The pool stage of the U18W Balkan Championship in Tirana has concluded. In the semifinals, Bulgaria will play against Serbia, and Turkiye will play against Romania. North Macedonia and Montenegro will fight for 5th place, while Albania and Moldova will compete for 7th place.

The results of today’s matches are as follows – In Pool A, Bulgaria celebrated a victory against North Macedonia 3:0 (25:14, 25:14., 25:11), securing the top spot in the pool without losses. In the second match, Romania secured a place in the semifinals by defeating Albania 3:0 (25:15, 25:13, 26:24).

Turkiye recorded its third consecutive win at the top of the table against Montenegro in Pool B, securing a spot in the semifinals along with Serbia, which defeated Moldova 3:0 (25:21, 25:8, 25:13).

Match schedule for Friday, 21st June

7th – 8th place: Albania – Moldova (14h)

Semifinal (1): Bulgaria – Serbia (16.30h)

Semifinal (2): Turkiye – Romania (19h)

The U18W Balkan Championship started today in Tirana, Albania. The first day of the competition was successful for Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkiye, and North Macedonia.

The tournament began with the match Serbia – Montenegro, which ended in favor of Serbia with a score of 3:1 (13:25, 25:19, 25:20, 25:19) in pool B.  Milana Stanković led Serbia to victory with 13 points, and Lana Rakocevic scored the most points for the Montenegro team – 12.

Turkiye also recorded a victory against Moldova with a maximum score in the same group 3:0 (25:6, 25:14, 25:5).  The best players in the Turkish team were Aylin Uzsclan and Evsen Kubra with 9 points, while in team Moldova Xenia Saliuta won 4.

Today, Bulgaria and North Macedonia also celebrated victories in pool A. The Bulgarians were better than Romania with a score of 3:0 (25:16, 26:24, 25:15), and  North Macedonia triumphed over Albania 3:1 (25:23, 25:20, 24:26, 25:16).

Denitsa Angelova was the best player in the Bulgarian team with 16 points, for Romania Cucu Bianca Gabriel won 12.

For the Macedonian team the best scorer was Ivana Mileva with 19 points, on the other side Irisa Metanj was the best with 20 points.

Match schedule for Wednesday, 19th June

Turkiye – Serbia (13h)

North Macedonia – Romania (15.30h)

Moldova – Montenegro (18h)

Albania – Bulgaria (20.30h)

U18 Women Balkan Championship 2024

U18 Women Balkan Championship 2024 will be played from the 18th until the 22nd of June in Tirana and organized by the Volleyball Federation of Albania.

On the U18W Balkan Championship participants are Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and North Macedonia in pool A, while Turkiye, Serbia, Montenegro, and Moldova in pool B.

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MATCH SCHEDULE:

Tuesday, 18th June

Serbia – Montenegro (13h)

Bulgaria – Romania (15.30h)

Turkiye – Moldova (18h)

Albania – North Macedonia (20.30h)

Wednesday, 19th June

Turkiye – Serbia (13h)

North Macedonia – Romania  (15.30h)

Moldova – Montenegro (18h)

Albania – Bulgaria (20.30h)

Thursday, 20th June

Montenegro – Turkiye (13h)

Bulgaria – North Macedonia (15.30h)

Serbia – Moldova (18h)

Romania – Albania  (20.30h)

Friday, 21st June

7th – 8th place: A4 – A3 (15h)

Semifinal (1): A1 – B2 (17.30h)

Semifinal (2):  B1 – A2  (20h)

Saturday, 22nd June

5th – 6th place (15.30h)

3rd place (18h)

Final (20.30h)