2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup

2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host nation	Sri Lanka
City	1
Dates	15–21 September
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1
Champions	Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up
Third place	Sri Lanka
Fourth place	Bangladesh
Tournament awards
MVP	(KSA)
Official website
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The 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup will be the inaugural edition of the Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup. The tournament will be held in Sri Lanka, from 15 to 21 September 2018.^[1]

Qualification[]

Qualified

The AVC members associations, some teams were participated for the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. The AVC members associations were from many zonal associations, including, Oceania (1 teams), Central Asia (3 teams), East Asia (2 team), Southeast Asia (1 team), and Western Asia (3 teams).

Qualified teams[]

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Means of qualification	Births	Qualified
Host country	1	Sri Lanka
Oceanian teams	1
Central Asian teams	2	Bangladesh
Central Asian teams	2	~~Uzbekistan~~
East Asian teams	2	Hong Kong
East Asian teams	2
Southeast Asian teams	1
West Asian teams	3	Iraq

		United Arab Emirates
Total 8/10

Pools composition[]

Pool A	Pool B
Sri Lanka	United Arab Emirates
	Bangladesh
Hong Kong	Iraq

Preliminary round[]

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[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1		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		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	, Colombo
	(25–15, 25–20, 25–22) P2 Report

15 September 18:30		1–3		, Colombo
	(17–25, 15–25, 25–18, 17–25) P2 Report

16 September 16:00	Sri Lanka	3–0		, Colombo
	(25–16, 25–18, 25–23) P2 Report

16 September 18:30	Hong Kong	1–3		, Colombo
	(18–25, 25–22, 22–25, 15–25) P2 Report

17 September 16:00		3–0	Hong Kong	, Colombo
	(30–28, 25–19, 25–19) P2 Report

17 September 18:30		3–1	Sri Lanka	, Colombo
	(22–25, 25–22, 25–19, 25–20) P2 Report

Pool B[]

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		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	, Colombo
	(25–20, 18–25, 17–25, 25–21, 9–15) P2 Report

15 September 13:30	United Arab Emirates	3–1		, Colombo
	(31–29, 25–22, 20–25, 25–21) P2 Report

16 September 10:00	United Arab Emirates	0–3	Bangladesh	, Colombo
	(22–25, 16–25, 18–25) P2 Report

16 September 13:30		0–3	Iraq	, Colombo
	(14–25, 20–25, 19–25) P2 Report

17 September 10:00	Iraq	2–3	United Arab Emirates	, Colombo
	(18–25, 26–24, 25–23, 22–25, 9–15) P2 Report

17 September 13:30	Bangladesh	3–1		, Colombo
	(25–22, 25–23, 23–25, 25–19) P2 Report

Final round[]

Final eight[]

5th place match (21 Sep – Colombo)			Fifth place play-Offs (20 Sep – Colombo)				Quarterfinals (19 Sep – Colombo)				Semifinals (20 Sep – Colombo)				Final (21 Sep – Colombo)

									3
									0
					2								1
				Hong Kong	3							Bangladesh	3
								Hong Kong	1
								Bangladesh	3
	Hong Kong	2														Iraq	3
	United Arab Emirates	3															2
								Sri Lanka	3
								United Arab Emirates	0
				United Arab Emirates	3							Sri Lanka	3
7th place match (21 Sep – Colombo)						1							Iraq	1			3rd place match (21 Sep – Colombo)
		0							0							Sri Lanka	3
		3							Iraq	3								Bangladesh	0

Quarter-finals[]

19 September 10:00		3–0		, Colombo
	(25–17, 25–17, 25–15) P2 Report

19 September 13:30		1–3	Iraq	, Colombo
	(27–25, 21–25, 23–25, 20–25) P2 Report

19 September 16:00	Sri Lanka	3–0	United Arab Emirates	, Colombo
	(25–20, 25–17, 25–15) P2 Report

19 September 18:30	Hong Kong	0–3	Bangladesh	, Colombo
	(22–25, 21–25, 16–25) P2 Report

Fifth semi-finals[]

20 September 10:00		2–3	Hong Kong	, Colombo
	(21–25, 25–20, 26–24, 17–25, 10–15) P2 Report

20 September 13:30	United Arab Emirates	3–1		, Colombo
	(21–25, 25–23, 36–34, 25–21) P2 Report

Semi-finals[]

20 September 16:00	Sri Lanka	1–3	Iraq	, Colombo
	(25–22, 24–26, 20–25, 20–25) P2 Report

20 September 18:30		3–1	Bangladesh	, Colombo
	(25–15, 21–25, 25–12, 26–24) P2 Report

Seventh place match[]

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

Fifth place match[]

21 September 11:00	Hong Kong	2–3	United Arab Emirates	, Colombo
	(25–21, 17–25, 25–22, 25–27, 7–15) P2 Report

Third place match[]

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

Final[]

21 September 16:00	Iraq	3–2		, Colombo
	(14–25, 25–14, 25–16, 26–28, 15–13) P2 Report

Final standing[]

Key
	Promoted to

Rank	Team
	Iraq

	Sri Lanka
4	Bangladesh
5	United Arab Emirates
6	Hong Kong
7
8

2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup Champions
Iraq 1st title

14–man Roster

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Head Coach

Awards[]

Most Valuable Player

Best Outside Spikers

Best Setter

Best Opposite Spiker

Best Middle Blocker

Best Libero

References[]

^ "Draw results of all 2018 AVC Championships announced". AVC. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

External links[]

Asian Volleyball Confederation

[1] "Draw results of all 2018 AVC Championships announced". AVC. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

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