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Chennai Spartans

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Chennai Spartans
Founded2018
GroundJawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai
(Capacity: 5000)
OwnerChennai Spartans Private Limited
LeaguePro Volleyball League (until 2021)
WebsiteClub home page
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Championships
1 (2019)

Chennai Spartans was a men's volleyball team from Chennai, Tamil Nadu playing in the Pro Volleyball League in India.[1]

Chennai Spartans made to final after beating Kochi Blue Spikers in semi-finals in 2019 season.[2][3] In finals, they beat Calicut Heroes to win their maiden title.[4]

Team

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Team roster – Season 2019
Chennai Spartans
No. Name Position
2 India Naveen Raja Jacob attacker
13 India Vibin M George attacker
4 Latvia Ruslans Sorokins attacker
12 India R Piraisoodan attacker
5 India Shelton Moses(C) blocker
7 Canada Rudy Verhoeff blocker
8 India A. Bhagyaraj blocker
9 India Akhin. G. S blocker
12 India K. J. Kapil Dev setter
14 India V. Hariharan setter
11 India Prabhakaran Prabhakaran libero
15 India Ashwin Raj universal
Head coach: M. H. Kumara

Source :[5]

References

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  1. ^ Kamath, Amit (27 November 2018). "Pro Volleyball League: With no Bollywood stars and actors as owners, league to let sport and players be the 'heroes'". Firstpost. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ "RuPay Pro Volleyball League 2019, Semifinal 2: Chennai Spartans script comeback to reach the final". www.sportskeeda.com. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. ^ Scroll Staff. "Pro Volleyball League: Chennai Spartans beat Kochi Blue Spikers to enter final". Scroll.in. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. ^ Sportstar, Team. "PVL Final: Chennai Spartans hammers Calicut Heroes to claim title". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Chennai Spartans|Pro Volleyball Team". www.provolleyball.in. Retrieved 12 February 2019.