The 2013 European Men's Volleyball Championship took place in Denmark and Poland from September 20-29. Russia became the new European champion with a 3-1 final victory over Italy . The bronze medal was won by defending champion Serbia with a 3-0 win against Bulgaria . Germany dropped out in the quarter-finals and ended up in sixth place.
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 top three teams in each group reached the second round. There, third in the group met runners-up before the respective winners met a group first. The four successful teams in the second round reached the semi-finals. The losers in the semi-finals played for third place, the winners determined the new European champion in the final.
Attendees
The squad and further information on all teams can be found on the Participants sub-page .
The European Championship was held in six sports venues, four of which were in Denmark. The semi-finals and the final were played in the Parken Stadium in the capital Copenhagen . The Danish team played at the Arena Fyn in Odense . The playoff games and the quarter-finals took place in the NRGi Arena in Aarhus . The fourth Danish venue was Jyske Bank Kasten in Herning . The venues in Poland were the Hala Sportowo in Gdynia and the Ergo Arena in Gdansk - Sopot , where the Polish team played and the playoff games and the quarter-finals were played.
The remaining participants were determined in three qualifying rounds. In the first round in May 2012, ten teams competed against each other in home and return matches. The winners reached the second round, which took place in September 2012. 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 EM 2013. The group runners-up determined the last EM participants in the third round.
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