Prime Volleyball League 2023, live streaming: Eight teams to vie for club world championship spot - full schedule

The Prime Volleyball League 2023 gets underway with defending champions Kolkata Thunderbolts taking on home team Bengaluru Torpedoes at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.

A total of eight teams will participate in PVL 2023, the second edition of India’s top franchise-based volleyball league. Matches will be live streamed.

Prime Volleyball League 2023 teams

• Kolkata Thunderbolts

• Kochi Blue Spikers

• Calicut Heroes

• Hyderabad Black Hawks

• Ahmedabad Defenders

• Bengaluru Torpedoes

• Chennai Blitz

• Mumbai Meteors

The Prime Volleyball League 2023 winner will qualify for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship 2023 to be held in India from December 6 to 10 this year.

As many as 31 matches are scheduled to be played in PVL 2023. Each team will first play the other seven teams in a single round-robin format. The top four teams at the end of the league stage will qualify for the semi-finals. The PVL 2023 final will be played on March 5.

Bengaluru’s Koramangala Indoor Stadium will host the first 10 matches till February 12. The venue for the next 10 matches will be GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. The final leg of PVL 2023, including the semi-finals and final, will be held at Regional Sports Centre in Kochi.

PVL matches will feature 15-point sets instead of the regular 25 points. A bonus card is also available to teams in every set, which offers a chance to win two points instead of one, but also carries the risk of losing two points.

Mumbai Meteors, who will be making their debut this season, have an impressive line-up in Brandon Greenway (USA), Hiroshi Centelles (Cuba), and Indian volleyball team’s Karthik A, Amit Gulia and Hardeep Singh.

Some of the other notable volleyball stars in action at PVL 2023 will be Venezuelan Olympian Jose Verdi (Kolkata Thunderbolts), Peru national team captain Eduardo Romay (Kochi Blue Spikers) and Australian national team player Trent O’Dea (Hyderabad Black Hawks).

Vinit Kumar (Kolkata Thunderbolts), Jerome Vinith (Calicut Heroes), Akhin G S (Chennai Blitz) and Ranjit Singh (Hyderabad Black Hawks) will be among the top Indian stars to watch out for in PVL 2023.

Where to watch Prime Volleyball League 2023 live streaming and telecast in India

The Prime Volleyball League 2023 will be telecast live on Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 1 HD, Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 2 HD, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 3 HD, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 4 HD TV channels in India.

Live streaming of Prime Volleyball League 2023 will be available on SonyLIV.

Prime Volleyball League 2023 schedule, fixtures and live match start times

All times are in Indian Standard Time (IST)

February 4, Saturday: Bengaluru Torpedoes vs Kolkata Thunderbolts - 7:00 PM IST

February 5, Sunday: Mumbai Meteors vs Calicut Heroes - 7:00 PM IST

February 6, Monday: Ahmedabad Defenders vs Hyderabad Blackhawks - 7:00 PM IST

February 7, Tuesday: Kochi Blue Spikers vs Chennai Blitz - 7:00 PM IST

February 8, Wednesday: Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Hyderabad Blackhawks - 7:00 PM IST

February 9, Thursday: Ahmedabad Defenders vs Bengaluru Torpedoes - 7:00 PM IST

February 10, Friday: Chennai Blitz vs Mumbai Meteors - 7:00 PM IST

February 11, Saturday: Calicut Heroes vs Hyderabad Blackhawks - 7:00 PM IST

February 12, Sunday: Mumbai Meteors vs Bengaluru Torpedoes - 7:00 PM IST

February 12, Sunday: Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Kochi Blue Spikers - 9:30 PM IST

February 15, Wednesday: Hyderabad Blackhawks vs Kochi Blue Spikers - 7:00 PM IST

February 16, Thursday: Bengaluru Torpedoes vs Chennai Blitz - 7:00 PM IST

February 16, Thursday: Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Calicut Heroes - 9:30 PM IST

February 17, Friday: Ahmedabad Defenders vs Mumbai Meteors - 7:00 PM IST

February 17, Friday: Bengaluru Torpedoes vs. Kochi Blue Spikers - 9:30 PM IST

February 18, Saturday: Hyderabad Blackhawks vs Chennai Blitz - 7:00 PM IST

February 19, Sunday: Ahmedabad Defenders vs Chennai Blitz - 7:00 PM IST

February 20, Monday: Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Mumbai Meteors - 7:00 PM IST

February 20, Monday: Ahmedabad Defenders vs. Calicut Heroes - 9:30 PM IST

February 21, Tuesday: Hyderabad Blackhawks vs. Bengaluru Torpedoes - 7:00 PM IST

February 24, Friday: Calicut Heroes vs Chennai Blitz - 7:00 PM IST

February 25, Saturday: Kochi Blue Spikers vs. Calicut Heroes - 7:00 PM IST

February 26, Sunday: Kochi Blue Spikers vs. Ahmedabad Defenders - 7:00 PM IST

February 26, Sunday: Hyderabad Blackhawks vs Mumbai Meteors - 9:30 PM IST

February 27, Monday: Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Chennai Blitz - 7:00 PM IST

February 28, Tuesday: Bengaluru Torpedoes vs Calicut Heroes - 7:00 PM IST

March 1, Wednesday: Mumbai Meteors vs Kochi Blue Spikers - 7:00 PM IST

March 2, Thursday: Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Ahmedabad Defenders - 7:00 PM IST

March 3, Friday: Semi-final 1 - 7:00 PM IST

March 4, Friday: Semi-final 2 - 7:00 PM IST

March 5, Saturday: PVL final - 7:00 PM IST