An outstanding Bulgaria beat European Champions, Serbia, on a tie-break, eliminating them from the race for Tokyo 2020. The Olympic qualifiers, which are taking place in Berlin, saw Silvano Prandi's team reach the semi-final along with France, who beat the Netherlands 3-2.
This is the timetable of matches
Thursday 9 January: Semi-finals
- 5 pm Slovenia vs France, 8.10 pm Germany vs Bulgaria
Friday 19 January:
- 8.10 pm 1st Place Final