{"id":62329,"date":"2025-10-16T17:14:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/bengaluru-torpedoes-edge-calicut-heroes-in-five-set-pvl-battle\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T17:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:44:36","slug":"bengaluru-torpedoes-edge-calicut-heroes-in-five-set-pvl-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/bengaluru-torpedoes-edge-calicut-heroes-in-five-set-pvl-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengaluru Torpedoes Edge Calicut Heroes in Five-Set PVL Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 16:<\/strong> <\/span>Bengaluru Torpedoes defeated the Calicut Heroes 20-18, 20-18, 7-15, 11-15, 15-12 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League powered by Scapia at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. Calicut\u2019s Shameemudheen was adjudged Player of the Match for his excellent all-round performance despite the loss.<\/span><\/p>\n

Indian badminton ace H.S. Prannoy was among the spectators, witnessing a pulsating encounter where Bengaluru grabbed the first two sets before Calicut clawed back to level the contest. In the decider, Bengaluru held firm to clinch a hard-earned win, while Calicut had to settle for their first point of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Torpedoes<\/p>\n

The Torpedoes started with intent as Sethu T.R. led the early charge through sharp drop shots. Calicut responded with collective teamwork, matching every attack. Trading super points, both teams remained neck and neck until a fierce super serve from Sethu sealed the opening set for Bengaluru.<\/span><\/p>\n

Calicut\u2019s Sivanesan gained early momentum in the second set with a strong service game, but Jalen Penrose answered with his power at the net to keep Bengaluru in contention. As the set stretched into deuce once more, Santosh\u2019s spikes were met by Sethu\u2019s precision. Joel Benjamin\u2019s final strike through a double block secured another tight set for the Torpedoes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Torpedoes<\/p>\n

The third set saw Tharusha Chamath lift Calicut\u2019s tempo, assisted by Vikas Maan\u2019s dominance at the net. Shameem\u2019s blocks halted Bengaluru\u2019s rhythm, and Santosh S. converted the super point to give the Heroes a comfortable third set.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carrying their momentum into the fourth, Calicut\u2019s defence tightened. Shameemudheen continued to frustrate the Torpedoes\u2019 attackers, while Santosh and Tharusha found the gaps with clever placement. Service errors cost Bengaluru dearly as Calicut levelled the match.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the deciding set, both sides exchanged points in a tense finish. Joel Benjamin powered through the middle for Bengaluru, while Tharusha and Shameemudheen struck for Calicut. With the scores tight, Jalen Penrose\u2019s thunderous spike ended the contest, giving Bengaluru a hard-fought and deserving victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 16: Bengaluru Torpedoes defeated the Calicut Heroes 20-18, 20-18, 7-15, 11-15, 15-12 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League powered by Scapia at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. Calicut\u2019s Shameemudheen was adjudged Player of the Match for his excellent all-round performance despite the loss. Indian badminton ace H.S. Prannoy was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1349],"class_list":["post-62329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestnewstimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}