The XXVI European Volleyball Men's Youth Championship was held in 2018 with the participation of teams made up of players no older than 1999 who were born. Matches of the final tournament were played from July 14 to July 22 in two cities of the Netherlands ( The Hague and Ede ) and the Belgian Kortrijk . The winner of the tournament was the Russian team.
| European Championships in men's volleyball 2018 youth teams | |
|---|---|
| 2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship | |
| Championship details | |
| Location |  Netherlands ,  Belgium |
| Cities | The Hague , Ede , Kortrijk |
| Stadiums | 3 |
| The timing of the qualifying tournament | April 26 - July 1 |
| Deadline for the final tournament | July 14–22 |
| Number of participants | 31 |
| in the final stage | 12 |
| Top places | |
 Champion |  Russia (8th time) |
 Second place |  Czech |
 Third place | Belgium |
| Championship statistics | |
| Attendance | 5932 (156 per game) |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Best player | Konstantin Abaev |
Content
Qualifying games
29 teams took part in the qualifying games. Eight winners of the groups of the second stage (the first stage was not held) won tickets to the final tournament of the championship, and the teams that became the second in the groups went to the third stage of qualification, where they played two more tickets to the final tournament. The teams of Belgium and the Netherlands, as organizers, were exempted from the qualification procedure.
The draw for the final tournament was held on May 8, 2018 in Utrecht [1] .
Stage Two
| A place | Group A ( Corigliano Calabro ) | Group B ( Vityazevo ) | Group C ( Zdar nad Sazavou ) | Group D ( Herceg Novi ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Italy | Russia | Finland | France |
| 2 | Spain | Israel | Czech | Latvia |
| 3 | Bulgaria | Hungary | Denmark | Montenegro |
| four | Switzerland | Estonia | Slovenia |
| A place | Group E ( Ploiesti ) | Group F ( Zrenjanin ) | Group G ( Humenne ) | Group H ( Cherkasy ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Germany | Portugal | Turkey | Belorussia |
| 2 | Romania | Serbia | Greece | Poland |
| 3 | Sweden | Norway | Slovakia | Ukraine |
| four | Austria | Croatia |
Stage Three
| A place | Group I ( Girardow ) | Group J ( Zdar nad Sazavou ) |
|---|---|---|
| one | Poland | Czech |
| 2 | Spain | Greece |
| 3 | Israel | Serbia |
| four | Latvia | Romania |
Final Tournament
Arenas
- The Hague : Sportcampus Zuiderpark - playoffs.
- Ede : Van der Knaap Topsporthal - Group I.
- Kortrijk : SC Lange Munte - Group II.
Group stage
Group I
| Matches | Glasses | Sets | Balls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (3: 2) | P (2: 3) | AT | P | Q: P | AT | P | Q: P | ||
| 1. Czech | 4 (1) | eleven) | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2,333 | 459 | 430 | 1,067 |
| 2. Netherlands | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 9 | eleven | 9 | 1,222 | 449 | 440 | 1,020 |
| 3. Belorussia | 3 (1) | 20) | eight | 9 | eight | 1,125 | 382 | 380 | 1,005 |
| 4. Germany | 3 (2) | 2 (1) | eight | eleven | ten | 1,100 | 454 | 421 | 1,078 |
| 5. Finland | ten) | 4 (1) | four | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 424 | 433 | 0.979 |
| 6. Portugal | ten) | 4 (1) | four | 6 | 13 | 0.462 | 393 | 457 | 0.860 |
| date | Match | Score | Sets | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | 3 | four | five | ||||
| 14.07 | Portugal - Germany | 0: 3 | 7:25 | 19:25 | 21:25 | Report | ||
| Netherlands - Czech | 0: 3 | 23:25 | 21:25 | 20:25 | Report | |||
| Finland - Belorussia | 3: 0 | 25:15 | 28:26 | 25:20 | Report | |||
| 15.07 | Czech Republic - Germany | 2: 3 | 23:25 | 25:21 | 25:19 | 16:25 | 9:15 | Report |
| Netherlands - Finland | 3: 0 | 30:28 | 25:20 | 25:19 | Report | |||
| Belarus - Portugal | 3: 0 | 25:19 | 25:20 | 25:20 | Report | |||
| 16.07 | Finland - Czech | 1: 3 | 19:25 | 23:25 | 25:14 | 23:25 | Report | |
| Germany - Belorussia | 0: 3 | 23:25 | 14:25 | 23:25 | Report | |||
| Portugal - Netherlands | 1: 3 | 25:22 | 12:25 | 21:25 | 23:25 | Report | ||
| 18.07 | Czech Republic - Belorussia | 3: 0 | 25:18 | 25:19 | 25:20 | Report | ||
| Finland - Portugal | 1: 3 | 22:25 | 25:17 | 19:25 | 22:25 | Report | ||
| Netherlands - Germany | 3: 2 | 25:16 | 18:25 | 16:25 | 25:23 | 16:14 | Report | |
| 19.07 | Portugal - Czech | 2: 3 | 18:25 | 27:25 | 30:28 | 22:25 | 17:19 | Report |
| Germany - Finland | 3: 2 | 25:20 | 23:25 | 23:25 | 25:19 | 15:12 | Report | |
| Belarus - Netherlands | 3: 2 | 23:25 | 25:27 | 25:20 | 26:24 | 15:12 | Report | |
Group II
| Matches | Glasses | Sets | Balls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (3: 2) | P (2: 3) | AT | P | Q: P | AT | P | Q: P | ||
| 1. Russia | 4 (2) | eleven) | eleven | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 511 | 471 | 1,085 |
| 2. Belgium | 4 (2) | ten) | ten | 13 | eight | 1,625 | 471 | 452 | 1,042 |
| 3. Italy | thirty) | 2 (2) | eleven | 13 | eight | 1,625 | 462 | 454 | 1,018 |
| 4. Poland | 3 (1) | 20) | eight | ten | ten | 1,000 | 460 | 441 | 1,043 |
| 5. France | ten) | 4 (2) | five | eight | 13 | 0.615 | 449 | 470 | 0.955 |
| 6. Turkey | 0 (0) | 50) | 0 | five | 15 | 0.333 | 416 | 481 | 0.865 |
| date | Match | Score | Sets | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | 3 | four | five | ||||
| 14.07 | Turkey - Russia | 1: 3 | 17:25 | 22:25 | 25:21 | 17:25 | Report | |
| Belgium - Poland | 3: 0 | 25:13 | 25:23 | 31:29 | Report | |||
| Italy - France | 3: 0 | 28:26 | 25:18 | 26:24 | Report | |||
| 15.07 | Russia - Poland | 2: 3 | 26:24 | 25:23 | 19:25 | 18:25 | 9:15 | Report |
| France - Belgium | 2: 3 | 23:25 | 22:25 | 25:15 | 25:16 | 13:15 | Report | |
| Turkey - Italy | 1: 3 | 19:25 | 19:25 | 25:20 | 23:25 | Report | ||
| 16.07 | Poland - France | 3: 1 | 25:17 | 24:26 | 25:17 | 25:22 | Report | |
| Italy - Russia | 2: 3 | 25:22 | 25:20 | 9:25 | 16:25 | 15:17 | Report | |
| Belgium - Turkey | 3: 1 | 25:20 | 23:25 | 25:17 | 25:20 | Report | ||
| 18.07 | Russia - France | 3: 2 | 25:19 | 23:25 | 24:26 | 25:17 | 15:11 | Report |
| Turkey - Poland | 1: 3 | 12:25 | 23:25 | 26:24 | 22:25 | Report | ||
| Italy - Belgium | 2: 3 | 22:25 | 15:25 | 25:18 | 25:23 | 13:15 | Report | |
| 19.07 | France - Turkey | 3: 1 | 25:22 | 18:25 | 25:20 | 25:17 | Report | |
| Poland - Italy | 1: 3 | 24:26 | 25:22 | 18:25 | 18:25 | Report | ||
| Belgium - Russia | 1: 3 | 20:25 | 22:25 | 25:22 | 23:25 | Report | ||
Play Off
For 5-8th places
| Stage | date | Match | Score | Sets | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | 3 | four | five | |||||
| 1/2 finals | 21.07 | Belarus - Poland | 1: 3 | 27:29 | 28:26 | 21:25 | 18:25 | Report | |
| Germany - Italy | 3: 2 | 25:21 | 21:25 | 25:23 | 23:25 | 18:16 | Report | ||
| Match for 7th place | 22.07 | Belarus - Italy | 0: 3 | 17:25 | 20:25 | 9:25 | Report | ||
| Match for 5th place | Poland - Germany | 1: 3 | 25:21 | 23:25 | 22:25 | 16:25 | Report | ||
For 1st to 4th places
1/2 finals
| date | Match | Score | Sets | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | 3 | four | five | ||||
| 21.07 | Czech Republic - Belgium | 3: 1 | 25:17 | 14:25 | 25:23 | 25:21 | Report | |
| Russia - Netherlands | 3: 1 | 25:23 | 20:25 | 25:12 | 25:22 | Report | ||
Match for 3rd place
| date | Match | Score | Sets | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | 3 | four | five | ||||
| 22.07 | Belgium - Netherlands | 3: 0 | 35:33 | 25:21 | 25:20 | Report | ||
Final
| Czech | 2: 3 (25:18, 13:25, 25:21, 18:25, 16:18) | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judges: Armando Simbari (Italy), Daniel Ettkandt (Netherlands). |
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Symbolic team and MVP
| MVP | Binder | Diagonal | Do-gamers | Blockers | Libero |
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| Konstantin Abaev [2] | Konstantin Abaev | Marek Shotola | Mathieu Vannast Benne tunstra | Syors Teuhuis Josef Polak | Tim versstret |
Final position
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The national teams of Russia and the Czech Republic guaranteed themselves participation in the 2019 World Cup among youth teams.
Notes
- ↑ Pools set for # EuroVolleyU20M Finals in the Netherlands and Belgium (English) . European Volleyball Confederation (May 8, 2018). The appeal date is July 22, 2018.
- ↑ Konstantin Abaev honored as # EuroVolleyU20M MVP! (eng.) European Volleyball Confederation. The appeal date is July 22, 2018.