| Volleyball at the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe | |
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| Location |  Budva |
| Dates | 28 May – 1 June |
The volleyball competition at the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe was held at the Mediterranean Sport Center, Budva from 28 May to 1 June 2019. [1] The beach volleyball competition was held at the Slovenska Plaza, Budva from 28 to 31 May 2019. [2]
* Host nation (Montenegro)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Cyprus | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Andorra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Iceland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's indoor volleyball | Montenegro Luka Babić Božidar Ćuk Gojko Ćuk Jovan Delić Ivan Ječmenica Nikola Lakčević Blažo Milić Aleksandar Minić Milutin Pavićević Nemanja Peruničić Nikola Radonić Rajko Strugar Marko Vukašinović Ivan Zvicer | Cyprus Angelos Alexiou Antonis Antoniou Dimitris Apostolou Andreas Chrysostomou Panagiotis Chrysostomou Gabriel Georgiou Stephanos Haridimou Ioannis Kontos Konstantinos Pafitis Marinos Papachristodoulou Christos Prodromou Avgoustinos Savvidis Sotiris Siapanis Marios Stroukarevits | Luxembourg Gilles Braas Olivier de Castro Janis Freidenfelds Max Charel Funk Mateja Gajin Philippe Michel Glesener Max Kiffer Tim Peter Fabienne Laevaert Jan Pierre Lux Arnaud Paul Edouard Maroldt Kamil Rychlicki Anthony Michael Schumacher Maurice Louis Jean van Landeghem Chris Zuidberg |
| Women's indoor volleyball | Montenegro Katarina Budrak Milena Burzanović Melisa Cenović Jelena Cvijović Saska Durović Andrea Laković Marija Milović Anja Pejović Nikoleta Perović Teodora Rakočević Tamara Roganović Marija Šušić Tijana Tvrdišić Dijana Vuković | Cyprus Antrea Charalambos Vasiliki Chatzikonstanta Christiana David Emilia Demetriou Eirini Ioannou Stella Ioannou Antri Iordanou Evita Leonidou Ioanna Leonidou Elena Mosfilioti Vasiliki Riala Georgia Stavrinides Rania Stylianou Katerina Zakchaiou | Iceland Ana Maria Vidal Bouza Birta Björnsdóttir Gígja Guðnadóttir Helena Kristín Gunnarsdóttir Hjördís Eiríksdóttir Hulda Elma Eysteinsdóttir Jóna Guðlaug Kristina Apolostova Matthildur Einarsdóttir Sara Ósk Stefansdóttir Særún Birta Eiríksdóttir Thelma Dögg Grétarsdóttir Unnur Árnadóttir Velina Apolostova Vigfúsdóttir |
| Men's beach volleyball | Andorra Abel Bernal Xavier Folguera | Cyprus Georgios Chrysostomou Antonios Liotatis | Luxembourg Matthias Cloot Petko Tunchev |
| Women's beach volleyball | Cyprus Mariota Angelopoulou Zoi Konstantopoulou | Monaco Caroline Revel-Chion Eva Hamzaoui-Biton | Liechtenstein Laura Marxer Ramona Kaiser |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Montenegro | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 419 | 335 | 1.251 |
 | Cyprus | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 404 | 349 | 1.158 |
 | Luxembourg | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 417 | 384 | 1.086 |
| 4 |  San Marino | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 370 | 415 | 0.892 |
| 5 | Monaco | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.462 | 403 | 441 | 0.914 |
| 6 | Iceland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 369 | 458 | 0.806 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May | 16:00 | Montenegro | 3–1 | Iceland | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–14 | 98–80 | Report | |
| 28 May | 18:30 | Luxembourg | 3–1 | Monaco | 25–16 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 95–85 | Report | |
| 28 May | 20:50 | Cyprus | 3–0 | San Marino | 25–22 | 26–24 | 25–19 | 76–65 | Report | ||
| 29 May | 16:05 | Iceland | 1–3 | San Marino | 25–21 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 85–96 | Report | |
| 29 May | 18:40 | Monaco | 0–3 | Cyprus | 20–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 57–75 | Report | ||
| 29 May | 20:30 | Montenegro | 3–0 | Luxembourg | 25–13 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 76–58 | Report | ||
| 30 May | 16:00 | Luxembourg | 3–1 | Iceland | 25–16 | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 99–76 | Report | |
| 30 May | 18:15 | Cyprus | 1–3 | Montenegro | 13–25 | 25–18 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 78–93 | Report | |
| 30 May | 20:30 | San Marino | 3–2 | Monaco | 25–19 | 22–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 110–104 | Report |
| 31 May | 16:00 | Iceland | 1–3 | Monaco | 25–15 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 84–90 | Report | |
| 31 May | 18:00 | Montenegro | 3–0 | San Marino | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 75–52 | Report | ||
| 31 May | 20:00 | Luxembourg | 1–3 | Cyprus | 27–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 90–100 | Report | |
| 1 June | 13:00 | Monaco | 0–3 | Montenegro | 25–27 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 67–77 | Report | ||
| 1 June | 16:00 | Cyprus | 3–0 | Iceland | 25–15 | 25–13 | 25–16 | 75–44 | Report | ||
| 1 June | 18:00 | San Marino | 0–3 | Luxembourg | 19–25 | 11–25 | 17–25 | 47–75 | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 402 | 287 | 1.401 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4.667 | 401 | 314 | 1.277 |
| Iceland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 359 | 353 | 1.017 |
| 4 | San Marino | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 303 | 329 | 0.921 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 362 | 400 | 0.905 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 253 | 397 | 0.637 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May | 09:00 | Cyprus | 3–0 | Iceland | 25–18 | 25–15 | 25–23 | 75–56 | Report | ||
| 28 May | 11:00 | Montenegro | 3–0 | Liechtenstein | 25–12 | 25–12 | 25–13 | 75–37 | Report | ||
| 28 May | 13:00 | San Marino | 3–0 | Luxembourg | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 75–62 | Report | ||
| 29 May | 09:00 | Liechtenstein | 1–3 | Luxembourg | 25–22 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 10–25 | 76–97 | Report | |
| 29 May | 11:30 | Montenegro | 3–2 | Cyprus | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 15–11 | 102–101 | Report |
| 29 May | 14:15 | Iceland | 3–0 | San Marino | 26–24 | 25–16 | 25–11 | 76–51 | Report | ||
| 30 May | 09:00 | Cyprus | 3–0 | Liechtenstein | 25–13 | 25–21 | 25–12 | 75–46 | Report | ||
| 30 May | 11:00 | San Marino | 0–3 | Montenegro | 19–25 | 11–25 | 19–25 | 49–75 | Report | ||
| 30 May | 13:00 | Luxembourg | 2–3 | Iceland | 25–12 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 99–99 | Report |
| 31 May | 09:00 | Liechtenstein | 0–3 | Iceland | 17–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
| 31 May | 11:00 | Montenegro | 3–0 | Luxembourg | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–21 | 75–47 | Report | ||
| 31 May | 13:00 | Cyprus | 3–0 | San Marino | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–14 | 75–53 | Report | ||
| 1 June | 09:00 | Luxembourg | 0–3 | Cyprus | 23–25 | 13–25 | 21–25 | 57–75 | Report | ||
| 1 June | 11:00 | Iceland | 0–3 | Montenegro | 13–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
| 1 June | 20:00 | San Marino | 3–0 | Liechtenstein | 25–16 | 25–9 | 25–16 | 75–41 | Report |
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