Kolkata Thunderbolts beat Kochi Blue Spikers 15-9, 15-11, 15-14, 15-11, 12-15 in Prime Volleyball League to complete a hat-trick of wins. Rahul was named the Player of the Match.
Hyderabad Black Hawks will be up against Kochi Blue Spikers at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on the opening day of the Hyderabad leg of the Prime Volleyball League.
After a long time, Mohammedan Sporting was the better team in all aspects. They had the lion's share of ball possession (61 per cent) and all their changes worked.
With M Ashwin Raj and Jerome Vinith leading the scoring charts, the Calicut Heroes beat the Hyderabad Black Hawks 15-14, 15-12, 15-11, 4-15, 15-14. Ashwin was named the Player of the Match.
With two consecutive supreme performances, the defending Champions Kolkata Thunderbolts have already been pegged to be the favourites this year and are currently placed at the top of the table.
The Mumbai Meteors will be riding high following a dominating performance against the Chennai Blitz. The Bengaluru Torpedoes are yet to capitalise on the home turf advantage. They have lost both their previous encounters against the Kolkata Thunderbolts and the Ahmedabad Defenders.
With this win, Bengaluru FC leapfrogged Odisha FC and FC Goa moved to the 5th spot in the ISL standings and extended their winning run to six games. Kerala Blasters FC remained third with 31 points from 18 games.
Nitithorn Thippong won twice more after the success in The DGC Open. Following his win in India, Thippong won International Series Singapore and the Bangkok Open, on the local Thai Golf Tour, which helped him finish fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
Hyderabad Black Hawks were outplayed by the defending champions Kolkata Thunderbolts in their second encounter, as they lost the game 1-4. Calicut Heroes lost to Mumbai Meteors in their first match.
The Indian Open - to be held between February 23-26 at the DLF Golf and Country Club - will see a high-powered field of star players, including defending champion Stephen Gallacher, 2018 Ryder Cup-winning captain Thomas Bjorn, his fellow Ryder Cup teammate Thorbjorn Olesen, Scotland's Robert