Slovenia, the reigning U17 European champions, have secured their participation in this year’s #EuroVolleyU18M after emerging victorious from the MEVZA qualifier held in Maribor, where they beat Austria 3-1 in the final match. Earlier in the competition, Slovenia had lost to Austria but beaten their opponents from Hungary and Croatia in the previous stage of the tournament.
Team Slovenia celebrate their success at the MEVZA #EuroVolleyU18M qualifier held in Maribor
By beating Austria in the final, Slovenia have booked their ticket to the #EuroVolleyU18M Final Round, which is due to take place in Georgia later this summer (July 9-17). The teams finishing second to fifth will have another chance at reaching the Final Round through the second and last round of qualifications scheduled for April.
Final standing
1. Slovenia
2. Austria
3. Czech Republic
4. Israel
5. Croatia
6. Slovakia
7. Hungary
8. Cyprus
The best players awarded at the end of the MEVZA event held in Slovenia
Individual awards
MVP: Luka Marovt (Slovenia)
Setter: Nejc Najdic (Slovenia)
Middle blocker: Jurij Oman (Slovenia)
Outside hitter: Lukas Glatz (Austria)
Libero: Ilay Shalev-Setzemsky (Israel)
All the results can be found on the CEV website:
U18 Men
Videos of the matches:
U18 Men: YouTube – Nova KBM Branik Maribor
