Serbia and Bulgaria will compete for the gold medal, while Turkiye and Greece will play for the bronze. North Macedonia continued the competition with a victory over Macedonia and will play for fifth place against Albania.

Before the semifinal matches, North Macedonia celebrated a 3:2 win over Moldova after five sets. In the first semifinal, Serbia dominated Turkiye with a 3:0 victory, and Bulgaria also won 3:0 against Greece. In the match for fifth place, North Macedonia will play Albania at 15h, Turkiye and Greece will play for the bronze at 17:30h, and the final between Serbia and Bulgaria is scheduled for 20h.

Elimination Round:

16/08/2024 (Classification) 3 - 2 U20M 2024 – Elimination Round 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A 3rd Pool A vs 4th Pool B
16/08/2024 (Semi-final 1) 3 - 0 U20M 2024 – Elimination Round 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A 1st Pool A vs 2nd Pool B
16/08/2024 (Semi-final 2) 3 - 0 U20M 2024 – Elimination Round 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A 1st Pool B vs 2nd Pool A
17/08/2024 (5th – 6th place) 0 - 3 U20M 2024 – Elimination Round 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A Winner (A3-B4) vs 3rd Pool B
17/08/2024 (3rd – 4th place) 3 - 2 U20M 2024 – Elimination Round 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A Looser Semi Final 1 vs Looser Semi Final 2
17/08/2024 (Final) 1 - 3 U20M 2024 – Elimination Round 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A Winner Semi Final 1 vs Winner Semi Final 2

The Pool phase of the U20M Balkan Championship in Vrnjacka Banja has concluded. In the semifinals, Serbia will face Turkiye and Bulgaria will play against Greece. On the same day, North Macedonia will play against Moldova and the winner will fight for 5th place with Albania.

In today’s matches, Albania triumphed over Moldova 3:1, Serbia also secured a victory after three sets against Greece to claim the top spot in their group, while Bulgaria won without dropping a set against Turkiye to finish first in Pool B.

Match schedule and results:

Pool A:

15/08/2024 (3) 3 - 1 U20M 2024 Pool A 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A Serbia - Greece

Pool B:

15/08/2024 (3) 1 - 3 U20M 2024 Pool B 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A Moldova - Albania
15/08/2024 (3) 0 - 3 U20M 2024 Pool B 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A Türkiye - Bulgaria

Turkiye, Serbia, and Bulgaria achieved dominant victories on the second day of the competition in Vrnjačka Banja.

In the first match today, the Turkish team defeated Moldova 3:0 in Pool B, while Bulgaria again won without dropping a set, this time against Albania. Serbia played its first match in Pool A and celebrated a 3:0 victory against North Macedonia. Greece had a rest day.

On Thursday’s last day of the group phase, Moldova will play against Albania at 15h, Serbia will play against Greece at 17.30h, and Turkiye will play against Bulgaria at 20h. North Macedonia will have a free day.

Match schedule and results:

Pool A:

14/08/2024 (2) 0 - 3 U20M 2024 Pool A 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A North Macedonia - Serbia

Pool B:

14/08/2024 (2) 3 - 0 U20M 2024 Pool B 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A Türkiye - Moldova
14/08/2024 (2) 0 - 3 U20M 2024 Pool B 2024 Sport hall "Vlade Divac" VRNJAČKA BANJA N/A Albania - Bulgaria