2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup

2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup

Tournament details
Host nation	China
City	Linyi
Dates	4–7 July
Teams	8 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
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Volleyball Challenger Cup

The 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup will be the fifth and last edition of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup, an annual men's international volleyball tournament contested by eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League. The tournament will be held at Linyi Olympic Sports Park Stadium in Linyi, China, between 4 and 7 July 2024.

Three teams made their first appearance in the men's Challenger Cup in this edition: Belgium, Croatia and Mexico.

Qualification

A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.

Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances			Previous best performance
				Total	First	Last
Egypt	CAVB	Highest ranked in CAVB	—	1	2019		5th place (2019)
Chile	CSV	Highest ranked in CSV	—	4	2018	2023	4th place (2023)
China	AVC	Host country	8 May 2024	1	2023		5th place (2023)
Mexico	NORCECA	2023 NORCECA Final Four champions	11 June 2023	0	None		None
Qatar	AVC	2024 Asian Challenge Cup champions	9 June 2024	2	2022	2023	Runners-up (2023)
Ukraine	CEV	2024 European Golden League champions	15 June 2024	1	2023		3rd place (2023)
Croatia	CEV	2024 European Golden League runners-up	15 June 2024	0	None		None
Belgium	CEV	World ranking	17 June 2024	0	None		None

Format

The tournament will compete in the knock-out format (quarterfinals, semifinals, and final), with the host country (China) playing its quarterfinal match against the lowest ranked team. The remaining six teams are placed from 2nd to 7th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 17 June 2024. Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.

Match	Top ranker	Bottom ranker
Quarterfinal 1	China (Hosts)	Mexico (34)
Quarterfinal 2	Ukraine (14)	Chile (28)
Quarterfinal 3	Belgium (16)	Croatia (22)
Quarterfinal 4	Egypt (19)	Qatar (21)

Venue

All matches
Linyi, China
Linyi Olympic Sports Park Stadium
Capacity: 20,410

Knockout stage

• All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	July
	China
					6 July
	Mexico
	July
	Egypt
									7 July
	Qatar
	July
	Ukraine
					6 July
	Chile
	July
									3rd place match
	Belgium
									7 July
	Croatia

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jul			–		–	–	–			0–0
4 Jul			–		–	–	–			0–0
5 Jul			–		–	–	–			0–0
5 Jul			–		–	–	–			0–0

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jul			–		–	–	–			0–0
6 Jul			–		–	–	–			0–0

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jul			–		–	–	–			0–0

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jul			–		–	–	–			0–0

Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8

Qualified for the 2025 Nations League

Source: VCC 2024 final standings

See also

• 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup
• 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League

External links

• Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website
• 2024 Challenger Cup – official website