5 More Countries Qualify for 2017 Men’s European Championships

  0 Alex Smothers | September 25th, 2016 | International Volleyball, News, Pro

2017 EUROPEAN MEN’S INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (QUALIFYING ROUND 2)

The second round of qualifying for the 2017 European Men’s Indoor Championships concluded Sunday. Six teams automatically qualified for the tournament while six others advance to the last round of qualifying in a home and away fixture.

Pool A

Germany was one set away from having a perfect qualification but came up short on Sunday when the convincingly defeated Spain, even in 4 sets (25–19 25–21 20–25 25–15). Germany finished a perfect 6-0 while going 18-1 in set play. Spain did however advance to the final round of qualifying after finishing 2nd with a 3-3 record. Montenegro also finished 3-3 but only had 8 points to Spains 10. Montenegro ended their campaign in 3rd while Switzerland finished last with 0 points after only being able to gain 1 set win in the whole qualifying round.

Pool B

Finland finished 1st and gain the automatic big out of Pool B. Going 5-1 in the second round of qualifying, Finland’s only loss came to 2nd place Portugal who advanced to the third and final round of qualifying. Sweden finished in 3rd after going 3-3 while Denmark was 4th going 0-6.

Pool C

Pool C came down to the wire as both Belgium and Greece finished 5-1 and had 14 points. The tiebreaker came down to set wins and Belgium finished first as they went 15-5 and Greece went 15-7. Belgium automatically advanced to the 2017 Championships while Greece will have to advance through the third and final round of qualifying. Ukraine finished 3rd going 2-4 and Moldova got 4th after a 0-6 tournament.

Pool D

Another two teams tied in wins are Pool D’s Slovakia and Latvia. Both 5-1 on 15 points, the tiebreaker was decided by set record and Slovakia were determined winners of the group after going 16-4. Latvia go on to the final round of qualifications in 2nd after a 15-6 set record. Israel came in 3rd with a record of 2-4. In 4th came Croatia with an 0-6 record.

Pool E

Pool E was almost decided after the first weekend of qualifying after the Netherlands went a perfect 3-0. They continued on this weekend and finished with a perfect 6-0 record and easily gain access to the 2017 European Championships. Moving on to the final round of qualifications is Turkey after a 2nd place finish after going 4-2. 3rd place goes to Belarus with a 2-4 record. 4th place went to Austria after a unsuccessful 0-6 tournament.

Pool F

Czech Republic won Pool F after a 5-1 record. The only loss came on Sunday when 2nd place Estonia defeated Czech Republic to go on to the third round of qualifications. Estonia finished 3-3 on 8 points and merely got 2nd place as the 3rd and 4th place teams finished just behind them. 3rd place Macedonia ended with 7 points and 4th place Romania has 6 points.

 

Pool A

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Germany 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 470 344 1.366
2  Spain 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 513 499 1.028
3  Montenegro 3 3 8 10 11 0.909 432 469 0.921
4   Switzerland 0 6 0 1 18 0.056 370 473 0.782
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep 16:30 Spain  0–3  Germany 23–25 23–25 16–25 62–75 Report
16 Sep 19:00 Montenegro  3–0   Switzerland 25–21 25–23 25–18 75–62 Report
17 Sep 16:30 Germany  3–0   Switzerland 25–22 25–16 25–16 75–54 Report
17 Sep 19:00 Spain  2–3  Montenegro 25–22 24–26 16–25 25–23 13–15 103–111 Report
18 Sep 16:30 Switzerland   0–3  Spain 22–25 21–25 21–25 64–75 Report
18 Sep 19:00 Germany  3–0  Montenegro 25–18 25–21 25–18 75–57 Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep 17:30 Montenegro  0–3  Germany 13–25 11–25 15–25 39–75 Report
23 Sep 20:00 Spain  3–1   Switzerland 25–21 23–25 25–18 25–15 98–79 Report
24 Sep 17:30 Germany  3–0   Switzerland 25–20 25–14 25–18 75–52 Report
24 Sep 20:00 Montenegro  1–3  Spain 18–25 25–20 17–25 15–25 75–95 Report
25 Sep 15:30 Switzerland   0–3  Montenegro 14–25 22–25 23–25 59–75 Report
25 Sep 18:00 Germany  3–1  Spain 25–19 25–21 20–25 25–15 95–80 Report

Pool B

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Finland 5 1 15 15 6 2.500 504 423 1.191
2  Portugal 4 2 11 14 10 1.400 548 542 1.011
3  Sweden 3 3 9 12 12 1.000 528 535 0.987
4  Denmark 0 6 1 5 18 0.278 473 553 0.855
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep 16:00 Portugal  3–0  Finland 25–23 25–23 25–20 75–66 Report
16 Sep 19:00 Denmark  0–3  Sweden 19–25 22–25 19–25 60–75 Report
17 Sep 16:00 Finland  3–1  Sweden 21–25 25–14 26–24 25–21 97–84 Report
17 Sep 19:00 Portugal  3–1  Denmark 23–25 25–23 28–26 25–15 101–89 Report
18 Sep 16:00 Sweden  2–3  Portugal 25–22 18–25 25–22 23–25 10–15 101–109 Report
18 Sep 19:00 Finland  3–1  Denmark 25–17 18–25 25–11 25–21 93–74 Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep 15:00 Portugal  3–1  Denmark 25–22 25–21 22–25 25–23 97–91 Report
23 Sep 18:00 Finland  3–0  Sweden 25–22 25–15 25–22 75–59 Report
24 Sep 15:00 Denmark  2–3  Sweden 31–29 19–25 20–25 25–18 12–15 107–112 Report
24 Sep 18:00 Portugal  1–3  Finland 22–25 25–23 17–25 15–25 79–98 Report
25 Sep 16:00 Denmark  0–3  Finland 14–25 20–25 18–25 52–75 Report
25 Sep 19:00 Sweden  3–1  Portugal 22–25 25–22 25–17 25–23 97–87 Report

Pool C

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Belgium 5 1 14 15 5 3.000 476 415 1.147
2  Greece 5 1 14 15 7 2.143 525 478 1.098
3  Ukraine 2 4 7 10 15 0.667 535 555 0.964
4  Moldova 0 6 1 5 18 0.278 467 555 0.841
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep 18:00 Moldova  2–3  Ukraine 25–17 16–25 22–25 25–22 8–15 96–104 Report
16 Sep 21:00 Greece  0–3  Belgium 17–25 23–25 22–25 62–75 Report
17 Sep 18:00 Ukraine  2–3  Belgium 23–25 21–25 25–21 25–22 13–15 107–108 Report
17 Sep 21:00 Moldova  1–3  Greece 25–22 27–29 18–25 21–25 91–101 Report
18 Sep 18:00 Belgium  3–0  Moldova 25–18 25–14 25–19 75–51 Report
18 Sep 21:00 Ukraine  2–3  Greece 19–25 27–29 26–24 25–23 11–15 108–116 Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Sep 17:30 Ukraine  3–1  Moldova 25–19 25–23 23–25 25–18 98–85 Report
23 Sep 15:00 Greece  3–1  Moldova 25–22 21–25 25–22 25–15 96–84 Report
23 Sep 20:00 Belgium  3–0  Ukraine 25–20 25–21 25–19 75–60 Report
24 Sep 17:30 Greece  3–0  Belgium 25–19 25–22 25–21 75–62 Report
25 Sep 15:00 Moldova  0–3  Belgium 15–25 29–31 16–25 60–81 Report
25 Sep 20:00 Ukraine  0–3  Greece 17–25 22–25 19–25 58–75 Report

Pool D

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovakia 5 1 15 16 4 4.000 483 411 1.175
2  Latvia 5 1 15 15 6 2.500 501 441 1.136
3  Israel 2 4 5 9 16 0.563 464 533 0.871
4  Croatia 0 6 2 6 18 0.333 491 554 0.886
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep 15:30 Latvia  3–0  Croatia 25–19 25–21 25–19 75–59 Report
16 Sep 18:00 Slovakia  3–0  Israel 26–24 25–18 25–13 76–55 Report
17 Sep 15:30 Croatia  2–3  Israel 25–19 25–21 22–25 18–25 16–18 106–108 Report
17 Sep 18:00 Latvia  0–3  Slovakia 25–27 21–25 21–25 67–77 Report
18 Sep 15:30 Israel  1–3  Latvia 18–25 25–20 20–25 19–25 82–95 Report
18 Sep 18:00 Croatia  1–3  Slovakia 21–25 25–18 24–26 22–25 92–94 Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Sep 17:30 Slovakia  1–3  Latvia 17–25 22–25 25–17 22–25 86–92 Report
22 Sep 20:00 Croatia  2–3  Israel 20–25 25–20 25–20 23–25 13–15 106–105 Report
23 Sep 17:30 Israel  0–3  Latvia 15–25 18–25 23–25 56–75 Report
24 Sep 15:00 Israel  0–3  Slovakia 21–25 19–25 18–25 58–75 Report
24 Sep 17:30 Latvia  3–1  Croatia 25–23 20–25 25–14 27–25 97–87 Report
25 Sep 17:30 Croatia  0–3  Slovakia 16–25 17–25 14–25 47–75 Report

Pool E

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Netherlands 6 0 16 18 6 3.000 561 492 1.140
2  Turkey 4 2 13 15 8 1.875 533 499 1.068
3  Belarus 2 4 6 9 15 0.600 524 531 0.987
4  Austria 0 6 1 5 18 0.278 466 562 0.829
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Sep 17:00 Austria  1–3  Turkey 23–25 18–25 25–23 15–25 81–98 Report
15 Sep 20:00 Belarus  0–3  Netherlands 20–25 21–25 17–25 58–75 Report
16 Sep 17:00 Turkey  2–3  Netherlands 16–25 25–18 26–24 23–25 6–15 96–107 Report
16 Sep 20:00 Austria  1–3  Belarus 17–25 19–25 25–23 21–25 82–98 Report
17 Sep 17:00 Turkey  3–0  Belarus 25–23 25–18 25–22 75–63 Report
17 Sep 20:00 Netherlands  3–1  Austria 30–32 25–20 25–20 25–21 105–93 Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep 17:00 Turkey  3–1  Belarus 25–18 29–27 20–25 25–22 99–92 Report
23 Sep 19:30 Austria  0–3  Netherlands 17–25 11–25 24–26 52–76 Report
24 Sep 17:00 Belarus  2–3  Netherlands 25–20 25–18 18–25 23–25 13–15 104–103 Report
24 Sep 19:30 Turkey  3–0  Austria 25–18 26–24 25–19 76–61 Report
25 Sep 15:30 Netherlands  3–1  Turkey 19–25 25–22 26–24 25–18 95–89 Report
25 Sep 18:00 Belarus  3–2  Austria 21–25 25–20 23–25 25–19 15–8 109–97 Report

Pool F

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Czech Republic 5 1 15 15 5 3.000 479 426 1.124
2  Estonia 3 3 8 11 12 0.917 515 515 1.000
3  Macedonia 2 4 7 9 14 0.643 500 548 0.912
4  Romania 2 4 6 9 13 0.692 509 514 0.990
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Sep 17:00 Estonia  0–3  Czech Republic 20–25 19–25 14–25 53–75 Report
15 Sep 19:45 Romania  3–0  Macedonia 25–21 25–14 25–12 75–47 Report
16 Sep 17:00 Czech Republic  3–1  Macedonia 25–17 25–18 23–25 27–25 100–85 Report
16 Sep 19:45 Estonia  3–1  Romania 19–25 28–26 25–18 25–23 97–92 Report
17 Sep 17:00 Macedonia  2–3  Estonia 28–26 22–25 23–25 27–25 11–15 111–116 Report
17 Sep 19:45 Czech Republic  3–0  Romania 25–13 25–17 25–21 75–51 Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep 15:00 Romania  3–1  Estonia 23–25 25–22 25–19 25–23 98–89 Report
23 Sep 18:00 Czech Republic  3–0  Macedonia 25–19 26–24 25–22 76–65 Report
24 Sep 15:00 Estonia  1–3  Macedonia 25–13 21–25 23–25 16–25 85–88 Report
24 Sep 18:00 Romania  1–3  Czech Republic 22–25 29–31 25–21 21–25 97–102 Report
25 Sep 15:00 Macedonia  3–1  Romania 29–31 25–22 25–21 25–22 104–96 Report
25 Sep 18:00 Estonia  3–0  Czech Republic 25–17 25–13 25–21 75–51 Report

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