International volleyball tournament
Volleyball competition held in France
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Best blocker | Anastasiia Maievska (3.00 Avg) |
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Best server | Nina Stojiljković (2.00 Avg) |
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Best setter | Nina Stojiljković (17.33 Avg) |
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Best digger | Héléna Cazaute (16.33 Avg) |
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Best receiver | Amanda Coneo (24.51%) |
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Volleyball Challenger Cup |
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The 2023 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the fourth edition of the FIVB 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.[1][2]
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 right to 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.[3]
Qualification
A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.
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 2nd to 7th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 10 July 2023.[5] Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.
Venue
All matches |
Laval, France |
Espace Mayenne |
Capacity: 4,500 |
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Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
27 Jul | 17:00 | France ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | | 75–53 | P2 Report |
27 Jul | 20:30 | Ukraine ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png) | 3–1 | Croatia | 25–15 | 25–15 | 18–25 | 25–19 | | 93–74 | P2 Report |
28 Jul | 17:00 | Mexico ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png) | 2–3 | Sweden | 25–20 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 5–15 | 97–104 | P2 Report |
28 Jul | 20:30 | Colombia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png) | 3–1 | Kenya | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | 96–89 | P2 Report |
Semifinals
Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
29 Jul | 17:00 | France ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–10 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | | 75–52 | P2 Report |
29 Jul | 20:30 | Sweden ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) | 3–1 | Colombia | 25–17 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–17 | | 97–76 | P2 Report |
3rd place match
Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
30 Jul | 13:30 | Ukraine ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png) | 1–3 | Colombia | 23–25 | 25–12 | 24–26 | 22–25 | | 94–88 | P2 Report |
Final
Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
30 Jul | 17:00 | France ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) | 3–1 | Sweden | 25–21 | 25–16 | 22–25 | 25–15 | | 97–77 | P2 Report |
Final standing
Source: VCC 2023 final standings | 2023 Women's Challenger Cup champions | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) France First title | 14–woman Roster | Héléna Cazaute (c), Amandine Giardino, Christina Bauer, Nina Stojiljković, Lucille Gicquel, Amandha Marine Sylves, Eva Brooklyn Elouga, Léandra Olinga-Andela, Émilie Respaut, Guewe Diouf, Amélie Rotar, Halimatou Bah, Sabine Haewegene, Juliette Gelin | Head coach | Émile Rousseaux | |
See also
Volleyball portal
References
- ^ a b "Challenger Cup 2023". FF Volley. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Challenger Cup : Le plateau est connu" [Challenger Cup: The field is known]. FF Volley (in French). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "France's women to play in VNL 2024 before hosting Olympics". Vollleyball World. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Mexico qualifies to FIVB Challenger Cup winning NORCECA Final Four". norceca.info. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links
- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website
- 2023 Challenger Cup – official website
- Brackets
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