The 2023 Men's European Volleyball Championship will be the 33rd edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by CEV.
The 2023 Men’s European Volleyball Championship will be the 33rd edition of the Men’s European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe’s governing volleyball body, CEV. For the third time, the EuroVolley will be held in four countries: Italy, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Israel. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship as the CEV representative. The only exception was Italy who had already qualified as the current World champion.
Saturday will see Slovenia take on Spain in the preliminary round of the CEV Men’s European Volleyball 2023. Heading into Saturday’s match, Slovenia will square off against Spain in Bulgaria. In the world rankings, Slovenia is placed at the eighth position. On the other hand, Spain lies at a much lower position in the thirty-first position. Heading into Saturday’s match Slovenia is coming after thrashing Finland in a dominating position (0-3). On the other hand, Spain is coming after thrashing Bulgaria (3-1). Spain in particular is having a very fine run of form given their recent performances. Nevertheless, the fortunes of the Slovenians might change this time around. Let us see who has the final laugh on Saturday.
The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed. The four organizers of the tournament were seeded in the Preliminary pools. However, the finalists from the previous edition were drawn into different Preliminary pools. This ensured that the top teams would be separated from competing in the same groups. The organizers could select one team to join their pools. On the other hand, the 16 remaining teams were seeded in descending order in the number of cups which equals the number of Preliminary pools. The pointing system of the Men’s Euro Volleyball 2023 is a little different. For a 3-0 or 3-1 win the winner gets 3 points while the loser gets 0 points. However, in case of a 3-2 win, the winner will get 2 points while the loser will get 1 point. This has ensured an equitable distribution of points.
Tonček Stern (O), Alen Pajenk (MB), Uroš Planinšič (S), Jan Kozamernik (MB), Matej Kok (OS), Urban Toman (L), Miha Fink (MB), Rok Bračko (OS), Dejan Vincic (S), Sašo Štalekar (MB), Danijel Koncilja (MB), Ziga Kumer (L), Jani Kovačič (L), Ziga Stern (OS), Jaka Sešek (O), Gregor Ropret (S), Tine Urnaut (OS), Klemen Cebulj (OS), Rok Možič (OS), Nik Mujanovič (O), Gregor Pernuš (S), Janž Janez Kržič (MB), Crtomir Bošnjak (OS), Nejc Najdič (S), Klemen Sen (OS)
Almansa Jorge (OS), Rodriguez Perez Victor (OS), Ruiz Borja (MB), Ramon Ferragut Jordi (OS), Ruiz Posadas Daniel (L), Diedhiou Jean Pascal (MB), Villena Andres Jesus (O), Fornes Miguel Angel (MB), Iribarne Francisco (OS), Gimeno Rubio Álvaro (O), Martin César (S), Sanchez Ignacio (S), Ribas Brockert Alejandro (MB), Larranaga Ledo Unai (L)
| Schedule (2.09.23) | Timings (IST) |
| Serbia vs Italy | 00:30 |
| Turkey vs Greece | 20:00 |
| Slovenia vs Spain | 20:00 |
| Netherlands vs Czech Republic | 20:30 |
| Israel vs France | 23:00 |
| Bulgaria vs Ukraine | 23:00 |
| North Macedonia vs Montenegro | 23:30 |
| Schedule | Scoreline | Set |
| Romania vs Turkey | 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 23-25 & 17-15 | 3-2 |
| Finland vs Slovenia | 21-25, 19-25 & 22-25 | 0-3 |
| Denmark vs Czech Republic | TBD | TBD |
| Germany vs Switzerland | TBD | TBD |
| Portugal vs Greece | TBD | TBD |
| Croatia vs Spain | TBD | TBD |
| Netherlands vs Poland | TBD | TBD |
The CEV Men’s European Volleyball 2023 starts on August 28 and ends on September 16, 2023.
The LIVE Streaming of the CEV Men’s EuroVolley 2023 will be available on Eurovolley.tv. To access the streaming, one has to subscribe to Euro Volley TV. One can also watch the championship on the YouTube channel of European Volleyball.
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