# Volleyball at the 2015 European Games – Women's tournament

The Women's tournament in volleyball at the 2015 European Games in Baku was the 1st edition of the event in a European Games. It was held at Baku Crystal Hall from 13 June to 27 June 2015.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| CEV European Ranking (as of 1 January 2015) | 9 | Russia Serbia Italy Turkey Germany Netherlands Poland Belgium Croatia |
| CEV European League Ranking List (2011–2014) | 2 | Bulgaria Romania |
| Total | 12 | |

## Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their European ranking as of January 1, 2015.
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. After a robin-round, the four highest-placed teams in each group advanced to a knock-out round to decide the medals.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Azerbaijan (Host) | Russia (1) |
| Italy (2) | Serbia (2) |
| Turkey (4) | Germany (5) |
| Poland (6) | Netherlands (6) |
| Belgium (8) | Croatia (8) |
| Romania (15) | Bulgaria (10) |

## Pool standing procedure

* Numbers of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are Azerbaijan Summer Time (UTC+05:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4.667 | 403 | 319 | 1.263 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 453 | 409 | 1.108 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 425 | 403 | 1.055 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 393 | 431 | 0.912 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 334 | 387 | 0.863 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 325 | 384 | 0.846 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jun | 11:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 17:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Romania | 25–20 | 25–18 | 27–29 | 25–15 | | 102–82 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 22:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Turkey | 18–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | 25–17 | 15–11 | 102–102 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 11:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Italy | 25–16 | 25–10 | 25–17 | | | 75–43 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 16:30 | Romania | 0–3 | Belgium | 21–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | | 65–75 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 22:00 | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Poland | 28–26 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | | 78–65 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 11:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Romania | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 16:30 | Italy | 1–3 | Azerbaijan | 22–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | | 89–97 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 20:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Turkey | 16–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 09:00 | Romania | 0–3 | Turkey | 16–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 16:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Italy | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 20:00 | Azerbaijan | 3–2 | Belgium | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 15–6 | 108–97 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 09:00 | Belgium | 3–2 | Poland | 25–22 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 16–14 | 110–108 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 14:30 | Italy | 0–3 | Romania | 23–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–23 | 26–24 | 25–21 | | | 76–68 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 426 | 359 | 1.187 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 432 | 405 | 1.067 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 428 | 434 | 0.986 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 392 | 406 | 0.966 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 390 | 404 | 0.965 | |
| 6 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 352 | 412 | 0.854 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jun | 09:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–15 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–49 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 14:30 | Germany | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 25–22 | 24–26 | 10–25 | 28–26 | 15–10 | 102–109 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Russia | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | 96–87 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 09:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Russia | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 14:30 | Croatia | 1–3 | Netherlands | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 21–25 | | 86–92 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 20:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Serbia | 24–26 | 25–18 | 15–25 | 22–25 | | 86–94 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 09:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Germany | 13–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | | 58–75 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 14:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 27–25 | 25–12 | 25–18 | | | 77–55 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 22:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–22 | 25–19 | 26–24 | | | 76–65 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 11:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Croatia | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 23–25 | | 94–90 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 14:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | Netherlands | 25–20 | 22–25 | 28–26 | 16–25 | 9–15 | 100–111 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 22:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Russia | 26–24 | 9–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 10–15 | 90–111 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 11:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 16:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Germany | 21–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | | 62–75 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 22:00 | Russia | 0–3 | Serbia | 28–30 | 14–25 | 16–25 | | | 58–80 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Azerbaijan Summer Time (UTC+05:00).
The teams who rank 1st in each pool played against the teams who rank 4th in the other pool. The 2nd place teams in pool A played against the 2nd or 3rd place teams in the pool B, determined by drawing of lots. The remaining teams played each other.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 23 June | 23 June | | | |
| Turkey | 3 | | | |
| Turkey | 3 | 25 June | 25 June | | |
| Russia | 1 | 25 June | 25 June | |
| Russia | 1 | Turkey | 3 | |
| 23 June | 23 June | | Turkey | 3 | |
| 23 June | 23 June | Azerbaijan | 2 | |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | Azerbaijan | 2 | |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | | | | 27 June | 27 June |
| Netherlands | 0 | | | | 27 June | 27 June |
| Netherlands | 0 | | | | Turkey | 3 |
| 23 June | 23 June | | | | | Turkey | 3 |
| 23 June | 23 June | | | | Poland | 0 |
| Poland | 3 | | | | Poland | 0 |
| Poland | 3 | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Germany | 2 | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| Germany | 2 | Poland | 3 | | | |
| 23 June | 23 June | | Poland | 3 | | | |
| 23 June | 23 June | Serbia | 2 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Belgium | 2 | Serbia | 2 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Belgium | 2 | | | | 27 June | 27 June |
| Serbia | 3 | | | | 27 June | 27 June |
| Serbia | 3 | | | | Azerbaijan | 2 |
| | | | | | Serbia | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Jun | 13:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Germany | 25–23 | 25–17 | 18–25 | 14–25 | 15–10 | 97–100 | Report |
| 23 Jun | 15:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Russia | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 98–84 | Report |
| 23 Jun | 19:00 | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–14 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 23 Jun | 21:00 | Belgium | 2–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 25–19 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 17–19 | 103–109 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Jun | 17:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Serbia | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 15–12 | 107–104 | Report |
| 25 Jun | 19:30 | Turkey | 3–2 | Azerbaijan | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 111–101 | Report |

### Third Place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Jun | 16:00 | Azerbaijan | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 14–25 | 9–15 | 92–103 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Jun | 18:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Poland | 25–11 | 25–19 | 25–13 | | | 75–43 | Report |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Turkey |
| | Poland |
| | Serbia |
| 4 | Azerbaijan |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 5 | Germany |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Russia |
| 9 | Bulgaria |
| 9 | Romania |
| 11 | Croatia |
| 11 | Italy |
* 2015 Women's European Games champions
* Turkey 1st title

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Turkey (TUR)Çağla Akın Kübra Akman Seda Aslanyürek Naz Aydemir Dicle Nur Babat Büşra Cansu Merve Dalbeler Meliha İsmailoğlu Aslı Kalaç Gizem Güreşen Karadayı Güldeniz Önal Paşalıoğlu (C) Neriman Özsoy Polen Uslupehlivan Gözde Yılmaz | Poland (POL)Anna Werblińska Maja Tokarska Izabela Bełcik (captain) Agnieszka Kąkolewska Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza Anna Miros Katarzyna Zaroślińska Agata Sawicka Daria Paszek Sylwia Pycia Agata Durajczyk Joanna Wołosz Natalia Kurnikowska Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata | Serbia (SRB)Maja Savić Marta Drpa Bojana Živković Mina Popović Tijana Malešević Brižitka Molnar Brankica Mihajlović Jelena Nikolić (captain) Ana Bjelica Jovana Stevanović Milena Rašić Silvija Popović Sladana Mirković Bianka Busa |