Hosts Karnataka were handed a tough draw as they were paired along side last year’s runners-up Tamil Nadu in Group B of the 64th Senior National Volleyball Championships.
The championships, to be held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium from Januray 2, 2016, will see top teams from across the country competing for top honours.
Meanwhile in the women’s section, the State side is placed in Group C alongside Chhattisgarh, Tripura and Odisha.
Men: Group A: Indian Railways, Kerala, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh. Group B: Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Services, Karnataka. Group C: West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Pondicherry, Maharashtra Group D: Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Odisha, Goa, Himachal Pradesh. Group E: Haryana, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat. Group F: Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Tripura, Telangana, Chhattisgarh.
Women: Group A: Indian Railways, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab. Group B: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Haryana. Group C: Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Odisha.
Group D: Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand. Group E: Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand. Group F: Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Bihar.
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