsvetanova | 5' 9" | Setter | |
| 14 | Pelin Eroktay[11] | 6' 2" | Opposite | |
| 10 | Fulden Ural | 6' 1" | Outside hitter | |
| 1 | Ritika Bhatta (talent hunt) | |||
| Head coach | Jagdish Pd. Bhatta | |||
| Lalitpur Queens | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Height | Position | |
| 18 | Salina Shrestha (C) | Libero | ||
| 12 | Punam Chand | Open spiker | ||
| 11 | Kamana Bista | Hitter | ||
| 10 | Safiya Pun | Middle blocker | ||
| 1 | Nisha Chaudhary | Spiker | ||
| 4 | Anusha Chaudhary | Setter | ||
| 2 | Neha Chaudhary | [[Volleyball#Player specialization|]] | ||
| 17 | Bhawana Tamang | Setter | ||
| 19 |  Sutadta Chuewulim | 5' 8" | Outside hitter | |
| 16 | Waranya Srilaoong | 5' 8" | Outside hitter | |
| 24 | Pattrathip Santrakoon | 5' 5" | Setter | |
| 7 | Jacquisha Thapa (talent hunt) | |||
| Head coach | Utshav Khadka | |||
| Madhesh United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Height | Position | |
| 1 | Niruta Thagunna (C) | 5' 5" | Spiker | |
| 4 | Puja Chaudhary/Tharu | 5' 6" | Spiker | |
| 6 | Sangam Mahato | 5' 6" | Middle blocker | |
| 14 | Jasna Mahato | Setter | ||
| 11 | Shanti Kala Tamang | Libero | ||
| 9 | Hira Budha K. C. | Spiker | ||
| 8 | Ashika Chettri | Spiker | ||
| 13 | Alisa Manandhar | Blocker | ||
| 2 |  Yevgeniya Kalinova[12][13] | 5' 10" | Spiker | |
| 12 |  Yosra Zeramdini[14] | 6' 1" | Middle blocker | |
| 7 | Jini Kovat Shaji | 5" 7' | Shetter | |
| 5 | Mina Chaudhary (talent hunt) | |||
| Head coach | Bharat Yadav | |||
League standings
Win by 3–0: 3 points
Win by other margin: 2 points
Loss: 0 points
If the teams are level on points, the number of sets won will be taken into consideration. The top two teams at the end of the league stage will move into the finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karnali Yashvis | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 484 | 417 | 1.161 | Qualified for Final |
| 2 | Lalitpur Queens | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 457 | 437 | 1.046 | |
| 3 | Kathmandu Spikers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 439 | 434 | 1.012 | |
| 4 | Gandaki Thunders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 454 | 435 | 1.044 | |
| 5 | Chitwan Shakti | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 439 | 470 | 0.934 | |
| 6 | Madhesh United | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 387 | 424 | 0.913 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2024. Source: EWVL Official
League stage
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep | 15:45 | Kathmandu Spikers | 1–3 | Lalitpur Queens | 20–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 85–96 | ||
| 30 Sep | 17:45 | Madhesh United | 1–3 | Karnali Yashvis | 15–25 | 20–25 | 28–26 | 11–25 | 74–101 | ||
| 30 Sep | 19:45 | Chitwan Shakti | 3–1 | Gandaki Thunders | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–17 | 94–87 | ||
| 1 Oct | 15:45 | Gandaki Thunders | 2–3 | Karnali Yashvis | 25–15 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–19 | 12–15 | 102–99 | |
| 1 Oct | 17:45 | Kathmandu Spikers | 3–1 | Chitwan Shakti | 21–25 | 25–10 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 96–74 | ||
| 1 Oct | 19:45 | Lalitpur Queens | 3–1 | Madhesh United | 25–15 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 100–87 | ||
| 2 Oct | 15:45 | Lalitpur Queens | 0–3 | Karnali Yashvis | 22–25 | 22–25 | 27–29 | 71–79 | |||
| 2 Oct | 17:45 | Kathmandu Spikers | 3–1 | Gandaki Thunders | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 94–85 | ||
| 2 Oct | 19:45 | Chitwan Shakti | 3–1 | Madhesh United | 25–20 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 94–85 | ||
| 3 Oct | 15:45 | Kathmandu Spikers | 3–1 | Madhesh United | 15–25 | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 90–81 | ||
| 3 Oct | 17:45 | Chitwan Shakti | 2–3 | Karnali Yashvis | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 13–15 | 96–107 | |
| 3 Oct | 19:45 | Lalitpur Queens | 2–3 | Gandaki Thunders | 29–27 | 23–25 | 12–25 | 25–13 | 6–15 | 95–105 | |
| 4 Oct | 15:45 | Lalitpur Queens | 3–1 | Chitwan Shakti | 20–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 95–81 | ||
| 4 Oct | 17:45 | Madhesh United | 0–3 | Gandaki Thunders | 16–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 53–75 | |||
| 4 Oct | 19:45 | Kathmandu Spikers | 1–3 | Karnali Yashvis | 25–23 | 14–25 | 23–25 | 12–25 | 74–98 |
Finals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct | 17:30 | Karnali Yashvis | 3-2 | Lalitpur Queens | 25–17 | 25–20 | 12–25 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 95–100 |
Final standings
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Awards
Player of the match
| Match no. | Player of the match | |
|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | |
| 1 | Waranya Srilaoong |
Lalitpur Queens |
| 2 | Athanasia Liagki |
Karnali Yashvis |
| 3 | Salina Budha Magar |
Chitwan Shakti |
| 4 | Zeynep Outran |
Karnali Yashvis |
| 5 | Pelin Eroktay |
Kathmandu Spikers |
| 6 | Pattrathip Santrakoon Punam Chand (shared award) |
Lalitpur Queens |
| 7 | Gabrielle Benda |
Karnali Yashvis |
| 8 | Fulden Ural |
Kathmandu Spikers |
| 9 | KP Anushree |
Chitwan Shakti |
| 10 | Usha Bhandari |
Kathmandu Spikers |
| 11 | Sumitra Regmi |
Karnali Yashvis |
| 12 | Saraswoti Chaudhary |
Gandaki Thunders |
| 13 | Waranya Srilaoong (2) |
Lalitpur Queens |
| 14 | Alisa Trubyuk |
Gandaki Thunders |
| 15 | Zeynep Outran (2) |
Karnali Yashvis |
| 16 | Zeynep Outran (3) |
Karnali Yashvis |