The top four teams at the end of the league stage - Ahmedabad Defenders, Kolkata Thunderbolts, Calicut Heroes and Bengaluru Torpedoes - qualified for the semi-finals.īengaluru Torpedoes defeated Kolkata Thunderbolts and Ahmedabad Defenders beat Calicut Heroes to make the PVL 2023 final.
Each team played the other seven teams in a single-legged round-robin format in the group stage. Mumbai Meteors joined the roster, making PVL 2023 an eight-team affair. The seven teams who competed in the inaugural season - Kolkata Thunderbolts, Kochi Blue Spikers, Calicut Heroes, Hyderabad Black Hawks, Ahmedabad Defenders, Bengaluru Torpedoes and Chennai Blitz - returned for the second season. Prime Volleyball League (PVL) 2023, the second season of India’s premier volleyball league, concluded on March 5 with Ahmedabad Defenders defeating Bengaluru Torpedoes to lift the title.Ĭourtesy of the win, Prime Volleyball League 2023 champions Ahmedabad Defenders also qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship 2023, which will be held in India from December 6 to 10 later this year.