2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification
The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification was a series of tournaments to decide teams which played in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup. The 2022 Challenger Cup featured 8 teams. Only one place was allocated to the hosts. The remaining 7 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.
Qualification summary
A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.[1][2]
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | |||||
| Turkey | CEV | 2021 European Golden League champions | 20 June 2021 | 1 | 2019 | 4th place (2019) | |
| Qatar | AVC | 1st World ranked team from AVC | 31 March 2022 | 0 | None | None | |
| Tunisia | CAVB | 1st World ranked team from CAVB | 31 March 2022 | 0 | None | None | |
| Chile | CSV | 1st World ranked team from CSV | 31 March 2022 | 2 | 2018 | 2019 | 5th place (2018) |
| Cuba | NORCECA | 1st World ranked team from NORCECA | 31 March 2022 | 2 | 2018 | 2019 | Runners-up (2019) |
| South Korea | AVC | Host country | 8 April 2022 | 0 | None | None | |
| Czech Republic | CEV | 2022 European Golden League champions | 18 June 2022 | 1 | 2018 | Runners-up (2018) | |
| Australia | AVC | 2022 Nations League last placed challenger team | 10 July 2022 | 0 | None | None | |
Means of qualification
| Qualified for the 2022 Challenger Cup |
Continental qualification tournaments
AVC (Asia and Oceania)
FIVB selected Qatar to represent the AVC for the 2022 Challenger Cup via the FIVB World Ranking as of 31 March 2022.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar |
CAVB (Africa)
FIVB selected Tunisia to represent the CAVB for the 2022 Challenger Cup via the FIVB World Ranking as of 31 March 2022.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia |
CEV (Europe)
- Final venue: SC Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium
- Date: 28 May – 20 June 2021
- The top team qualified for the 2022 Challenger Cup.[3]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Turkey | |
| Ukraine | |
| Estonia | |
| 4 | Belgium |
| 5 | Belarus |
| Romania | |
| 7 | Czech Republic |
| Slovakia | |
| Spain | |
| 10 | Latvia |
| Portugal | |
| 12 | Denmark |
| 13 | North Macedonia |
| 14 | Hungary |
| 15 | Croatia |
| 16 | Austria |
| Israel | |
| 18 | Cyprus |
| Luxembourg |
- Final venue: Varaždin Arena, Varaždin, Croatia
- Date: 25 May – 19 June 2022
- The top team qualified for the 2022 Challenger Cup.[4]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic | |
| Turkey | |
| Croatia | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
| 5 | Estonia |
| Portugal | |
| 7 | Belgium |
| Slovakia | |
| Spain | |
| 10 | Denmark |
| Latvia | |
| 12 | Romania |
| 13 | Finland |
| 14 | North Macedonia |
| 15 | Hungary |
| 16 | Albania |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
CSV (South America)
FIVB selected Chile to represent the CSV for the 2022 Challenger Cup via the FIVB World Ranking as of 31 March 2022.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chile |
NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean)
FIVB selected Cuba to represent the NORCECA for the 2022 Challenger Cup via the FIVB World Ranking as of 31 March 2022.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
References
- ^ "There's an international competition in Korea!". Volleybox. KVOLLEY. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "VNL Qualification System (VNL Promotion-Relegation Process)". volleyballworld. 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Turkey reaffirm #EuroLeagueM domination, Estonia with the Bronze". CEV. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Czechia lift the Golden #EuroLeagueM trophy after 18 years". CEV. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.