The 2016 Men's European Volleyball League was the 13th edition of the annual
Men's European Volleyball League
The Men's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). Created in 2004, the competition serves as a qualifying tourn ...
, which features men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries.
A preliminary league round was played from 3 to 20 June 2016, and the final four tournament, which was held at
Varna,
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
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Estonia
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defeated
Macedonia 3–0 in the final.
Teams
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League round
*All times are local.
Pool A
Week 1
*Venue:
Palace of Culture and Sports,
Varna,
Bulgaria
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Week 2
*Venue:
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center,
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Sk ...
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Macedonia
Pool B
Week 1
*Venue:
Sporthalle,
Enns,
Austria
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Week 2
*Venue:
Rakvere Spordihall,
Rakvere,
Estonia
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Final four
The top placed team from each group and the best second-placed team qualified for the final four. The fourth participant was the organizer of the tournament.
;Qualified teams
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Bracket
*All times are local
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Awards
*Most Valuable Player
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Robert Täht
*Best Setter
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Kert Toobal
*Best Outside Spikers
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Robert Täht
Robert Täht (born 15 August 1993) is an Estonian volleyball player, member of the Estonian national team. At the professional club level, he plays for Berlin Recycling Volleys in Germany.
Club career
Robert Täht began his professional career ...
:
Alexander Berger
*Best Middle Blockers
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Svetoslav Gotsev
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Peter Wohlfahrtstätter
*Best Opposite Spiker
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Nikola Gjorgiev
*Best Libero
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Rait Rikberg
References
External links
Official website
See also
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2016 Women's European Volleyball League
The 2016 Women's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual tournament. It was held from 3 June to 3 July 2016. The tournament featured 12 teams.
Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team, Azerbaijan won their first title ...
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2016 Men
European Volleyball League European Volleyball League may refer to
* Men's European Volleyball League
The Men's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confeder ...
International volleyball competitions hosted by Bulgaria