Power arrangements and Karma Kuppa, champions of the volleyball superliga 2025

Karma Kuppa achieved his first title in the 2025 volleyball Super League.

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This Saturday, August 16, the fifth edition of the Volleyball Superleaguewhich had at the Colosseum of the El Salitre recreo -sport (PRD) house full for a day of show, music, dance and the best volleyball in Colombia.

With more than 2,500 spectators during the afternoon and night, Power arrangements and Karma Kuppa They became the champions of the 2025 edition with forcefulness: both finals had a score of 3-0.

“We are happy for the impact that our fifth season has generated, not only for sport, because we believe that this is the way for the Professionalization of volleyball in the country, Also for the economy, because we are generating more than 50 direct jobs and about 100 indirect, ”said Juan Sebastián Díaz, founder and director of operations of the Super League.

This has been the biggest edition of the tournament: Nine teams in the male branch and nine in the female looked for a quota to the playoffs. In addition, there were about 380 athletes from different regions of the country that competed in the most important tournament of this discipline in the country with the support of Electrolit, Mikasa, the Bogotá Volleyball League, Sinegym, Govivo, Wiki Networks and Theatron.

Power arrangements and the surprise of the two -time championship

The first final that was played was that of women. Power arrangements sought the defense of the title against CVJthat he reached his first final in his second participation in the Super League and after two years of not competing in the tournament.

Those led by Miguel Flórez began driving the rhythm of the game and took a good advantage in the first set. However, the experience and tour of players like Alejandra Torres, Danna Gordillo and Diana Torres They weighed to overcome and keep the first partial.

Then, Power was unstoppable. Good defense, intelligence in the attack and commitment made the difference in the development of the game. In the end, it was a 3-0 implacable (25-22, 25-17 and 25-18) for the achievement of the two-time championship.

“The basis of this team has always been the Union. We have been able to get out of those potholes, I think that all teams go through that, but I think our union makes us cope with any situation,” he said, “he said Alejandra Torres, MVP of the final.

Karma Kuppa, champion: When the second opportunities are worth it

In 2024, Karma had reached the final of the Super League and lost with Zion Chimera. It was his first final. However, for this year, the team merged with Kuppa to achieve the goal of repeating the final and looking for the title.

With experience players like Yeferson de la Hoz, Sergio Molina and Diego Valderrama, Víctor Urquiola and signings like Cristian and Kevin Carabalíin addition to the arrival of Alejandro Balaguera, the sextet created a power and effectiveness machine.

Ónix planted face and managed the game at times. Nevertheless, The team suffered when, in the attack, Karma Kuppa connections made a difference.

With an unstoppable and effective balaguera both in the conversion and in defense on the network, they planted those of César Hernández who could not find a balance point.

With partial 25-21, 25-22 and 25-21, KK is the new king of the Super League in the male branch. “I am really very happy. In 2023 I could not play the final (with Ushuaia Vissel) for health themes, I could not go to the National Sports Games. In 2024, I was not 100 % in the final. Karma has been like my second family and today I could play with everything I have. So it is a good revenge, ”said Alejandro Balaguera, the most valuable player of the final.

Cedro and Colombia more stayed with bronze

In the female branch, Cedro beat Kuppa in the longest match of the day: five sets and more than two hours and 30 minutes of play at the opening of the final.

The wolves team went up 2-0 quickly, but they gave Kuppa a small respite when he began to have more forcefulness in the definition.

The team, led by Sergio Molina, forced the fifth set, but Cedro arrived with determination to seal his third place by 25-21, 25-18, 27-29, 22-25 and 12-15.

“In the midst of everything, we are a very young team. We have played from very small, but in the same way we are accumulating experience and that influenced the finals. This is training and are things that we continue working,” he said Angie Bobadillathe Cedro and MVP shipowner of the last commitment of the season.

Meanwhile, Colombia more, with Jorge Serna and Jhon Edwin Murillo 'La Nené' In a moment of neatness, they went up to the Super League podium after beating 3-0 (27-25, 25-19 and 25-21) to Cajicá Activa.

“We knew we had to finish in a good way. The work of the whole semester, the work of the staff, of the coach and all our colleagues was at stakeall year we work for this moment and it is one more step, ”said the 'Flaco' Serna, who had a season with several awards in the largest volleyball tournament in the country.

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