2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
 Doha, host city | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  Qatar |
| City | Doha |
| Dates | 28–30 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 5 confederations) |
| Champions |  Turkey (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Qatar |
| Third place |  Ukraine |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Attendance | 7,700 (963 per match) |
| Best scorer | Vicente Parraguirre (67 points) |
| Best spiker | Vicente Parraguirre (50.00 %) |
| Best blocker | Mohamed Ibrahim Ibrahim (3.00 Avg) |
| Best server | Efe Bayram (2.33 Avg) |
| Best setter | Arslan Ekşi (25.00 Avg) |
| Best digger | Oleksandr Boiko (11.33 Avg) |
| Best receiver | Oleh Plotnytskyi (45.16 %) |
| Official website | |
| Volleyball Challenger Cup | |
The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup was the fourth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, an annual men's international volleyball tournament contested by eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. The tournament was held at Aspire Ladies Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar, between 28 and 30 July 2023.[1][2]
Four teams made their first appearance in the men's Challenger Cup in this edition: China, the Dominican Republic, Thailand and Ukraine.
Turkey won the title, defeating host Qatar in the final, and earned the right to participate in 2024 Nations League replacing China, the last placed challenger team in the 2023 edition. Ukraine defeated Chile in the 3rd place match.[3]
Qualification[edit]
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
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| Total | First | Last | |||||
 Tunisia
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CAVB | Highest ranked in CAVB | — | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 6th place (2022) |
| Chile
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CSV | Highest ranked in CSV | — | 3 | 2018 | 2022 | 5th place (2018) |
| Qatar
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AVC | Host country | 1 June 2023[1] | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 7th place (2022) |
 Dominican Republic
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NORCECA | North American Qualifier runners-up[a] | 31 July 2022 | 0 | None | None | |
| Turkey
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CEV | 2023 European Golden League champions | 24 June 2023 | 2 | 2019 | 2022 | Runners-up (2022) |
| Ukraine
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CEV | 2023 European Golden League runners-up | 24 June 2023 | 0 | None | None | |
 China
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AVC | 2023 Nations League last placed challenger team | 10 July 2023 | 0 | None | None | |
 Thailand
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AVC | 2023 Asian Challenge Cup champions | 15 July 2023 | 0 | None | None | |
Format[edit]
The tournament will compete in the knock-out format (quarterfinals, semifinals, and final), with the host country (Qatar) playing its quarterfinal match against the lowest ranked team. The remaining six teams are placed from 2nd to 7th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 15 July 2023.[4] Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.
| Match | Top ranker | Bottom ranker |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinal 1 | Qatar (Hosts)
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Thailand (58)
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| Quarterfinal 2 | Turkey (12)
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Dominican Republic (31)
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| Quarterfinal 3 | Ukraine (13)
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China (25)
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| Quarterfinal 4 | Tunisia (18)
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Chile (24)
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Squads[edit]
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Venue[edit]
| All matches |
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| Doha, Qatar |
| Aspire Ladies Sports Hall |
| Capacity: 2,500 |
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Knockout stage[edit]
- All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| Qatar | 3 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 3 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 July | ||||||||||
| Chile | 3 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 3 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 3 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 3 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 July | ||||||||||
| China | 1 | |||||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul | 11:00 | Tunisia |
0–3 | Chile |
19–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 65–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 28 Jul | 14:00 | Ukraine |
3–1 | China |
25–19 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 98–85 | P2 Report | |
| 28 Jul | 17:00 | Qatar |
3–0 | Thailand |
26–24 | 25–23 | 26–24 | 77–71 | P2 Report | ||
| 28 Jul | 20:00 | Turkey |
3–1 | Dominican Republic |
25–20 | 25–17 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 99–82 | P2 Report |
Semifinals[edit]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul | 16:00 | Turkey |
3–2 | Ukraine |
18–25 | 25–23 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 15–13 | 102–103 | P2 Report |
| 29 Jul | 19:00 | Qatar |
3–0 | Chile |
25–21 | 25–22 | 27–25 | 77–68 | P2 Report |
3rd place match[edit]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul | 16:00 | Chile |
0–3 | Ukraine |
21–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 58–75 | P2 Report |
Final[edit]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul | 19:00 | Qatar |
2–3 | Turkey |
13–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 90–108 | P2 Report |
Final standing[edit]
Source: VCC 2023 final standings |
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Cuba, the winners of the competition has already participated in the 2023 Nations League.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Qatar to host 2023 Volleyball Challenger Cup that will be held next July". Doha Directory. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Doha set for men's Challenger Cup quarterfinals on Friday". Volleyball World. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Dream come true for Türkiye as they win Challenger Cup 2023". Vollleyball World. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website
- 2023 Challenger Cup – official website
- Brackets
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