2021 Girls' U16 European Volleyball Championship

The 2021 Girls' U16 European Volleyball Championship was the 3rd edition of the Girls' U16 European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) the girls' under-16 national teams of Europe. The tournament was held in Hungary and Slovakia from 10 to 18 July 2021.[1][2]

2021 Girls' U16 European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Hungary
 Slovakia
Dates10–18 July 2021
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions Russia (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVPRussia Marina Asliamova
Official website
Official website

Qualification

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Means of qualification Qualifier
Host countries   Hungary
  Slovakia
Qualification 1st round BVA   Serbia
EEVZA   Russia
MEVZA   Czech Republic
WEVZA   Italy
Qualification 2nd round Pool A   Belgium
Pool B   Bulgaria
Pool C   Croatia
Pool D   Poland
Pool E   Turkey
Best runners-up   Romania

Venues

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Pool I, final round Pool II, classification matches
  Nyíregyháza, Hungary   Humenné, Slovakia
Continental Arena MSH Humenne
Capacity: 2400 Capacity: 1186

Pools composition

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The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:

  1. The two organisers were seeded in Preliminary pools. Hungary in Pool I and Slovakia in Pool II.
  2. Remaining 10 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in five cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  Italy (1)
  Russia (2)
  Turkey (3)
  Romania (5)
  Belgium (7)
  Bulgaria (8)
  Serbia (10)
  Czech Republic (12)
  Croatia (13)
  Poland (15)
Result

The drawing of lots was held on 11 May 2021 in Luxembourg.[3]

Pool I Pool II
  Hungary   Slovakia
  Russia   Italy
  Turkey   Romania
  Belgium   Bulgaria
  Czech Republic   Serbia
  Poland   Croatia

Preliminary round

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Pool I

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Russia 5 5 0 14 15 2 7.500 405 294 1.378 Semifinals
2   Turkey 5 4 1 13 14 4 3.500 425 352 1.207
3   Poland 5 3 2 8 10 8 1.250 395 367 1.076 5th–8th semifinals
4   Hungary 5 2 3 6 6 11 0.545 335 385 0.870
5   Belgium 5 1 4 3 4 13 0.308 323 413 0.782
6   Czech Republic 5 0 5 1 4 15 0.267 368 440 0.836
Source: [4]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul 15:00 Poland   1–3   Turkey 22–25 26–28 25–18 18–25   91–96 Report
10 Jul 17:30 Hungary   3–1   Czech Republic 25–23 19–25 25–19 25–17   94–84 Report
10 Jul 20:00 Belgium   0–3   Russia 16–25 21–25 16–25     53–75 Report
11 Jul 15:00 Czech Republic   0–3   Turkey 17–25 14–25 15–25     46–75 Report
11 Jul 17:30 Hungary   3–1   Belgium 25–14 25–17 23–25 25–20   98–76 Report
11 Jul 20:00 Russia   3–0   Poland 25–14 25–20 25–13     75–47 Report
12 Jul 15:00 Belgium   3–1   Czech Republic 25–19 14–25 25–22 25–23   89–89 Report
12 Jul 17:30 Poland   3–0   Hungary 25–18 25–14 25–14     75–46 Report
12 Jul 20:00 Turkey   2–3   Russia 23–25 25–18 25–22 17–25 13–15 103–105 Report
14 Jul 15:00 Belgium   0–3   Poland 18–25 18–25 15–25     51–75 Report
14 Jul 17:30 Hungary   0–3   Turkey 17–25 21–25 18–25     56–75 Report
14 Jul 20:00 Czech Republic   0–3   Russia 22–25 16–25 12–25     50–75 Report
15 Jul 15:00 Turkey   3–0   Belgium 25–14 26–24 25–16     76–54 Report
15 Jul 17:30 Russia   3–0   Hungary 25–12 25–17 25–12     75–41 Report
15 Jul 20:00 Poland   3–2   Czech Republic 25–23 19–25 23–25 25–13 15–13 107–99 Report

Pool II

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Italy 5 4 1 12 12 4 3.000 383 277 1.383 Semifinals
2   Bulgaria 5 4 1 11 13 6 2.167 444 379 1.172
3   Serbia 5 4 1 11 12 6 2.000 403 336 1.199 5th–8th semifinals
4   Slovakia 5 2 3 6 8 10 0.800 344 412 0.835
5   Croatia 5 1 4 5 8 13 0.615 428 478 0.895
6   Romania 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 282 402 0.701
Source: [4]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul 15:00 Italy   0–3   Bulgaria 21–25 17–25 22–25     60–75 Report
10 Jul 17:30 Slovakia   3–0   Romania 25–13 25–17 25–22     75–52 Report
10 Jul 20:00 Serbia   3–2   Croatia 23–25 25–10 22–25 25–19 15–11 110–90 Report
11 Jul 15:00 Bulgaria   3–0   Romania 25–16 25–17 25–19     75–52 Report
11 Jul 17:30 Croatia   1–3   Slovakia 23–25 21–25 25–16 23–25   92–91 Report
11 Jul 20:00 Italy   3–0   Serbia 25–17 25–18 25–13     75–48 Report
12 Jul 15:00 Romania   1–3   Croatia 25–19 19–25 18–25 29–31   91–100 Report
12 Jul 17:30 Slovakia   1–3   Italy 25–21 9–25 13–25 18–25   65–96 Report
12 Jul 20:00 Serbia   3–1   Bulgaria 25–21 25–19 20–25 25–21   95–86 Report
14 Jul 15:00 Italy   3–0   Romania 25–13 27–25 25–8     77–46 Report
14 Jul 17:30 Serbia   3–0   Slovakia 25–12 25–17 25–15     75–44 Report
14 Jul 20:00 Bulgaria   3–2   Croatia 20–25 25–18 25–22 26–28 15–10 111–103 Report
15 Jul 15:00 Romania   0–3   Serbia 12–25 9–25 20–25     41–75 Report
15 Jul 17:30 Croatia   0–3   Italy 12–25 9–25 22–25     43–75 Report
15 Jul 20:00 Slovakia   1–3   Bulgaria 15–25 25–22 8–25 21–25   69–97 Report

5th–8th classification

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Semifinals5th-place match
 
      
 
17 July
 
 
  Poland3
 
18 July
 
  Slovakia0
 
  Poland2
 
17 July
 
  Serbia3
 
  Serbia3
 
 
  Hungary1
 
7th-place match
 
 
18 July
 
 
  Slovakia0
 
 
  Hungary3

5th–8th semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jul 15:30 Poland   3–0   Slovakia 25–15 25–16 25–18     75–49 Report
17 Jul 18:00 Serbia   3–1   Hungary 19–25 26–24 25–18 25–22   95–89 Report

7th-place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul 15:30 Slovakia   0–3   Hungary 20–25 20–25 18–25     58–75 Report

5th-place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul 18:00 Poland   2–3   Serbia 25–20 24–26 25–12 23–25 9–15 106–98 Report

Final round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 July
 
 
  Russia3
 
18 July
 
  Bulgaria0
 
  Russia3
 
17 July
 
  Italy1
 
  Italy3
 
 
  Turkey2
 
3rd-place match
 
 
18 July
 
 
  Bulgaria3
 
 
  Turkey2

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jul 15:30 Russia   3–0   Bulgaria 25–16 25–13 25–16     75–45 Report
17 Jul 18:00 Italy   3–2   Turkey 25–21 20–25 19–25 25–19 15–6 104–96 Report

3rd-place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul 15:30 Bulgaria   3–2   Turkey 21–25 20–25 25–10 25–20 15–6 106–86 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul 18:00 Russia   3–1   Italy 25–21 22–25 25–21 25–16   97–83 Report

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Russia
    Italy
    Bulgaria
4   Turkey
5   Serbia
6   Poland
7   Hungary
8   Slovakia
9   Croatia
10   Belgium
11   Czech Republic
12   Romania

Awards

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At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "CEV U16 & U17 Volleyball European Championship 2021 Official Communications" (PDF). cev.eu. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Team Serbia book ticket to #EuroVolleyU16W". cev.eu. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ Ferraro, Federico (11 May 2021). "Pools set for #EuroVolleyU16W Final Round in Hungary and Slovakia". cev.eu. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "2021 cev u16". cev.eu. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ "#EuroVolleyU16W gold goes to Russia, Italy and Bulgaria complete podium". cev.eu. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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