The 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 30th edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. The tournament was held in Poland between 24 August and 3 September.
Russia defeated Germany in the final to capture a record 14th title in the tournament. Serbia defeated Belgium for the bronze medal. Maxim Mikhaylov from Russia was elected the MVP.
Qualification
Pools composition Pool APool BPool CPool D
Squads
Venues Opening night (24 August)Pool APool BPool D, Play-off round, QuarterfinalsPool C, Play-off round, Quarterfinals, Final four Warsaw, Poland Gdańsk, Poland Szczecin, Poland Katowice, Poland Kraków, PolandPGE NarodowyErgo ArenaAzoty ArenaSpodekTauron ArenaCapacity: 62,640Capacity: 11,409Capacity: 5,403Capacity: 11,500Capacity: 15,328
Opening A spine tingling Opening Ceremony including show acts, live music and fireworks attended by an all-time record-breaking crowd set the tone for a historic night at PGE National Stadium in Warsaw. The fans attended what the organisers called Volleyballand, as more than 65,000 people dressed in white-and-red outfits celebrated the sport.
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
Preliminary round All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Championship round
Bracket
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standing
RankTeam45678910111213141516
14–man rosterIlia Vlasov, Artem Volvich, Sergey Grankin (c), Dmitry Volkov, Yury Berezhko, Andrey Ashchev, Aleksandr Butko, Egor Feoktistov, Maksim Zhigalov, Maxim Mikhaylov, Egor Kliuka, Ilyas Kurkaev, Valentin Golubev, Roman MartynyukHead coachSergey Shlyapnikov
Awards
Most valuable player Maxim Mikhaylov Best setter Sergey Grankin Best outside spikers Denis Kaliberda Dmitry Volkov Best middle blockers Srećko Lisinac Marcus Böhme Best opposite spiker György Grozer Best libero Lowie Stuer
See also 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship
References
External links Official website CEV website