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2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship

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2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nations Azerbaijan
 Georgia
Dates22 September – 1 October
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions Serbia (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVPSerbia Tijana Bošković
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Official website
2017 Women's EuroVolley

The 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 30th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. The tournament was co-hosted by Azerbaijan and Georgia,[1] and was held between 22 September and 1 October 2017.[2][3]

Serbia defeated Netherlands in the final to capture their second european title.[4] Turkey defeated Azerbaijan for the bronze medal.[5] Tijana Bošković from Serbia was elected the MVP.

Qualification

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Main article: 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship qualification
Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Country  Azerbaijan
 Georgia
2015 European Championship  Russia
 Netherlands
 Serbia
 Turkey
 Germany
Means of qualification Qualifier
Second Round Winners Pool A  Italy
Pool B  Belgium
Pool C  Poland
Pool D  Croatia
Pool E  Bulgaria
Pool F  Belarus
Third Round Winners  Hungary
 Czech Republic
 Ukraine
Total 16

Format

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The tournament is played in two different stages. In the first stage, the sixteen participants are divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format is played within each group to determine the teams' group position (as per criteria below). The three best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progress to the second stage, with group winners advancing to the quarterfinals while second and third placed teams advancing to the playoffs.

Pool standing criteria

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  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the match between the tied teams

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

The second stage of the tournament consists of a single-elimination, with winners advancing to the next round. First, the playoff is played (involving groups second and third places) to determine which teams will join the group winners in the quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, 3rd place match and final.

Pools composition

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Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Azerbaijan  Georgia  Russia  Serbia
 Germany  Italy  Turkey  Netherlands
 Poland  Croatia  Bulgaria  Belgium
 Hungary  Belarus  Ukraine  Czech Republic

Squads

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Further information: 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship squads

Venues

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Three venues (each in a different city) were selected to be used in the tournament. Two located in Azerbaijan (at Baku and Ganja) and one in Georgia (at Tbilisi).[6]

Pools A, C and Championship round Pool D
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Host cities in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Ganja, Azerbaijan
National Gymnastics Arena Göygöl Olympic Sport Complex
Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 900[7]
Pool B
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Host cities in Georgia
Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi Sports Palace
Capacity: 9,700

Preliminary round

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All times are Azerbaijan Time (AZT) / Georgia Time (GET) (UTC+04:00).

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Azerbaijan (H) 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 244 191 1.277 Quarterfinals
2  Poland 3 2 1 5 6 6 1.000 258 250 1.032 Playoffs
3  Germany 3 1 2 4 6 7 0.857 267 285 0.937
4  Hungary 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 220 263 0.837
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Sep 18:00 Hungary  0–3  Azerbaijan 23–25 14–25 16–25     53–75 Report
22 Sep 20:30 Poland  3–2  Germany 23–25 25–15 18–25 25–23 15–5 106–93 Report
23 Sep 18:00 Poland  3–1  Hungary 25–22 19–25 25–17 25–18   94–82 Report
24 Sep 18:00 Azerbaijan  3–0  Poland 25–14 25–21 25–23     75–58 Report
24 Sep 20:30 Germany  3–1  Hungary 25–21 19–25 25–21 25–18   94–85 Report
25 Sep 18:00 Germany  1–3  Azerbaijan 25–19 19–25 18–25 18–25   80–94 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 264 232 1.138 Quarterfinals
2  Belarus 3 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 254 226 1.124 Playoffs
3  Croatia 3 1 2 5 7 7 1.000 303 257 1.179
4  Georgia (H) 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 142 248 0.573
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Sep 17:00 Italy  3–0  Georgia 25–14 25–12 25–12     75–38 Report
22 Sep 20:00 Belarus  3–2  Croatia 10–25 15–25 25–21 25–20 15–9 90–100 Report
23 Sep 17:00 Georgia  1–3  Croatia 12–25 13–25 25–23 23–25   73–98 Report
23 Sep 20:00 Italy  3–1  Belarus 27–25 25–18 18–25 25–21   95–89 Report
24 Sep 17:00 Georgia  0–3  Belarus 8–25 11–25 12–25     31–75 Report
24 Sep 20:00 Croatia  2–3  Italy 23–25 21–25 25–19 25–10 11–15 105–94 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 7 9 5 1.800 312 299 1.043 Quarterfinals
2  Bulgaria 3 2 1 5 8 7 1.143 313 298 1.050 Playoffs
3  Turkey 3 1 2 4 6 7 0.857 287 282 1.018
4  Ukraine 3 0 3 2 5 9 0.556 279 312 0.894
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Sep 15:30 Ukraine  2–3  Russia 18–25 25–20 23–25 25–23 13–15 104–108 Report
23 Sep 15:30 Bulgaria  3–2  Ukraine 25–23 21–25 23–25 25–11 15–4 109–88 Report
23 Sep 20:30 Turkey  1–3  Russia 23–25 25–20 23–25 20–25   91–95 Report
24 Sep 15:30 Bulgaria  3–2  Turkey 25–17 10–25 25–16 20–25 20–18 100–101 Report
25 Sep 15:30 Russia  3–2  Bulgaria 21–25 25–20 23–25 25–21 15–13 109–104 Report
25 Sep 20:30 Turkey  3–1  Ukraine 25–20 25–19 20–25 25–23   95–87 Report

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Serbia 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 253 217 1.166 Quarterfinals
2  Netherlands 3 2 1 6 6 5 1.200 261 234 1.115 Playoffs
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 241 264 0.913
4  Belgium 3 0 3 0 3 9 0.333 254 294 0.864
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Sep 17:00 Serbia  3–0  Czech Republic 25–22 25–16 25–23     75–61 Report
22 Sep 20:00 Netherlands  3–1  Belgium 23–25 25–12 25–21 25–14   98–72 Report
23 Sep 17:00 Czech Republic  3–1  Belgium 19–25 25–23 28–26 25–19   97–93 Report
23 Sep 20:00 Serbia  3–0  Netherlands 29–27 25–17 25–23     79–67 Report
24 Sep 17:00 Belgium  1–3  Serbia 26–24 20–25 22–25 21–25   89–99 Report
24 Sep 20:00 Czech Republic  1–3  Netherlands 21–25 15–25 25–21 22–25   83–96 Report

Championship round

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All times are Azerbaijan Time (AZT) (UTC+04:00).

Bracket

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PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
28 September–Baku
 
 
 Italy0
 
26 September–Baku
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Netherlands3
 
30 September–Baku
 
 Croatia0
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 Azerbaijan2
 
 
29 September–Baku
 
 
 Azerbaijan3
 
27 September–Baku
 
 Germany0
 
 Bulgaria2
 
1 October–Baku
 
 Germany3
 
 Netherlands1
 
 
 Serbia3
 
 
28 September–Baku
 
 
 Serbia3
 
26 September–Baku
 
 Belarus0
 
 Belarus3
 
30 September–Baku
 
 Czech Republic2
 
 Serbia3
 
 
 Turkey0 Third place game
 
 
29 September–Baku1 October–Baku
 
 
 Russia0 Azerbaijan1
 
27 September–Baku
 
 Turkey3  Turkey3
 
 Poland1
 
 
 Turkey3
 

Playoffs

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Sep 18:00 Belarus  3–2  Czech Republic 18–25 23–25 27–25 25–22 17–15 110–112 Report
26 Sep 20:30 Netherlands  3–0  Croatia 25–18 25–8 25–21     75–47 Report
27 Sep 18:00 Poland  1–3  Turkey 22–25 25–27 25–18 23–25   95–95 Report
27 Sep 20:30 Bulgaria  2–3  Germany 25–14 20–25 25–16 19–25 11–15 100–95 Report

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Sep 18:00 Italy  0–3  Netherlands 17–25 20–25 13–25     50–75 Report
28 Sep 20:30 Serbia  3–0  Belarus 25–19 25–12 25–14     75–45 Report
29 Sep 18:00 Azerbaijan  3–0  Germany 25–20 25–18 25–21     75–59 Report
29 Sep 20:30 Russia  0–3  Turkey 25–27 18–25 20–25     63–77 Report

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep 18:00 Netherlands  3–2  Azerbaijan 20–25 25–19 25–19 25–27 15–12 110–102 Report
30 Sep 20:30 Serbia  3–0  Turkey 25–17 25–12 25–21     75–50 Report

Third place game

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct 16:00 Azerbaijan  1–3  Turkey 25–22 21–25 14–25 8–25   68–97 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct 19:00 Netherlands  1–3  Serbia 20–25 22–25 25–18 18–25   85–93 Report

Final standing

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Individual awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CEV announces organisers of European Championships". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ "2017 CEV Volleyball European Championship - Women". CEV. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ Keith, Braden (28 December 2016). "Dates for 2017 European Women's Volleyball Championships Confirmed". VolleyMob. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Serbia net second European crown in history, Bošković takes MVP honours". CEV. 1 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Turkey claim EuroVolley bronze to silence Baku crowd". CEV. 1 October 2017.
  6. ^ "#EuroVolleyW Drawing of Lots – The latest news from Baku…". CEV. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Ganja Olympic Sport Complex". Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of youth and sport (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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