The 2010 Women's European Volleyball League

European Volleyball League

The European Volleyball League is an annual continental volleyball tournament, introduced in 2004. The event is the European equivalent of the FIVB World League. After a preliminary league round the tournament ends with a Final Four, hosted in one city. The women's tournament introduced in...

was the second edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, played by eight European countries from June 5 to July 18, 2010. The Final Four were held in Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

, on July 24 and 25.

Competing nations

Group A	Group B

Pool A

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Leg 1

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Leg 2

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Leg 3

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Leg 4

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Leg 5

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Leg 6

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Leg 7

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Pool B

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Leg 1

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Leg 2

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Leg 3

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Leg 4

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Leg 5

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Leg 6

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Final four

The Final Four will be held at Başkent Volleyball Hall

Başkent Volleyball Hall

Başkent Volleyball Hall is an indoor volleyball venue within the TVF Sports Complex located at Beşevler neighborhood of Yenimahalle district in Ankara, Turkey. Opened in 2010, the venue has a seating capacity of 7,600 spectators....

 in Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

, from July 24 to July 25.

Qualified teams:, as host

Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

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Final

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Final standing

Rank	Team
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5
6
7
8

Awards

• MVP:   Jelena Nikolić
  Jelena Nikolic
  Jelena Nikolić is a female volleyball player from Serbia, playing as a wing-spiker. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg.-Career:...
  
  
• Best Scorer:   Neslihan Darnel
• Best Spiker:   Jovana Brakočević
  Jovana Brakocevic
  Jovana Brakočević is a female professional volleyball player from Serbia, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. There she was named Best Server of the tournament...
  
  
• Best Blocker:   Eda Erdem
  Eda Erdem
  Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...
  
  
• Best Server:   Strashimira Filipova
  Strashimira Filipova
  Strashimira Filipova is Bulgarian volleyball player. She represented the Bulgaria national team at the 2005 Women’s European Volleyball Championship, which marked her debut for the national side....
  
  
• Best Setter:   Maja Ognjenović
  Maja Ognjenovic
  Maja Ognjenović is a female volleyball player from Serbia, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg...
  
  
• Best Libero:   Mariya Filipova
• Best Receiver:   Jelena Nikolić
  Jelena Nikolic
  Jelena Nikolić is a female volleyball player from Serbia, playing as a wing-spiker. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg.-Career:...
  
  

External links

• Official CEV Site