Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Hyderabad Black Hawks Begin With Fine Victory, Select Under-21 Squad
The Hyderabad Black Hawks are a volleyball team that plays in a league in India called the Prime Volleyball League.
They wanted to find new young players, so they held tryouts in a city called Vijayawada.
Around 180 players signed up for the tryouts, and 105 of them actually got to take part.
The coaches watched everyone and picked 12 players for the team.
Four of those players come from places where people speak the Telugu language.
The other players come from many different parts of India, like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Right after the tryouts, the team travelled to Goa to play in a tournament called the Under-21 Goa Guardians Trophy.
Ten teams from the league are playing in this tournament.
In their very first game, the Black Hawks played against a team called Bengaluru.
The Black Hawks won all three sets and started the tournament with a great victory.
The Hyderabad Black Hawks picked 12 players — including four from Telugu-speaking states — from Under-21 trials held in Vijayawada.
Around 180 players registered for the trials, with 105 taking part in the selection process.
Karthik (Guntur), Dheeman (Visakhapatnam), Srunik (Peddapalli) and Akshith (Warangal) were the Telugu-state selections.
The Black Hawks beat Bengaluru 3-0 (15-8, 15-13, 16-14) in their opening match of the Under-21 Goa Guardians Trophy, which began in Goa on Friday.
Ten teams from the Prime Volleyball League are competing in the tournament.
- Who
- The Hyderabad Black Hawks, a Prime Volleyball League franchise, and the young players who attended the Under-21 selection trials.
- What
- The team selected 12 players from trials in Vijayawada — including four from Telugu-speaking states — and won their opening Under-21 Goa Guardians Trophy match 3-0 against Bengaluru.
- When
- Friday, when the Under-21 Goa Guardians Trophy began in Goa.
- Where
- Vijayawada, where the trials were held, and Goa, where the tournament is being played.
- Why
- To build a competitive Under-21 squad for the Hyderabad Black Hawks and compete in the tournament.
- Team
- Hyderabad Black Hawks
- League
- Prime Volleyball League (PVL)
- Trials venue
- Vijayawada
- Registration
- About 180 registered; 105 participated
- Players selected
- 12, including 4 from Telugu-speaking states
- Opening match
- 3-0 win vs Bengaluru (15-8, 15-13, 16-14)
- Tournament
- Under-21 Goa Guardians Trophy, began Friday in Goa
- Participating teams
- 10 PVL franchises