2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification explained

The 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification was a series of tournaments held to decide which teams would play in the 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup. The 2018 Challenger Cup featured 6 teams. Only one place was allocated to the hosts. The remaining 5 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.^[1]

Qualification summary

Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances			Previous best performance
				Total	First	Last
	AVC	Asian Qualifier winners	20 May 2018	0	None	None
	CSV	South American Qualifier winners	20 May 2018	0	None	None
	CEV	Host country	6 June 2018	0	None	None
	NORCECA	North American Qualifier winners	9 June 2018	0	None	None
	CEV	2018 European Golden League champions	13 June 2018	0	None	None
	CEV	2018 European Golden League runners-up	13 June 2018	0	None	None

1.Originally, the CAVB would have a direct spot in the Challenger Cup, while the representatives from AVC and CSV would play a playoff for a spot. However, FIVB fined the CAVB for not hosting any kind of qualifier event and the winners of the AVC and CSV qualifier booked a direct qualification.^[2]

Means of qualification

width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc		Qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup
width=10px bgcolor=#87ceeb		Already qualified as hosts for the 2018 Challenger Cup

Continental qualification tournaments

AVC (Asia and Oceania)

See main article: 2018 AVC Men's Challenger.

• Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
• Dates: 18–20 May 2018
• The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.^[3]

CAVB (Africa)

CAVB was deprived of the right to participate in the 2018 Challenger Cup because it did not hosting any kind of qualifier event. So the AVC–CSV playoff was canceled and the winners of the AVC and CSV qualifier directly qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.

CEV (Europe)

See main article: 2018 Men's European Volleyball League.

• Final venue: KV Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
• Dates: 19 May – 14 June 2018
• The top two teams that had not yet qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.^[4]

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CSV (South America)

See main article: 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification (CSV).

• Venue: Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago, Chile
• Dates: 18–20 May 2018
• The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.^[5]

NORCECA (North America)

See main article: 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification (NORCECA).

• Venue: Sala 19 de noviembre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
• Dates: 5–9 June 2018
• The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.^[6]

External links

• Qualification Process
• 2018 Challenger Cup Asian Qualifier – official website
• 2018 Challenger Cup North American Qualifier – official website
• 2018 Challenger Cup South American Qualifier – official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIVB Executive Committee embraces digital transformation . 7 December 2017 . . 18 May 2019.
2. Web site: Chile clasifica directo a la Challenger Cup . 12 June 2018 . . es . 18 May 2019.
3. Web site: Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Chinese Taipei battle for right to FIVB Challenger Cup playoff . 18 May 2018 . . 20 May 2018.
4. Web site: Estonia and hosts Czech Republic to contest Golden EuroLeague final . 13 June 2018 . . 18 May 2019.
5. Web site: Se viene el Clasificatorio Sudamericano Masculino al Challenger Cup en Chile . 17 May 2018 . . es . 20 May 2018.
6. Web site: Cuba wins tournament and qualify to World Final . 9 June 2018 . . 18 May 2019.