2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event explained

Competition:	Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event
Gender:	svb
Continent:	Europe
Year:	2023
Size:	275
City:	Caorle
Dates:	9–15 October
Teams:	12
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champions:	BIH
Title Number:	11
Second:	GER
Third:	UKR
Fourth:	POL
Matches:	46
Website:	Caorle 2023
Last:	2021 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event
Next:	2025 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event

The 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event was the 21th edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Caorle, Italy.^[1] The winners qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The defending champions are Bosnia and Herzegovina. They successfully defended their title after defeating Germany, 3–2, in the final.

Host selection

Caorle, Italy was given the hosting rights on the 8 February 2023.^[1] This marks the first time the tournament will be held in Italy.

Qualified teams

Nine countries automatically qualified, while three secured their places via the 2022 qualifier in Rouen, France.^[2] ^[3]

Host (1)

Automatic Qualifiers (7)

2022 qualifier teams (3)

Replacement (1)

Venue

The venue was the Palamare Valter Vicentini in Caorle.^[4]

		Caorle
		Palamare Valter Vicentini
		Capacity: unknown

Broadcasting rights

Every game will be broadcast on ParaVolley Europe YouTube channel.

Squads

Teams can select 12 players for the tournament.^[5]

Draw

The draw took place on 13 May 2023 in Caorle.^[6]

Format

12 teams are split into two group of six. The top four in each group plays in the Quarterfinals, while the bottom 2 in each group plays in the classification rounds.

Group stage

Pool A

All times are local.

Pool B

Knockout stage

5–8 classification bracket

9–12th placement group

The four losers that failed to make the quarter finals all play each other in a four team group to decide the places 9–12. Games against the teams that have already played each other are carried over.

Matches

Final rankings

Rank	Team



4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc		Team Qualified for the 2024 Paralympics

Awards

The awards were as follows:

MVP

Safet Alibasic

Best Setter

Stefan Haehlein

Best Attacker

Ermin Jusufovic

Best Receiver

Robert Wydera

Best Server

Dominik Albrecht

Best Blocker

Denys Bytchenko

Best Libero

Ismet Godinjak

Green Card award

External links

Notes and References

https://paravolley.eu/2023/02/08/announcing-the-2023-european-championship-men-women-in-caorle-ita/#:~:text=The%20city%20of%20Caorle%20in%20Veneto%20%28ITA%29%20will,will%20play%20at%20the%20%E2%80%9CValter%20Vicentini%E2%80%9D%20sports%20hall.
Web site: ParaVolley Europe holds final event of 2022 in Rouen > World ParaVolley. December 13, 2022.
Web site: Paravolley Europe EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP B MEN - ROUEN (FRA). ec2022b.paravolley.eu.
Web site: GB Women Head to the European Sitting Volleyball Championships 2023. October 4, 2023. British Volleyball.
Web site: EuroSitting - Gli Europei maschili e femminile si giocheranno in ottobre a Caorle. February 8, 2023.
Web site: Drawing of lots sets the tone for #EuroSittingVolley 2023 in Caorle.