2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The European Women's Volleyball in 2007 took place from 20 to 30 September 2007 in Belgium and Luxembourg. The German team ended after the eleventh place at the European Championship in 2005, this time the sixth. New European champion Italy. For the first time took part in 16 teams. The matches will be played in Charleroi, Hasselt and Luxembourg.
Mode
The tournament began with a preliminary round in four groups (A -D ), each with four teams. The winner of a game group received two points, the loser one point. The top three teams in each group reached the second round. There are two groups of six (E and F) were formed, and the results were taken from the direct duels of the first round. The two best teams in the two groups reached the semi-finals, in which the pairings were drawn. The semi-final winners determined in the final of the European Champions, the losers play for third place. The other placement matches took place.
Schedule
First round
The German women, who had won just before the World Cup in the Grand Prix qualifier five matches in a row, the tournament began in Group A with a clear defeat against Italy. The following victories against Azerbaijan and Belarus, the team of Giovanni Guidetti could still qualify for the next round. The Italians secured undefeated to win the group, during the opening win against Azerbaijan Belarus was enough to move into the second round.
In Group B, there was scarce for Poland from game to game, but the defending champions stayed unbeaten. Czech Republic came after the defeat against Poland with a 3-0 win over Spain on. The women from Bulgaria had to go to all three preliminary round matches over five sets and reached the second round with a win.
Without dropping a set Russia took first place in Group C, defeating France 3-0 at the end also. The French had previously managed two wins to qualify for the second round. Very briefly managed this also Turkey. After two 0-3 defeats the Turks were also 0-2 against Croatia back already, before she turned the match to 3-2.
In Group D, no team remained unbeaten. The Netherlands were subject to two wins in the tiebreak against Serbia, which had lost the opener 3-2 against Slovakia. With a 3-0 win against the same opponent Belgium moved into the next round.
Second Round
In group E, which was formed from the best teams in the groups A and C, Germany won at the start of the second round after a tight third set 3-0 against Turkey. After the subsequent defeat by Russia, the DVV team, however, had no chance of the semi-finals, for which the Russians and the Italians qualified. On the final day the women from Italy managed to win the group, while the Germans with a win against France and sixth place qualifying for the next EM succeeded.
In Group F, with the best teams in the groups B and D Poland succeeded with three other victories of the catchment in the top four. The Netherlands remained with her two successes without dropping a set, but missed the defeat against Poland qualified for the semifinals, because Serbia prevailed over the Czech Republic.
Placement matches
In the first semifinal Italy defeated the four-time European champions Russia in three sets. Subsequently, Serbia prevailed over defending champions Poland also through without dropping a set. The Russians won the game for third place against Poland, reaching the same positions as in the previous European Championship. The Italians remained in the final without dropping a set and took two years after winning the silver medal for the first time the title.
End figures
Germany played with: Kathleen White, Heike Beier, Maren Brinker, Mareen Apitz, Cornelia Dumler, Christiane Fürst, Corina Ssuschke, Kathy Radzuweit, Margareta Kozuch, Atika Bouagaa, Angelina green and Kerstin Tzscherlich. Coach Giovanni Guidetti was.
Individual Awards
The new European champion Italy had not only the most valuable player, but also the best Blocker and Liberation in its ranks. The other awards also went to the four best teams of the tournament.
Qualification
In addition to hosts Belgium were the teams that positions one to six occupied in the 2005 European Championship, automatically qualified. These are defending Poland, Italy, the Second, the Third Russia, Azerbaijan Fourth, the Fifth and the Sixth Netherlands Turkey.
In six groups of four teams 24 teams played in the summer of 2006 by the remaining nine places. In each group, two tournaments were held. The group winners qualified directly, the runners had an extra playoff round with round-trip game contest.
In Group A, with Greece, Moldova, Sweden and Spain ( June 2 to 4 in Spain and 16 to 18 June in Greece), the Spaniards prevailed against Greece.
In Group B, with Austria, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Hungary ( May 26 to 28 in Hungary and June 2 to 4 in the Czech Republic ), the women from the Czech Republic qualified directly and Ukraine went into the play-offs.
In Group C, the German team met France, Georgia and Latvia. After the DVV had tried in vain to host a tournament, the German women had from 26 to 28 May at Georgia and compete in France from 2nd to 4th June. They won all six matches without dropping a set and qualified for the finals sovereign. The Frenchwoman took second place.
The tournaments in Group D with Bulgaria, Israel, Portugal and Slovakia were between 26 and 28 May at Bulgaria and 2nd to 4th June in Slovakia. Bulgaria and Slovakia also occupied the top two spots in this group.
In Group E, with Finland, Luxembourg, Serbia and Slovenia also ensured the hosts of the tournaments ( May 26 to 28 in Serbia and June 9 to 11 in Slovenia) places one and two.
In Group F, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Romania and Belarus played in tournaments from June 2 to 4 in Romania and from 16th to 18th of June in Bosnia. Croatia prevailed against Belarus.
The playoff games of the runners were held on 2 and 9 September. France won the two games against Greece in Saint- Brieuc 3-1 Gryfada 3-0. Belarus qualifying with a 3-0 home win and a 3-2 in Slovenia for the final round. Slovakia continued with 3:1 and 3:2 through against Ukraine.
Media
After the Austrian Internet station had laola1.tv accepted the transfer of the men's championships in the short term, even the women's games were broadcast on free live stream.