Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup
The Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup, also known as the AVC Challenge Cup for Women, is an annual international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body.
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| First season | 2018 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Vietnam(2nd title) |
| Most titles | Vietnam (2 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | PPTV |
| Official website | asianvolleyball |
From 2023 to 2024, the winner will qualify for the FIVB Challenger Cup.
This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious continental competition for Asian national women's volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and Asian Volleyball Cup.
The three Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup tournaments has been won by two different national teams. Vietnam have won twice while Hong Kong have won once.
History
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be awarded every two years beginning in 2018. This tournament was initially set up to serve as a qualifier to the Women's Asian Volleyball Cup, which served as the tournament for the top teams of the AVC. The first two editions were due to take place in Hong Kong, China. But due to unforeseen reasons, the first edition in 2018 did not hold, while the second edition two years later was canceled due to grave concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The tournament first took place in 2022. The champions were Hong Kong, which won their first title at the 2022 edition in a round-robin format.[2] In 2023 edition, Vietnam crowned as the champions, won also their first title in the tournament and qualified for the 2023 FIVB Challenger Cup.[3]
From 2023 to 2024, the AVC Challenge Cup has reformed from being held biennially to annually as it serve as a qualifier for the FIVB Challenger Cup.[4][5]
Results summary
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2018 Details |  Hong Kong | did not held due to unforeseen reasons | 8 | ||||||||
| 2020 | Hong Kong | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| 2022 Details |  Nakhon Pathom |  Hong Kong | Round-robin (3–2) |  India |  Malaysia | Round-robin (3–2) |  Uzbekistan | 5 | |||
| 2023 Details |  Gresik |  Vietnam | 3–2 |  Indonesia |  Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | India | 11 | |||
| 2024 Details |  Manila | Vietnam | 3–0 |  Kazakhstan |  Philippines | 3–0 |  Australia | 10 | |||
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 2 (2023, 2024) | |||
| Hong Kong | 1 (2022) | |||
 India | 1 (2022) | 1 (2023) | ||
| Indonesia | 1 (2023) | |||
 Kazakhstan | 1 (2024) | |||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 (2023) | |||
 Malaysia | 1 (2022) | |||
| Philippines | 1 (2024) | |||
 Australia | 1 (2024) | |||
 Uzbekistan | 1 (2022) |
Champions by region
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| SEAVA (Southeast Asia) | Vietnam (2) | 2 titles |
| EAZVA (East Asia) | Hong Kong (1) | 1 title |
Hosts
List of hosts by number of challenge cups hosted.
| Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 2022 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | |
| Philippines | 2024 |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Participating nations
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
| Team | 2022 (5) | 2023 (11) | 2024 (10) | Total |
| Australia | • | 6th | 4th | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | • | 3rd | 9th | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 1st | 9th | 8th | 3 |
| India | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 3 |
| Indonesia | • | 2nd | 7th | 2 |
 Iran | • | 5th | 6th | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | • | • | 2nd | 1 |
 Macau | • | 11th | • | 1 |
| Malaysia | 3rd | • | • | 1 |
 Mongolia | • | 10th | • | 1 |
| Philippines | • | 7th | 3rd | 2 |
 Singapore | 5th | • | 10th | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 4th | 8th | • | 2 |
| Vietnam | • | 1st | 1st | 2 |
Debut of teams
| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hong Kong | 5 |
| India | ||
| Malaysia | ||
| Singapore | ||
| Uzbekistan | ||
| 2023 | Australia | 8 |
| Chinese Taipei | ||
| Indonesia | ||
| Iran | ||
| Macau | ||
| Mongolia | ||
| Philippines | ||
| Vietnam | ||
| 2024 | Kazakhstan | 1 |
Awards
| Year | Best Setter |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Jini K.S |
| 2023 | Đoàn Thị Lâm Oanh |
| 2024 | Jia De Guzman |
| Year | Best Middle Blockers |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Ngin Jia Ning |
| Lau Ho Ting | |
| 2023 | Đinh Thị Trà Giang |
| Wilda Nurfadhilah | |
| 2024 | Lê Thanh Thúy |
| Yuliya Yakimova |
| Year | Best Libero |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Aswathi R. |
| 2023 | Yulis Indahyani |
| 2024 | Nguyễn Khánh Đang |
See also
References
External links
- Asian Volleyball Confederation – official website
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