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.
Upcoming season or competition: 2024 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| First season | 2018 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Thailand(1st title) |
| Most titles |  Iraq Kyrgyzstan Thailand(1 title each) |
| Official website | asianvolleyball |
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 |
 Colombo |
 Iraq |
3–2 |  Saudi Arabia |
 Sri Lanka |
3–0 |  Bangladesh |
8 | |||
| 2020 | Cholpon-Ata |
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| 2022 Details |
Cholpon-Ata |
 Kyrgyzstan |
3–2 | Saudi Arabia |
 Uzbekistan |
3–2 |  Mongolia |
4 | |||
| 2023 Details |
 Taipei |
 Thailand |
3–0 |  Bahrain |
 South Korea |
3–1 |  Vietnam |
15 | |||
| 2024 Details |
 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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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 | 2018 (8) |
2022 (4) |
2023 (15) |
2024 (12) |
Total |
 Australia
|
• | • | 5th | Q | 2 |
| Bahrain
|
• | • | 2nd | Q | 2 |
| Bangladesh
|
4th | • | • | • | 1 |
 China
|
• | • | • | Q | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
• | • | 9th | Q | 2 |
 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 |
 Pakistan
|
• | • | • | Q | 1 |
 Philippines
|
• | • | 10th | Q | 2 |
 Qatar
|
• | • | • | Q | 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
| ||
| 2024 | China
|
3 |
| Pakistan
| ||
| Qatar
|
Awards edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- Asian Volleyball Confederation – official website
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