2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification

The 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification was a series of tournaments held to decide which teams would play in the 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup. The 2018 Challenger Cup featured 6 teams. Only one place was allocated to the hosts. The remaining 5 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.^[1]

Qualification summary

Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances			Previous best performance
				Total	First	Last
Kazakhstan1	AVC	Asian Qualifier winners	20 May 2018	0	None		None
Chile1	CSV	South American Qualifier winners	20 May 2018	0	None		None
Portugal	CEV	Host country	6 June 2018	0	None		None
Cuba	NORCECA	North American Qualifier winners	9 June 2018	0	None		None
Estonia	CEV	2018 European Golden League champions	13 June 2018	0	None		None
Czech Republic	CEV	2018 European Golden League runners-up	13 June 2018	0	None		None

1.^ Originally, the CAVB would have a direct spot in the Challenger Cup, while the representatives from AVC and CSV would play a playoff for a spot. However, FIVB fined the CAVB for not hosting any kind of qualifier event and the winners of the AVC and CSV qualifier booked a direct qualification.^[2]

Means of qualification

	Qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup
	Already qualified as hosts for the 2018 Challenger Cup

Continental qualification tournaments

AVC (Asia and Oceania)

Main article: 2018 AVC Men's Challenger

• Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
• Dates: 18–20 May 2018
• The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.^[3]

Rank	Team
1	Kazakhstan
2	Pakistan
3	Chinese Taipei

CAVB (Africa)

CAVB was deprived of the right to participate in the 2018 Challenger Cup because it did not hosting any kind of qualifier event. So the AVC–CSV playoff was canceled and the winners of the AVC and CSV qualifier directly qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.

CEV (Europe)

Main article: 2018 Men's European Volleyball League

• Final venue: KV Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
• Dates: 19 May – 14 June 2018
• The top two teams that had not yet qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.^[4]

Rank	Team
	Estonia
	Czech Republic
	Turkey
4	Portugal
5	Netherlands
6	Belgium
7	Finland
8	Ukraine
9	Spain
10	Sweden
11	Slovakia
12	Slovenia

CSV (South America)

Main article: 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification (CSV)

• Venue: Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago, Chile
• Dates: 18–20 May 2018
• The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.^[5]

Rank	Team
1	Chile
2	Peru
3	Paraguay
4	Bolivia

NORCECA (North America)

Main article: 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification (NORCECA)

• Venue: Sala 19 de noviembre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
• Dates: 5–9 June 2018
• The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.^[6]

Rank	Team
1	Cuba
2	Puerto Rico
3	Guatemala
4	Trinidad and Tobago
5	Costa Rica