2024 SW Championships – 11 – 12th May
It was another typically sunny SW Championships and we have now crowned our winners for this year. In the men’s division it was a repeat of last year’s final and although Wiltshire Mavericks made it a very close affair once again Exeter Storm retained their title.
In the women’s division Bemi had a more comfortable final and improved on last year’s second place to take the title with a 2 set victory over Cardiff Falcons.
Men’s semi-finals
Wiltshire Mavericks vs Team Bu – Wiltshire Mavericks won 24 – 15
Exeter Storm vs Bristol VC Mens 2 – Exeter Storm 26 – 21
Men’s final
Wiltshire Mavericks vs Exeter Storm
Exeter Storm beat Wiltshire Mavericks 25 – 21, 25 – 23
Women’s semi-finals
Bemi VC vs Plymouth UTV Phoenix – Bemi VC won 30-15
Torexe vs Cardiff Falcons – Cardiff Falcons won 27 – 21
Women’s final
Bemi VC vs Cardiff Falcons
Bemi VC beat Cardiff Falcons 25 – 14, 25 – 18
It all came down to the last rounds of matches to determine the semi-final placings and these are the final pool tables with positions 5 to 10 as listed.
| Men’s Division | |||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points For | Points Diff |
| 1 | Wiltshire Mavericks | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 251 | 63 |
| 2 | Exeter Storm | 9 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 248 | 58 |
| 3 | Bristol VC Mens 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 243 | 41 |
| 4 | Team Bu | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 219 | 10 |
| 5 | PMVC Men | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 223 | 3 |
| 6 | Plymouth UTV Dragons | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 225 | -2 |
| 7 | Cardiff Panthers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 214 | -9 |
| 8 | City of Bristol | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 201 | -51 |
| 9 | Bedminster VC Men | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 201 | -43 |
| 10 | Yeovil VC | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 183 | -70 |
| Women’s Division | |||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points For | Points Diff |
| 1 | Bemi VC | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 245 | 97 |
| 2 | Torexe | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 241 | 69 |
| 3 | Cardiff Falcons | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 232 | 67 |
| 4 | Plymouth UTV Phoenix | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 202 | -5 |
| 5 | Yeovil VC | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 212 | 3 |
| 6 | Bristol VC Ladies 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 199 | -18 |
| 7 | PMVC Ladies | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 189 | -18 |
| 8 | City of Bristol Ladies | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 181 | -37 |
| 9 | Bassett Royals | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 166 | -64 |
| 10 | Plymouth | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 160 | -94 |
The SW Championships is the official Volleyball Championship of the SWVA and will take place at the Plymouth Marjon University on the 11th – 12th May 2024 and the cost is £150 per team.
Please note that this tournament is the South West’s elite competition to find the best team in the region. Teams are therefore expected to select their players from their current registration lists and the organizers reserve the right to apply sanctions to the club for future events for obvious transgressions.
If you are entering teams in the second round with players who are not currently registered to play in either an NVL team or a South West League team there will be a £2 temporary membership fee per person. All SW and NVL teams are expected to be using players from their current registered player list.
The following teams have confirmed entry for this year’s event
| Men | Women |
| Bedminster VC Men | Bassett Royals |
| Bristol VC Mens 2 | Bemi VC |
| Cardiff Panthers | Bristol VC Ladies 3 |
| City of Bristol | Cardiff Falcons |
| Exeter Storm | City of Bristol Ladies |
| Plymouth UTV Dragons | Plymouth |
| PMVC Men | Plymouth UTV Phoenix |
| Team Bu | PMVC Ladies |
| Wiltshire Mavericks | Torexe |
| Yeovil VC | Yeovil VC |
2023 SW Championships 13 – 14th May Results
The SW Championships have once again provided a fitting conclusion to another great season. We have crowned our champions with Exeter Storm retaining their title in the men’s division after a comfortable 2-0 victory over Wiltshire Mavericks.
In the ladies division it was a thrilling close fought first two sets in their final and there was nothing to choose between the two teams going into a deciding 3rd set. Torexe got off to a great start and dominated the last set to regain the title after a break of a few years.
2023 SW Champions: Torexe
Runner Up: Bedminster (Bemi)
Finals
Ladies Bemi VC Brunel vs Torexe
Torexe beat Bemi 22-25; 26-24; 15-4
Men Exeter Storm vs Wiltshire Mavericks
Exeter Storm beat Wiltshire Mavericks 25-15; 25-22
2023 SW Champions: Exeter Storm
Runner Up: Wiltshire Mavericks
Semi Finals
Ladies
Ct 1 Bemi VC Brunel vs Cardiff Falcons Ref City of Bristol
Ct 2 Torexe vs Bristol VC Ladies Ref Bassett Royals
Bemi beat Cardiff Falcons 22 – 18
Torexe beat Bristol 23 – 21
Men
Ct 2 Exeter Storm vs PMVC Men Ref City of Bristol
Ct 3 Wiltshire Mavericks vs Bristol VC Men Ref Bemi VC Brabazon
Exeter Storm beat PMVC 32 – 17
Wiltshire Mavericks beat Bristol 27 – 15
End of Pool Round Results
This confirms places 5 to 10
| Men’s Division | |||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points For | Points Diff |
| 1 | Exeter Storm | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 257 | 83 |
| 2 | Wiltshire Mavericks | 9 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 267 | 86 |
| 3 | Bristol VC Men* | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 222 | 19 |
| 4 | PMVC Men | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 215 | 3 |
| 5 | City of Bristol | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 218 | 17 |
| 6 | BemiVC – Brabazon | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 200 | -22 |
| 7 | Cardiff Panthers | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 204 | -16 |
| 8 | C&G | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 187 | -33 |
| 9 | Weymouth Waves | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 195 | -57 |
| 10 | Yeovil | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 179 | -81 |
* Points deducted for late to officiate
| Ladies Division | |||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points For | Points Diff |
| 1 | Bemi VC – Brunel | 9 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 239 | 88 |
| 2 | Torexe | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 226 | 37 |
| 3 | Bristol VC Ladies | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 214 | 15 |
| 4 | Cardiff Falcons | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 215 | 34 |
| 5 | City of Bristol | 9 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 191 | -10 |
| 6 | Bassett Royals | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 192 | -25 |
| 7 | Yeovil Ladies | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 203 | -31 |
| 8 | Plymouth | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 204 | -16 |
| 9 | PMVC Ladies | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 181 | -35 |
| 10 | Exeter Storm | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 184 | -53 |
The SW Championships is the official Volleyball Championship of the SWVA and will take place at the Plymouth Marjon University on the 13th – 14th May 2023 and the cost is £150 per team.
Please note that this tournament is the South West’s elite competition to find the best team in the region. Teams are therefore expected to select their players from their current registration lists and the organizers reserve the right to apply sanctions to the club for future events for obvious transgressions.
2022: South West Championships 14-15th May Plymouth
The 50th edition of the SW Championships are now complete.
In the pool play which ran until Sunday lunchtime all teams played every other team once. The top four teams then progressed to the semi-finals. The results are shown below
Men’s Final
Exeter Storm vs Wiltshire Mavericks
Exeter Storm won 2- 0 (25 – 17, 25-10)
2022 SW Champions: Exeter Storm
Runner Up: Wiltshire Mavericks
Men’s Semi-Finals
Exeter Storm beat City of Bristol 27 – 16
Wiltshire Mavericks beat Bristol VC 24 – 23
Ladies Final
Bristol vs Royal Wootton Bassett
Bristol won 2 – 0 (25 – 16, 25 – 13)
2022 SW Champions:Bristol
Runner Up: Royal Wootton Bassett
Ladies Semi-Finals
Bristol beat Torexe 23 – 17
Royal Wootton Bassett beat Plymouth 24 – 16
The pool rounds are now complete and the final tables are shown below giving positions 5 to 10.
|
Men’s Division |
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|
Pos. |
Team |
Matches |
Won /Draw |
Lost |
Match Points |
Points For |
Points Diff |
|
1 |
Exeter Storm |
9 |
8 |
1 |
25 |
245 |
67 |
|
2 |
Bristol VC 1 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
23 |
244 |
59 |
|
3 |
Wiltshire Mavericks |
9 |
7 |
2 |
21 |
230 |
19 |
|
4 |
City of Bristol 1 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
20 |
239 |
36 |
|
5 |
PMVC |
9 |
5 |
4 |
18 |
219 |
8 |
|
6 |
Cheltenham & Gloucester |
9 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
234 |
34 |
|
7 |
Bemi VC – Boxkite |
9 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
206 |
-10 |
|
8 |
Yeovil |
9 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
190 |
-55 |
|
9 |
Cardiff Panthers |
9 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
188 |
-62 |
|
10 |
Bemi VC – Cabot |
9 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
162 |
-106 |
|
Ladies Division |
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|
Pos. |
Team |
Matches |
Won /Draw |
Lost |
Match Points |
Points For |
Points Diff |
|
1 |
Bristol |
9 |
8 |
1 |
24 |
252 |
91 |
|
2 |
Royal Wootton Bassett |
9 |
8 |
1 |
24 |
210 |
18 |
|
3 |
Plymouth |
9 |
7 |
2 |
21 |
212 |
16 |
|
4 |
Torexe |
9 |
6 |
3 |
20 |
212 |
19 |
|
5 |
PMVC |
9 |
4 |
5 |
17 |
199 |
12 |
|
7 |
City of Bristol |
9 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
205 |
9 |
|
6 |
Cheltenham & Gloucester |
9 |
5 |
4 |
15 |
197 |
-4 |
|
8 |
Yeovil |
9 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
192 |
-44 |
|
9 |
Bemi VC – Brunel |
9 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
190 |
-30 |
|
10 |
Cardiff Falcons |
9 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
164 |
-84 |
2021: Not held due to Coronavirus
2020: Cancelled due to Coronavirus
2019: South West Championships 11-12th May Plymouth
The 2019 South West Volleyball Champions have been crowned with both City of Bristol Men 1 and Bristol Ladies 2 retaining their titles from last year after a great weekend of competition with many closely fought matches decided by only one or two points.
Finals
Men: City of Bristol 1 bt Exeter Storm 2 sets to 0 (25 – 17; 25 – 22)
City of Bristol
Exeter Storm
Ladies: Bristol Ladies 2 bt PMVC 2 sets to 1
Bristol Ladies 2
Plymouth Mayflower
Semi-Finals
Men
City of Bristol 1 bt Bristol Men 1 35 – 19
Exeter Storm bt Cardiff Celts 25 – 23
Ladies
Bristol Ladies 2 bt PMVC Polonia 34 – 14
PMVC bt Plymouth 27 – 18
| 2019 SW Championships Final Placings |
||
| No: | Ladies | Men |
| 1 | Bristol Ladies 2 |
City of Bristol 1 |
| 2 | PMVC |
Exeter Storm |
| 3 | Plymouth Ladies |
Cardiff Celts |
| 4 | PMVC Polonia | Bristol Men 1 |
| 5 | Swansea | Wiltshire Mavericks |
| 6 | Torexe |
City of Bristol 2 |
| 7 | Yeovil | Cheddar |
| 8 | Cheltenham & Gloucester | Yeovil |
| 9 | City of Bristol Ladies 1 |
Cheltenham & Gloucester |
| 10 | Bedminster Brunel |
PMVC Pirates |
| 11 | Bassett Misfits |
Bedminster Concorde |
| 12 | City of Bristol Ladies 2 |
Dilly Dilly Kings |
| 13 | Bedminster Cabot |
Bristol Men 2 |
We now have 13 teams in both the ladies and men’s divisions, each team will play 10 matches in the pool rounds (6 on Saturday and 4 on Sunday) and will referee 5 times. This means that there are two teams that each team will not play over the pool rounds, so there will be play-offs for teams finishing in 3rd to 6th place, so nearly half the teams will have at least one more match.
Below are the schedules, if you want your own copy to have with you over the weekend then please print and bring with you. There will be schedules on each score table and at the competition desk, but I will not have spare copies to hand out!
There will be a team brief at 9am on Saturday morning in the cafe, so please ensure that you have at least one team member up in the café for 9am.
Speedcage
We will also have the Sportway speedcage on Saturday from 9am-1pm and also on Sunday 12pm-3pm – the challenge will be that top male and female spike of the weekend will get a Sports Way goody bag – it will be free to use over the weekend.
Sportway Shop
We will also have a shop up in these times as well, which Luke and Matt will be in attendance to sell the tickets for the booze cruise on Saturday night as well as the SW Champs shirts and other items too (Shoes etc)
Saturday Cruise
Regards the booze cruise – still plenty of tickets available – link to get tickets is below and attached is a poster – again we will print some off for the weekend
2018 SW Championships
After 150 matches our new SW Champions have been crowned for 2018, with City of Bristol 1 in the men’s competition and Bristol Ladies 1.5 in the women’s competition both retaining their titles from last year.
FINAL RESULTS
Men
City of Bristol 1 beat Wiltshire Mavericks 2 – 0 (25-16, 25-19)
Ladies
Bristol Ladies 1.5 beat Yeovil 2-0 (25-12, 25-9)
Semi-Finals
Men
City of Bristol 1 beat City of Bristol 2 31-21
Wiltshire Mavericks beat Plymouth Oldboys 30-18
Ladies
Bristol Ladies 1.5 beat Bemi Brunel 27-23
Yeovil beat Torexe 24-20
Playoffs
Men
For 3rd Place Plymouth Oldboys beat Exeter Storm 30-25
For 4th Place City of Bristol 2 beat Swansea 360 24-23
Ladies
For 3rd Place Torexe beat City of Bristol 1 33-17
For 4th Place Bemi Brunel beat Bemi Cabot 30-22
Final Pool Placings, positions 7 to 14 are as per the table below:
| Men’s Division | ||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points |
| 1 | City of Bristol 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 336 |
| 2 | Wiltshire Mavericks | 10 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 296 |
| 3 | Plymouth Oldboys | 10 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 291 |
| 4 | Swansea 360 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 277 |
| 5 | Exeter Storm | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 287 |
| 6 | City of Bristol 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 281 |
| 7 | Bristol VC 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 280 |
| 8 | PMVC | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 260 |
| 9 | Cheddar | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 249 |
| 10 | Swansea Uni | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 249 |
| 11 | Cheltenham & Gloucester* | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 196 |
| 12 | Bristol VC 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 232 |
| 13 | Bemi Concorde | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 202 |
| 14 | Yeovil | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| * Points deducted for late to officiate | ||||||
| Women’s Division | ||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points |
| 1 | Bristol Ladies 1.5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 348 |
| 2 | Yeovil | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 310 |
| 3 | Torexe | 10 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 328 |
| 4 | Bemi Brunel | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 267 |
| 5 | City of Bristol 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 251 |
| 6 | Bemi Cabot | 10 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 270 |
| 7 | Royal Wootton Bassett | 10 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 222 |
| 8 | PMVC | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 232 |
| 9 | Plymouth Uni | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 223 |
| 10 | Swansea Uni | 10 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 230 |
| 11 | City of Bristol 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 204 |
| 12 | Cardiff Jets | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 229 |
| 13 | Bristol Ladies 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 177 |
| 14 | Swansea 360 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 165 |
2017 South West Championships
Final Results
Men
City of Bristol 1 beat Speedwell Dash 2 – 0 (25-21, 25-22)
Ladies
Bristol 1 beat Torexe 2 – 0 (25-20, 25-23)
Semi-Finals
Men
City of Bristol 1 beat Cardiff Celts 1 34 – 21
Speedwell Dash beat Devizes 33 – 22
Ladies
Bristol 1 beat Plymouth Ladies 30 – 17
Torexe beat Royal Wootton Bassett 30 – 22
Play-offs
Men
For 3rd Place Devizes bt Cheddar 31 -24
For 4th Place Cardiff Celts 1 bt City of Bristol 2
Ladies
For 3rd Place Royal Wootton Bassett beat Guernsey 30 – 16
For 4th Place Plymouth Ladies beat PMVC 31 – 17
Final Pool Placings, positions 7 to 14 are as per the table below:
| Mens | ||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points |
| 1 | City of Bristol 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 344 |
| 2 | Speedwell Dash | 10 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 285 |
| 3 | Cheddar | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 291 |
| 4 | Cardiff Celts 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 317 |
| 5 | Devizes | 10 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 293 |
| 6 | City of Bristol 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 263 |
| 7 | Bristol 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 275 |
| 8 | Royal Navy | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 245 |
| 9 | Swansea Uni | 10 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 253 |
| 10 | Cardiff Celts 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 247 |
| 11 | Swansea 360 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 251 |
| 12 | Bournside Unlucky | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 245 |
| 13 | PMVC | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 247 |
| 14 | Bristol 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 238 |
| Womens | ||||||
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won /Draw | Lost | Match Points | Points |
| 1 | Bristol 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 294 |
| 2 | Torexe | 10 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 327 |
| 3 | Guernsey Ladies | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 255 |
| 4 | Plymouth Ladies | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 254 |
| 5 | Royal Wootton Bassett | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 257 |
| 6 | PMVC | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 242 |
| 7 | City of Bristol 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 255 |
| 8 | C&G | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 227 |
| 9 | Bristol Bemi | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 223 |
| 10 | City of Bristol 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 228 |
| 11 | Cardiff Jets | 10 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 219 |
| 12 | Cardiff Met Ladies | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 200 |
| 13 | Swansea Uni | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 202 |
| 14 | Bristol 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 170 |
The schedules, rules and information for the event are given below: