The 2011 Men's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual

Men's European Volleyball League The Men's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). Created in 2004, the competition serves as a qualifying tour ...

, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries:

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Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

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, and

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. A preliminary league round was played from May 25 to July 10, and the final four tournament, which was held at

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, on July 16. During the league round, competing nations were drawn into three 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

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Squads

League round

Pool A

Leg 1

Leg 2

Leg 3

Leg 4

Leg 5

Leg 6

Pool B

Leg 1

Leg 2

Leg 3

Leg 4

Leg 5

Leg 6

Pool C

Leg 1

Leg 2

Leg 3

Leg 4

Leg 5

Leg 6

Final four

The final four was held at

on July 16/17, 2011.

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Final

Final standing

Awards

*Most valuable player *:

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*Best scorer *: Sergio Noda *Best spiker *: Sergio Noda *Best blocker *:

*Best server *: Alen Pajenk *Best setter *:

Michal Masný Michal Masný (born 14 August 1979) is a Slovak professional volleyball coach and former player, a former member of the Slovakia national team. He currently serves as head coach for BKS Visła Bydgoszcz. Career Clubs He was a runner-up in Aus ...

*Best receiver *: Francesc Llenas *Best libero *:

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References

External links

Official website
{{European Volleyball League European Volleyball League E International volleyball competitions hosted by Slovakia 2011 in Slovak sport