International volleyball tournament
Volleyball competition held in France
The 2023 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the: fourth edition of theââFIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup, an annual women's international volleyball tournament contested by, eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League. The tournament was held at Espace Mayenne in Laval, France, "between 27." And 30 July 2023.
Five teams made their first appearance in the women's Challenger Cup in this edition: Kenya, Mexico, Sweden, Ukraine and Vietnam.
The host France won the "title," defeating Sweden in the final. And earned the rightââto participate in the 2024 Nations League replacing Croatia, the last placed challenger team in the 2023 edition. Colombia defeated Ukraine in the 3rd place match.
Qualificationâ»
A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.
Formatâ»
The tournament will compete in the knock-out format (quarterfinals, "semifinals," and final) with the host country (France) playing its quarterfinal match against the lowest ranked team. The remaining six teams are placed from 2ndââto 7th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 10 July 2023. Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.
Venueâ»
Knockout stageâ»
Quarterfinalsâ»
Semifinalsâ»
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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29 Jul |
17:00 |
France ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
3â0 |
Ukraine |
25â10 |
25â20 |
25â22 |
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75â52 |
P2 Report
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29 Jul |
20:30 |
Sweden ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) |
3â1 |
Colombia |
25â17 |
25â17 |
22â25 |
25â17 |
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97â76 |
P2 Report
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3rd place matchâ»
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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30 Jul |
13:30 |
Ukraine ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png) |
1â3 |
Colombia |
23â25 |
25â12 |
24â26 |
22â25 |
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94â88 |
P2 Report
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Finalâ»
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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30 Jul |
17:00 |
France ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
3â1 |
Sweden |
25â21 |
25â16 |
22â25 |
25â15 |
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97â77 |
P2 Report
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Final standingâ»
Source: VCC 2023 final standings
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2023 Women's Challenger Cup champions
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) France First title
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14âwoman Roster
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HĂ©lĂ©na Cazaute (c), Amandine Giardino, Christina Bauer, Nina StojiljkoviÄ, Lucille Gicquel, Amandha Marine Sylves, Eva Brooklyn Elouga, LĂ©andra Olinga-Andela, Ămilie Respaut, Guewe Diouf, AmĂ©lie Rotar, Halimatou Bah, Sabine Haewegene, Juliette Gelin
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Head coach
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Ămile Rousseaux
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See alsoâ»
Referencesâ»
External linksâ»
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