Semi Final 2 - The Last Team standing !

The second semi-final between Plato and Copernicus is expected to be a nail biter. Did it live upto its expectations ? To find out, read on.
Plato are a formidable team. They have a smasher, a lifter, good services. Copernicus were undefeated so far. They did not lose a single set.
The match had all the ingredients of a sumptuous gourmet. It had spice, the salt, the sweet moments, the bitter rivalry :-).



The match began with Copernicus winning the toss and electing their side. Plato started the serve. It was match with best of 3 sets and each set of 21 points.
Plato took an early lead in the first set. Copernicus seemed little off-form and clueless. Gradually, they started finding their rhythm. But it was too less and too late.
Plato maintained their lead to finish the first set with 21 - 15.

The sun was soaring and the second set began.Copernicus this time played a better game and were resolute not to drop this set and claw their way back into the game. This time around, Plato took an early lead but Copernicus came back into the game and overtook Plato. This time around, Copernicus were persistent enough to win the set 21 - 15.

The stage was set for what seems like a final before the final. The third set was going to be the decider. The teams were now emotionally charged and also getting tired. The heat getting more relentless.
Both teams were now going neck-to-neck. If Plato took a 1-point lead, Copernicus would fight back and even the score. If Copernicus surged ahead, Plato would even it. The tension was mounting and it became clear that whoever wins, this match was arguably turning out to be the match of the tournament. With score at 16 - 16, Copernicus scored 4 successive points to be at matchless 20 - 16 score. Or so they thought. Plato had a plan of their own. They stuck to their game while Copernicus started fumbling. The score was now 20 - 20 !

Words did not matter anymore, to say it was anybodys game was stating the obvious. Plato went to 21 - 20. They need one more point to seal their berth in the finals. Copernicus broke their service and leveled the score 21 - 21. How long will it last ? How far will it go ? Who will be the last team standing ? The game had lasted for 2 hours and still the winner was no where in sight. Copernicus now needed two more point on their serve. Plato broke the service. Copernicus broke the service again. Copernicus took a lead, the score was now 22 - 21. Just one more point, so near yet so far. This time around, Copernicus made no mistake, they won 23 - 21.

Both teams played like champions, but there can't be two kings in the jungle. Copernicus moved into the final. They will now face Zeno.

The official referee Rinkal did a splendid job. He was ably supported by Dhaval Shah & Ajit Nair, the official score keepers, Umang & Harshal, the linesmen.
The crowd were regaled by the gladiators and their was loads of vocal support for both the teams. The teams were vocal with rushes of adrenalin that Rinkal ended up warning both the teams.



The scores can be found in the Scoreboard section.

Bosses Day Out (Exhibition Match) !

Matches are made in heaven, they say.
But they are being played at MG Science Ground at 7:30 AM, Saturday & Sunday.

The matches will not last for more than an hour.
We know their memories will last forever.

If that is not good enough, we have a celebrity exhibition match just before the final on Sunday.
Oops....we just leaked out the surprise part !

So the managers, the directors, the VP, the men in the accounts,
the men who admins, the women in HR and if we are lucky, the man who matters most will play it out.
They are our celebrities for they are the ones who rule on us :-)

To know how your bosses perform,
Be there on Sunday @ 7:30 AM MG Science Ground.

To show off, we will just drop names of the celebrities who will be present ..

Nilesh Ranpura, Mehul Patel, Bhavin Shah, Smita Sah, Manan Patel, Pranav Shah, Manish Dave,
Chaturgun Prasad, Swati Acharya, Saurabh Desai,
and the man himself, Pratul Shroff !

To top it, we have snacks and drinks (In the land of Bapu, don't get any ideas !) to give you company.
Make merry and cheer for your team.

Semi Final & Final - Just this one time !

Whenever you go to bed but are early to rise,
If you can do this weekend, it will be nice,
Come to the ground at zero extra price,
eVollympics is at its peak, thats no surprise !

Watch the game with Coke and fries,
Feel the game of lows and highs,
Einstein asked does God play dice ?
We play volleyball , thats no surprise !

Last two days, the time always flies,
Join the party, add to the spice,
Who will win, now thats the Surprise !!!!!!!

Saturday 26th May 7:30 AM Semi - Final Plato vs Copernicus

Sunday 27th May 7:30 AM Grand FINAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Punchlines - Copernicus !

Rohit - Our original Jumping Jack. Jumps that defy gravity. Smashes that fly in your face. Beware of him.

Tushar - Mr. Consistent. The hammer that bangs the last nail in opponent's coffin. Always Bang on target.

Nirav - Our "IT" guy. Mr. Dependable. The backbone network of system Copernicus. Never missed a data packet (read volleyball).

Hardik - Opponent's worst nightmare. Serves the ball scorching hot that blazes the court.

Manish - Mr. Corner case. Corners the opponent in every case.

Jeetendra - The Real Jitu without white shoes. He is our biggest surprise weapon that gets unleashed.

Sanjay - Don't mess with him. All smiles when he finishes off the opponent with his cool returns.

Deepti - Our Weapon of Mass Destruction. The Ultimate Human Resource. Always there to support our enterprise.

Vishesh - The guy who wrote all this. They make me look good. Proud of the whole team.

Punchlines - Plato !

AJAY - Confident and surprises everyone by his play

DIVYESH - Believes in playing safe, confident and makes a few mistake.

LAXMAN - Point winner, awesome service, cool customer, professional.

MAULIK - Enthusiastic and will be a surprise package.

MITESH - Good underarm, plays safe, could play at any position.

NATWAR - Love smashing, believe in winning points,emotional,
passionate, improving at every game.

NIRAJ - banana service expert, plays intelligently, quick on the
court, handles one side of the court completely.

NANDISH - play maker,enthusiastic, knows all the tricks and trade of
the game.

PALLAVI - Highly spirited, passionate and her loud cheering makes the opposition really nervous

Most Wanted Revisited

!!!!!!!!!!!!! ATTENTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last week we told about two gangs. Only one gang Zeno survived.

This Saturday, two more gangs are in shoot-or-boot mode. Either they shoot out the other gang or they get booted out.
Plato and Copernicus are the names of the gangs. They are very very dangerous with lot of most wanted people on their list.

We list down the name of these dangerous people.

Plato:
Natwar Agrawal, Niraj Patel, Divyesh, Mitesh Koradia, Laxman, Ajay Chauhan, Nandish shah, Maulik Desai, Pallavi paliwal

Copernicus:
Vishesh Agrawal, Tushar Bangoria, Nirav modiya, Hardik Mehta, Manish raizada, Jitendra Jain, Sanjay Jadav, Rohit Nanaiya, Deepti Arora


If you find them or see them, we repeat DON'T PANIC !
Just step off their way and watch them as they fight for survival.
Only one of them will survive this Saturday to fight against mighty Zeno.

eVollempics entering in to danger zone , favour your luck, be a part of the last 2 exciting matches.

Saturday 26th May'07

Second semi-final at 7.30

PLATO

vs

COPERNICUS

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"Battle of the SMASHERS"

Saturday's semifinal-2 is going to be a tussle between SMASHERS. On one side we have Rohit(Copernicus) and for counter attack on other side we have Natwar(Plato). Both sides have players whose service itself is a SMASH. Interesting aspect of this game would be the rotation of the players.

There are few questions which can be answered during the match.
Can Rohit or Natwar SMASH the volleyball from the far end of the court?
Can Hardik, Nirav,(Copernicus) or Laxman(Plato) keep the SMASHING service going?

Its the question of the question "Can U Handle the SMASH?" We will find out on Saturday. Good Luck to both the teams, and hope there will be enough TANG to keep their energy intact.

-Harshal

Picture Perfect

More pics of eVolleympics 2007

Day 4

Semi Final 1 (Zeno vs Archimedes)

Happy viewing !

Different Positions. Same Fun !

Now, don't get any wrong ideas, please. We are talking about the rotation of players and their positions :-)

With rotation in place in semi-finals and finals, teams are coming up with all sort of strategies.

One of them includes players swap their position once the serve has been completed.

Archimedes did that in first semi final against Zeno.

Have a look as Sumit & Jadav exchange places like a well choreographed Farah Khan dance :-)

Semi Final 1 - Tortoise & Hare.

This was a do or die match. For this was the first semi-final. An interesting day with many a things happening in the ground.
Both Zeno and Archimedes looked formidable. Zeno's captain Harshal returned a day before from Bangalore[1].

The match began. The first set began as if Archimedes were in a tearing hurry to wrap up the match. They took a cool 11 - 1 lead. Too fast too furious. They marched past to 13 - 3
But Volleyball had a will of its own. Somehow Archimedes went in a shell. A shell from which they could never recover.
Zeno were getting things working for them. The score got tied at 17 - 17.
Zeno continued the momentum and won the first set 21 - 17.

Time for a break. Hemal, the official referee for the match decided this was a right time to "Express yourself".

Archimedes had to break even the second set to stay in contention. But Archimedes were in no mood for a fight. Two teams one goal. Same goal, actually. As if they were helping Zeno to win.

In the middle of all these things, the willful Volleyball decided to settle on top of a tree. As this picture says it all.



And then Archimedes lost track of the rotating order. No one knew who would serve next. It all helped Zeno as they cruised to 21 - 8 win.

In the end, Zeno were the tortoise. They were persistent. They won. Kachhua jalao, Archimedes bhagao.

[1] - We suspect he came back for the match. But it's all Hush Hush ! ;-)

Tap dance.

A cool snip of the game between Plato and Aristotle.
Watch Niraj's service just like scissors in precision. And wait for Natwar's (yeah, the one with hair dancing all over him) gentle tap to the ball.
Sheer fun.