Mumbai Meteors face Bengaluru Torpedoes in RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League final

The final of the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League season 4 will see Mumbai Meteors take on Bengaluru Torpedoes at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. Both teams enter the match in top form, promising an exciting and competitive finale on Sunday

Hyderabad: The stage is set for a blockbuster finale to the fourth season of the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League powered by Scapia, as the Mumbai Meteors go head-to-head with the Bengaluru Torpedoes on Sunday at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here.

Mumbai Meteors Head Coach Matt van Wezel highlighted the Torpedoes’ discipline, stating, “They are very disciplined, so just avoiding mistakes is not enough to beat them tomorrow. We will have to do more than that.”

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He noted the Meteors’ strong mental approach, adding that his team plays “every ball as if it’s the most important thing in life,” a philosophy that helps keep pressure at bay.

Both teams displayed top form in the league stage, with the Meteors winning six out of seven games to top the table with 17 points, while the Torpedoes won five out of seven to finish with 14 points.

The Meteors’ Captain Amit Gulia said: “We don’t have to think much about the last point we lost. We have to think more about the upcoming point.”

The top scorers for the Torpedoes this season have been attacker Joel Benjamin with a total of 103 points, with Mumbai’s Shubham Chaudhary just a point behind in second place.

However, Joel and Bengaluru’s Joel Penrose may find it difficult against Mumbai’s blockers Petter Alstad Ostvik and Shubham Chaudhary, who are both among the top five blockers in the league.

For the Meteors, the biggest challenge will be Sethu, who has been the best server so far this season with 11 points, tied with Goa’s Rohit Yadav.

Bengaluru Torpedoes Head Coach David Lee described Mumbai as “one of the most consistent teams out here” and stressed that the final will be decided by their own performance. “It’s going to be a lot about how we play the game, not so much how the opponent plays,” Lee asserted.

“It would be icing on the cake to bring home a championship for Bengaluru,” Lee said, while praising the team’s resilient core group, whose “cultural thing to fight till the end” has become a hallmark of the Torpedoes.

While this is the first final for the Meteors, coach David Lee can gain confidence having been in this position before. He led the side to the final in the second season in 2023, where his team lost to Ahmedabad Defenders.

Bengaluru Torpedoes Captain Matt West championed consistency, advising his team, “Don’t change. It’s not where you are, it’s who you are.” He encouraged his players to embrace the moment and enjoy the rare opportunity of playing in a final. “Just execute. If you are good enough that day, you win. And if you are not, the other team wins. But that’s the beauty of sport,” West said.

The final starts at 6.30 pm.