# 2024 AVC Women's Challenge Cup

The 2024 AVC Women's Challenge Cup was the fifth edition of the AVC Women's Challenge Cup, an annual international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and this year with the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF). The tournament was held at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines between 22 and 29 May 2024. The winners of the tournament, Vietnam, qualified for the 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup.
Vietnam won their second consecutive title after defeating Kazakhstan in a straight-sets final. The host Philippines defeated Australia in a straight-sets 3rd place match and took the bronze medal. Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền was named as the MVP of the tournament.

## Host selection

The Philippines had submitted its bid to host the tournament by December 2023.

## Qualification

Following AVC regulations, the maximum of 12 teams for the next AVC Challenge Cup was selected through the following criteria:
* 1 team for the host country
* 1 team: the defending champion from the previous edition (2023)
* 5 other top-ranked teams from the previous edition
* 5 other entrant teams with consideration given for FIVB world rankings
| Country | Zone | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous appearances | Previous appearances | Previous best performance |
| Country | Zone | Qualified as | Qualified on | Total | First | Last | Previous best performance |
| Philippines | SEAVA | Host country | April 2024 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 7th place (2023) |
| Vietnam | SEAVA | Defending champions | 23 June 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | Champions (2023) |
| Indonesia | SEAVA | 2023 Challenge Cup runners-up | 23 June 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | Runners-up (2023) |
| Chinese Taipei | EAZVA | 2023 Challenge Cup 3rd placer | 23 June 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 3rd place (2023) |
| India | CAVA | 2023 Challenge Cup 4th placer | 23 June 2023 | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | Runners-up (2022) |
| Iran | CAVA | 2023 Challenge Cup 5th placer | 24 June 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 5th place (2023) |
| Australia | OZVA | 2023 Challenge Cup 6th placer | 24 June 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 6th place (2023) |
| Kazakhstan | CAVA | Additional entrant teams | 3 May 2024 | 0 | None | None | None |
| Hong Kong | EAZVA | Additional entrant teams | 3 May 2024 | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | Champions (2022) |
| Singapore | SEAVA | Additional entrant teams | 3 May 2024 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 5th place (2022) |
China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand which are part of the 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League are ineligible to submit entries to this tournament.

## Venues

| All matches (except 9th place match) | 9th place match |
| Manila, Philippines ||
| Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (Rizal Memorial Coliseum & Ninoy Aquino Stadium) ||
| Capacity: 6,100 | Capacity: 6,000 |

## Pools composition

The overview of pools was released on 3 May 2024.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Philippines (Hosts) | Vietnam (1) |
| Chinese Taipei (3) | Indonesia (2) |
| India (4) | Kazakhstan (–) |
| Iran (5) | Singapore (–) |
| Australia (6) | Hong Kong (–) |

## Pool standing procedure

* Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
* In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
** Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
** Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
** Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
* If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
** Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
** Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
** If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

## Squads

The full list of team squads were announced on the competition daily bulletin.

## Preliminary round

* All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Philippines (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 344 | 258 | 1.333 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 385 | 369 | 1.043 | Semifinals |
| 3 | India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 323 | 305 | 1.059 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Iran | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.400 | 310 | 347 | 0.893 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | 267 | 350 | 0.763 | 9th place match |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 22 May | 13:00 | India | 3–0 | Iran | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | 75–61 | P2 Report |
| 22 May | 19:00 | Australia | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 23–25 | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 98–77 | P2 Report |
| 23 May | 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | India | 19–25 | 13–25 | 16–25 | | 48–75 | P2 Report |
| 23 May | 19:00 | Philippines | 3–1 | Australia | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 97–81 | P2 Report |
| 24 May | 10:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 28–26 | 102–90 | P2 Report |
| 24 May | 19:00 | India | 1–3 | Philippines | 25–22 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | 81–97 | P2 Report |
| 25 May | 16:00 | Australia | 3–1 | India | 26–24 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 29–27 | 99–92 | P2 Report |
| 25 May | 19:00 | Philippines | 3–0 | Iran | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–15 | | 75–44 | P2 Report |
| 26 May | 16:00 | Iran | 1–3 | Australia | 24–26 | 23–25 | 27–25 | 29–31 | 103–107 | P2 Report |
| 26 May | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Philippines | 13–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | 52–75 | P2 Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 343 | 244 | 1.406 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 306 | 221 | 1.385 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 236 | 253 | 0.933 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 264 | 292 | 0.904 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Singapore | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 165 | 304 | 0.543 | 9th place match |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 22 May | 10:00 | Singapore | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 15–25 | 9–25 | 17–25 | | 41–75 | P2 Report |
| 22 May | 16:00 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Vietnam | 13–25 | 17–25 | 16–25 | | 46–75 | P2 Report |
| 23 May | 10:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | Hong Kong | 22–25 | 24–26 | 19–25 | | 65–76 | P2 Report |
| 23 May | 16:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Singapore | 25–8 | 29–27 | 25–10 | | 79–45 | P2 Report |
| 24 May | 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Vietnam | 14–25 | 19–25 | 25–14 | 23–25 | 81–89 | P2 Report |
| 24 May | 16:00 | Singapore | 0–3 | Indonesia | 14–25 | 13–25 | 14–25 | | 41–75 | P2 Report |
| 25 May | 10:00 | Hong Kong | 3–0 | Singapore | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–12 | | 75–38 | P2 Report |
| 25 May | 13:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 17–25 | 13–25 | 22–25 | | 52–75 | P2 Report |
| 26 May | 10:00 | Vietnam | 3–1 | Indonesia | 25–17 | 25–15 | 25–27 | 25–13 | 100–72 | P2 Report |
| 26 May | 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–4 | | 75–39 | P2 Report |

## Final round

* All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

### 9th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 May | 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Singapore | 27–25 | 25–10 | 25–10 | | | 77–45 | P2 Report |

### 5th–8th places

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 28 May | 28 May |
| India | 3 |
| India | 3 | 29 May | 29 May |
| Indonesia | 1 | 29 May | 29 May |
| Indonesia | 1 | India | 3 |
| 28 May | 28 May | | India | 3 |
| 28 May | 28 May | Iran | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | Iran | 0 |
| Iran | 3 | | |
| Iran | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 29 May | 29 May |
| | | Indonesia | 3 |
| | | Hong Kong | 0 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 May | 10:00 | India | 3–1 | Indonesia | 25–16 | 30–32 | 25–20 | 27–25 | | 107–93 | P2 Report |
| 28 May | 13:00 | Hong Kong | 1–3 | Iran | 24–26 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 19–25 | | 92–96 | P2 Report |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 May | 10:00 | Indonesia | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | | 75–54 | P2 Report |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 May | 13:00 | India | 3–0 | Iran | 25–17 | 25–16 | 25–11 | | | 75–44 | P2 Report |

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 28 May | 28 May |
| Philippines | 0 |
| Philippines | 0 | 29 May | 29 May |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 29 May | 29 May |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 28 May | 28 May | | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 28 May | 28 May | Vietnam | 3 |
| Vietnam | 3 | Vietnam | 3 |
| Australia | 0 | | |
| Australia | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 29 May | 29 May |
| | | Philippines | 3 |
| | | Australia | 0 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 May | 16:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Australia | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–56 | P2 Report |
| 28 May | 19:00 | Philippines | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 23–25 | 21–25 | 14–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 May | 16:00 | Philippines | 3–0 | Australia | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–7 | | | 75–45 | P2 Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 May | 19:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Vietnam | 20–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | | 64–75 | P2 Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Vietnam |
| | Kazakhstan |
| | Philippines |
| 4 | Australia |
| 5 | India |
| 6 | Iran |
| 7 | Indonesia |
| 8 | Hong Kong |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei |
| 10 | Singapore |
* Qualified for the 2024 FIVB Challenger Cup
* Qualified as hosts for the 2024 FIVB Challenger Cup
* 2024 Asian Challenge Cup champions
* Vietnam Second title
* 14–woman roster
* Nguyễn Thị Trà My, Trần Thị Thanh Thúy (c), Lê Thị Yến, Lê Thanh Thúy, Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền, Hoàng Thị Kiều Trinh, Nguyễn Khánh Đang, Võ Thị Kim Thoa, Nguyễn Thị Trinh, Vi Thị Như Quỳnh, Phạm Thị Hiền, Đoàn Thị Lâm Oanh, Trần Tú Linh, Đinh Thị Trà Giang
* Head coach
* Nguyễn Tuấn Kiệt

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền (VIE)
* Best setter
    Jia De Guzman (PHI)
* Best outside spikers
    Caitlin Tipping (AUS)
    Sana Anarkulova (KAZ)
* Best middle blockers
    Lê Thanh Thúy (VIE)
    Yuliya Yakimova (KAZ)
* Best opposite spiker
    Angel Canino (PHI)
* Best libero
    Nguyễn Khánh Đang (VIE)