The 2023 AVC Men's Challenge Cup, also known as the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup for Men, was the fourth 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 Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association (CTVBA). The tournament was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 8 to 15 July 2023.[1]

2023 AVC Men's Challenge Cup
2023年台中銀行亞洲男子排球挑戰盃
Official logo
Tournament details
Host nation Taiwan
CityTaipei
Dates8–15 July
Teams15 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Champions Thailand (1st title)
Runners-up Bahrain
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Vietnam
Tournament awards
MVPThailand Anurak Phanram
Best SetterSouth Korea Hwang Taek-eui
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPBahrain Ali Khamis
Best LiberoBahrain Ayman Haroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Attendance25,642 (777 per match)
Official website
2023 AVC Men's Challenge Cup

The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup.[1]

Thailand won their first title and earned the right to participate in 2023 Challenger Cup after defeating Bahrain in straight sets in the final. South Korea took the bronze after defeating Vietnam in the 3rd place match. Anurak Phanram named as the MVP of the tournament.[2]

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Country Zone Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
  Chinese Taipei EAZVA Host country 20 December 2022[3] 0 None None
  Australia OZVA 1st OZVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  Bahrain WAZVA 1st WAZVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  Hong Kong EAZVA 2nd EAZVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  India[a] CAVA 3rd CAVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  Indonesia SEAVA 2nd SEAVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  Kazakhstan CAVA 2nd CAVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  Macau EAZVA 3rd EAZVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  Mongolia EAZVA 3rd EAZVA team 2 February 2023 2 2018 2022 4th place (2022)
  Pakistan CAVA 1st CAVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  Philippines SEAVA 4th SEAVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  Saudi Arabia WAZVA 2nd WAZVA team 2 February 2023 2 2018 2022 Runners-up (2018, 2022)
  South Korea EAZVA 1st EAZVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  Sri Lanka CAVA 4th CAVA team 2 February 2023 1 2018 3rd place (2018)
  Thailand SEAVA 1st SEAVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None
  Uzbekistan CAVA 5th CAVA team 2 February 2023 1 2022 3rd place (2022)
  Vietnam SEAVA 3rd SEAVA team 2 February 2023 0 None None

Pools composition

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The overview of pools was released on 16 March 2023.[5]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F
  Chinese Taipei (Hosts)   Saudi Arabia (2)   Uzbekistan (3)*   Mongolia (4)   Australia (–)   Bahrain (–)
  Kazakhstan (–)   Thailand (–)   India (–)[a]   Philippines (–)   Pakistan (–)*   Sri Lanka (–)
  South Korea (–)   Hong Kong (–)   Macau (–)   Vietnam (–)   Indonesia (–)

* Pakistan and Uzbekistan withdrew from the tournament.[6][7]

Venues

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Pool A, B, F, Final Round Pool C, D, E, Final Round
Taipei, Taiwan
University of Taipei Gymnasium
(Court 1)
Taipei Gymnasium
(Court 2)
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 2,400
   

Format

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Teams are divided into six pools. Last placed teams in pools B, C, F play for 13th to 15th places. The second-ranked teams in each pool were drawn to pair with the first-ranked teams in each pool. Top six advances to next round while losers relegated to 7th–12th places.[8]

Pool standing procedure

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  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)[9]
  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:[9]
    • 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:[9]
    • 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

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Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Chinese Taipei (H) 1 1 0 3 3 1 3.000 96 77 1.247 Final twelve
2   Kazakhstan 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 77 96 0.802
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul 17:30 Court 1 Chinese Taipei   3–1   Kazakhstan 25–17 21–25 25–12 25–23   96–77 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   South Korea 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 118 1.271 Final twelve
2   Thailand 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 133 128 1.039
3   Saudi Arabia 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 113 150 0.753 13th–15th places
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul 10:00 Court 1 South Korea   3–0   Thailand 25–20 25–15 25–23     75–58 Report
9 Jul 12:30 Court 1 Saudi Arabia   0–3   South Korea 17–25 20–25 23–25     60–75 Report
10 Jul 12:30 Court 1 Thailand   3–0   Saudi Arabia 25–20 25–16 25–17     75–53 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Hong Kong 1 1 0 3 3 0 MAX 75 0 MAX Final twelve
2   India[a] 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.000 0 75 0.000 13th–15th places
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul 15:00 Court 2 Hong Kong   3–0   India 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 [note 1]

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Philippines 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 186 157 1.185 Final twelve
2   Mongolia 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 182 164 1.110
3   Macau 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 103 150 0.687
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul 10:00 Court 2 Macau   0–3   Mongolia 14–25 20–25 19–25     53–75 Report
9 Jul 10:00 Court 2 Philippines   3–0   Macau 25–21 25–15 25–14     75–50 Report
10 Jul 10:00 Court 2 Mongolia   2–3   Philippines 25–22 21–25 24–26 25–23 12–15 107–111 Report

Pool E

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Australia 1 1 0 3 3 1 3.000 108 94 1.149 Final twelve
2   Vietnam 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 94 108 0.870
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul 12:30 Court 2 Vietnam   1–3   Australia 23–25 16–25 35–33 20–25   94–108 Report

Pool F

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Indonesia 2 2 0 5 6 3 2.000 214 199 1.075 Final twelve
2   Bahrain 2 1 1 4 5 4 1.250 222 217 1.023
3   Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0 2 6 0.333 180 200 0.900 13th–15th places
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul 12:30 Court 1 Sri Lanka   1–3   Indonesia 21–25 19–25 25–20 17–25   82–95 Report
9 Jul 15:00 Court 1 Bahrain   3–1   Sri Lanka 28–26 25–20 26–28 26–24   105–98 Report
10 Jul 15:00 Court 1 Indonesia   3–2   Bahrain 33–31 25–27 21–25 25–23 15–11 119–117 Report

Final round

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13th–15th places

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
13   Sri Lanka 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 46 3.261
14   Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 121 75 1.613
15   India[a] 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 0 150 0.000
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jul 10:00 Court 2 Sri Lanka   3–0   Saudi Arabia 25–15 25–17 25–14     75–46 Report

Final twelve

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Round of 12QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
12 July
 
 
  Chinese Taipei1
 
 
  Vietnam3
 
 
 
 
 
14 July
 
 
  Vietnam1
 
12 July
 
  Thailand3
 
  Indonesia3
 
13 July
 
  Kazakhstan0
 
  Indonesia2
 
12 July
 
  Thailand3
 
  Hong Kong1
 
15 July
 
  Thailand3
 
  Thailand3
 
12 July
 
  Bahrain0
 
  South Korea3
 
 
  Mongolia0
 
 
 
 
 
14 July
 
 
  South Korea0
 
12 July
 
  Bahrain3 3rd place match
 
  Philippines0
 
13 July15 July
 
  Bahrain3
 
  Bahrain3  Vietnam1
 
12 July
 
  Australia1   South Korea3
 
  Australia3
 
 
  Macau0
 
 
5th place match
 
  
 
15 July
 
 
  Indonesia1
 
 
  Australia3
 
 
7th–12th places7th–10th places7th place match
 
          
 
 
 
 
14 July
 
 
  Chinese Taipei0
 
13 July
 
  Kazakhstan3
 
  Kazakhstan3
 
15 July
 
  Hong Kong0
 
  Kazakhstan3
 
 
  Mongolia0
 
 
14 July
 
 
  Mongolia3
 
13 July
 
  Philippines2 9th place match
 
  Philippines3
 
15 July
 
  Macau0
 
  Chinese Taipei3
 
 
  Philippines1
 
 
11th place match
 
  
 
14 July
 
 
  Hong Kong3
 
 
  Macau0
 

Round of 12

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jul 10:00 Court 1 Philippines   0–3   Bahrain 20–25 17–25 23–25     60–75 Report
12 Jul 12:30 Court 1 South Korea   3–0   Mongolia 25–16 25–21 25–20     75–57 Report
12 Jul 15:00 Court 1 Indonesia   3–0   Kazakhstan 30–28 25–21 25–15     80–64 Report
12 Jul 15:00 Court 2 Australia   3–0   Macau 25–10 25–13 25–8     75–31 Report
12 Jul 17:30 Court 1 Chinese Taipei   1–3   Vietnam 20–25 25–23 19–25 15–25   79–98 Report
12 Jul 17:30 Court 2 Hong Kong   1–3   Thailand 25–15 8–25 22–25 11–25   66–90 Report

7th–12th places

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jul 12:30 Court 2 Kazakhstan   3–0   Hong Kong 25–18 25–16 25–15     75–49 Report
13 Jul 15:00 Court 2 Philippines   3–0   Macau 25–15 25–16 25–17     75–48 Report

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jul 12:30 Court 1 Indonesia   2–3   Thailand 20–25 27–25 25–20 16–25 12–15 100–110 Report
13 Jul 15:00 Court 1 Bahrain   3–1   Australia 25–19 25–22 18–25 25–18   93–84 Report

7th–10th places

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 17:30 Court 1 Chinese Taipei   0–3   Kazakhstan 22–25 23–25 23–25     68–75 Report
14 Jul 17:30 Court 2 Mongolia   3–2   Philippines 17–25 23–25 25–23 25–22 15–12 105–107 Report

Semifinals

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 12:30 Court 1 Vietnam   1–3   Thailand 25–20 13–25 22–25 15–25   75–95 Report
14 Jul 15:00 Court 1 South Korea   0–3   Bahrain 33–35 23–25 20–25     76–85 Report

11th place match

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 15:00 Court 2 Hong Kong   3–0   Macau 25–16 25–18 25–20     75–54 Report

9th place match

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jul 12:30 Court 2 Chinese Taipei   3–1   Philippines 25–22 25–17 26–28 25–22   101–89 Report

7th place match

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jul 15:00 Court 2 Kazakhstan   3–0   Mongolia 25–16 25–16 25–20     75–52 Report

5th place match

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jul 10:00 Court 1 Indonesia   1–3   Australia 20–25 18–25 25–19 16–25   79–94 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jul 12:30 Court 1 Vietnam   1–3   South Korea 22–25 19–25 25–22 21–25   87–97 Report

Final

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jul 15:00 Court 1 Thailand   3–0   Bahrain 25–20 25–20 25–16     75–56 Report

Final standing

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Awards

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Anurak Phanram was the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup Most Valuable Player

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d The Indian Ad-Hoc Committee did not allow their Indian men's team to participate in the tournament. As a result, India can still play their matches, but the results of the matches will be forfeited as requested by the Indian Ad-Hoc Committee.[4]
  1. ^ The match was originally a 3–0 win for India (25–22, 25–18, 25–17).

References

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  1. ^ a b Preechachan (7 July 2023). "AVC CHALLENGE CUP FOR MEN TO GET UNDERWAY IN TAIPEI ON JULY 8". AVC. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ Preechachan (16 July 2023). "Thailand capture AVC Challenge Cup and final berth in FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup in Qatar". AVC. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ Preechachan (20 December 2022). "AVC releases 2023 Competition Calendar". AVC. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 AVC Men Challenge Cup Bulletin Day 2" (PDF). AVC. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ^ Preechachan (16 March 2023). "Results of Remaining Six 2023 AVC Championships Drawing of Lots Revealed". AVC. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ Ý Nguyễn (7 July 2023). "Đối thủ bỏ cuộc, Việt Nam vào thẳng vòng 2 Challenger Cup châu Á 2023" [The opponent gave up, Vietnam entered the second round of the Asian Challenger Cup 2023]. Thethao247 (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ^ Minh Chien (8 July 2023). "AVC Men's Challenge Cup 2023: Pakistan withdraws, Vietnam secures next round". SGGP. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ^ Preechachan (10 July 2023). "AVC CHALLENGE CUP FOR MEN REACHES FEVER PITCH WITH TOP 12 TEAMS CONTESTING SINGLE ELIMINATION". AVC. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Competition Regulations" (PDF). AVC. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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