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.
Qualification summary CountryConfederationQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performanceTotalFirstLastAVC Asian Qualifier winners 20 May 20180NoneNoneCSV South American Qualifier winners 20 May 20180NoneNoneCEV Host country 6 June 20180NoneNoneNORCECA North American Qualifier winners 9 June 20180NoneNoneCEV 2018 European Golden League champions 13 June 20180NoneNoneCEV 2018 European Golden League runners-up 13 June 20180NoneNone
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.
Means of qualification Qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup Already qualified as hosts for the 2018 Challenger Cup
Continental qualification tournaments
AVC (Asia and Oceania)
Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan Dates: 18–20 May 2018 The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.
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)
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.
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CSV (South America)
Venue: Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago, Chile Dates: 18–20 May 2018 The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.
NORCECA (North America)
Venue: Sala 19 de noviembre, Pinar del Río, Cuba Dates: 5–9 June 2018 The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.
References
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