2023 AVC Men's Challenge Cup explained

Competition:	AVC Men's Challenge Cup
Other Titles:	2023年台中銀行亞洲男子排球挑戰盃
Continent:	Asia
Year:	2023
Size:	300
City:	Taipei
Dates:	8–15 July
Teams:	15
Confederations:	1
Venues:	2
Cities:	1
Champions:	THA
Title Number:	1
Second:	BHR
Third:	KOR
Fourth:	VIE
Mvp:	Anurak Phanram
Setter:	Hwang Taek-eui
Opposite Spiker:	Ali Khamis
Libero:	Ayman Haroon
Matches:	33
Website:	2023 AVC Men's Challenge Cup
Last:	2022 AVC Men's Challenge Cup
Next:	2024 AVC Men's Challenge Cup

The 2023 AVC Men's Challenge Cup, also known as the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup for Men, was the fourth edition of the AVC Men's Challenge Cup, an annual international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), in that year with the Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association (CTVBA). The tournament was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 8 to 15 July 2023.^[1]

The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup.

Thailand won their first title and earned the right to participate in 2023 Challenger Cup after defeating Bahrain in straight sets in the final. South Korea took the bronze after defeating Vietnam in the 3rd place match. Anurak Phanram named as the MVP of the tournament.^[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Country	Zone	Qualified as<	--by their current World ranking-->	Qualified on	Previous appearances			Previous best performance
			Total		First	Last
	EAZVA	Host country	20 December 2022^[3]	0	None
	OZVA	1st OZVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	WAZVA	1st WAZVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	EAZVA	2nd EAZVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	CAVA	3rd CAVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	SEAVA	2nd SEAVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	CAVA	2nd CAVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	EAZVA	3rd EAZVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	EAZVA	3rd EAZVA team	2 February 2023	2	2018	2022	(2022)
	CAVA	1st CAVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	SEAVA	4th SEAVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	WAZVA	2nd WAZVA team	2 February 2023	2	2018	2022	(2018, 2022)
	EAZVA	1st EAZVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	CAVA	4th CAVA team	2 February 2023	1	2018	(2018)
	SEAVA	1st SEAVA team	2 February 2023	0	None
	CAVA	5th CAVA team	2 February 2023	1	2022	(2022)
	SEAVA	3rd SEAVA team	2 February 2023	0	None

Pools composition

The overview of pools was released on 16 March 2023.^[4]

width=16.6%	Pool A	width=16.6%	Pool B	width=16.6%	Pool C	width=16.6%	Pool D	width=16.6%	Pool E	width=16.6%	Pool F
	(2)	(3)*	(4)	(–)	(–)
(–)	(–)	(–)	(–)	(–)*	(–)
	(–)	(–)	(–)	(–)	(–)

Venues

width=50%	Pool A, B, F, Final Round	width=50%	Pool C, D, E, Final Round
Taipei, Taiwan
University of Taipei Gymnasium (Court 1)	Taipei Gymnasium (Court 2)
Capacity: 4,500	Capacity: 2,400

Format

Teams are divided into six pools. Last placed teams in pools B, C, F play for 13th to 15th places. The second-ranked teams in each pool were drawn to pair with the first-ranked teams in each pool. Top six advances to next round while losers relegated to 7th–12th places.^[5]

Pool standing procedure

1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)^[6]
2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
   • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
   • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
   • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
   • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
   • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
   • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Squads

See main article: 2023 AVC Men's Challenge Cup squads.

Preliminary round

• All times are Taiwan Time .

Pool F

Final round

• All times are Taiwan Time .

Final twelve

Final

Final standing

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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

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Qualified for the 2023 FIVB Challenger Cup

14–man roster
Anut Promchan, Takorn Chuaymee, Prasert Pinkaew, Napadet Bhinijdee, Boonyarid Wongtorn, Siwadon Sanhatham, Thanathat Thaweerat, Mawin Maneewong, Tanapat Charoensuk, Christopher Arli Upakam, Chayut Khongrueng, Anurak Phanram, Assanaphan Chantajorn, Kissada Nilsawai
Head coach
Park Ki-won

Awards

• Most valuable player

• Best setter

• Best outside spikers

• Best middle blockers

• Best opposite spiker

• Best libero

See also

• 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup
• 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup
• List of sporting events in Taiwan

External links

• Asian Volleyball Confederation – official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Preechachan . 7 July 2023 . AVC CHALLENGE CUP FOR MEN TO GET UNDERWAY IN TAIPEI ON JULY 8 . 8 July 2023 . . en-US . 8 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708004343/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/avc-challenge-cup-for-men-to-get-underway-in-taipei-on-june-8/ . live .
2. Web site: Preechachan . 16 July 2023 . Thailand capture AVC Challenge Cup and final berth in FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup in Qatar . 16 July 2023 . . en-US . 16 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230716030005/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/thailand-capture-avc-challenge-cup-and-final-berth-in-fivb-volleyball-challenger-cup-in-qatar/ . live .
3. Web site: Preechachan . 20 December 2022 . AVC releases 2023 Competition Calendar . . 2 July 2023 . en . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328202855/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/avc-releases-2023-competition-calendar/ . live .
4. Web site: Preechachan . 16 March 2023 . Results of Remaining Six 2023 AVC Championships Drawing of Lots Revealed . . 2 July 2023 . en . 23 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323214925/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/results-of-remaining-six-2023-avc-championships-drawing-of-lots-revealed/ . live .
5. Web site: Preechachan . 10 July 2023 . AVC CHALLENGE CUP FOR MEN REACHES FEVER PITCH WITH TOP 12 TEAMS CONTESTING SINGLE ELIMINATION . . 10 July 2023 . en . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230711031711/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/avc-challenge-cup-for-men-reaches-fever-pitch-with-top-12-teams-contesting-single-elimination/ . live .
6. Web site: Competition Regulations . . 10 July 2023 . 21 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321102454/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/5-Competition-Regulations-of-4th-AVC-Men-Challenger-2023-in-TPE.pdf . live .