The Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) inaugural 2nd Division Inter Club Challenge League got off to an exciting start with Goed Fortuin squeezing past the Guyana Defence Force 30-28 in a hard fought contest, at the University of Guyana Hardcourt.
The DVA 2nd Division Club Challenge League is a combination of 2nd Division one-day tournaments which will be hosted by all the participating teams in the league in which mini tournaments are being played each fortnight.
The tournament will consist of 8 legs and at the end of each, points will be awarded for the top two teams, with the winner being awarded four points and the runner up two.
Each round will be played in a round-robin format with the top four teams advancing to the knock out (semi-final) stage with the two winners set to meet in the final.
The next leg of the tournament will be contested on Saturday 28th and it will be hosted by the Park Rangers Volleyball Club, at the National Park.
Teams expected to participate are the Guyana Defence Force, Goed Fortuin, Young Achievers, Lusignan, The University of Guyana, The Guyana School of Agriculture and Enterprise. Activities are scheduled to start at 10:00 hrs.
The top three teams will receive prizes for their achievement. The DVA will be using this leg as a preparation for the Guyana Volleyball Federation’s National 2nd Division Tournament to be held on the 11th May, 2013.
A selection process for this tournament will come by way of a playoff on the 10th May with the top four teams receiving automatic entry to the GVF tournament.