The 2018 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship was the thirteenth edition of the
Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship
The Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship is a volleyball competition for girls' national teams with players under the age of 18 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the volleyball feder ...
, a biennial international
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
tournament organised by the
European Volleyball Confederation
The European Volleyball Confederation ( or ''CEV'') is the continental sports governing body, governing body for the sports of volleyball, indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and snow volleyball in Europe. Its headquarters is in Luxembourg City, ...
(CEV) the girls' under-17 national teams of Europe. The tournament was held in Bulgaria from 13 to 21 April 2018.
A total of twelve teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2001 eligible to participate.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CEV qualifiers for the
FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 19 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' ( FIVB). It was held in U18 age group until 2021.
The fir ...
. The top six teams qualified for the
2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship as the CEV representatives.
Participating teams
* Hosts
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2018 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship Qualification
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Pools composition
Preliminary round
Pool I
Pool II
5th–8th classification
5th–8th Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Awards
At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.
*Most valuable player
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Valeriia Gorbunova
*Best setter
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Polina Matveeva
*Best outside spikers
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Aleksandra Georgieva
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Loveth Omoruyi
Oghosasere Loveth "Lolly" Omoruyi (born 25 August 2002) is an Italian volleyball player. She represented Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life and career
Born in Lodi to parents of Nigerian origins, Omoruyi is the second-born of four ...
*Best middle blockers
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Elizaveta Kochurina
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Claudia Consoli
*Best opposite spiker
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Sude Hacımustafaoğlu
Sude Hacımustafaoğlu (born March 25, 2002, in İzmir
İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the cap ...
*Best libero
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Gülce Güçtekin
References
External links
Official website
{{CEV Youth European Volleyball Championship
CEV Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship
Europe
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Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
2018 in Bulgarian women's sport
International volleyball competitions hosted by Bulgaria
Volleyball European Championship (girls)
Sports competitions in Sofia