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  • RuPay Prime Volleyball League onboards Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador for season three

    RuPay Prime Volleyball League onboards Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador for season three

    Mumbai: The thrilling sport of Volleyball is set to sprinkle the flavour of Hindi cinema with superstar Hrithik Roshan joining the third season of RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23 as the brand ambassador. The multi-award-winning actor has garnered a reputation for his dedicated fitness and diet regimes over the past couple of decades. Hrithik, an avid sports fan himself, enjoys the physical nature of volleyball and described the partnership as a natural fit for him. To spike things up, Hrithik engaged in a discussion about the upcoming season of RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23 with some of the top volleyball stars who will be competing in the third edition.

    RuPay Prime Volleyball League Season 3 powered by A23 is all set to begin from 15 February 2024 and will be telecast live on Sony Sports Network.

    Baseline Ventures Pvt Ltd MD & co-founder Tuhin Mishra was elated to welcome the Bollywood superstar to RuPay Prime Volleyball League, “We are delighted to have Hrithik Roshan join us as our brand ambassador for the next edition. The actor has redefined the meaning of athleticism and fitness over the years and has been a true source of inspiration for many of our athletes. He has been quite vocal about the need to maintain physical and mental fitness, and hence we wanted a star personality such as him to be associated with our product. His presence will not only add glamour to RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23, but it will also make the overall product even more exciting and adventurous. We cannot wait for the third season to kick off.”

    Indian actor and HRX founder Hrithik Roshan shared his excitement on joining the RuPay Prime Volleyball League as the Brand Ambassador, “I’m thrilled to be a part of the third edition of RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23. My congratulations to the visionary team of Baseline Ventures, Sony Pictures Network & Sony Liv for putting up two remarkable Seasons of premium Volleyball that have gripped India. I’m amazed with the growing viewership and I’m positive that together we shall deliver yet another season of aspirational sporting opportunities to the youth of our country. The future of Volleyball seems bright in India and I look forward to discover newer talents through the course of the league.”

    The RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23, co-owned and exclusively marketed by India’s leading sports marketing firm, Baseline Ventures, will enter its third edition this year featuring nine franchises – Hyderabad Black Hawks, Ahmedabad Defenders, Kolkata Thunderbolts, Calicut Heroes, Kochi Blue Spikers, Chennai Blitz, Bengaluru Torpedoes, Mumbai Meteors, and the latest addition, Delhi Toofans. The second season of the league garnered a total cumulative viewership of 206 million, as compared to 133 million from Season 1, with simultaneous broadcast in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam on Sony Sports Network. With the second season of the league witnessing over 371 million impressions, 113.9 million views, 92 million reach, five million fan engagements across various digital platforms, the sport gained formidable traction through social media.

    The match schedule and season dates for season three of RuPay Prime Volleyball League will be announced shortly.

  • Top players on Sony: Volleyball World Club Championship 2023

    Top players on Sony: Volleyball World Club Championship 2023

    Mumbai: Volleyball fans in India can celebrate as Sony Sports Network is all set to live broadcast the upcoming Volleyball World Club Championship 2023, which is being held in Bengaluru from 6 to 10 December 2023.

    The tournament will feature the six best league teams from across the world: Sir Sicoma Perugia (Italy), Halkbank Spor Kulübü (Turkey), Suntory Sunbirds (Japan), Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei (Brazil), Itambé Minas (Brazil) and Ahmedabad Defenders (India).

    The teams are split into two groups of three. Pool A comprises defending champions Sir Sicoma Perugia, Itambe Minas and Indian champions Ahmedabad Defenders while Halkbank Spor Kulübü, Suntory Sunbirds and Sada Cruzeiro make up for Pool B. The two best teams from each Pool will progress to the semi-finals. The grand finale of the tournament will take place at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, 10th December from 8:30 PM IST onwards.

    Volleyball fans in India are really looking forward to the tournament as this is the first time the country will host an international club volleyball competition with the matches being live broadcast in prime time. The entire nation will root for local champions Ahmedabad Defenders who will aim to put India on the world map for volleyball.

    The Defenders clinched the RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by the A23 title earlier this year and qualified for the Volleyball World Club Championship. With the likes of Muthusamy Appavu and Angamuthu Ramaswamy leading the line, the team will carry the hopes of thousands of Indian volleyball fans on their shoulders, heading into the competition.

    Additionally, the opportunity to watch some of the best volleyball players in the world including Sir Sicoma Perugia’s 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship gold medal winner Simone Giannelli, and Halkbank Spor Kulübü’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics champion Earvin Ngapeth, Sada Cruzeiro Volei’s Olympics gold and silver medallist Wallace de Souza, Suntory Sunbirds’ Olympics gold medallist Dmitriy Muserskiy and Itambe Minas’ five-time Club World Cup gold medallist Isac Santos is something the fans can eagerly look forward to.

    Comments:

    Sony Pictures Networks India chief revenue officer distribution & international business and head – Sports Business Rajesh Kaul:

    “Volleyball World Club Championship 2023 is being hosted in India for the first time and will be live broadcast on Sony Sports Network with both Hindi and English commentary to reach out to a wider set of audience. We have seen an overwhelming response from volleyball fans in the country with our coverage of RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23 and we are confident that the upcoming championship tournament will attract a lot of interest with the Team Ahmedabad Defenders battling for glory.”

    Baseline Ventures Pvt Ltd managing director and co-founder Tuhin Mishra:

    “We at Baseline Ventures remain committed towards helping volleyball grow in India and it gives us immense pleasure to explore an opportunity to put Indian volleyball on the world map by hosting the Volleyball World Club Championship. We are delighted to have continued our association with Sony Sports Network who have been a driving force throughout our journey to help volleyball make aspirational and help reach every corner of the country. There’s a lot at stake at Volleyball World Club Championship 2023, as Ahmedabad Defenders – the club from India will get a chance to compete against the world’s best and pronounce themselves as the world’s best volleyball team.”

    Ahmedabad defenders captain Muthusamy Appavu:

    “The Volleyball World Club Championship 2023 is a huge platform for the team to prove its mettle. The team has shown its quality in the previous season of RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23 and we are now eager to perform to our strengths against the best teams across the world.”

    Halkbank Spor Kulübü attacker Earvin Ngapeth:

    “We want to move towards the finals in the World Club Championship, step by step. We are in a tough group and both the Japanese and Brazilian representatives are strong rivals. We are aware of the difficulties they will present us in the field. We believe that we will overcome these obstacles. We respect all teams, but our aim is to achieve two wins. We have the power, quality and synergy to do this.”

    Sir Sicoma Perugia setter Simone Giannelli:

    “We arrived here in Bangalore after a long and tiring trip, but we are obviously happy to be here and to play a difficult competition, which is played during the Italian Superlega, but very beautiful and important.  We will face high-level opponents as it should be in a men’s club World Championship, our goal is to show our best volleyball.  Personally, it’s my first time in India and I’m happy to be here, I’m waiting to feel the support of the Indian fans at the sports hall”

    Tune in to the Volleyball World Club Championships 2023 on Sony Sports Ten 1 SD & HD (English) and Sony Sports Ten 3 SD & HD (Hindi) from 6 December 2023, 5:00 PM IST onwards: