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2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship.[1]

Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland as host countries were directly qualified. The eight best placed teams at the 2019 edition also gained direct entries into the tournament. 26 teams had registered for participation but Denmark later withdrew due to restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] So, 25 teams competed for the remaining 12 places at the final tournament.

Qualified teams

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Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Countries   Poland Qualification Pool A   Netherlands
  Czech Republic Pool B   Bulgaria
  Estonia Pool C   Turkey
  Finland Pool D   Latvia
2019 European Championship   Serbia Pool E   Slovakia
  Slovenia Pool F   Montenegro
  France Pool G   Portugal
  Russia Best runners-up   North Macedonia
  Italy   Spain
  Ukraine   Greece
  Germany   Croatia
  Belgium   Belarus
Total 24

Direct qualification

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Rank Team
    Serbia
    Slovenia
    Poland
4   France
5   Russia
6   Italy
7   Ukraine
8   Germany
9   Belgium
10   Netherlands
11   Bulgaria
12   Turkey
13   Czech Republic
14   Finland
15   Spain
16   Greece
17   North Macedonia
18   Montenegro
19   Slovakia
20   Portugal
21   Romania
22   Belarus
23   Austria
24   Estonia
Qualified for the 2021 European Championship
Qualified as hosts for the 2021 European Championship

Format

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There being seven pools of either three or four teams each, the winners of each pool and the 5 best runners-up qualified for the 2021 European Championship. The pools were played in a double round-robin tournaments format officially from 30 August 2020 to 16 May 2021, according to the CEV web site. Since there was a different number of teams across the seven pools, the results of the matches played with the teams finishing last in the pools of four were discarded in order to determine the five best runners-up across all pools.

Pools composition

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Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their CEV European Ranking as of 1 January 2020.[3][4] But, Denmark withdrew after the draw. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
  Netherlands (8)   Bulgaria (10)   Turkey (11)   Spain (14)
  Sweden (26)   Austria (25)   North Macedonia (24)   Latvia (23)
  Croatia (27)   Israel (28)   Denmark (29)   Moldova (30)
  Bosnia and Herzegovina (47)   Cyprus (41)
Pool E Pool F Pool G
  Slovakia (17)   Greece (18)   Belarus (19)
  Romania (22)   Montenegro (21)   Portugal (20)
   Switzerland (30)   Azerbaijan (32)   Norway (33)
  Albania (39)   Georgia (36)   Hungary (34)

Pool standing procedure

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  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Results

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  • The winners in each pool and the top five of the second ranked teams qualified for the 2021 European Championship.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Netherlands 4 3 1 10 11 5 2.200 382 334 1.144 2021 European Championship
2   Croatia 4 3 1 7 10 8 1.250 407 399 1.020
3   Sweden 4 0 4 1 4 12 0.333 315 371 0.849
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May 18:30 Croatia   1–3   Netherlands 30–32 25–19 23–25 18–25   96–101 Report
8 May 18:30 Netherlands   3–0   Sweden 25–17 25–17 25–15     75–49 Report
9 May 18:30 Sweden   1–3   Croatia 18–25 20–25 25–22 19–25   82–97 Report

Tournament 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 19:30 Sweden   1–3   Netherlands 17–25 21–25 25–19 17–25   80–94 Report
15 May 16:00 Croatia   3–2   Sweden 25–21 25–22 19–25 21–25 15–11 105–104 Report
16 May 16:00 Netherlands   2–3   Croatia 25–27 23–25 25–18 26–24 13–15 112–109 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Bulgaria 4 4 0 12 12 1 12.000 322 269 1.197 2021 European Championship
2   Austria 4 1 3 4 6 9 0.667 326 345 0.945
3   Israel 4 1 3 2 3 11 0.273 302 336 0.899
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jan 20:00 Israel   0–3   Austria 25–27 23–25 20–25     68–77 Report
13 Jan 18:00 Austria   1–3   Bulgaria 21–25 25–20 19–25 22–25   87–95 Report
14 Jan 19:00 Bulgaria   3–0   Israel 27–25 25–16 25–22     77–63 Report

Tournament 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jan 17:00 Austria   2–3   Israel 21–25 25–20 25–27 25–20 11–15 107–107 Report
16 Jan 21:00 Bulgaria   3–0   Austria 25–15 25–18 25–22     75–55 Report
17 Jan 20:00 Israel   0–3   Bulgaria 20–25 21–25 23–25     64–75 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Turkey 4 3 1 9 10 4 2.500 328 263 1.247 2021 European Championship
2   North Macedonia 4 3 1 9 10 5 2.000 343 325 1.055
3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 243 326 0.745
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jan 18:00 North Macedonia   3–1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 27–25 25–21 23–25 25–19   100–90 Report
12 Jan 18:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   Turkey 15–25 17–25 18–25     50–75 Report
13 Jan 18:00 Turkey   3–1   North Macedonia 25–16 18–25 25–18 25–12   93–71 Report

Tournament 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jan 18:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   North Macedonia 20–25 24–26 13–25     57–76 Report
15 Jan 18:00 Turkey   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–9 25–19 25–18     75–46 Report
16 Jan 18:00 North Macedonia   3–1   Turkey 25–19 21–25 25–23 25–18   96–85 Report

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Latvia 6 4 2 12 14 6 2.333 485 404 1.200 2021 European Championship
2   Spain 6 4 2 12 13 9 1.444 519 507 1.024
3   Moldova 6 2 4 7 8 13 0.615 451 479 0.942
4   Cyprus 6 2 4 5 7 14 0.500 432 497 0.869
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug 17:00 Moldova   0–3   Latvia 10–25 21–25 20–25     51–75 Report
30 Aug 20:00 Cyprus   1–3   Spain 22–25 27–25 17–25 17–25   83–100 Report
31 Aug 17:00 Latvia   1–3   Spain 22–25 21–25 25–16 19–25   87–91 Report
31 Aug 20:00 Moldova   3–0   Cyprus 25–22 25–22 25–22     75–66 Report
1 Sep 17:00 Spain   1–3   Moldova 25–23 20–25 21–25 19–25   85–98 Report
1 Sep 20:00 Latvia   3–0   Cyprus 25–17 25–16 25–11     75–44 Report

Tournament 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Sep 17:00 Moldova   0–3   Latvia 22–25 17–25 22–25     61–75 Report
4 Sep 20:00 Cyprus   3–0   Spain 27–25 25–22 25–23     77–70 Report
5 Sep 17:00 Latvia   1–3   Spain 25–27 25–18 26–28 22–25   98–98 Report
5 Sep 20:00 Moldova   2–3   Cyprus 20–25 25–19 25–19 22–25 10–15 102–103 Report
6 Sep 17:00 Spain   3–0   Moldova 25–19 25–22 25–23     75–64 Report
6 Sep 20:00 Latvia   3–0   Cyprus 25–15 25–21 25–23     75–59 Report

Pool E

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  • Dates: 6–16 May 2021
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Slovakia 6 5 1 15 16 7 2.286 535 492 1.087 2021 European Championship
2    Switzerland 6 4 2 11 13 10 1.300 534 498 1.072
3   Romania 6 3 3 10 13 11 1.182 536 507 1.057
4   Albania 6 0 6 0 4 18 0.222 438 546 0.802
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 May 16:00 Slovakia   3–0    Switzerland 25–22 25–21 25–23     75–66 Report
6 May 19:00 Romania   3–0   Albania 25–15 25–19 25–18     75–52 Report
7 May 17:00 Slovakia   3–1   Romania 25–21 25–21 14–25 25–22   89–89 Report
7 May 20:00 Switzerland   3–0   Albania 25–18 25–21 26–24     76–63 Report
8 May 17:30 Switzerland   3–1   Romania 21–25 25–18 25–19 25–20   96–82 Report
8 May 20:30 Albania   1–3   Slovakia 20–25 13–25 25–21 19–25   77–96 Report

Tournament 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 17:00 Albania   1–3   Romania 26–24 22–25 13–25 21–25   82–99 Report
14 May 20:00 Slovakia   3–1    Switzerland 19–25 25–21 25–22 25–21   94–89 Report
15 May 17:00 Romania   2–3    Switzerland 25–21 21–25 25–21 22–25 7–15 100–107 Report
15 May 20:00 Albania   1–3   Slovakia 16–25 19–25 27–25 18–25   80–100 Report
16 May 17:00 Romania   3–1   Slovakia 25–19 16–25 25–22 25–15   91–81 Report
16 May 20:00 Switzerland   3–1   Albania 25–27 25–15 25–19 25–23   100–84 Report

Pool F

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  • Dates: 7–16 May 2021
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Montenegro 6 5 1 16 17 5 3.400 520 407 1.278 2021 European Championship
2   Greece 6 5 1 14 15 5 3.000 465 356 1.306
3   Azerbaijan 6 2 4 6 8 12 0.667 415 446 0.930
4   Georgia 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 259 450 0.576
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May 15:30 Azerbaijan   1–3   Montenegro 23–25 21–25 25–21 15–25   84–96 Report
7 May 18:30 Georgia   0–3   Greece 12–25 14–25 12–25     38–75 Report
8 May 15:30 Montenegro   2–3   Greece 25–17 20–25 19–25 25–23 14–16 103–106 Report
8 May 18:30 Azerbaijan   3–0   Georgia 25–20 25–22 25–15     75–57 Report
9 May 15:30 Greece   3–0   Azerbaijan 25–21 25–19 25–18     75–58 Report
9 May 18:30 Montenegro   3–0   Georgia 25–8 25–12 25–11     75–31 Report

Tournament 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 17:00 Georgia   0–3   Greece 10–25 10–25 16–25     36–75 Report
14 May 20:00 Montenegro   3–1   Azerbaijan 25–16 25–12 20–25 26–24   96–77 Report
15 May 17:00 Greece   3–0   Azerbaijan 25–16 25–17 25–13     75–46 Report
15 May 20:00 Georgia   0–3   Montenegro 14–25 20–25 16–25     50–75 Report
16 May 17:00 Azerbaijan   3–0   Georgia 25–13 25–17 25–17     75–47 Report
16 May 20:00 Greece   0–3   Montenegro 15–25 21–25 23–25     59–75 Report

Pool G

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  • Dates: 7–16 May 2021
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Portugal 6 6 0 17 18 3 6.000 505 423 1.194 2021 European Championship
2   Belarus 6 4 2 13 15 7 2.143 512 440 1.164
3   Hungary 6 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 436 507 0.860
4   Norway 6 1 5 3 4 16 0.250 404 487 0.830
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May 16:00 Belarus   2–3   Portugal 25–21 23–25 25–23 23–25 10–15 106–109 Report
7 May 19:00 Hungary   3–1   Norway 23–25 25–22 25–23 25–21   98–91 Report
8 May 16:00 Portugal   3–0   Norway 25–18 25–21 25–19     75–58 Report
8 May 19:00 Belarus   3–0   Hungary 25–21 25–15 25–12     75–48 Report
9 May 16:00 Norway   0–3   Belarus 21–25 14–25 22–25     57–75 Report
9 May 19:00 Portugal   3–0   Hungary 25–21 25–16 25–21     75–58 Report

Tournament 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 16:00 Norway   3–1   Hungary 21–25 26–24 25–18 25–22   97–89 Report
14 May 19:00 Portugal   3–1   Belarus 25–22 25–19 21–25 25–21   96–87 Report
15 May 15:00 Hungary   1–3   Belarus 23–25 25–19 20–25 18–25   86–94 Report
15 May 18:00 Norway   0–3   Portugal 17–25 18–25 22–25     57–75 Report
16 May 15:00 Belarus   3–0   Norway 25–19 25–15 25–10     75–44 Report
16 May 18:00 Hungary   0–3   Portugal 15–25 20–25 22–25     57–75 Report

Ranking of the second placed teams

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  • Matches against the fourth placed team in each pool were not included in this ranking.
  • The top five of the second placed teams qualified for the 2021 European Championship.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   North Macedonia 4 3 1 9 10 5 2.000 343 325 1.055 2021 European Championship
2   Spain 4 3 1 9 10 5 2.000 349 347 1.006
3   Greece 4 3 1 8 9 5 1.800 315 282 1.117
4   Croatia 4 3 1 7 10 8 1.250 407 399 1.020
5   Belarus 4 2 2 7 9 7 1.286 362 339 1.068
6    Switzerland 4 2 2 5 7 9 0.778 358 351 1.020
7   Austria 4 1 3 4 6 9 0.667 326 345 0.945
Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "CEV announces tentative calendar for EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers". CEV. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "CEV releases update on EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers". CEV. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Pools set for EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers!". CEV. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "CEV European Ranking List - Men (as per 01.01.2020)". CEV. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
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