Chennai Spartans Explained

Chennai Spartans was a men's volleyball team from Chennai, Tamil Nadu playing in the Pro Volleyball League in India.^[1]

Chennai Spartans made to final after beating Kochi Blue Spikers in semi-finals in 2019 season.^{[2] [3]} In finals, they beat Calicut Heroes to win their maiden title.^[4]

Team

Team roster – Season 2019
Chennai Spartans
No.	Name	Position
	Naveen Raja Jacob	attacker
		attacker
	Ruslans Sorokins	attacker
	R Piraisoodan	attacker
	Shelton Moses(C)	blocker
		blocker
		blocker
		blocker
		setter
	V. Hariharan	setter
		libero
		universal

Source :^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Pro Volleyball League: With no Bollywood stars and actors as owners, league to let sport and players be the 'heroes'. 27 November 2018. Firstpost. Amit. Kamath. 15 August 2020.
2. Web site: RuPay Pro Volleyball League 2019, Semifinal 2: Chennai Spartans script comeback to reach the final. 2019-02-20. www.sportskeeda.com. en. 2019-02-21.
3. Web site: Pro Volleyball League: Chennai Spartans beat Kochi Blue Spikers to enter final. Scroll Staff. Scroll.in. en-US. 2019-02-21.
4. Web site: PVL Final: Chennai Spartans hammers Calicut Heroes to claim title. Sportstar. Team. Sportstar. en. 2019-02-22.
5. Web site: Chennai SpartansPro Volleyball Team. www.provolleyball.in. 2019-02-12.