LAUSANNE, Switzerland, 26 June 2001 - The first teams for Europe qualified
for the 2002 Women and Men's World Championships are Czech Republic for
men and women, Russia for women's.
The following are the match results
Pool G played in Porto, Portugal (women)
22 Jun ESP - NOR 3 - 1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-13, 25-8)
22 Jun POR - CZE 0 - 3 (9-25, 24-26, 20-25)
23 Jun ESP - CZE 2 - 3 (25-23, 20-25, 18-25, 25-22, 11-15)
23 Jun NOR - POR 1 - 3 (25-22, 13-25, 22-25, 25-27)
24 Jun POR - ESP 0 - 3 (22-25, 24-26, 20-25)
24 Jun CZE - NOR 3 - 0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-15)
Final Ranking
Points Sets Won Sets lost Ratio Pts won Pts lost Ratio
1 CZE (Q) 6 9 2 4,500 261 194 1,345
2 ESP 5 8 4 2,000 272 238 1,143
3 POR 4 3 7 0,429 218 237 0,920
4 NOR 3 2 9 0,222 187 271 0,697
Pool G played in Noviy Urengoi, Russia (women)
22 Jun UKR - AUT 3 - 0 (25-6, 25-4, 25-7)
22 Jun RUS - DEN 3 - 0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-12)
23 Jun DEN - AUT 3 - 0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-22)
23 Jun RUS - UKR 3 - 0 (25-19, 28-26, 25-16)
24 Jun UKR - DEN 3 - 0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-17)
24 Jun AUT - RUS 0 - 3 (19-25, 12-25, 9-25)
Final Ranking
Points Sets Won Sets lost Ratio Pts won Pts lost Ratio
1 RUS (Q) 6 9 0 MAX 228 147 1,551
2 UKR 5 6 3 2,000 211 142 1,486
3 DEN 4 3 6 0,500 168 209 0,804
4 AUT 3 0 9 116 225 0,516
Pool H played in Ostrava, Czech Republic (men)
22 Jun CZE - SLO 3 - 0 (25-16, 25-22, 26-24)
22 Jun UKR - HUN 3 - 1 (25-17, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20)
23 Jun SLO - UKR 0 - 3 (16-25, 26-28, 21-25)
23 Jun HUN - CZE 0 - 3 (19-25, 22-25, 18-25)
24 Jun CZE - UKR 3 - 1 (25-23, 28-30, 25-18, 25-18)
24 Jun HUN - SLO 3 - 1 (18-25, 29-27, 25-19, 25-17)
Final Ranking
Points Sets Won Sets lost Ratio Pts won Pts lost Ratio
1 CZE (Q) 6 9 1 9,000 254 210 1,210
2 UKR 5 7 4 1,750 265 246 1,077
3 HUN 4 4 7 0,571 236 261 0,904
4 SLO 3 1 9 0,111 213 251 0,849