2010–2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup

Teams will be split into groups of four, where an elimination bracket will determine the 3 teams to advance to the next stage from the sub-zones. The winner of the 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup will advance to the Olympics.

Sub-zonal phase

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Pool A

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Pool A was contested in Mellieha, Malta.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September
 
 
  Switzerland3
 
5 September
 
  Malta0
 
  Switzerland3
 
4 September
 
  Denmark0
 
  Denmark3
 
 
  Great Britain0
 
Third place
 
 
5 September
 
 
  Malta0
 
 
  Great Britain3
  • Malta is eliminated.

Pool B

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Pool B was contested in Zreče, Slovenia.[2]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September
 
 
  Germany3
 
5 September
 
  Slovenia0
 
  Germany2
 
4 September
 
  Norway3
 
  Norway3
 
 
  Portugal0
 
Third place
 
 
5 September
 
 
  Slovenia1
 
 
  Portugal3
  • Slovenia is eliminated.

Pool C

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Pool C was contested in Las Palmas, Spain.[3]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 October
 
 
  Spain3
 
17 October
 
  Iceland0
 
  Spain3
 
16 October
 
  Italy0
 
  Italy3
 
 
  Sweden0
 
Third place
 
 
17 October
 
 
  Iceland0
 
 
  Sweden3
  • Iceland is eliminated.

Pool D

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Pool D was contested in Montpellier, France.[4]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 September
 
 
  Netherlands3
 
26 September
 
  Israel0
 
  Netherlands3
 
25 September
 
  France2
 
  France3
 
 
  Serbia1
 
Third place
 
 
26 September
 
 
  Israel0
 
 
  Serbia4
  • Israel is eliminated.

Pool E

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Pool E was contested in Illichivsk, Ukraine.[5]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 September
 
 
  Poland3
 
26 September
 
  Croatia0
 
  Poland1
 
25 September
 
  Czech Republic0
 
  Ukraine2
 
 
  Czech Republic3
 
Third place
 
 
26 September
 
 
  Croatia0
 
 
  Ukraine3
  • Croatia is eliminated.

Pool F

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Pool F was contested in Yantarniy, Russia.[6]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 September
 
 
  Russia4
 
26 September
 
  Lithuania0
 
  Russia4
 
25 September
 
  Bulgaria0
 
  Bulgaria3
 
 
  Latvia2
 
Third place
 
 
26 September
 
 
  Lithuania2
 
 
  Latvia3
  • Lithuania is eliminated.

Pool G

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Pool G was contested in Rhodes, Greece.[7]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 September
 
 
  Estonia3
 
26 September
 
  Romania0
 
  Estonia3
 
25 September
 
  Greece0
 
  Greece3
 
 
  Cyprus1
 
Third place
 
 
26 September
 
 
  Romania3
 
 
  Cyprus2
  • Cyprus is eliminated.

Pool H

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Pool H was contested in Alanya, Turkey.[8]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 September
 
 
  AustriaBYE
 
26 September
 
- -
 
  Austria1
 
25 September
 
  Turkey3
 
  Turkey3
 
 
  Slovakia1
 
Third place
 
 
26 September
 
 
- -
 
 
  SlovakiaBYE
  • No team is eliminated, because there were only 3 teams. Finland withdrew which left a field of only 3 teams.

Zonal phase

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The 24 qualified teams advanced to the Zonal phase and will be split into four groups of six teams. The top team in each group advance to the finals and the teams placing second through fifth advance to the semifinals.

Pool A

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Pool A will be contested in Kazan, Russia.[9]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
June 2
 
 
  Russia
 
June 3
 
BYE
 
  Russia3
 
June 2
 
  Great Britain1
 
  Bulgaria1
 
June 4
 
  Great Britain3
 
  Russia2
 
June 2
 
  Latvia3
 
  Switzerland
 
June 3
 
BYE
 
  Switzerland1
 
June 2
 
  Latvia3 Third place
 
  France1
 
June 4
 
  Latvia3
 
  Great Britain1
 
 
  Switzerland3
 
 
5th place match
 
  
 
June 4
 
 
  Bulgaria0
 
 
  France4
 
  • Bulgaria is eliminated, Latvia advances to the finals.

Pool B

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Pool B will be contested in Tenerife, Spain.[10]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Norway
 
October 1
 
BYE
 
  Norway3
 
September 30
 
  Czech Republic0
 
  Czech Republic3
 
October 2
 
  Slovakia0
 
  Norway1
 
 
 
  Austria3
 
  Spain
 
October 1
 
BYE
 
  Spain1
 
September 30
 
  Austria3 Third place
 
  Austria3
 
October 2
 
  Serbia0
 
  Spain3
 
 
  Czech Republic0
 
 
5th place match
 
  
 
October 1
 
 
  Serbia3
 
 
  Slovakia1
 
  • Slovakia is eliminated, Austria advances to the finals.

Pool C

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Pool C will be contested in Copenhagen, Denmark.[11]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Netherlands
 
September 10
 
BYE
 
  Netherlands3
 
September 9
 
  Italy1
 
  Italy3
 
September 11
 
  Portugal1
 
  Netherlands3
 
 
 
  Denmark1
 
  Turkey
 
September 10
 
BYE
 
  Turkey2
 
September 9
 
  Denmark3 Third place
 
  Denmark3
 
September 11
 
  Romania1
 
  Turkey2
 
 
  Italy3
 
 
5th place match
 
  
 
September 11
 
 
  Portugal3
 
 
  Romania2
 
  • Romania is eliminated, Netherlands advances to the finals.

Pool D

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Pool D will be contested in Illichivsk, Ukraine.[12]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Estonia
 
June 24
 
BYE
 
  Estonia3
 
June 23
 
  Ukraine1
 
  Greece2
 
June 25
 
  Ukraine3
 
  Estonia1
 
 
 
  Germany3
 
  Poland
 
June 24
 
BYE
 
  Poland1
 
June 23
 
  Germany3 Third place
 
  Germany3
 
June 25
 
  Sweden1
 
  Poland3
 
 
  Ukraine2
 
 
5th place match
 
  
 
June 25
 
 
  Greece3
 
 
  Sweden1
 
  • No one is eliminated as Sweden is the highest ranked 6th place team, Germany advances to the finals.

Continental Cup semifinal

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Semifinals will be contested in France and Switzerland. The 16 qualified teams that advanced to the continental cup semifinal and will be split into two groups of eight teams. The top team in each group advances to the finals.

The following teams will compete.

Continental Cup final

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Semifinals will be contested in Turkey. The 8 qualified teams that advanced to the continental cup final as hosts, the four winners in the zonal phase, the two winners of the continental semifinal and the highest ranked non-qualified team. The winner will qualify to the 2012 Summer Olympics and the second and third place teams will qualify to the final qualification tournament.

The following teams will compete.

Women

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Sub-zonal phase

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Teams will be split into groups of four, where an elimination bracket will determine the 3 teams to advance to the zonal phase.

Pool A

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Pool A will be contested in Mellieha, Malta.[13]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 4
 
 
  Switzerland3
 
September 5
 
  Malta0
 
  Switzerland1
 
September 4
 
  Great Britain3
 
  Great Britain3
 
 
  Denmark0
 
Third place
 
 
September 5
 
 
  Denmark3
 
 
  Malta1
  • Malta is eliminated.

Pool B

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Pool B will be contested in Zrece, Slovenia.[14]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 4
 
 
  Germany3
 
September 5
 
  Portugal0
 
  Germany3
 
September 4
 
  Slovenia0
 
  Slovenia3
 
 
  Norway0
 
Third place
 
 
September 5
 
 
  Norway3
 
 
  Portugal1
  • Portugal is eliminated.

Pool C

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Pool C will be contested in Las Palmas, Spain.[15]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
October 16
 
 
  Spain3
 
October 17
 
  Iceland0
 
  Spain1
 
October 16
 
  Italy3
 
  Italy3
 
 
  Sweden0
 
Third place
 
 
October 17
 
 
  Sweden3
 
 
  Iceland0
  • Iceland is eliminated.

Pool D

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Pool D will be contested in Montpellier, France.[16]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 25
 
 
  Netherlands4
 
September 26
 
  Serbia0
 
  Netherlands4
 
September 25
 
  France0
 
  France4
 
 
  Liechtenstein0
 
Third place
 
 
September 26
 
 
  Liechtenstein0
 
 
  Serbia4
  • Liechtenstein is eliminated.

Pool E

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Pool E will be contested in Illichivsk, Ukraine.[17]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 4
 
 
  Poland3
 
September 5
 
  Croatia0
 
  Poland3
 
September 4
 
  Czech Republic2
 
  Czech Republic3
 
 
  Ukraine1
 
Third place
 
 
September 5
 
 
  Ukraine3
 
 
  Croatia0
  • Croatia is eliminated.

Pool F

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Pool F will be contested in Yantarniy, Russia.[18]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
July 24
 
 
  Russia3
 
July 25
 
  Lithuania0
 
  Russia3
 
July 24
 
  Latvia1
 
  Latvia3
 
 
  Bulgaria2
 
Third place
 
 
July 25
 
 
  Lithuania0
 
 
  Bulgaria3
  • Lithuania is eliminated.

Pool G

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Pool G will be contested in Rhodes, Greece.[19]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 16
 
 
  Greece3
 
September 18
 
  Romania0
 
  Greece3
 
September 16
 
  Estonia1
 
  Estonia3
 
 
  Cyprus1
 
Third place
 
 
September 17
 
 
  Cyprus3
 
 
  Romania2
  • Romania is eliminated.

Pool H

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Pool H will be contested in Alanya, Turkey.[20]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 24/25
 
 
  Austria3
 
September 26
 
  Turkey0
 
  Austria3
 
September 24/25
 
  Finland1
 
  Finland3
 
 
  Slovakia1
 
Third place
 
 
September 26
 
 
  Slovakia3
 
 
  Turkey1
  • Turkey is eliminated.

Zonal phase

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The 24 qualified teams advanced to the Zonal phase and will be split into four groups of six teams. The top team in each group advance to the finals and the teams placing second through fifth advance to the semifinals.

Pool A

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Pool A will be contested in Kazan, Russia.[21]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Russia
 
June 3
 
BYE
 
  Russia4
 
 
 
  Latvia0
 
  Latvia
 
June 4
 
BYE
 
  Russia1
 
 
 
  Netherlands3
 
  Netherlands
 
June 3
 
BYE
 
  Netherlands3
 
June 2
 
  France1 Third place
 
  France3
 
June 4
 
  Sweden1
 
  Latvia2
 
 
  France3
 
 
5th place match
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Sweden
 
 
BYE
 
  • Cyprus withdrew, Netherlands advances to the finals.

Pool B

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Pool B will be contested in Tenerife, Spain.[22]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Germany
 
October 1
 
BYE
 
  Germany3
 
September 30
 
  Slovakia0
 
  Czech Republic1
 
October 2
 
  Slovakia3
 
  Germany3
 
 
 
  Italy2
 
  Italy
 
October 1
 
BYE
 
  Italy3
 
September 30
 
  Spain1 Third place
 
  Spain3
 
October 2
 
  Norway0
 
  Spain3
 
 
  Slovakia1
 
 
5th place match
 
  
 
October 1
 
 
  Norway1
 
 
  Czech Republic3
 
  • No one is eliminated as Norway is the highest ranked 6th place team, Germany advances to the finals.

Pool C

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Pool C will be contested in Copenhagen, Denmark.[23]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Austria
 
September 10
 
BYE
 
  Austria3
 
September 9
 
  Estonia1
 
  Estonia4
 
September 11
 
  Denmark0
 
  Austria3
 
 
 
  Greece1
 
  Greece
 
September 10
 
BYE
 
  Greece4
 
September 9
 
  Slovenia0 Third place
 
  Slovenia3
 
September 11
 
  Bulgaria1
 
  Slovenia3
 
 
  Estonia1
 
 
5th place match
 
  
 
September 10
 
 
  Denmark1
 
 
  Bulgaria3
 
  • Denmark is eliminated, Austria advances to the finals.

Pool D

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Pool D will be contested in Illichivsk, Ukraine.[24]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Great Britain
 
June 24
 
BYE
 
  Great Britain3
 
June 23
 
  Ukraine1
 
  Finland1
 
June 25
 
  Ukraine3
 
  Great Britain1
 
 
 
  Switzerland3
 
  Poland
 
June 24
 
BYE
 
  Poland1
 
June 23
 
  Switzerland3 Third place
 
  Switzerland3
 
June 25
 
  Serbia1
 
  Poland3
 
 
  Ukraine1
 
 
5th place match
 
  
 
June 24
 
 
  Finland3
 
 
  Serbia1
 
  • Serbia is eliminated, Switzerland advances to the finals.

Continental Cup semifinal

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Semifinals will be contested in France and Switzerland. The 16 qualified teams that advanced to the continental cup semifinal and will be split into two groups of eight teams. The top team in each group advances to the finals.

The following teams will compete.

Continental Cup final

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Finals will be contested in Russia. The 8 qualified teams that advanced to the continental cup final as hosts, the four winners in the zonal phase, the two winners of the continental semifinal and the highest ranked non-qualified team. The winner will qualify to the 2012 Summer Olympics and the second and third place teams will qualify to the final qualification tournament.

The following teams will compete.

See also

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Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

References

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