2003_Women's_European_Volleyball_Championship
The 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Ankara, Turkey from 20 to 28 September 2003.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Turkey |
| Dates | 20 – 28 September |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Champions |  Poland (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Małgorzata Glinka |
| Official website | |
| Website | |
The two finalists Poland and Turkey claimed a ticket for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup and the first Olympic Qualification Tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Japan in November. The first six ranked teams (Poland, Turkey, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Russia) qualified for the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, from 5 to 10 January 2004. Semifinalists Turkey, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands also automatically qualified for the 2005 Women's European Championships, which took place in Croatia. Defending champion Russia finished out of the medals for the first time in volleyball history.
| Team | Method of qualification |
|---|---|
 Bulgaria | 2001 edition third place |
 Czech Republic | Qualification Category A best third |
 Germany | Qualification Category A group 3 second |
 Italy | 2001 edition second place |
 Netherlands | Qualification Category A group 2 second |
| Poland | Qualification Category A group 3 winners |
 Romania | Qualification Category A group 1 second |
 Russia | 2001 edition first place |
 Serbia and Montenegro | Qualification Category A group 2 winners |
 Slovakia | Qualification Category A second best third |
| Turkey | Hosts |
 Ukraine | Qualification Category A group 1 winners |
The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided in two groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of two sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking. The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for 1st to 4th place, group stage thirds and fourths played the 5th to 8th place semifinals and the remaining four teams which finished group stages as fifth and sixth ended all tied in final ranking at 9th place. The pairing of the semifinals was made so teams played against the opposite group teams which finished in a different position (1st played against 2nd, 3rd played against 4th).
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Germany |
Bulgaria |
| Romania |
Czech Republic |
| Russia |
Italy |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
Netherlands |
| Slovakia |
Poland |
| Turkey |
Ukraine |
| Pool A and Final round | Pool B | |
|---|---|---|
| Ankara | Antalya | |
| Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall | Dilek Sabancı Sport Hall | |
| Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 2,500 |
- All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Pool A
- venue location: Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 401 | 328 | 1.223 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey |
5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4.667 | 393 | 342 | 1.149 | |
| 3 | Russia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 378 | 342 | 1.105 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Romania |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 393 | 391 | 1.005 | |
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | 354 | 404 | 0.876 | |
| 6 | Slovakia |
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 310 | 422 | 0.735 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | 14:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–14 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 75–45 | Report | ||
| 20 Sep | 16:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1–3 | Russia | 13–25 | 25–18 | 17–25 | 18–25 | 73–93 | Report | |
| 20 Sep | 19:00 | Romania | 0–3 | Turkey | 22–25 | 20–25 | 17–25 | 59–75 | Report | ||
| 21 Sep | 14:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Russia | 25–27 | 17–25 | 19–25 | 61–77 | Report | ||
| 21 Sep | 16:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Romania | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 75–66 | Report | ||
| 21 Sep | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 75–63 | Report | ||
| 22 Sep | 14:00 | Romania | 3–2 | Slovakia | 25–14 | 25–10 | 22–25 | 28–30 | 15–8 | 115–87 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 16:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0–3 | Germany | 15–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 59–75 | Report | ||
| 22 Sep | 19:00 | Russia | 0–3 | Turkey | 21–25 | 22–25 | 24–26 | 67–76 | Report | ||
| 24 Sep | 14:00 | Romania | 3–1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25–11 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 98–79 | Report | |
| 24 Sep | 16:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Russia | 25–22 | 27–25 | 25–19 | 77–66 | Report | ||
| 24 Sep | 19:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Turkey | 20–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | 54–75 | Report | ||
| 25 Sep | 14:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Romania | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 75–55 | Report | ||
| 25 Sep | 16:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Slovakia | 28–26 | 25–12 | 27–25 | 80–63 | Report | ||
| 25 Sep | 19:00 | Turkey | 2–3 | Germany | 16–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 25–12 | 10–15 | 92–99 | Report |
Pool B
- venue location: Dilek Sabancı Sport Hall, Antalya, Turkey
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 456 | 411 | 1.109 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Poland |
5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 512 | 469 | 1.092 | |
| 3 | Italy |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 409 | 383 | 1.068 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 456 | 456 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | Ukraine |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 405 | 426 | 0.951 | |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 367 | 460 | 0.798 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | 14:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 25–19 | 32–34 | 23–25 | 15–5 | 120–105 | Report |
| 20 Sep | 16:30 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–23 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 98–86 | Report | |
| 20 Sep | 19:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 75–56 | Report | ||
| 21 Sep | 14:00 | Ukraine | 1–3 | Poland | 19–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 86–98 | Report | |
| 21 Sep | 16:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–16 | 75–46 | Report | ||
| 21 Sep | 19:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Italy | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 75–57 | Report | ||
| 22 Sep | 14:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 25–17 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 15–12 | 107–101 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 16:30 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Netherlands | 14–25 | 25–18 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 10–15 | 91–103 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 19:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–14 | 75–59 | Report | ||
| 24 Sep | 14:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 24–26 | 90–98 | Report | |
| 24 Sep | 16:30 | Ukraine | 3–2 | Czech Republic | 25–21 | 25–14 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 15–7 | 109–92 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 19:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Italy | 25–20 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 89–95 | Report | |
| 25 Sep | 14:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 75–53 | Report | ||
| 25 Sep | 16:30 | Italy | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 19–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 17–19 | 107–104 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 19:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Poland | 19–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 16–25 | 82–98 | Report | |
- venue location: Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey
- All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
5th–8th place
- Pools A and B third and fourth positions play each other.
| Semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 27 Sep | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| 28 Sep | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 2 | |||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| 27 Sep | ||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| Romania | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 28 Sep | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||
| Romania | 1 | |||||
5th–8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Final
- Pools A and B first and second positions play each other.
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 27 Sep | ||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| 28 Sep | ||||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
| 27 Sep | ||||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
| Turkey | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 28 Sep | ||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep | 16:30 | Germany | 3–2 | Netherlands | 25–20 | 25–15 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 18–16 | 115–102 | Report |
Final
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- Poland and Turkey qualified for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup
Players awarded for their performances in the tournament.[1]
- Best scorer:
Małgorzata Glinka (POL) - Best spiker:
Elizaveta Tichtchenko (RUS) - Best blocker:
Kathy Radzuweit (GER) - Best server:
Elles Leferink (NED) - Best digger:
Gülden Kayalar (TUR) - Best setter: Magdalena Śliwa (POL)
- Best receiver:
Nicoleta Țolișteanu (ROM)
- Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV)[2]
- "2002/2003 Senior European Championships (Individual Awards)". CEV. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- "2002/2003 Senior European Championships Women". CEV. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- Results at todor66.com
- CEV Results
- Results