Only 1/8 team makes it to the 2016 Olympics.
The 2nd and 3rd ranked teams advance to the World Olympic Qualification Tourney in Japan.
Now the hardest part, 5/8 teams will break their hearts as they bid goodbye to their 2016 Olympic dream.
Men’s Tourney In Germany
It’s only five days since the 2015 men’s EuroVolley came to a close at Arena Armeec in Sofia but Volleyball fans can already start making plans for the next major highlight coming up shortly after the New Year’s holidays with the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament which is due to take place at Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin from January 5 to 10. The eventual winners of this competition will book their ticket to the Rio 2016 Olympics whilst the runners-up and third-placed team will continue to pursue their Olympic dream at the World Olympic qualifier which is due to follow in May / June 2016.
The eight participating teams were split into two pools of four each as follows:
Pool A: Germany (host), Poland, Serbia, Belgium
Pool B: Russia, Bulgaria, France, Finland
With Italy having already secured their qualification to Rio 2016 by claiming second place at the FIVB World Cup a few weeks ago, the remaining top sides from the latest European Men’s Ranking List got the right to vie for the much coveted ticket to the Olympics that will be at stake in Germany’s capital.
The eight participating teams in the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament were seeded according to their position in the latest European Men’s Ranking List which was released earlier this week following completion of the 2015 men’s EuroVolley (see here).
A comprehensive match programme for the pool phase will be released at a later stage. All matches will be streamed live and for free at LAOLA1.tv
A high-fly Volleyball competition is returning to Max-Schmeling-Halle only a few months after the highly successful Final Four tournament of the 2015 CEV DenizBank Volleyball Champions League – Men.
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Women’s Tourney In Turkey
Per cev.lu:
About three weeks ago a memorable 2015 women’s EuroVolley came to a close in Rotterdam with 11,000 fans in attendance at Sportpaleis Ahoy. Volleyball fans can already look forward to the next major highlight coming up shortly after the New Year’s holidays with the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament which is due to take place at Baskent Volleyball Hall in Ankara from January 4 to 9. The eventual winners of this competition will book their ticket to the Rio 2016 Olympics whilst the runners-up and third-placed team will continue to chase their Olympic dream at the World Olympic qualifier which is due to follow in May / June 2016.
The eight participating teams were split into two pools of four each as follows:
Pool A: Turkey (host), Germany, The Netherlands, Croatia
Pool B: Russia, Italy, Belgium, Poland
With Serbia having already secured their qualification to Rio 2016 by claiming second place at the FIVB Volleyball World Cup held in Japan earlier this summer, the remaining top sides from the latest European Women’s Ranking List got the right to vie for the much coveted ticket to the Olympics that will be up for grab in Turkey’s capital.
The eight participating teams in the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament were seeded according to their position in the latest European Women’s Ranking List which was released earlier this month following completion of the 2015 women’s EuroVolley (see here).
A comprehensive match programme for the pool phase will be released at a later stage. All matches will be streamed live and for free at LAOLA1.tv
A major Volleyball competition is being held once more at Baskent Volleyball Hall: this venue has become a familiar place to Europe’s Volleyball family after hosting a number of international tournaments, including the 2012 women’s European Olympic qualification and the Final Four of the 2014 CEV DenizBank Volleyball Champions League – Men to name only a few.
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The Volleywood Prediction
Europe has a lot of great teams who have what it takes to do well in the Olympics.
Volleywood predicts that France (Men) and Russia (Women) will win the Olympic ticket.
MEN:
France
Poland
Russia
Germany will also have a shot in the Top 4.
WOMEN:
Russia
Turkey
Italy
The Netherlands
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