European Women's Volleyball Championship 2015

Banner of the European Volleyball Championship 2015 at the Indoor Sportcentrum in Eindhoven

The 2015 European Women's Volleyball Championship took place from September 26th to October 4th in Belgium and the Netherlands . It was held with 16 teams. The defending champions Russia defended their title with a 3-0 win in the final against hosts Netherlands . Serbia won bronze in the game for third place against Turkey . The German team , which lost to Russia in the 2013 final , was eliminated in the quarter-finals with a tie-break defeat against Turkey. The venues were Antwerp , Apeldoorn , Eindhoven and Rotterdam .

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Scene from the game Germany - Czech Republic

The tournament began with a preliminary round in four groups (A – D) with four teams each. There were three points for a 3-0 or 3-1 win, two points for a 3-2 win, one point for a 3-2 defeat and a 1-3 or 0-3 defeat no point. In the event of a tie, the number of games won and then the rate quotient decided. If there was equality here too, the ball point quotient (BPQ) decided and finally the direct comparison of the teams concerned. The group winners qualified directly for the quarter-finals. The group runners-up and thirds met in a playoff round and determined the remaining quarter-finalists. The quarter-final winners reached the semi-finals. The losers in the semi-finals played for third place, the winners determined the new European champion in the final.

game schedule

First round

Group A in Apeldoorn
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Netherlands	1,417	9: 1	9
2.	Italy	1,185	6: 5	6th
3.	Poland	0.895	5: 6	3
4th	Slovenia	0.659	1: 9	0

September 26th	Slovenia	Netherlands	0: 3
	Italy	Poland	3: 1
September 27th	Netherlands	Poland	3: 1
	Slovenia	Italy	1: 3
September 28th	Poland	Slovenia	3-0
	Netherlands	Italy	3-0

Group B in Antwerp
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Turkey	1,382	9-0	9
2.	Belgium	1,140	6: 3	6th
3.	Hungary	0.845	3: 7	3
4th	Azerbaijan	0.797	1: 9	0

September 26th	Hungary	Belgium	0: 3
	Turkey	Azerbaijan	3-0
September 27th	Belgium	Azerbaijan	3-0
	Hungary	Turkey	0: 3
September 28th	Azerbaijan	Hungary	1: 3
	Belgium	Turkey	0: 3

Group C in Rotterdam
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Russia	1,249	6: 3	6th
2.	Belarus	0.954	6: 5	5
3.	Croatia	0.945	6: 5	5
4th	Bulgaria	0.931	4: 9	2

September 26th	Bulgaria	Russia	0: 3
	Croatia	Belarus	0: 3
September 27th	Russia	Belarus	3-0
	Bulgaria	Croatia	2: 3
September 28th	Belarus	Bulgaria	3: 2
	Russia	Croatia	0: 3

Group D in Eindhoven
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Serbia	1,331	9-0	9
2.	Germany	1,131	6: 4	6th
3.	Czech Republic	0.985	3: 6	3
4th	Romania	0.679	1: 9	0

September 26th	Czech Republic	Romania	3-0
	Serbia	Germany	3-0
September 27th	Romania	Germany	1: 3
	Czech Republic	Serbia	0: 3
September 28th	Germany	Czech Republic	3-0
	Romania	Serbia	0: 3

Final round

Play-offs

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

October 1st - Rotterdam

September 30th - Rotterdam

Netherlands

3

Belarus

2

October 3 - Rotterdam

Poland

1

Poland

3

Netherlands

3

October 1st - Antwerp

September 30th - Antwerp

Turkey

0

Turkey

3

Germany

3

October 4th - Rotterdam

Germany

2

Hungary

0

Netherlands

0

October 1st - Rotterdam

September 30th - Rotterdam

Russia

3

Russia

3

Italy

3

October 3 - Rotterdam

Italy

1

Croatia

0

Russia

3

3rd place match

October 1st - Antwerp

September 30th - Antwerp

Serbia

1

October 4th - Rotterdam

Serbia

3

Belgium

3

Turkey

0

Belgium

1

Czech Republic

1

Serbia

3

Final score

rank	team	Points	sentences
Final rounds
1	Russia	15th	15: 05
2	Netherlands	15th	15: 05
3	Serbia	15th	16: 04
4th	Turkey	11	12: 08
Out in the quarterfinals
5	Germany	10	11: 07
6th	Belgium	9	10: 07
7th	Italy	9	10: 08
8th	Poland	5	09:11
Out in the play-offs
9	Belarus	6th	08: 08
10	Croatia	5	06: 08
11	Czech Republic	3	04: 09
12	Hungary	3	03:10
Out in the group stage
13	Bulgaria	2	04: 09
14th	Azerbaijan	0	01: 09
15th	Romania	0	01: 09
16	Slovenia	0	01: 09

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP)	Tatiana Sergeyevna Kosheleva	Russia
Best diagonal attacker	Lonneke Slöetjes	Netherlands
Best outside attacker	Tatiana Sergeyevna Kosheleva	Russia
Best blocker	Irina Vladimirovna Sarjashko	Russia
Best Libera	Anna Malowa	Russia
Best player	Maja Ognjenović	Serbia

Venues

The European Championship was held in five venues in four cities.

Apeldoorn	Antwerp	Rotterdam		Eindhoven
Omnisport Apeldoorn Capacity: 2,000	Lotto Arena Capacity: 5,218	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam Capacity: 2,500	Ahoy Rotterdam Capacity: 14,021	Indoor sports center Eindhoven Capacity: 4,000
6 preliminary round matches	6 preliminary round games 2 play-off games 2 quarter-finals	6 preliminary round games 2 play-off games 2 quarter-finals	2 semi-finals game for 3rd place final	6 preliminary round matches

media

Sport1 broadcast all games of the German team live on free TV and online in a live stream . The German TV broadcaster also showed the semi-finals between the Netherlands and Turkey and the final live.

qualification

In addition to the two hosts, the Netherlands and Belgium , the best teams from the 2013 European Championship qualified directly for the 2015 finals. These were Russia , Germany , Serbia , Croatia and Italy .

The remaining participants were determined in three qualifying rounds. In the first round in May 2014, eight teams competed against each other in two groups of four. The group winners and runners-up reached the second round, which took place in May and June 2014. There the 24 participants were divided into six groups. In each group there were two tournaments in which the teams competed against each other. The six group winners were qualified for the 2015 European Championship. The group runners-up determined the last EM participants in the third round.

First round

Group A
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Sweden	1.247	9: 3	9
2.	Latvia	1,100	7: 4	6th
3.	Norway	1,000	5: 6	3
4th	Georgia	0.768	1: 9	0

Tournament in Halmstad
May 9	Norway	Latvia	1: 3
	Georgia	Sweden	1: 3
10th of May	Latvia	Sweden	1: 3
	Norway	Georgia	3-0
May 11th	Sweden	Norway	3: 1
	Latvia	Georgia	3-0

Group B
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Montenegro	1.252	9: 2	8th
2.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.983	8: 6	6th
3.	Lithuania	0.951	5: 7	3
4th	Estonia	0.868	2: 9	0

Tournament in cash
May 9	Estonia	Lithuania	1: 3
	Montenegro	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3: 2
10th of May	Lithuania	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2: 3
	Estonia	Montenegro	0: 3
May 11th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Estonia	3: 1
	Lithuania	Montenegro	0: 3

Second round

Group A
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Turkey	1.463	18: 2	18th
2.	Belarus	1.119	11: 9	9
3.	Finland	0.972	10:10	9
4th	Denmark	0.576	0:18	0

First tournament in Mahiljou
23. May	Finland	Turkey	0: 3
	Belarus	Denmark	3-0
May 24th	Turkey	Denmark	3-0
	Finland	Belarus	3: 1
25. May	Denmark	Finland	0: 3
	Turkey	Belarus	3: 1
Second tournament in Izmir
30th May	Finland	Belarus	0: 3
	Turkey	Denmark	3-0
31. May	Belarus	Denmark	3-0
	Finland	Turkey	1: 3
June 1st	Denmark	Finland	0: 3
	Belarus	Turkey	0: 3

Group B
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Poland	1.435	18: 2	17th
2.	Ukraine	1.129	12: 9	10
3.	Switzerland	0.888	9:11	9
4th	Latvia	0.679	1:18	0

First tournament in Lugano
May 16	Latvia	Ukraine	0: 3
	Switzerland	Poland	0: 3
17th of May	Ukraine	Poland	2: 3
	Latvia	Switzerland	1: 3
May 18	Poland	Latvia	3-0
	Ukraine	Switzerland	3-0
Second tournament in Bydgoszcz
23. May	Switzerland	Ukraine	3: 1
	Poland	Latvia	3-0
May 24th	Ukraine	Latvia	3-0
	Switzerland	Poland	0: 3
25. May	Latvia	Switzerland	0: 3
	Ukraine	Poland	0: 3

Group C
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Czech Republic	1,340	18: 3	17th
2.	Slovenia	1,100	13: 7	12
3.	Spain	0.868	7:15	4th
4th	Montenegro	0.778	3:16	3

First tournament in Coslada
23. May	Slovenia	Czech Republic	1: 3
	Spain	Montenegro	1: 3
May 24th	Czech Republic	Montenegro	3-0
	Slovenia	Spain	3-0
25. May	Montenegro	Slovenia	0: 3
	Czech Republic	Spain	3-0
Second tournament in Pilsen
30th May	Slovenia	Spain	3: 1
	Czech Republic	Montenegro	3-0
31. May	Spain	Montenegro	3-0
	Slovenia	Czech Republic	0: 3
June 1st	Montenegro	Slovenia	0: 3
	Spain	Czech Republic	2: 3

Group D
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Bulgaria	1.305	17: 5	16
2.	Azerbaijan	1.071	15:10	12
3.	Portugal	0.849	8:16	4th
4th	Greece	0.865	7:16	4th

First tournament in Sofia
May 22	Portugal	Azerbaijan	3: 2
	Bulgaria	Greece	3-0
23. May	Azerbaijan	Greece	3: 1
	Portugal	Bulgaria	0: 3
May 24th	Greece	Portugal	3: 1
	Azerbaijan	Bulgaria	3: 2
Second tournament in Baku
May 29th	Portugal	Bulgaria	0: 3
	Azerbaijan	Greece	3-0
30th May	Bulgaria	Greece	3: 1
	Portugal	Azerbaijan	1: 3
31. May	Greece	Portugal	2: 3
	Bulgaria	Azerbaijan	3: 1

Group E
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Hungary	1.116	14: 8	12
2.	France	1,100	12: 7	12
3.	Israel	1.011	13: 9	12
4th	Sweden	0.806	3:18	0

First tournament in Moulins
23. May	Hungary	Israel	3: 1
	France	Sweden	3-0
May 24th	Israel	France	3-0
	Sweden	Hungary	1: 3
25. May	Israel	Sweden	3: 1
	France	Hungary	0: 3
Second tournament in Netanya
30th May	Israel	Sweden	3: 1
	Hungary	France	1: 3
31. May	Sweden	France	0: 3
	Israel	Hungary	3: 1
June 1st	Sweden	Hungary	0: 3
	France	Israel	3-0

Group F.
space	team	BPQ	sentences	Points
1.	Romania	1.477	18: 1	18th
2.	Slovakia	1.075	12: 7	12
3.	Austria	0.854	6:16	4th
4th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.807	6:18	2

First tournament in Vienna
May 21	Romania	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3: 1
	Austria	Slovakia	0: 3
May 22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Austria	2: 3
	Slovakia	Romania	0: 3
23. May	Austria	Romania	0: 3
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Slovakia	0: 3
Second tournament in Piatra Neamț
30th May	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Austria	2: 3
	Romania	Slovakia	3-0
31. May	Austria	Slovakia	0: 3
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Romania	0: 3
June 1st	Slovakia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3: 1
	Austria	Romania	0: 3

Third round

May 23/29. May	France	Slovenia	1: 3, 1: 3
May 23/30. May	Azerbaijan	Slovakia	3-0, 0-3
May 23/24. May	Ukraine	Belarus	0: 3, 3: 2

Azerbaijan won the Golden Set 15-6.

Web links

• Official website for the tournament (multilingual)
• Information from the DVV
• Information of the CEV (English)
• Live streams, videos and information at Sport1