On Monday in Copenhagen the drawing of groups for the final tournament of the Senior Men’s European Championships will take place. The tournament is scheduled the 20th – 29th of September and will be host in Denmark and Poland.
In the year 2011 the best teams have been hosted by Austria and Czech Republic. Poland won the bronze medal after the victory over Russia. Whereas Serbia defeated Italy in the final. In the next year’s Championships we will see the gold and bronze medalists of the Olympic Games in London – Russia and Italy.
The live transmission of the drawing will be available online since 13:00h at the following website: www.eurovolley2013.dk
We already know thirteen participants of the next year’s European Championships. These are: Denmark, Poland (co-host), Serbia, Italy, Russia, Slovakia, Bulgaria (the best teams of the 2011 ECH) as well as Belarus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, the Netherland, and Germany (winners of the elimination groups).
Three of the next year’s participants will result from the playoff round, including Croatia vs. Slovakia, Greece vs. Belgium, and Turkey vs. Latvia. The matches of these groups will take place in May 2013.
