2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Women's event

The 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Women's event was the 16th edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Caorle, Italy.[1] The winners qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The reigning champions are Russia, but their disqualification due to the war in Ukraine means they can't defend their title. Italy won their first title, beating Slovenia 3–1 in the final.

2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Women's event
Tournament details
Host nation Italy
CityCaorle
Dates9–15 October
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runners-up Slovenia
Third place Ukraine
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Official website
Caorle 2023

Host selection edit

Caorle, Italy was given the hosting rights on the 8 February 2023.[1] This marks the first time the tournament will be held in Italy.

Qualified teams edit

Host (1)

Qualifiers (9)

Venue edit

The venue was the Palamare Valter Vicentini in Caorle.[2]

Caorle
Palamare Valter Vicentini
Capacity: unknown

Broadcasting rights edit

Every game will be broadcast on ParaVolley Europe YouTube channel.

Squads edit

Teams can select 12 players for the tournament.[3]

Draw edit

The draw took place on 13 May 2023 in Caorle.[4]

Format edit

10 teams are split into two group of five. The top four in each group plays in the Quarterfinals, while the bottom team in each group plays in the classification match. 

Group stage edit

Pool A edit

  • All times are local.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Italy (H) 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 301 130 2.315 Quarterfinals
2   Germany 4 3 1 9 9 3 3.000 284 220 1.291
3   Hungary 4 2 2 6 6 7 0.857 170 216 0.787
4   Croatia 4 1 3 3 3 9 0.333 158 267 0.592
5   Turkey 4 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 144 324 0.444
Source: Report
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct 09:30 Germany   3–0   Croatia 25–8 25–3 25–8     75–19 [5]
9 Oct 19:00 Italy   3–0   Turkey 25–2 25–6 25–5     75–13 [6]
10 Oct 12:00 Germany   3–0   Hungary 25–11 25–11 25–11     75–33 [7]
10 Oct 19:00 Italy   3–0   Croatia 25–4 25–7 25–9     75–20 [8]
11 Oct 12:00 Turkey   1–3   Hungary 12–25 6–25 26–24 12–25   56–99 [9]
11 Oct 19:00 Italy   3–0   Germany 25–21 25–14 26–24     76–59 [10]
12 Oct 09:15 Hungary   3–0   Croatia 25–14 25–19 25–11     75–44 [11]
12 Oct 12:00 Germany   3–0   Turkey 25–8 25–20 25–5     75–33 [12]
12 Oct 19:00 Hungary   0–3   Italy 13–25 10–25 15–25     38–75 [13]
13 Oct 09:30 Croatia   3–0   Turkey 25–11 25–14 25–17     75–42 [14]

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Slovenia 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 301 189 1.593 Quarterfinals
2   Ukraine 4 3 1 9 9 3 3.000 303 196 1.546
3   Poland 4 2 2 6 6 6 1.000 278 283 0.982
4   Great Britain 4 1 3 3 3 10 0.300 202 310 0.652
5   France 4 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 193 309 0.625
Source: Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct 12:00 Ukraine   3–0   Poland 27–25 25–16 25–15     77–56 [15]
9 Oct 16:00 Slovenia   3–0   Great Britain 25–12 25–5 25–11     75–28 [16]
10 Oct 09:30 Ukraine   3–0   France 25–4 25–11 25–15     75–30 [17]
10 Oct 16:00 Slovenia   3–0   Poland 25–21 25–20 25–19     75–60 [18]
11 Oct 09:30 Great Britain   3–1   France 25–21 25–21 9–25 25–16   84–83 [19]
11 Oct 16:00 Slovenia   3–0   Ukraine 26–24 25–20 25–19     76–63 [20]
12 Oct 09:30 France   0–3   Poland 23–25 7–25 11–25     41–75 [21]
12 Oct 11:45 Ukraine   3–0   Great Britain 25–11 25–9 25–14     75–34 [22]
12 Oct 18:15 France   0–3   Slovenia 11–25 11–25 16–25     38–75 [23]
13 Oct 09:15 Poland   3–0   Great Britain 25–21 27–25 25–10     77–56 [24]

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 October –
 
 
  Italy 3
 
14 October –
 
  Great Britain 0
 
  Italy 3
 
13 October –
 
  Ukraine 2
 
  Ukraine 3
 
15 October –
 
  Hungary 0
 
  Italy 3
 
13 October –
 
  Slovenia 1
 
  Slovenia 3
 
14 October –
 
  Croatia 0
 
  Slovenia 3
 
13 October –
 
  Germany 1 Third place
 
  Germany 3
 
15 October –
 
  Poland 0
 
  Ukraine 3
 
 
  Germany 1
 

5–8 classification bracket edit

 
Semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
14 October
 
 
  Great Britain0
 
15 October
 
  Hungary3
 
  Hungary3
 
14 October
 
  Croatia0
 
  Croatia3
 
 
  Poland2
 
7th place match
 
 
15 October
 
 
  Great Britain0
 
 
  Poland3

Ninth place match edit

 
9th place
 
  
 
14 October
 
 
  Turkey1
 
 
  France3
 

Quarterfinals edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Oct 16:00 Ukraine   3–0   Hungary 25–7 25–14 25–8     75–29 [25]
13 Oct 18:00 Germany   3–0   Poland 25–8 25–10 25–10     75–28 [26]
13 Oct 18:15 Italy   3–0   Great Britain 25–9 25–12 25–5     75–26 [27]
13 Oct 18:30 Slovenia   3–0   Croatia 25–10 25–5 25–14     75–29 [28]

Semifinals edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Oct 15:45 Italy   3–2   Ukraine 22–25 17–25 25–19 25–19 15–13 104–101 [29]
14 Oct 16:00 Slovenia   3–1   Germany 25–15 23–25 25–19 25–19   98–78 [30]

Third place match edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Oct 12:00 Ukraine   3–1   Germany 25–17 21–25 26–24 25–12 97–78 [31]

Final edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Oct 15:00 Italy   3–1   Slovenia 25–17 22–25 25–16 25–22   97–80 [32]

Classification rounds edit

Ninth place match edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Oct 15:30 Turkey   1–3   France 25–20 25–27 18–25 15–25 83–97 [33]

5–8 Semifinals edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Oct 09:30 Great Britain   0–3   Hungary 18–25 18–25 23–25     59–75 [34]
14 Oct 16:00 Croatia   3–2   Poland 25–23 26–24 15–25 16–25 15–13 97–110 [35]

Seventh place match edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Oct 09:00 Great Britain   0–3   Poland 12–25 7–25 14–25     33–75 [36]

Fifth place match edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Oct 11:00 Hungary   3–0   Croatia 25–20 25–20 25–21     75–61 [37]

Final rankings edit

Rank Team
    Italy
    Slovenia
    Ukraine
4   Germany
5   Hungary
6   Croatia
7   Poland
8   Great Britain
9   France
10   Turkey
Team Qualified for the 2024 Paralympics

Awards edit

The awards were as follows:

MVP

Best Setter

Best Attacker

Best Receiver

Best Server

Best Blocker

Best Libero

Green Card award

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

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