2020 Boys' U18 Volleyball European Championship

The second round qualification was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the remaining six spots were allocated according to the Men's U18 CEV European Ranking as of 1 June 2019.[1][3] But, Finland, France, Russia and Slovakia withdrew just before the beginning of the tournament due to travel restrictions still in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

• Hosts
  •  Italy
• Qualified through the first round qualification
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Finland
  •  France
  •  Poland
  •  Turkey
• Top six ranked teams from the Men's U18 CEV European Ranking as of 1 June 2019 which had not yet qualified
  •  Russia
  •  Belgium
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Germany
  •  Slovakia
  •  Belarus

Hosts Italy and Czech Republic, the top team from the Men's U18 CEV European Ranking as of 1 June 2019,[3] were directly placed as head of pool I and II respectively. All teams not seeded were placed to five pots as based on their Men's U18 CEV European Ranking as of 1 June 2019 position and drawn accordingly into pool I and II. In case several teams shared the same position, the teams were seeded as per the final standing of the 2018 Boys' U18 European Championship. The draw was held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 14 August 2020.[4] But, Finland, France, Russia and Slovakia withdrew after the draw. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 2nd.

Seeded teams	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
Italy (Hosts)  Czech Republic (1)	Russia (3)  Turkey (4)	Belgium (5)  France (5)	Bulgaria (7)  Germany (8)	Slovakia (8)  Belarus (10)	Poland (10)  Finland (12)

Draw

Pool I	Pool II
Italy	Czech Republic
Turkey	Russia
Belgium	France
Bulgaria	Germany
Slovakia	Belarus
Finland	Poland

• Sport Hall Villa D’Agri, Marsicovetere, Italy – Pool I and 5th–8th places
• Lecce Sport Hall, Lecce, Italy – Pool II and Final four

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 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, 3 and 4 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

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

Pool I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	3	3	0	8	9	2	4.500	253	221	1.145	Semifinals
2	Italy	3	2	1	6	8	5	1.600	282	254	1.110
3	Belgium	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	197	219	0.900	5th–8th semifinals
4	Turkey	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	223	261	0.854

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Sep	17:00	Belgium	0–3	Bulgaria	17–25	21–25	23–25			61–75	Report
5 Sep	20:00	Italy	3–2	Turkey	28–30	16–25	25–14	25–16	15–7	109–92	Report
7 Sep	17:00	Bulgaria	3–0	Turkey	25–23	25–19	25–20			75–62	Report
7 Sep	20:00	Belgium	0–3	Italy	21–25	21–25	17–25			59–75	Report
9 Sep	17:00	Turkey	0–3	Belgium	25–27	22–25	22–25			69–77	Report
9 Sep	20:00	Italy	2–3	Bulgaria	25–16	13–25	24–26	25–21	11–15	98–103	Report

Pool II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	249	177	1.407	Semifinals
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	204	185	1.103
3	Germany	3	1	2	2	3	8	0.375	221	255	0.867	5th–8th semifinals
4	Belarus	3	0	3	1	3	9	0.333	224	281	0.797

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Sep	17:00	Germany	3–2	Belarus	22–25	25–20	25–23	22–25	15–10	109–103	Report
5 Sep	20:00	Czech Republic	0–3	Poland	21–25	22–25	11–25			54–75	Report
7 Sep	17:00	Poland	3–0	Germany	27–25	25–15	25–19			77–59	Report
7 Sep	20:00	Belarus	0–3	Czech Republic	16–25	21–25	20–25			57–75	Report
9 Sep	17:00	Poland	3–1	Belarus	25–12	22–25	25–13	25–14		97–64	Report
9 Sep	20:00	Czech Republic	3–0	Germany	25–18	25–22	25–13			75–53	Report

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

5th–8th places

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place match
	12 September
	Belgium	3
					13 September
	Belarus	0
					Belgium	1
	12 September
					Germany	3
	Germany	3
	Turkey	1
					7th place match
					13 September
					Belarus	1
					Turkey	3

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Sep	17:00	Belgium	3–0	Belarus	25–19	25–21	25–18			75–58	Report
12 Sep	20:00	Germany	3–1	Turkey	24–26	26–24	27–25	25–21		102–96	Report

7th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Sep	17:00	Belarus	1–3	Turkey	18–25	22–25	25–22	17–25		82–97	Report

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Sep	20:00	Belgium	1–3	Germany	25–27	20–25	27–25	15–25		87–102	Report

Final four

	Semifinals				Final
	12 September
	Bulgaria	0
					13 September
	Czech Republic	3
					Czech Republic	0
	12 September
					Italy	3
	Poland	2
	Italy	3
					3rd place match
					13 September
					Bulgaria	1
					Poland	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Sep	17:00	Bulgaria	0–3	Czech Republic	19–25	22–25	19–25			60–75	Report
12 Sep	20:00	Poland	2–3	Italy	22–25	25–16	13–25	25–20	13–15	98–101	Report

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Sep	17:00	Bulgaria	1–3	Poland	21–25	27–29	25–23	23–25		96–102	Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Sep	20:00	Czech Republic	0–3	Italy	23–25	16–25	18–25			57–75	Report

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