2020 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship

The 2020 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the competition, with the main phase (contested between 9 teams) held in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia from 22 to 30 August 2020.[1][2][3]

2020 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
Dates22 – 30 August 2020
Teams9
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions Turkey (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVPTurkey İpar Özay Kurt
Official website
Official website

Qualification edit

The qualifying stage for the final tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic by the CEV on 15 June 2020. The tournament itself will be held with participants determined from European Ranking after the respective National Federations confirm their participation in the event.[4] On 16 July, it was announced that all of them confirmed the wish to use their respective slot.[5]

Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Countries   Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Croatia
Qualification 2nd round Pool A   Russia (1)
Pool B   Italy (2)
Pool C   Turkey (3)
Pool D   Serbia (3)
Pool E   Germany (5)
Pool F   Slovakia (6)
Pool G   Bulgaria (7)
Qualification 3rd round Pool H   Belarus (8)
Pool I   France (9)
Best runner up   Poland (10)

Venues edit

Pool I, Final round Pool II, Classification matches
  Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina   Osijek, Croatia
Arena Zenica Gradski vrt Hall
Capacity: 6,200 Capacity: 3,500
   

Pools composition edit

The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:

  1. The two organisers were seeded in Preliminary pools. Bosnia and Herzegovina in Pool I and Croatia in Pool II.
  2. Remaining 10 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in five cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  Russia
  Italy
  Turkey
  Serbia
  Germany
  Slovakia
  Bulgaria
  Belarus
  France
  Poland
Result

The drawing of lots was held on 23 July 2020 in Luxembourg.[6]

Pool I Pool II
  Bosnia and Herzegovina   Croatia
  Italy   Russia
  Serbia   Turkey
  Slovakia   Germany
  Belarus   Bulgaria
  Poland   France

Before the start of the tournament it was announced that Italy, Russia and Germany have withdrawn due to travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Preliminary round edit

Pool I edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Belarus 4 4 0 10 12 5 2.400 375 346 1.084 Semifinals
2   Serbia 4 3 1 10 11 4 2.750 352 296 1.189
3   Poland 4 2 2 7 8 6 1.333 324 269 1.204 5th–8th semifinals
4   Slovakia 4 1 3 3 5 10 0.500 331 356 0.930
5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 210 325 0.646
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Aug 17:30 Serbia   3–1   Slovakia 25–19 25–20 22–25 25–20   97–84 Report
22 Aug 20:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   Poland 11–25 12–25 10–25     33–75 Report
23 Aug 17:30 Poland   3–0   Slovakia 27–25 25–15 25–18     77–58 Report
23 Aug 20:00 Belarus   3–2   Serbia 16–25 25–21 25–21 20–25 15–13 101–105 Report
24 Aug 17:30 Slovakia   1–3   Belarus 25–20 24–26 19–25 21–25   89–96 Report
24 Aug 20:00 Serbia   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–23 25–11 25–13     75–47 Report
26 Aug 17:30 Poland   2–3   Belarus 23–25 23–25 25–19 25–19 12–15 108–103 Report
26 Aug 20:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   1–3   Slovakia 19–25 25–22 26–28 16–25   86–100 Report
27 Aug 17:30 Serbia   3–0   Poland 25–22 25–21 25–21     75–64 Report
27 Aug 20:00 Belarus   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–16 25–18 25–10     75–44 Report

Pool II edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   France 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 286 242 1.182 Semifinals
2   Turkey 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 241 213 1.131
3   Bulgaria 3 1 2 2 3 8 0.375 230 261 0.881 5th–8th semifinals
4   Croatia 3 0 3 2 4 9 0.444 263 304 0.865
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Aug 17:30 Croatia   2–3   France 24–26 26–24 14–25 25–23 7–15 96–113 Report
22 Aug 20:00 Turkey   3–0   Bulgaria 25–22 25–17 25–20     75–59 Report
24 Aug 17:30 Croatia   0–3   Turkey 15–25 22–25 19–25     56–75 Report
24 Aug 20:00 France   3–0   Bulgaria 25–17 25–17 25–21     75–55 Report
26 Aug 17:30 Bulgaria   3–2   Croatia 27–25 24–26 25–19 22–25 18–16 116–111 Report
26 Aug 20:00 Turkey   1–3   France 25–23 22–25 23–25 21–25   91–98 Report

5th–8th classification edit

 
Semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
29 August
 
 
  Poland3
 
30 August
 
  Croatia0
 
  Poland3
 
29 August
 
  Bulgaria0
 
  Bulgaria3
 
 
  Slovakia0
 
7th place match
 
 
30 August
 
 
  Croatia3
 
 
  Slovakia1

5th–8th semifinals edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Aug 17:30 Poland   3–0   Croatia 25–20 25–19 25–8     75–47 Report
29 Aug 20:00 Bulgaria   3–0   Slovakia 25–17 25–23 25–17     75–57 Report

7th place match edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug 15:00 Croatia   3–1   Slovakia 25–17 21–25 25–10 25–20   96–72 Report

5th place match edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug 17:30 Poland   3–0   Bulgaria 25–19 25–23 25–17     75–59 Report

Final round edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
29 August
 
 
  Belarus1
 
30 August
 
  Turkey3
 
  Turkey3
 
29 August
 
  Serbia2
 
  France1
 
 
  Serbia3
 
3rd place match
 
 
30 August
 
 
  Belarus3
 
 
  France1

Semifinals edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Aug 17:00 Belarus   1–3   Turkey 25–21 17–25 22–25 24–26   88–97 Report
29 Aug 19:30 France   1–3   Serbia 25–23 15–25 20–25 14–25   74–98 Report

3rd place match edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug 17:00 Belarus   3–1   France 25–18 25–21 23–25 27–25   100–89 Report

Final edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug 20:00 Turkey   3–2   Serbia 25–17 16–25 23–25 25–16 15–8 104–91 Report

Final standing edit

Rank Team
    Turkey
    Serbia
    Belarus
4   France
5   Poland
6   Bulgaria
7   Croatia
8   Slovakia
9   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Qualified for the 2021 Women's U20 World Championship

Awards edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "CEV U19 & U20 Volleyball European Championship 2020 Qualifiers" (PDF). CEV. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Officials praise ideal conditions for #EuroVolleyU19W Final Round in Zenica". CEV. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Hrvatski odbojkaški savez podržava oporavak bh. odbojke, u toku pregovori s Toyotom" (in Bosnian). scsport.ba. 3 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "CEV confirms cancellation of age-group qualifiers". cev.eu. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. ^ "EuroVolleyU19W Final Round to go ahead as planned in late August". cev.eu. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "EuroVolleyU19W pool stage draw". cev.eu. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "EuroVolleyU19W ready to 'take off' in Zenica". cev.eu. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.