Serbia is winner of U17W Balkan championship 2022, which was held in Vranje (Serbia). Silver medal went to Bulgaria, while 3rd place won Türkiye.

Serbia was again, like in pool stage, better than Bulgaria, this time for gold medal with results 3:1 (25:17, 25:16, 26:28, 25:14). Ana MIhajlovic was the best in team Serbia with 20 points, while Iva Dudova was the best in Bulgarian team with 16 points.

President of  Volleyball Federation Serbia Zoran Gajic handed over championship trophy to Teodora Krickovic, team captain of Serbia.

Nenad Djordjevic, member of City Council Vranje in charge of sports and youth and Oliver Toncic president of Pčinj District Volleyball Federation presented golden medals to team Serbia.

General Secretary of Volleyball Federation Serbia Ivan Knezevic handed over trophy for 2nd place to Margarita Guncheva team captain of Bulgaria.

Dusan Kostic and Momcilo Mijatovic, members of assembly of  VF Serbia presented silver medals to Bulgaria.

In match for bronze medal, Türkiye defeated Romania 3:0 (25:23, 25:14, 25:19) and won bronze medal. Eylul Boztepe was the best in Turkish team with 13 points. Antonia Dora Gheti won 10 points for Romanian team.

Oliver Toncic president of Pčinj district volleyball federation handed over trophy for 3rd place to Bianka İlay Mumcular team captain of Turkiye.

Miodrag Rajkovic and Slavisa Perovic members of assembly VF Serbia presented bronze medals to team Turkiye.

In fight for 5th place Bosnia and Herzegovina beat North Macedonia 3:0 (25:19, 25:14, 25:19). With 14 points Andrea Rapic took care for Bosnian victory. In Macedonian team, Eva Trpenovska was the best with 10 points.

Individual award was presented by Slavisa Perovic BVA supervisor on tournament in Vranje.

MVP of U17W Balkan Championship is Ana Mihajlovic from Serbia.

Begun Kacmaz from Türkiye is the best middle blocker of  U17W Balkan Championship.

Maria-Gabriela Milicevic from Bulgaria is the best outside spiker of U17W Balkan Championship.

Teodora Krickovic from Serbia is the best setter of U17W Balkan Championship.

BVA Star Iva Dudova from Bulgaria is the best opposite of U17W Balkan Championship.

Ece Esepasa from Türkiye is the best libero of U17W Balkan Championship.

Romania is awarded as a fair play team.

Serbia and Bulgaria will fight for the championship title of U17 Balkan Championship in Vranje, while for the bronze medal battle is scheduled between Türkiye and Romania. Before final and bronze medal matches, for 5th place Bosna and Herzegovina will play against North Macedonia.

In the first match of the day, North Macedonia beat Moldova 3:0 (25:20, 25:14, 25:21). In Macedonian team Eva Trpenovska won 13 points, and in team of Moldova  Saliuta had 9 points.

Bulgaria defeated Türkiye in first semifinals after great match and five sets – 3:2 (26:24, 19:25, 23:25, 25:18, 15:10). Top scorer was Iva Dudova in Bulgarian team with 23 points, while Nisan Eroguz won 13 points on the other side.

In second semifinal, Serbia celebrated easy win against Romania 3:0 (25:13, 25:14, 25:15). Ana Mihajlovic and Milica Vidacic led Serbia to big final with 13 points. Antonia Dora Gheti and Elena Timeea Mateiu won 7 points in team Romania.

Match schedule for Sunday, 10th July

5th place: North Macedonia – Bosnia and Herzegovina – (15:00h)

Bronze medal: Türkiye – Romania (17:30h)

Final: Bulgaria – Serbia (20:00h)

Pool phase of U17W Balkan Championship is completed, Bulgaria, Serbia, Türkiye and Romania to fight for medals.

In semifinals, Bulgaria will play against Türkiye, while Serbia will confront Romania in another semifinal.

In first match of 3rd day, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Moldova 3:0 (25:20, 25:6, 25:5) and achieved their first win in pool A. The best in Bosnian team were Andrea Rapic and Matea Stankovic with 11 points. Sofia Cacean won 5 points in Moldova team.

First place in same pool went to Serbia after five sets against Bulgaria 3:2 (25:18, 25:20, 21:25, 22:25, 15:9). With 20 points Ana Mihajlovic was the top scorer in Serbia team, on the other side BVA star Iva Dudova was the best in Bulgarian team (24).

Türkiye beat North Macedonia 3:0 (25:5, 25:4, 25:12) and took 1st in pool B with two victories. Nisan Eroguz was top scorer with 12 points in the winning team, while Edela Vele won 4 points in Macedonian team.

Match schedule for Saturday, 09th July

Classification match: Moldova – North Macedonia (15:00h)

Semifinal 1: Bulgaria – Türkiye (17:30h)

Semifinal 2: Serbia – Romania (20:00h)