The 2017 Mercantile Volleyball Championship will begin on the 18th of August with 1.5million rupees worth of prize money on offer.
The Mercantile Volleyball Association of Sri Lanka is once again organizing the annual Mercantile Volleyball Tournament in a bid to popularize the national sport and to widen interest in the game in the mercantile sector. Over 100 teams participated in last year’s tournament and the Association hopes for a much larger response this year.
This is the fifth successive year the Association is holding the tournament since its revival in 2012 after a lapse of five years.
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The key objective of the Association is to provide a meaningful avenue for mercantile employees to be free of mental fatigue, whereby participating in sports can enhance their performance. Volleyball being a team sport helps to build team spirit among the employees, thus benefitting the organization they work for. The game also helps to unearth hidden sporting talents among the employees while helping them to improve their health.
Several well-known businesses and brands have joined in the excitement by coming forward as sponsors; Platinum Sponsor – MAS; Gold Sponsors – Sunquick, Lanka Tiles, Brandix, Expo Lanka Holdings PLC (EFL), Etisalat and David Pieris Motor Company Limited; Silver Sponsors – SINGER, Damro and Sri Lanka Insurance.
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The preliminary rounds will be held at the Maharagama Youth Services Court on the 18th, 19th & 20th August, while the finals will be held on 16th & 17th September at the Maharagama Youth Services Indoor Stadium. The tournament is held under the accepted national rules and regulations and provides an opportunity for both males and females to participate.
The tournament will be held under three categories – Super League, Championship & Division ‘A’. Prize money for the winning teams will exceed 1.5 million rupees and the best players will receive a Scooty for women’s and motor bicycle for men’s categories. Trophies will be awarded to the winners and runners-up and to the best player – male & female.
The closing date for applications will be 9th August 2017. Further details can be obtained by calling 0710 682 682 (Chandana) or 0776485456 (Buddhi) or logging on to www.mercantilevolleyballsl.com or by emailing [email protected]
To qualify for participation, the players should have served in their respective companies for a minimum of two months. Applications can be posted to The Mercantile Volleyball Association, No 33, Torrington Place, Colombo 7 with the envelope marked ‘Mercantile Volleyball 2017’ on the top left-hand corner.
The awards to be distributed among the different categories will be as follows;
Men’s – Super League
1st place – Rs 150,000 & trophy
2nd place – Rs 100,000 & trophy
3rd place – Rs 50,000 & trophy
Women’s – Super League
1st place – Rs 100,000 & trophy
2nd place – Rs 50,000 & trophy
3rd place – Rs 25,000 & trophy
Men’s – Championship
1st place – Rs 100,000 & trophy
2nd place – Rs 50,000 & trophy
3rd place – Rs 25,000 & trophy
Women’s – Championship
1st place – Rs 80,000 & trophy
2ndplace – Rs 40,000 & trophy
3rdplace – Rs 25,000 & trophy
Men’s – Division A
1st place – Rs 20,000 & trophy
2nd place – Rs 15,000 & trophy
3rd place – Rs 10,000 & trophy
Women’s – Division A
1st place – Rs 20,000 & trophy
2nd place – Rs 15,000 & trophy
3rd place – Rs 10,000 & trophy
