The 2020 PV Gas National Volleyball League is kicked off
Volleyball Federation of Vietnam on June 13 co-operated with Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV GAS), Bac Ninh Province’s Department of Culture and Sports to organise an Opening Ceremony of the 2020 PV Gas National Volleyball League.
After a delayed time due to COVID-19 pandemic, the National Volleyball League named PV GAS returns to satisfy volleyball fans nationwide.
The Opening Ceremony of the 2020 PV Gas National Volleyball League was organized in a solemn manner with speeches delivered by the organizer and PV GAS- the sponsor for this renowned league over last many years.
On June 13-17, teams competed in the first round according to the round-robin format. And then, the organizer selected teams to compete in the second round in December at the provinces of Khanh Hoa and Dak Lak. The first and second- prize teams of the A and B groups will compete to win champion in the final round. The remaining teams will draw lots to compete to select only one team to descend in next season.
The most famous teams still take part in the League. The A Group includes five male teams of Ha Noi, HCM City, The Cong, Xo So Kien Thiet Vinh Long, and Trang An Ninh Binh and five female ones of Kinh Bac (in Bac Ninh Province), Dak Lak, Thong tin LienViet PostBank, Vinh Long Television, and Hai Duong. The B Group also has many teams with renowned names such as Ha Tinh, Bien Phong, Binh Duong Vat Lieu Xay Dung, Sanest Khanh Hoa, and Long An (male teams); Than Quang Ninh, Hoa Chat Duc Giang Ha Noi, VTV Binh Dien Long An, Thanh Hoa and Vietin Bank (the female teams).
The first round’s matches were broadcasted on the channels such as The Thao TV and Onme/Onsport application (of Viet Nam Cable Television), Bac Ninh Radio-Television Station, and several other local television stations.
At the opening ceremony, the representative of PV GAS affirmed that besides efforts in maintaining the leading position in Viet Nam’s oil and gas industry, PV GAS always carried out its corporate social responsibility and assistance for sports to develop community’s health.
PV GAS has become a sole sponsor of Vietnamese National Football Super Cup, and National Volleyball League for many consecutive years, and other main sport activities.