Challengers secured a spot in the quarterfinal round of the T&T Volleyball Federation Men’s B Division League after beating West Side Stars in its final pool match at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Tacarigua on Friday. Winner of its first two matches, Challengers swept aside Stars 25-22, 25-17, 25-22 to add to its default win over THA Tobago (25-0, 25-0, 25-0) and straight set triumph over Technocrats 25-17, 25-21, 25-16 in Pool H.
Despite losing its final match, Stars also booked a last-eight spot as the second place finisher after it won two other matches against, THA Tobago by default (25-0, 25-0, 25-0) and Technocrats, 17-25, 25-14, 25-20, 28-26, 15-9.
At the end of the three round-robin groups, the three group winners and runners-up as well as the two best third teams advance to the quarterfinal. Among the women, X Factor secured a last-eight spot after winning its two matches in Group E, over Challengers 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23 and Southern United Volleyball Academy (SUVA), 0-25, 15-25, 26-24, 25-11, 15-12 The top two teams in each of the four women’s group will qualify for the quarterfinals.
OTHER RESULTS
Women B Division
Group C
Starlings bt West Side II 25-20, 25-16, 25-15
Group D
Smashers bt Ace United by default 25-0, 25-0, 25-0
Technocrats bt Ace United 25-22, 25-20, 25-16
Group E
X Factor bt Challengers 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23
X Factor bt SUVA 0-25, 15-25, 26-24, 25-11, 15-12
Group F
Toco Youths, Troopers and USC, Defenders
Men’s B Division
Group G
Starlings beat Smashers 25-15, 25-18, 25-19
Smashers bt Zenith 17-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-23
Group J
SUVA bt Dow Jumbies 25-13, 25-13, 12-25, 20-25, 18-16
Big SEPoS bt USC 27-25, 25-13, 25-9
Dow Jumbies bt Big SEPoS 25-15, 25-18, 25-21
Source: www.guardian.co.tt