2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship.[1]

Qualifying matches were initially scheduled in August and September 2020 but due to COVID-19 pandemic CEV decided to postpone the matches. On 29 June 2020, CEV released a tentative schedule moving the matches to January 2021.[2][3]

In December 2020 as a response to the coronavirus crisis and the many restrictions in place in many countries for teams to travel and organisers to host and deliver sporting events, the CEV Board of Administration has decided to postpone the completion of the CEV EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers to 16 May 2021 at the latest.[4]

Qualification

Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania as host countries were directly qualified. The eight best placed teams at the 2019 edition also gained direct entries into the tournament. 23 teams compete for the remaining 12 places at the final tournament.

Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualificationQualifier
Host Countries SerbiaQualificationPool A Belarus
 Bulgaria  Switzerland
 CroatiaPool B Sweden
 Romania Ukraine
2019 European Championship  TurkeyPool C Greece
 Italy Spain
 PolandPool D Slovakia
 Netherlands Finland
 GermanyPool E France
 Russia Hungary
 BelgiumPool F Czech Republic
 Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina
Total 24

Direct qualification
Qualified for the 2021 European Championship
Qualified as hosts for the 2021 European Championship
Rank Team
 Serbia
 Turkey
 Italy
4  Poland
5  Netherlands
6  Germany
7  Russia
8  Bulgaria
9  Belgium
10  Azerbaijan
11  Croatia
12  Slovakia
13  Romania
14  Greece
15  Spain
16  Slovenia
17  Ukraine
18  Finland
19   Switzerland
20  Hungary
21  France
22  Belarus
23  Estonia
24  Portugal

Format

There being six pools of either three or four teams each, the top two of each pool will qualify for the 2021 European Championship. The pools will be played in a double round-robin tournaments format officially from 7 to 16 May 2021.

Pools composition

The pools were set following the Serpentine system according to their European Ranking for national teams as of January 2020. Due to travel restrictions in place for citizens of Kosovo, their team has been moved to the next available pool where no such restrictions would apply. Rankings are shown in brackets.[5]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F
 Belarus (11)  Ukraine (13)  Spain (14)  Slovakia (15)  Hungary (17)  Slovenia (18)
   Switzerland (24)  Portugal (23)  Greece (22)  Finland (21)  France (20)  Czech Republic (19)
 Estonia (25)  Georgia (26)  Austria (27)  Montenegro (28)  Israel (29)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (30)
 Sweden (34)  Norway (32)  Kosovo (40)  Denmark (32)  Latvia (30)

Pool standing procedure
  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 last 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 and 3 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

Results
Qualified to 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Belarus 4 0 12 12 1 12.000 322 260 1.238
2   Switzerland 2 2 5 7 9 0.778 339 345 0.983
3  Estonia 0 4 1 3 12 0.250 303 359 0.844
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 May18:00Belarus  3–0  Estonia 25–2325–2025–18  75–61Report
11 May18:00Estonia  2–3   Switzerland 25–1819–2515–2525–2314–1698–107Report
12 May18:00Switzerland   1–3  Belarus 22–2516–2525–1820–25 83–93Report
13 May18:00Estonia  0–3  Belarus 22–2527–2916–25  65–79Report
14 May18:00Switzerland   3–1  Estonia 25–1523–2525–1725–22 98–79Report
15 May18:00Belarus  3–0   Switzerland 25–2025–1225–19  75–51Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Sweden 5 1 14 16 6 2.667 507 377 1.345
2  Ukraine 4 2 13 14 7 2.000 484 337 1.436
3  Portugal 3 3 9 11 10 1.100 452 402 1.124
4  Georgia 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 123 450 0.273

Tournament 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May19.00Portugal  1–3  Ukraine 25–2021–2523–2519–25 88–95Report
7 May00.00Georgia  0–3  Sweden 0–250–250–25  0–75Report
8 May15.00Sweden  3–0  Ukraine 27–2525–1925–18  77–62Report
8 May00.00Georgia  0–3  Portugal 0–250–250–25  0–75Report
9 May00.00Ukraine  3–0  Georgia 25–025–025–0  75–0Report
9 May15.00Sweden  3–1  Portugal 25–2125–1619–2525–15 94–77Report

Tournament 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May15.30Georgia  0–3  Portugal 19–2515–2516–25  50–75Report
14 May18.30Sweden  3–2  Ukraine 15–2525–1825–2318–2515–1198–102Report
15 May15.30Portugal  0–3  Ukraine 14–2513–2513–25  40–75Report
15 May18.30Georgia  0–3  Sweden 16–2513–2510–25  39–75Report
16 May15.30Ukraine  3–0  Georgia 25–625–1925–9  75–34Report
16 May18.30Portugal  3–1  Sweden 25–2322–2525–1825–22 97–88Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Greece 6 0 18 18 0 MAX 450 253 1.779
2  Spain 4 2 12 12 7 1.714 441 347 1.271
3  Austria 2 4 6 7 12 0.583 393 374 1.051
4  Norway 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 140 450 0.311

Tournament 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May17.00Spain  3–1  Austria 28–2625–1823–2525–23 101–92Report
7 May20.00Greece  3–0  Norway 25–1825–1225–17  75–47Report
8 May17.00Austria  3–0  Norway 25–1625–1825–14  75–48Report
8 May20.00Spain  0–3  Greece 22–2520–2518–25  60–75Report
9 May17.00Norway  0–3  Spain 17–2515–2513–25  45–75Report
9 May20.00Austria  0–3  Greece 14–258–2518–25  40–75Report

Tournament 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 May17.35Austria  0–3  Spain 17–2521–2522–25  60–75Report
13 May00.00Norway  0–3  Greece 0–250–250–25  0–75Report
14 May17.35Spain  0–3  Greece 19–2515–2521–25  55–75Report
14 May00.00Norway  0–3  Austria 0–250–250–25  0–75Report
15 May00.00Spain  3–0  Norway 25–025–025–0  75–0Report
15 May20.20Greece  3–0  Austria 25–1625–1825–17  75–51Report

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovakia 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 473 290 1.631
2  Finland 4 2 11 13 9 1.444 440 441 0.998
3  Montenegro 2 4 7 9 13 0.692 463 496 0.933
4  Kosovo 0 6 0 1 18 0.056 316 465 0.680

Tournament 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May17.00Finland  1–3  Slovakia 24–2625–2214–2519–25 82–98Report
7 May20.00Montenegro  3–0  Kosovo 25–2125–1426–24  76–59Report
8 May17.00Slovakia  3–0  Kosovo 25–1525–1725–16  75–48Report
8 May20.00Finland  3–2  Montenegro 24–2625–2325–1722–2515–13111–104Report
9 May17.00Kosovo  0–3  Finland 15–2510–2515–25  40–75Report
9 May20.00Slovakia  3–0  Montenegro 25–2225–1725–23  75–62Report

Tournament 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 May17.30Slovakia  3–0  Montenegro 25–1425–1025–23  75–47Report
13 May20.30Kosovo  0–3  Finland 9–2516–2514–25  39–75Report
14 May17.30Montenegro  1–3  Finland 25–2222–2516–2522–25 85–97Report
14 May20.30Slovakia  3–0  Kosovo 25–2325–1125–17  75–51Report
15 May17.30Montenegro  3–1  Kosovo 25–1914–2525–2125–14 89–79Report
15 May20.30Finland  0–3  Slovakia 0–250–250–25  0–75Report

Pool E
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  France 5 1 15 17 5 3.400 525 413 1.271
2  Hungary 5 1 15 17 5 3.400 509 410 1.241
3  Israel 2 4 5 6 14 0.429 367 454 0.808
4  Denmark 0 6 1 2 18 0.111 354 478 0.741

Tournament 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May17.00Israel  0–3  Hungary 18–2514–2512–25  44–75Report
7 May20.00Denmark  0–3  France 18–2515–2516–25  49–75Report
8 May17.00France  2–3  Hungary 24–2625–1425–1923–2512–15109–99Report
8 May20.00Denmark  0–3  Israel 19–2516–2516–25  51–75Report
9 May16.30France  3–0  Israel 25–1625–1925–14  75–49Report
9 May19.30Hungary  3–0  Denmark 25–1825–2025–13  75–51Report

Tournament 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May16.00Denmark  0–3  France 21–2523–2517–25  61–75Report
14 May19.00Hungary  3–0  Israel 25–1925–1625–16  75–51Report
15 May16.00France  3–0  Israel 25–1925–1425–12  75–45Report
15 May19.00Denmark  0–3  Hungary 8–2518–2513–25  39–75Report
16 May16.00France  3–2  Hungary 25–2321–2530–3225–1915–11116–110Report
16 May19.00Israel  3–2  Denmark 26–2425–1418–2517–2517–15103–103Report

Pool F
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Czech Republic 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 491 372 1.320
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 3 9 11 9 1.222 445 426 1.045
3  Slovenia 3 3 9 10 11 0.909 479 476 1.006
4  Latvia 0 6 0 1 18 0.056 337 478 0.705

Tournament 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 May16.00Slovenia  0–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 23–2520–2524–26  67–76Report
6 May19.40Latvia  0–3  Czech Republic 19–2517–259–25  45–75Report
7 May16.00Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–3  Czech Republic 23–2518–2517–25  58–75Report
7 May19.40Slovenia  3–0  Latvia 25–1529–2725–14  79–56Report
8 May16.00Czech Republic  3–1  Slovenia 21–2525–2225–1925–16 96–82Report
8 May19.40Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Latvia 25–1025–1425–22  75–46Report

Tournament 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May17.00Latvia  1–3  Slovenia 14–2522–2525–2321–25 82–98Report
14 May20.00Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–3  Czech Republic 25–1922–259–2514–25 70–94Report
15 May17.00Slovenia  0–3  Czech Republic 18–2515–2522–25  55–75Report
15 May20.00Latvia  0–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 20–2515–2511–25  46–75Report
16 May17.00Czech Republic  3–0  Latvia 25–1826–2425–20  76–62Report
16 May20.00Slovenia  3–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 23–2525–2225–2225–22 98–91Report

References
  1. "Pools set for EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers!". CEV. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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  3. Janičić, Svetozar (30 June 2020). "CEV: Promenjen sistem i odložene kvalifikacije za EP" (in Serbian). sportklub.rs. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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