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, which featured women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries. A preliminary league round was played from June 1 to June 30, and the final four tournament, which was held at the

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on July 5–6, 2012. During the league round, competing nations were drawn into three pools of four teams, and every team hosted a tournament with three other teams and playing a round-robin system over three days. One standings table was used, combined with all four tournaments. The Pool winners and the best runner up 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. The

defeated

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3–0 in the final.

Teams

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League round

Pool A

Leg 1

The tournament was played at

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Leg 2

The tournament was played at

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Leg 3

The tournament was played in Palau d'Esports de Granollers,

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Leg 4

The tournament was played in Sala Polivalentă,

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Pool B

Leg 1

The tournament was played at

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Leg 2

The tournament was played at Atatürk Sport Hall, Izmir,

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Leg 3

The tournament was played at Salle Omnisport St. Léonard,

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Leg 4

The tournament was played at Complexe St. Symphorien,

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Pool C

Leg 1

The tournament was played at Městská hala Vodová,

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Leg 2

The tournament was played at Topsport Centre,

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Leg 3

The tournament was played at Metrowest Sport Palace,

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Leg 4

The tournament was played at Neo Kleisto Orestiados,

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Final four

The final four was held at

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on July 5/6, 2012. ;Qualified teams: * * (host) * *

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Final standing

Awards

*MVP:

Aneta Havlíčková Aneta Havlíčková (born 3 July 1987) is a Czech Republic, Czech female volleyball player. She is tall and plays as an opposite. She plays for Lokomotiv Baku. Career Havlíčková won the 2015–16 Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League, 2 ...

*Best Scorer:

Elitsa Vasileva Elitsa Vasileva (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Елица Василева; born 13 May 1990 in Dupnitsa) is an international volleyball player from Bulgaria. Career She has represented CSKA Sofia and also played in the Italian, Brazilian, South Korean, ...

*Best Spiker:

*Best Server: Dobriana Rabadzhieva *Best Blocker: Caroline Wensink *Best Receiver:

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 T ...

*Best Setter:

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 Women's European ...

*Best Libero: Julie Jasova

References

External links

Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) – official website
{{European Volleyball League European Volleyball League

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International volleyball competitions hosted by the Czech Republic