The 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted by Netherlands and Belgium from 26 September to 4 October 2015. The championship managers were the Dutch Olympic gold volleyball medalist Peter Blange and the former Belgian volleyball player Virginie De Carne.Uitgelicht: Peter Blangé en Virginie de Carne 18 September 2015 eurovolley2015.eu Russia defeated Netherlands 3–0 in the final to capture their 19th title, while Tatiana Kosheleva was elected most valuable player back to back.
Qualification
TeamMethod of qualification Qualification Third round play-off winners Qualification Third round play-off winners Hosts Qualification Second round group D winners 2013 edition fifth place Qualification Second round group C winners 2013 edition second place Qualification Second round group E winners 2013 edition sixth place Hosts Qualification Second round group B winners Qualification Second round group F winners 2013 edition first place 2013 edition fourth place Qualification Third round play-off winners Qualification Second round group A winners
Format The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the sixteen participants were divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position (as per criteria below). The three best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the second stage, with group winners advancing to the quarterfinals while second and third placed advanced to the playoffs.
Pool standing criteria Number of matches won Result points (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win; 2 points for 3–2 win; 1 point for 2–3 loss) Sets ratio Points ratio Result of the last match between the tied teams
The second stage of the tournament consisted of a single-elimination, with winners advancing to the next round. A playoff was played (involving group second and third places) to determine which teams joined the group winners in the quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, 3rd place match and final.
Pools composition The drawing of lots was held in Antwerp, Belgium on 12 November 2014. First, the hosts and the team which was chosen by the hosts were seeded at the top of each pool. Then the next 4 teams which ranked highest in the previous edition were drawn. Finally, the other teams were drawn. Numbers in brackets denote the European ranking as of 25 September 2015.
Pool APool BPool CPool D (7) (8) (2) (3) (1) (4) (9) (5) (6) (18) (10) (13) (25) (10) (19) (12)
Squads
Venues Pool APool CChampionship round Apeldoorn, Netherlands Rotterdam, NetherlandsOmnisport ApeldoornTopsportcentrum RotterdamRotterdam AhoyCapacity: 6,000Capacity: 2,500Capacity: 14,000Pool B and Championship roundPool D Antwerp, Belgium Eindhoven, NetherlandsLotto ArenaIndoor-Sportcentrum EindhovenCapacity: 5,200 Capacity: 4,000
Preliminary round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool A venue: Omnisport, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Pool B venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
Pool C venue: Topsportcentrum, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Pool D venue: Indoor-Sportcentrum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Championship round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). venues: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standing
RankTeam45678910111213141516
14–woman rosterNataliya Obmochaeva, Tatiana Kosheleva, Yana Shcherban, Aleksandra Pasynkova, Anna Malova, Victoria Kuzyakina, Evgeniya Startseva, Ekaterina Kosianenko, Ekaterina Lyubushkina, Ekaterina Orlova, Irina Fetisova, Irina Zaryazhko, Natalia Malykh, Kseniia IlchenkoHead coachYuri Marichev
Individual awards
Most valuable player
Best setter
Best outside spikers
Best middle blockers
Best opposite spiker
Best libero
Fair play award
References Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV)
External links
(Archived) CEV Website Results at todor66.com