Eight matches opened the tournament on 21 August, with all four host nations winning, six straight-set results and Isabelle Haak setting the early scoring benchmark with 30 points for Sweden. DAY 1 ROUNDUP | 21 […]
The European Championship begins on 21 August with eight matches across Istanbul, Brno, Baku and Gothenburg. Italy and Türkiye open as heavy favorites, Sweden begin their dark-horse campaign at home, while several closer matchups could […]
Italy arrive as reigning Olympic and world champions, Türkiye come in as VNL 2026 winners, and a deep European field makes the 34th Women’s EuroVolley one of the most open continental tournaments in years. PRE-TOURNAMENT […]
How the 24-team CEV EuroVolley Women 2026 works — from four six-team pools to the Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and the gold medal match. UPDATED | August 2026 • 24-team, four-pool format The 2026 […]
Personal observations, reactions and impressions from the volleyball I watch. Not every thought here is a statistical conclusion – sometimes it is simply what stood out to me as a fan. The first thing I […]
Tomasz Fornal’s decisive serving run, Nikola Grbic’s bold use of Wilfredo Leon at opposite and a dominant tie-break carried Poland to a third VNL crown in Ningbo. Poland defended the Men’s Volleyball Nations League title […]
Mujanovic and Mozic combined for 47 points as Slovenia won the bronze medal match 3-1, while Japan’s previously unbeaten campaign ended with consecutive defeats and fourth place. Slovenia made history in Ningbo by defeating nominal […]
Defending champions Poland chase a third VNL title, while USA return to the gold medal match for a fourth attempt to win their first Nations League crown. USA and Poland meet for the Men’s Volleyball […]
Japan chase a third VNL medal in four seasons, while Slovenia have another opportunity to turn repeated Final Four appearances into their first podium finish. Japan and Slovenia meet for the bronze medal at the […]
Anderson and Hanes scored 24 points each, while Champlin’s late serving cameo helped decide a dramatic tie-break in Ningbo. USA survived a fierce Japanese comeback to win a dramatic Men’s VNL 2026 semifinal 3–2 in […]
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