Turkiye and Bulgaria will face off in the final of the U19 Balkan Championship taking place in Tirana. In the match for third place, Serbia will play against Romania. On the final day of competition, Albania and North Macedonia will battle for 5th place.

Turkiye was the first to secure a spot in the final after defeating Serbia in straight sets: 25:20, 25:20, 25:18. In the Turkish team, Aylin Uysclan was the top scorer with 16 points, while for Serbia, Anja Miovčić and Elena Martić each scored 11 points. Bulgaria was also dominant in their semifinal against Romania, winning in sets of 25:15, 26:24, 25:11. In Bulgaria’s victory, Darina Naneva stood out with 16 points, Kalina Veneva followed with 15, while Vyara Parapunova and Denitsa Angelova each added 10 points.

In today’s program, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Kosovo 3:0 (25:21, 25:21, 25:11) and finished in 7th place in the tournament. Marija Šarenac led the winning team with 15 points, while on the other side, three players scored 9 points each – Blerdina Voci, Adea Millaku, and Merisa Silvova.

Match schedule for Sunday, 15th June

14/06/2025 (7-8 place) 3 - 0 U19W 2025 Elimination Round 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina - Kosovo
14/06/2025 (Semifinal 1) 0 - 3 U19W 2025 Elimination Round 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Serbia - Turkiye
14/06/2025 (Semifinal 2) 3 - 0 U19W 2025 Elimination Round 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Bulgaria - Romania
15/06/2025 (5 - 6 place) 14:00 U19W 2025 Elimination Round 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A A3 - B3
15/06/2025 (3-4 place) 16:30 U19W 2025 Elimination Round 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Serbia - Romania
15/06/2025 (final) 19:00 U19W 2025 Elimination Round 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Turkiye - Bulgaria

After the third day of competition, the pool stage of the U19 Balkan Championship for women has concluded. Serbia and Romania, along with Bulgaria and Turkiye, will play in the semifinals.

In Pool A, Serbia finished at the top of the table with three wins, followed by Romania, which secured two victories. Albania recorded one win, while Bosnia and Herzegovina remained winless. In Pool B, Bulgaria achieved a perfect record with three wins, Turkiye followed with two, North Macedonia had one victory, and Kosovo did not register any wins. Three matches are scheduled for Saturday: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo will compete for 7th place at 14h, while the semifinal matches will be played at at16.30h and 19h.

On the final day of the pool stage, Turkiye was dominant against North Macedonia, winning 3:0 (25:18, 25:15, 25:6). Aylin Uscalan and Ezel Balik each scored 14 points for Turkiye, while Ana Gjorgijevska won 6 for North Macedonia.

Serbia defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina in four sets, 3:1 (25:15, 25:23, 20:25, 25:23). Bojana Kristanović led Serbia to their third win with 11 points, while Marija Fundup scored 16 for the opposing team.

In the third match of the day, Bulgaria dropped a set to Kosovo but ultimately secured a win with scores of 25:18, 23:25, 25:12, 25:13. Simona Ivanova was the top scorer for Bulgaria with 18 points, followed by Kalina Veneva with 15, and Nicol Okoro with 11. On the other side, Adea Millaku scored 7 for Kosovo.

In the final match of the day, Romania and Albania battled for a place in the semifinals. After more than two hours of play, Romania claimed victory by winning the fifth set 15:13. Gabriela Bianca Cucu led Romania with 25 points, while Irsa Metanj scored 21 for Albania.

MATCH SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, 14TH JUNE

14/06/2025 (7-8 place) 3 - 0 U19W 2025 Elimination Round 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina - Kosovo
14/06/2025 (Semifinal 1) 0 - 3 U19W 2025 Elimination Round 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Serbia - Turkiye
14/06/2025 (Semifinal 2) 3 - 0 U19W 2025 Elimination Round 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Bulgaria - Romania

Romania and Serbia’s U19 women’s teams in Pool A, as well as North Macedonia and Bulgaria in Pool B, were successful in today’s matches at the U19 Balkan Championship in Tirana.

In Pool A, Serbia holds the top spot after securing their second victory by defeating Albania 3:1 (25:11, 17:25, 25:9, 25:15). In Serbia’s second win, the best performance came from Elena Martić with 17 points, followed by Anja Miovčić with 15, and Marija Babalj with 13.

Right behind them is Romania, who recorded their first win today over Bosnia and Herzegovina (25:21, 25:19, 25:20). Romania was led to victory by Gabriela Bianca Cucu with 16 points, while Maya Inana Ferencik added 10. For Bosnia, Mia Bezdrob was the top scorer with 12 points.

In Pool B, Bulgaria leads the standings with two wins. In today’s match, they defeated Turkiye 3:1 (25:21, 25:18, 10:25, 25:21). In the winning team, Denitsa Angelova stood out with 13 points, followed by Elisaveta Sarieva with 12, and Kalina Veneva with 11 points. On the Turkish side, Ceren Hasdemir was the most effective with 16 points.

In the other pool B match, North Macedonia celebrated a win over Kosovo (25:23, 25:17, 25:17). Ivana Mileva and Androtea Milevska both led their team to victory with 18 points each. For Kosovo, Blerina Beqaj was the top scorer.

Match schedule for Friday 13th June

Pool A:

13/06/2025 (3) 3 - 1 U19W 2025 Pool A 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Serbia - Bosnia and Herzegovina
13/06/2025 (3) 3 - 2 U19W 2025 Pool A 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Romania - Albania

Pool B:

13/06/2025 (3) 3 - 0 U19W 2025 Pool B 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Türkiye - North Macedonia
13/06/2025 (3) 1 - 3 U19W 2025 Pool B 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Kosovo - Bulgaria

The U19 Balkan Championship for women’s volleyball began today in Tirana, with four matches played, in which the national teams of Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkiye, and Albania emerged victorious.

The tournament opened with a match between Bulgaria and North Macedonia. In this match, the Bulgarian team won convincingly in straight sets (25:9, 29:27, 25:15). Kalina Veneva and Darina Naneva stood out with 15 points each, while Nicol Okoro and Vyara Parapunova each contributed 12 points.

In the following match, Serbia defeated Romania 3:1 in four sets (24:26, 25:16, 25:17, 25:13). Serbia’s win was led by Ana Miović with 18 points, along with Marija Babalj and Elena Martić, who scored 14 points each.

Turkiye also recorded a win on the opening day, easily defeating Kosovo in straight sets (25:15, 25:9, 25:16). In the Turkish team, Aylin Uysalca reached double digits in scoring, while for Kosovo, Enekla Voci registered five points.

The last match of the day was the longest one, as Albania defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina after five sets 3:2 (25:19, 20:25, 30:28, 23:25, 15:11). In the winning team, the best was Klea Tarja with 18 points, and Sonia Sulejmani won 13. The best player on the match was Marija Fundup with 27 points, followed by Ines Ivković with 21.

Match schedule for Thursday, 12th June

Pool A:

12/06/2025 (2) 0 - 3 U19W 2025 Pool A 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina - Romania
12/06/2025 (2) 1 - 3 U19W 2025 Pool A 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Albania - Serbia

Pool B:

12/06/2025 (2) 3 - 0 U19W 2025 Pool B 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A North Macedonia - Kosovo
12/06/2025 (2) 3 - 1 U19W 2025 Pool B 2025 Farka Volley Hall N/A Bulgaria - Türkiye