2024 FIVB Men's 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]
| 2024国际排联男排挑战者杯 | |
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 Official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | China |
| City | Linyi |
| Dates | 4–7 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  China (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Belgium |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Ukraine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Attendance | 31,073 (3,884 per match) |
| Best scorer | Ferre Reggers (67 points) |
| Best spiker | Ferre Reggers (48.33%) |
| Best blocker | Mohamed Masoud (3.67 Avg) |
| Best server | Reda Haikal (2.33 Avg) |
| Best setter | Serhii Yevstratov 32.00 Avg) |
| Best digger | Yaroslav Pampushko (9.33 Avg) |
| Best receiver | Seppe Rotty (25.00%) |
| Official website | |
| Volleyball Challenger Cup | |
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
editA total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
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| Total | First | Last | |||||
| Egypt
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CAVB | Highest ranked in CAVB | — | 1 | 2019 | 5th place (2019) | |
 Chile
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CSV | Highest ranked in CSV | — | 4 | 2018 | 2023 | 4th place (2023) |
| China
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AVC | Host country | 8 May 2024[1] | 1 | 2023 | 5th place (2023) | |
 Mexico
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NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA Final Four champions | 11 June 2023 | 0 | None | None | |
 Qatar
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AVC | 2024 Asian Challenge Cup champions | 9 June 2024 | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | Runners-up (2023) |
| Ukraine
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CEV | 2024 European Golden League champions | 15 June 2024 | 1 | 2023 | 3rd place (2023) | |
 Croatia
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CEV | 2024 European Golden League runners-up | 15 June 2024 | 0 | None | None | |
| Belgium
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CEV | World ranking | 17 June 2024 | 0 | None | None | |
Format
editThe 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.
| Match | Top ranker | Bottom ranker |
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| Quarterfinal 1 | China (Hosts)
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Mexico (34)
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| Quarterfinal 2 | Ukraine (14)
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Chile (28)
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| Quarterfinal 3 | Belgium (16)
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Croatia (22)
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| Quarterfinal 4 | Egypt (19)
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Qatar (21)
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Venue
edit| All matches |
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| Linyi, China |
| Linyi Olympic Sports Park Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,410 |
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Squads
editKnockout stage
edit- All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 July | ||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 July | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 July | ||||||||||
| Qatar | 2 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 July | ||||||||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 July | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 3 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| Belgium | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 July | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul | 15:30 | China |
3–0 | Mexico |
25–23 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 75–63 | P2 Report | ||
| 4 Jul | 19:30 | Belgium |
3–2 | Croatia |
25–20 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 15–25 | 15–13 | 102–101 | P2 Report |
| 5 Jul | 15:30 | Ukraine |
3–1 | Chile |
20–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 95–86 | P2 Report | |
| 5 Jul | 19:30 | Egypt |
3–2 | Qatar |
25–16 | 23–25 | 27–25 | 20–25 | 15–13 | 110–104 | P2 Report |
Semifinals
edit| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul | 16:00 | China |
3–0 | Egypt |
25–15 | 27–25 | 25–19 | 77–59 | P2 Report | ||
| 6 Jul | 20:00 | Ukraine |
2–3 | Belgium |
25–21 | 25–20 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 97–106 | P2 Report |
3rd place match
edit| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul | 13:30 | Egypt |
3–2 | Ukraine |
21–25 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 15–13 | 106–100 | P2 Report |
Final
editFinal standing
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Source: VCC 2024 final standings |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
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- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website
- 2024 Challenger Cup – official website