Eight national teams have started yesterday the Middle European Championship in Zadar, Croatia that counts also as a qualifier for the U17 Women European Championship. Before the tournament, there were several favorites on paper, so after the first playing day the picture is a bit clearer, however still difficult to predict who the semi-finalists will …
Many favorites at the Women’s U17 Middle European Championship Read More »
At the U18 Men’s MEVZA Tournament, it is already known which teams will advance to the semi-finals before the last pool games. These match will now only decide the final classifications within each group. The tournament in Maribor is not only the Middle European Championships, like the U20 one right after Christmas, this time it …
Semifinalists known after Day 1 at Men’s U18 Middle Europan Championship Read More »
The Croatian Volleyball Federation is slowly building a national team that could in the near future approach the successes of the 1990s. This is also why the leadership of the team has been entrusted to Italian coach Daniel Santarelli, who wants to take a step further at the Women’s Qualifying Tournament in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. …
Croatia trusting the process and in pursuit of the Olympic ticket Read More »
Volleyball in the Czech Republic has a very long tradition. Already in the common country of Czechoslovakia, they have achieved remarkable results. They have won three European championships, twice been world champions and won silver at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. After the collapse of the common country, the Czech Republic no longer played such a …
Czech Republic hoping to return to their beloved Olympic site Read More »
The silver medalists from the recent European Championship are alongside the Czech Republic the only national team from the MEVZA area to still participate in the qualifications for the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. And like the Czechs, Slovenia also plays in Pool A, where their other opponents are Germany and Belgium. The two best will …
Slovenia starting their Olympic mission against Belgium Read More »
It appeared that Croatia is going to dominate in the women’s MEVZA Championship in Dunaújváros, Hungary, but the morning match between the tournament favorites and Slovenia complicated the final ranking. Croatia ended up losing 3:0 against Slovenia, who delivered a great performance. Highly efficient Neli Gorsek was followed by other teammates. The match statistic recorded …
U19 Slovenia Women win the Middle European Championship Read More »
On the last day of the MEVZA U20 Men’s Championship there were no special surprises. In the last match of the tournament it was Czech Republic and Slovenia that faced each other. Although the Czechs had already secured themselves the first place in the tournament, this particular match was still very competitive. The Slovenian team …
U20 Czech Republic Men win the Middle European Championship Read More »
The second day of the U19 Middle European Championship in Dunaújváros, Hungary showed that national team of Croatia is the most serious candidate to win this year’s trophy. Even after day two they remain undefeated, despite winning both of today’s matches only in the third, decisive set. In their first match of the morning, they …
The second day of the MEVZA tournament showed very small qualitative differences among the seven participating national teams. After four played matches, only the Czech men recorded four wins and kept the lead in the rankings. Yet even for them latter did not go completely smooth. Last match of the second day showed that the …
The very first day of the MEVZA women’s national team tournament in Hungary, Dunaújváros showed that the U19 Czech national team is considered one of the stronger in this tournament. In the first game they defeated their southern neighbors, Slovakia, without dropping a set. Nevertheless, in the afternoon program they lost to Slovenia with a …
