2024 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Netherlands |
| Dates | 9–14 July 2024 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place | Netherlands |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Amir Tizi-Oualou |
| Official website | |
| Official website | |
The 2024 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship was the second edition of the men's U22 European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).[1] The tournament was held in the Netherlands from 9 to 14 July 2024. France won their first title by beating Italy in the final.[2]
Qualification
| Means of qualification | Qualifier | |
|---|---|---|
| Host country | Netherlands
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| Qualification round | Pool A | Italy
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| Pool B |  Spain
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| Pool C |  Czech Republic
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| Pool D | Poland
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| Pool E | France
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| Best runners-up | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
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 Hungary
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Pools composition
The drawing of lots was held on 29 January 2024.[3] The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:
- Organiser, Netherlands, were seeded in Pool I
- The highest ranked participating team from the CEV European Ranking, Italy, were seeded in Pool II
- Remaining 6 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in three cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking for U22 national teams (as of 26 January 2023)
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Poland France
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Hungary Portugal
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Spain Czech Republic
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Venues
| Pool II, Final round | Pool I | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apeldoorn
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Groningen
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| Omnisport Apeldoorn | MartiniPlaza | ||
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 4,500 | ||
Group stage
Pool I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 229 | 185 | 1.238 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands
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3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 285 | 286 | 0.997 | |
| 3 | Hungary
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3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 225 | 250 | 0.900 | |
| 4 | Spain
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3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 237 | 255 | 0.929 |
Source: CEV.eu
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July | 16:30 | Spain |
0–3 | Poland |
23–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 66–75 | Report | ||
| 9 July | 19:30 | Netherlands |
3–2 | Hungary |
25–27 | 25–16 | 25–15 | 27–25 | 19–17 | 121–100 | Report |
| 10 July | 16:30 | Poland |
3–0 | Hungary |
25–15 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 75–50 | Report | ||
| 10 July | 19:30 | Spain |
2–3 | Netherlands |
25–22 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 15–17 | 107–105 | Report |
| 11 July | 16:30 | Hungary |
3–0 | Spain |
25–19 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 75–64 | Report | ||
| 11 July | 19:30 | Poland |
3–0 | Netherlands |
27–25 | 29–19 | 27–25 | 83–69 | Report |
Pool II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 255 | 232 | 1.099 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 279 | 253 | 1.103 | |
| 3 | Portugal
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 285 | 283 | 1.007 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic
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3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 231 | 282 | 0.819 |
Source: CEV.eu
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July | 16:30 | Italy |
3–1 | Czech Republic |
25–19 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 98–80 | Report | |
| 9 July | 19:30 | France |
1–3 | Portugal |
25–18 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 90–93 | Report | |
| 10 July | 16:30 | Czech Republic |
2–3 | Portugal |
11–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 13–15 | 93–109 | Report |
| 10 July | 19:30 | Italy |
1–3 | France |
25–15 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | 81–90 | Report | |
| 11 July | 16:30 | Czech Republic |
0–3 | France |
18–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 58–75 | Report | ||
| 11 July | 19:30 | Portugal |
1–3 | Italy |
17–25 | 27–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 83–100 | Report |
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||
| 14 July | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 14 July | ||||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul | 15:00 | Poland |
1–3 | Italy |
21–25 | 16–25 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 87–100 | Report | |
| 13 Jul | 18:00 | France |
3–0 | Netherlands |
25–18 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 75–61 | Report |
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 15:00 | Poland |
3–2 | Netherlands |
21–25 | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 19–9 | 112–95 | Report |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 18:00 | Italy |
2–3 | France |
19–25 | 20–25 | 25–14 | 30–28 | 20–22 | 114–114 | Report |
Dream Team
- MVP[4]
- Amir Tizi-Oualou
- Best setter
- Amir Tizi-Oualou
- Best outside spikers
- Hilir Henno
- Mathis Henno
- Best middle blockers
- Jakub Majchrzak
- Beau Wortelboer
- Best Opposite
- Tommaso Barotto
- Best libero
- Matteo Staforini
References
- ^ https://inside.cev.eu/media/x1qpuh2b/web_u22ech_2024.pdf
- ^ "France Triumphs Over Italy in Men's U22 European Championship Final | CEV".
- ^ "Pools for #EuroVolleyU22M drawn | CEV".
- ^ "Campionati Europei: l'Italia è medaglia d'argento, azzurri superati in finale dalla Francia | Federvolley". www.federvolley.it.