2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup qualification
The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup qualification is a series of tournaments to decide teams which will play in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup. The 2018 Challenger Cup will feature 6 teams. Only one place will be allocated to the hosts. The remaining 5 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations will compete.[1]
Qualification summary
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | June 2018 |  Lausanne | 1 |  Peru |
| North American Qualifier[2] | 17–20 May 2018 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Edmonton | 1 |  Puerto Rico |
| Asian Qualifier[3] | 18–20 May 2018 |  Almaty | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australiaa |
| African–South American Playoff | Cancelb | 1 |  Colombia | |
| Golden European League[4] | 19 May–15 June 2018 |  Budapest | 2 |  Bulgaria |
| Hungary | ||||
| Total | 6 | |||
- Note
- ^a Australia replaces Kazakhstan, the Asian qualifier winners, who withdrew from the tournament.[5]
- ^b Originally, a CSV representative would 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
AVC (Asia and Oceania)
- Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Dates: 18–20 May 2018
Teams
- Australia (Round Robin → Qualified)
Chinese Taipei (Round Robin)- Kazakhstan (Round Robin → Qualified (Withdrew))
Final positions (Round Robin)
| Qualified for 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup |
| Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
| 1 | Kazakhstan |
2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 174 | 117 | 1.487 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 150 | 157 | 0.955 |
| 3 | Australia |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 100 | 150 | 0.667 |
CEV (Europe)
Teams
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
| Qualified for the final round | |
| Qualified as hosts for the final round |
- Pool A
| Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
| 1 | Bulgaria |
5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3.200 | 513 | 436 | 1.177 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan |
5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 549 | 492 | 1.116 |
| 3 | Ukraine |
2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 483 | 491 | 0.984 |
| 4 | Portugal |
0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0.167 | 397 | 523 | 0.759 |
- Pool B
| Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
| 1 | Finland |
4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 533 | 471 | 1.132 |
| 2 | Hungary |
4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1.667 | 536 | 508 | 1.055 |
| 3 | Croatia |
3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1.000 | 529 | 549 | 0.964 |
| 4 | France |
1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0.313 | 432 | 502 | 0.861 |
- Pool C
| Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
| 1 | Czech Republic |
6 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 6.000 | 493 | 411 | 1.200 |
| 2 | Belarus |
3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 0.923 | 531 | 535 | 0.993 |
| 3 | Slovakia |
2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | 515 | 526 | 0.979 |
| 4 | Spain |
1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 | 482 | 549 | 0.878 |
Final round
- Venue: László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary
- Dates: 14–15 June 2018
- The finalists in the final round will qualify 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 | |||||
Teams
Final positions (Round Robin)
| Qualified for 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup | |
| Qualified as host |
| Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
| 1 | Peru |
3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 249 | 167 | 1.491 |
| 2 | Colombia |
2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 223 | 175 | 1.274 |
| 3 |  Chile |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 159 | 201 | 0.791 |
| 4 |  Venezuela |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 137 | 225 | 0.609 |
NORCECA (North America)
- Venue: Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Canada
- Dates: 17–20 May 2018
Teams
- 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
| Qualified for the final round |
- Pool A
| Matches | Pts | Points | Sets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Canada |
1 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 50 | 1.500 | 3 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 75 | 0.667 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
- Pool B
| Matches | Pts | Points | Sets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Puerto Rico |
2 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 103 | 1.456 | 6 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 | Cuba |
1 | 1 | 5 | 137 | 107 | 1.280 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 3 | Nicaragua |
0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 150 | 0.487 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
Final positions (Final round)
- The winner will qualify to 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup
| Finals | ||||
| 1 | Canada
| 2 | ||
| 2 | Puerto Rico
| 3 | ||
References
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