2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup
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The 2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup was the inaugural edition of the AVC Challenge Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and that year with the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF). The tournament was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 15 to 21 September 2018.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Sri Lanka |
City | Colombo |
Dates | 15–21 September |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 |
Champions | Iraq (1st title) |
Runners-up | Saudi Arabia |
Third place | Sri Lanka |
Fourth place | Bangladesh |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | Ahmed Albakheet |
Official website | |
2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup | |
Qualification

Qualified
8 AVC member associations qualified for the 2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup. Sri Lanka qualified as hosts and the 3 teams were qualified from the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship while 4 teams were new entrants. The 8 AVC member associations were from 4 zonal associations, including Central Asia (2 teams), East Asia (2 team), Southeast Asia (1 team), and Western Asia (3 teams). Fiji and Uzbekistan withdrew from the tournament.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
Means of qualification | Births | Qualified |
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Host country | 1 | ![]() |
Central Asian teams | 1 | ![]() |
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East Asian teams | 2 | ![]() |
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Oceanian teams | 0 | ![]() |
Southeast Asian teams | 1 | ![]() |
West Asian teams | 3 | ![]() |
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Total | 8 |
Pools composition
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
Pool A | Pool B |
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Preliminary round
Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 287 | 240 | 1.196 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 236 | 211 | 1.118 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 211 | 234 | 0.902 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 203 | 252 | 0.806 |
15 September 16:00 |
Sri Lanka ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(25–15, 25–20, 25–22) P2 Report | ||||
15 September 18:30 |
Malaysia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(17–25, 15–25, 25–18, 17–25) P2 Report | ||||
16 September 16:00 |
Sri Lanka ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(25–16, 25–18, 25–23) P2 Report | ||||
16 September 18:30 |
Hong Kong ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(18–25, 25–22, 22–25, 15–25) P2 Report | ||||
17 September 16:00 |
Malaysia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(30–28, 25–19, 25–19) P2 Report | ||||
17 September 18:30 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(22–25, 25–22, 25–19, 25–20) P2 Report | ||||
Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 267 | 251 | 1.064 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 281 | 259 | 1.085 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 269 | 272 | 0.989 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 239 | 274 | 0.872 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
15 September 10:00 |
Bangladesh ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(25–20, 18–25, 17–25, 25–21, 9–15) P2 Report | ||||
15 September 13:30 |
United Arab Emirates ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(31–29, 25–22, 20–25, 25–21) P2 Report | ||||
16 September 10:00 |
United Arab Emirates ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(22–25, 16–25, 18–25) P2 Report | ||||
16 September 13:30 |
Mongolia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(14–25, 20–25, 19–25) P2 Report | ||||
17 September 10:00 |
Iraq ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(18–25, 26–24, 25–23, 22–25, 9–15) P2 Report | ||||
17 September 13:30 |
Bangladesh ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(25–22, 25–23, 23–25, 25–19) P2 Report | ||||
Final round
Final eight
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
19 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
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20 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
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19 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
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21 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
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19 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
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20 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
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19 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
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21 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
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5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
20 September – Colombo | ||||||
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21 September – Colombo | ||||||
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20 September – Colombo | ||||||
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7th place match | ||||||
21 September – Colombo | ||||||
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Quarterfinals
19 September 10:00 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(25–17, 25–17, 25–15) P2 Report | ||||
19 September 13:30 |
Malaysia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(27–25, 21–25, 23–25, 20–25) P2 Report | ||||
19 September 16:00 |
Sri Lanka ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(25–20, 25–17, 25–15) P2 Report | ||||
19 September 18:30 |
Hong Kong ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(22–25, 21–25, 16–25) P2 Report | ||||
5th–8th semifinals
20 September 10:00 |
Mongolia ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(21–25, 25–20, 26–24, 17–25, 10–15) P2 Report | ||||
20 September 13:30 |
United Arab Emirates ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(21–25, 25–23, 36–34, 25–21) P2 Report | ||||
Semifinals
20 September 16:00 |
Sri Lanka ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(25–22, 24–26, 20–25, 20–25) P2 Report | ||||
20 September 18:30 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(25–15, 21–25, 25–12, 26–24) P2 Report | ||||
7th place match
21 September 09:00 |
Mongolia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(19–25, 30–32, 29–31) P2 Report | ||||
5th place match
21 September 11:00 |
Hong Kong ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(25–21, 17–25, 25–22, 25–27, 7–15) P2 Report | ||||
3rd place match
21 September 13:30 |
Sri Lanka ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(25–16, 25–17, 25–17) P2 Report | ||||
Final
21 September 16:00 |
Iraq ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
(14–25, 25–14, 25–16, 26–28, 15–13) P2 Report | ||||
Final standing
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Awards
See also
References
External links
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