Double Finnish victory in U17W and U18M 1st Round Qualifiers

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This weekend, Denmark hosted two 1st Round Qualifiers for U17W and U18M in the NEVZA zone. In both tournaments, Finland proved to be the strongest of the Nordic nations and thus qualified directly to the Final Rounds of the European Championship. Norway’s U17 girls and Denmark’s U18 boys came second, and continue to the second round of the qualification.

In Spar Nord Arena Køge near Copenhagen, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands and hosting nation Denmark participated in the U17W 1st Round Qualifier. Throughout the weekend, Finland delivered a strong performance, winning all their pool games 3-0. In the final game against Norway, who had only lost to Finland in the pool games, Finland managed to take yet another 3-0 win and thus won the tournament and the golden ticket to the U17W European Championship Final Round to be held in July 2022 in Czech Republic. Norway moves on to the second round of the qualification, which will be held in April 2022.

In the other side of the country, the exact same nations were competing in the U18M tournament. On the boy’s side, Finland was also strongest in the pool play, followed closely by Denmark. The two nations fought a nerve wrecking tie break match in the first day of the tournament and faced each other again in the final match Sunday afternoon. The final was a constant close race, where both teams had momentum. In the end, Finland however stayed calm and closed the game 3-1 in their favor. Thus, the Finnish boys also qualified directly to the Final round of the competition, played in July in Georgia. Denmark moves on to the second round of the qualification which will be held in April 2022.

All games can be watched on Volleyball Danmark’s YouTube

Girls 1st Round (Zonal), Köge, Denmark 17th-19th of December 2021
Final: Finland – Norway 3 – 0 (25-22, 25-18, 26-24)

Ranking

  1. Finland
  2. Norway
  3. Denmark
  4. Faroe Islands
  5. Iceland

The girls tournament on Facebook.
For further information, see CEV tournament page.

Boys 1st Round (Zonal), Årre, Denmark 17th–19th of December 2021
Final Finland – Denmark 3 – 1 (25-22, 22-25, 29-27, 25-23)

Ranking

  1. Finland
  2. Denmark
  3. Norway
  4. Faroe Islands
  5. Iceland

Follow the boys tournament on Facebook.
For further information, see CEV tournament page.

Pool results
Girls
Faroe Islands – Finland 0 – 3 (16-25, 11-25, 8-25)
Iceland – Norway 0 – 3 (17-25, 14-25, 12-25)
Finland – Denmark 3 – 0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-13)
Norway – Faroe Islands 3 – 0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-14)
Denmark – Iceland 3 – 0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-17)
Norway – Finland 0 – 3 (21-25, 17-25, 19-25)
Faroe Islands – Denmark 0 – 3 (19-25, 19-25, 21-25)
Finland – Iceland (25-15, 25-15, 25-16)
Denmark – Norway 0 – 3 (22-25, 11-25, 20-25)
Iceland – Faroe Islands 0 – 3 (19-25, 9-25, 22-25)

Boys
Iceland – Finland 0 – 3 (9-25, 7-25, 8-25)
Norway – Faroe Islands 3 – 0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-17)
Finland – Denmark 3 – 2 (27-25, 25-19, 15-25, 24-26, 15-11)
Faroe Islands – Iceland 3 – 0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-13)
Denmark – Norway 3 – 1 (25-13, 22-25, 27-25, 25-18)
Faroe Islands – Finland 0 – 3 (17-25, 19-25, 15-25)
Iceland – Denmark 0 – 3 (2-25, 5-25, 14-25)
Finland – Norway 3 – 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-14)
Denmark – Faroe Islands 3 – 0 (25-9, 25-16, 25-13)
Norway – Iceland 3 – 0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-9)