The European qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 4 to 9 January 2016 in Ankara, Turkey.[1] Russia won the tournament by beating Netherlands 3–1, and qualified for the Olympic games. Nataliya Obmochaeva was selected the most valuable player.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Turkey |
| Dates | 4–9 January |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Russia (4th title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Nataliya Obmochaeva |
| Official website | |
| CEV | |
Qualification
editThe host country played with the 7 highest CEV ranking teams which had not yet qualified to the Olympic games.[2][3] Numbers in brackets denoted the European ranking as of 5 October 2015 except the host which ranked 4th.[4]
Pools composition
editThe pools composition was announced on 23 October 2015 at the headquarters of CEV, Luxembourg.[5] It followed the Serpentine system according to their European ranking as of 5 October 2015.[4] CEV reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the European ranking.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Turkey
|
Russia
|
 Germany
|
 Italy
|
 Netherlands
|
 Belgium
|
 Croatia
|
 Poland
|
Squads
editVenue
edit| Ankara, Turkey
|
|---|
| Başkent Volleyball Hall |
| Capacity: 7,600 |
|
Pool standing procedure
edit- 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
Preliminary round
edit- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 258 | 215 | 1.200 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 220 | 215 | 1.023 | |
| 3 | Germany
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 269 | 255 | 1.055 | |
| 4 | Croatia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 163 | 225 | 0.724 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan | 14:00 | Netherlands
|
2–3 | Germany
|
28–26 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 11–15 | 108–111 | Report |
| 4 Jan | 19:30 | Croatia
|
0–3 | Turkey
|
18–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 57–75 | Report | ||
| 5 Jan | 19:30 | Germany
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1–3 | Turkey
|
25–27 | 25–23 | 16–25 | 17–25 | 83–100 | Report | |
| 6 Jan | 16:30 | Germany
|
3–0 | Croatia
|
25–16 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 75–47 | Report | ||
| 6 Jan | 19:30 | Turkey
|
0–3 | Netherlands
|
14–25 | 10–25 | 21–25 | 45–75 | Report | ||
| 7 Jan | 16:30 | Netherlands
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3–0 | Croatia
|
25–19 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 75–59 | Report |
Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 275 | 235 | 1.170 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 292 | 306 | 0.954 | |
| 3 | Belgium
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 256 | 267 | 0.959 | |
| 4 | Poland
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 286 | 301 | 0.950 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan | 16:30 | Poland
|
2–3 | Russia
|
25–19 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 14–25 | 10–15 | 96–102 | Report |
| 5 Jan | 14:00 | Italy
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1–3 | Russia
|
16–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 81–98 | Report | |
| 5 Jan | 16:30 | Belgium
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3–1 | Poland
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25–19 | 16–25 | 27–25 | 25–18 | 93–87 | Report | |
| 6 Jan | 14:00 | Belgium
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2–3 | Italy
|
25–16 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 15–17 | 105–105 | Report |
| 7 Jan | 14:00 | Russia
|
3–0 | Belgium
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25–19 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 75–58 | Report | ||
| 7 Jan | 19:30 | Italy
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3–2 | Poland
|
25–18 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 15–13 | 106–103 | Report |
Final round
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 8 January | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| 9 January | ||||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| 8 January | ||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 9 January | ||||||
| Turkey | 2 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan | 16:30 | Netherlands
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3–0 | Italy
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25–23 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 75–63 | Report | ||
| 8 Jan | 19:30 | Russia
|
3–1 | Turkey
|
21–25 | 25–18 | 25–12 | 25–20 | 96–75 | Report |
Third place
edit| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan | 16:30 | Turkey
|
2–3 | Italy
|
23–25 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 13–15 | 109–99 | Report |
Final
edit| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan | 19:30 | Russia
|
3–1 | Netherlands
|
25–21 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 97–85 | Report |
Final standing
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Dream team
edit- Most valuable player
- Best setter
- Best outside spiker
- Best middle blocker
- Best opposite spiker
- Best libero
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "European Volleyball Olympic Qualification Venue(Polish)". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Qualification Process". CEV. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Russia top latest European Ranking, eight teams entering Continental Olympic Qualification now known". CEV. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ a b "CEV European Ranking List - Women". CEV. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Pools composition". CEV. Retrieved 24 October 2015.