The Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup, also known as the AVC Challenge Cup for Women, is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body.
Upcoming season or competition: 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| First season | 2018 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Vietnam(1st title) |
| Most titles |  Hong Kong Vietnam(1 title each) |
| TV partner(s) | PPTV |
| Official website | asianvolleyball |
From 2023 edition, the winner will qualify for the FIVB Challenger Cup.
This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious continental competition for Asian national women's volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and Asian Volleyball Cup.
The two Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup tournaments has been won by two different national teams. Both Hong Kong and Vietnam have won one time.
History edit
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be awarded every two years beginning 2018. The first two editions of the tournament were due to take place in Hong Kong, China, but due to unforeseen reasons, the first edition in 2018 did not held, while the second edition two years later was cancelled due to grave concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The tournament was first take place in 2022. The champions was Hong Kong, which won their first title at the 2022 edition in a round-robin format.[2] In 2023 edition, Vietnam crowned as the champions, won also their first title in the tournament and qualified for the 2023 FIVB Challenger Cup.[3]
From the 2023 edition, the AVC Challenge Cup has reformed from being held biennially to annually as it serve as a qualifier for the FIVB Challenger Cup.[4][5]
Results summary edit
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2018 Details |
Hong Kong |
did not held due to unforeseen reasons | 8 | ||||||||
| 2020 | Hong Kong |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| 2022 Details |
 Nakhon Pathom |
 Hong Kong |
Round-robin (3–2) |
 India |
 Malaysia |
Round-robin (3–2) |
 Uzbekistan |
5 | |||
| 2023 Details |
 Gresik |
 Vietnam |
3–2 |  Indonesia |
 Chinese Taipei |
3–0 | India |
11 | |||
| 2024 Details |
 Manila |
– | – | 10 | |||||||
Teams reaching the top four edit
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong
|
1 (2022) | |||
| Vietnam
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1 (2023) | |||
 India
|
1 (2022) | 1 (2023) | ||
| Indonesia
|
1 (2023) | |||
 Chinese Taipei
|
1 (2023) | |||
 Malaysia
|
1 (2022) | |||
 Uzbekistan
|
1 (2022) |
Champions by region edit
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| EAZVA (East Asia) | Hong Kong (1)
|
1 title |
| SEAVA (Southeast Asia) | Vietnam (1)
|
1 title |
Hosts edit
List of hosts by number of challenge cups hosted.
| Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand |
2022 |
| Indonesia |
2023 | |
| Philippines |
2024 |
Medal summary edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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 | 2022 (5) |
2023 (11) |
2024 (10) |
Total |
 Australia
|
• | 6th | Q | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
• | 3rd | Q | 2 |
| Hong Kong
|
1st | 9th | Q | 3 |
| India
|
2nd | 4th | Q | 3 |
| Indonesia
|
• | 2nd | Q | 2 |
 Iran
|
• | 5th | Q | 2 |
 Kazakhstan
|
• | • | Q | 1 |
 Macau
|
• | 11th | • | 1 |
| Malaysia
|
3rd | • | • | 1 |
 Mongolia
|
• | 10th | • | 1 |
| Philippines
|
• | 7th | Q | 2 |
 Singapore
|
5th | • | Q | 2 |
| Uzbekistan
|
4th | 8th | • | 2 |
| Vietnam
|
• | 1st | Q | 2 |
Debut of teams edit
| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hong Kong
|
5 |
| India
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| Malaysia
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| Singapore
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| Uzbekistan
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| 2023 | Australia
|
8 |
| Chinese Taipei
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| Indonesia
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| Iran
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| Macau
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| Mongolia
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| Philippines
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| Vietnam
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| 2024 | Kazakhstan
|
1 |
Awards edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ ""21st Princess Cup" 3rd AVC Women's Challenge Cup set to get off the ground in Nakhon Pathom on June 24". AVC. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Preechachan (30 June 2022). "Hong Kong, China make history after capturing 3rd AVC Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup". AVC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Preechachan (25 June 2023). "Vietnam win AVC Challenge Cup". AVC. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Preechachan (5 June 2023). "Women's Volleyroos Selected For Women's Challenger Cup". AVC. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 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 Taipei 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.
External links edit
- Asian Volleyball Confederation – official website
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