The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification was a series of tournaments to decide teams which played in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup. The 2022 Challenger Cup featured 8 teams. Only one place was allocated to the hosts. The remaining 7 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.
Qualification summary edit
A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.[1][2]
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | |||||
 Turkey
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CEV | 2021 European Golden League champions | 20 June 2021 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 4th place (2019) |
 Qatar
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AVC | 1st World ranked team from AVC | 31 March 2022 | 0 | None | None | |
 Tunisia
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CAVB | 1st World ranked team from CAVB | 31 March 2022 | 0 | None | None | |
 Chile
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CSV | 1st World ranked team from CSV | 31 March 2022 | 2 | 2018 | 2019 | 5th place (2018) |
 Cuba
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NORCECA | 1st World ranked team from NORCECA | 31 March 2022 | 2 | 2018 | 2019 | Runners-up (2019) |
 South Korea
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AVC | Host country | 8 April 2022 | 0 | None | None | |
 Czech Republic
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CEV | 2022 European Golden League champions | 18 June 2022 | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | Runners-up (2018) |
 Australia
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AVC | 2022 Nations League last placed challenger team | 10 July 2022 | 0 | None | None | |
Means of qualification edit
| Qualified for the 2022 Challenger Cup |
Continental qualification tournaments edit
AVC (Asia and Oceania) edit
FIVB selected Qatar to represent the AVC for the 2022 Challenger Cup via the FIVB World Ranking as of 31 March 2022.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar
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CAVB (Africa) edit
FIVB selected Tunisia to represent the CAVB for the 2022 Challenger Cup via the FIVB World Ranking as of 31 March 2022.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia
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CEV (Europe) edit
- Final venue:
SC Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium - Date: 28 May – 20 June 2021
- The top team qualified for the 2022 Challenger Cup.[3]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Turkey
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 Ukraine
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 Estonia
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| 4 |  Belgium
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| 5 |  Belarus
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 Romania
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| 7 | Czech Republic
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 Slovakia
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 Spain
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| 10 |  Latvia
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 Portugal
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| 12 |  Denmark
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| 13 |  North Macedonia
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| 14 |  Hungary
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| 15 |  Croatia
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| 16 |  Austria
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 Israel
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| 18 |  Cyprus
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 Luxembourg
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- Final venue:
Varaždin Arena, Varaždin, Croatia - Date: 25 May – 19 June 2022
- The top team qualified for the 2022 Challenger Cup.[4]
| Rank | Team |
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Czech Republic
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Turkey
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Croatia
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| 4 | Ukraine
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| 5 | Estonia
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| Portugal
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| 7 | Belgium
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| Slovakia
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| Spain
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| 10 | Denmark
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| Latvia
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| 12 | Romania
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| 13 |  Finland
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| 14 | North Macedonia
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| 15 | Hungary
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| 16 |  Albania
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| 17 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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CSV (South America) edit
FIVB selected Chile to represent the CSV for the 2022 Challenger Cup via the FIVB World Ranking as of 31 March 2022.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chile
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NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) edit
FIVB selected Cuba to represent the NORCECA for the 2022 Challenger Cup via the FIVB World Ranking as of 31 March 2022.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba
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References edit
- ^ "There's an international competition in Korea!". Volleybox. KVOLLEY. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "VNL Qualification System (VNL Promotion-Relegation Process)". volleyballworld. 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Turkey reaffirm #EuroLeagueM domination, Estonia with the Bronze". CEV. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Czechia lift the Golden #EuroLeagueM trophy after 18 years". CEV. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.