Volleyball competition held in Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland
2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/2021_Men%27s_European_Volleyball_Championship.png/210px-2021_Men%27s_European_Volleyball_Championship.png) |
Tournament details |
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Host nation | Poland
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland |
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Dates | 1–19 September |
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Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
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Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
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Champions | Italy (7th title) |
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Runners-up | Slovenia |
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Third place | Poland |
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Fourth place | Serbia |
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Tournament awards |
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MVP | Simone Giannelli |
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Best Setter | Gregor Ropret |
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Best OH | Alessandro Michieletto Daniele Lavia |
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Best MB | Marko Podraščanin Piotr Nowakowski |
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Best OPP | Nimir Abdel-Aziz |
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Best Libero | Fabio Balaso |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 76 |
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Attendance | 195,448 (2,572 per match) |
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Official website |
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The 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 32nd edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, CEV. For the second time, the EuroVolley was held in four countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland. The number of national teams that participated in the event remained to 24.[1]
In Poland, matches were played in Gdańsk, Katowice and Kraków. In Finland, matches were played in Tampere. In Czech Republic, matches were played in Ostrava. In Estonia, matches were played in Tallinn. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship as the CEV representatives.
Italy won their 7th title of Men's European Volleyball Championship. Simone Giannelli was chosen as MVP of this tournament.
Qualification
Pools composition
The drawing of lots is combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:
- The 4 Organisers are seeded in Preliminary pools. Poland in Pool A, Czech Republic in Pool B, Finland in Pool C and Estonia in Pool D.
- The first and second best ranked from the previous edition of the CEV competition are drawn in different Preliminary pools,
- The organizers can select one team to join their pools.
- According to the CEV National Team ranking list (as per 01/01/2020), 16 remaining teams are seeded by descending order in a number of cups that equals the number of Preliminary pools.
- Draw
The drawing of lots was held on 27 May 2021 in Helsinki, Finland.
Squads
Venues
Kraków (pool A) | Gdańsk (round of 16, quarterfinals) | Katowice (semifinals, finals) |
Tauron Arena | Ergo Arena | Spodek |
Capacity: 15,030 | Capacity: 11,409 | Capacity: 11,500 |
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Ostrava (Pool B, Round of 16, Quarterfinals) | Tampere (Pool C) | Tallinn (Pool D) |
Ostravar Aréna | Tampere Ice Stadium | Saku Suurhall |
Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 7,300 | Capacity: 7,200 |
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Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the 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, 3 and 4 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
Preliminary round
- The top four teams in each pool qualified for the final round.
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 453 | 381 | 1.189 | Final round |
2 | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 491 | 432 | 1.137 |
3 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 446 | 446 | 1.000 |
4 | Portugal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 459 | 502 | 0.914 |
5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 408 | 435 | 0.938 | |
6 | Greece | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0.400 | 434 | 495 | 0.877 |
Source: CEV
Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
2 Sep | 14:30 | Greece ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png) | 2–3 | Ukraine | 25–22 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 6–15 | 99–110 | Report |
2 Sep | 17:30 | Poland ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png) | 3–1 | Portugal | 25–16 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | 97–76 | Report |
2 Sep | 20:30 | Belgium ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png) | 1–3 | Serbia | 13–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | | 76–96 | Report |
3 Sep | 17:30 | Belgium ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png) | 2–3 | Portugal | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 13–15 | 108–103 | Report |
3 Sep | 20:30 | Ukraine ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png) | 0–3 | Serbia | 25–27 | 24–26 | 21–25 | | | 70–78 | Report |
4 Sep | 17:30 | Belgium ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png) | 3–0 | Greece | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–60 | Report |
4 Sep | 20:30 | Serbia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png) | 2–3 | Poland | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 14–16 | 105–109 | Report |
5 Sep | 17:30 | Portugal ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png) | 2–3 | Ukraine | 18–25 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 11–15 | 103–110 | Report |
5 Sep | 20:30 | Greece ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png) | 1–3 | Poland | 15–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 24–26 | | 86–96 | Report |
6 Sep | 17:30 | Portugal ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png) | 1–3 | Serbia | 15–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 17–25 | | 78–97 | Report |
6 Sep | 20:30 | Poland ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png) | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–18 | 26–24 | 25–16 | | | 76–58 | Report |
7 Sep | 17:30 | Serbia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png) | 3–2 | Greece | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 28–30 | 15–5 | 115–99 | Report |
7 Sep | 20:30 | Ukraine ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png) | 3–1 | Belgium | 25–27 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | 100–91 | Report |
8 Sep | 17:30 | Poland ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png) | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–56 | Report |
8 Sep | 20:30 | Greece ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png) | 1–3 | Portugal | 22–25 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | 90–99 | Report |
Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 418 | 336 | 1.244 | Final round |
2 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 379 | 329 | 1.152 |
3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 415 | 405 | 1.025 |
4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 438 | 446 | 0.982 |
5 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 348 | 390 | 0.892 | |
6 | Montenegro | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 291 | 383 | 0.760 |
Source: CEV
Pool C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 447 | 425 | 1.052 | Final round |
2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 464 | 396 | 1.172 |
3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 476 | 445 | 1.070 |
4 | Finland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 455 | 437 | 1.041 |
5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 400 | 443 | 0.903 | |
6 | North Macedonia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 329 | 425 | 0.774 |
Source: CEV
Pool D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 397 | 317 | 1.252 | Final round |
2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 463 | 389 | 1.190 |
3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 443 | 461 | 0.961 |
4 | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 434 | 489 | 0.888 |
5 | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.571 | 453 | 502 | 0.902 | |
6 | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 414 | 446 | 0.928 |
Source: CEV
Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
1 Sep | 19:00 | Estonia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png) | 1–3 | Latvia | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | | 91–91 | Report |
3 Sep | 17:00 | Croatia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png) | 0–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 13–25 | 19–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
3 Sep | 20:00 | France ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | | 75–61 | Report |
4 Sep | 16:00 | Slovakia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png) | 2–3 | Estonia | 27–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 14–25 | 13–15 | 97–112 | Report |
4 Sep | 19:00 | Croatia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png) | 3–2 | Latvia | 28–30 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 31–29 | 15–11 | 122–115 | Report |
5 Sep | 16:00 | Estonia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png) | 0–3 | Germany | 19–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |
5 Sep | 19:00 | France ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–15 | 25–16 | 26–24 | | | 76–55 | Report |
6 Sep | 17:00 | Latvia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png) | 2–3 | Slovakia | 18–25 | 25–23 | 25–13 | 19–25 | 7–15 | 94–101 | Report |
6 Sep | 20:00 | Germany ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png) | 1–3 | France | 29–31 | 25–15 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | 98–96 | Report |
7 Sep | 17:00 | Latvia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png) | 1–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 19–25 | 27–25 | 17–25 | | 85–100 | Report |
7 Sep | 20:00 | Croatia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png) | 3–2 | Estonia | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 26–24 | 15–9 | 108–101 | Report |
8 Sep | 17:00 | Slovakia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png) | 1–3 | Croatia | 27–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 29–31 | | 94–106 | Report |
8 Sep | 20:00 | France ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) | 3–0 | Latvia | 25–18 | 25–14 | 25–17 | | | 75–49 | Report |
9 Sep | 17:00 | Germany ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png) | 3–2 | Slovakia | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–27 | 25–27 | 15–9 | 115–100 | Report |
9 Sep | 20:00 | Estonia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png) | 0–3 | France | 18–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |
Final round
Round of 16
Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
11 Sep | 17:30 | ERA | Russia | 3–1 | Ukraine | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 97–85 | Report |
11 Sep | 20:30 | ERA | Poland | 3–0 | Finland | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–14 | | | 75–46 | Report |
12 Sep | 16:00 | OSA | Italy | 3–0 | Latvia | 25–14 | 25–13 | 25–16 | | | 75–43 | Report |
12 Sep | 17:30 | ERA | Netherlands | 3–2 | Portugal | 22–25 | 25–22 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 15–13 | 108–109 | Report |
12 Sep | 19:00 | OSA | Germany | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–14 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | 93–80 | Report |
12 Sep | 20:30 | ERA | Serbia | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–18 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 15–12 | 109–103 | Report |
13 Sep | 16:00 | OSA | Slovenia | 3–1 | Croatia | 25–20 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–12 | | 94–75 | Report |
13 Sep | 19:00 | OSA | France | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 22–25 | 19–25 | 32–34 | | | 73–84 | Report |
Quarterfinals
Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
14 Sep | 17:30 | ERA | Netherlands | 0–3 | Serbia | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–27 | | | 68–77 | Report |
14 Sep | 20:30 | ERA | Poland | 3–0 | Russia | 25–14 | 26–24 | 25–19 | | | 76–57 | Report |
15 Sep | 16:00 | OSA | Italy | 3–0 | Germany | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–50 | Report |
15 Sep | 19:00 | OSA | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–27 | | | 65–77 | Report |
Semifinals
Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
18 Sep | 17:30 | SPO | Poland | 1–3 | Slovenia | 25–17 | 30–32 | 16–25 | 35–37 | | 106–111 | Report |
18 Sep | 21:00 | SPO | Serbia | 1–3 | Italy | 27–29 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | | 92–102 | Report |
3rd place match
Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
19 Sep | 17:30 | SPO | Poland | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–22 | | | 75–60 | Report |
Final
Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
19 Sep | 20:30 | SPO | Slovenia | 2–3 | Italy | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 11–15 | 101–107 | Report |
Final standing
| 2021 Men's European champions | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) Italy 7th title | 14-man roster | Simone Giannelli (c), Fabio Balaso, Gianluca Galassi, Riccardo Sbertoli, Yuri Romanò, Simone Anzani, Alessandro Michieletto, Daniele Lavia, Alessandro Piccinelli, Fabio Ricci, Giulio Pinali, Lorenzo Cortesia, Francesco Recine, Mattia Bottolo | Head coach | Ferdinando De Giorgi | |
All Star Team
This list was based on 375,394 fan votes.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "CEV unveils EuroVolley 2021 logos". FIVB. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Competition Final Standing". Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Fans clear on EuroVolley men All Star team". CEV. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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