The winter volleyball tournament organized by the 40-year-old Parsee Youth League of Ahmedabad saw 43 participants from seven teams vying for the Freny and Parvez Borka Cup 2019-20. After playing a grueling three sets, Team B led by Cyrus Daruwala won the finals played on the Parsi Sanatorium grounds on the banks of river Sabarmati on January 12, 2020. They defeated Team E led by Rusi Bavaadam who was adjudged the player of the tournament. "He (Bavaadam) has been a long-time sports enthusiast who also inspires the younger generation to stay fit and play to the best of their capabilities,” noted a write-up on the event sent by Hoshedar Daboo.
Winning team led by Cyrus Daruwala (standing 2nd from r)
at the winter volleyball tournament in Ahmedabad
Kayaan Daruwalla and Yazdan Bokdawala from the winning team were both declared "Rising players of the tournament for their brilliant display” of skills and commitment to the game. The other members of the winning team were Aftab Deesawala, Ruzbeh Postwala and Homyar Dotiwala.
This time the tournament was played in two parts with the round-robin scheduled on January 4. The other teams were captained by Bomi Sethna, Meherzad Hansotia, Neville Daruwala, Sheroy Daruwala and Farookh Bharucha, according to details furnished by Ariz Bokdawalla.