2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship qualification

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

Qualifying matches were initially scheduled in August and September 2020 but due to COVID-19 pandemic CEV decided to postpone the matches. On 29 June 2020, CEV released a tentative schedule moving the matches to January 2021.[2][3]

In December 2020 as a response to the coronavirus crisis and the many restrictions in place in many countries for teams to travel and organisers to host and deliver sporting events, the CEV Board of Administration has decided to postpone the completion of the CEV EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers to 16 May 2021 at the latest.[4]

Qualification

Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania as host countries were directly qualified. The eight best placed teams at the 2019 edition also gained direct entries into the tournament. 23 teams compete for the remaining 12 places at the final tournament.

Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Countries  Serbia Qualification Pool A  Belarus
 Bulgaria   Switzerland
 Croatia Pool B  Sweden
 Romania  Ukraine
2019 European Championship  Turkey Pool C  Greece
 Italy  Spain
 Poland Pool D  Slovakia
 Netherlands  Finland
 Germany Pool E  France
 Russia  Hungary
 Belgium Pool F  Czech Republic
 Azerbaijan  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Total 24

Direct qualification

Qualified for the 2021 European Championship
Qualified as hosts for the 2021 European Championship
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Serbia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Turkey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy
4  Poland
5  Netherlands
6  Germany
7  Russia
8  Bulgaria
9  Belgium
10  Azerbaijan
11  Croatia
12  Slovakia
13  Romania
14  Greece
15  Spain
16  Slovenia
17  Ukraine
18  Finland
19   Switzerland
20  Hungary
21  France
22  Belarus
23  Estonia
24  Portugal

Format

There being six pools of either three or four teams each, the top two of each pool will qualify for the 2021 European Championship. The pools will be played in a double round-robin tournaments format officially from 7 to 16 May 2021.

Pools composition

The pools were set following the Serpentine system according to their European Ranking for national teams as of January 2020. Due to travel restrictions in place for citizens of Kosovo, their team has been moved to the next available pool where no such restrictions would apply. Rankings are shown in brackets.[5]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F
 Belarus (11)  Ukraine (13)  Spain (14)  Slovakia (15)  Hungary (17)  Slovenia (18)
   Switzerland (24)  Portugal (23)  Greece (22)  Finland (21)  France (20)  Czech Republic (19)
 Estonia (25)  Georgia (26)  Austria (27)  Montenegro (28)  Israel (29)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (30)
 Sweden (34)  Norway (32)  Kosovo (40)  Denmark (32)  Latvia (30)

Pool standing procedure

  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

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Belarus 4 4 0 12 12 1 12.000 322 260 1.238 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2   Switzerland 4 2 2 5 7 9 0.778 339 345 0.983
3  Estonia 4 0 4 1 3 12 0.250 303 359 0.844
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 May 18:00 Belarus  3–0  Estonia 25–23 25–20 25–18     75–61 Report
11 May 18:00 Estonia  2–3   Switzerland 25–18 19–25 15–25 25–23 14–16 98–107 Report
12 May 18:00 Switzerland  1–3  Belarus 22–25 16–25 25–18 20–25   83–93 Report
13 May 18:00 Estonia  0–3  Belarus 22–25 27–29 16–25     65–79 Report
14 May 18:00 Switzerland  3–1  Estonia 25–15 23–25 25–17 25–22   98–79 Report
15 May 18:00 Belarus  3–0   Switzerland 25–20 25–12 25–19     75–51 Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Sweden 6 5 1 14 16 6 2.667 507 377 1.345 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2  Ukraine 6 4 2 13 14 7 2.000 484 337 1.436
3  Portugal 6 3 3 9 11 10 1.100 452 402 1.124
4  Georgia 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 123 450 0.273
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May 19.00 Portugal  1–3  Ukraine 25–20 21–25 23–25 19–25   88–95 Report
7 May 00.00 Georgia  0–3  Sweden 0–25 0–25 0–25     0–75 Report
8 May 15.00 Sweden  3–0  Ukraine 27–25 25–19 25–18     77–62 Report
8 May 00.00 Georgia  0–3  Portugal 0–25 0–25 0–25     0–75 Report
9 May 00.00 Ukraine  3–0  Georgia 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 Report
9 May 15.00 Sweden  3–1  Portugal 25–21 25–16 19–25 25–15   94–77 Report

Tournament 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 15.30 Georgia  0–3  Portugal 19–25 15–25 16–25     50–75 Report
14 May 18.30 Sweden  3–2  Ukraine 15–25 25–18 25–23 18–25 15–11 98–102 Report
15 May 15.30 Portugal  0–3  Ukraine 14–25 13–25 13–25     40–75 Report
15 May 18.30 Georgia  0–3  Sweden 16–25 13–25 10–25     39–75 Report
16 May 15.30 Ukraine  3–0  Georgia 25–6 25–19 25–9     75–34 Report
16 May 18.30 Portugal  3–1  Sweden 25–23 22–25 25–18 25–22   97–88 Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Greece 6 6 0 18 18 0 MAX 450 253 1.779 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2  Spain 6 4 2 12 12 7 1.714 441 347 1.271
3  Austria 6 2 4 6 7 12 0.583 393 374 1.051
4  Norway 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 140 450 0.311
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May 17.00 Spain  3–1  Austria 28–26 25–18 23–25 25–23   101–92 Report
7 May 20.00 Greece  3–0  Norway 25–18 25–12 25–17     75–47 Report
8 May 17.00 Austria  3–0  Norway 25–16 25–18 25–14     75–48 Report
8 May 20.00 Spain  0–3  Greece 22–25 20–25 18–25     60–75 Report
9 May 17.00 Norway  0–3  Spain 17–25 15–25 13–25     45–75 Report
9 May 20.00 Austria  0–3  Greece 14–25 8–25 18–25     40–75 Report

Tournament 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 May 17.35 Austria  0–3  Spain 17–25 21–25 22–25     60–75 Report
13 May 00.00 Norway  0–3  Greece 0–25 0–25 0–25     0–75 Report
14 May 17.35 Spain  0–3  Greece 19–25 15–25 21–25     55–75 Report
14 May 00.00 Norway  0–3  Austria 0–25 0–25 0–25     0–75 Report
15 May 00.00 Spain  3–0  Norway 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 Report
15 May 20.20 Greece  3–0  Austria 25–16 25–18 25–17     75–51 Report

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Slovakia 6 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 473 290 1.631 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2  Finland 6 4 2 11 13 9 1.444 440 441 0.998
3  Montenegro 6 2 4 7 9 13 0.692 463 496 0.933
4  Kosovo 6 0 6 0 1 18 0.056 316 465 0.680
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May 17.00 Finland  1–3  Slovakia 24–26 25–22 14–25 19–25   82–98 Report
7 May 20.00 Montenegro  3–0  Kosovo 25–21 25–14 26–24     76–59 Report
8 May 17.00 Slovakia  3–0  Kosovo 25–15 25–17 25–16     75–48 Report
8 May 20.00 Finland  3–2  Montenegro 24–26 25–23 25–17 22–25 15–13 111–104 Report
9 May 17.00 Kosovo  0–3  Finland 15–25 10–25 15–25     40–75 Report
9 May 20.00 Slovakia  3–0  Montenegro 25–22 25–17 25–23     75–62 Report

Tournament 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 May 17.30 Slovakia  3–0  Montenegro 25–14 25–10 25–23     75–47 Report
13 May 20.30 Kosovo  0–3  Finland 9–25 16–25 14–25     39–75 Report
14 May 17.30 Montenegro  1–3  Finland 25–22 22–25 16–25 22–25   85–97 Report
14 May 20.30 Slovakia  3–0  Kosovo 25–23 25–11 25–17     75–51 Report
15 May 17.30 Montenegro  3–1  Kosovo 25–19 14–25 25–21 25–14   89–79 Report
15 May 20.30 Finland  0–3  Slovakia 0–25 0–25 0–25     0–75 Report

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France 6 5 1 15 17 5 3.400 525 413 1.271 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2  Hungary 6 5 1 15 17 5 3.400 509 410 1.241
3  Israel 6 2 4 5 6 14 0.429 367 454 0.808
4  Denmark 6 0 6 1 2 18 0.111 354 478 0.741
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May 17.00 Israel  0–3  Hungary 18–25 14–25 12–25     44–75 Report
7 May 20.00 Denmark  0–3  France 18–25 15–25 16–25     49–75 Report
8 May 17.00 France  2–3  Hungary 24–26 25–14 25–19 23–25 12–15 109–99 Report
8 May 20.00 Denmark  0–3  Israel 19–25 16–25 16–25     51–75 Report
9 May 16.30 France  3–0  Israel 25–16 25–19 25–14     75–49 Report
9 May 19.30 Hungary  3–0  Denmark 25–18 25–20 25–13     75–51 Report

Tournament 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 16.00 Denmark  0–3  France 21–25 23–25 17–25     61–75 Report
14 May 19.00 Hungary  3–0  Israel 25–19 25–16 25–16     75–51 Report
15 May 16.00 France  3–0  Israel 25–19 25–14 25–12     75–45 Report
15 May 19.00 Denmark  0–3  Hungary 8–25 18–25 13–25     39–75 Report
16 May 16.00 France  3–2  Hungary 25–23 21–25 30–32 25–19 15–11 116–110 Report
16 May 19.00 Israel  3–2  Denmark 26–24 25–14 18–25 17–25 17–15 103–103 Report

Pool F

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Czech Republic 6 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 491 372 1.320 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 3 3 9 11 9 1.222 445 426 1.045
3  Slovenia 6 3 3 9 10 11 0.909 479 476 1.006
4  Latvia 6 0 6 0 1 18 0.056 337 478 0.705
Source: [citation needed]

Tournament 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 May 16.00 Slovenia  0–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 23–25 20–25 24–26     67–76 Report
6 May 19.40 Latvia  0–3  Czech Republic 19–25 17–25 9–25     45–75 Report
7 May 16.00 Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–3  Czech Republic 23–25 18–25 17–25     58–75 Report
7 May 19.40 Slovenia  3–0  Latvia 25–15 29–27 25–14     79–56 Report
8 May 16.00 Czech Republic  3–1  Slovenia 21–25 25–22 25–19 25–16   96–82 Report
8 May 19.40 Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Latvia 25–10 25–14 25–22     75–46 Report

Tournament 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 17.00 Latvia  1–3  Slovenia 14–25 22–25 25–23 21–25   82–98 Report
14 May 20.00 Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–3  Czech Republic 25–19 22–25 9–25 14–25   70–94 Report
15 May 17.00 Slovenia  0–3  Czech Republic 18–25 15–25 22–25     55–75 Report
15 May 20.00 Latvia  0–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 20–25 15–25 11–25     46–75 Report
16 May 17.00 Czech Republic  3–0  Latvia 25–18 26–24 25–20     76–62 Report
16 May 20.00 Slovenia  3–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 23–25 25–22 25–22 25–22   98–91 Report

References

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