Volleyball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_European_qualification
The European Qualification Tournament for the 2020 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was a volleyball tournament for men's national teams held in Berlin, Germany from 5 to 10 January 2020. Eight teams played in the tournament and the winners France qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Germany |
| City | Berlin |
| Dates | 5–10 January |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Germany |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Jean Patry |
| Best Setter | Lukas Kampa |
| Best OH | Denys Kaliberda Earvin N'Gapeth |
| Best MB |  Viktor Yosifov Nicolas Le Goff |
| Best OPP | Jean Patry |
| Best Libero | Jenia Grebennikov |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Official website | |
| FIVB | |
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The hosts Germany and the top seven ranked teams from the CEV European Ranking as of 30 September 2019[3] which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics qualified for the tournament. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked tenth.
Germany (Hosts)
Serbia (1)
France (3)
Belgium (6)
Slovenia (7)
Bulgaria (8)
Netherlands (9)
Czech Republic (11)
Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their CEV European Ranking as of 30 September 2019.[3] CEV reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the European Ranking.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Germany |
 Serbia |
 Belgium |
France |
 Slovenia |
Bulgaria |
 Czech Republic |
 Netherlands |
| All matches |
|---|
| Berlin, Germany |
| Max-Schmeling-Halle |
| Capacity: 8,500 |
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
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 Time (UTC+01:00).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 294 | 270 | 1.089 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 263 | 242 | 1.087 | |
| 3 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 249 | 267 | 0.933 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 263 | 290 | 0.907 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan | 16:30 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–23 | 28–26 | 25–20 | 78–69 | Report | ||
| 5 Jan | 19:30 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Germany | 19–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 61–75 | Report | ||
| 6 Jan | 20:10 | Belgium | 0–3 | Germany | 18–25 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 65–76 | Report | ||
| 7 Jan | 17:00 | Belgium | 3–2 | Czech Republic | 21–25 | 28–26 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 19–17 | 115–113 | Report |
| 7 Jan | 20:10 | Germany | 2–3 | Slovenia | 34–32 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 12–15 | 112–116 | Report |
| 8 Jan | 17:30 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 25–12 | 28–26 | 19–25 | 28–26 | 100–89 | Report | |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 285 | 260 | 1.096 | Semifinals |
| 2 | France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 281 | 271 | 1.037 | |
| 3 | Serbia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 246 | 237 | 1.038 | |
| 4 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 209 | 253 | 0.826 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan | 13:30 | France | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 75–64 | Report | ||
| 6 Jan | 14:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Serbia | 18–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
| 6 Jan | 17:00 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | France | 25–23 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 15–8 | 101–103 | Report |
| 7 Jan | 14:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–15 | 75–50 | Report | ||
| 8 Jan | 14:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 13–15 | 107–109 | Report |
| 8 Jan | 20:45 | France | 2–3 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 12–15 | 103–106 | Report |
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 9 January | ||||||
| Slovenia | 2 | |||||
| 10 January | ||||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| 9 January | ||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
Final
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | France |
| 2 | Germany |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
| Slovenia | |
| 5 | Belgium |
| Serbia | |
| 7 | Czech Republic |
| Netherlands |
| Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|
| France |
10 January 2020 | 4 (1988, 1992, 2004, 2016) |
- Most valuable player
- Best setter
- Best outside spikers
- Best middle blockers
- Best opposite spiker
- Best libero
- "Germany and Berlin to host men's European Olympic qualifier!". CEV. 29 August 2019.
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- "CEV European Ranking List - Men (as per 30.09.2019)". CEV. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019.