The 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the fourth edition of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup, an annual men'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 Aspire Ladies Sports Hall in

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, Qatar, between 28 and 30 July 2023. Four teams made their first appearance in the men's Challenger Cup in this edition:

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, the

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and

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won the title, defeating host

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

, the last placed challenger team in the 2023 edition.

defeated

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in the 3rd place match.

Qualification

A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.

Format

The tournament will compete in the knock-out format (quarterfinals, semifinals, and final), with the host country (Qatar) 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 15 July 2023. Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.

Squads

Venue

Knockout stage

* All times are

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( UTC+03:00).

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

''Source
VCC 2023 final standings
'

Notes

References

External links

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
– official website
2023 Challenger Cup
– official website
Brackets
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FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup The FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup was an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The Challenger Cup served as a qualifying tournam ...

Sports competitions in Doha