The 2013 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship is co-hosted by Germany and Switzerland from September 6th-14th. The matches will take place in 5 different cities in Germany with the final being played in Switzerland.
Final Ranking:
Final Ranking:
1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Belgium
4. Serbia
5. Croatia
6. Italy
7. Turkey
8. France
9. The Netherlands
10. The Czech Republic
11. Poland
12. Belarus
13. Bulgaria
14. Switzerland
15. Azerbaijan
16. Spain
Per cev.lu:
Russia as the winner of the 2013 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Women have qualified for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup featuring a total of six teams per gender with the hosts Japan being joined by the continental winners from Asia, Europe, NORCECA and South America with an additional country selected by the FIVB.
With Germany and Russia, the two best-ranked teams of the 2013 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Women as well as organizer Italy have qualified for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Championship.
The five best-ranked teams of the 2013 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Women as well as the organizers from Belgium and the Netherlands have qualified for the 2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Women.
Best Players:
Fair Play Award: Gert Vande Broek (head coach Belgium)
Best Spiker: Jovana Brakocevic (Serbia)
Best Blocker: Christiane Fürst (Germany)
Best Server: Margareta Kozuch (Germany)
Best Libero: Valerie Courtois (Belgium)
Best Receiver: Suzana Cebic (Serbia)
Best Setter: Ekaterina Pankova (Russia)
Best Scorer: Lise Van Hecke (Belgium)
Most Valuable Player: Tatiana Kosheleva (Russia)
Final Matches:
Gold Medal Match: Russia 3-1 Germany (25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 25-14)
Bronze Medal Match: Belgium 3-2 Serbia (25-23, 21-25, 26-28, 25-21, 11-15)
*Match time in US PST
Semifinals
Semifinal #1: Russia vs Serbia (25-23, 25-19, 25-12)
Semifinal #2: Germany 3-2 Belgium (18-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-11)
Quarterfinals
Russia 3-0 Turkey (25-20, 25-23, 25-19)
Serbia 3-0 Italia (25–14, 28–26, 25–18)
Semifinal: Russia vs Serbia
Belgium 3-2 France (22–25, 25–23, 21–25, 25–20, 15–9)
Germany 3-0 Croatia (25–23, 25–23, 25–18)
Semifinal: Belgium vs Germany
Playoffs
Eliminated Teams: Poland, The Netherlands, Czech Republic & Belarus
September 10th
Turkey 3-0 Belarus (25-16, 25-13, 25-17)
Quarterfinal Match: Turkey vs Russia
Italia 3-0 Poland (25-22, 25-22, 25-13)
Quarterfinal Match: Italia vs Serbia
Croatia 3-2 Netherlands (23-25, 25-11, 22-25, 25-23, 15-11)
Quarterfinal Match: Croatia vs Germany
France 3-2 Czech Republic (20-25, 9-25, 25-23, 25-23, 20-18)
Quarterfinal Match: France vs Belgium
Preliminary Round Pools:
Group A (Halle): GER, TUR, ESP, NED.
Group B (Zürich): SUI, ITA, BEL, FRA
Group C (Dresden) : RUS, AZE, CRO, BLR
Group D (Schwerin): POL, SRB, BUL, CZE
Top 3 teams from each pool advance to the next round.
Eliminated Teams: Bulgaria, Spain, Switzerland and Azerbaijan
Schedule & Results
September 8th
Turkey 0-3 Germany
The Netherlands 3-0 Spain (25-16, 25-14, 25-18)
Belgium 3-1 Italia
France 3-2 Switzerland (17-25, 25-15, 24-26, 25-17, 15-9)
Russia 3-0 Azerbaijan
Croatia 3-0 Belarus (25-19, 25-10, 25-19)
Poland 1-3 Serbia
Czech Republic 3-2 Bulgaria (14-25, 25-20, 29-31, 25-19, 15-11)
September 7th
Turkey 3-0 Spain (25-13, 25-19, 25-15)
Germany 3-2 The Netherlands (27-25, 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-09)
Switzerland 0-3 Belgium (21-25, 16-25, 23-25)
Italy 3-1 France (25-16, 25-15, 20-25, 25-16)
Azerbaijan 1-3 Belarus (23-25 , 20-25, 25-17, 22-25)
Russia 3-1 Croatia (25-21, 26-24, 23-25, 25-22)
Serbia 3-0 Czech Republic (25-21, 26-24, 25-23)
Bulgaria 1-3 Poland (22-25, 25-18, 13-25, 18-25)
September 6th:
Germany 3-0 Spain (25-15, 25-15, 25-17)
The Netherlands 2-3 Turkey (15–25, 16–25, 29–27, 26–24, 12–15)
Italia 3-0 Switzerland (25-13, 25-11, 25-13)
France 1-3 Belgium (25–22, 19–25, 17–25, 17–25)
Croatia 3-0 Azerbaijan (25-15, 25-23, 25:21)
Belarus 1-3 Russia (21–25, 25–22, 14–25, 14–25)
Bulgaria 3-2 Serbia (23-25, 13-25, 25-22, 30-28, 15-13)
Czech Republic 3-2 Poland (24–26, 25–21, 25–21, 24–26, 15–12)
