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

The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan was the 1st edition of the event in a European Games. It was held at Baku Crystal Hall from 14 June to 28 June 2015.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| CEV European Ranking (as of 1 January 2015) | 9 | Russia Italy Serbia Poland Bulgaria Germany France Finland Belgium |
| CEV European League Ranking List (2011–2014) | 2 | Slovakia Turkey |
| 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) |
| Serbia (3) | Italy (2) |
| Poland (4) | Bulgaria (5) |
| France (7) | Germany (6) |
| Finland (8) | Belgium (9) |
| Turkey (13) | Slovakia (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 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 464 | 401 | 1.157 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 431 | 381 | 1.131 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 449 | 414 | 1.085 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 430 | 419 | 1.026 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 334 | 403 | 0.829 | |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 356 | 446 | 0.798 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jun | 11:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Turkey | 15–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | 78–96 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 16:30 | Azerbaijan | 2–3 | Finland | 25–22 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 18–25 | 13–15 | 99–108 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 22:00 | Poland | 3–2 | France | 25–27 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 10–25 | 15–10 | 100–102 | Report |
| 16 Jun | 11:00 | Finland | 0–3 | France | 24–26 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | | 70–76 | Report |
| 16 Jun | 14:30 | Turkey | 2–3 | Poland | 20–25 | 19–25 | 30–28 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 107–115 | Report |
| 16 Jun | 22:00 | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | | 59–75 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 14:30 | Finland | 0–3 | Turkey | 14–25 | 16–25 | 13–25 | | | 43–75 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 16:30 | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | France | 17–25 | 16–25 | 18–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 22:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Poland | 25–13 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 23–25 | 9–15 | 97–99 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 09:00 | France | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 14:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–16 | 28–26 | 25–20 | | | 78–62 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–14 | 25–13 | 25–17 | | | 75–44 | Report |
| 22 Jun | 09:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Finland | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–10 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 22 Jun | 16:30 | France | 3–2 | Serbia | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 15–11 | 103–102 | Report |
| 22 Jun | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Azerbaijan | 25–18 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 20–18 | 113–103 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4.333 | 391 | 330 | 1.185 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 438 | 384 | 1.141 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 445 | 406 | 1.096 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 378 | 427 | 0.885 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 391 | 461 | 0.848 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 421 | 456 | 0.923 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jun | 09:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Italy | 25–23 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–21 | | 97–91 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 14:30 | Belgium | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 16–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 11–15 | 97–111 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 20:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Russia | 20–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 89–95 | Report |
| 16 Jun | 09:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 16 Jun | 16:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 16 Jun | 20:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Italy | 25–21 | 22–25 | 34–32 | 25–19 | | 106–97 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 09:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 11:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Slovakia | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | 99–81 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 20:00 | Italy | 2–3 | Belgium | 24–26 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 25–12 | 13–15 | 106–94 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 11:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Belgium | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | 94–87 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 16:30 | Russia | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 17–25 | | 87–93 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 22:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Italy | 25–18 | 25–22 | 27–25 | | | 77–65 | Report |
| 22 Jun | 11:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 11–25 | 21–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |
| 22 Jun | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 22 Jun | 22:00 | Italy | 0–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 15–25 | 30–32 | | | 62–82 | 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 |
| 24 June | 24 June | | | |
| Poland | 3 | | | |
| Poland | 3 | 26 June | 26 June | | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 26 June | 26 June | |
| Slovakia | 0 | Poland | 2 | |
| 24 June | 24 June | | Poland | 2 | |
| 24 June | 24 June | Bulgaria | 3 | |
| Turkey | 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | |
| Turkey | 1 | | | | 28 June | 28 June |
| Bulgaria | 3 | | | | 28 June | 28 June |
| Bulgaria | 3 | | | | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 24 June | 24 June | | | | | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 24 June | 24 June | | | | Germany | 3 |
| France | 0 | | | | Germany | 3 |
| France | 0 | 26 June | 26 June | | | |
| Russia | 3 | 26 June | 26 June | | | |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 1 | | | |
| 24 June | 24 June | | Russia | 1 | | | |
| 24 June | 24 June | Germany | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Serbia | 0 | Germany | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Serbia | 0 | | | | 28 June | 28 June |
| Germany | 3 | | | | 28 June | 28 June |
| Germany | 3 | | | | Poland | 1 |
| | | | | | Russia | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 13:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | 75–58 | Report |
| 24 Jun | 15:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 26–24 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 82–99 | Report |
| 24 Jun | 19:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Germany | 24–26 | 24–26 | 17–25 | | 65–77 | Report |
| 24 Jun | 21:00 | France | 0–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | 68–75 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Jun | 17:00 | Poland | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 14–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 13–15 | 101–107 | Report |
| 26 Jun | 19:30 | Russia | 1–3 | Germany | 17–25 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | 78–93 | Report |

### Third Place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Jun | 10:30 | Poland | 1–3 | Russia | 24–26 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | 95–99 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Jun | 13:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Germany | 16–25 | 18–25 | 31–29 | 21–25 | | 86–104 | Report |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Germany |
| | Bulgaria |
| | Russia |
| 4 | Poland |
| 5 | France |
| 5 | Serbia |
| 5 | Slovakia |
| 5 | Turkey |
| 9 | Belgium |
| 9 | Finland |
| 11 | Azerbaijan |
| 11 | Italy |
* 2015 Men's European Games champions
* Germany 1st title

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Germany (GER)Christian Fromm Sebastian Kühner Denis Kaliberda Marcus Böhme Jochen Schöps (captain) Lukas Kampa Ferdinand Tille Tom Strohbach Tim Broshog Jan Zimmermann Michael Andrei Björn Höhne Matthias Pompe Falko Steinke | Bulgaria (BUL)Georgi Bratoev Rozalin Penchev Martin Bozhilov Svetoslav Gotsev Velizar Chernokozhev Branimir Grozdanov Dobromir Dimitrov Valentin Bratoev Jani Jeliazkov Todor Aleksiev (captain) Nikolay Nikolov Borislav Apostolov Ventsislav Ragin Petar Karakashev | Russia (RUS)Ilia Vlasov Dmitry Kovalev (captain) Ivan Demakov Igor Kobzar Alexander Markin Igor Filippov Alexey Kabeshov Alexander Kimerov Dmitrii Volkov Viktor Poletaev Maksim Zhigalov Egor Kliuka Sergey Nikitin Roman Bragin |