2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup

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2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
City Doha
Dates28–30 July
Teams 8  (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 1  (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Third placeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Fourth placeFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Attendance7,700 (963 per match)
Best scorer Flag of Chile.svg Vicente Parraguirre (67 points)
Best spiker Flag of Chile.svg Vicente Parraguirre (50.00%)
Best blocker Flag of Qatar.svg Mohamed Ibrahim Ibrahim (3.00 Avg)
Best server Flag of Turkey.svg Efe Bayram (2.33 Avg)
Best setter Flag of Turkey.svg Arslan Ekşi (25.00 Avg)
Best digger Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Boiko (11.33 Avg)
Best receiver Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleh Plotnytskyi (45.16%)
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Volleyball Challenger Cup

The 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the fourth edition of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup, an annual men's international volleyball tournament contested by eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League. The tournament was held at Aspire Ladies Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar, between 28 and 30 July 2023. [1] [2]

Contents

Four teams made their first appearance in the men's Challenger Cup in this edition: China, the Dominican Republic, Thailand and Ukraine.

Turkey won the title, defeating host Qatar in the final, and earned the right to participate in 2024 Nations League replacing China, the last placed challenger team in the 2023 edition. Ukraine defeated Chile in the 3rd place match. [3]

Qualification

A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.

CountryConfederationQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performance
TotalFirstLast
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia CAVB Highest ranked in CAVB1 2022 6th place (2022)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile CSV Highest ranked in CSV3 2018 2022 5th place (2018)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar AVC Host country1 June 2023 [1] 1 2022 7th place (2022)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic NORCECA North American Qualifier runners-up [a] 31 July 20220NoneNone
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey CEV 2023 European Golden League champions24 June 20232 2019 2022 Runners-up (2022)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine CEV 2023 European Golden League runners-up24 June 20230NoneNone
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China AVC 2023 Nations League last placed challenger team10 July 20230NoneNone
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand AVC 2023 Asian Challenge Cup champions15 July 20230NoneNone

Format

The tournament will compete in the knock-out format (quarterfinals, semifinals, and final), with the host country (Qatar) playing its quarterfinal match against the lowest ranked team. The remaining six teams are placed from 2nd to 7th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 15 July 2023. [4] Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.

MatchTop rankerBottom ranker
Quarterfinal 1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (Hosts)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (58)
Quarterfinal 2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (12)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (31)
Quarterfinal 3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (13)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (25)
Quarterfinal 4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (18)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (24)

Squads

Venue

All matches
Doha, Qatar
Aspire Ladies Sports Hall
Capacity: 2,500
Ladies Sports hall - panoramio.jpg

Knockout stage

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
          
 
28 July
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3
 
29 July
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3
 
28 July
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0
 
30 July
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2
 
28 July
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3
 
29 July
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3
 
28 July
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2 3rd place match
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3
 
30 July
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3
 

Quarterfinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
28 Jul11:00 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 19–2523–2523–25  65–75 P2 Report
28 Jul14:00 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–1925–2223–2525–19 98–85 P2 Report
28 Jul17:00 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 26–2425–2326–24  77–71 P2 Report
28 Jul20:00 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–2025–1724–2625–19 99–82 P2 Report

Semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
29 Jul16:00 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 18–2525–2325–1719–2515–13102–103 P2 Report
29 Jul19:00 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 25–2125–2227–25  77–68 P2 Report

3rd place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
30 Jul16:00 Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 21–2519–2518–25  58–75 P2 Report

Final

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
30 Jul19:00 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg2–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 13–2525–2118–2525–229–1590–108 P2 Report

Final standing

See also

Notes

    1. Cuba, the winners of the competition has already participated in the 2023 Nations League.

    References

    1. 1 2 "Qatar to host 2023 Volleyball Challenger Cup that will be held next July". Doha Directory. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
    2. "Doha set for men's Challenger Cup quarterfinals on Friday". Volleyball World. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
    3. "Dream come true for Türkiye as they win Challenger Cup 2023". Volleyball World. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
    4. "Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Retrieved 28 June 2023.