# Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's European qualification

The European qualification for the 2012 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament is held from 27 April 2011 to 6 May 2012.

## Elimination round

* All times are local.
* In case of a 1–1 tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Denmark | 1–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Sweden | 2–0 | Georgia | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Austria | 2–0 | Portugal | 3–0 | 3–0 |
* Denmark won the golden set 15–13.

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 Aug | 16:00 | Denmark | 3–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 93–86 | Report |
| 02 Sep | 17:00 | Austria | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–16 | | 75–47 | Report |
| 03 Sep | 15:00 | Sweden | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–17 | 25–13 | 25–7 | | 75–37 | Report |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Aug | 16:00 | Denmark | 2–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17–25 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 7–15 | 91–105 | Report |
| 03 Sep | 17:00 | Austria | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 04 Sep | 17:00 | Sweden | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–14 | 25–15 | 25–10 | | | 75–39 | Report |

## Pre-qualification tournaments
### Tournament 1

* Venue: Yantarny Sports Palace, Kaliningrad, Russia
* Dates: 9–13 November 2011

#### Preliminary round
##### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 103 | 1.456 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 135 | 122 | 1.107 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 90 | 150 | 0.600 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 09 Nov | 19:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–11 | 75–43 | Report |
| 10 Nov | 19:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 60–75 | Report |
| 11 Nov | 19:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Belgium | 17–25 | 16–25 | 14–25 | 47–75 | Report |

##### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 169 | 143 | 1.182 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 157 | 146 | 1.075 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 114 | 151 | 0.755 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 09 Nov | 16:30 | Romania | 3–0 | Austria | 25–23 | 25–14 | 26–24 | | 76–61 | Report |
| 10 Nov | 16:30 | Spain | 1–3 | Romania | 22–25 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 82–93 | Report |
| 11 Nov | 16:30 | Austria | 0–3 | Spain | 20–25 | 20–25 | 13–25 | | 53–75 | Report |

#### Knockout round

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| 12 November | 12 November |
| Romania | 3 |
| Romania | 3 | 13 November | 13 November |
| Belgium | 1 | 13 November | 13 November |
| Belgium | 1 | Romania | 1 |
| 12 November | 12 November | | Romania | 1 |
| 12 November | 12 November | Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 3 |
| Spain | 0 | | |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Nov | 16:30 | Romania | 3–1 | Belgium | 19–25 | 27–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 96–92 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 19:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Spain | 25–14 | 25–10 | 25–15 | | | 75–39 | Report |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 18:00 | Romania | 1–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 25–22 | 11–25 | 18–25 | | 71–97 | Report |

### Tournament 2

* Venue: Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč, Croatia
* Dates: 9–13 November 2011

#### Preliminary round
##### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 75 | 2.000 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Israel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 149 | 186 | 0.801 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Greece | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 141 | 179 | 0.788 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 09 Nov | 16:30 | Israel | 3–2 | Greece | 12–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 27–29 | 15–12 | 104–111 | Report |
| 10 Nov | 16:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Israel | 25–14 | 25–15 | 25–16 | | | 75–45 | Report |
| 11 Nov | 16:30 | Greece | 0–3 | Netherlands | 11–25 | 10–25 | 9–25 | | | 30–75 | Report |

##### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 103 | 1.456 | Semifinals |
| 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 134 | 117 | 1.145 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 86 | 150 | 0.573 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 09 Nov | 19:00 | Croatia | 3–0 | Sweden | 25–15 | 25–13 | 25–16 | 75–44 | Report |
| 10 Nov | 19:00 | France | 0–3 | Croatia | 21–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 59–75 | Report |
| 11 Nov | 19:00 | Sweden | 0–3 | France | 16–25 | 11–25 | 15–25 | 42–75 | Report |

#### Knockout round

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| 12 November | 12 November |
| Croatia | 3 |
| Croatia | 3 | 13 November | 13 November |
| Israel | 1 | 13 November | 13 November |
| Israel | 1 | Croatia | 3 |
| 12 November | 12 November | | Croatia | 3 |
| 12 November | 12 November | Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 2 |
| France | 0 | | |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Nov | 16:30 | Croatia | 3–1 | Israel | 25–14 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–20 | | 96–77 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 19:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | France | 25–14 | 27–25 | 25–20 | | | 77–59 | Report |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 19:00 | Croatia | 3–2 | Netherlands | 15–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 15–25 | 15–13 | 95–101 | Report |

### Tournament 3

* Venue: Sports Games Palace, Baku, Azerbaijan
* Dates: 9–13 November 2011

#### Preliminary round
##### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 109 | 1.376 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 151 | 157 | 0.962 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 138 | 173 | 0.798 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 08 Nov | 18:30 | Hungary | 1–3 | Ukraine | 25–23 | 15–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 82–98 | Report |
| 09 Nov | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | 75–56 | Report |
| 10 Nov | 16:00 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | 53–75 | Report |

##### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 177 | 139 | 1.273 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 174 | 145 | 1.200 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 83 | 150 | 0.553 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 08 Nov | 16:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–12 | 25–12 | 25–16 | | | 75–40 | Report |
| 09 Nov | 18:30 | Azerbaijan | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 7–15 | 99–102 | Report |
| 10 Nov | 18:30 | Denmark | 0–3 | Azerbaijan | 14–25 | 22–25 | 7–25 | | | 43–75 | Report |

#### Knockout round

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| 11 November | 11 November |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 12 November | 12 November |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 12 November | 12 November |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | Azerbaijan | 2 |
| 11 November | 11 November | | Azerbaijan | 2 |
| 11 November | 11 November | Bulgaria | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | 3 |
| Ukraine | 1 | | |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Nov | 16:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Ukraine | 25–22 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–17 | | 98–84 | Report |
| 11 Nov | 18:30 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Azerbaijan | 16–25 | 25–19 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | 80–94 | Report |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Nov | 18:30 | Azerbaijan | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 12–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–15 | 9–15 | 89–101 | Report |

## Qualification tournament

* Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey
* Dates: 1–6 May 2012
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 199 | 1.246 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 242 | 198 | 1.222 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 183 | 212 | 0.863 | |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 161 | 225 | 0.716 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 01 May | 14:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Germany | 12–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | 45–75 | Report |
| 01 May | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–15 | | 75–53 | Report |
| 02 May | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–15 | | 75–54 | Report |
| 03 May | 16:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 75–62 | Report |
| 03 May | 19:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–18 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 28–30 | 92–98 | Report |
| 04 May | 16:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–11 | | 75–55 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 310 | 294 | 1.054 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 303 | 256 | 1.184 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 266 | 316 | 0.842 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 318 | 331 | 0.961 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 01 May | 16:30 | Poland | 3–1 | Netherlands | 25–18 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–13 | | 98–79 | Report |
| 02 May | 14:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Netherlands | 25–20 | 30–28 | 26–28 | 28–30 | 11–15 | 120–121 | Report |
| 02 May | 16:30 | Russia | 2–3 | Poland | 17–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 16–18 | 104–103 | Report |
| 03 May | 14:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Serbia | 29–27 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | 101–87 | Report |
| 04 May | 14:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Poland | 27–29 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 13–15 | 111–109 | Report |
| 04 May | 19:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Netherlands | 23–25 | 25–11 | 25–16 | 25–14 | | 98–66 | Report |

### Final round
#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 5 May | 5 May |
| Turkey | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | 6 May | 6 May |
| Russia | 1 | 6 May | 6 May |
| Russia | 1 | Turkey | 3 |
| 5 May | 5 May | | Turkey | 3 |
| 5 May | 5 May | Poland | 0 |
| Poland | 3 | Poland | 0 |
| Germany | 1 | | |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 05 May | 14:30 | Poland | 3–1 | Germany | 25–22 | 16–25 | 25–14 | 25–17 | | 91–78 | Report |
| 05 May | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Russia | 26–28 | 26–24 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | 102–89 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 06 May | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Poland | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–63 | Report |

### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Turkey |
| 2 | Poland |
| 3 | Germany |
| 3 | Russia |
| 5 | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 7 | Croatia |
| 7 | Serbia |

## Individual awards

* Best scorer
    Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
* Best spiker
    Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
* Best blocker
    Maria Perepelkina (RUS)
* Best server
    Dobriana Rabadzhieva (BUL)
* Best setter
    Kim Staelens (NED)
* Best receiver
    Anna Werblinska (POL)