Photo story by REDintern Nyan Fu Keong

Temasek Polytechnic Sports Hall, Monday, January 19, 2009 – Singapore Polytechnic beat Temasek Polytechnic 25-22, 25-18, 16-25, 26-24 to capture the men’s Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Volleyball Championship title earlier this week.

Final Standings
Men
1st – Singapore Polytechnic
2nd – Temasek Polytechnic
3rd – Nanyang Technological University

Women
1st – National University of Singapore
2nd – Singapore Polytechnic
3rd – Temasek Polytechnic

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Edward (SP #7) spikes the ball which passes through TP defenders, #9 and #17. (Photo 1 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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Edward (SP, #7) fails to block TP #9’s spike. (Photo 2 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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A TP #6 attack gets block by two SP defenders. (Photo 3 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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TP defenders fail to jump in time to block Gilbert’s (SP, #10) spike. (Photo 4 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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Raymond (SP, #12) and Wei Ming (SP, #6) crash and burn while trying to dive and save the ball. (Photo 5 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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TP #5 attacks while Jia Jun (SP, #9) and Ivan (SP, #5) perform a double block. (Photo 6 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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An SP player evades an incoming ball while his teammate Gilbert (SP, #10) prepares to bump the ball. (Photo 7 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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Gilbert (SP, #10) raises his hands in the air as TP’s ball lands out of court. (Photo 8 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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Jia Jun (SP #9), Wei Ming (SP, #6), and Ivan (SP, #5) perform a triple block as TP #5 spikes. (Photo 9 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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Raymond (SP, #12) and Edward (SP, #7) fall to the ground as they tried to save the ball. (Photo 10 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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A TP player attacks at an angle, leaving the 3 SP defenders helpless. (Photo 11 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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An attack from TP passes through the defense of Jing Hui (SP, #3) and Ivan (SP, #5). (Photo 12 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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TP #6 manages to save the ball, giving SP players a shock. (Photo 13 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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Temasek Polytechnic women finished third. (Photo 14 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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Singapore Polytechnic finished second. (Photo 15 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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National University of Singapore, winners of the women’s IVP Volleyball Championship title. (Photo 16 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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Nanyang Technological University men’s team finished third. (Photo 17 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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Temasek Polytechnic finished second. (Photo 18 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)

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Singapore Polytechnic, the winners of the IVP Volleyball Championship. (Photo 19 © Nyan Fu Keong / Red Sports)