The 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 32nd edition of the
Women's European Volleyball Championship
The Women's European Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but si ...
, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the
CEV. For the second time the Women's EuroVolley was held in four countries: Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania.
Qualification
Pools composition
The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:
# The 4 organizers were seeded in Preliminary pools. Serbia in Pool A, Bulgaria in Pool B, Croatia in Pool C and Romania in Pool D.
# The first and second best ranked from the previous edition of the CEV competition were drawn in different Preliminary pools, which meant that Serbia could not be paired with Turkey.
# The organizers could select one team to join their pools, as a result, Azerbaijan joined Serbia in Pool A, Poland joined Bulgaria in Pool B, Italy joined Croatia in Pool C and Turkey joined Romania in Pool D.
# According to the CEV National Team ranking list (as per 01/01/2020), the 16 remaining teams were seeded by descending order in a number of cups that equals the number of Preliminary pools.
;Draw
The drawing of lots was held on 20 May 2021 in
Belgrade
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,
Serbia
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.
Squads
Venues
Pool standing procedure
# Number of matches won
# Match points
# Sets ratio
# Points ratio
# If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the 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, 3 and 4 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
Preliminary round
*The top four teams in each pool will qualify for the final round.
Pool A
* All times are
Central European Summer Time
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(
UTC+02:00).
Pool B
* All times are
Eastern European Summer Time
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(
UTC+03:00).
Pool C
* All times are
Central European Summer Time
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(
UTC+02:00).
Pool D
* All times are
Eastern European Summer Time
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(
UTC+03:00).
Final round
*All times in
Belgrade
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are
Central European Summer Time
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(
UTC+02:00).
*All times in
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
are
Eastern European Summer Time
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(
UTC+03:00).
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
All Star Team
*MVP
*:
Paola Egonu
Paola Ogechi Egonu (born 18 December 1998) is an Italian volleyball player. She plays for Turkish volleyball club VakıfBank S.K. and was part of the Italy women's national volleyball team until 2022 when she is considering leaving from the team ...
*Best Setter
*:
Alessia Orro
Alessia Orro (born 18 July 1998) is an Italian volleyball player.
She competed in the women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2019 Montreux Volley Masters, and 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
The 2022 FIVB Volleybal ...
*Best Outside Hitters
*:
Miriam Sylla
*:
Elena Pietrini
Elena Pietrini (born 17 March 2000) is an Italian volleyball player who plays as a wing spiker for the Italian national team. She made her debut appearance at the Olympics representing Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Her father A ...
*Best Middle Blockers
*:
Eda Erdem Dündar
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 Fenerb ...
*:
Anna Danesi
*Best Opposite
*:
Tijana Bošković
Tijana Bošković ( sr-cyrl, Тијана Бошковић; born 8 March 1997) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Turkish Women's Volleyball League club Eczacıbaşı Dynavit and the Serbia women's na ...
*Best Libero
*:
Monica De Gennaro
See also
*
2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship
References
External links
Official website
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European Championships
The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...
International volleyball competitions hosted by Serbia
International volleyball competitions hosted by Croatia
International volleyball competitions hosted by Bulgaria
International volleyball competitions hosted by Romania
August 2021 sports events in Romania
August 2021 sports events in Serbia
September 2021 sports events in Europe
Sport in Cluj-Napoca
Sport in Plovdiv
Sport in Zadar
Sports competitions in Belgrade
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2021 in Croatian women's sport
2021 in Romanian women's sport
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