Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup

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Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup
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Volleyball current event.svg 2024 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup
Sport Volleyball
Founded2018;6 years ago (2018)
First season 2018
No. of teams12
Continent Asia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent
champion(s)		Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
(1st title)
Most titlesFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
(1 title each)
Official website asianvolleyball.net

The Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup, also known as the AVC Challenge Cup for Men, is an annual international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body.

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This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious continental competition for Asian national volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and Asian Volleyball Cup.

The three Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup tournaments has been won by three different national teams. Iraq, Kyrgyzstan and Thailand have won one time.

History

Originally, the tournament was awarded every two years beginning 2018. This tournament was initially set up to serve as a qualifier to the Men's Asian Volleyball Cup, which served as the tournament for the top teams of the AVC. The champions were Iraq in 2018 edition [1] and Kyrgyzstan in 2022 edition. [2] Both teams defeated Saudi Arabia in tie-break final.

From the 2023 edition, the AVC Challenge Cup has reformed from being held biennially to annually. The tournament also serve as a qualifier for the FIVB Challenger Cup. [3] Thailand were the champions in the 2023 edition after defeating Bahrain in straight sets in the final. [4]

Results summary

YearHostFinal3rd place matchTeams
ChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place
2018
Details 		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Colombo 		Flag of Iraq.svg
Iraq 		3–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia 		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka 		3–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh 		8
2020 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg
Cholpon-Ata 		Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Details 		Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg
Cholpon-Ata 		Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg
Kyrgyzstan 		3–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia 		Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
Uzbekistan 		3–2Flag of Mongolia.svg
Mongolia 		4
2023
Details 		Flag of the Republic of China.svg
Taipei 		Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand 		3–0Flag of Bahrain.svg
Bahrain 		Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea 		3–1Flag of Vietnam.svg
Vietnam 		15
2024
Details 		Flag of Bahrain.svg
Isa Town 		––12

Teams reaching the top four

TeamChampionsRunners-up3rd place4th place
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1 (2018)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 1 (2022)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1 (2023)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2 (2018, 2022)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1 (2023)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1 (2023)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1 (2018)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1 (2022)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1 (2018)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 1 (2022)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1 (2023)

Champions by region

Federation (Region)Champion(s)Number
CAZVA (Central Asia) Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan (1)1 title
SEAVA (Southeast Asia) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1)1 title
WAZVA (West Asia) Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (1)1 title

Hosts

List of hosts by number of challenge cups hosted.

Times HostedNationsYear(s)
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2018
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 2022
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2023
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2024

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1001
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 1001
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1001
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0202
5Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 0101
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0011
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0011
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0011
Totals (8 entries)3339

Participating nations

Legend
Team Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
2018
(8)		 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg
2022
(4)		 Flag of the Republic of China.svg
2023
(15)		 Flag of Bahrain.svg
2024
(12)		Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ••5thQ2
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain ••2ndQ2
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4th•••1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China •••Q1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei ••9thQ2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 6th•11th•2
Flag of India.svg  India ••15th•1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia ••6thQ2
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1st•••1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan ••7thQ2
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan •1st••1
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau ••12th•1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 7th•••1
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 8th4th8th•3
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan •••Q1
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines ••10thQ2
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar •••Q1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2nd2nd14th•3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea ••3rdQ2
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3rd•13th•2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand ••1stQ2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5th•••1
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan •3rd••1
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam ••4thQ2

Debut of teams

YearDebutantsTotal
2018Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 8
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
2022Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 2
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
2023Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
2024Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar

Awards

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