The competition was joined by a total of nine teams – Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the F.Y.R. of Macedonia, Greece, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey – and the tournament lasted for five days. Serbia eventually edged Greece in the final match 3-1 (25-20, 18-25, 25-21, and 25-18) to claim gold while Turkey beat Montenegro with the same score (21-25, 25-18, 25-19, and 25-23) to finish third in the standings. In other matches that determined the positions 5 to 8, Romania downed Bosnia & Herzegovina in straight sets (25-15, 25-22, and 31-29) to be ranked fifth while the F.Y.R. of Macedonia cruised past Bulgaria also in three sets (30-28, 25-23, and 25-20) to settle for the seventh place.
Final standings
1. Serbia
2. Greece
3. Turkey
4. Montenegro
5. Romania
6. Bosnia & Herzegovina
7. F.Y.R. of Macedonia
8. Bulgaria
9. Moldova