2018 Boys' U18 Volleyball European Championship Qualification

This is an article about qualification for the 2018 Boys' U18 Volleyball European Championship.

Qualification summary

• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Czech Republic
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Italy
• Russia
• Slovakia
• Turkey
• Ukraine

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. 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

Direct qualification

Host countries, Czech Republic and Slovakia, qualified for final round directly.

Qualification

The winners of each pools and the best three second placed teams qualified for final round.

• Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D	Pool E	Pool F	Pool G
Greece	Turkey	Italy	Belarus	Bulgaria	Russia	Belgium
Spain	Ukraine	Finland	Serbia	Netherlands	Poland	Estonia
Latvia	Hungary	Denmark	Romania	France	Cyprus	Germany
Portugal	Georgia	Switzerland	Israel	Sweden	Slovenia	Austria

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Greece	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	247	182	1.357	2018 European Championship
2	Portugal	3	2	1	6	6	5	1.200	245	254	0.965
3	Latvia	3	1	2	3	5	6	0.833	232	252	0.921
4	Spain	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	222	258	0.860

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jan	15:00	Latvia	3–0	Spain	25–19	28–26	25–22			78–67
5 Jan	17:30	Greece	3–0	Portugal	25–15	25–21	25–16			75–52
6 Jan	15:00	Spain	1–3	Portugal	22–25	25–21	32–34	18–25		97–105
6 Jan	17:30	Latvia	1–3	Greece	15–25	25–22	14–25	18–25		72–97
7 Jan	14:00	Portugal	3–1	Latvia	25–21	25–21	13–25	25–15		88–82
7 Jan	16:30	Spain	0–3	Greece	19–25	21–25	18–25			58–75

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Turkey	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	137	1.642	2018 European Championship
2	Ukraine	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	199	177	1.124
3	Hungary	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	187	193	0.969
4	Georgia	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	121	225	0.538

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jan	17:30	Georgia	0–3	Ukraine	15–25	13–25	12–25			40–75
4 Jan	20:00	Turkey	3–0	Hungary	25–23	25–12	25–15			75–50
5 Jan	17:30	Ukraine	3–0	Hungary	25–20	25–21	25–21			75–62
5 Jan	20:00	Georgia	0–3	Turkey	10–25	15–25	13–25			38–75
6 Jan	17:30	Ukraine	0–3	Turkey	16–25	16–25	17–25			49–75
6 Jan	20:00	Hungary	3–0	Georgia	25–19	25–11	25–13			75–43

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	137	1.642	2018 European Championship
2	Finland	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	210	200	1.050
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	3	4	6	0.667	206	230	0.896
4	Denmark	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	153	227	0.674

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jan	16:00	Switzerland	1–3	Finland	14–25	21–25	25–16	18–25		78–91	Report
4 Jan	18:30	Italy	3–0	Denmark	25–17	25–13	25–12			75–42	Report
5 Jan	16:00	Finland	3–0	Denmark	25–19	25–18	25–10			75–47	Report
5 Jan	18:30	Switzerland	0–3	Italy	17–25	15–25	19–25			51–75	Report
6 Jan	16:00	Denmark	0–3	Switzerland	20–25	19–25	25–27			64–77	Report
6 Jan	18:30	Finland	0–3	Italy	13–25	14–25	17–25			44–75	Report

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Belarus	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	143	1.573	2018 European Championship
2	Serbia	3	2	1	6	6	5	1.200	238	229	1.039
3	Romania	3	1	2	3	4	6	0.667	214	236	0.907
4	Israel	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	178	247	0.721

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jan	15:00	Israel	1–3	Serbia	11–25	18–25	25–20	17–25		71–95	Report
4 Jan	17:30	Romania	0–3	Belarus	16–25	15–25	23–25			54–75	Report
5 Jan	20:00	Belarus	3–0	Israel	25–13	25–14	25–16			75–43	Report
6 Jan	17:30	Serbia	0–3	Belarus	9–25	21–25	16–25			46–75	Report
6 Jan	20:00	Romania	3–0	Israel	25–20	25–19	27–25			77–64	Report
7 Jan	20:00	Serbia	3–1	Romania	25–20	25–17	22–25	25–21		97–83	Report

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	248	199	1.246	2018 European Championship
2	France	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	214	187	1.144
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	3	4	6	0.667	216	228	0.947
4	Sweden	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	161	225	0.716

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jan	16:00	Sweden	0–3	France	16–25	17–25	19–25			52–75
5 Jan	18:30	Bulgaria	3–1	Netherlands	22–25	25–20	25–18	25–19		97–82
6 Jan	16:00	France	3–0	Netherlands	25–21	25–17	25–21			75–59
6 Jan	18:30	Sweden	0–3	Bulgaria	15–25	18–25	20–25			53–75
7 Jan	16:00	Netherlands	3–0	Sweden	25–17	25–22	25–17			75–56
7 Jan	18:30	France	0–3	Bulgaria	20–25	20–25	24–26			64–76

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	169	1.331	2018 European Championship
2	Poland	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	233	212	1.099
3	Slovenia	3	1	2	3	4	6	0.667	226	230	0.983
4	Cyprus	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	155	228	0.680

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jan	17:30	Poland	3–1	Slovenia	25–17	22–25	25–21	25–21		97–84	Report
4 Jan	20:00	Cyprus	0–3	Russia	14–25	20–25	10–25			44–75	Report
5 Jan	17:30	Slovenia	0–3	Russia	23–25	18–25	23–25			64–75	Report
5 Jan	20:00	Poland	3–0	Cyprus	25–16	25–16	25–21			75–53	Report
6 Jan	17:30	Russia	3–0	Poland	25–18	25–20	25–23			75–61	Report
6 Jan	20:00	Slovenia	3–0	Cyprus	28–26	25–12	25–20			78–58	Report

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	252	198	1.273	2018 European Championship
2	Germany	3	2	1	6	7	3	2.333	238	195	1.221
3	Estonia	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	201	223	0.901
4	Austria	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	155	230	0.674

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jan	20:00	Germany	3–0	Austria	25–14	25–16	25–11			75–41
5 Jan	17:30	Austria	0–3	Belgium	18–25	11–25	18–25			47–75
5 Jan	20:00	Estonia	0–3	Germany	25–27	17–25	14–25			56–77
6 Jan	17:30	Belgium	3–0	Estonia	25–19	29–27	25–19			79–65
7 Jan	14:30	Austria	0–3	Estonia	22–25	28–30	17–25			67–80
7 Jan	20:00	Belgium	3–1	Germany	23–25	25–18	25–23	25–20		98–86

Ranking of the second rank teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	6	7	3	2.333	238	195	1.221	2018 European Championship
2	Ukraine	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	199	177	1.124
3	France	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	214	187	1.144
4	Poland	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	233	212	1.099
5	Finland	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	210	200	1.050
6	Portugal	3	2	1	6	6	5	1.200	245	254	0.965
7	Serbia	3	2	1	6	6	5	1.200	238	229	1.039

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