# 2010 Women's European Volleyball League

The 2010 Women's European Volleyball League was the second edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by eight European countries from June 5 to July 18, 2010. The final Four were held in Ankara, Turkey, on July 24 and 25.

## Competing nations

| Group A | Group B |
| Serbia  Great Britain  Romania  Bulgaria | Israel  Greece  Spain  Turkey |

## League round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 12 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 6 | 5.667 | 969 | 775 | 1.250 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 12 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 2.500 | 988 | 877 | 1.127 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Romania | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 0.520 | 829 | 869 | 0.954 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Great Britain | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 0.056 | 682 | 947 | 0.720 | Eliminated |

#### Leg 1

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 5 June | Great Britain | 0–3 | Romania | 19–25 | 15–25 | 15–25 | | | 49–75 |
| 6 June | Great Britain | 0–3 | Romania | 22–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | | 62–75 |

#### Leg 2

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 11 June | Serbia | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 75–53 |
| 11 June | Romania | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 15–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 56–75 |
| 12 June | Serbia | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–14 | 75–51 |
| 12 June | Romania | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 26–28 | 22–25 | 70–75 |

#### Leg 3

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 19 June | Great Britain | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 14–25 | 14–25 | 14–25 | 42–75 |
| 19 June | Serbia | 3–0 | Romania | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 75–58 |
| 20 June | Great Britain | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 13–25 | 23–25 | 14–25 | 50–75 |
| 20 June | Serbia | 3–0 | Romania | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 75–62 |

#### Leg 4

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 25 June | Romania | 3–1 | Great Britain | 25–18 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–22 | | 98–81 |
| 25 June | Serbia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 25–13 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 15–12 | 107–98 |
| 26 June | Romania | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–22 | 25–11 | 25–14 | | | 75–47 |
| 26 June | Serbia | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 26–24 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | 83–99 |

#### Leg 5

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 1 July | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Romania | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | 75–57 |
| 2 July | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Romania | 25–20 | 25–22 | 26–28 | 26–24 | 102–94 |
| 3 July | Great Britain | 0–3 | Serbia | 15–25 | 11–25 | 20–25 | | 46–75 |
| 4 July | Great Britain | 0–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | 62–75 |

#### Leg 6

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 9 July | Romania | 0–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 18–25 | 12–25 | | 52–75 |
| 10 July | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Great Britain | 25–22 | 24–26 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 99–85 |
| 10 July | Romania | 0–3 | Serbia | 18–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | | 57–75 |
| 11 July | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | 75–54 |

#### Leg 7

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 July | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Serbia | 16–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 50–75 |
| 18 July | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Serbia | 20–25 | 15–25 | 31–29 | 21–25 | | 87–104 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 12 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 2.071 | 858 | 729 | 1.177 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Israel | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 1.875 | 863 | 827 | 1.044 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Spain | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 1.000 | 1000 | 1011 | 0.989 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Greece | 12 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 0.257 | 889 | 1033 | 0.861 | Eliminated |

#### Leg 1

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 11 June | Israel | 3–1 | Greece | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | 94–80 |
| 11 June | Spain | 2–3 | Turkey | 14–25 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 11–15 | 91–105 |
| 12 June | Israel | 3–0 | Greece | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–65 |
| 12 June | Spain | 2–3 | Turkey | 25–17 | 21–25 | 12–25 | 25–18 | 8–15 | 91–100 |

#### Leg 2

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 18 June | Greece | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–27 | 15–12 | 109–104 |
| 18 June | Spain | 3–2 | Israel | 25–12 | 26–24 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 21–19 | 110–105 |
| 19 June | Greece | 0–3 | Turkey | 18–25 | 20–25 | 10–25 | | | 48–75 |
| 19 June | Spain | 3–1 | Israel | 24–26 | 25–19 | 28–26 | 25–18 | | 102–89 |

#### Leg 3

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 June | Spain | 3–0 | Greece | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | | 75–54 |
| 26 June | Turkey | 3–0 | Israel | | | | | | |
| 27 June | Spain | 3–2 | Greece | 25–14 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 31–29 | 15–11 | 108–104 |
| 27 June | Turkey | 3–0 | Israel | | | | | | |

#### Leg 4

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 2 July | Israel | 3–0 | Turkey | | | | |
| 3 July | Greece | 0–3 | Spain | 21–25 | 22–25 | 24–26 | 67–76 |
| 3 July | Israel | 3–0 | Turkey | | | | |
| 4 July | Greece | 0–3 | Spain | 24–26 | 24–26 | 14–25 | 62–77 |

#### Leg 5

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 9 July | Israel | 3–1 | Spain | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 95–86 |
| 10 July | Turkey | 3–1 | Greece | 21–25 | 25–12 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 96–71 |
| 10 July | Israel | 3–0 | Spain | 25–19 | 25–21 | 27–25 | | 77–65 |
| 11 July | Turkey | 3–0 | Greece | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | 75–60 |

#### Leg 6

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 16 July | Greece | 2–3 | Israel | 25–22 | 25–15 | 24–26 | 22–25 | 12–15 | 108–103 |
| 17 July | Turkey | 3–0 | Spain | 25–21 | 25–18 | 28–26 | | | 78–65 |
| 17 July | Greece | 0–3 | Israel | 21–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 61–75 |
| 18 July | Turkey | 3–0 | Spain | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | | 75–54 |

## Final four

The final Four will be held at Başkent Volleyball Hall in Ankara, Turkey, from July 24 to July 25.

### Qualified teams

* Turkey, as host
* Bulgaria
* Serbia
* Israel
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| July 24 – Ankara | July 24 – Ankara |
| Israel | 0 |
| Israel | 0 | July 25 – Ankara | July 25 – Ankara |
| Serbia | 3 | July 25 – Ankara | July 25 – Ankara |
| Serbia | 3 | Serbia | 3 |
| July 24 – Ankara | July 24 – Ankara | | Serbia | 3 |
| July 24 – Ankara | July 24 – Ankara | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Turkey | 2 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | July 25 – Ankara | July 25 – Ankara |
| | | Israel | 0 |
| | | Turkey | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 24 July | Israel | 0–3 | Serbia | 20–25 | 12–25 | 21–25 | | | 53–75 |
| 24 July | Turkey | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 19–25 | 17–25 | 25–11 | 25–23 | 13–15 | 99–99 |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 25 July | Israel | 0–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | | 57–75 |

### Final

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 25 July | Serbia | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–20 | 25–20 | 16–25 | 25–23 | | 91–88 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia |
| | Bulgaria |
| | Turkey |
| 4 | Israel |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Romania |
| 7 | Greece |
| 8 | Great Britain |
* 2010 Women's European League winners
* Serbia Second title

## Awards

* MVP: Jelena Nikolić
* Best scorer: Neslihan Darnel
* Best spiker: Jovana Brakočević
* Best blocker: Eda Erdem
* Best server: Strashimira Filipova
* Best setter: Maja Ognjenović
* Best libero: Mariya Filipova
* Best receiver: Jelena Nikolić