2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup
Volleyball competition held in Manila, Philippines
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The 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the fifth and last edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup, an annual women's international volleyball tournament contested by eight national teams that acted as a qualifier for the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League. The tournament was held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila, the Philippines, between 4 and 7 July 2024.[1][2]
Official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Philippines |
| City | Manila |
| Dates | 4–7 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czech Republic (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Puerto Rico |
| Third place |  Vietnam |
| Fourth place |  Belgium |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Attendance | 8,867 (1,108 per match) |
| Best scorer | Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền (77 points) |
| Best spiker | Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền (43.20%) |
| Best blocker | Britt Fransen (4.00 Avg) |
| Best server | Wilmarie Rivera (1.33 Avg) |
| Best setter | Kateřina Valková (18.67 Avg) |
| Best digger | Nguyễn Khánh Đang (13.00 Avg) |
| Best receiver | Stephanie Rivera (23.44%) |
← 2023 | |
The host Philippines were the only debutants in this edition.[2]
The Czech Republic won the title and earned the right to participate in the 2025 Nations League after defeating Puerto Rico in the final.[3] Vietnam defeated Belgium in the 3rd place match,[4] but Belgium still qualified for the 2025 Nations League through FIVB World Ranking.[5]
Qualification
A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | |||||
 Kenya |
CAVB | Highest ranked in CAVB | N/a | 1 | 2023 | 6th place (2023) | |
 Argentina |
CSV | Highest ranked in CSV | N/a | 1 | 2019 | 3rd place (2019) | |
 Philippines |
AVC | Host country | 8 May 2024[1] | 0 | None | None | |
| Puerto Rico |
NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA Final Four champions | 11 June 2023 | 2 | 2018 | 2022 | 3rd place (2018, 2022) |
| Vietnam |
AVC | 2024 Asian Challenge Cup champions | 29 May 2024 | 1 | 2023 | 8th place (2023) | |
 Sweden |
CEV | 2024 European Golden League champions | 15 June 2024 | 1 | 2023 | Runners-up (2023) | |
| Czech Republic |
CEV | 2024 European Golden League runners-up | 15 June 2024 | 2 | 2019 | 2022 | Runners-up (2019) |
| Belgium |
CEV | World ranking | 17 June 2024 | 1 | 2022 | Runners-up (2022) | |
Format
The tournament competed in a knock-out format (quarterfinals, semifinals, and final), with the host country (Philippines) playing its quarterfinal match against the lowest ranked team. The remaining six teams were placed from 2nd to 7th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 17 June 2024.[6] Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.
| Match | Top ranker | Bottom ranker |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinal 1 | Philippines (Hosts) |
Vietnam (34) |
| Quarterfinal 2 | Belgium (13) |
Sweden (24) |
| Quarterfinal 3 | Puerto Rico (15) |
Kenya (20) |
| Quarterfinal 4 | Czech Republic (16) |
Argentina (17) |
Venue
| All matches |
|---|
| Manila, Philippines |
| Ninoy Aquino Stadium |
| Capacity: 6,000 |
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Squads
Knockout stage
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 July | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 July | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 July | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 1 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 July | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 July | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 July | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul | 15:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–20 | 25–19 | 27–25 | 77–64 | P2 Report | ||
| 4 Jul | 18:30 | Belgium | 3–0 | Sweden | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 75–61 | P2 Report | ||
| 5 Jul | 15:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–16 | 75–53 | P2 Report | ||
| 5 Jul | 18:30 | Philippines | 0–3 | Vietnam | 14–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 57–75 | P2 Report |
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul | 15:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 19–25 | 15–25 | 16–25 | 50–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 6 Jul | 18:30 | Vietnam | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 14–25 | 19–25 | 52–75 | P2 Report |
3rd place match
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul | 18:30 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–23 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 25–18 | 93–86 | P2 Report |
Final standing
Source: VCC 2024 final standings |
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