Junior European Championship 2010

There will be any live stream for this tournament? I think there will be very good matches in this tournament.(Turkey-Italy and Belgium-Serbia are top matches )

In German team 4 players suffered injuries during preparation but 3 of them recovered in time for ECH, only OH Sina Fuchs can't play due to a serious knee injury (as well as MB Ana Capote but her injury already happened some time ago).
This generation probably is not as strong as the previous World Champion team but there also are some interesting players such as Pia Walkenhorst (OH) and Anika Boin (Opp).

In Turkey team Müberra Sibel Kılavuz won't be in Serbia becuse of injury..Hazal Selin Uygur,too, won'be with team..This team has a great potential..They were 5th in Youth European Championship and 4th in World Championship..Ceren Kestirengöz (OPP) is the best scorer in this team..Dicle Nur Babat is a promising middle blocker..Cansu Aydınoğulları(setter) and Hatice Gizem Örge(libero) are good players too! I think we can get a medal in this tournament!

Any chance to watch matches?

live score germany - turkey

http://liveres.cev.lu/JWF-16-10.htm

germany won first set 25-22

turkey won 2nd set 25-23

sets 1-1

Turkey won 3rd set 25-20

Sets 1-2

now score 9-14 turkey

Turkey won 1-3

(25-22, 23-25, 20-25, 12-25)

Zrenjanin, Serbia, September 3, 2010. Turkey, Slovakia as well as Italy opened the 2010 CEV Women’s Junior European Championship with convincing wins over their first-day opponents in Pool II in Zrenjanin, Serbia. The actions in Pool I in Nis will start on Saturday. An inspiring opening ceremony welcomed the guests from twelve different countries here in Serbia.

Mr. Mileta Mihajlov, Lord Mayor of the City of Zrenjanin, was very honered to officially open the 2010 CEV Women’s Junior European Championship in Crystal Hall of Sports in Zrenjanin, Serbia. The participants of the Championship were greeted by Mr. Žarko Obradović, Minister of Education in the Serbian Government, Mr. Vladimir Grbić, famous volleyball player, and Mrs. Rijt Ooms, CEV Vice-President and Jury President of the 2010 JWECH.

The Opening Ceremony was attended by many guests, among others Mr. Goran Kreclović, Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth in the Serbian Government, and actors as Mr. Vojin Ćetković or Mr. Vuk Kostić. The members of the dance group “Free dance” were in charge of the entertainment. Staša Mirčetić performed the piece from “Pera Detlić”, followed by Mina and Miona with the piece from “Mama i beba”.

“We are very proud to organize once again the Continental Championship”, said Mr. Alexander Boricic, President of the Serbian Volleyball Federation. “This year it is the junior competition, and next year, as you know, we will share the organization of the 2011 CEV Women’s European Championship with Italy. We want to involve as many children as we can to get them involved in sports and to develop their body and spirit. This fact is very important for us and we are investing a lot of resources in our junior and youth teams.”

In the opening match of the 2010 CEV Women’s Junior European Championship, Turkey beat Germany 3:1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-12) after 101 minutes of play. Whilst Germany controlled the game in the first set (25-22) and until 20-14 in the second, the young Turkish ladies set the pace for the rest of the match. The team of head coach Ismail Yengil managed to turn around the score at the end of the second set which proved to be the decisive moment of the match. From that point on, Germany lost the momentum and couldn’t resist to the fast offensive combinations of their challengers who easily won the third and fourth set. On German side, best scorer was Pia Walkenhorst with 11 points, while for the winning team the best spikers were Ezgi Arslan with 18 kills, and Kestirengoz Ceren with 16.
“We played well at the beginning and had our chances to win, but we lost our head. The Turkish team was a little bit more courageous than we were, so they finally deserved this victory”, said German head coach Han Abbing.
Turkish Captain Kestirengoz Ceren added: “In the first and second set we didn’t play well, but later on our experience helped us to manage the crucial moments of the match. It is very important to win at the start and we are very happy to be in a good position before the second match.”

More on the second and third match soon here on CEV webpage.

A total of 12 junior national teams compete in Serbia to display the real potential of European Volleyball for the years to come and try to claim a direct ticket to join next year’s FIVB Junior World Championships in Peru. The 2010 Women’s CEV Junior European Championship consists of two preliminary pools (in Zrenjanin and Nis); the classification matches 5 to 8 as well as the semi-final and final matches (in Nis). The teams allocated to the two preliminary Pools compete following the principle “one against each other” in one single round. The first two teams classified in each Pool will qualify for the semi-finals; the teams ranked 3rd and 4th will play for the places 5 to 8. The semi-finals and finals matches will designate the new European champion.

“I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Volleyball Federation of Serbia as well as to the local authorities in Nis and Zrenjanin for all the dedication and devotion they have been showing in the lead-up to this competition”, said CEV President Mr. André Meyer.

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Congratulations Russia. This game against Belgium was very important when We think about Semi-Finals. Serbia destroyed Holland.

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Congratulations Russia. This game against Belgium was very important when We think about Semi-Finals. Serbia destroyed Holland.

Belgium as defending champion without MVP injured Van Hecke and in addition van der Vyver + Heyrman taken by coach of senior belgium team. Knowing that seems like Belgian reign came to an end in this age, they have youth olympic gold 2010, european gold 2009 and world bronze 2009...This missings cant be replaced so Russia and now others just must take offered, Belgium will never be so sacrified as on this tournament... If full they would take gold here very probably....

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Belgium as defending champion without MVP injured Van Hecke and in addition van der Vyver + Heyrman taken by coach of senior belgium team. Knowing that seems like Belgian reign came to an end in this age, they have youth olympic gold 2010, european gold 2009 and world bronze 2009...This missings cant be replaced so Russia and now others just must take offered, Belgium will never be so sacrified as on this tournament... If full they would take gold here very probably....

Italy is the defending champion. Italy won European Junior Championships in 2009 beating Russia in the final.

Nis, Serbia, September 4, 2010. After a long phase of preparation, actions finally started today in Pool I in Nis where host Serbia, Russia, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic as well as Slovenia fight for two semifinal spots at 2010 CEV Women’s Junior European Championship. Host Serbia, Russia and the Czech Republic left the court as winners on day 1 here in Nis.

In the opening game of Pool I in Nis, Russia defeated 2009 FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship bronze medalist Belgium 3:1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-13). The Russians started their 2010 CEV Women’s Junior European Championship campaign with a remarkable combination through the middle to immediately set the pace in their first match here in Serbia. However, the young Belgians responded with some good blocking and sharp serves. Even when the stars from 2009 did not arrive in Serbia with exactly the same team roster than one year ago in Thailand, the Belgian proved too strong for the error-prone Russians, namely in set 1 (25-22) and in the beginning of the second period. But an 8-5 lead at the first technical timeout in the second set was not enough to pull through. The tall Russian ladies improved their passing, and when Captain Anastasia Bavykina fired wild on the left for a 25-17 set win, things were tied again. In the third and fourth set, Russia took command, giving the young Belgian ladies a hard time. After 78 minutes, Anastasia Lyapushkina ended in Russia’s favor with a service ace.
“My players started a little bit nervous, but they managed to transform their tenseness into performance”; said Russian Head Coach Vadim Kiryanov.
“We miss four players of our 2009 FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship bronze medal team playing with our senior team”, explained Belgian Head Coach Julien van der Vyver. “It takes some time to rebuild a strong squad.”

The Czech Republic overpowered Slovenia in the second match of the day 3:1 (25-6, 24-26, 25-16, 25-18). The first set between the Czech Republic and Slovenia led to a Czech display of power. The young Czech ladies outclassed their opponents good and proper 25-6 (!). The Slovenians, participating for the first time in history at a final tournament, fought back bravely in the second period, ready to keep up with their rivals in the crucial moments at the end of set 2. Petra Vrhovnik stayed calm when she hammered the ball through the Czech block to book the second set in extremis (26-24) in Slovenian’s favor. In the third and fourth set, things went back to “normal” mode with the Czechs a shade faster and higher than their rivals from Slovenia. However, the Slovenians never gave up. The team of head coach Oleg Gorbachov led 16-14 at the second technical timeout in set 4, but finally didn’t pull through (18-25). Best scorer for the Czech Republic was Andrea Kossanyiova with 19 kills, whilst the best Slovenian scorer, Marina Kaucic, booked 13 points.
“We were shocked after the first set”, said Slovenian Captain Mojca Bozic at the press conference. “But I guess we showed an appropriate reaction in the second set, trying to push the Czechs to their limit.”
Ales Novak, Czech Head Coach, added: “I can’t tell you exactly at what level we played tonight, but we’ll have to improve if we want to compete with the best teams in our pool.”

The home crowd had to wait until the last match of the first competition day here in Nis to see their young stars in action. However, the Serbian fans probably didn’t regret their visit in Cair Sports Hall in Nis tonight as the home team made short work of their opponents from the Netherlands (25-15, 25-14, 25-12). The Serbians, with some promising talents as Sara Klisura, Ana Bjelica or Jovana Stevanovic, easily dominated their rivals from the Netherlands. The Dutch did their best to keep up the pace, but the Serbians were taller, faster, stronger and somehow more experienced. After a quick first set (25-15) and a comfortable 16-9 lead in the second set, Serbian head coach Zoran Kovacic even get the chance to rotate his squad on several positions. Klisura as well as Bjelica moved the scoreboard forward to give the home team a relaxing 2:0 set lead. Things didn’t change in the third set as the young Serbians kept the same rhythm. After 65 minutes, Mina Tomic finished it for the locals with a clever block out spike from the right. Best scorer of the match was Serbian Sara Klisura with 13 kills, whilst Ester De Vries was the best spiker for the Netherlands with 9 kills.
“It’s important to start such an important competition with a victory”, said Serbian Head Coach Zoran Kovacic. “We have to improve some small details in blocking and passing; but in general I’m happy with tonight’s performance.”
“Even when we did play our best volleyball, it would have been impossible to such a strong Serbian team”, said Dutch Head Coach Matt Van Wezel. “Tomorrow is new day.”

A total of 12 junior national teams compete in Serbia to display the real potential of European Volleyball for the years to come and try to claim a direct ticket to join next year’s FIVB Junior World Championships in Peru. The 2010 Women’s CEV Junior European Championship consists of two preliminary pools (in Zrenjanin and Nis); the classification matches 5 to 8 as well as the semi-final and final matches (in Nis). The teams allocated to the two preliminary Pools compete following the principle “one against each other” in one single round. The first two teams classified in each Pool will qualify for the semi-finals; the teams ranked 3rd and 4th will play for the places 5 to 8. The semi-finals and finals matches will designate the new European champion.

“I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Volleyball Federation of Serbia as well as to the local authorities in Nis and Zrenjanin for all the dedication and devotion they have been showing in the lead-up to this competition”, said CEV President Mr. André Meyer.

Zrenjanin, Serbia, September 4, 2010. After the second competition day in Pool II in Zrenjanin, Italy is the only team with a clean record. The young Italian ladies outclassed Turkey in straight sets. Germany beat Slovakia 3:1, whilst Poland secured their first win at 2010 CEV Women’s Junior European Championship with a proper performance versus Hungary.

In Saturday’s first match in Pool II, Germany beat Slovakia 3:1 (14-25, 25-16, 25-13, 26-24) after 97 minutes of play. During the first set, the Germans were passing well, but Slovakia was relentless in attack and easily won this first part of the match. In the second period, the young German ladies took more risks on service, putting a lot of pressure on the Slovakian receivers. The poor performance of Slovakia continued throughout the second and third set as they defended unsuccessfully, letting their rivals score numerous easy points. The Germans still dominated the first half of the fourth set, but Slovakia managed to turn around the score at 18-17. However, the Germans kept control and wrapped up the set and the match in extremis, 26-24.
Marek Rojko, Head Coach of Slovakia, said: “We had a very good preparation before the match from a tactical point of view. We knew that the Germans were serving well, but also that they have problems in service reception sometimes. Unfortunately, we passed poorly in this match; and we tried to rotate the players a little bit. However, regrettably we couldn’t win today, and we have to move on and prepare for the upcoming challenges.”
“We lost the first set because we lacked courage, like yesterday, but afterwards we let ourselves play and the result came along”, explained Han Abbing, Head Coach of Germany. “I am satisfied with this victory and I think that we were the better team today.”

In the second match of day 2 in Zrenjanin, Italy defeated Turkey in straight sets (25-20, 25-17, 25-16). Throughout the whole match, the faithful Italian fans saw a lot of beautiful points and long rallies, but only in the first set Turkey was equal to their rivals. In the second and third set, Italy dominated the court and easily won the encounter, booking their second victory here in Serbia, and proving that they were a strong contender in the race for the first spots in Pool II. Bosetti scored 15 points for the Italians, followed by Diouf with 12, while for the Turkish team Arslan was the best attacker with 9 points, followed by Kestirengoz with 8.
“We started well, but then we lost concentration”, said Turkish Captain Ceren Kestirengoz. “The final score is a bit harsh, but I am optimistic and I think we can win the following matches and thus qualify for the semifinals.”
“My team played very well, we were excellent in attack and we blocked well. I am satisfied with serving and with our overall performance. I hope we will continue in the same rhythm”; said Marco Mencarelli, Head Coach of Italy.

In the last match of Pool II in Zrenjanin, Poland overcame Hungary in straight sets (25-21, 25-19, 25-23). Even when the Polish did not show their best performance tonight, they managed to control the game versus Hungary. In the beginning of the second set, Hungary played quite poor in reception and somehow inefficient in attack, giving Poland a comfortable 2:0 set lead. The third set was the most interesting one. Hungary managed to recover and ran to a 16-6 lead at the second technical timeout, but unfortunately for them, that was it. The young Hungarians lost the momentum, and allowed the Polish squad to square the game at 17:17. It was finally a matter of routine for Poland to wrap up the set (25-23), and match.
For the Polish team, the most efficient player was Zuzanna Czyznielewska with 15 points, while the best Hungarian attacker was Bernadett Dekany with 9 kills.
Hungarian Head Coach Istvan Szabados was extremely disappointed after the match: “We beat ourselves”.
Polish Magdalena Matusiak added: “Today we played better than yesterday. We started this match really well and managed to keep our play on a high level throughout the whole match. We are extremely satisfied with this victory.”

A total of 12 junior national teams compete in Serbia to display the real potential of European Volleyball for the years to come and try to claim a direct ticket to join next year’s FIVB Junior World Championships in Peru. The 2010 Women’s CEV Junior European Championship consists of two preliminary pools (in Zrenjanin and Nis); the classification matches 5 to 8 as well as the semi-final and final matches (in Nis). The teams allocated to the two preliminary Pools compete following the principle “one against each other” in one single round. The first two teams classified in each Pool will qualify for the semi-finals; the teams ranked 3rd and 4th will play for the places 5 to 8. The semi-finals and finals matches will designate the new European champion.

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Italy is the defending champion. Italy won European Junior Championships in 2009 beating Russia in the final.

wrong, who cares about girls who are now seniors, defending champion in this generation are youth champions from 2009, and this is Belgium, Russia was 9th, Italy 3rd. This teams are playing today, not some 2yr older girls which result should be representative LOL

p.s that junior champs you talk about was 2008, no relevance at all for this tournament

Yesterday: Russia-Belgium 2225 2517 2517 2513.
Today:
Russia-Slovenia 2521 2521 2510.

slovakia 1 - 2 turkey

now score 7-5 slovakia

We lost to Slovakia 3-2 but we have a big change to play semi final if we will win 3-0 against Poland and Hungary!

Russia - Serbia 2729 2527 2523 2225.