- 2008 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the fifth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by nine
Europea n countries fromJune 13 toJuly 13 , 2008. The Final Four was held inBursa ,Turkey fromJuly 19 toJuly 20 .For the first time Great Britain joined the competition and it will also enter it as a unified team as a result of a
FIVB decision which allows the United Kingdom to play as a unified team in order to prepare for the next2012 Summer Olympics inLondon . Austria and Belarus also joined the European League for the first time.The tournament was won by Slovakia, defeating the Netherlands by 3-1 in the finals.
Competing Nations
**Sunday
June 15
**SaturdayJune 21
**SundayJune 29
**SundayJuly 6
**SundayJuly 13
**SaturdayJune 21
**SaturdayJune 28
**FridayJuly 4
**SaturdayJuly 12 Final Four
Round4-with third
RD1=Semi Finals
RD2=Final
Consol=3rd place2008-07-19 –Bursa |vb|SVK|3|vb|GER|22008-07-19 –Bursa |vb|NED|3|vb|TUR|12008-07-20 –Bursa |vb|SVK|3|vb|NED|12008-07-20 –Bursa |vb|GER|2|vb|TUR|3emi Finals
*Saturday
July 19 Final Ranking
1. vb|SVK
2. vb|NED
3. vb|TUR
4. vb|GER
5. vb|BLR
6. vb|GRE
7. vb|AUT
8. vb|POR
9. vb|GBRIndividual Awards
*Most Valuable Player:
**flagathlete|Martin Sopko |SVK
*Best Spiker:
**flagathlete|Volkan Güc |TUR
*Best Blocker:
**flagathlete|Tomas Kmet |SVK
*Best Server:
**flagathlete|Martin Sopko |SVK
*Best Libero:
**flagathlete|Jelte Maan |NED
*Best Setter:
**flagathlete|Yannick van Harskamp |NED
*Best Receiver:
**flagathlete|Ferdinand Tille |GER
*Best Scorer:
**flagathlete|Gyorgy Grozer |GERReferences
* [http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/main_menu/volleyball/european_league/2557/6641/index_EN.html CEV Results]
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