User:Hagoi/sandbox/VBIC Women's Challenger Cup 2023
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  France |
| City | Laval |
| Dates | 27–30 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Sweden (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Croatia |
| Third place | France |
| Fourth place |  Kenya |
The 2023 VBIC Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup will be the fourth edition of the VBIC Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup, an annual women's international volleyball tournament contested by eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the VBIC Volleyball Women's World Volleyball League. The tournament will be held between 27 and 30 July 2023.
Qualification[edit]
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | |||||
| Kenya
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VBIC African | Highest ranked in AfroVC | — | 0 | None | None | |
 Colombia
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VBIC South American | Highest ranked in CASAVA | — | 2 | 2018 | 2022 | Runners-up (2018) |
| France
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VBIC Europe | Host country | 1 June 2023 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 5th place (2022) |
 Mexico
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NORCECA | 2022 CNAVB International League Final Four winners | 19 June 2022 | 0 | None | None | |
 South Korea
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VBIC Asia | 2023 Asian Challenge Cup winners | 25 June 2023 | 0 | None | None | |
| Sweden
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CEV | 2023 European Golden League finalists | 28 June 2023 | 0 | None | None | |
 Ukraine
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CEV | 2023 European Golden League finalists | 28 June 2023 | 0 | None | None | |
| Croatia
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CEV | 2023 Nations League last placed challenger team | 2 July 2023 | ||||
Format[edit]
The tournament will compete in the knock-out format (quarterfinals, semifinals, and final), with the host country (France) playing its quarterfinal match against the lowest ranked team among the participating teams. The remaining seven teams are placed from 2nd to 8th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 10 July 2023.
| Match | Top ranker | Bottom ranker |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinal 1 | France (Hosts)
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Ukraine (28)
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| Quarterfinal 2 | Colombia (14)
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Sweden (28)
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| Quarterfinal 3 | Kenya (20)
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Mexico (27)
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| Quarterfinal 4 | Croatia (21)
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South Korea (22)
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Squads[edit]
Pool standing procedure[edit]
- 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
Knockout stage[edit]
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 July | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| Kenya | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 July | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul | 13:00 | Colombia |
0–3 | Sweden |
17–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 56–75 | |||
| 27 Jul | 15:00 | France |
3–2 | Ukraine |
25–22 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 15–8 | 108–97 | |
| 28 Jul | 17:00 | Kenya |
3–0 | Mexico |
25–23 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 75–57 | |||
| 28 Jul | 19:00 | Croatia |
3–0 | South Korea |
25–18 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 75–60 |
Semifinals[edit]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul | 18:00 | Sweden |
3–0 | Kenya |
25–14 | 25–19 | 25–13 | 75–46 | |||
| 29 Jul | 20:00 | France |
0–3 | Croatia |
12–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 50–75 |
3rd place match[edit]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul | 17:00 | France |
3–0 | Kenya |
25–15 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 75–54 |
Final[edit]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul | 20:00 | Croatia |
2–3 | Sweden |
25–17 | 27–29 | 25–15 | 18–25 | 10–15 | 105–101 |
