2014–2016 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup

The 2015 2014–2016 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup were a beach volleyball double-gender event. Teams were split into groups of four, where an elimination bracket determined the 3 teams to advance to the next stage from the sub-zones. The winners of the event qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

## Men

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### Round 1

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#### Pool A

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Pool A was contested in Matosinhos, Portugal.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 28 June 2014| |

|  France| 2

| 28 June 2014

|  Iceland| 0 |

|  France| 2

| 28 June 2014

| |  Portugal| 0

|  Portugal| 2

|  Hungary| 0 |

| Play-off

| 29 June 2014

|  Iceland| 0

|  Hungary| 2

Second place match Portugal 2–0  Hungary

##### Semifinals

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28 June 2014
10:40  |  Salvetti –  Daguerre | 2–0  |  Valdimarsson –  Valdimarsson | Praia da Marginal

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(21–5, 21–10)

28 June 2014
10:40  |  Krou –  Rowlandson | 2–0  |  Matthíasson –  Þorvaldsson | Praia da Marginal

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(21–4, 21–10)

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28 June 2014
10:40  |  Reis –  Silva | 2–0  |  Buday –  Racz | Praia da Marginal

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(21–14, 21–9)

28 June 2014
10:40  |  Moreira –  Simões | 2–0  |  Bagics –  Koch | Praia da Marginal

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(21–17, 21–13)

##### 4th place

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29 June 2014
11:40  |  Bagics –  Koch | 2–1  |  Valdimarsson –  Valdimarsson | Praia da Marginal

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(21–8, 19–21, 15–8)

29 June 2014
11:40  |  Buday –  Racz | 2–1  |  Matthíasson –  Þorvaldsson | Praia da Marginal

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(21–12, 14–21, 15–11)

##### 2nd place

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29 June 2014
16:55  |  Reis –  Silva | 2–0  |  Buday –  Racz | Praia da Marginal

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(21–8, 21–14)

29 June 2014
11:40  |  Moreira –  Simões | 2–0  |  Bagics –  Koch | Praia da Marginal

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(21–19, 21–18)

##### Final

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28 June 2014
16:00  |  Salvetti –  Daguerre | 2–0  |  Moreira –  Simões | Praia da Marginal

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(21–13, 21–15)

29 June 2014
16:00  |  Krou –  Rowlandson | 2–0  |  Reis –  Silva | Praia da Marginal

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(21–17, 21–19)

* France and  Portugal qualified to round 3.

#### Pool B

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Pool B was contested in Portoroz, Slovenia.
Round1 Scotland 2–0  Northern Ireland

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 15 June 2014| |

|  Norway| 2

| 15 June 2014

|  Slovenia| 0 |

|  Norway| 1

| 15 June 2014

| |  Belgium| 2

|  Belgium| 2

|  Scotland| 0 |

* Belgium and  Norway qualified to round 3.

#### Pool C

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Pool C was contested in Umag, Croatia.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 29 June 2014| |

|  Denmark| 2

| 30 June 2014

|  Croatia| 0 |

|  Denmark| 1

| 29 June 2014

| |  Czech Republic| 2

|  Czech Republic| 2

|  Luxembourg| 0 |

| Play-off

| 29 June 2014

|  Luxembourg| 0

|  Croatia| 2

Second place match Denmark 2–0  Croatia

* Czech Republic and  Denmark qualified to round 3.

#### Pool D

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Pool D was contested in Bournemouth, England.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 21 June 2014| |

|  Switzerland| 2

| 22 June 2014

|  Ireland| 0 |

|  Switzerland| 1

| 21 June 2014

| |  England| 2

|  England| 2

|  Slovakia| 0 |

| Play-off

| 21 June 2014

|  Ireland| 2

|  Slovakia| 1

Second place match Switzerland 2–0  Ireland

* England and  Switzerland qualified to round 3.

#### Pool E

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Pool E was contested in Marathon, Greece.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 21 June 2014| |

|  Belarus| 2

| 22 June 2014

|  San Marino| 0 |

|  Belarus| 1

| 21 June 2014

| |  Greece| 2

|  Greece| 2

|  Romania| 0 |

| Play-off

| 21 June 2014

|  San Marino| 2

|  Romania| 0

Second place match Belarus 2–0  San Marino

* Greece and  Belarus qualified to round 3.

#### Pool F

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Pool F was contested in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Round1 Moldova 1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 29 June 2014| |

|  Estonia| 2

| 29 June 2014

|  Lithuania| 0 |

|  Estonia| 2

| 29 June 2014

| |  Cyprus| 1

|  Cyprus| 2

|  Bosnia and Herzegovina| 1 |

* Estonia and  Cyprus qualified to round 3.

#### Pool G

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Pool G was contested in Kardzhali, Bulgaria.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 21 June 2014| |

|  Serbia| 2

| 22 June 2014

|  Albania| 0 |

|  Serbia| 1

| 21 June 2014

| |  Finland| 2

|  Finland| 2

|  Bulgaria| 0 |

| Play-off

| 21 June 2014

|  Albania| 0

|  Bulgaria| 2

Second place match Serbia 2–0  Bulgaria

* Finland and  Serbia qualified to round 3.

#### Pool H

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Pool H was contested in Baku, Azerbaijan.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 21 June 2014| |

|  Ukraine| 2

| 22 June 2014

|  Azerbaijan| 0 |

|  Ukraine| 2

| 21 June 2014

| |  Turkey| 0

|  Turkey| 2

|  Israel| 0 |

| Play-off

| 19 June 2014

|  Azerbaijan| 1

|  Israel| 2

Second place match Turkey 1–2  Israel

* Ukraine and  Israel qualified to round 3.

### Round 2

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#### Pool A

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Pool A was contested in Odense, Denmark.
Round 1 Luxembourg 2–0  Iceland

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 21 September 2014| |

|  Slovenia| 2

| 22 September 2014

|  Luxembourg| 0 |

|  Slovenia| 2

| 21 September 2014

| |  Croatia| 1

|  Hungary| 0

|  Croatia| 2 |

* Slovenia and  Croatia qualified to round 3.

#### Pool B

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Pool B was contested in Edinburgh, Scotland.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 21 September 2014| |

|  Scotland| 2

| 22 September 2014

|  Slovakia| 1 |

|  Scotland| 2

| 21 September 2014

| |  Ireland| 1

|  Northern Ireland| 1

|  Ireland| 2 |

| Play-off

| 19 September 2014

|  Slovakia| 2

|  Northern Ireland| 0

Second place match Ireland 1–2  Slovakia

* Scotland and  Slovakia qualified to round 3.

#### Pool C

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Pool C was contested in Mellieha, Malta.
Round 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0  Moldova

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 21 September 2014| |

|  Israel| 2

| 22 September 2014

|  Bosnia and Herzegovina| 0 |

|  Israel| 2

| 21 September 2014

| |  Romania| 0

|  Romania| 2

|  San Marino| 1 |

* Israel and  Romania qualified to round 3.

#### Pool D

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Pool D was contested in Belgrade, Serbia.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 31 August 2014| |

|  Lithuania| 0

| 1 September 2014

|  Azerbaijan| 2 |

|  Azerbaijan| 2

| 31 August 2014

| |  Bulgaria| 0

|  Bulgaria| 2

|  Albania| 0 |

| Play-off

| 31 August 2014

|  Lithuania| 2

|  Albania| 0

Second place match Bulgaria 0–2  Lithuania

* Azerbaijan and  Lithuania qualified to round 3.

### Round 3

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#### Pool A

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Pool A was contested in Baden, Austria.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 2 May 2015| |

|  Austria| 2

| 3 May 2015

|  Portugal| 0 |

|  Austria| 0

| 2 May 2015

| |  Czech Republic| 2

|  Czech Republic| 2

|  Azerbaijan| 1 |

| Play-off

| 3 May 2015

|  Portugal| 1

|  Azerbaijan| 2

Second place match Austria 2–1  Azerbaijan

* Czech Republic qualified to semifinals.
* Austria qualified to round 4.

#### Pool B

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Pool B was contested in Baden, Austria.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 30 April 2015| |

|  Russia| 2

| 1 May 2015

|  Scotland| 0 |

|  Russia| 1

| 30 April 2015

| |  Norway| 2

|  Norway| 2

|  Ukraine| 0 |

| Play-off

| 1 May 2015

|  Scotland| 0

|  Ukraine| 2

Second place match Russia 2–0  Ukraine

* Norway qualified to semifinals.
* Russia qualified to round 4.

#### Pool C

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Pool C was contested in Lorca, Spain.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 9 May 2015| |

|  Spain| 2

| 10 May 2015

|  Slovenia| 0 |

|  Spain| 2

| 9 May 2015

| |  Switzerland| 0

|  Switzerland| 2

|  Belgium| 0 |

| Play-off

| 10 May 2015

|  Belgium| 2

|  Slovenia| 0

Second place match Switzerland 2–0  Belgium

* Spain qualified to the semifinals.
* Switzerland qualified to round 4.

#### Pool D

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Pool D was contested in Montpellier, France.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 9 May 2015| |

|  Italy| 2

| 9 May 2015

|  Slovakia| 0 |

|  Italy| 2

| 9 May 2015

| |  France| 1

|  France| 2

|  Denmark| 0 |

| Play-off

| 10 May 2015

|  Denmark| 1

|  Slovakia| 2

Second place match France 2–0  Slovakia

* Italy qualified to the semifinals.
* France qualified to round 4.

#### Pool E

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Pool E was contested in Thessaloniki, Greece.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 2 May 2015| |

|  Germany| 2

| 3 May 2015

|  Romania| 0 |

|  Germany| 2

| 2 May 2015

| |  Greece| 1

|  Belarus| 1

|  Greece| 2 |

| Play-off

| 2 May 2015

|  Belarus| 2

|  Romania| 0

Second place match Belarus 1–2  Greece

* Germany qualified to the semifinals.
* Greece qualified to round 4.

#### Pool F

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Pool F was contested in Vilnius, Lithuania.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 2 May 2015| |

|  Poland| 2

| 3 May 2015

|  Lithuania| 0 |

|  Poland| 2

| 2 May 2015

| |  Estonia| 0

|  Serbia| 0

|  Estonia| 2 |

| Play-off

| 2 May 2015

|  Serbia| 1

|  Lithuania| 2

Second place match Estonia 2–1  Lithuania

* Poland qualified to the semifinals.
* Estonia qualified to round 4.

#### Pool G

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Pool G was contested in Paralimni, Cyprus.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 9 May 2015| |

|  Netherlands| 2

| 10 May 2015

|  Cyprus| 0 |

|  Netherlands| 2

| 9 May 2015

| |  Israel| 0

|  Israel| 2

|  Finland| 1 |

| Play-off

| 9 May 2015

|  Cyprus| 0

|  Finland| 2

Second place match Israel 2–0  Finland

* Netherlands qualified to the semifinals.
* Israel qualified to round 4.

#### Pool H

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Pool H was contested in Fethiye, Turkey.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 2 May 2015| |

|  Latvia| 2

| 2 May 2015

|  Croatia| 0 |

|  Latvia| 1

| 2 May 2015

| |  Turkey| 2

|  Turkey| 2

|  England| 1 |

| Play-off

| 2 May 2015

|  Croatia| 0

|  England| 2

Second place match Latvia 2–0  England

* Turkey qualified to the semifinals.
* Latvia qualified to round 4.

### Round 4

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#### Pool A

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Pool A was contested in Vilnius, Lithuania.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 4 Sep 2015| |

|  France| 2

| 5 Sep May 2015

|  Lithuania| 0 |

|  France| 2

| 4 Sep 2015

| |  Austria| 0

|  Austria| 2

|  Finland| 1 |

| Play-off

| 4 Sep 2015

|  Lithuania| 1

|  Finland| 2

Second place match Austria 2–1  Finland

* France and  Austria qualified to the final phase.

#### Pool B

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Pool B was contested in Sochi, Russia.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 4 Sep 2015| |

|  Russia| 2

| 5 Sep 2015

|  Slovakia| 0 |

|  Russia| 1

| 4 Sep 2015

| |  Latvia| 2

|  Latvia| 2

|  Belarus| 0 |

| Play-off

| 4 Sep 2015

|  Slovakia| 2

|  Belarus| 1

Second place match Russia 2–1  Slovakia

* Latvia and  Russia qualified to the final phase.

#### Pool C

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Pool C was contested in Thessaloniki, Greece.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 5 Sep 2015| |

|  Greece| 2

| 5 Sep 2015

|  England| 0 |

|  Switzerland| 1

| 5 Sep 2015

| |  Greece| 2

|  Switzerland| 2

|  Ukraine| 1 |

| Play-off

| 6 Sep 2015

|  England| 0

|  Ukraine| 2

Second place match Switzerland 2–1  Ukraine

* Greece and  Switzerland qualified to the final phase.

#### Pool D

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Pool D was contested in Tel Aviv, Israel.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 11 Sep 2015| |

|  Israel| 2

| 11/12 Sep 2015

|  Portugal| 1 |

|  Belgium| 2

| 11 Sep 2015

| |  Israel| 1

|  Belgium| 2

|  Estonia| 0 |

| Play-off

| 12 Sep 2015

|  Estonia| 2

|  Portugal| 0

Second place match Israel 1–2  Estonia

* Belgium and  Estonia qualified to the final phase.

### Final round

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The final round was played in Stavanger, Norway 22 to 26 June 2016.[1]

| Round of 16| | Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 23 June | | | | | | | |

|  Norway| 2

| 24 June

|  Finland| 0 |

|  Norway| 1

| 23 June

| |  Belgium| 2 |

|  Belgium| 2

| | 25 June

|  Greece| 1 |

|  Belgium| 2

| 23 June

| |  Spain| 1 |

|  Czech Republic| 1

| 24 June |

|  Switzerland| 2 |

|  Switzerland| 1

| 23 June

| |  Spain| 2 |

|  Estonia| 0

| | 26 June

|  Spain| 2 |

|  Belgium| 1

| 23 June

| |  Austria| 2

|  Turkey| 2

| 24 June |

|  Israel| 1 |

|  Turkey| 0

| 23 June

| |  Austria| 2 |

|  Austria| 2

| | 25 June

|  Latvia| 1 |

|  Austria| 2

| 23 June

| |  Russia| 1 | | Bronze Final

|  France| 0

| 24 June | | 26 June

|  Russia| 2 |

|  Russia| 2|  Spain| 0

| 23 June

| |  Ukraine| 0 | |  Russia| 2

|  Ukraine| 2

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## Women

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### Ranking

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The top 8 in CEV Country Ranking as of 31 December 2013 qualified to round 3.

* Netherlands,  Poland,  Italy,  Germany,  Latvia,  Spain,  Austria and  Russia

### Round 1

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#### Pool A

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Pool A was contested in Matosinhos, Portugal.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 28 June 2014| |

|  Portugal| 2

| 28 June 2014

|  Iceland| 0 |

|  Portugal| 0

| 28 June 2014

| |  France| 2

|  France| 2

|  Hungary| 0 |

| Play-off

| 29 June 2014

|  Iceland| 0

|  Hungary| 2

Second place match Portugal 2–0  Hungary

* France and  Portugal qualified to round 3.
* Hungary and  Iceland continued in round 2.

#### Pool B

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Pool B was contested in Portoroz, Slovenia.

* Round1: Northern Ireland 0–2  Scotland
* Round2: Norway 2–0  Scotland
* Round2:  Belgium 2–0  Slovenia

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 15 June 2014| |

|  Norway| 2

| 15 June 2014

|  Slovenia| 0 |

|  Norway| 2

| 15 June 2014

| |  Belgium| 1

|  Belgium| 2

|  Scotland| 0 |

* 5 place:  Northern Ireland 0–2  Slovenia

##### Round 1

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14 June 2014
8:30  |  Mullin –  Hastings | 2–0  |  Kirkpatrick –  Traynor | Portoroz Beach

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(21–5, 21–7)

14 June 2014
9:20  |  Beattie –  Lyall | 2–0  |  Harkness –  McCarroll | Portoroz Beach

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(21–9, 21–12)

##### Round 2

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14 June 2014
10:15  |  Gielen –  Sobolska | 2–0  |  Pešić –  Skarlovnik | Portoroz Beach

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(21–17, 21–18)

14 June 2014
10:15  |  Callens –  Catry | 2–0  |  Sakovic –  Turkl | Portoroz Beach

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(21–13, 21–13)

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14 June 2014
13:30  |  Kongshavn –  Kjølberg | 2–0  |  Beattie –  Lyall | Portoroz Beach

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(21–13, 21–12)

14 June 2014
10:15  |  Treland –  Pedersen | 2–1  |  Mullin –  Hastings | Portoroz Beach

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(17–21, 21–13, 15–13)

##### 5 place ranked

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14 June 2014
15:30  |  Harkness –  McCarroll | 0–2 |  Pešić –  Skarlovnik | Portoroz Beach

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(6–21, 4–21)

14 June 2014
10:15  |  Kirkpatrick –  Traynor | 0–2 |  Sakovic –  Turkl | Portoroz Beach

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(10–21, 8–21)

##### Semifinals

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15 June 2014
9:00  |  Kongshavn –  Kjølberg | 2–0  |  Pešić –  Skarlovnik | Portoroz Beach

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(21–11, 21–11)

15 June 2014
10:40  |  Treland –  Pedersen | 2–0  |  Sakovic –  Turkl | Portoroz Beach

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(21–14, 21–17)

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15 June 2014
9:00  |  Gielen –  Sobolska | 2–0  |  Beattie –  Lyall | Portoroz Beach

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(21–13, 21–14)

15 June 2014
9:50  |  Callens –  Catry | 2–0  |  Mullin –  Hastings | Portoroz Beach

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(21–16, 18–21, 15–4)

##### Final

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15 June 2014
14:00  |  Kongshavn –  Kjølberg | 2–0  |  Callens –  Catry | Portoroz Beach

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(24–22, 21–17)

15 June 2014
15:00  |  Treland –  Pedersen | 2–0  |  Gielen –  Sobolska | Portoroz Beach

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(21–19, 21–19)

* Norway and  Belgium qualified to round 3.
* Scotland,  Slovenia and  Northern Ireland continued in round 2.

#### Pool C

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Pool C was contested in Umag, Croatia.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 29 June 2014| |

|  Poland| 2

| 30 June 2014

|  Luxembourg| 0 |

|  Poland| 2

| 29 June 2014

| |  Denmark| 0

|  Denmark| 2

|  Croatia| 0 |

| Play-off

| 29 June 2014

|  Luxembourg| 0

|  Croatia| 2

Second place match Denmark 0–2  Croatia

* Poland and  Croatia qualified to round 3.
* Denmark and  Luxembourg continued in round 2.

#### Pool D

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Pool D was contested in Bournemouth, England.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 21 June 2014| |

|  Sweden| 2

| 22 June 2014

|  Ireland| 0 |

|  Sweden| 2

| 21 June 2014

| |  England| 1

|  England| 2

|  Slovakia| 1 |

| Play-off

| 21 June 2014

|  Ireland| 1

|  Slovakia| 2

##### Semifinals

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21 June 2014
9:00  |  Grawender –  Lundqvist | 2–0  |  Allen –  Dignam | The Leaf Academy

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(21–5, 21–4)

21 June 2014
9:50  |  Nilsson –  Yoken | 2–0  |  Gormally –  Counihan | The Leaf Academy

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(21–3, 21–0)

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21 June 2014
10:40  |  Dampney –  Leaf | 2–1  |  Krskova –  Herelova | The Leaf Academy

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(17–21, 24–22, 15–13)

21 June 2014
11:30  |  Lazard –  Grimson | 0–2 |  Turnerova –  Tomašeková | The Leaf Academy

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(20–22, 13–21)

21 June 2014
13:15  |  Dampney –  Leaf | 2–0  |  Turnerova –  Tomašeková | The Leaf Academy

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(21–19, 21–12)

Second place match England England 0–2  Slovakia

* Sweden and  Slovakia qualified to round 3.
* England and  Ireland continued in round 2.

#### Pool E

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Pool E was contested in Marathon, Greece.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 21 June 2014| |

|  Greece| 2

| 22 June 2014

|  Malta| 0 |

|  Greece| 2

| 21 June 2014

| |  Belarus| 0

|  Belarus| 2

|  Romania| 0 |

| Play-off

| 21 June 2014

|  Malta| 0

|  Romania| 2

##### Semifinals

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21 June 2014
9:00  |  Arvaniti –  Tsiartsiani | 2–0  |  Demicoli –  Bonnici | Karavi Schinias

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(21–7, 21–9)

21 June 2014
9:00  |  Karagkouni –  Christou | 2–0  |  Borg –  Zarb | Karavi Schinias

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(21–16, 21–15)

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21 June 2014
10:40  |  Bernatovich –  Babenka | 2–0  |  Barsasteanu –  Galit | Karavi Schinias

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(21–15, 21–10)

21 June 2014
10:40  |  Siakretava –  Shalayeuskaya | 2–0  |  Ordean –  Melniciuc | Karavi Schinias

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21 June 2014
14:00  |  Arvaniti –  Tsiartsiani | 2–0  |  Siakretava –  Shalayeuskaya | Karavi Schinias

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21 June 2014
14:50  |  Karagkouni –  Christou | 2–0  |  Bernatovich –  Babenka | Karavi Schinias

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(21–9, 21–17)

Second place match Belarus 2–0  Romania

* Greece and  Belarus qualified to round 3.
* Romania and  Malta continued in round 2.

#### Pool F

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Pool F was contested in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Round1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2  Estonia

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 29 June 2014| |

|  Lithuania| 2

| 29 June 2014

|  Estonia| 0 |

|  Lithuania| 2

| 29 June 2014

| |  Cyprus| 0

|  Latvia| 0

|  Cyprus| 2 |

* Lithuania and  Cyprus qualified to round 3.
* Estonia,  Latvia and  Bosnia and Herzegovina continued in round 2.

#### Pool G

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Pool G was contested in Kardzhali, Bulgaria.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 21 June 2014| |

|  Finland| 2

| 22 June 2014

|  Albania| 0 |

|  Finland| 2

| 21 June 2014

| |  Bulgaria| 0

|  Bulgaria| 2

|  Serbia| 0 |

| Play-off

| 21 June 2014

|  Albania| 0

|  Serbia| 2

Second place match Bulgaria 2–0  Serbia

* Finland and  Bulgaria qualified to round 3.
* Serbia and  Albania continued in round 2.

#### Pool H

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Pool H was contested in Baku, Azerbaijan.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 21 June 2014| |

|  Ukraine| 2

| 22 June 2014

|  Azerbaijan| 0 |

|  Ukraine| 2

| 21 June 2014

| |  Israel| 0

|  Turkey| 0

|  Israel| 2 |

| Play-off

| 19 June 2014

|  Azerbaijan| 0

|  Turkey| 2

Second place match Israel 2–1  Turkey

* Ukraine and  Israel qualified to round 3.
* Turkey and  Azerbaijan continued in round 2.

### Round 2

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#### Pool A

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Pool A was contested in Odense, Denmark.
Round 1 Luxembourg 0–2  Iceland

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 21 September 2014| |

|  Slovenia| 2

| 22 September 2014

|  Hungary| 0 |

|  Denmark| 1

| 21 September 2014

| |  Slovenia| 2

|  Denmark| 2

|  Iceland| 0 |

* Slovenia and  Denmark qualified to round 3.
* Hungary,  Iceland and  Luxembourg eliminated.

#### Pool B

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Pool B was contested in Edinburgh, Scotland.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 21 September 2014| |

|  Scotland| 2

| 22 September 2014

|  Northern Ireland| 0 |

|  Scotland| 1

| 21 September 2014

| |  England| 2

|  England| 2

|  Ireland| 0 |

| Play-off

| 19 September 2014

|  Northern Ireland| 2

|  Ireland| 1

Second place match Scotland 2–1  Northern Ireland

* England and  Scotland qualified to round 3.
* Northern Ireland and  Ireland eliminated.

#### Pool C

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Pool C was contested in Mellieha, Malta.
Round 1 Turkey 2–0  Malta

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 21 September 2014| |

|  Romania| 0

| 22 September 2014

|  Turkey| 2 |

|  Turkey| 2

| 21 September 2014

| |  Latvia| 0

|  Latvia| 2

|  Bosnia and Herzegovina| 0 |

* Turkey and  Latvia qualified to round 3.
* Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Romania and  Malta eliminated.

#### Pool D

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Pool D was contested in Belgrade, Serbia.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 31 August 2014| |

|  Serbia| 2

| 1 September 2014

|  Albania| 0 |

|  Serbia| 0

| 31 August 2014

| |  Azerbaijan| 2

|  Estonia| 0

|  Azerbaijan| 2 |

| Play-off

| 31 August 2014

|  Albania| 0

|  Estonia| 2

Second place match Serbia 2–0  Estonia

* Azerbaijan and  Serbia qualified to round 3.
* Estonia and  Albania eliminated.

### Round 3

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#### Pool A

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Pool A was contested in Baden, Austria.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 1 May 2015| |

|  Austria| 2

| 2 May 2015

|  Portugal| 0 |

|  Austria| 2

| 1 May 2015

| |  Sweden| 0

|  Sweden| 2

|  Azerbaijan| 1 |

| Play-off

| 2 May 2015

|  Portugal| 0

|  Azerbaijan| 2

Second place match Sweden 2–1  Azerbaijan

* Austria qualified to the final round.
* Sweden and  Azerbaijan qualified to round 4.
* Portugal eliminated.

#### Pool B

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Pool B was contested in Baden, Austria.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 30 April 2015| |

|  Russia| 2

| 30 April 2015

|  Scotland| 0 |

|  Russia| 2

| 30 April 2015

| |  Ukraine| 0

|  Ukraine| 2

|  Bulgaria| 0 |

| Play-off

| 30 April 2015

|  Scotland| 2

|  Bulgaria| 1

Second place match Ukraine 2–0  Scotland

* Russia qualified to the final round.
* Ukraine and  Scotland qualified to round 4.
* Bulgaria eliminated.

#### Pool C

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Pool C was contested in Lorca, Spain.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 9 May 2015| |

|  Spain| 2

| 10 May 2015

|  Croatia| 0 |

|  Spain| 2

| 9 May 2015

| |  Norway| 0

|  Norway| 2

|  Slovenia| 0 |

| Play-off

| 9 May 2015

|  Slovenia| 2

|  Croatia| 0

Second place match Norway 2–0  Slovenia

* Spain qualified to the final round.
* Norway and  Slovenia qualified to round 4.
* Croatia eliminated.

#### Pool D

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Pool D was contested in Montpellier, France.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 9 May 2015| |

|  Italy| 2

| 9 May 2015

|  Israel| 0 |

|  Italy| 2

| 9 May 2015

| |  France| 0

|  Denmark| 0

|  France| 2 |

| Play-off

| 10 May 2015

|  Denmark| 0

|  Israel| 2

Second place match France 2–0  Israel

* Italy qualified to the final round.
* France and  Israel qualified to round 4.
* Denmark eliminated.

#### Pool E

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Pool E was contested in Thessaloniki, Greece.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 2 May 2015| |

|  Germany| 2

| 3 May 2015

|  England| 0 |

|  Germany| 2

| 2 May 2015

| |  Greece| 0

|  Greece| 2

|  Belarus| 0 |

| Play-off

| 2 May 2015

|  Belarus| 1

|  England| 2

Second place match Greece 2–0  England

* Germany qualified to the final round.
* Greece and  England qualified to round 4.
* Belarus eliminated.

#### Pool F

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Pool F was contested in Vilnius, Lithuania.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 2 May 2015| |

|  Czech Republic| 2

| 3 May 2015

|  Serbia| 0 |

|  Czech Republic| 2

| 2 May 2015

| |  Slovakia| 1

|  Slovakia| 2

|  Lithuania| 1 |

| Play-off

| 2 May 2015

|  Lithuania| 2

|  Serbia| 1

Second place match Slovakia 1–2  Lithuania

* Czech Republic qualified to the final round.
* Lithuania and  Slovakia qualified to round 4.
* Serbia eliminated.

#### Pool G

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Pool G was contested in Cyprus, Paralimni.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 9 May 2015| |

|  Finland| 2

| 10 May 2015

|  Cyprus| 0 |

|  Finland| 1

| 9 May 2015

| |  Netherlands| 2

|  Netherlands| 2

|  Latvia| 0 |

| Play-off

| 10 May 2015

|  Cyprus| 1

|  Latvia| 2

Second place match Finland 2–0  Latvia

* Netherlands qualified to the final round.
* Finland and  Latvia qualified to round 4.
* Cyprus eliminated.

#### Pool H

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Pool H was contested in Fethiye, Turkey.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 2 May 2015| |

|  Switzerland| 2

| 3 May 2015

|  Belgium| 0 |

|  Switzerland| 2

| 2 May 2015

| |  Poland| 1

|  Poland| 2

|  Turkey| 0 |

| Play-off

| 2 May 2015

|  Belgium| 1

|  Turkey| 2

Second place match Poland 2–1  Belgium

* Switzerland qualified to the final round.
* Poland and  Belgium qualified to round 4.
* Turkey eliminated.

### Round 4

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#### Pool A

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Pool A was contested in Vilnius, Lithuania.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 5 Sep 2015| |

|  Ukraine| 1

| 5 Sep 2015

|  Belgium| 2 |

|  Lithuania| 1

| 5 Sep 2015

| |  Belgium| 2

|  Lithuania| 2

|  Slovenia| 0 |

| Play-off

| 6 Sep 2015

|  Slovenia| 0

|  Ukraine| 2

Second place match Lithuania 2–1  Ukraine

* Belgium and  Lithuania qualified to the final round.
* Ukraine and  Slovenia eliminated.

#### Pool B

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Pool B was contested in Sochi, Russia.

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 4 Sep 2015| |

|  France| 2

| 5 Sep 2015

|  England| 1 |

|  France| 1

| 4 Sep 2015

| |  Sweden| 2

|  Latvia| 1

|  Sweden| 2 |

| Play-off

| 4 Sep 2015

|  England| 0

|  Latvia| 2

Second place match France 2–0  Latvia

* Sweden and  France qualified to the final round.
* Latvia and  England eliminated.

#### Pool C

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Pool B was contested in Greece.

* Finland and  Greece qualified to the final round.
* Scotland eliminated.
* Azerbaijan did not participate.

#### Pool D

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Pool B was contested in Israel.

* Poland and  Slovakia qualified to the final round.
* Israel and  Norway eliminated.

### Final round

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The final round was played in Stavanger, Norway 22 to 26 June 2016.[2]

As  Germany and  Switzerland already had qualified to the Olympics with the maximum number of two teams per country through the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking, they were replaced by  Norway and  Ukraine.

| Round of 16| | Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 22 June | | | | | | | |

|  Norway| 0

| 23 June

|  Ukraine| 2 |

|  Ukraine| 2

| 22 June

| |  Sweden| 1 |

|  Sweden| 2

| | 24 June

|  Finland| 1 |

|  Ukraine| 2

| 22 June

| |  Austria| 1 |

|  Austria| 2

| 23 June |

|  Greece| 0 |

|  Austria| 2

| 22 June

| |  France| 0 |

|  France| 2

| | 25 June

|  Russia| 1 |

|  Ukraine| 1

| 22 June

| |  Netherlands| 2

|  Czech Republic| 2

| 23 June |

|  Slovakia| 1 |

|  Czech Republic| 2

| 22 June

| |  Spain| 1 |

|  Belgium| 0

| | 24 June

|  Spain| 2 |

|  Czech Republic| 0

| 22 June

| |  Netherlands| 2 | | Bronze Final

|  Italy| 2

| 23 June | | 25 June

|  Poland| 1 |

|  Italy| 0|  Austria| 0

| 22 June

| |  Netherlands| 2 | |  Czech Republic| 2

|  Lithuania| 0

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* Netherlands qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics
* Ukraine,  Czech Republic and  Austria qualified to the World Continental Cup

## References

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1. ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Stavanger to host European Continental Cup Finals". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
2. ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Stavanger to host European Continental Cup Finals". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

## External links

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* Official website