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 will enter qualification.[2]
First round
7 Small Countries Division teams will participate in the first round. The first round will also act 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 host alongside Luxembourg who applied to host.[3] Rankings are shown in brackets.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
 Luxembourg (1) |
 Cyprus (2) |
 Faroe Islands (4) |
 Scotland (3) |
 Northern Ireland (6) |
 Iceland (5) |
 Andorra (7) |
Second round
| Pool C | Pool D | Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | Pool H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third round
| Pool I |
|---|
| Pool C 2nd |
| Pool D 2nd |
| Pool E 2nd |
| Pool F 2nd |
| Pool G 2nd |
| Pool H 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 will qualify 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Luxembourg |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Faroe Islands |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Northern Ireland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | 19:00 | Northern Ireland |
– | Faroe Islands |
– | – | – | – | Report | ||
| 14 May | 19:00 | Luxembourg |
– | Northern Ireland |
– | – | – | – | Report | ||
| 15 May | 17:00 | Faroe Islands |
– | Luxembourg |
– | – | – | – | 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Cyprus |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Scotland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Iceland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 1 | Andorra |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | 17:00 | Cyprus |
– | Andorra |
– | – | – | – | Report | ||
| 20 May | 20:00 | Iceland |
– | Scotland |
– | – | – | – | Report | ||
| 21 May | 15:00 | Andorra |
– | Scotland |
– | – | – | – | Report | ||
| 21 May | 18:00 | Cyprus |
– | Iceland |
– | – | – | – | Report | ||
| 22 May | 15:00 | Scotland |
– | Cyprus |
– | – | – | – | Report | ||
| 22 May | 18:00 | Andorra |
– | Iceland |
– | – | – | – | 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 |
Third round
- The winners will qualify for the 2018 World Championship.
| Qualified for the 2018 World Championship |
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.
External links
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