#EuroVolleyM DOL coming up this Thursday at 5 pm CEST!

Only a few days after the ceremony held at the iconic Belgrade City Hall, Volleyball fans from across the globe can brace themselves to follow another eagerly anticipated event, with the CEV EuroVolley 2021 Men Drawing of Lots coming up this Thursday in Helsinki, Finland. A TV studio owned by national broadcaster YLE will welcome representatives of the European Volleyball family as well as of the four host countries to set the tone for the continental marquee competition for men’s national teams scheduled for this coming September in Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland.

Fans will be able to follow the event live from Helsinki through the CEV’s YouTube channel and Facebook page, with the streaming starting at 5 pm CEST.

For the second time in history, CEV EuroVolley Men will feature 24 teams – with the four host countries joined by the top eight teams from the 2019 edition and another 12 that have emerged from the qualifiers held at the end of last summer as well as earlier this month.

Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland will be top of the pools that they are hosting, which will feature an opponent of their choice as well – as per the right resulting from a decision of the CEV Board of Administration. The ‘real’ drawing of lots will follow next, involving the remaining 16 participating teams, previously divided into four cups of four teams each as per their position in the latest European Ranking for men’s national teams. According to the CEV Competition Regulations, the gold and silver medal winners from the 2019 edition, Serbia and Slovenia, cannot meet in the pool stage of the tournament.

Further details about the DOL procedure are available in the PDF document that you can download here below.

Stay tuned for what will be another memorable Volleyball night!