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2011 Women's European Volleyball League
The 2011 Women's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League, which featured Women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey. A preliminary league round was played from May 25 to July 10, and the final four tournament, which was held at Istanbul, Turkey, on 15/16 July. During the league round, competing nations were drawn into two pools of four teams, and played each other in a double round-robin system, with two matches per leg in a total of six legs. Pool winners qualified for the final four round, joining the host team. If the final four host team finished first in its league round pool, the best pool runners-up qualified for the final four. 12 teams participated in this year's edition, which was a record field. Competing nations * * * * * * * * * * * * Squads League round Pool A Leg 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovana Brakočević
Jovana Brakočević Canzian ( sr-cyrl, Јована Бракочевић Канцијан; born 5 March 1988) is a Serbian volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and also the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. There she was named ''Best server'' of the tournament. She was also a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championship in Serbia and Italy. There she was voted MVP of the tournament. Career She played for Serbia at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in 2016. She played the 2010/2011 season for the Guangzhou Evergrande in the 361° Chinese Women's Volleyball League. In June 2011, JT Marvelous announced her joining next season. Jovana won the gold medal and the MVP and Best Spiker awards at the 2011 European League. Brakočević won the gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is the list of European cities by population within city limits, most populous European city, and the world's List of largest cities, 15th-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium ( grc-gre, Βυζάντιον, ) in the 7th century BCE by Ancient Greece, Greek settlers from Megara. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( grc-gre, Νέα Ῥώμη, ; la, Nova Roma) and then as Constantinople () after himself. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 In Turkish Women's Sport
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2011 In Women's Volleyball
Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleven'', a 2004 children's novel in The Winnie Years by Lauren Myracle *''Eleven'', a 2008 children's novel by Patricia Reilly Giff *''Eleven'', a short story by Sandra Cisneros Music *Eleven (band), an American rock band * Eleven: A Music Company, an Australian record label *Up to eleven, an idiom from popular culture, coined in the movie ''This Is Spinal Tap'' Albums * ''11'' (The Smithereens album), 1989 * ''11'' (Ua album), 1996 * ''11'' (Bryan Adams album), 2008 * ''11'' (Sault album), 2022 * ''Eleven'' (Harry Connick, Jr. album), 1992 * ''Eleven'' (22-Pistepirkko album), 1998 * ''Eleven'' (Sugarcult album), 1999 * ''Eleven'' (B'z album), 2000 * ''Eleven'' (Reamonn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Volleyball League
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European Volleyball League may refer to * Men's European Volleyball League * Women's European Volleyball League The Women's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). Created in 2009, the competition served as a qualifyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šárka Barborková , nature reserve in the Czech Republic
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Šárka () may refer to one of the following: * Šárka (name), Czech female given name (includes people bearing the name) * Šárka, the mythical warrior-maiden of Bohemia, a character in ''The Maidens' War'' * ''Šárka'' (Fibich), an opera by Zdeněk Fibich * ''Šárka'' (Janáček), the first opera by Leoš Janáček * '' Šárka'', the third symphonic poem of Bedřich Smetana's '' Má vlast'' * Divoká Šárka Divoká Šárka (; Wild Šárka) is a nature reserve on the northwestern outskirts of Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. Around the 6th century the Slavs came to this area. In the 7th to 9th centuries above the Džbán gorge was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gizem Güreşen
Gizem Güreşen (born January 14, 1987) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is tall and plays as libero. Club career He started volleyball in Ankara. He was trained in the infrastructure of VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta. VakıfBank Gizem Güreşen won the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with her team VakıfBank, and won the "Best Receiver" award. Güreşen won the silver medal in the 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship playing in Doha, Qatar with VakıfBank. She was also awarded Best Libero. Güreşen won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul. Fenerbahçe She was transferred to Fenerbahçe Grundig in the 2015–16 season. Volero Zurich In the 2016–17 season, she was transferred to Volero Zurich, a Swiss team. Gizem will play abroad for the first time. Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor She was transferred to Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor in the 2017–18 season. Galatasaray (return) On 6 December 2017, Galatasaray sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Ognjenović
Maja Ognjenović ( sr-cyrl, Маја Огњеновић; born 6 August 1984) is a Serbian volleyball player and the captain of the Serbia women's national volleyball team. With the national team, she won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championship, silver medal at the 2007 European Championship, bronze medal at the 2006 World Championship. She won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2018, she has won the gold medal at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. During the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she has won the bronze medal. Career Ognjenović won a gold medal at the 2011 European League, also winning the Best Setter award with her national team. She repeated the individual Best Setter award as her team claimed the bronze medal in the 2012 European League. At the end of season 2017–18 of Turkish Women's Volleyball League, she transferred to Russian club WVC Dynamo Moscow. Currently, she plays her volleyball at Eczacıbaşı Dynavit. Awards Individual * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem Dündar (, born Eda Erdem; 22 June 1987) is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She currently plays for both Fenerbahçe SK and the national team and is the captain of both teams. Career Eda Erdem has been playing for Fenerbahçe with jersey number 14 since 2008. Before she joined Fenerbahçe, she had played for Beşiktaş for 4 years (2004–2008). She played more than 300 times for the Turkish national team. In Doha, Qatar, Eda won the 2010 FIVB World Club Championship, playing with Fenerbahçe and earned the ''Best Server'' award. Eda Erdem also won the Best Server award and the silver medal with her national team at the 2011 European League. She played with Fenerbahçe in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha and helped her team to win the bronze medal after defeating Puerto Rico's Lancheras de Cataño 3–0. Awards Individuals * ''2009 Turkish Supercup "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2010 European Volleyball League "Best Blocker"'' * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Havelková
Helena Havelková (born 25 July 1988) is a Czech beach volleyball player. She was a member of the Women's National Team. She competed at the 2014–15 CEV Women's Champions League in Szczecin, Poland, claiming the silver medal. Clubs * VK TU Liberec (2003–2004) * Slavia Prague (2004–2007) * Sassuolo Volley (2007–2009) * Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2009–2012) * Dinamo Krasnodar (2012–2013) * Eczacıbaşı VitrA (2013–2014) * Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2014–2015) * KPS Chemik Police (2015–2016) * Shanghai (2016–2017) * Unione Sportiva ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza (2017–2018) * Dynamo Moscow (2018–2020) * Bartoccini Fortinfissi Perugia (2020–2022) * Awards Individuals * '' 2011 European Volleyball League "Best scorer"'' * '' 2012 European Volleyball League "Best receiver"'' * '' 2014–15 CEV Women's Champions League "Best outside spiker"'' Clubs * 2009–10 Women's CEV Cup - Champion, with Yamamay Busto Arsizio * 2011–12 Women's CEV Cup - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indiv ... in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning "ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was Folk etymology, corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
