2018 in volleyball

The following were the events of volleyball for the year 2018 throughout the world.

Beach volleyball

World and continental beach volleyball events

July 9–13: 2018 World University Beach Volleyball Championship in Munich^[1]
- Winners: Germany (Dan John & Eric Stadie) (m) / Canada (Nicole McNamara & Megan McNamara) (f)
July 10–15: 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in Nanjing^[2]
- Winners: Russia (Denis Shekunov & Dmitrii Veretiuk) (m) / Russia (Mariia Bocharova & Maria Voronina) (f)
July 15–22: 2018 European Beach Volleyball Championships in The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, & Apeldoorn^[3]^[4]
- Winners: Norway (Anders Mol & Christian Sørum) (m) / Netherlands (Sanne Keizer & Madelein Meppelink) (f)
August 14–19: 2018 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals in Hamburg^[5]
- Winners: Norway (Anders Mol & Christian Sørum) (m) / Brazil (Ágatha Bednarczuk & Eduarda Santos Lisboa) (f)

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

January 3 – TBD: 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour^[6]

2018 Swatch Major Series (Five Star BV events)

February 27 – March 4: Major #1 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida^[7]
- Winners: United States (Phil Dalhausser & Nick Lucena) (m) / Brazil (Bárbara Seixas & Fernanda Alves) (f)
July 10–15: Major #2 in Gstaad^[8]
- Winners: Norway (Anders Berntsen Mol & Christian Sandlie Sørum) (m) / Canada (Sarah Pavan & Melissa Humana-Paredes) (f)
July 31 – August 5: Major #3 (final) in Vienna^[9]
- Winners: Norway (Anders Berntsen Mol & Christian Sandlie Sørum) (m) / Czech Republic (Barbora Hermannová & Markéta Sluková) (f)

2018 Four Star BV events

January 3–7: Four Star #1 in The Hague^[10]
- Winners: Latvia (Mārtiņš Pļaviņš & Edgars Tocs) (m) / United States (April Ross & Alix Klineman) (f)
March 6–10: Four Star #2 in Doha (men only)^[11]
- Winners: Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen)
April 18–22: Four Star #3 in Xiamen^[12]
- Winners: Russia (Oleg Stoyanovskiy & Igor Velichko) (m) / Canada (Sarah Pavan & Melissa Humana-Paredes) (f)
May 1–6: Four Star #4 in Huntington Beach, California^[13]
- Winners: Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen) (m) / Brazil (Bárbara Seixas & Fernanda Alves) (f)
May 15–20: Four Star #5 in Itapema^[14]
- Winners: Brazil (André Stein & Evandro Oliveira) (m) / Brazil (Ágatha Bednarczuk & Eduarda Santos Lisboa) (f)
June 19–24: Four Star #6 in Ostrava^[15]
- Winners: Spain (Pablo Herrera & Adrián Gavira) (m) / Czech Republic (Barbora Hermannová & Markéta Sluková) (f)
June 27 – July 1: Four Star #7 in Warsaw^[16]
- Winners: Poland (Piotr Kantor & Bartosz Łosiak) (m) / Canada (Heather Bansley & Brandie Wilkerson) (f)
July 4–8: Four Star #8 in Espinho^[17]
- Winners: Latvia (Jānis Šmēdiņš & Aleksandrs Samoilovs) (m) / Australia (Taliqua Clancy & Mariafe Artacho del Solar) (f)
August 7–12: Four Star #9 in Moscow^[18]
- Winners: Latvia (Jānis Šmēdiņš & Aleksandrs Samoilovs) (m) / United States (Summer Ross & Sara Hughes) (f)
October 9–14: Four Star #10 in Yangzhou^[19]
- Winners: Russia (Ilya Leshukov & Konstantin Semenov) (m) / United States (April Ross & Alix Klineman) (f)
October 16–21: Four Star #11 (final) in Las Vegas^[20]
- Winners: Norway (Anders Berntsen Mol & Christian Sandlie Sørum) (m) / Canada (Heather Bansley & Brandie Wilkerson) (f)

2018 Three Star BV events

February 20–24: Three Star #1 in Kish Island (men only)^[21]
- Winners: Poland (Mariusz Prudel & Jakub Szalankiewicz)
May 2–6: Three Star #2 in Mersin^[22]
- Winners: Russia (Ilya Leshukov & Konstantin Semenov) (m) / Austria (Katharina Schützenhöfer & Lena Plesiutschnig) (f)
May 9–13: Three Star #3 in Lucerne^[23]
- Winners: United States (John Mayer & Trevor Crabb) (m) / Australia (Mariafe Artacho del Solar & Taliqua Clancy) (f)
July 18–22: Three Star #4 in Haiyang^[24]
- Winners: Austria (Robin Seidl & Philipp Waller) (m) / United States (Betsi Flint & Emily Day) (f)
July 24–29: Three Star #5 in Tokyo^[25]
- Winners: Chile (Marco Grimalt & Esteban Grimalt) (m) / Germany (Teresa Mersmann & Cinja Tillmann) (f)
September 30 – October 4: Three Star #6 in Qinzhou^[26]
- Winners: United States (Tri Bourne & Trevor Crabb) (m) / Brazil (Ana Patricia Silva Ramos & Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva) (f)
October 23–28: Three Star #7 (final) in Chetumal (women only)^[27]
- Winners: Canada (Heather Bansley & Brandie Wilkerson)

2018 Two Star BV events

May 4–6: Two Star #1 in Phnom Penh (women only)^[28]
- Winners: Germany (Anna Behlen & Sarah Schneider)
May 31 – June 3: Two Star #2 in Jinjiang^[29]
- Winners: United States (Trevor Crabb, Jr. & John Mayer) (m) / Japan (Sayaka Mizoe & Suzuka Hashimoto) (f)
June 7–10: Two Star #3 in Nantong (women only)^[30]
- Winners: Brazil (Josemari Alves & Liliane Maestrini)
June 14–17: Two Star #4 in Tangshan (women only)^[31]
- Winners: Brazil (Josemari Alves & Liliane Maestrini)
June 21–24: Two Star #5 in Singapore^[32]
- Winners: China (GAO Peng & LI Yang) (m) / Japan (Chiyo Suzuki & Reika Murakami) (f)
July 25–29: Two Star #6 in Agadir^[33]
- Winners: Russia (Maksim Hudyakov & Ruslan Bykanov) (m) / Italy (Marta Menegatti & Viktoria Orsi Toth) (f)
September 14–16: Two Star #7 (final) in Zhongwei (women only)^[34]
- Winners: China (WEN Shuhui & WANG Jingzhe)

2018 One Star BV events

February 1–4: One Star #1 in Shepparton^[35]
- Winners: United States (Chase Frishman & James Avery Drost) (m) / United States (Amanda Dowdy & Irene Pollock) (f)
March 14–17: One Star #2 in Muscat (men only)^[36]
- Winners: Germany (Philipp Arne Bergmann & Yannick Harms)
March 15–18: One Star #3 in Aalsmeer (men only)^[37]
- Winners: Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen)
April 8–11: One Star #4 in Satun^[38]
- Winners: Thailand (Nuttanon Inkiew & Sedtawat Padsawud) (m) / United States (Caitlin Ledoux & Emily Stockman) (f)
April 26–29: One Star #5 in Langkawi^[39]
- Winners: Austria (Simon Frühbauer & Jörg Wutzl) (m) / Russia (Daria Mastikova & Ksenia Dabizha) (f)
May 3–6: One Star #6 in Manila^[40]
- Winners: Germany (Max-Jonas Karpa & Milan Sievers) (m) / Japan (Takemi Nishibori & Ayumi Kusano) (f)
May 9–12: One Star #7 in Tuần Châu (women only)^[41]
- Winners: Japan (Sayaka Mizoe & Suzuka Hashimoto)
May 10–13: One Star #8 in Bangkok^[42]
- Winners: Japan (Takumi Takahashi & Yusuke Ishijima) (m) / United States (Bree Scarbrough & Aurora Davis) (f)
May 17–20: One Star #9 in Aydın^[43]
- Winners: Serbia (Stefan Basta & Lazar Kolaric) (m) / Cuba (Mailen Deliz Tamayo & Leila Consuelo Martinez Ortega) (f)
May 24–27: One Star #10 in Miguel Pereira^[44]
- Winners: Brazil (Vinicius Rezende Costa Freitas & Luciano Ferreira de Paula) (m) / Romania (Adriana-Maria Matei & Beata Vaida) (f)
May 31 – June 3: One Star #11 in Alanya^[45]
- Winners: Russia (Maksim Hudyakov & Ruslan Bykanov) (m) / Germany (Sarah Schneider & Viktoria Seeber) (f)
June 14–17: One Star #12 in Baden bei Wien^[46]
- Note: This event was supposed to be held in Monaco, but it was cancelled.
- Winners: Austria (Clemens Doppler & Alexander Horst) (m) / Germany (Teresa Mersmann & Cinja Tillmann) (f)
June 20–23: One Star #13 in Manavgat^[47]
- Winners: Brazil (Oscar Brandão & Luciano Ferreira de Paula) (m) / Japan (Satono Ishitsubo & Asami Shiba) (f)
July 5–8: One Star #14 in Poreč^[48]
- Winners: Ukraine (Sergiy Popov & Vladyslav Iemelianchyk) (m) / United States (Torrey Van Winden & Emily Sonny) (f)
July 5–8: One Star #15 in Anapa^[49]
- Winners: China (HA Likejiang & WU Jiaxin) (m) / Russia (Nadezda Makroguzova & Svetlana Kholomina) (f)
July 12–15: One Star #16 in Daegu (women only)^[50]
- Winners: Australia (Phoebe Bell & Jessyka Ngauamo)
July 19–22: One Star #17 in Ulsan (women only)^[51]
- Winners: Chinese Taipei (Kou Nai-han & LIU Pi Hsin)
July 26–29: One Star #18 in Samsun^[52]
- Winners: Czech Republic (Jindrich Weiss & Donovan Džavoronok) (m) / Italy (Carolina Ferraris & Francesca Michieletto) (f)
August 3–5: One Star #19 in Ljubljana #1^[53]
- Winners: Russia (Valeriy Samoday & Taras Myskiv) (m) / Switzerland (Esmée Böbner & Zoé Vergé-Dépré) (f)
August 8–12: One Star #20 in Vaduz^[54]
- Winners: Russia (Valeriy Samoday & Taras Myskiv) (m) / United States (Alexandra Wheeler & Lara Dykstra) (f)
August 23–26: One Star #21 in Siófok^[55]
- Winners: France (Romain di Giantommaso & Jérémy Silvestre) (m) / Slovenia (Tjasa Kotnik & Tjasa Jancar) (f)
August 28 – September 1: One Star #22 in Montpellier^[56]
- Winners: France (Edouard Rowlandson & Olivier Barthelemy) (m) / France (Alexandra Jupiter & Lézana Placette) (f)
October 3–5: One Star #23 in Bandar Torkaman (men only)^[57]
- Winners: Iran (Bahman Salemiinjehboroun & Arash Vakili)
October 9–12: One Star #24 in Babolsar (men only)^[58]
- Winners: Iran (Rahman Raoufi & Abolhamed Mirzaali)
October 16–19: One Star #25 in Bandar-e Anzali (men only)^[59]
- Winners: Kazakhstan (Alexey Sidorenko & Alexandr Dyachenko)
November 29 – December 2: One Star #26 (final) in Ljubljana #2 (winter edition)^[60]
- Winners: Belarus (Aliaksandr Dziadkou & Pavel Piatrushka) (m) / Greece (Peny Karagkouni & Vassiliki Arvaniti) (f)

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Volleyball

World & Challenger volleyball championships

June 20 – 24: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup in Matosinhos (debut event)
- Portugal defeated Czech Republic, 3–1 in matches played, to win the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup title.
- Estonia took third place.
- Note: Portugal has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.
June 20 – 24: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup in Lima (debut event)
- Bulgaria defeated Colombia, 3–1 in matches played, to win the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup title.
- Puerto Rico took third place.
- Note: Bulgaria has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.
September 9 – 30: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in both Bulgaria and Italy^[61]
- Poland defeated Brazil, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship title.
- United States took third place.
September 29 – October 20: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan^[62]
- Serbia defeated Italy, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship title.
- China took third place.

FIVB Nations League

Note: The Nations League replaced both the World League for Men and the World Grand Prix for Women.
May 15 – July 1: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League (final top six teams to Nanjing)^[63]
- United States defeated Turkey, 3–2 in matches played, to win the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League title.
- China took third place.
May 25 – July 8: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League (final top six teams to Lille)^[64]
- Russia defeated France, 3–0 in matches played, to win the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League title.
- United States took third place.

AVC

National teams events

May 20 – 27: 2018 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Pathom^[65]
- Japan defeated China, 3–1 in matches played, to win their seventh consecutive and eighth overall Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship title.
- Thailand took third place.
- Note: All the teams mentioned above, plus South Korea, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.
June 10 – 17: 2018 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship in Bắc Ninh^[66]
- Japan defeated China, 3–0 in matches played, to win their sixth Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship title.
- Thailand took third place.
June 29 – July 6: 2018 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship in Tabriz^[67]
- Japan defeated South Korea, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship title.
- Iran took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned above, plus Chinese Taipei, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.
July 21 – 28: 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship in Manama^[68]
- Iran defeated South Korea, 3–0 in matches played, to win their sixth Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship title.
- Thailand took third place.
- Note: Iran and South Korea both qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.
August 8 – 15: 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup in Taipei^[69]
- Qatar defeated Iran, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Volleyball Cup title.
- Japan took third place.
September 15 – 22: 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup in Colombo (debut event)
- Iraq defeated Saudi Arabia, 3–2 in matches played, to win the inaugural Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup title.
- Sri Lanka took third place.
- Note: Iraq was promoted to compete at the 2020 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup.
September 16 – 23: 2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup in Nakhon Ratchasima
- China defeated Japan, 3–0 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall Asian Women's Volleyball Cup title.
- Thailand took third place.
December 3 – 9: 2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup in Hong Kong (debut event)

Clubs teams events

July 11 – 18: 2018 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in Ust-Kamenogorsk
- Supreme Chonburi defeated NEC Red Rockets, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship title.
- Jiangsu Zenith Steel took third place.
- Note: Supreme Chonburi has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.
July 30 – August 6: 2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in Naypyidaw
- Khatam Ardakan defeated Atyrau, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship title.
- Wapda took third place.

NORCECA

March 31 – April 7: 2018 CAZOVA Men's U21 Volleyball Championship in Paramaribo^[70]
- Champions: Barbados; Second: Haiti; Third: Martinique
May 15 – 21: 2018 NORCECA Women's Challenge Cup (Continental Qualification Tournament) in Edmonton^[71]
- Puerto Rico defeated Canada, 3–2 in matches played, in the final. Cuba took third place.
June 3 – 10: 2018 NORCECA Men's Challenge Cup (Continental Qualification Tournament) in Pinar del Río^[72]
- Champions: Cuba; Second: Puerto Rico; Third: Guatemala
- Note: Cuba booked their place in the World Final.
June 4 – 11: 2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship in San José^[73]
- Champions: Cuba; Second: United States; Third: Puerto Rico
June 16 – 24: 2018 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Aguascalientes City^[74]
- United States defeated Dominican Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their seventh Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
- Mexico took third place.
June 21 – 25: 2018 CAZOVA Women's U23 Volleyball Championship in Kralendijk, Bonaire^[75]
- Champions: Suriname; Second: Curaçao; Third: U.S. Virgin Islands
June 28 – July 5: 2018 Women's CAZOVA Volleyball Championship in Paramaribo^[76]
- Champions: Trinidad and Tobago; Second: Suriname; Third: Barbados; Fourth: Bahamas
July 6 – 9: 2018 ECVA Women's U20 Volleyball Championship in Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius^[77]
- Champions: Antigua and Barbuda; Second: Saint Lucia; Third: Sint Eustatius; Fourth: British Virgin Islands
August 2 – 11: 2018 AFECAVOL Central American Women Senior Championship in Belize City^[78]
- Champions: Costa Rica; Second: Belize; Third: El Salvador
August 4 – 11: 2018 Men's CAZOVA Volleyball Championship in Paramaribo^[79]
- Champions: Suriname; Second: Bahamas; Third: Trinidad and Tobago
August 15 – 20: 2018 Women's ECVA Volleyball Championships in St. John's^[80]
- Saint Lucia defeated French Saint Martin, 3–1 in matches played, in the final.
- Antigua and Barbuda took third place.
August 25 – September 2: 2018 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Havana^[81]
- Cuba defeated Dominican Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their sixth Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
- Canada took third place.
- Note: Cuba has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.
August 25 – September 2: 2018 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Tegucigalpa^[82]
- United States defeated Canada, 3–0 in matches played, to win their eighth Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
- Cuba took third place.
- Note: Both the United States and Canada have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.
September 4 – 10: 2018 Women's Junior NORCECA Final Four Volleyball Championship in Lima
- Dominican Republic defeated Argentina, 3–1 in matches played, in the final.
- Cuba won the bronze medal, but Peru took third place.
September 14 – 23: 2018 Men's U23 AFECAVOL Central American Volleyball Championship in Guatemala City
- Champions: Guatemala; Second: Nicaragua; Third: Panama
November 1 – 4: 2018 Men's ECVA Volleyball Championship in La Borie
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines defeated Antigua and Barbuda, 3–2 in matches played, in the final.
- Saint Lucia took third place.
November 8 – 17: 2018 Men's Central American Volleyball Championship in San Salvador
- Champions: Guatemala; Second: Costa Rica; Third: El Salvador

CSV

Clubs teams events

February 18 – 25: 2018 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship in Belo Horizonte^[83]
- Camponesa/Minas defeated fellow Brazilian team, Sesc RJ Vôlei, 3–2 in a tie break, to win their third Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship title.
- Club de Regatas Lima took third place.
February 25 – March 4: 2018 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship in Montes Claros^[84]
- Sada Cruzeiro defeated Lomas Vóley, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship title.
- Montes Claros Vôlei took third place.

National teams events

May 16 – 21: 2018 Men's South American Volleyball Challenger Cup in Santiago^[85]
- Champions: Chile; Second: Peru; Third: Paraguay; Fourth: Bolivia
May 23 – 28: 2018 Women's South American Volleyball Challenger Cup in Lima^[86]
- Champions: Peru; Second: Colombia; Third: Chile; Fourth: Venezuela
June 6 – 13: 2018 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship in Valledupar^[87]
- Argentina defeated Peru, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship title.
- Brazil took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.
September 22 – 29: 2018 Boys' Youth South American Volleyball Championship in Sopó^[88]
- Brazil defeated Argentina, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 17th Boys' Youth South American Volleyball Championship title.
- Colombia took third place.
- Note: All three teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.
October 15 – 22: 2018 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship in Lima^[89]
- Brazil defeated Argentina, 3–2 in matches played, to win their 15th consecutive and 20th overall Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship title.
- Peru took third place.
October 22 – 27: 2018 Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship in Bariloche^[90]
- Brazil defeated Argentina, 3–1 in matches played, to win their 19th Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship title.
- Chile took third place.

2018 Pan American Volleyball Cups

July 8 – 14: 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Santo Domingo^[91]
- United States defeated Dominican Republic, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
- Canada took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned above, with Brazil, Colombia, & Peru, all qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games.
August 12 – 20: 2018 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Peru^[92]
- Dominican Republic defeated Peru, 3–0 in matches played, to win their fourth consecutive Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
- Cuba took third place.
August 26 – September 2: 2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Córdoba, Veracruz^[93]
- Argentina defeated Brazil, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
- Cuba took third place.
- Note: All three teams above, with Puerto Rico and Mexico, have qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games.
September 4 – 10: 2018 Women's U20 Final Four Volleyball Cup in Lima^[94]
- Dominican Republic defeated Argentina, 3–1 in matches played, in the final.
- Cuba took third place, but Peru won that position, due to that Cuba was not at the tournament for positions.^[95]
October 13 – 21: 2018 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Guatemala City^[96]
- Cuba defeated Mexico, 3–0 in matches played to win their second Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
- Guatemala took third place.^[97]

CEV

Clubs teams events

November 21, 2017 – April 10, 2018: 2017–18 Men's CEV Cup^[98]
- Belogorie Belgorod defeated Ziraat Bankası Ankara, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Men's CEV Cup title.
December 5, 2017 – April 11, 2018: 2017–18 CEV Challenge Cup^[99]
- Bunge Ravenna defeated Olympiacos CFP, 6–2 in matches played in a 2-legged format, to win their second CEV Challenge Cup title.
December 5, 2017 – May 13, 2018: 2017–18 CEV Champions League^[100]
- VC Zenit-Kazan defeated Lube Cucine Civitanova, 3–2 in matches played, to win their fourth consecutive and sixth overall CEV Champions League title.
- Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia took third place.
December 12, 2017 – April 10, 2018: 2017–18 Women's CEV Cup^[101]
- Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul defeated Minchanka Minsk, 6–1 in matches played in a 2-legged format, to win their second Women's CEV Cup title.
December 12, 2017 – April 11, 2018: 2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup^[102]
- Olympiacos Piraeus defeated Bursa BBSK, 5–4 in matches played in a 2-legged format, to win their first CEV Women's Challenge Cup title.
December 12, 2017 – May 6, 2018: 2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League^[103]
- VakıfBank Istanbul defeated CSM Volei Alba Blaj, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall CEV Women's Champions League title.
- Imoco Volley Conegliano took third place.

National teams events

April 7 – 15: 2018 Boys' U18 Volleyball European Championship in Zlín & Púchov^[104]
- Germany defeated Czech Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Boys' U18 Volleyball European Championship title.
- Italy took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned above, along with Russia, Belarus, and Bulgaria, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.
April 13 – 21: 2018 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship in Sofia^[105]
- Russia defeated Italy, 3–1 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship title.
- Turkey took third place.
- Note: All teams mentioned above, along with Bulgaria, Romania, and Belarus, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.
May 19 – June 16: 2018 Men's European Volleyball League^[106]
- Estonia defeated Czech Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second Men's European Volleyball League title.
- Turkey took third place.
- Note: Both Estonia and the Czech Republic have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup.
May 19 – June 17: 2018 Women's European Volleyball League^[107]
- Bulgaria defeated Hungary, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Women's European Volleyball League title.
- Czech Republic took third place.
- Note: Both Bulgaria and Hungary have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup.
July 14 – 22: 2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship in Belgium & the Netherlands^[108]
- Russia defeated Czech Republic, 3–2 in matches played, to win their 19th Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship title.
- Belgium took third place.
September 1 – 9: 2018 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship in Albania^[109]
- Italy defeated Russia, 3–2 in matches played, to win their seventh Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship title.
- Poland took third place.
- Note: Italy and Russia have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.

CAVB

March 4 – 16: 2018 Women's African Volleyball Clubs Championship in Egypt^[110]
- Al Ahly defeated CF de Carthage, 3–0 in matches played, to win their ninth Women's African Volleyball Clubs Championship title.
- Kenya Pipelines took third place.
March 25 – April 6: 2018 African Volleyball Clubs Champions Championship in Egypt^[111]
- Al Ahly defeated fellow Egyptian team, Tala'ea El-Gaish SC, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and 13th overall African Volleyball Clubs Champions Championship title.
- Smouha SC took third place.

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