The 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 31st edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. For the first time the EuroVolley was held in four countries: France, Slovenia, Belgium and Netherlands. The tournament ran from 12 to 29 September 2019. The number of national teams participating in the event was also expanded from 16 to 24.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | France Slovenia Belgium Netherlands |
Dates | 12–29 September |
Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
Champions | Serbia (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Slovenia |
Third place | Poland |
Fourth place | France |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | Uroš Kovačević |
Best Setter | Benjamin Toniutti |
Best OH | Wilfredo León Uroš Kovačević |
Best MB | Jan Kozamernik Srećko Lisinac |
Best OPP | Aleksandar Atanasijević |
Best Libero | Jani Kovačič |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 76 |
Attendance | 250,077 (3,290 per match) |
Official website | |
Official website | |
Serbia won the title over finalist Slovenia in the final held in Paris.
Qualification
editMeans of qualification | Qualifier | Means of qualification | Qualifier | |
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Host Countries | France | Qualification | Pool A | Romania |
Slovenia | Pool B | Estonia | ||
Belgium | Pool C | Slovakia | ||
Netherlands | Pool D | Portugal | ||
2017 European Championship | Russia | Pool E | Belarus | |
Germany | Pool F | Ukraine | ||
Serbia | Pool G | Greece | ||
Italy | Best runners-up | Spain | ||
Bulgaria | Montenegro | |||
Czech Republic | Finland | |||
Poland | Austria | |||
Turkey | North Macedonia | |||
Total 24 |
Pools composition
editMontenegro and North Macedonia made their first appearance, whilst Russia was the defending champions. The drawing of lots is combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:
- The 4 Organisers are seeded in Preliminary pools. France in Pool A, Belgium in Pool B, Slovenia in Pool C and Netherlands in Pool D.
- The first and second best ranked from the previous edition of the CEV competition are drawn in different Preliminary pools,
- According to the CEV National Team ranking list as per 4 September 2017, National Federations are seeded by descending order in a number of cups that equals the number of Preliminary pools.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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Russia Serbia Poland Italy |
Bulgaria Germany Finland Czech Republic |
Estonia Slovakia Turkey Portugal |
Spain Ukraine Greece North Macedonia |
Belarus Montenegro Romania Austria |
- Draw
The drawing of lots was held on 16 January 2019 at the Atomium, Brussels, Belgium.[2]
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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France | Belgium | Slovenia | Netherlands |
Italy | Serbia | Russia | Poland |
Bulgaria | Germany | Finland | Czech Republic |
Portugal | Slovakia | Turkey | Estonia |
Greece | Spain | North Macedonia | Ukraine |
Romania | Austria | Belarus | Montenegro |
Squads
editVenues
editPool A | Round of 16 and Quarterfinals | Semifinals and Finals | |
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Montpellier, France | Nantes, France | Paris, France | |
Sud de France Arena | Hall XXL | AccorHotels Arena | |
Capacity: 10,700 | Capacity: 10,750 | Capacity: 15,609 | |
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Pool B (13–14 September) | Pool B (15–19 September) | Round of 16 and Quarterfinals | |
Brussels, Belgium | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
Palais 12 | Lotto Arena | Sportpaleis | |
Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 5,218 | Capacity: 18,400 | |
Pool C, Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals | |||
Ljubljana, Slovenia | |||
Arena Stožice | |||
Capacity: 12,480 | |||
Pool D (13–16 September) | Pool D (17–19 September) | Round of 16 and Quarterfinals | |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | |
Rotterdam Ahoy | Sporthallen Zuid | Omnisport Apeldoorn | |
Capacity: 16,426 | Capacity: 2,525 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
Pool standing procedure
edit- 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
Preliminary round
edit- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
- The top four teams in each pool qualified for the final round.
Pool A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 398 | 303 | 1.314 | Final round |
2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 452 | 389 | 1.162 | |
3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 396 | 394 | 1.005 | |
4 | Greece | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 386 | 432 | 0.894 | |
5 | Portugal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 386 | 433 | 0.891 | |
6 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 372 | 439 | 0.847 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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12 Sep | 14:15 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Greece | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 75–58 | Report | ||
12 Sep | 17:15 | Portugal | 0–3 | Italy | 21–25 | 10–25 | 22–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
12 Sep | 20:45 | France | 3–0 | Romania | 25–19 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 75–49 | Report | ||
13 Sep | 17:15 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Romania | 28–26 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 78–66 | Report | ||
13 Sep | 20:45 | Italy | 3–1 | Greece | 17–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 92–85 | Report | |
14 Sep | 17:15 | Greece | 0–3 | France | 14–25 | 18–25 | 24–26 | 56–76 | Report | ||
14 Sep | 20:45 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Portugal | 25–23 | 28–30 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 103–98 | Report | |
15 Sep | 14:00 | Romania | 1–3 | Italy | 15–25 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 68–98 | Report | |
15 Sep | 17:30 | Portugal | 0–3 | France | 11–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 54–75 | Report | ||
16 Sep | 17:15 | Romania | 1–3 | Greece | 25–23 | 24–26 | 25–27 | 21–25 | 95–101 | Report | |
16 Sep | 20:45 | France | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–14 | 75–54 | Report | ||
17 Sep | 14:00 | Greece | 1–3 | Portugal | 25–19 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 86–94 | Report | |
17 Sep | 19:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 97–86 | Report | |
18 Sep | 14:00 | Portugal | 1–3 | Romania | 21–25 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 87–94 | Report | |
18 Sep | 20:30 | France | 3–1 | Italy | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 97–90 | Report |
Pool B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Serbia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 396 | 313 | 1.265 | Final round |
2 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 386 | 345 | 1.119 | |
3 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 397 | 394 | 1.008 | |
4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | 454 | 471 | 0.964 | |
5 | Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 386 | 423 | 0.913 | |
6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 360 | 433 | 0.831 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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13 Sep | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Germany | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 75–53 | Report | ||
13 Sep | 17:30 | Slovakia | 3–2 | Spain | 25–23 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 18–16 | 104–112 | Report |
13 Sep | 20:30 | Belgium | 3–0 | Austria | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–17 | 75–57 | Report | ||
14 Sep | 17:30 | Germany | 2–3 | Belgium | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 13–15 | 103–102 | Report |
14 Sep | 20:30 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Austria | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–15 | 94–81 | Report | |
15 Sep | 15:30 | Spain | 0–3 | Belgium | 17–25 | 21–25 | 14–25 | 52–75 | Report | ||
15 Sep | 18:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 75–60 | Report | ||
16 Sep | 17:30 | Austria | 0–3 | Germany | 23–25 | 15–25 | 16–25 | 54–75 | Report | ||
16 Sep | 20:30 | Spain | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–21 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 83–96 | Report | |
17 Sep | 17:30 | Austria | 2–3 | Spain | 23–25 | 28–26 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 11–15 | 110–114 | Report |
17 Sep | 20:30 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Belgium | 23–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | 58–75 | Report | ||
18 Sep | 17:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–23 | 30–28 | 25–19 | 80–70 | Report | ||
18 Sep | 20:30 | Belgium | 0–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 59–75 | Report | ||
19 Sep | 17:30 | Spain | 3–1 | Germany | 25–22 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 93–86 | Report | |
19 Sep | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 75–58 | Report |
Pool C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 427 | 329 | 1.298 | Final round |
2 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 419 | 376 | 1.114 | |
3 | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 413 | 421 | 0.981 | |
4 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | 455 | 472 | 0.964 | |
5 | North Macedonia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 409 | 445 | 0.919 | |
6 | Belarus | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 404 | 484 | 0.835 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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12 Sep | 14:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Russia | 13–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 15–25 | 70–98 | Report | |
12 Sep | 17:30 | Finland | 3–1 | North Macedonia | 25–23 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 98–91 | Report | |
12 Sep | 20:30 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–19 | 75–50 | Report | ||
13 Sep | 17:30 | North Macedonia | 0–3 | Turkey | 20–25 | 23–25 | 13–25 | 56–75 | Report | ||
13 Sep | 20:30 | Belarus | 1–3 | Russia | 25–23 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 10–25 | 74–98 | Report | |
14 Sep | 17:30 | North Macedonia | 0–3 | Russia | 15–25 | 16–25 | 28–30 | 59–80 | Report | ||
14 Sep | 20:30 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Finland | 25–18 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 25–15 | 100–83 | Report | |
15 Sep | 17:30 | Belarus | 3–2 | Finland | 13–25 | 17–25 | 30–28 | 25–22 | 15–13 | 100–113 | Report |
15 Sep | 20:30 | Turkey | 0–3 | Slovenia | 28–30 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 67–80 | Report | ||
16 Sep | 17:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–17 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 76–63 | Report | ||
16 Sep | 20:30 | Belarus | 1–3 | North Macedonia | 25–23 | 19–25 | 27–29 | 20–25 | 91–102 | Report | |
17 Sep | 17:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 | North Macedonia | 24–26 | 28–30 | 25–19 | 24–26 | 101–101 | Report | |
17 Sep | 20:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Belarus | 25–21 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 96–89 | Report | |
18 Sep | 17:30 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Russia | 21–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 63–75 | Report | ||
18 Sep | 20:30 | Finland | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–20 | 15–25 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 15–12 | 98–105 | Report |
Pool D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 400 | 283 | 1.413 | Final round |
2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 412 | 383 | 1.076 | |
3 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 385 | 367 | 1.049 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 433 | 447 | 0.969 | |
5 | Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 348 | 426 | 0.817 | |
6 | Estonia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 367 | 439 | 0.836 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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13 Sep | 14:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Ukraine | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 87–94 | Report | |
13 Sep | 17:00 | Estonia | 1–3 | Poland | 22–25 | 27–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 88–100 | Report | |
13 Sep | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Montenegro | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 75–45 | Report | ||
14 Sep | 16:00 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Netherlands | 26–28 | 27–29 | 21–25 | 74–82 | Report | ||
14 Sep | 19:00 | Estonia | 0–3 | Montenegro | 23–25 | 28–30 | 23–25 | 74–80 | Report | ||
15 Sep | 16:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Poland | 19–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 56–75 | Report | ||
15 Sep | 19:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–18 | 34–32 | 28–26 | 87–76 | Report | ||
16 Sep | 17:00 | Montenegro | 1–3 | Ukraine | 25–19 | 18–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | 77–94 | Report | |
16 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–18 | 25–12 | 25–15 | 75–45 | Report | ||
17 Sep | 17:00 | Montenegro | 0–3 | Poland | 10–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | 46–75 | Report | ||
17 Sep | 20:00 | Estonia | 1–3 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 83–97 | Report | |
18 Sep | 16:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–17 | 25–15 | 25–14 | 75–46 | Report | ||
18 Sep | 20:00 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 18–25 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 14–16 | 102–106 | Report |
19 Sep | 17:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Montenegro | 23–25 | 25–14 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 13–15 | 108–100 | Report |
19 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–17 | 25–16 | 25–15 | 75–48 | Report |
Final round
edit- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
21 September – Antwerp | ||||||||||||||
Serbia | 3 | |||||||||||||
24 September – Antwerp | ||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||||||
Serbia | 3 | |||||||||||||
21 September – Antwerp | ||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||
27 September – Paris | ||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||
Serbia | 3 | |||||||||||||
21 September – Nantes | ||||||||||||||
France | 2 | |||||||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||||||
24 September – Nantes | ||||||||||||||
Finland | 0 | |||||||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||||||
22 September – Nantes | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||
29 September – Paris | ||||||||||||||
Turkey | 0 | |||||||||||||
Serbia | 3 | |||||||||||||
21 September – Apeldoorn | ||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Poland | 3 | |||||||||||||
23 September – Apeldoorn | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 0 | |||||||||||||
Poland | 3 | |||||||||||||
21 September – Apeldoorn | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||
26 September – Ljubljana | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||
Poland | 1 | |||||||||||||
21 September – Ljubljana | ||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 3 | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||
Russia | 3 | |||||||||||||
23 September – Ljubljana | 28 September – Paris | |||||||||||||
Greece | 0 | |||||||||||||
Russia | 1 | France | 0 | |||||||||||
21 September – Ljubljana | ||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 3 | Poland | 3 | |||||||||||
Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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21 Sep | 16:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Germany | 17–25 | 22–25 | 32–30 | 23–25 | 94–105 | Report | |
21 Sep | 17:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Greece | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 75–47 | Report | ||
21 Sep | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 31–29 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 81–68 | Report | ||
21 Sep | 19:30 | France | 3–0 | Finland | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 75–60 | Report | ||
21 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Spain | 25–18 | 25–13 | 25–16 | 75–47 | Report | ||
21 Sep | 20:30 | Belgium | 2–3 | Ukraine | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–14 | 18–25 | 10–15 | 100–100 | Report |
21 Sep | 20:30 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–27 | 25–17 | 25–16 | 25–17 | 100–77 | Report | |
22 Sep | 17:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 75–61 | Report |
Quarterfinals
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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23 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Germany | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 75–58 | Report | ||
23 Sep | 20:30 | Russia | 1–3 | Slovenia | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 91–96 | Report | |
24 Sep | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–2 | Ukraine | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 15–9 | 105–104 | Report |
24 Sep | 21:00 | France | 3–0 | Italy | 25–16 | 27–25 | 25–14 | 77–55 | Report |
Semifinals
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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26 Sep | 20:30 | Poland | 1–3 | Slovenia | 23–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 94–99 | Report | |
27 Sep | 21:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | France | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 15–7 | 105–101 | Report |
3rd place match
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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28 Sep | 18:00 | France | 0–3 | Poland | 24–26 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 67–76 | Report |
Final
editFinal standing
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Awards
edit- Most valuable player
- Best setter
- Best outside spikers
- Best middle blockers
- Best opposite spiker
- Best libero
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "France, Slovenia, Belgium and Netherlands to co-host 2019 men's EuroVolley!". CEV. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "EuroVolley Men – Drawing of Lots explained". CEV. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2020.