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2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup

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2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Sri Lanka
CityColombo
Dates15–21 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1
Champions Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place Sri Lanka
Fourth place Bangladesh
Tournament awards
MVPSaudi Arabia Ahmed Albakheet
Official website
2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup
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The 2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup was the inaugural edition of the AVC Challenge Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and that year with the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF). The tournament was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 15 to 21 September 2018.[1]

Qualification

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  Qualified

8 AVC member associations qualified for the 2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup. Sri Lanka qualified as hosts and the 3 teams were qualified from the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship while 4 teams were new entrants. The 8 AVC member 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

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The following teams qualified for the tournament.

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

Pools composition

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The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Pool A Pool B
 Sri Lanka (Hosts)  United Arab Emirates
 Malaysia  Bangladesh
 Hong Kong (16)  Iraq (13)
 Saudi Arabia (15)  Mongolia

Preliminary round

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Pool standing procedure

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  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. 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

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
(H) Host
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

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
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 round

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Final eight

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
19 September – Colombo
 
 
 Saudi Arabia3
 
20 September – Colombo
 
 Mongolia0
 
 Saudi Arabia3
 
19 September – Colombo
 
 Bangladesh1
 
 Hong Kong0
 
21 September – Colombo
 
 Bangladesh3
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
19 September – Colombo
 
 Iraq3
 
 Sri Lanka3
 
20 September – Colombo
 
 United Arab Emirates0
 
 Sri Lanka1
 
19 September – Colombo
 
 Iraq3 3rd place match
 
 Malaysia1
 
21 September – Colombo
 
 Iraq3
 
 Bangladesh0
 
 
 Sri Lanka3
 
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
20 September – Colombo
 
 
 Mongolia2
 
21 September – Colombo
 
 Hong Kong3
 
 Hong Kong2
 
20 September – Colombo
 
 United Arab Emirates3
 
 United Arab Emirates3
 
 
 Malaysia1
 
7th place match
 
 
21 September – Colombo
 
 
 Mongolia0
 
 
 Malaysia3

Quarterfinals

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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

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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

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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

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21 September
09:00
Mongolia  0–3  Malaysia Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo
(19–25, 30–32, 29–31)
P2 Report

5th place match

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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

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21 September
13:30
Sri Lanka  3–0  Bangladesh Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo
(25–16, 25–17, 25–17)
P2 Report

Final

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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

Final standing

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Draw results of all 2018 AVC Championships announced". AVC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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