2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, a new annual men's international volleyball tournament contested by six national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. The tournament was held in Matosinhos, Portugal from 20 to 24 June 2018.
| Challenger Cup de Masculino Portugal 2018 | |
|---|---|
Matosinhos, host city | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Portugal |
| City | Matosinhos |
| Dates | 20–24 June |
| Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Portugal (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Czech Republic |
| Third place | Estonia |
| Fourth place | Cuba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Attendance | 11,952 (1,195 per match) |
| Best scorer | Miguel Gutiérrez (67 points) |
| Best spiker | Alexandre Ferreira (58.89 %) |
| Best blocker | Nodirkhan Kadirkhanov (1.14 Avg) |
| Best server | Alexandre Ferreira (0.62 Avg) |
| Best setter | Matias Banda (26.57 Avg) |
| Best digger | Dusan Bonacic (2.00 Avg) |
| Best receiver | Vicente Parraguirre (32.73 %) |
| Official website | |
| Volleyball Challenger Cup | |
Portugal won the title, defeating Czech Republic in the final, and earned the right to participate in the 2019 Nations League replacing South Korea, the last placed challenger team after the 2018 edition. Estonia defeated Cuba in the 3rd place match.
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