2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup

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2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup
2024国际排联男排挑战者杯
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Official logo
Tournament details
Host nationChina
City Linyi
Dates4–7 July
Teams 8  (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 1  (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Third placeFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Fourth placeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Attendance31,073 (3,884 per match)
Best scorer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ferre Reggers (67 points)
Best spiker Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ferre Reggers (48.33%)
Best blocker Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Masoud (3.67 Avg)
Best server Flag of Egypt.svg Reda Haikal (2.33 Avg)
Best setter Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhii Yevstratov 32.00 Avg)
Best digger Flag of Ukraine.svg Yaroslav Pampushko (9.33 Avg)
Best receiver Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Seppe Rotty (25.00%)
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Volleyball Challenger Cup

The 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the fifth and last 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 Linyi Olympic Sports Park Stadium in Linyi, China, between 4 and 7 July 2024. [1] [2]

Contents

Three teams made their first appearance in the men's Challenger Cup in this edition: Belgium, Croatia and Mexico. [2]

The host China won the title and earned the right to participate in the 2025 Nations League after defeating Belgium in the final. [3] [4] Egypt defeated Ukraine in the 3rd place match, [4] but Ukraine still qualified for the 2025 Nations League through FIVB World Ranking.[ citation needed ]

Qualification

A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.

CountryConfederationQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performance
TotalFirstLast
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt CAVB Highest ranked in CAVB1 2019 5th place (2019)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile CSV Highest ranked in CSV4 2018 2023 4th place (2023)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China AVC Host country8 May 2024 [1] 1 2023 5th place (2023)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico NORCECA 2023 NORCECA Final Four champions11 June 20230NoneNone
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar AVC 2024 Asian Challenge Cup champions9 June 20242 2022 2023 Runners-up (2023)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine CEV 2024 European Golden League champions15 June 20241 2023 3rd place (2023)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia CEV 2024 European Golden League runners-up15 June 20240NoneNone
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium CEV World ranking17 June 20240NoneNone

Format

The tournament competed in a knock-out format (quarterfinals, semifinals, and final), with the host country (China) playing its quarterfinal match against the lowest ranked team. The remaining six teams were placed from 2nd to 7th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 17 June 2024. [5] Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.

MatchTop rankerBottom ranker
Quarterfinal 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Hosts)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (34)
Quarterfinal 2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (14)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (28)
Quarterfinal 3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (16)Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (22)
Quarterfinal 4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (19)Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (21)

Venue

All matches
Linyi, China
Linyi Olympic Sports Park Stadium
Capacity: 20,410
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Squads

Knockout stage

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
          
 
4 July
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
6 July
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
5 July
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3
 
7 July
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
5 July
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3
 
6 July
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2
 
4 July
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3 3rd place match
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
 
7 July
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2
 

Quarterfinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
4 Jul15:30 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 25–2325–1725–23  75–63 P2 Report
4 Jul19:30 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 25–2025–1822–2515–2515–13102–101 P2 Report
5 Jul15:30 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 20–2525–2325–1925–19 95–86 P2 Report
5 Jul19:30 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 25–1623–2527–2520–2515–13110–104 P2 Report

Semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
6 Jul16:00 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 25–1527–2525–19  77–59 P2 Report
6 Jul20:00 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25–2125–2015–2521–2511–1597–106 P2 Report

3rd place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
7 Jul13:30 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 21–2525–2020–2525–1715–13106–100 P2 Report

Final

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
7 Jul17:00 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25–2025–2022–2525–22 97–87 P2 Report

Final standing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "China And The Philippines Set To Host Volleyball Challenger Cup 2024 VCC champions to join expanded VNL from 2025 onwards" (Press release). FIVB. 8 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup gets underway in Linyi". Volleyball World. 3 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. "男排世挑杯中國3-1挫比利時奪魁 進軍2025世聯賽" [China defeated Belgium 3-1 in the Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup to win the title and advance to the 2025 Nations League]. Sina (in Chinese). 7 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 "China return to the VNL with Challenger Cup gold". Volleyball World. 7 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. "Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.