Full Coverage 2013 CEV Men’s European Volleyball Championship co-hosted by Poland & Denmark from September 20th-29th. The preliminary matches will take place in 6 different cities in Odense, Herning and Aaruhus, Denmark & Gdynia and Gdansk, Poland. The final round will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Final Battle Results

Gold Medal Russia 3-1 Italia (25-20, 25-22, 21-25, 25-17)
Bronze Medal Serbia 3-0 Bulgaria (25-22, 32-30, 27-25)

Best Players

MVP: Dmitriy Muserskiy (RUS)
Best Scorer: Aleksandar Atanasijevic (SRB)
Best Spiker: Luca Vettori (ITA)
Best Blocker: Srecko Lisinac (SRB)
Best Server: Ivan Zaytsev (ITA)
Best Receiver: Todor Aleksiev (BUL)
Best Setter: Sergey Grankin (RUS)
Best libero: Alexey Verbov (RUS)
Fair Play Award: Nikola Jovovic (SRB)

Final Ranking

1. Russia
2. Italy
3. Serbia
4. Bulgaria
5. France
6. Germany
7. Belgium
8. Finland
9. Poland
10. Netherlands
11. Slovakia
12. Denmark
13. Slovenia
14. Turkey
15. Belarus
16. Czech Republic

Semifinals

Italia 3-1 Bulgaria (19-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-22)
Russia 3-1 Serbia (25-19 24-26 25-23 25-15)

Quarterfinals

Bulgaria 3-1 Germany (28-30 27-25 25-22 25-20)
Serbia 3-1 Belgium (25-22 22-25 30-28 25-18)

Russia 3-1 France (25-17, 17-25, 25-22, 25-21)
Finland 1-3 Italy (25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 22-25)

Playoffs

Teams Eliminated From Round 2: Denmark, The Netherlands, Slovakia and Poland

Serbia 3-0 Denmark (25–17, 25–17, 25–22)
Quarterfinal: Serbia vs Belgium

Poland 2-3 Bulgaria (25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 24-26, 16-18)
Quarterfinal: Bulgaria vs Germany

Italy 3-1 Netherlands (24-26, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18)
Quarterfinal: Italia vs Finland

Russia 3-0 Slovakia (25-20, 25-14, 25-21)
Quarterfinal: Russia vs France

Preliminary Pools

Pool A: Italy, Denmark, Belarus, Belgium
Pool B: France, Poland, Slovakia, Turkey
Pool C: Finland, The Netherlands, Serbia, Slovenia
Pool D: Russia, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria

Click HERE to view the complete team rosters.

Preliminary Round Schedule & Results

Teams Eliminated From Round 1: Belarus, Turkey, Slovenia and Czech Republic

Sept 20th:

Belarus 0-3 Belgium (22-25, 20-25, 16-20)
Italy 3-0 Denmark (25-22, 25-17, 25-15)

France 3-0 Slovakia (25-20, 35-33, 28-26)
Poland 3-1 Turkey (25-22, 25-15, 22:25, 25-21)

Slovenia 3-1 Serbia (20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19)
Finland 3-1 The Netherlands (23-25, 25-22, 27-25, 25-20)

Russia 0-3 Germany (20-25, 23-25, 19-25)
Czech Rep 1-3 Bulgaria (15-25, 18-25, 25-22, 21-25)

Sept 21st:

Belarus 1–3 Italy (25–21, 13–25, 21–25, 17–25)
Belgium 3–1 Denmark (23–25, 25–23, 25–16, 28–26)

Slovakia 3–2 Turkey (18–25, 16–25, 25–20, 25–21, 19–17)
France 3–1 Poland (25–22, 25–23, 20–25, 25–20)

Serbia 3–2 Netherlands (19–25, 18–25, 25–15, 25–17, 15–12)
Slovenia 1–3 Finland (27–25, 23–25, 22–25, 21–25)

Germany 3–2 Bulgaria (36–34, 20–25, 21–25, 25–21, 15–9)
Russia 3–0 Czech Republic (25–22, 25–17, 25–10)

Sept 22nd:

Belarus 2-3 Denmark (21-25, 25-17, 25-23, 20-25, 11-15)
Italy 2-3 Belgium (23–25, 19–25, 25–18, 27–25, 9–15)

France 3-1 Turkey (25-21, 25-23, 18-25, 25-23)
Slovakia 1-3 Poland (24-26, 25-20, 19-25, 22-25)

Netherlands 3-1 Slovenia (19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-23)
Serbia 3-0 Finland (25-20, 25-23, 25-15)

Germany 3-0 Czech Republic (25-13, 25-23, 25-20)
Russia 3-1 Bulgaria (25-19, 23-25, 25-14, 25-19)

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