2020_Men's_U20_Volleyball_European_Championship
2020 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship
27th edition of the Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship
The 2020 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship was the 27th edition of the Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. The tournament was held in Brno and Kuřim, Czech Republic from 26 September to 4 October 2020. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship as the CEV representatives.[1] But with runners-up Italy hosting the 2021 U21 World Championship together with Bulgaria, 3rd place Belgium joined the field for the 2021 U21 World Championship as well.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | 26 September – 4 October |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Champions |  Russia (20th title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Belgium |
| Fourth place |  Belarus |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Alessandro Michieletto |
| Best Setter | Paolo Porro |
| Best OH | Tommaso Rinaldi Omar Kurbanov |
| Best MB | Wout D'Heer Iurii Brazhniuk |
| Best OPP | Ferre Reggers |
| Best Libero | Ilia Fedorov |
| Official website | |
| Official website | |
Players must be born on or after 1 January 2001.
The second and third round qualification were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the remaining eleven spots were allocated according to the Men's U20 CEV European Ranking as of 1 June 2019.[3][4] But, Turkey and Ukraine withdrew just before the beginning of the tournament because a small number of their players tested positive for the novel coronavirus shortly upon arrival in the Czech Republic.[5]
Hosts Czech Republic and Russia, the top team from the Men's U20 CEV European Ranking as of 1 June 2019,[4] were directly placed as head of pool I and II respectively. All teams not seeded were placed to five pots as based on their Men's U20 CEV European Ranking as of 1 June 2019 position and drawn accordingly into pool I and II. In case several teams shared the same position, the teams were seeded as per the final standing of the 2018 Men's U20 European Championship. The draw was held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 27 August 2020.[1] But, Turkey and Ukraine withdrew after the draw. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 5th.
| Seeded teams | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic (Hosts) Russia (1) |
 Poland (2) Germany (3) |
Italy (3) Turkey (6) |
 France (7) Belarus (8) |
 Serbia (9) Ukraine (10) |
Belgium (11) Netherlands (11) |
- Draw
Kuřim Sport Hall, Kuřim, Czech Republic – Pool I- Sportovní hala Vodova, Brno, Czech Republic – Pool I, II and Final round
- 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
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 383 | 297 | 1.290 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belgium |
5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 429 | 381 | 1.126 | |
| 3 | France |
5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 430 | 416 | 1.034 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Poland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 383 | 376 | 1.019 | |
| 5 | Serbia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 304 | 394 | 0.772 | |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 379 | 444 | 0.854 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | 16:00 | KSH | Italy | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–14 | 75–52 | Report | ||
| 26 Sep | 18:30 | KSH | Czech Republic | 2–3 | France | 21–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 27–25 | 16–18 | 111–116 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 18:30 | SHV | Poland | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 75–53 | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | 16:00 | KSH | Italy | 3–0 | Poland | 26–24 | 29–27 | 25–20 | 80–71 | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | 18:30 | SHV | Belgium | 3–2 | France | 24–26 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 15–9 | 113–104 | Report |
| 27 Sep | 18:30 | KSH | Serbia | 3–2 | Czech Republic | 20–25 | 17–25 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 15–9 | 102–94 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 15:30 | KSH | France | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 75–54 | Report | ||
| 28 Sep | 16:00 | SHV | Poland | 2–3 | Belgium | 29–27 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 8–15 | 101–114 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 18:10 | KSH | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Italy | 15–25 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 62–76 | Report | ||
| 30 Sep | 16:00 | SHV | Italy | 3–0 | France | 25–22 | 27–25 | 25–13 | 77–60 | Report | ||
| 30 Sep | 16:00 | KSH | Belgium | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–17 | 75–43 | Report | ||
| 30 Sep | 18:30 | KSH | Poland | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–23 | 25–11 | 25–20 | 75–54 | Report | ||
| 1 Oct | 15:00 | KSH | France | 3–0 | Poland | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–61 | Report | ||
| 1 Oct | 17:30 | KSH | Serbia | 0–3 | Italy | 20–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 52–75 | Report | ||
| 1 Oct | 20:00 | KSH | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Belgium | 18–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 58–75 | Report | ||
Pool II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 281 | 249 | 1.129 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belarus |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 243 | 214 | 1.136 | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 219 | 236 | 0.928 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Germany |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 236 | 280 | 0.843 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | 16:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Belarus | 30–28 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 98–93 | Report | |
| 27 Sep | 16:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Netherlands | 17–25 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 26–28 | 86–97 | Report | |
| 28 Sep | 18:45 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Belarus | 20–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 61–75 | Report | ||
| 30 Sep | 18:30 | Germany | 2–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 25–20 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 5–15 | 95–108 | Report |
| 1 Oct | 16:00 | Belarus | 3–0 | Germany | 25–20 | 25–12 | 25–23 | 75–55 | Report | ||
| 1 Oct | 18:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 75–61 | Report | ||
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
5th–8th places
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| 4 October | ||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 4 October | ||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
5th–8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct | 13:00 | France | 3–2 | Netherlands | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 15–9 | 104–97 | Report |
Final four
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 4 October | ||||||
| Belarus | 0 | |||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 4 October | ||||||
| Belarus | 0 | |||||
| Belgium | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
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- Most valuable player
- Best setter
Paolo Porro
- Best outside spikers
- Tommaso Rinaldi
Omar Kurbanov
- Best middle blockers
Wout D'Heer- Iurii Brazhniuk
- Best opposite spiker
- Ferre Reggers
- Best libero
- Ilia Fedorov
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- "CEV confirms cancellation of age-group qualifiers". CEV. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "CEV European National Team Ranking List - U20 Men (as per 01.06.2019)". CEV. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020.
- "Revised competition schedule for #EuroVolleyU20M confirmed". CEV. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.