2024 AVC Men's Challenge Cup

The 2024 AVC Men's Challenge Cup was the fifth edition of the AVC Men's Challenge Cup, an annual international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), in that year with the Bahrain Volleyball Association (BVA). The tournament was held at the Isa Bin Rashid Hall in Isa Town, Bahrain from 2 to 9 June 2024.[1] The winners of the tournament, Qatar, qualified for the 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup.[2]

2024 AVC Men's Challenge Cup
كأس التحدي الآسيوي للرجال للكرة الطائرة
Official logo
Tournament details
Host nation Bahrain
CityIsa Town
Dates2–9 June
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up Pakistan
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Kazakhstan
Tournament awards
MVP Renan Ribeiro
Best Setter Borislav Georgiev
Best OH
  • Raimi Wadidie
  • Kim Ji-han
Best MB
  • Ibrahim Ibrahim
  • Musawer Khan
Best OPP Murad Khan
Best Libero Nasir Ali
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Attendance19,557 (698 per match)
Official website
2024 AVC Men's Challenge Cup

Qatar won their first title after defeating Pakistan in a straight-sets final. South Korea defeated Kazakhstan in a four-set 3rd place match and took the bronze medal. Renan Ribeiro was named as the MVP of the tournament.[3]

Host selection

Bahrain and Australia submitted its bid to host the tournament by December 2023.[4] Bahrain was awarded the hosting rights.

Qualification

Following the AVC regulations, the maximum of 12 teams in for the AVC Challenge Cup will be selected by:[1]

  • 1 team for the host country
  • 1 team: the defending champion from the previous edition (2023)
  • 5 other top-ranked teams from the previous edition
  • 5 other entrant teams with consideration given for FIVB world rankings
Country Zone Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
 Bahrain WAZVA Host country 13 July 2023[lower-alpha 1] 1 2023 2023 Runners-up (2023)
 Thailand SEAVA Defending champions 13 July 2023 1 2023 2023 Champions (2023)
 South Korea EAZVA 2023 Challenge Cup 3rd placer 13 July 2023 1 2023 2023 3rd place (2023)
 Vietnam SEAVA 2023 Challenge Cup 4th placer 13 July 2023 1 2023 2023 4th place (2023)
 Australia OZVA 2023 Challenge Cup 5th placer 13 July 2023 1 2023 2023 5th place (2023)
 Indonesia SEAVA 2023 Challenge Cup 6th placer 13 July 2023 1 2023 2023 6th place (2023)
 Kazakhstan CAVA 2023 Challenge Cup 7th placer 3 May 2024[lower-alpha 1] 1 2023 2023 7th place (2023)
 Qatar WAZVA Zonal Quotas 3 May 2024 0 None None
 China EAZVA 3 May 2024 0 None None
 Chinese Taipei EAZVA 3 May 2024 1 2023 2023 9th place (2023)
 Pakistan CAVA 3 May 2024 0 None None
 Philippines SEAVA 3 May 2024 1 2023 2023 10th place (2023)

 Iran and  Japan, which were part of the 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, were ineligible to submit entries to this tournament.[1]

Venue
All matches
Isa Town, Bahrain
Isa Bin Rashed Hall
Capacity: 10,500

Pools composition

The overview of pools was released on 3 May 2024.[5]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Bahrain (Hosts)  Thailand (1)  South Korea (3)  Vietnam (4)
 Philippines (–)  Kazakhstan (7)  Indonesia (6)  Australia (5)
 China (–)  Pakistan (–)  Qatar (–)  Chinese Taipei (–)

Pool standing procedure
  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Squads

The full list of team squads were announced on the competition daily bulletin.[6]

Preliminary round

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 121 1.240 Quarterfinals
2  Bahrain (H) 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 133 136 0.978
3  Philippines 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 124 150 0.827 9th–12th semifinals
Source: 2024 AVC Challenge Cup - Men
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jun19:00Philippines 0–3 China19–2522–2522–25  63–75P2 Report
3 Jun19:00Bahrain 3–0 Philippines25–1825–2325–20  75–61P2 Report
4 Jun19:00China 3–0 Bahrain25–2025–2225–16  75–58P2 Report

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Pakistan 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 116 1.293 Quarterfinals
2  Kazakhstan 2 1 1 2 3 5 0.600 165 182 0.907
3  Thailand 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 164 181 0.906 9th–12th semifinals
Source: 2024 AVC Challenge Cup - Men
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jun11:30Pakistan 3–0 Kazakhstan25–1925–1925–21  75–59P2 Report
3 Jun14:00Thailand 0–3 Pakistan22–2514–2521–25  57–75P2 Report
4 Jun11:30Kazakhstan 3–2 Thailand25–2122–2525–2319–2515–13106–107P2 Report

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  South Korea 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 186 136 1.368 Quarterfinals
2  Qatar 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 175 160 1.094
3  Indonesia 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 85 150 0.567 9th–12th semifinals
Source: 2024 AVC Challenge Cup - Men
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jun16:30South Korea 3–0 Indonesia25–1125–1625–9  75–36P2 Report
3 Jun16:30Qatar 2–3 South Korea16–2525–1916–2525–2218–20100–111P2 Report
4 Jun14:00Indonesia 0–3 Qatar17–2515–2517–25  49–75P2 Report

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 153 116 1.319 Quarterfinals
2  Vietnam 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 136 129 1.054
3  Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 106 150 0.707 9th–12th semifinals
Source: 2024 AVC Challenge Cup - Men
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jun14:00Australia 3–0 Chinese Taipei25–2125–1725–17  75–55P2 Report
3 Jun11:30Vietnam 0–3 Australia18–2517–2526–28  61–78P2 Report
4 Jun16:30Chinese Taipei 0–3 Vietnam15–2522–2514–25  51–75P2 Report

Final round

9th–12th places
 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
5 June
 
 
 Philippines3
 
7 June
 
 Indonesia1
 
 Philippines1
 
5 June
 
 Thailand3
 
 Thailand3
 
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
11th place match
 
 
7 June
 
 
 Indonesia3
 
 
 Chinese Taipei0

9th–12th semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jun16:30Philippines 3–1 Indonesia25–2323–2525–1425–22 98–84P2 Report
5 Jun19:00Thailand 3–0 Chinese Taipei25–1725–1525–20  75–52P2 Report

11th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jun11:30Indonesia 3–0 Chinese Taipei26–2425–2127–25  78–70P2 Report

9th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jun14:00Philippines 1–3 Thailand20–2525–2322–2520–25 87–98P2 Report

Final eight
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
6 June
 
 
 China0
 
8 June
 
 Qatar3
 
 Qatar3
 
6 June
 
 Kazakhstan1
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
9 June
 
 Australia1
 
 Qatar3
 
6 June
 
 Pakistan0
 
 Bahrain2
 
8 June
 
 South Korea3
 
 South Korea1
 
6 June
 
 Pakistan3 3rd place match
 
 Pakistan3
 
9 June
 
 Vietnam2
 
 Kazakhstan1
 
 
 South Korea3
 
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
7 June
 
 
 China3
 
8 June
 
 Australia2
 
 China3
 
7 June
 
 Vietnam1
 
 Bahrain1
 
 
 Vietnam3
 
7th place match
 
 
8 June
 
 
 Australia0
 
 
 Bahrain3

Quarterfinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jun11:30China 0–3 Qatar19–2519–2519–25  57–75P2 Report
6 Jun14:00Kazakhstan 3–1 Australia21–2525–2325–1825–21 96–87P2 Report
6 Jun16:30Pakistan 3–2 Vietnam19–2527–2525–2321–2515–12107–110P2 Report
6 Jun19:00Bahrain 2–3 South Korea24–2630–3225–2225–2212–15116–117P2 Report

5th–8th semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jun16:30China 3–2 Australia21–2525–2123–2525–1917–15111–105P2 Report
7 Jun19:00Bahrain 1–3 Vietnam22–2526–2421–2521–25 90–99P2 Report

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun16:30Qatar 3–1 Kazakhstan25–1619–2525–1925–16 94–76P2 Report
8 Jun19:00South Korea 1–3 Pakistan22–2526–2422–2522–25 92–99P2 Report

7th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun11:30Australia 0–3 Bahrain17–2522–2520–25  59–75P2 Report

5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun14:00China 3–1 Vietnam25–1925–2126–2825–21 101–89P2 Report

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jun16:00Kazakhstan 1–3 South Korea25–2725–1925–2730–32 105–105P2 Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jun19:00Qatar 3–0 Pakistan25–2225–2025–19  75–61P2 Report

Final standing

Awards
  • Most valuable player
     Renan Ribeiro (QAT)
  • Best setter
     Borislav Georgiev (QAT)
  • Best outside spikers
     Raimi Wadidie (QAT)
     Kim Ji-han (KOR)
  • Best middle blockers
     Ibrahim Ibrahim (QAT)
     Musawer Khan (PAK)
  • Best opposite spiker
     Murad Khan (PAK)
  • Best libero
     Nasir Ali (PAK)

See also

Notes
  1. Bahrain would have qualified if not selected as the host country as they were the runners-up of the previous edition. Seventh placers Kazakhstan were given a berth as the next highest placing team.

References
  1. Preechachan (12 April 2024). "TITLE-HOLDERS VIETNAM AND HOSTS PHILIPPINES AMONG 12 TEAMS TO QUALIFY FOR 2024 AVC CHALLENGE CUP FOR WOMEN IN MAY". AVC. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. Preechachan (2 June 2024). "ALL SET FOR AVC CHALLENGE CUP FOR MEN IN BAHRAIN". AVC. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. Preechachan (10 June 2024). "QATAR CROWNED 2024 AVC CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS, SECURE FIVB CHALLENGER CUP BERTH". AVC. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. Preechachan (22 December 2023). "AVC COMPETITION CALENDAR SERVES UP MOUTHWATERING UNDERAGED COMPETITIONS IN 2024". AVC. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. Preechachan (3 May 2024). "DRAWS UNVEILED FOR 2024 AVC CHALLENGE CUPS". AVC. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. "AVC Challenge Cup 2024: Daily Bulletin #1" (PDF). AVC. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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