The 2018 AVC Women's Challenge Cup was supposed to be the inaugural edition of the AVC Women's Challenge Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), in that year with the Volleyball Association of Hong Kong, China.[1][2] But due to unforeseen reasons the tournament was not held.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| City | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 3–9 December (original schedule) |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
Participating teams
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Entrant teams
The tournament was open to AVC member associations ranked 11th and below or that did not participate in the 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. Priority was given to teams that took part in the championship, then to the highest-ranked non-participating teams. The host could admit up to ten teams.[2]
Entrant teams
editThe following teams entered the tournament.[2]
| Country | Zone | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong
|
EAZVA | Host, 2017 Asian Championship – 11th place |
 Mongolia
|
EAZVA | |
 Macau
|
EAZVA | |
 Uzbekistan
|
CAZVA | |
 Sri Lanka
|
CAZVA | 2017 Asian Championship – 13th place |
 New Zealand
|
OZVA | 2017 Asian Championship – 12th place |
 Fiji
|
OZVA | |
 Malaysia
|
SEAZVA |
Pools composition
editThe draw results.[3]
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong (Hosts)
|
Mongolia
|
| Uzbekistan
|
Macau
|
| Sri Lanka
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Malaysia
|
| Fiji
|
New Zealand
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Volleyball fever to grip fans across asia in 2018". AVC. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Entry form submission for 2018 AVC tournaments now". AVC. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Draw results of all 2018 AVC Championships announced". AVC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
