Monday, January 9, 2012 — The 2012 Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Floorball Championship for both men and women kicked off this month.

Temasek Polytechnic, who lost 3-2 on penalties in a hotly-contested men’s final to the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), will come up against Group A opponents Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP), Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), Singapore Management University (SMU) and Republic Polytechnic (RP) in the preliminary round.

Meanwhile, defending champions ITE will face the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Polytechnic (SP), Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Group B.

In the women’s championship, defending champions SIM, who beat NYP 6-1 in the 2011 final, will play in Group B against NTU, NP and NUS. NYP are in Group A and will face off with SMU, SP, RP and ITE.

Looking for the 2012 IVP Floorball fixtures? All here: 2012 IVP Floorball Championships