2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (CEV)

The CEV qualification for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship saw member nations compete for seven places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria.[1]

Pools composition

39 CEV national teams entered qualification.[2]

First round

7 Small Countries Division teams participated in the first round. The first round also acted as the 2017 European Championship Small Countries Division qualification round. Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their final ranking of 2015 European Championship Small Countries Division. But, Northern Ireland and Iceland were switched between the pools as Iceland were drawn as the 2nd hosts alongside Luxembourg who applied to hosts.[3] Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool A Pool B
 Luxembourg (1)  Cyprus (2)
 Faroe Islands (4)  Scotland (3)
 Northern Ireland (6)  Iceland (5)
 Andorra (7)

Second round

The six hosts were drawn as heads of series in one of the six pools (from left to right, A–B–C–D–E–F). The remaining participating teams were grouped in five sub-groups – each one including six teams – according to the CEV National Team Ranking as of 19 October 2015[4] – i.e. when National Federations registered for participation in the World Championship qualification – and drawn accordingly into one of the six pools (from left to right, A–B–C–D–E–F). Rankings are shown in brackets except hosts. The pools were confirmed on 26 October 2016.[5]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F
 France (Hosts)  Netherlands (Hosts)  Slovenia (Hosts)  Estonia (Hosts)  Croatia (Hosts)  Czech Republic (Hosts)
 Germany (4)  Slovakia (11)  Belgium (9)  Russia (2)  Serbia (6)  Finland (8)
 Turkey (14)  Greece (18)  Portugal (15)  Montenegro (21)  Belarus (20)  Spain (17)
 Ukraine (23)  Austria (28)  Latvia (25)  Romania (26)  Denmark (24)  Sweden (27)
 Azerbaijan (33)  Luxembourg (31)  Israel (29)  Hungary (30)   Switzerland (34)  Cyprus (31)
 Iceland (41)  Moldova (35)  Georgia (41)  Kosovo (–)  Norway (36)  Northern Ireland (43)

Third round
Pool G
Second Round Pool A 2nd
Second Round Pool B 2nd
Second Round Pool C 2nd
Second Round Pool D 2nd
Second Round Pool E 2nd
Second Round Pool F 2nd

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

First round
  • The top two teams in each pool qualified for the second round.

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Luxembourg 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 89 1.685 Second round
2  Northern Ireland 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 151 173 0.873
3  Faroe Islands 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 140 179 0.782
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 May19:00Northern Ireland 3–1 Faroe Islands25–2124–2629–2726–24 104–98Report
14 May19:00Luxembourg 3–0 Northern Ireland25–1425–1325–20  75–47Report
15 May17:00Faroe Islands 0–3 Luxembourg19–2513–2510–25  42–75Report

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Cyprus 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 280 210 1.333 Second round
2  Iceland 3 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 244 240 1.017
3  Scotland 3 1 2 5 7 6 1.167 284 270 1.052
4  Andorra 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 137 225 0.609
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May17:00Cyprus 3–0 Andorra25–1225–1225–13  75–37Report
20 May20:00Iceland 3–2 Scotland25–2115–2525–1823–2515–13103–102Report
21 May15:00Andorra 0–3 Scotland17–2519–2521–25  57–75Report
21 May18:00Cyprus 3–1 Iceland25–1420–2525–1625–11 95–66Report
22 May15:00Scotland 2–3 Cyprus23–2525–2325–2221–2513–15107–110Report
22 May18:00Andorra 0–3 Iceland8–2518–2517–25  43–75Report

Second round
  • The winners in each pool qualified for the 2018 World Championship, whereas the runners-up in each pool qualified for the third round.
Qualified for the
Qualified for the Third round

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France 5 5 0 15 15 0 MAX 375 239 1.569 2018 World Championship
2  Germany 5 4 1 12 12 3 4.000 366 291 1.258 Third round
3  Turkey 5 3 2 9 9 6 1.500 341 318 1.072
4  Ukraine 5 2 3 6 6 9 0.667 303 327 0.927
5  Azerbaijan 5 1 4 3 3 12 0.250 297 357 0.832
6  Iceland 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 225 375 0.600
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May15:00Turkey 3–0 Azerbaijan25–2125–2125–13  75–55Report
24 May17:30Germany 3–0 Ukraine25–1625–2025–19  75–55Report
24 May20:30Iceland 0–3 France8–258–2514–25  30–75Report
25 May15:00Azerbaijan 0–3 Germany27–2918–2518–25  63–79Report
25 May17:30Iceland 0–3 Turkey18–2523–2517–25  58–75Report
25 May20:30France 3–0 Ukraine25–2025–825–15  75–43Report
26 May15:00Germany 3–0 Iceland25–1225–1225–14  75–38Report
26 May17:30Ukraine 3–0 Azerbaijan25–1325–2325–20  75–56Report
26 May20:30Turkey 0–3 France21–2518–2517–25  56–75Report
27 May15:00Iceland 0–3 Ukraine12–2519–2515–25  46–75Report
27 May17:30France 3–0 Azerbaijan25–1625–1725–15  75–48Report
27 May20:30Turkey 0–3 Germany17–2520–2523–25  60–75Report
28 May15:00Azerbaijan 3–0 Iceland25–1625–1725–20  75–53Report
28 May17:30Ukraine 0–3 Turkey16–2519–2520–25  55–75Report
28 May20:30Germany 0–3 France22–2520–2520–25  62–75Report

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 13 15 5 3.000 477 382 1.249 2018 World Championship
2  Slovakia 5 3 2 9 12 8 1.500 463 441 1.050 Third round
3  Greece 5 3 2 9 11 9 1.222 441 452 0.976
4  Austria 5 2 3 8 11 10 1.100 487 482 1.010
5  Moldova 5 2 3 5 7 12 0.583 408 457 0.893
6  Luxembourg 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 373 435 0.857
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 May15:00Slovakia 1–3 Austria25–2724–2625–1920–25 94–97Report
23 May17:30Moldova 1–3 Greece25–2020–2517–2526–28 88–98Report
23 May20:00Luxembourg 1–3 Netherlands25–2216–2520–2515–25 76–97Report
24 May15:00Austria 2–3 Greece24–2625–2725–1625–2313–15112–107Report
24 May17:30Slovakia 3–0 Luxembourg25–1727–2526–24  78–66Report
24 May20:00Netherlands 3–0 Moldova25–1525–1325–16  75–44Report
25 May15:00Luxembourg 0–3 Austria24–2623–2520–25  67–76Report
25 May17:30Moldova 0–3 Slovakia9–2531–3323–25  63–83Report
25 May20:00Greece 0–3 Netherlands13–2530–3216–25  59–82Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 May15:00Luxembourg 2–3 Moldova23–2525–2216–2525–2212–15101–109Report
27 May17:30Austria 2–3 Netherlands22–2525–2225–2322–258–15102–110Report
27 May20:00Slovakia 3–2 Greece22–2520–2525–2125–1915–12107–102Report
28 May14:30Moldova 3–1 Austria22–2531–2925–2226–24 104–100Report
28 May17:00Netherlands 3–2 Slovakia25–2726–2422–2525–1615–9113–101Report
28 May19:30Greece 3–0 Luxembourg25–1925–2325–21  75–63Report

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Slovenia 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 408 282 1.447 2018 World Championship
2  Belgium 5 4 1 12 13 3 4.333 399 304 1.313 Third round
3  Portugal 5 3 2 9 9 8 1.125 389 369 1.054
4  Israel 5 2 3 5 7 11 0.636 349 410 0.851
5  Latvia 5 1 4 4 6 12 0.500 377 399 0.945
6  Georgia 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 217 375 0.579
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May15:00Portugal 0–3 Belgium17–2516–2516–25  49–75Report
24 May17:30Slovenia 3–0 Georgia25–1225–1125–12  75–35Report
24 May20:00Israel 3–2 Latvia19–2525–2024–2625–2216–14109–107Report
25 May15:00Belgium 3–0 Georgia25–1825–1125–10  75–39Report
25 May17:30Latvia 0–3 Slovenia14–2514–2519–25  47–75Report
25 May20:00Portugal 3–1 Israel25–1925–2124–2625–12 99–78Report
26 May15:00Georgia 0–3 Latvia9–2517–2514–25  40–75Report
26 May17:30Slovenia 3–0 Portugal25–2125–2027–25  77–66Report
26 May20:00Israel 0–3 Belgium13–2518–2521–25  52–75Report
27 May15:00Portugal 3–0 Georgia25–1925–1625–14  75–49Report
27 May17:30Israel 0–3 Slovenia11–2514–2510–25  35–75Report
27 May20:00Belgium 3–0 Latvia25–1625–2125–21  75–58Report
28 May15:00Georgia 0–3 Israel13–2522–2519–25  54–75Report
28 May17:30Slovenia 3–1 Belgium28–3026–2427–2525–20 106–99Report
28 May20:00Latvia 1–3 Portugal24–2625–2324–2617–25 90–100Report

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Russia 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 396 279 1.419 2018 World Championship
2  Estonia 5 4 1 12 13 5 2.600 427 353 1.210 Third round
3  Romania 5 3 2 9 10 8 1.250 406 397 1.023
4  Montenegro 5 2 3 5 7 11 0.636 411 386 1.065
5  Hungary 5 1 4 4 6 12 0.500 367 401 0.915
6  Kosovo 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 205 396 0.518
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May15:00Montenegro 0–3 Russia21–2522–2518–25  61–75Report
24 May18:00Estonia 3–1 Romania25–1525–2122–2525–16 97–77Report
24 May20:30Hungary 3–0 Kosovo25–1325–1725–9  75–39Report
25 May15:00Russia 3–0 Romania25–1825–2025–21  75–59Report
25 May18:00Kosovo 0–3 Estonia13–2515–257–25  35–75Report
25 May20:30Montenegro 3–2 Hungary23–2525–1325–2326–2815–10114–99Report
26 May15:00Romania 3–1 Kosovo25–1225–1521–2525–15 96–67Report
26 May18:00Estonia 3–0 Montenegro25–2327–2525–23  77–71Report
26 May20:30Hungary 0–3 Russia18–2517–2516–25  51–75Report
27 May15:00Montenegro 1–3 Romania23–2525–2121–2521–25 90–96Report
27 May18:00Hungary 1–3 Estonia25–2015–2520–2514–25 74–95Report
27 May20:30Russia 3–0 Kosovo25–825–825–9  75–25Report
28 May15:00Romania 3–0 Hungary25–1926–2427–25  78–68Report
28 May17:30Kosovo 0–3 Montenegro15–259–2515–25  39–75Report
28 May20:30Estonia 1–3 Russia25–2121–2518–2519–25 83–96Report

Pool E
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Serbia 5 5 0 15 15 0 MAX 384 277 1.386 2018 World Championship
2  Belarus 5 4 1 11 12 8 1.500 460 443 1.038 Third round
3   Switzerland 5 3 2 9 11 10 1.100 455 463 0.983
4  Denmark 5 2 3 5 8 12 0.667 466 469 0.994
5  Croatia 5 1 4 4 7 13 0.538 446 486 0.918
6  Norway 5 0 5 1 5 15 0.333 396 469 0.844
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May15:00Denmark 1–3  Switzerland23–2525–1920–2518–25 86–94Report
24 May17:30Serbia 3–0 Belarus25–1725–2225–15  75–54Report
24 May20:00Norway 1–3 Croatia23–2525–2219–2515–25 82–97Report
25 May15:00Denmark 0–3 Serbia23–2532–3419–25  74–84Report
25 May17:30Belarus 3–1 Norway25–1925–2020–2525–22 95–86Report
25 May20:00Switzerland 3–1 Croatia26–2825–2025–1825–23 101–89Report
26 May15:00Norway 1–3 Denmark21–2525–1816–2523–25 85–93Report
26 May17:30Serbia 3–0  Switzerland25–1525–1825–18  75–51Report
26 May20:00Croatia 1–3 Belarus14–2536–3416–2522–25 88–109Report
27 May15:00Serbia 3–0 Norway25–1225–1425–12  75–38Report
27 May17:30Denmark 3–2 Croatia25–2725–2229–2725–2715–9119–112Report
27 May20:00Switzerland 2–3 Belarus19–2521–2525–2225–2110–15100–108Report
28 May15:00Norway 2–3  Switzerland26–2421–2525–2023–2510–15105–109Report
28 May17:30Croatia 0–3 Serbia23–2516–2521–25  60–75Report
28 May20:00Belarus 3–1 Denmark25–2325–2319–2525–23 94–94Report

Pool F
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Finland 5 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 419 288 1.455 2018 World Championship
2  Spain 5 4 1 10 13 7 1.857 450 396 1.136 Third round
3  Czech Republic 5 3 2 10 12 6 2.000 405 342 1.184
4  Sweden 5 2 3 6 8 11 0.727 392 418 0.938
5  Cyprus 5 1 4 4 5 12 0.417 340 395 0.861
6  Northern Ireland 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 208 375 0.555
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May15:00Finland 3–0 Cyprus25–1425–1325–21  75–48Report
24 May17:30Northern Ireland 0–3 Czech Republic16–257–256–25  29–75Report
24 May20:00Sweden 2–3 Spain19–2525–2225–2116–2512–1597–108Report
25 May15:00Finland 3–0 Northern Ireland25–825–825–9  75–25Report
25 May17:30Czech Republic 3–0 Sweden25–1925–1625–20  75–55Report
25 May20:00Cyprus 0–3 Spain17–2514–2522–25  53–75Report
26 May15:00Sweden 0–3 Finland14–2519–2521–25  54–75Report
26 May17:30Northern Ireland 0–3 Cyprus20–2516–2522–25  58–75Report
26 May20:00Spain 3–2 Czech Republic25–2220–2522–2525–2115–10107–103Report
27 May15:00Northern Ireland 0–3 Sweden15–2513–2521–25  49–75Report
27 May17:30Cyprus 0–3 Czech Republic24–2612–2517–25  53–76Report
27 May20:00Finland 3–1 Spain25–1921–2525–1925–22 96–85Report
28 May15:00Sweden 3–2 Cyprus19–2525–2727–2525–2115–13111–111Report
28 May17:30Spain 3–0 Northern Ireland25–1525–2025–12  75–47Report
28 May20:00Czech Republic 1–3 Finland23–2514–2525–2314–25 76–98Report

Third round
  • The winners qualified for the 2018 World Championship.

Pool G
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Belgium 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 400 288 1.389 2018 World Championship
2  Estonia 5 3 2 10 12 7 1.714 429 408 1.051
3  Germany 5 3 2 8 10 8 1.250 397 415 0.957
4  Slovakia 5 2 3 6 6 10 0.600 349 390 0.895
5  Spain 5 2 3 5 7 12 0.583 425 441 0.964
6  Belarus 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 375 433 0.866
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul15:00Belgium 3–0 Slovakia26–2425–1325–15  76–52Report
19 Jul17:30Spain 3–1 Germany25–1724–2625–2225–19 99–84Report
19 Jul20:00Belarus 1–3 Estonia20–2522–2525–2123–25 90–96Report
20 Jul15:00Slovakia 0–3 Germany23–2521–2524–26  68–76Report
20 Jul17:30Belgium 3–0 Belarus25–1825–1225–17  75–47Report
20 Jul20:00Estonia 3–0 Spain25–2225–2025–19  75–61Report
21 Jul15:00Belarus 0–3 Slovakia21–2524–2621–25  66–76Report
21 Jul17:30Spain 0–3 Belgium25–2720–2516–25  61–77Report
21 Jul20:00Germany 3–2 Estonia25–2125–2221–2523–2515–11109–104Report
22 Jul15:00Belarus 2–3 Spain25–2018–2525–2222–2513–15103–107Report
22 Jul17:30Slovakia 0–3 Estonia14–2517–2520–25  51–75Report
22 Jul20:10Belgium 3–0 Germany25–1625–1625–17  75–49Report
23 Jul15:30Spain 1–3 Slovakia19–2525–2029–3124–26 97–102Report
23 Jul18:00Germany 3–0 Belarus29–2725–2025–22  79–69Report
23 Jul20:40Estonia 1–3 Belgium25–2220–2519–2515–25 79–97Report

References
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  2. "CEV announces 2018 World Championships qualification formula". FIVB. 3 May 2016.
  3. "All set for 2016 & 2017 Small Countries Division Championships". CEV. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. "CEV European Ranking List - Men (as per 19.10.2015)". CEV. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016.
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