Day 5 & 6 - Apocalypse Now !

Four fantastic matches lined up on this Saturday (12th May) and Sunday (13th May). This weekend was the week of survival.

This weekend was suppose to decide which Scientist will qualify for the semi-finals. For the Philosophers, it was a matter of who will top the pool.

The Socratians and the disciples of Aristotle had a play-off on Day 5. Aristotle won 15 - 13, 15 - 13. The Socratians end up last but they were not the least.

Archimedes had a match with Pythagoras. Archimedes had to win this match to stay in contention for the berth in semi-final. They rose to the occasion and won 15 - 9, 15 - 4.


This had all the edge-of-the-seat excitement and resulting into a cliff-hanger with Archimedes now at 10 points, Copernicus at 10 points and Galileo at 5 points.
The sunday match between Copernicus and Galileo was crucial. If Galileo wins with a bonus point there would be a 3-way tie between Archimedes, Copernicus and Galileo.

The suspense in Scientists group stayed a little longer on Sunday as the Philosophers had played first. Plato and Zeno played without any pressure as they had booked their berths for semi-finals. In the end, it was Zeno who continued its unbeaten streak with the 15 - 12, 12 - 15, 15 - 7. Plato finishes second in the pool.

The scientists' lab was in the last phase of its experimentation. Today, two Scientists remained in the race. The last league match decided the fate when Copernicus who were minus their captain and short of one player won a hard-fought battle with Galileo. Copernicus cemented their top position in the group by winning 15 - 12, 17 - 15.

Copernicus also favoured Archimedes as Archimedes ends up second in the pool.


The final scores are updated in the Scoreboard.

Day 4 - The race heats up !

Two matches that promised to be very exciting were lined up for the day. What ensued eventually was a bit of an anti-climax.

The first match was the match that could change the whole scenario in the Group of Death, the Scientists. If Pythagoras wins the match against Copernicus then the next two matches in the group of Scientists are as good as quarter finals.

But Copernicus made sure that some order is restored in the Scientists' world of volleyball. They defeated Pythagoras convincingly 15 - 5, 15 - 4. Thereby strengthening their chances of reaching to semi-finals.

In the next match of the day, between the Philosophers, Plato and Aristotle, had some elements of fireworks and exceptional game play. The match provided good show of team work and individual brilliance. Though in the end, Plato won 15 - 10, 15 - 10.

The scores are updated in the Scoreboard. We will shortly update the snaps and the pics. Keep reading this space as the race for the champions heats up.

Day 2 - The Juggernaut rolls

This was a beginning of a "long" weekend and Saturday, true to its promise, delivered two thrilling matches.

The poll result or our satta bazaar showed that it was going to be keenly fought contest.
Both the philosophers had good chance of winning with Zeno having an edge. While between scientists, it was any body's game.

Zeno, the paradoxical puzzler, won comfortably against Aristotle. The final score was 15 -4, 15 - 7. The captain of Zenoids (this word is our creation !) Harshal views his opinions over here.

In the other match, Galileons and Pythagoreans (hehe, these ones too are our creation) fought with vigour in the first set which the Pythagoreans won 15 - 11. In the second set, Galileons could not put a fight to lose to Pythagoreans eventually 15 - 11, 15 - 5.

Saurabh bhai proved that the rest of us are bachhas in front of him. Amazing display of agility and finesse.

The scores are available over here.