The CAVA Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup is an international volleyball competition in Central and South Asia contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Central Asian Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZVA), the sport's regional governing body.[1] The current champion is India, which won its first title at the 2023 edition.[2][3]
Upcoming season or competition: 2023 CAVA Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| First season | 2019 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Continent | Central and South Asia (CAVA) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  India (2nd title) |
| Most titles | India (2 titles)  Nepal (2 titles) |
| Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
Results summary
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2019 Details |
 Dhaka |
 Nepal |
Round-robin |  Maldives |
 Kyrgyzstan |
Round-robin |  Bangladesh |
5 | |||
| 2021 Details |
Dhaka |
Nepal |
3–2 |  Uzbekistan |
 Sri Lanka |
3–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
6 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Kathmandu |
 India |
3–0 |  Kazakhstan |
Nepal |
3–1 | Uzbekistan |
8 | |||
| 2024 Details |
Kathmandu |
India |
3–2 | Nepal |
 Iran |
3–0 | Sri Lanka |
5 | |||
Teams reaching the top four
edit| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal
|
2 (2019, 2021) | 1 (2024) | 1 (2023) | |
| India
|
2 (2023, 2024) | |||
 Uzbekistan
|
1 (2021) | 1 (2023) | ||
 Kazakhstan
|
1 (2023) | |||
 Maldives
|
1 (2019) | |||
 Kyrgyzstan
|
1 (2019) | 1 (2021) | ||
 Sri Lanka
|
1 (2021) | 1 (2024) | ||
 Iran
|
1 (2024) | |||
| Bangladesh
|
1 (2019) |
Hosts
edit| Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bangladesh |
2019, 2021 |
| 2 |  Nepal |
2023, 2024 |
Medal summary
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maldives | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
Participating nations
edit| Nation | 2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
2024 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
5th | 1 | |||
 Bangladesh |
4th | 5th | 8th | 3 | |
 India |
1st | 1st | 2 | ||
 Kazakhstan |
2nd | 1 | |||
 Kyrgyzstan |
3rd | 4th | 6th | 3 | |
 Maldives |
2nd | 6th | 7th | 3 | |
 Nepal |
1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4 |
 Sri Lanka |
3rd | 5th | 4th | 3 | |
 Uzbekistan |
2nd | 4th | 5th | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Debut of teams
edit| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Afghanistan
|
5 |
| Bangladesh
| ||
| Kyrgyzstan
| ||
| Maldives
| ||
| Nepal
| ||
| 2021 | Sri Lanka
|
2 |
| Uzbekistan
| ||
| 2023 | India
|
2 |
| Kazakhstan
| ||
| 2024 | Iran
|
1 |
Awards
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Most Valuable Playeredit
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Best Spikeredit
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Best Setteredit
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Best Liberoedit
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Best Middle Blockeredit
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Best Outside Hitteredit
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Best Opposite Hitteredit
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References
edit- ^ "CAVA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGE CUP IN NEPAL KICKS OFF WITH GRAND OPENING CEREMONY". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "India thrashes Kazakhstan to win CAVA Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup 2023". The Hindu. 29 May 2023.
- ^ "India claim CAVA Challenge Cup". The Kathmandu Post. 29 May 2023.