2018_Asian_Men's_Volleyball_Challenge_Cup
2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup
Volleyball competition held in Sri Lanka
The 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup was the inaugural edition of the Asian Challenge Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF). The tournament was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 15 to 21 September 2018.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host nation ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Sri Lanka |
| City | Colombo |
| Dates | 15–21 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Champions |  Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Third place | Sri Lanka |
| Fourth place |  Bangladesh |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Albakheet Ahmed |
| Official website | |
| 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup | |
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Main article: 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
Qualified
The 8 AVC member associations qualified for the 2018 Asian Men's Challenge Cup. Sri Lanka qualified as hosts and the 3 teams were qualified from the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship while the 4 teams are new entry. The 8 AVC members associations were from 4 zonal associations, including, Central Asia (2 teams), East Asia (2 team), Southeast Asia (1 team), and Western Asia (3 teams). Fiji and Uzbekistan withdrew from the tournament.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
More information Means of qualification, Births ...
| Means of qualification | Births | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host country | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| Central Asian teams | 1 | Bangladesh |
 Uzbekistan | ||
| East Asian teams | 2 |  Hong Kong |
 Mongolia | ||
| Oceanian teams | 0 |  Fiji |
| Southeast Asian teams | 1 |  Malaysia |
| West Asian teams | 3 | Iraq |
| Saudi Arabia | ||
 United Arab Emirates | ||
| Total | 8 |
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The following teams qualified for the tournament.
More information Pool A, Pool B ...
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka (Hosts) |
United Arab Emirates |
| Malaysia |
Bangladesh |
| Hong Kong (16) |
Iraq (13) |
| Saudi Arabia (15) |
Mongolia |
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Pool standing procedure
- 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
Pool A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 287 | 240 | 1.196 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sri Lanka (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 236 | 211 | 1.118 | |
| 3 | Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 211 | 234 | 0.902 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 203 | 252 | 0.806 |
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| 15 September 16:00 |
Sri Lanka |
3–0 | Hong Kong |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (25–15, 25–20, 25–22) P2 Report | ||||
| 15 September 18:30 |
Malaysia |
1–3 | Saudi Arabia |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (17–25, 15–25, 25–18, 17–25) P2 Report | ||||
| 16 September 16:00 |
Sri Lanka |
3–0 | Malaysia |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (25–16, 25–18, 25–23) P2 Report | ||||
| 16 September 18:30 |
Hong Kong |
1–3 | Saudi Arabia |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (18–25, 25–22, 22–25, 15–25) P2 Report | ||||
| 17 September 16:00 |
Malaysia |
3–0 | Hong Kong |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (30–28, 25–19, 25–19) P2 Report | ||||
| 17 September 18:30 |
Saudi Arabia |
3–1 | Sri Lanka |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (22–25, 25–22, 25–19, 25–20) P2 Report | ||||
Pool B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bangladesh |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 267 | 251 | 1.064 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Iraq |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 281 | 259 | 1.085 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 269 | 272 | 0.989 | |
| 4 | Mongolia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 239 | 274 | 0.872 |
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Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
| 15 September 10:00 |
Bangladesh |
2–3 | Iraq |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (25–20, 18–25, 17–25, 25–21, 9–15) P2 Report | ||||
| 15 September 13:30 |
United Arab Emirates |
3–1 | Mongolia |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (31–29, 25–22, 20–25, 25–21) P2 Report | ||||
| 16 September 10:00 |
United Arab Emirates |
0–3 | Bangladesh |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (22–25, 16–25, 18–25) P2 Report | ||||
| 16 September 13:30 |
Mongolia |
0–3 | Iraq |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (14–25, 20–25, 19–25) P2 Report | ||||
| 17 September 10:00 |
Iraq |
2–3 | United Arab Emirates |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (18–25, 26–24, 25–23, 22–25, 9–15) P2 Report | ||||
| 17 September 13:30 |
Bangladesh |
3–1 | Mongolia |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (25–22, 25–23, 23–25, 25–19) P2 Report | ||||
Final eight
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
| Mongolia | 0 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||||||
| 19 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
| Bangladesh | 3 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
| Iraq | 3 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
| Iraq | 3 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||||||
| 21 September – Colombo | ||||||||||
| Iraq | 3 | |||||||||
| Bangladesh | 0 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 3 | |||||||||
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 20 September – Colombo | ||||||
| Mongolia | 2 | |||||
| 21 September – Colombo | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 3 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 2 | |||||
| 20 September – Colombo | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 21 September – Colombo | ||||||
| Mongolia | 0 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
Quarterfinals
| 19 September 10:00 |
Saudi Arabia |
3–0 | Mongolia |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (25–17, 25–17, 25–15) P2 Report | ||||
| 19 September 13:30 |
Malaysia |
1–3 | Iraq |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (27–25, 21–25, 23–25, 20–25) P2 Report | ||||
| 19 September 16:00 |
Sri Lanka |
3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (25–20, 25–17, 25–15) P2 Report | ||||
| 19 September 18:30 |
Hong Kong |
0–3 | Bangladesh |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (22–25, 21–25, 16–25) P2 Report | ||||
5th–8th semifinals
| 20 September 10:00 |
Mongolia |
2–3 | Hong Kong |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (21–25, 25–20, 26–24, 17–25, 10–15) P2 Report | ||||
| 20 September 13:30 |
United Arab Emirates |
3–1 | Malaysia |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (21–25, 25–23, 36–34, 25–21) P2 Report | ||||
Semifinals
| 20 September 16:00 |
Sri Lanka |
1–3 | Iraq |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (25–22, 24–26, 20–25, 20–25) P2 Report | ||||
| 20 September 18:30 |
Saudi Arabia |
3–1 | Bangladesh |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (25–15, 21–25, 25–12, 26–24) P2 Report | ||||
7th place match
| 21 September 09:00 |
Mongolia |
0–3 | Malaysia |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (19–25, 30–32, 29–31) P2 Report | ||||
5th place match
| 21 September 11:00 |
Hong Kong |
2–3 | United Arab Emirates |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (25–21, 17–25, 25–22, 25–27, 7–15) P2 Report | ||||
3rd place match
| 21 September 13:30 |
Sri Lanka |
3–0 | Bangladesh |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (25–16, 25–17, 25–17) P2 Report | ||||
Final
| 21 September 16:00 |
Iraq |
3–2 | Saudi Arabia |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| (14–25, 25–14, 25–16, 26–28, 15–13) P2 Report | ||||
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- "Draw results of all 2018 AVC Championships announced". AVC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
