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Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup
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Current sports event 2024 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
First season2018
No. of teams12
ContinentAsia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Thailand
(1st title)
Most titles Iraq
 Kyrgyzstan
 Thailand
(1 title each)
Official websiteasianvolleyball.net

The Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup, also known as the AVC Challenge Cup for Men, is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body.

This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious continental competition for Asian national volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and Asian Volleyball Cup.

The three Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup tournaments has been won by three different national teams. Iraq, Kyrgyzstan and Thailand have won one time.

History[edit]

Originally, the tournament was awarded every two years beginning 2018. The champions were Iraq in 2018 edition[1] and Kyrgyzstan in 2022 edition.[2] Both teams defeated Saudi Arabia in tie-break final.

From the 2023 edition, the AVC Challenge Cup has reformed from being held biennially to annually. The tournament also serve as a qualifier for the FIVB Challenger Cup.[3] Thailand were the champions in the 2023 edition after defeating Bahrain in straight sets in the final.[4]

Results summary[edit]

Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2018
Details 		Sri Lanka
Colombo
Iraq 		3–2
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka 		3–0
Bangladesh 		8
2020 Kyrgyzstan
Cholpon-Ata 		Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Details 		Kyrgyzstan
Cholpon-Ata
Kyrgyzstan 		3–2
Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan 		3–2
Mongolia 		4
2023
Details 		Taiwan
Taipei
Thailand 		3–0
Bahrain
South Korea 		3–1
Vietnam 		15
2024
Details 		Bahrain
Isa Town 		12

Teams reaching the top four[edit]

Team Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
 Iraq 1 (2018)
 Kyrgyzstan 1 (2022)
 Thailand 1 (2023)
 Saudi Arabia 2 (2018, 2022)
 Bahrain 1 (2023)
 South Korea 1 (2023)
 Sri Lanka 1 (2018)
 Uzbekistan 1 (2022)
 Bangladesh 1 (2018)
 Mongolia 1 (2022)
 Vietnam 1 (2023)

Champions by region[edit]

Federation (Region) Champion(s) Number
CAZVA (Central Asia)  Kyrgyzstan (1) 1 title
SEAVA (Southeast Asia)  Thailand (1) 1 title
WAZVA (West Asia)  Iraq (1) 1 title

Hosts[edit]

List of hosts by number of challenge cups hosted.

Times Hosted Nations Year(s)
1  Sri Lanka 2018
 Kyrgyzstan 2022
 Taiwan 2023
 Bahrain 2024

Medal summary[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iraq1001
 Kyrgyzstan1001
 Thailand1001
4 Saudi Arabia0202
5 Bahrain0101
6 South Korea0011
 Sri Lanka0011
 Uzbekistan0011
Totals (8 entries)3339

Participating nations[edit]

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team Sri Lanka
2018
(8) 		Kyrgyzstan
2022
(4) 		Taiwan
2023
(15) 		Bahrain
2024
(12) 		Total
 Australia • • 5th Q 2
 Bahrain • • 2nd Q 2
 Bangladesh 4th • • 1
 Chinese Taipei • • 9th 1
 Hong Kong 6th • 11th 2
 India • • 15th 1
 Indonesia • • 6th Q 2
 Iraq 1st • • 1
 Kazakhstan • • 7th Q 2
 Kyrgyzstan • 1st • 1
 Macau • • 12th 1
 Malaysia 7th • • 1
 Mongolia 8th 4th 8th 3
 Philippines • • 10th 1
 Saudi Arabia 2nd 2nd 14th 3
 South Korea • • 3rd Q 2
 Sri Lanka 3rd • 13th 2
 Thailand • • 1st Q 2
 United Arab Emirates 5th • • 1
 Uzbekistan • 3rd • 1
 Vietnam • • 4th Q 2

Debut of teams[edit]

Year Debutants Total
2018  Bangladesh 8
 Hong Kong
 Iraq
 Malaysia
 Mongolia
 Saudi Arabia
 Sri Lanka
 United Arab Emirates
2022  Kyrgyzstan 2
 Uzbekistan
2023  Australia 11
 Bahrain
 Chinese Taipei
 India
 Indonesia
 Kazakhstan
 Macau
 Philippines
 South Korea
 Thailand
 Vietnam

Awards[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iraq Reign Supreme in 1st AVC Men's Challenge Cup". AVC. 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ Preechachan (3 September 2022). "Kyrgyzstan Capture Maiden AVC Men's Challenge Cup Title on Home Soil after Comeback 3-2 Win against Saudi Arabia". AVC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ Edria Liang (16 June 2023). 中華女排出戰亞洲挑戰盃 賽程、名單一次看 [Chinese women's volleyball team Asian Challenge Cup schedule and list]. VOL Sports (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ^ Preechachan (16 July 2023). "Thailand capture AVC Challenge Cup and final berth in FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup in Qatar". AVC. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Challenge_Cup

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