Womens European Volleyball After the 2001 victory, the period of Russian domination The 2019 tournament is in Turkey

Volleyball world chempionship

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   Womens European Volleyball
   
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   After the 2001 victory, the period of Russian domination
   
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   The 2019 tournament is in Turkey.
   

Volleyball (English volleyball, volleyball and ball) is a team sport. It is played on a 9x18 m field divided by a net in the middle (2.43 m for men and 2.24 m for women). One team consists of 6 people and 2 teams play. Players try to hit the ball with their hands and lower it into the opponent's court. The ball must be passed to the opponents in three shots. The tournament will be played in 3 or 5 rounds. Volleyball originated in the United States (1895).

The International Federation (FIVB; founded in 1947) has more than 180 member countries. Incorporated into the Olympic program since 1964, the World Championships have been held since 1949. Volleyball has been played in Uzbekistan since 1920. The Republic of Uzbekistan became a member of the International Volleyball Federation in 1991 and the Asian Volleyball Confederation in 1992. More than 700,000 people regularly practice this sport in Uzbekistan. It is an integral part of the physical education curriculum in schools.

The European Women's Volleyball Championship is an official competition for senior women organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). The initial difference between the championships was variable, but then in 1975 they were awarded every two years. The reigning champion won the third title in Serbia. The 2019 tournament is in Turkey.

The first competition was held in 1949 with the participation of seven national teams. It was dominated by teams from Eastern Europe, which at that time were the strongest teams not only on the European continent, but all over the world. For the next four and a half years, Eastern European teams dominated the competition. The first European title was awarded to the Soviet Union. It also won the next two editions - in 1950 and 1951. In all three competitions, the Soviet team showed a great advantage - they not only won all the matches, but also did not lose any set. This victory was repeated in the Soviet Union, where the first Women's World Cup was held in 1952 in Moscow.

In 1955, Czechoslovakia managed to break Soviet dominance and win European gold after a 3-2 victory in the decisive match of the Soviet Union tournament. However, the Soviet team returned to first positions the following year after winning the 1956 World Cup. At the 1958 European Championships in Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union retaliated and returned the European Championship after a 3-2 victory over the host team. Poland won silver and bronze medals.

Victory in 1958. The period of domination began The Soviet Union lasted more than twenty years. From 1958 to 1979, the Soviet team won 7 European championships in a row and did not lose a single competition. In the next European Championship in 1963, Poland defended its title after a 3: 2 victory over the Soviet Union in the decisive match of the last round. But in the next two European tournaments - 1967 and 1971 - the Soviet team showed a huge advantage in all games without losing a single set. The European Championships in 1975 and 1977 were also easily won, as all matches ended in 3-0 or 3-1 victories. However, at the 1979 European Championships, the Soviet Union faced serious opposition from rivals. In the first round, the Soviet Union lost 2-3 to Poland. It was the Soviet team’s second defeat at the European Championships, as well as its first defeat in 24 years. But it had little effect on the results of the competition, as the Polish team was eliminated from the first round, and the Soviet team won the gold medal after a 3: 2 victory. Romania and Bulgaria are in the final round. During these twenty years, the Soviet Union had great power not only in Europe but also in world volleyball as the winner of two Olympics (1968, 1972), two World Championships (1960, 1970) and its first edition. The Women's World Cup was held in 1973.

After winning the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980, the strength of the Soviet team began to decline. At the next European Championship in Bulgaria in 1981, the hosts managed to break Soviet rule. Bulgaria won their first European Championship with a 3-0 victory over the Soviet Union in the decisive match of the last round in Sofia. The next four European Championships were marked by mutual competition with the Soviet Union and East Germany. In 1983, playing at home, East Germany defeated the Soviets and won their first European Championship after falling 0-2 in the decisive match of the last round in Rostock. Two years later, the Soviet team took revenge and regained the European Championship, defeating East Germany 3-0 in the decisive match of the last round. But in 1987, East Germany won the European Championship for the second time after its last 3: 2 victory over the Soviet Union. The last European final between these teams was held in 1989 in Stuttgart, West Germany. The Soviet team won 3: 1 and returned to the European Championship.

In the late 1980s, the Soviet Union managed to regain the status of volleyball superpower not only in Europe but around the world, winning the 1988 Olympic Games and the 1990 World Championships. At the 1991 European Championships, the Soviet team showed a huge advantage in not losing a single set in all games, including a 3-0 victory over United. Germany in the semi-finals and the Netherlands in the final. But that was their last appearance in the race. The Soviet national team ended its history with stunning statistics - they won 13 of the 17 European Championships (not losing a single set in 6 of the 13 winning tournaments), conceding only 5 defeats in 116 matches. they did, 341:43.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, Russia (the official successor of the Soviet community) continued to dominate Europe. It’s amazing that at the time, they were the main rival in Europe (finishing second three times in a row). Irina Kirillova, Yelena Chebukina, Tatiana Sidorenko and Maria Lichtenstein, backed by some former Soviet players like Croatia. Playing at home in 1995, the Netherlands managed to break that advantage after beating Russia 3-1 in the semi-finals and Croatia 3-0 in the final in Arnhem. This victory was of historical significance not only in the Netherlands, but in the whole of Western Europe. In the next two editions - 1997 and 1999 - Russia regained the lead after a 3-0 victory over Croatia in both final games. But in the 2001 European Championship final, Russia faced strong resistance from a new rising European power - Italy (which won the World Cup the following year). Russia won a hard-fought five-set game. Nikolai Karpol won the European title for the seventh time as a head coach (since the victory in 1979)

After the 2001 victory, the period of Russian domination came to an end and many national teams won their first European Championships. The next tournament winners, Poland, Russia (2001 European Champion) and Italy (2002 World Champion) clashed only for 5th place. At the 2005 European Championships, Poland proved that it was no coincidence after a 3-2 victory over Russia in the semi-finals and a 3-1 victory over Italy. In 2007, Italy lost and won their first European title, Serbia 3-0 in the final. In the next European Championship, the Italian team repeated this success after a 3-0 victory in the Dutch final. Playing at home in 2011, Serbia became the first European champions after a 3-2 victory in the final in Belgrade, Germany. They won the next two European Championships in 2013 and 2015. Russia defeated the hosts in both finals (Germany 3-1 in Berlin, the Netherlands 3-0 in Rotterdam).

The 2017 European Championships were held in Azerbaijan and Georgia. The 2019 European Championships were hosted by Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and Turkey in 2019. Both competitions ended Serbia also won the 2018 World Cup.
Eight countries have won 31 European Championship tournaments. Russia has won nineteen times (thirteen times the Soviet Union). Other European Championship winners are Serbia, with three titles; Germany (as in East Germany), Italy, and Poland, each with two names; and Bulgaria, such as the Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) and the Netherlands, with one title each.
The current format of the competition includes a qualifying round held over the previous two years to determine which teams will advance to the competition stage. European Championship finals. The 16 teams, including the automatic qualifying host countries, will compete for the win in the tournament stage at locations within the host country (s) for approximately two weeks. The number of participants in the 2019 edition of the Finals has been increased from 16 to 24.