2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The Volleyball European Championship Women 2009 was held from September 25 to October 4, 2009 in Poland. European champions Italy, who lost only two sets throughout the tournament and was able to defend his title. The German team missed the third place match against the hosts a medal.
Mode
The tournament began with a preliminary round in four groups (A -D ), each with four teams. 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, where the lot decided which group winner on which runners met. The losers of the semifinals played for the third place, the winner determined in the final of the European Champions.
Schedule
First round
In Group A, the Netherlands managed without dropping a set to win the group in front of the hosts. Spain secured a narrow victory against Croatia in the last game for third place. The German women have suffered in their first game against Italy a 0-3 defeat. Afterwards, however, they managed a win against France and against Turkey after they won 1:2 residue yet, so they finished second in the group behind the unbeaten Italian women. Russia had submitted only in the last Group B match against Belgium two sets. The Belgians were previously already existed against Bulgaria first in the tiebreak and reached third parties as a group to the next round. In the Group D table shown behind the sovereign winner Serbia three teams four points and the identical set ratio, so that the ball point quotient had to decide in favor of Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic.
Second Round
The Netherlands remained on the first two days of play Group E against the competitors from the preliminary round Group C continued without dropping a set. The Polish women also get two wins. Russia was able to go against the Netherlands in the lead, but lost with 2:3 and thus missed the semi-finals, as Poland then defeated Bulgaria and took second place.
In Group F, Italy continued its triumphal march and was also against the opponents of the second round in three sets successfully. The German women won after beating the Czech Republic the deciding game against the bronze medalist Serbia in the tiebreak. With the clear success against Azerbaijan DVV selection finally reached the semi-finals as group runners.
Final round
All matches in the final round took place in Łódź. In the first semi-final, the Dutch women prevailed as in the preliminary round against host Poland. Subsequently, the German team had to play against the Italians, where it was already inferior to kick off the tournament again. Even in the semi-final, Italy prevailed and reached the final. There the decision was again in three sets. Germany lost before the match for third place against the team of the host.
End figures
Germany played with: Kathleen White, Heike Beier, Maren Brinker, Lenka Dürr, Sabrina Ross, Christiane Fürst, Corina Ssuschke, Kathy Radzuweit, Margareta Kozuch, Anne Matthes, Sarah Petrausch, Lena Möller, Lisa Thomsen and Kerstin Tzscherlich. Coach Giovanni Guidetti was.
Awards
Germany missed a medal, but to win with Kozuch, Prince and Tzscherlich three individual awards. The new European champion Italy is also represented with three players in the top list, but as the most valuable player, a protagonist of the losing finalists was chosen. Hosts Poland was especially successful when serving.
Venues
The Games were held in Lodz, Wroclaw, Bydgoszcz and Katowice. The Atlas Arena in Lodz was, among others, already a venue for World League games and offered as the largest venue of the European space for 13,400 spectators. The Centennial Hall in Wroclaw was built in 1913 for the centenary of the Battle of Leipzig and is since 2006 on the list of UNESCO world heritage. At the European Championships were able to follow the games in the historic building of 7,000 spectators. The 8,000 -seat multi-purpose hall Łuczniczka is home of two volleyball teams and venue of several international volleyball competitions. In the Spodek in Katowice, which offers 12,000 spectators, already wide range of sports competitions and concerts were held.
Centennial Hall
Łuczniczka
Spodek
Media
All matches with German participation, and some other games were shown on free live streaming in Internet stations laola1.tv. In addition, the organizers reported with its own Twitter account.
Qualification
In addition to hosts Poland (also fourth in the last European Championship) were the teams that places one to seven occupied in the 2007 European Championships, qualified automatically. They were defending champions Italy, Vice Serbia, the third party Russia, the Netherlands Fifth, the Sixth and the Seventh Belgium Germany.
In six groups of four teams 24 teams played in May and June 2008, the remaining nine seats. The group winners qualified directly, the runners had an extra playoff round with round-trip game contest.
In the tournaments in group A, which were held in Cherkasy and Kakanj, Slovakia was able to prevail even without home advantage against Ukraine, Bosnia and Portugal.
In group B, who played in Maribor and Opava, Czech Republic remained undefeated against Slovenia, Albania and Moldova.
In Group C, Spain managed at the Games in Buzău and Cáceres win the group ahead of Azerbaijan, Romania and Macedonia.
France was in Group D from only one sentence and thus qualified in Mogilev and Nancy before Belarus, Hungary and Austria.
In Group E, Bulgaria was with home advantage in Gabrovo unbeaten first before the second host Croatia (Zagreb), as well as Estonia and Finland.
Turkey won Group F in Netanya and Giannitsa before Greece, Israel and Montenegro.
In the play-offs in September 2008, Belarus continued against Slovenia 3-1 and 3-0 as well as by Azerbaijan against Greece. Croatia won after a 2:3 defeat in Ukraine the return leg 3-1.