The 2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup was the inaugural edition of the AVC Challenge Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and that year with the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF). The tournament was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 15 to 21 September 2018.
Team Qualification
8 AVC member associations qualified for the 2018 AVC Men's Challenge Cup. Sri Lanka qualified as hosts and the 3 teams were qualified from the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship while 4 teams were new entrants. The 8 AVC member associations were from 4 zonal associations, including Central Asia (2 teams), East Asia (2 team), Southeast Asia (1 team), and Western Asia (3 teams). Fiji and Uzbekistan withdrew from the tournament.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the tournament. Means of qualificationBirthsQualifiedHost country 1 Central Asian teams 1 East Asian teams 2 Oceanian teams 0 Southeast Asian teams 1 West Asian teams 3Total8
Pools composition The following teams qualified for the tournament.
Pool APool B (Hosts) (16) (13) (15)
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
Pool B
Final round
Final eight
Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
RankTeam45678
14–man rosterSafaa Lafta Majeed (c), Hussain Nameer Shamil, Husam Abdulsamad, Mustafa Ghani Hussain, Mustafa Hameed Jabbar, Abbas Abdulkareem, Murtadha Zuhair Mohammed, Islam Sachit Challab, Aymen Ali Muslim, Falih Mohammed Saleh, Ali Lafta Majeed, Riyadh Azeez Mohammed, Ali Sahib Abushanan, Osama Munef SabbarHead coachALAA KHALAF A.
Awards
Most valuable player Ahmed Albakheet Best outside spikers Deepthi Romesh Horosit Biswas Best setter Mustafa Haneed Jabbar
Best opposite spiker Hussain Nameer Shamil Best middle blocker Ibrahim Majrashi Islam Sachit Challab Best libero Lakmal Wijesekara
See also 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
References
External links Asian Volleyball Confederation