Nepalese champions Help Nepal arrive in Maldives for CAVA Champions League

Top Nepalese volleyball club, Help Nepal SC (HNSC) arrived in the Maldives on Tuesday morning to compete in the Central Asian Volleyball Association or CAVA Champions League.

The CAVA Champions League – the biggest men’s club volleyball competition in central Asia – is set to begin in Male’ on Thursday.

Help Nepal is the second team to arrive in Male’ for the competition, following Kazakh champions VC Zhayyk, who arrived on Monday night.

The 15-member Help Nepal team that arrived in the morning has some of Nepal’s most promising volleyballers. While the club lacks experienced players, this did not deter then from recently winning the Nepal Volleyball League.

The CAVA Champions League will take place from July 17-23 at the Social Center in Male’. Help Nepal have their opening fixture on Thursday night against Dhivehi Sifainge Club (DSC) – the champions of the Maldives Volleyball League.

CAVA Champions League will see six clubs, including two from the Maldives, face off against each other to become the volleyball champions of central Asia.

The Maldives is being represented by DSC and Club HDC, the finalists of both the National Volleyball Competition and the Association Cup.

The other clubs vying for the championship crown, other than DSC, Club HDC, Help Nepal and Zhayyk are; Kirgizstan’s champions Bishkek and Sri Lankan champions Ports Authority.

The CAVA Champions League will be played league-style. All clubs will face off against each other, and the two clubs that score the highest points will compete in the final for the championship trophy. Meanwhile, the clubs that place third and fourth will play a ranking match, while the clubs that place fifth and sixth will compete in a play-off match.

The competition will see 18 matches, with three matches daily at 01:30 pm, 04:30 pm and 08:45 pm.

SS Media is the media partner for the competition, and all matches will be aired live via SSTV.