The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup was the fourth edition of the

FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup The FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The inaugural tournament was played between ...

, an annual women's international

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tournament contested by eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the

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. The tournament was held at Espace Mayenne in Laval, France, between 27 and 30 July 2023. Five teams made their first appearance in the women's Challenger Cup in this edition:

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and

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. The host

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won the title, defeating

in the final, and earned the right to participate in the 2024 Nations League replacing

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, the last placed challenger team in the 2023 edition.

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defeated

in the 3rd place match.

Qualification

Format

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. Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.

Squads

Venue

Knockout stage

* All times are

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( UTC+02:00).

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

''Source
VCC 2023 final standings
'

References

External links

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
– official website
2023 Challenger Cup
– official website
Brackets
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