2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup was the second edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, an 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 Ljubljana, Slovenia from 3 to 7 July 2019.
| Pokal FIVB Odbojka Challenger Slovenija 2019 | |
|---|---|
Ljubljana, host city | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Slovenia |
| City | Ljubljana |
| Dates | 3–7 July |
| Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Slovenia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Cuba |
| Third place | Belarus |
| Fourth place | Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Attendance | 3,480 (348 per match) |
| Best scorer | Pavel Kuklinski (71 points) |
| Best spiker | Marlon Yant (59.38 %) |
| Best blocker | Siarhei Busel (0.76 Avg) |
| Best server | Kanstantsin Tsiushkevich (0.88 Avg) |
| Best setter | Gregor Ropret (6.21 Avg) |
| Best digger | Sebastian Castillo (2.17 Avg) |
| Best receiver | Sebastian Castillo (24.39 %) |
| Official website | |
| Volleyball Challenger Cup | |
Slovenia won the title, defeating Cuba in the final, and earned the right to participate in the 2020 Nations League replacing Portugal, the last placed challenger team after the 2019 edition. Belarus defeated Turkey in the 3rd place match.
On 8 May 2020, FIVB announced that the 2020 Nations League and 2020 Challenger Cup was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. So the tournament eventually became the 2021 Nations League qualifier.