The SW Championships is the official Volleyball Championship of the SWVA and will take place at the Plymouth Marjon University on the 14th – 15th May 2022 and the cost is £135 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 |
2022 Entry process
NVL clubs (within the SWVA region) and SW League clubs are eligible to submit entries for one of their existing NVL or SW teams per gender in the first round. Clubs based in the SWVA region which don’t have any teams in the NVL or SWVA Leagues are invited to complete an expression of interest on the website to be considered for an invite into the second round. NVL and SWVA clubs wishing to enter a second team must also complete the expression of interest. Depending on how many places (if any) are available at the end of Round One will guide how many teams are invited to enter in Round Two. Preference will be given to clubs which have not already entered a team in that division.
The first round of entries will open on Saturday 5th March at 10 am. Please use the time now to confirm that you do have a team available BEFORE entering and that you have a nominated person in your club to enter your team on the day.
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.
Please go to the Entry Process for more details and links to the booking form Entry Process
| 2022 Teams Entered |
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| No: | Ladies | Men |
| 1 | Bemi VC – Brunel |
Bemi VC – Boxkite |
| 2 | Bristol |
Bemi VC – Cabot |
| 3 | Cardiff |
Bristol |
| 4 | Cheltenham & Gloucester | Cardiff |
| 5 | City of Bristol | Cheltenham & Gloucester |
| 6 | Plymouth |
City of Bristol 1 |
| 7 | PMVC | Exeter Storm |
| 8 | Royal Wootton Bassett | PMVC |
| 9 | Torexe |
Wiltshire Mavericks |
| 10 | Yeovil |
Yeovil |
Rachel Swindell
Competitions Secretary
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 |
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| 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
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: