Volleyball competition held in China
The 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the: fifth. And last edition of theββFIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup, an annual men's international volleyball tournament contested by, eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League. The tournament was held at Linyi Olympic Sports Park Stadium in Linyi, China, between 4 and "7 July 2024."
Three teams made their first appearance in the men's Challenger Cup in this edition: Belgium, Croatia and Mexico.
The host China won the title and earned the rightββto participate in the 2025 Nations League after defeating Belgium in the "final." Egypt defeated Ukraine in the 3rd place match. But Ukraine still qualified for the 2025 Nations League through FIVB World Ranking.
Qualificationβ»
A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.
Formatβ»
The tournament competed in a knock-out format (quarterfinals, "semifinals," and final), with the host country (China) playing its quarterfinal match against the lowest ranked team. The remaining six teams were placed from 2ndββto 7th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 17 June 2024. Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.
Venueβ»
Squadsβ»
Knockout stageβ»
Quarterfinalsβ»
Date
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Time
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Score
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Set 1
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Set 2
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Set 3
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Set 4
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Set 5
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Total
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Report
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4 Jul |
15:30 |
China ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) |
3β0 |
Mexico |
25β23 |
25β17 |
25β23 |
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75β63 |
P2 Report
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4 Jul |
19:30 |
Belgium ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png) |
3β2 |
Croatia |
25β20 |
25β18 |
22β25 |
15β25 |
15β13 |
102β101 |
P2 Report
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5 Jul |
15:30 |
Ukraine ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png) |
3β1 |
Chile |
20β25 |
25β23 |
25β19 |
25β19 |
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95β86 |
P2 Report
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5 Jul |
19:30 |
Egypt ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png) |
3β2 |
Qatar |
25β16 |
23β25 |
27β25 |
20β25 |
15β13 |
110β104 |
P2 Report
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Semifinalsβ»
Date
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Time
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Score
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Set 1
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Set 2
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Set 3
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Set 4
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Set 5
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Total
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Report
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6 Jul |
16:00 |
China ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) |
3β0 |
Egypt |
25β15 |
27β25 |
25β19 |
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77β59 |
P2 Report
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6 Jul |
20:00 |
Ukraine ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png) |
2β3 |
Belgium |
25β21 |
25β20 |
15β25 |
21β25 |
11β15 |
97β106 |
P2 Report
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3rd place matchβ»
Date
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Time
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Score
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Set 1
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Set 2
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Set 3
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Set 4
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Set 5
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Total
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Report
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7 Jul |
13:30 |
Egypt ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png) |
3β2 |
Ukraine |
21β25 |
25β20 |
20β25 |
25β17 |
15β13 |
106β100 |
P2 Report
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Finalβ»
Date
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Time
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Score
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Set 1
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Set 2
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Set 3
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Set 4
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Set 5
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Total
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Report
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7 Jul |
17:00 |
China ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) |
3β1 |
Belgium |
25β20 |
25β20 |
22β25 |
25β22 |
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97β87 |
P2 Report
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Final standingβ»
Source: VCC 2024 final standings
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2024 Men's Challenger Cup champions
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China First title
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14βman Roster
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Jiang Chuan (c), Wang Hebin, Li Lei, Yu Yuantai, Wang Dongchen, Li Yongzhen, Yang Tianyuan, Zhai Dejun, Peng Shikun, Qu Zongshuai, Wang Jingyi, Rao Shuhan, Zhang Jingyin, Mao Tianyi
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Head coach
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Vital Heynen
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See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
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