2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification
The 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification was a series of tournaments to decide which teams would play in the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup. The 2018 Challenger Cup featured 6 teams. Only one place was allocated to the hosts. The remaining 5 places was determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.[1]
Qualification summary
[edit]| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | |||||
 Australiaa | AVC | Asian qualifier 3rd place[2] | 20 May 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
 Puerto Rico | NORCECA | North American qualifier champions[3] | 20 May 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
 Colombiab | CSV | South American qualifier runner-up | 27 May 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
 Peru | CSV | Host country | 15 June 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
 Bulgaria | CEV | 2018 Golden League champions[4] | 17 June 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
 Hungary | CEV | 2018 Golden League runner-up[4] | 17 June 2018 | 0 | None | None | |
- Note
- ^a Australia replaced Kazakhstan, the Asian qualifier winners, who withdrew from the tournament.[5]
- ^b Originally, a CSV representative was to face a team from Africa in a playoff for a spot in the Challenger Cup. According to the Chilean Volleyball Federation (FEVOCHI), however, FIVB fined the African Volleyball Confederation for not hosting any kind of qualifier event.[6]
Confederation qualification
[edit]AVC (Asia and Oceania)
[edit]- Venue:
Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan - Dates: 18–20 May 2018
Teams
[edit]
Australia (round robin → qualified)
Chinese Taipei (round robin)- Kazakhstan (round robin → qualified (withdrew))
Final positions (round robin)
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 174 | 117 | 1.487 | 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 150 | 157 | 0.955 | |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 100 | 150 | 0.667 |
Source: [citation needed]
CEV (Europe)
[edit]Teams
[edit]
Azerbaijan (Golden league)
Belarus (Golden league)
Bulgaria (Golden league → final round → qualified)
Czech Republic (Golden league → final round)
Croatia (Golden league)
Finland (Golden league → final round)
France (Golden league)
Hungary (Golden league → final round → qualified)
Portugal (Golden league)
Slovakia (Golden league)
Spain (Golden league)
Ukraine (Golden league)
Golden league
[edit]| Qualified for the final round | |
| Qualified as hosts for the final round |
- Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3.200 | 513 | 436 | 1.177 | Final round |
| 2 |  Azerbaijan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 549 | 492 | 1.116 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 483 | 491 | 0.984 | |
| 4 |  Portugal | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0.167 | 397 | 523 | 0.759 |
Source: [citation needed]
- Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 533 | 471 | 1.132 | Final round |
| 2 | Hungary | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1.667 | 536 | 508 | 1.055 | Final round as host country |
| 3 |  Croatia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1.000 | 529 | 549 | 0.964 | |
| 4 |  France | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0.313 | 432 | 502 | 0.861 |
Source: [citation needed]
- Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czech Republic | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 6.000 | 493 | 411 | 1.200 | Final round |
| 2 |  Belarus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 0.923 | 531 | 535 | 0.993 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | 515 | 526 | 0.979 | |
| 4 |  Spain | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 | 482 | 549 | 0.878 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final round
[edit]- Venue: László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary
- Dates: 14–15 June 2018
- The finalists in the final round qualified for the 2018 FIVB Challenger Cup.
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||
| 15 June | ||||||
| Finland | 0 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| Hungary | 0 | |||||
| Hungary | 3 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 15 June | ||||||
| Finland | 1 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||
CSV (South America)
[edit]- Venue:
Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru - Dates: 25–27 May 2018
Teams
[edit]
Chile (round robin)
Colombia (round robin → qualified)- Peru (round robin → qualified as host country)
Venezuela (round robin)
Final positions (round robin)
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 249 | 167 | 1.491 | Qualified as host |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 223 | 175 | 1.274 | 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup |
| 3 |  Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 159 | 201 | 0.791 | |
| 4 |  Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 137 | 225 | 0.609 |
Source: [citation needed]
NORCECA (North America)
[edit]- Venue:
Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Canada - Dates: 17–20 May 2018
Teams
[edit]- Canada (first round → final round)
Cuba (first round)
Nicaragua (first round)
Puerto Rico (first round → final round → qualified)
Trinidad and Tobago (first round)
First round
[edit]| Qualified for the final round |
- Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 50 | 1.500 | 3 | 0 | MAX | Qualified for the final |
| 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 75 | 0.667 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
Source: [citation needed]
- Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 103 | 1.456 | 6 | 0 | MAX | Qualified for the final |
| 2 |  Cuba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 137 | 107 | 1.280 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 3 |  Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 150 | 0.487 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final positions (final round)
[edit]- The winner qualified for a slot in the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup
| Finals | ||||
| 1 | Canada | 2 | ||
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "FIVB Executive Committee embraces digital transformation". FIVB.org. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "AVC Continental Qualifications for FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup – Women's Results". AVC. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 Norceca Women Volleyball Nation League Challenge Cup Final Continental Qualification Tournament". NORCECA. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Hungary and Bulgaria to lock horns in Golden #EuroLeagueW 'grand finale'". CEV. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "VOLLEYROOS WOMEN GET LATE SECOND CHANCE". Volleyball Australia. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "CHILE CLASIFICA DIRECTO A LA CHALLENGER CUP" (in Spanish). Federación de Voleibol de Chile. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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