| Preliminary Olympic Qualifiyng Tournaments to select 8 best for Final Round in Bulgaria Men OQ 2012. |   
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| Russia and Poland qualified for the Olympic Games via World Cup Men 2011. |  | Serbia and Italy also played in the World Cup. |   
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| Ranking 2nd places | p | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | Tourn. |  | 1. Slovakia | 9 | 2 1 | 1 0 | 11: | 6 | 1.121 | 1 |  | 2. Slovenia | 7 | 1 2 | 1 | 10: | 8 | 1.084 | 3 |  | 3. Belgium | 5 | 1 1 | 2 | 7: | 10 | 1.006 | 2 |   
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|  Pre-qualification Tournaments 22-27.11 |  | Teams are distributed by the snake system taking in account the Ranking of the European Championship Men 2011. |   
| Tourn. 1 | Tourn. 2 | Tourn. 3 |  | 5. Slovakia | 7. France | 8. Finland |  | 11.Turkey | 10.Czechia | 9. Slovenia |  | 12.Estonia | 13.Belgium | 14.Portugal |  | 16.Austria | 15.Germany | Croatia-17 |  | Spain-18 | Greece-19 | Netherlands-20 |  | Montenegro-24 | Latvia-22 | Ukraine-21 |   
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 In every tournament the teams were divided in 2 Groups composed by 3 teams.   
 The first 2 in each team progressed to cross semi-finals.                                     
 
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| Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att |  | Final | 26.11 | 18:00 |   Spain | 3-2 |   Slovakia | 109-108 | 25-20 | 21-25 | 25-23 | 21-25 | 17-15 | 2:21 | 2,450 |  | 1/2 | 25.11 | 15:30 |   Spain | 3-1 | Estonia | 100-90 | 23-25 | 25-18 | 25-22 | 27-25 |   | 1:55 | 400 |  | 1/2 | 25.11 | 18:00 |   Slovakia | 3-2 |   Turkey | 105-101 | 25-22 | 23-25 | 17-25 | 25-17 | 15-12 | 2:13 | 2,350 |   
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| Final Ranking | p | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Spain | 8 | 2 1 | 1 | 10: | 7 | 398/380 | 1.026 |  | 2. Slovakia | 9 | 2 1 | 1 0 | 11: | 6 | 389/347 | 1.121 |  | 3. Estonia | 4 | 1 | 1 1 | 6: | 6 | 271/256 | 1.059 |  | 3. Turkey | 4 | 1 | 1 1 | 5: | 6 | 232/239 | 0.971 |  | 5. Montenegro | 2 | 0 1 | 1 | 3: | 5 | 159/181 | 0.878 |  | 5. Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 135/173 | 0.780 |   
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|  Groups Round - Tournament 1. First 2 progress. |   
| Group A1 | p | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6: | 1 | 1.285 |  | 2. Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4: | 4 | 0.995 |  | 3. Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 0.780 |   
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| Team | Svk | Spa | Aut |  | Slovakia | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Spain |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Austria |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att |  | 22.11 | 18:00 |   Slovakia | 3-0 |   Austria | 75-54 | 25-21 | 25-14 | 25-19 |   | 1:20 | 850 |  | 23.11 | 18:00 |   Slovakia | 3-1 |   Spain | 101-83 | 26-28 | 25-18 | 25-23 | 25-14 |   | 2:05 | 2,500 |  | 24.11 | 18:00 |   Spain | 3-1 |   Austria | 98-81 | 22-25 | 25-19 | 25-19 | 25-18 |   | 1:50 | 100 |   
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| Group B1 | p | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Estonia | 4 | 1 | 1 0 | 5: | 3 | 1.160 |  | 2. Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 0.978 |  | 3. Montenegro | 2 | 0 1 | 1 | 3: | 5 | 0.878 |   
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| Team | Est | Tur | Mon |  | Estonia | --- | 3:0 |   |  | Turkey |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Montenegro | 3:2 |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att |  | 22.11 | 20:30 |   Turkey | 3-0 | Montenegro | 75-59 | 25-19 | 25-20 | 25-20 |   | 1:36 | 150 |  | 23.11 | 20:30 | Montenegro | 3-2 | Estonia | 100-106 | 25-23 | 21-25 | 25-22 | 14-25 | 15-11 | 2:02 | 200 |  | 24.11 | 20:30 | Estonia | 3-0 |   Turkey | 75-56 | 25-19 | 25-15 | 25-22 |   | 1:18 | 80 |   
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|  Tournament 2. Winner Germany. |  | played at Comlexe Sportif Leo Lagrange, Tourcoing (FRA) |   
| Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att |  | Final | 26.11- 16:00 |   Germany | 3-0 |   Belgium | 75-63 | 25-17 | 25-23 | 25-23 |  | 1/2 | 25.11- 15:00 |   Belgium | 3-2 |   France | 111-105 | 25-19 | 22-25 | 26-24 | 23-25 | 15-12 | 1:15 | 1,900 |  | 1/2 | 25.11- 18:30 |   Germany | 3-1 |   Czechia | 96-86 | 19-25 | 27-25 | 25-23 | 25-16 |   | 1:55 | 1,080 |   
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| Final Ranking | p | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Germany | 10 | 3 | 1 0 | 11: | 5 | 356/321 | 1.109 |  | 2. Belgium | 5 | 1 1 | 2 | 7: | 10 | 339/337 | 1.006 |  | 3. France | 5 | 1 1 | 1 0 | 8: | 5 | 280/256 | 1.094 |  | 3. Czechia | 5 | 1 1 | 1 | 7: | 6 | 296/294 | 1.007 |  | 5. Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 1 | 2: | 6 | 166/186 | 0.892 |  | 5. Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 129/172 | 0.750 |   
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|  Groups Round - Tournament 2. First 2 progress. |   
| Group A2 | p | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. France | 5 | 1 1 | 0 | 6: | 2 | 1.207 |  | 2. Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 0 | 5: | 4 | 1.076 |  | 3. Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 0.750 |   
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| Team | Fra | Ger | Gre |  | France | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Germany |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Greece |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att |  | 23.11 | 18:30 |   France | 3-0 |   Greece | 75-57 | 23-23 | 25-22 | 25-12 |   | 1:25 | 1,250 |  | 24.11 | 19:00 |   France | 3-2 |   Germany | 100-88 | 25-12 | 19-25 | 21-25 | 25-11 | 10-15 | 2:03 | 1,800 |  | 25.11 | 15:00 |   Germany | 3-1 |   Greece | 97-72 | 22-25 | 25-16 | 25-16 | 25-15 |   | 1:48 | 1,570 |   
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| Group B2 | p | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Czechia | 5 | 1 1 | 0 | 6: | 3 | 1.061 |  | 2. Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4: | 3 | 1.051 |  | 3. Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 1 | 2: | 6 | 0.892 |   
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| Team | Cze | Bel | Lat |  | Czechia | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 |  | Belgium |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Latvia |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att |  | 23.11 | 15:00 |   Czechia | 3-2 | Latvia | 111-108 | 21-25 | 26-24 | 25-20 | 23-25 | 16-14 | 2:14 | 900 |  | 24.11 | 15:00 |   Belgium | 3-0 | Latvia | 75-58 | 25-20 | 25-19 | 25-19 |   | 1:18 | 2,080 |  | 25.11 | 20:00 |   Czechia | 3-1 |   Belgium | 99-90 | 26-24 | 25-23 | 23-25 | 25-18 |   | 1:55 | 900 |   
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|  Tournament 3. |  | played at Nastavno-Sportska Dvorana Gradski Vrt, Osijek (CRO) |   
| Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att |  | Final | 26.11 | 15:30 |   Finland | 3-1 |   Slovenia | 90-90 | 15-25 | 25-23 | 25-22 | 25-20 |   |  | 1/2 | 25.11 | 17:20 |   Slovenia | 3-2 |   Croatia | 109-88 | 22-25 | 25-19 | 22-25 | 25-11 | 15-8 | 2:18 | 1,600 |  | 1/2 | 25.11 | 20:20 |   Finland | 3-0 |   Portugal | 75-62 | 25-21 | 25-21 | 25-20 |   | 1:19 | 200 |   
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| Final Ranking |  p | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Finland | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12: | 2 | 335/302 | 1.109 |  | 2. Slovenia | 7 | 1 2 | 1 | 10: | 8 | 411/379 | 1.084 |  | 3. Portugal | 4 | 1 | 1 1 | 5: | 6 | 250/252 | 0.992 |  | 3. Croatia | 2 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 5: | 8 | 263/301 | 0.874 |  | 5. Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 1 | 3: | 6 | 203/206 | 0.985 |  | 5. Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 150/172 | 0.872 |   
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|  Groups Round - Tournament 3. First 2 progress. |   
| Group A3 | p | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Finland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6: | 1 | 1.133 |  | 2. Croatia | 2 | 0 1 | 1 | 3: | 5 | 0.911 |  | 3. Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 1 | 3: | 6 | 0.985 |   
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| Team | Fin | Cro | Net |  | Finland | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Croatia |   | --- | 3:2 |  | Netherlands |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att |  | 22.11 | 17:20 |   Finland | 3-1 |   Netherlands | 94-87 | 25-23 | 19-25 | 25-19 | 25-19 |   | 1:47 | 300 |  | 23.11 | 20:20 |   Finland | 3-0 |   Croatia | 76-63 | 26-24 | 25-23 | 25-16 |   | 1:33 | 1,000 |  | 24.11 | 20:20 |   Croatia | 3-2 |   Netherlands | 112-116 | 18-25 | 19-25 | 25-21 | 35-33 | 15-12 | 2:30 | 1,500 |   
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| Group B3 | p | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Slovenia | 5 | 1 1 | 0 | 6: | 3 | 1.055 |  | 2. Portugal | 4 | 1 | 1 0 | 5: | 3 | 1.062 |  | 3. Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 0.872 |   
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| Team | Slo | Por | Ukr |  | Slovenia | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 |  | Portugal |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Ukraine |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att |  | 22.11 | 20:20 |   Portugal | 3-0 |   Ukraine | 75-62 | 25-21 | 25-18 | 25-23 |   | 1:23 | 250 |  | 23.11 | 17:20 |   Slovenia | 3-2 |   Portugal | 115-113 | 26-28 | 19-25 | 25-19 | 25-23 | 20-18 | 2:27 | 400 |  | 24.11 | 17:20 |   Slovenia | 3-1 |   Ukraine | 97-88 | 21-25 | 26-24 | 25-21 | 25-18 |   | 1:14 | 200 |   
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|  Preliminary Elimination Round |  | For teams not playing in European Championship Men 2011. |   
| dates | team 1 | scores | team 2 |  | 26.08 18:00, 03.09 19:00 |   Hungary | 2-3 | 1-3 | Latvia |  |  Kecskemet 100-112 (25-23 26-24 21-25 18-25 10-15) ; Jelgava 80-96 (23-25 14-25 25-21 18-25) |  | 26.08 20:30, 02.09 21:00 | Montenegro | 3-1 | 3-2 | Macedonia |  |  Pjevlja 111-106 (31-29 27-25 28-30 25-22) ; Skopje 109-98 (25-22 23-25 25-22 21-25 15-4) |  | 27.08 18:00, 03.09 19:30 |   Romania | 1-3 | 1-3 |   Netherlands |  |  Baia Mare 99-99 (23-25 29-31 25-18 22-25) ; Eindhoven 81-98 (20-25 25-23 18-25 18-25) |  | 27.08 18:30, 03.09 19:00 |   Denmark | 1-3 | 0-3 |   Spain |  |  Holte 89-100 (15-25 25-22 24-26 25-27) ; Teruel 60-75 (17-25 22-25 21-25) |  | 28.08 19:30, 03.09 17:00 | Israel | 0-3 | 1-3 |   Ukraine |  |  Raanana 65-76 (24-26 20-25 21-25) ; Kharkiv 94-97 (22-25 24-26 25-21 23-25) |  | 03.09 19:30, 04.09 19:30 |   Greece | 3-1 | 3-0 | Bosna Herzeg. |  |  both legs in Trikala (GRE) 100-84 (25-20 25-27 25-21 25-16) ; 75-48 (25-18 25-18 25-12) |   
|  Ranking for determine the pairs. |  | 18.Spain, 19.Greece, 20.Netherlands, 21.Ukraine, 22.Latvia, 23.Macedonia |  | 24.Montenegro, 25.Hungary, 26.Israel, 27.Romania, 28.Bosna Herzeg., 29.Denmark |   
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| dates | team 1 | scores | team 2 |  | 13.08 19:30, 14.08 19:30 |   Denmark | 3-0 | 3-0 | Georgia |  |  both legs in Holte (DEN) 75-38 (25-13 25-14 25-11) ; 75-39 (25-15 25-8 25-16) |   
|  Ranking for determine the pairs. |  | 29.Denmark, 30.Georgia |   
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