Thailand will host the AVC Olympic Qualifiers from thavolleyball twitter page.
Thai's last chance to go to Olympics by this "golden team" of theirs. By hosting this event, and minus Japanese team there, it'll boost Thai team's chance to attend OG 2020. KOR team is their sole obstacle, yet the greatest one!
I wish Thai team will make it this time, after the close encounter filled up with incident at Japan in the last cycle.
Thai's last chance to go to Olympics by this "golden team" of theirs. By hosting this event, and minus Japanese team there, it'll boost Thai team's chance to attend OG 2020. KOR team is their sole obstacle, yet the greatest one!
I wish Thai team will make it this time, after the close encounter filled up with incident at Japan in the last cycle.
Literally this. They will never have a better chance without China and Japan.
South Korea is a tough nut to break, but playing home they MUST win this.
I think Kor will win 3-2 at extra points in the 5th set.
With a healthy Pimpichaya Kokram Thailand would increase their chances a lot!
I wish Thailand will make it. I just wish to see the new golden triangle in action - Ajcharaporn, Pimpichaya, Chatchu-On. It has been a while since I see these 3 girls on court together.
Damn, I hope it will be Azerbaijan rather than Czech Rep because they have more potential to upset someone.
Whoever gets to host (probably Turkey) will be the favourite, but it's going to be a bloodbath regardless. I can't wait
CEV changes its mind and European Qualifications probably won't be played in Turkey but in... Luxembourg.
Final decision will be done/announced during Men's Eurovolley.
CEV changes its mind and European Qualifications probably won't be played in Turkey but in... Luxembourg.
Final decision will be done/announced during Men's Eurovolley.
It's a good thing it will be played on neutral territory! As we can see in the last 5 editions of ECH, all the hosts got through to the final 4. Even though they weren't the favourites.
It's a good thing it will be played on neutral territory! As we can see in the last 5 editions of ECH, all the hosts got through to the final 4. Even though they weren't the favourites.
I thought that CEV is set to ear some money thanks to this tournament and who will pay from Lux for it?
But neutral territory is good idea IMO.
I don't like it at all, playing home is a major factor for one of the teams involved and creates a more challenging atmosphere for all. The perfect mental stage for an Olympic qualification.
Besides that, if this is true then Turkey chances go down significantly. How many Turkish fans (and not only them) can afford expensive flights and accommodation in Luxembourg?
CEV ranking is made current, valid for European Olympic qualifier (look there https://www.cev.eu/Rankings/Women.aspx).
Reducing to the eight best teams not yet qualified (i.e. excluding qualified Russia, Serbia and Italy), this means the following order of participants:
1. Netherlands
2. Turkey
3. Germany
4. Bulgaria
5. Poland
6. Belgium
7. Croatia
8. Azeri
CEV uses serpentine system or makes a draw?
They used CEV ranking in the past with host as no. 1. So we have to wait for host confirmation. I think that at this point only Turkey and Luxembourg are interested in it so the groups can be like this:
I: NED/TUR, BUL, POL, AZE
II: NED/TUR, GER, BEL, CRO
Basically Turkey can choose in which group they will be. If they will organize in Pool I and if not in Pool II.
There's only one ticket to grab, so you have to beat everyone. Group distribution doesn't make a difference indeed
group of death!
There's only one ticket to grab, so you have to beat everyone. Group distribution doesn't make a difference indeed
Minimizing the risk of an early elimination is still important though.
It only takes two matches to knock you out of the group stage and the olympics. A team under crisis can always regroup during the playoffs so an easier group can be very good for a team stricken with injuries during the winter break of club season or even during the continental OQT itself.
Minimizing the risk of an early elimination is still important though.
It only takes two matches to knock you out of the group stage and the olympics. A team under crisis can always regroup during the playoffs so an easier group can be very good for a team stricken with injuries during the winter break of club season or even during the continental OQT itself.
China was last in their Pool in Rio, and look how they finished.
no, they weren’t. they were 4th. last would mean they would be eliminated.
you’re also assuming the euro Q will let have same procedure (top 4 advancing) but it’s probably just top 2.
Heynen taught all of us several times that you only need to win some specific key matches in order to get what you want. A good draw would be putting the most dangerous team in your own pool so you don't meet them again until the final.