The 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 30th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. The tournament was co-hosted by Azerbaijan and Georgia, and was held between 22 September and 1 October 2017.
Serbia defeated Netherlands in the final to capture their second european title. Turkey defeated Azerbaijan for the bronze medal. Tijana Bo?kovi? from Serbia was elected the MVP.
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Qualification
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Format
The tournament is played in two different stages. In the first stage, the sixteen participants are divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format is 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) progress to the second stage, with group winners advancing to the quarterfinals while second and third placed teams advancing to the playoffs.
Pool standing criteria
- 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
The second stage of the tournament consists of a single-elimination, with winners advancing to the next round. First, the playoff is played (involving groups second and third places) to determine which teams will join the group winners in the quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, 3rd place match and final.
Pools composition
Squads
Venues
Three venues (each in a different city) were selected to be used in the tournament. Two located in Azerbaijan (at Baku and Ganja) and one in Georgia (at Tbilisi).
Preliminary round
All times are Azerbaijan Time (AZT) / Georgia Time (GET) (UTC+04:00).
Pool A
- venue: National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan
Pool B
- venue: Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
Pool C
- venue: National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan
Pool D
- venue: Göygöl Olympic Sport Complex, Ganja, Azerbaijan
Championship round
All times are Azerbaijan Time (AZT) (UTC+04:00).
- venue: National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan
Bracket
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standing
Individual awards
See also
- 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship
References
External links
- Official website
- CEV website
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