Volleyball Media Cup was organized by Ranchi Press Club in the ground of Ranchi University. On the second day of Media Cup Volleyball, as the chief guest, state Cabinet Minister Yogendra Prasad along with media partner Prashant Unikrishnan, Sandeep Unikrishnan, Ranchi University Sports Convener Rajesh Gupta, International Referee Rajesh Singh, Indian Volleyball Association Executive Committee Member Uttam Raj, International Referee Sanjay Kumar, Rajiv Chatterjee of Vasudeb Chatterjee Foundation, Ranchi District Volleyball Association Secretary Sanjay Thakur, Khelo India Technical Head Upendra Gupta jointly inaugurated the final match cum closing ceremony.
The minister and other dignitaries started the competition by introducing themselves to the players. On this occasion, Minister Yogendra Prasad said that it is a pleasant experience to see the writers playing in the sports field. He wished both the teams.
On the second day also, all the Man of the Match players were given prize money of Rs. 5,000 each as per the announcement of DIG Chandan Sinha.
Three matches were played on the second day of the tournament. In the first match, Team Red defeated Team Yellow 18-25, 25-5, 15-4. In the thrilling final match, Team Red defeated Team Yellow 14-25, 25-18, 15-9 and achieved the distinction of becoming the champion for the first time in the Media Cup Volleyball Tournament. Earlier, Team Yellow was the champion for three consecutive years.
The Man of the Match and Player of the Tournament award was given to Pramod Singh of Team Red. In the tournament, RJ Arvind was awarded as the best smasher, Pankaj Singh as the best supplier, Abhishek Sinha as the best servicer, Rajesh Singh as the best lifter and Monu Kumar as the best defender.
Vasudev Chatterjee Smriti Foundation was the sponsor of the volleyball tournament and Sandeep Unnikrishnan and Prashant Unnikrishnan of The Bhaskar Times were the media support partners.
The live telecast of the entire tournament was done by Vicky Kumar's team. Which can be seen on YouTube.
Sanjay Thakur and his team played the role of referee in the tournament very well. All the 74 players who participated in the tournament were also honored by Ranchi Press Club by giving them souvenirs and gifts.
Ranchi Press Club President Surendra Lal Soren, Vice President Dharmendra Giri, Secretary Amarkant, Joint Secretary Ratanlal, Treasurer Kuber Singh, Executive Member cum Sports Convener Monu, Alok Sinha, Sanjay Suman, RJ Arvind, Chandan Bhattacharya, Saurabh Shukla, Vijay Mishra, Raju Prasad and Anjani Kumar, Shashi Pandey, Shashi Bhushan Prasad, Rajesh Tiwari played a significant role in making the competition successful even on the second day of the tournament.