2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event
Volleyball competition held in Italy
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The 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event was the 21st edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Caorle, Italy.[1] The winners qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The defending champions are Bosnia and Herzegovina. They successfully defended their title after defeating Germany, 3–2, in the final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | |
| City | Caorle |
| Dates | 9–15 October |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 46 |
| Official website | |
| Caorle 2023 | |
Host selection
Qualified teams
Nine countries automatically qualified, while three secured their places via the 2022 qualifier in Rouen, France.[2][3]
Host (1)
Italy
Automatic Qualifiers (7)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Germany
Poland
Serbia
Turkey
Ukraine
2022 qualifier teams (3)
Hungary
Slovenia
Latvia
Replacement (1)
Lithuania
Venue
Broadcasting rights
Every game will be broadcast on ParaVolley Europe YouTube channel.
Squads
Teams can select 12 players for the tournament.[5]
Draw
Format
12 teams are split into two group of six. The top four in each group plays in the Quarterfinals, while the bottom 2 in each group plays in the classification rounds.
Group stage
Pool A
- All times are local.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 300 | 181 | 1.657 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 313 | 271 | 1.155 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 284 | 203 | 1.399 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.462 | 309 | 350 | 0.883 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.462 | 256 | 345 | 0.742 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 248 | 360 | 0.689 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct | 09:15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | 25–11 | 25–8 | 25–18 | 75–37 | [7] | |||
| 9 Oct | 11:30 | Croatia | 3–0 | 25–11 | 25–21 | 25–12 | 75–44 | [8] | |||
| 9 Oct | 15:45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–10 | 75–49 | [9] | |||
| 9 Oct | 17:45 | Italy | 3–2 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 16–14 | 104–105 | [10] | |
| 10 Oct | 09:15 | Croatia | 3–0 | 25–9 | 25–13 | 25–16 | 75–38 | [11] | |||
| 10 Oct | 11:30 | Poland | 3–1 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–22 | 25–12 | 98–73 | [12] | ||
| 10 Oct | 15:45 | Italy | 0–3 | 15–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | 46–75 | [13] | |||
| 10 Oct | 17:45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | 25–13 | 25–10 | 25–13 | 75–36 | [14] | |||
| 11 Oct | 09:15 | Italy | 0–3 | 18–25 | 15–25 | 14–25 | 47–75 | [15] | |||
| 11 Oct | 11:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 75–59 | [16] | |||
| 11 Oct | 15:45 | Poland | 3–1 | 25–18 | 16–25 | 25–14 | 25–19 | 91–76 | [17] | ||
| 11 Oct | 17:45 | Italy | 3–2 | 25–11 | 25–20 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 15–13 | 112–95 | [18] | |
| 12 Oct | 11:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 | 21–25 | 25–14 | 14–25 | 16–25 | 76–89 | [19] | ||
| 12 Oct | 15:45 | Croatia | 2–3 | 25–20 | 24–26 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 12–15 | 104–105 | [20] | |
| 12 Oct | 17:45 | Italy | 0–3 | 11–25 | 12–25 | 12–25 | 35–75 | [21] |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 417 | 279 | 1.495 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4.667 | 415 | 312 | 1.330 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 378 | 411 | 0.920 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 345 | 386 | 0.894 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 349 | 435 | 0.802 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 252 | 238 | 1.059 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct | 09:00 | Germany | 3–0 | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 75–50 | [22] | |||
| 9 Oct | 11:45 | Ukraine | 3–0 | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–20 | 75–48 | [23] | |||
| 9 Oct | 15:30 | Germany | 3–0 | 25–11 | 25–12 | 25–7 | 75–30 | [24] | |||
| 9 Oct | 18:15 | Serbia | 2–3 | 25–14 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 11–25 | 11–15 | 94–102 | [25] | |
| 10 Oct | 09:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | 25–12 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 75–43 | [26] | |||
| 10 Oct | 11:45 | Turkey | 2–3 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 102–108 | [27] | |
| 10 Oct | 15:30 | Serbia | 0–3 | 17–25 | 15–25 | 16–25 | 48–75 | [28] | |||
| 10 Oct | 18:15 | Germany | 3–0 | 25–10 | 25–10 | 25–16 | 75–36 | [29] | |||
| 11 Oct | 09:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 30–28 | 80–64 | [30] | |||
| 11 Oct | 11:45 | Germany | 3–2 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 26–28 | 19–17 | 117–115 | [31] | |
| 11 Oct | 15:30 | Turkey | 0–3 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 60–75 | [32] | |||
| 11 Oct | 18:15 | Serbia | 3–0 | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 75–50 | [33] | |||
| 12 Oct | 09:00 | Hungary | 2–3 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 25–17 | 16–18 | 107–108 | [34] | |
| 12 Oct | 15:30 | Ukraine | 3–0 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–14 | 75–56 | [35] | |||
| 12 Oct | 16:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | 16–25 | 10–25 | 22–25 | 48–75 | [36] |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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5–8 classification bracket
| Semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 14 October | ||||||
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| 15 October | ||||||
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| 7th place match | ||||||
| 15 October | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
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Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct | 11:45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 75–46 | [37] | |||
| 13 Oct | 12:00 | Poland | 3–0 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 75–61 | [38] | |||
| 13 Oct | 15:30 | Ukraine | 3–2 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–27 | 25–19 | 15–7 | 113–94 | [39] | |
| 13 Oct | 15:45 | Germany | 3–0 | 25–13 | 25–13 | 25–17 | 75–43 | [40] |
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct | 18:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 75–49 | [41] | |||
| 14 Oct | 18:15 | Germany | 3–0 | 25–12 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 75–43 | [42] |
Third place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | 10:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | 25–17 | 25–12 | 25–16 | 75–45 | [43] |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | 17:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–2 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 28–30 | 25–21 | 15–6 | 111–105 | [44] |
Classification rounds
5–8 Semifinals
Seventh place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct | 18:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 75–63 | [43] |
Fifth place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | 09:15 | Croatia | 3–0 | 25–21 | 29–27 | 25–16 | 79–64 | [47] |
9–12th placement group
The four losers that failed to make the quarter finals all play each other in a four team group to decide the places 9–12. Games against the teams that have already played each other are carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 275 | 228 | 1.206 | Ninth place | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 252 | 212 | 1.189 | Tenth place | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 209 | 227 | 0.921 | Eleventh place | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 141 | 180 | 0.783 | Twelfth place |
Matches
Final rankings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
| Team Qualified for the 2024 Paralympics |
Awards
The awards were as follows:
MVP
Best Setter
Best Attacker
Best Receiver
Best Server
Best Blocker
Best Libero
Green Card award
See also
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Women's event
- 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's event
- 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event
- 2023 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships
- 2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships
- 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament
- 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event
- 2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament – Men's tournament
- 2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament – Women's tournament
- 2024 World ParaVolley Women's Super 6
- Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics