The Mercantile Volleyball Association recently announced the dates of one of the most anticipated sporting events in Sri Lanka’s mercantile calendar – the Mercantile Volleyball Championship 2019.
The tournament was introduced as a means of fostering goodwill and comradeship among the local mercantile fraternity, while at the same time popularizing the country’s national sport. Following its revival in 2012, which saw the participation of fifty teams, the Mercantile Volleyball Championship celebrates its 8th year with an anticipated total of over one hundred teams in both the men and women’s categories.
This year’s championship is being organized by a passionate and spirited team led by Mr. Lakmal Jayasinghe, the General Manager of Sri Lanka Telecom, and an executive committee made up of representatives from reputed companies in Sri Lanka.
The tournament will be held under the designated national rules and regulations. Employees who have joined their respective organizations before the 30th of June 2019 are eligible to participate.
The preliminary matches of the Mercantile Volleyball Tournament 2019 are scheduled to be held at the Maharagama National Youth Centre Court on the 7th and 8th of September, while the finals will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of November at the Indoor Stadium of the National Youth Centre in Maharagama.
The tournament will be held under three categories – Super League, Championship and Division ‘A’ with the total prize money exceeding One Million Rupees. Best Players (Men and Women) will receive a motorcycle each in addition to the trophies for Winners, Runners-Up and the Best Player – Male and Female under the categories of Best Setter, Best Attacker and Best Player.
