The women’s team of Nepal Police Club and men’s team of Tip Top Help Nepal clinched the seventh Prime Minister Cup NVA National Club League Volleyball Championships at the National Sports Council’s covered hall in Kathmandu on Saturday.

While Police defeated arch-rivals Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club in the women’s summit clash, Help Nepal saw off Nepal Police Club’s challenge in the men's final as both games were decided in the fourth set.

Police, who had defeated all five opponents in the league rounds, registered a 25-12 win over APF in the first set. But APF bounced back in the second set to claim a 21-25 win and level the sets 1-1.

Police, who had edged out the same opponents in straight sets in the league rounds, stamped their supremacy over their departmental opponents, securing 25-23, 25-19 victories in the next two sets.

Help Nepal, studded with three Pakistani players, gave continuity to their cent percent winning streak with scores of 25-19, 11-25, 25-18, 25-18. They had earned a 3-2 sets victory over Police in the league rounds.

Winners of both the men’s and women’s sections bagged a purse of Rs 600,000 each along with trophies and certificates. Women’s runners-up APF and men’s runners-up Police walked away with Rs 300,000 each. The third-place finishers in the men’s section Tribhuvan Army Club and the women’s section New Diamond got Rs 150,000 each. APF and Army secured fourth-place finishes in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively. They both collected Rs 75,000 each.

Police player Punam Chand was declared the most valuable player in the women’s section while Help Nepal’s Pakistani player Aimal Khan won the same honour in the men’s division. They were both rewarded with Rs 35,000 each.

The other individual award winners in the women’s category were Police payers Shantikala Tamang (best libero), Kamala Pun (best setter), Usha Bhandari (best spiker), Rupesh Bista (best coach) and Sumitra Regmi (emerging player). APF’s Saraswati Chaudhary was named the best server and Army’s Sangam Mahato the best blocker.

In the men’s section, Help Nepal dominated individual awards with Top Bahadur Thapa claiming best libero, Adnan Khan best setter, Mazhar Ali best spiker and Utsav Khadka, the best coach’s award. Hemanta Malla of APF won the best server award, Durga Bahadur Khadka of Army best blocker and Rabin Chand of Nepal Police the emerging player award.

The individual award winners bagged Rs15,000 each while the emerging players received Rs10,000 each.