2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (CEV)
The CEV qualification for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship will see member nations compete for seven places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria.[1]
Pools composition
39 CEV national teams entered qualification.[2]
First round
7 Small Countries Division teams participated in the first round. The first round also acted as the 2017 European Championship Small Countries Division qualification round. Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their final ranking of 2015 European Championship Small Countries Division. But, Northern Ireland and Iceland were switched between the pools as Iceland were drawn as the 2nd hosts alongside Luxembourg who applied to hosts.[3] Rankings are shown in brackets.
| Pool A | Pool B |
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 Luxembourg (1) |
 Cyprus (2) |
 Faroe Islands (4) |
 Scotland (3) |
 Northern Ireland (6) |
 Iceland (5) |
 Andorra (7) |
Second round
The six hosts were drawn as heads of series in one of the six pools (from left to right, A–B–C–D–E–F). The remaining participating teams were grouped in five sub-groups – each one including six teams – according to the CEV National Team Ranking as of 19 October 2015[4] – i.e. when National Federations registered for participation in the World Championship qualification – and drawn accordingly into one of the six pools (from left to right, A–B–C–D–E–F). Rankings are shown in brackets except hosts. The pools were confirmed on 26 October 2016.[5]
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
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 France (Hosts) |
 Netherlands (Hosts) |
 Slovenia (Hosts) |
 Germany (4) |
 Slovakia (11) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (9) |
 Turkey (14) |
 Greece (18) |
 Portugal (15) |
 Ukraine (23) |
 Austria (28) |
 Latvia (25) |
 Azerbaijan (33) |
Luxembourg (31) |
 Israel (29) |
| Iceland (41) |
 Moldova (35) |
 Georgia (41) |
| Pool D | Pool E | Pool F |
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 Estonia (Hosts) |
 Croatia (Hosts) |
 Czech Republic (Hosts) |
 Russia (1) |
 Serbia (6) |
 Finland (8) |
 Montenegro (21) |
 Belarus (20) |
 Spain (17) |
 Romania (26) |
 Denmark (24) |
 Sweden (27) |
 Hungary (30) |
 Switzerland (34) |
Cyprus (31) |
 Kosovo (–) |
 Norway (36) |
Northern Ireland (43) |
Third round
| Pool G |
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| Second Round Pool A 2nd |
| Second Round Pool B 2nd |
| Second Round Pool C 2nd |
| Second Round Pool D 2nd |
| Second Round Pool E 2nd |
| Second Round Pool F 2nd |
Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
First round
- The top two teams in each pool qualified for the second round and the 2017 European Championship Small Countries Division final round.
| Qualified for the Second round and the 2017 European Championship Small Countries Division Final round |
Pool A
- Venue: d'Coque Gymnase, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Dates: 13–15 May 2016
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
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| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Luxembourg |
2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 89 | 1.685 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 151 | 173 | 0.873 |
| 3 | Faroe Islands |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 140 | 179 | 0.782 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 13 May | 19:00 | Northern Ireland | 3–1 | Faroe Islands | 25–21 | 24–26 | 29–27 | 26–24 | 104–98 | Report | |
| 14 May | 19:00 | Luxembourg | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | 25–14 | 25–13 | 25–20 | 75–47 | Report | ||
| 15 May | 17:00 | Faroe Islands | 0–3 | Luxembourg | 19–25 | 13–25 | 10–25 | 42–75 | Report |
Pool B
- Venue: Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík, Iceland
- Dates: 20–22 May 2016
- All times are Western European Time (UTC±00:00).
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
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| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Cyprus |
3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 280 | 210 | 1.333 |
| 2 | Iceland |
2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 244 | 240 | 1.017 |
| 3 | Scotland |
1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 284 | 270 | 1.052 |
| 4 | Andorra |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 137 | 225 | 0.609 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 20 May | 17:00 | Cyprus | 3–0 | Andorra | 25–12 | 25–12 | 25–13 | 75–37 | Report | ||
| 20 May | 20:00 | Iceland | 3–2 | Scotland | 25–21 | 15–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 15–13 | 103–102 | Report |
| 21 May | 15:00 | Andorra | 0–3 | Scotland | 17–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 57–75 | Report | ||
| 21 May | 18:00 | Cyprus | 3–1 | Iceland | 25–14 | 20–25 | 25–16 | 25–11 | 95–66 | Report | |
| 22 May | 15:00 | Scotland | 2–3 | Cyprus | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 13–15 | 107–110 | Report |
| 22 May | 18:00 | Andorra | 0–3 | Iceland | 8–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 43–75 | Report |
Second round
- The winners in each pool will qualify for the 2018 World Championship whereas the runners-up in each pool will qualify for the third round.
| Qualified for the 2018 World Championship | |
| Qualified for the Third round |
Pool A
- Venue: France
- Dates: 23–28 May 2017
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
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| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | France |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Azerbaijan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Iceland |
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Pool B
- Venue: Netherlands
- Dates: 23–28 May 2017
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
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| 1 | Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Greece |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Austria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Luxembourg |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Moldova |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
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Pool C
- Venue: Slovenia
- Dates: 23–28 May 2017
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
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| 1 | Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Belgium |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Portugal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Latvia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Israel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Georgia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
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Pool D
- Venue: Estonia
- Dates: 23–28 May 2017
- All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
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| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Estonia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Russia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Montenegro |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Romania |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Kosovo |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
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Pool E
- Venue: Croatia
- Dates: 23–28 May 2017
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
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| 1 | Croatia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Serbia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Belarus |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Denmark |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Norway |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
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Pool F
- Venue: Czech Republic
- Dates: 23–28 May 2017
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
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| 1 | Czech Republic |
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| 1 | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Spain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Sweden |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Cyprus |
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| 1 | Northern Ireland |
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Third round
- The winners will qualify for the 2018 World Championship.
| Qualified for the 2018 World Championship |
Pool G
- Venue:
- Dates: 15–20 August 2017
- All times are
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| 1 | Second Round Pool A 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Second Round Pool B 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Second Round Pool C 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Second Round Pool D 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Second Round Pool E 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Second Round Pool F 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
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References
- ↑ "World Championships qualification process to be confirmed by Confederations". FIVB. 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "CEV announces 2018 World Championships qualification formula". FIVB. 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "All set for 2016 & 2017 Small Countries Division Championships". CEV. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "CEV European Ranking List - Men (as per 19.10.2015)". CEV. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Pools set for second stage of 2018 World Champs qualification". CEV. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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