2011 Men's European Volleyball League

none Men's European Volleyball League 2011 Slovakia May 27 – July 10 (qualification)July 16/17 (final four) 12 1 1 SVK 2 SVK Tomas Kmet 2010 Men's European Volleyball League 2012 Men's European Volleyball League The 2011 Men's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey. A preliminary league round was played from May 25 to July 10, and the final four tournament, which was held at Košice, Slovakia, on July 16. During the league round, competing nations were drawn into three pools of four teams, and played each other in a double round-robin system, with two matches per leg in a total of six legs. Pool winners qualified for the final four round, joining the host team. If the final four host team finished first in its league round pool, the best pool runners-up qualified for the final four. 12 teams participated in this year's edition, which was a record field.http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/2621/18633_EN.html Record-breaking starting field for 2011 CEV European League 2010-12-01 cev.lu 2010-12-08 Competing nations 22em AUT BEL BLR CRO GBR GRE NED ROU SVK SVN ESP TUR Squads 2011 Men's European Volleyball League squads League round Pool A main Volleyball Q points complete SVN SVN BEL BEL CRO CRO GBR GBR 8 1 3 0 28 16 1025 955 3 4 4 1 26 24 1106 1076 3 1 3 5 22 27 1036 1065 2 2 6 2 19 28 995 1066 #ccffcc Final Four A Leg 1 28 May 16:00 GBR 3–2 CRO 21–25 21–25 26–24 25–18 15–4 Report 28 May 20:00 BEL 1–3 SVN 22–25 25–19 18–25 23–25 Report 29 May 14:00 BEL 1–3 SVN 19–25 20–25 25–20 17–25 Report 29 May 16:00 GBR 0–3 CRO 18–25 21–25 15–25 Report Leg 2 4 Jun 18:00 SVN 3–0 CRO 25–18 25–23 25–23 Report 4 Jun 20:00 BEL 0–3 GBR 21–25 24–26 16–25 Report 5 Jun 14:00 BEL 3–1 GBR 23–25 25–19 25–20 25–18 Report 5 Jun 18:00 SVN 3–2 CRO 25–23 22–25 25–20 23–25 15–11 Report Leg 3 11 Jun 14:00 GBR 1–3 SVN 21–25 14–25 33–31 16–25 Report 11 Jun 17:30 CRO 2–3 BEL 25–20 30–32 13–25 25–20 13–15 Report 12 Jun 16:00 GBR 0–3 SVN 23–25 21–25 18–25 Report {12 Jun 18:00 CRO 0–3 BEL 10–25 17–25 23–25 Report Leg 4 18 Jun 18:00 SVN 3–1 GBR 25–19 25–19 15–25 25–21 Report 18 Jun 20:00 BEL 3–2 CRO 25–20 19–25 25–20 22–25 15–11 Report 19 Jun 18:00 SVN 0–3 GBR 23–25 16–25 21–25 Report 19 Jun 18:30 BEL 3–2 CRO 25–15 25–23 23–25 22–25 15–9 Report Leg 5 24 Jun 14:00 GBR 2–3 BEL 26–24 19–25 25–22 23–25 14–16 Report 24 Jun 19:30 CRO 0–3 SVN 24–26 23–25 16–25 Report 25 Jun 16:00 GBR 3–2 BEL 25–23 23–25 25–23 22–25 15–11 Report 25 Jun 20:15 CRO 3–1 SVN 19–25 25–20 25–22 25–19 Report Leg 6 9 Jul 18:00 SVN 3–1 BEL 22–25 25–17 25–23 25–16 Report 9 Jul 20:15 CRO 3–0 GBR 25–22 25–19 25–20 Report 10 Jul 18:00 SVN 0–3 BEL 19–25 22–25 20–25 Report 10 Jul 19:30 CRO 3–2 GBR 25–19 23–25 23–25 25–13 15–10 Report Pool B main Volleyball Q points complete ESP ESP NED NED GRE GRE AUT AUT 9 1 1 1 32 12 1054 951 6 3 3 0 28 16 1025 956 3 0 7 2 14 29 905 994 2 0 9 1 14 31 980 1063 #ccffcc Final Four A Leg 1 26 May 20:15 AUT 1–3 GRE 15–25 25–22 23–25 21–25 Report 27 May 19:30 ESP 0–3 NED 22–25 22–25 27–29 Report 28 May 18:00 ESP 3–0 NED 25–22 25–21 25–19 Report 28 May 20:15 AUT 1–3 GRE 25–19 22–25 22–25 24–26 Report Leg 2 3 Jun 19:30 ESP 3–1 AUT 25–20 22–25 25–21 25–17 Report 4 Jun 18:00 ESP 3–1 AUT 25–20 25–19 20–25 25–22 Report 4 Jun 20:00 NED 3–2 GRE 25–19 23–25 25–18 21–25 15–11 Report 5 Jun 16:00 NED 3–0 GRE 25–11 25–19 27–25 Report Leg 3 11 Jun 19:00 NED 3–0 AUT 25–22 25–22 28–26 Report 11 Jun 19:00 GRE 1–3 ESP 25–23 23–25 21–25 20–25 Report 12 Jun 16:00 NED 3–0 AUT 25–22 25–20 25–12 Report 12 Jun 19:00 GRE 0–3 ESP 18–25 18–25 21–25 Report Leg 4 17 Jun 20:30 ESP 3–0 GRE 25–19 25–22 25–19 Report 18 Jun 20:15 AUT 1–3 NED 22–25 18–25 25–19 19–25 Report 18 Jun 20:30 ESP 3–0 GRE 27–25 25–14 25–22 Report 19 Jun 19:00 AUT 3–1 NED 25–21 32–30 18–25 25–21 Report Leg 5 24 Jun 17:30 AUT 1–3 ESP 22–25 25–20 22–25 22–25 Report 25 Jun 19:00 GRE 0–3 NED 21–25 18–25 21–25 Report 25 Jun 20:25 AUT 2–3 ESP 25–22 19–25 25–18 20–25 16–18 Report 26 Jun 19:00 GRE 2–3 NED 23–25 25–18 25–18 18–25 10–15 Report Leg 6 9 Jul 19:00 NED 3–2 ESP 21–25 25–22 25–22 19–25 18–16 Report 9 Jul 19:00 GRE 3–0 AUT 25–16 25–22 25–17 Report 10 Jul 16:00 NED 0–3 ESP 23–25 26–28 21–25 Report 10 Jul 19:00 GRE 0–3 AUT 19–25 17–25 21–25 Report Pool C main Volleyball Q points complete ROU ROU SVK SVK H BLR BLR TUR TUR 8 0 4 0 27 16 1009 964 6 2 3 1 28 19 1060 1009 5 0 5 2 22 24 1061 1049 1 2 8 1 13 31 919 1027 #ccffcc Final Four A #87ceeb Final Four H Qualified as hosts Leg 1 27 May 18:00 ROU 3–0 SVK 25–23 25–20 25–16 Report 28 May 15:30 ROU 1–3 SVK 23–25 25–18 21–25 23–25 Report 28 May 17:00 TUR 1–3 BLR 22–25 25–12 19–25 19–25 Report 29 May 17:00 TUR 3–0 BLR 27–25 28–26 25–23 Report Leg 2 4 Jun 16:00 TUR 0–3 ROU 24–26 23–25 20–25 Report 4 Jun 19:00 SVK 3–2 BLR 21–25 22–25 25–20 25–18 15–13 Report 5 Jun 17:00 TUR 1–3 ROU 21–25 20–25 26–24 18–25 Report 5 Jun 19:00 SVK 3–1 BLR 29–31 25–23 25–22 25–20 Report Leg 3 10 Jun 19:30 TUR 3–2 SVK 25–17 17–25 23–25 25–23 15–9 Report 11 Jun 19:30 BLR 1–3 ROU 23–25 23–25 27–25 23–25 Report 11 Jun 19:30 TUR 0–3 SVK 17–25 23–25 21–25 Report 12 Jun 19:30 BLR 3–1 ROU 25–20 17–25 25–21 25–21 Report Leg 4 17 Jun 18:00 ROU 3–0 TUR 25–23 25–22 26–24 Report 18 Jun 18:00 ROU 3–0 TUR 25–15 25–16 25–21 Report 18 Jun 19:00 BLR 0–3 SVK 18–25 23–25 20–25 Report 19 Jun 19:00 BLR 3–1 SVK 25–22 25–19 23–25 25–20 Report Leg 5 25 Jun 19:00 SVK 3–1 ROU 25–15 25–19 22–25 25–16 Report 25 Jun 19:30 BLR 2–3 TUR 25–20 25–22 18–25 23–25 19–21 Report 26 Jun 19:00 SVK 1–3 ROU 23–25 25–22 17–25 18–25 Report 26 Jun 19:30 BLR 3–0 TUR 25–19 25–19 25–20 Report Leg 6 8 Jul 18:00 ROU 3–1 BLR 23–25 28–26 25–21 26–24 Report 9 Jul 18:00 ROU 0–3 BLR 19–25 16–25 20–25 Report 9 Jul 19:00 SVK 3–0 TUR 25–18 25–15 25–22 Report 10 Jul 19:00 SVK 3–2 TUR 22–25 19–25 25–13 25–23 15–7 Report Final four The final four was held at Košice, Slovakia on July 16/17, 2011. Semi-finals Final 3rd place July 16 – Košice SVN 2 ESP 3 July 16 – Košice SVK 3 ROU 0 July 17 – Košice ESP 2 SVK 3 July 17 – Košice SVN 3 ROU 0 Semifinals 16 Jul 16:00 SVN 2–3 ESP 24–26 25–23 25–19 17–25 12–15 Report 16 Jul 19:00 SVK 3–0 ROU 25–14 28–26 25–19 Report Bronze medal match 17 Jul 16:00 SVN 3–0 ROU 25–20 25–18 25–22 Report Final 17 Jul 19:00 ESP 2–3 SVK 22–25 25–22 26–24 22–25 12–15 Report Final standing RankTeamSVKESPSLO4ROM5NED6BEL7BLR8CRO9GRE10Great Britain11TUR12AUT vb 2011 European League champions SVK 2nd 15-man Roster for Final RoundMilan Bencz, Michal Masný, Emanuel Kohút, Marek Mikula, Matej Kubš, Róbert Hupka, Martin Sopko, Roman Ondrušek, Tibor Filo, Štefan Chrtiansky, Tomáš Kmeť, Juraj Zaťko, Tomáš Hollý, Lukáš Diviš, Peter MichalovičHead coachEmanuele Zanini Awards 18em Most valuable player SVK Tomáš Kmeť Best scorer ESP Sergio Noda Best spiker ESP Sergio Noda Best blocker SVK Tomáš Kmeť Best server SLO Alen Pajenk Best setter SVK Michal Masný Best receiver ESP Francesc Llenas Best libero SVK Roman Ondrušek References External links Official website Category:European Volleyball League E Category:International volleyball competitions hosted by Slovakia Category:2011 in Slovak sport