2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted by Netherlands and Belgium from 26 September to 4 October 2015. The championship managers were the Dutch Olympic gold volleyball medalist Peter Blange and the former Belgian volleyball player Virginie De Carne.[1] Russia defeated Netherlands 3–0 in the final to capture their 19th title,[2] while Tatiana Kosheleva was elected most valuable player back to back.[3]

2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nations Netherlands
 Belgium
Dates26 September – 4 October
Teams16
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Champions Russia (19th title)
Tournament awards
MVPRussia Tatiana Kosheleva
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Official website
Official website

Qualification
Main article: 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship qualification
Team Method of qualification
 AzerbaijanQualification Third round play-off winners
 BelarusQualification Third round play-off winners
 BelgiumHosts
 BulgariaQualification Second round group D winners
 Croatia2013 edition fifth place
 Czech RepublicQualification Second round group C winners
 Germany2013 edition second place
 HungaryQualification Second round group E winners
 Italy2013 edition sixth place
 NetherlandsHosts
 PolandQualification Second round group B winners
 RomaniaQualification Second round group F winners
 Russia2013 edition first place
 Serbia2013 edition fourth place
 SloveniaQualification Third round play-off winners
 TurkeyQualification Second round group A winners

Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the sixteen participants were divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was 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) progressed to the second stage, with group winners advancing to the quarterfinals while second and third placed advanced to the playoffs.

Pool standing criteria
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Result points (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win; 2 points for 3–2 win; 1 point for 2–3 loss)
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

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

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held in Antwerp, Belgium on 12 November 2014.[4] First, the hosts and the team which was chosen by the hosts were seeded at the top of each pool. Then the next 4 teams which ranked highest in the previous edition were drawn. Finally, the other teams were drawn. Numbers in brackets denote the European ranking as of 25 September 2015.[5]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Netherlands (7)  Belgium (8)  Russia (2)  Serbia (3)
 Italy (1)  Turkey (4)  Croatia (9)  Germany (5)
 Poland (6)  Hungary (18)  Bulgaria (10)  Romania (13)
 Slovenia (25)  Azerbaijan (10)  Belarus (19)  Czech Republic (12)

Squads
Main article: 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship squads

Venues
Pool A Pool C Championship round
Netherlands Apeldoorn, Netherlands Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
Omnisport Apeldoorn Topsportcentrum Rotterdam Rotterdam Ahoy
Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 14,000
Pool B and Championship round
Tournament host cities
 Pool D
Belgium Antwerp, Belgium Netherlands Eindhoven, Netherlands
Lotto Arena Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven
Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 4,000

Preliminary round

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 244 172 1.419 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 3 2 1 6 6 5 1.200 250 211 1.185 Playoffs
3  Poland 3 1 2 3 5 6 0.833 222 248 0.895
4  Slovenia 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 164 249 0.659
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Sep15:30Slovenia 0–3 Netherlands12–2514–2522–25  48–75Report
26 Sep18:30Italy 3–1 Poland25–2021–2525–1725–16 96–78Report
27 Sep15:30Netherlands 3–1 Poland25–1525–1119–2525–18 94–69Report
27 Sep18:30Slovenia 1–3 Italy9–2512–2526–2411–25 58–99Report
28 Sep17:00Poland 3–0 Slovenia25–1825–1925–21  75–58Report
28 Sep20:00Netherlands 3–0 Italy25–1525–1825–22  75–55Report

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Turkey 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 228 165 1.382 Quarterfinals
2  Belgium (H) 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 203 178 1.140 Playoffs
3  Hungary 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 196 232 0.845
4  Azerbaijan 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 204 256 0.797
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Sep17:30Hungary 0–3 Belgium15–258–2518–25  41–75Report
26 Sep20:30Turkey 3–0 Azerbaijan25–2128–2625–13  78–60Report
27 Sep16:00Belgium 3–0 Azerbaijan25–1725–2027–25  77–62Report
27 Sep19:00Hungary 0–3 Turkey20–2520–2514–25  54–75Report
28 Sep17:00Azerbaijan 1–3 Hungary16–2528–2622–2516–25 82–101Report
28 Sep20:00Belgium 0–3 Turkey18–2517–2516–25  51–75Report

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 221 177 1.249 Quarterfinals
2  Belarus 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 230 241 0.954 Playoffs
3  Croatia 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 239 253 0.945
4  Bulgaria 3 0 3 2 4 9 0.444 258 277 0.931
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Sep15:00Bulgaria 0–3 Russia6–2514–2525–27  45–77Report
26 Sep18:00Croatia 0–3 Belarus19–2518–2524–26  61–76Report
27 Sep15:00Russia 3–0 Belarus25–1825–1625–21  75–55Report
27 Sep18:00Bulgaria 2–3 Croatia23–2525–2225–1422–2513–15108–101Report
28 Sep17:00Belarus 3–2 Bulgaria25–2125–2314–2520–2515–1199–105Report
28 Sep20:00Russia 0–3 Croatia21–2524–2624–26  69–77Report

Pool D
  • venue: Indoor-Sportcentrum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Serbia 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 169 1.331 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 233 206 1.131 Playoffs
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 193 196 0.985
4  Romania 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 169 249 0.679
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Sep15:00Czech Republic 3–0 Romania25–1325–1825–15  75–46Report
26 Sep18:00Serbia 3–0 Germany25–1825–2225–19  75–59Report
27 Sep15:00Romania 1–3 Germany14–2526–2415–2519–25 74–99Report
27 Sep18:00Czech Republic 0–3 Serbia20–2523–2518–25  61–75Report
28 Sep17:00Germany 3–0 Czech Republic25–1725–2325–17  75–57Report
28 Sep20:00Romania 0–3 Serbia20–2514–2515–25  49–75Report

Championship round

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

  • venues:
Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Playoffs
30 September 		Quarterfinals
1 October 		Semifinals
3 October 		Final
4 October
 Netherlands 3
 Belarus 2  Poland 1
 Poland 3  Netherlands 3
 Turkey 0
 Turkey 3
 Germany 3  Germany 2
 Hungary 0  Netherlands 0
 Russia 3
 Russia 3
 Italy 3  Italy 1
 Croatia 0  Russia 3 Third place
 Serbia 1
 Serbia 3  Turkey 0
 Belgium 3  Belgium 1  Serbia 3
 Czech Republic 1

Playoffs
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep17:00Italy 3–0 Croatia25–2225–2125–20  75–63Report
30 Sep17:30Germany 3–0 Hungary25–1825–1725–14  75–49Report
30 Sep20:00Belarus 2–3 Poland17–2513–2525–2225–2012–1592–107Report
30 Sep20:30Belgium 3–1 Czech Republic25–1223–2525–2125–9 98–67Report

Quarterfinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct17:00Russia 3–1 Italy30–2820–2525–2325–20 100–96Report
1 Oct17:30Turkey 3–2 Germany25–2021–2520–2525–2315–12106–105Report
1 Oct20:00Netherlands 3–1 Poland25–1623–2525–1625–16 98–73Report
1 Oct20:30Serbia 3–1 Belgium19–2529–2725–1125–18 98–81Report

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Oct15:30Netherlands 3–0 Turkey25–2225–1828–26  78–66Report
3 Oct18:30Russia 3–1 Serbia25–2325–2321–2525–22 96–93Report

Bronze medal match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Oct14:00Turkey 0–3 Serbia19–2517–2518–25  54–75Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Oct17:00Netherlands 0–3 Russia14–2520–2520–25  54–75Report

Final standing

Individual awards

References
  • Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV)[6]
  1. Uitgelicht: Peter Blangé en Virginie de Carne 18 September 2015 eurovolley2015.eu
  2. "Russia top latest European Ranking, eight teams entering Continental Olympic Qualification now known". cev.lu. 5 October 2015.
  3. "Tatiana Kosheleva's story of imposing dominance in European Volleyball". cev.lu. 5 October 2015.
  4. "DOL sets the tone for great Volleyball party in the Low Countries". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. "European ranking as of 14 September 2015". Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. "2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship - Women". CEV. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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