The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification was a series of tournaments to decide teams which played in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup. The 2018 Challenger Cup featured 6 teams. Only one place was allocated to the hosts. The remaining 5 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.[1]
Qualification summary edit
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | |||||
 Kazakhstan1
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AVC | Asian Qualifier winners | 20 May 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
 Chile1
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CSV | South American Qualifier winners | 20 May 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
 Portugal
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CEV | Host country | 6 June 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
 Cuba
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NORCECA | North American Qualifier winners | 9 June 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
 Estonia
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CEV | 2018 European Golden League champions | 13 June 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
 Czech Republic
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CEV | 2018 European Golden League runners-up | 13 June 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
- 1.^ Originally, the CAVB would have a direct spot in the Challenger Cup, while the representatives from AVC and CSV would play a playoff for a spot. However, FIVB fined the CAVB for not hosting any kind of qualifier event and the winners of the AVC and CSV qualifier booked a direct qualification.[2]
Means of qualification edit
| Qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup | |
| Already qualified as hosts for the 2018 Challenger Cup |
Continental qualification tournaments edit
AVC (Asia and Oceania) edit
- Venue:
Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan - Dates: 18–20 May 2018
- The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.[3]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan
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| 2 |  Pakistan
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| 3 |  Chinese Taipei
|
CAVB (Africa) edit
CAVB was deprived of the right to participate in the 2018 Challenger Cup because it did not hosting any kind of qualifier event. So the AVC–CSV playoff was canceled and the winners of the AVC and CSV qualifier directly qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.
CEV (Europe) edit
- Final venue:
KV Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic - Dates: 19 May – 14 June 2018
- The top two teams which had not yet qualified to the 2018 Challenger Cup qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.[4]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Estonia
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Czech Republic
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 Turkey
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| 4 | Portugal
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| 5 |  Netherlands
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| 6 |  Belgium
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| 7 |  Finland
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| 8 |  Ukraine
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| 9 |  Spain
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| 10 |  Sweden
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| 11 |  Slovakia
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| 12 |  Slovenia
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CSV (South America) edit
- Venue:
Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago, Chile - Dates: 18–20 May 2018
- The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.[5]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chile
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| 2 |  Peru
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| 3 |  Paraguay
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| 4 |  Bolivia
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NORCECA (North America) edit
- Venue:
Sala 19 de noviembre, Pinar del Río, Cuba - Dates: 5–9 June 2018
- The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.[6]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba
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| 2 |  Puerto Rico
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| 3 |  Guatemala
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| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 5 |  Costa Rica
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References edit
- ^ "FIVB Executive Committee embraces digital transformation". FIVB. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Chile clasifica directo a la Challenger Cup" (in Spanish). FEVOCHI. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Chinese Taipei battle for right to FIVB Challenger Cup playoff". AVC. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Estonia and hosts Czech Republic to contest Golden EuroLeague final". CEV. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Se viene el Clasificatorio Sudamericano Masculino al Challenger Cup en Chile" (in Spanish). CSV. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Cuba wins tournament and qualify to World Final". NORCECA. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
External links edit
- Qualification Process
- 2018 Challenger Cup Asian Qualifier – official website
- 2018 Challenger Cup North American Qualifier – official website
- 2018 Challenger Cup South American Qualifier – official website