2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup

The 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the fifth and last edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup, an annual women's international volleyball tournament contested by eight national teams that acted as a qualifier for the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League. The tournament was held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila, the Philippines, between 4 and 7 July 2024.^[1][2]

2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup

Official logo
Tournament details
Host nation	Philippines
City	Manila
Dates	4–7 July
Teams	8 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Czech Republic (1st title)
Runners-up	Puerto Rico
Third place	Vietnam
Fourth place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Attendance	8,867 (1,108 per match)
Best scorer	Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền (77 points)
Best spiker	Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền (43.20%)
Best blocker	Britt Fransen (4.00 Avg)
Best server	Wilmarie Rivera (1.33 Avg)
Best setter	Kateřina Valková (18.67 Avg)
Best digger	Nguyễn Khánh Đang (13.00 Avg)
Best receiver	Stephanie Rivera (23.44%)
Official website
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The host Philippines were the only debutants in this edition.^[2]

The Czech Republic won the title and earned the right to participate in the 2025 Nations League after defeating Puerto Rico in the final.^[3] Vietnam defeated Belgium in the 3rd place match,^[4] but Belgium still qualified for the 2025 Nations League through FIVB World Ranking.^[5]

Qualification

A total of 8 teams qualified for the tournament.

Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances			Previous best performance
				Total	First	Last
Kenya	CAVB	Highest ranked in CAVB	—	1	2023		6th place (2023)
Argentina	CSV	Highest ranked in CSV	—	1	2019		3rd place (2019)
Philippines	AVC	Host country	8 May 2024[1]	0	None		None
Puerto Rico	NORCECA	2023 NORCECA Final Four champions	11 June 2023	2	2018	2022	3rd place (2018, 2022)
Vietnam	AVC	2024 Asian Challenge Cup champions	29 May 2024	1	2023		8th place (2023)
Sweden	CEV	2024 European Golden League champions	15 June 2024	1	2023		Runners-up (2023)
Czech Republic	CEV	2024 European Golden League runners-up	15 June 2024	2	2019	2022	Runners-up (2019)
Belgium	CEV	World ranking	17 June 2024	1	2022		Runners-up (2022)

Format

The tournament competed in a knock-out format (quarterfinals, semifinals, and final), with the host country (Philippines) playing its quarterfinal match against the lowest ranked team. The remaining six teams were placed from 2nd to 7th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 17 June 2024.^[6] Rankings are shown in brackets except the host.

Match	Top ranker	Bottom ranker
Quarterfinal 1	Philippines (Hosts)	Vietnam (34)
Quarterfinal 2	Belgium (13)	Sweden (24)
Quarterfinal 3	Puerto Rico (15)	Kenya (20)
Quarterfinal 4	Czech Republic (16)	Argentina (17)

Venue

All matches
Manila, Philippines
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
Capacity: 6,000

Squads

Main article: 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup squads

Knockout stage

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

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	5 July
	Philippines	0
					6 July
	Vietnam	3
					Vietnam	0
	5 July
					Czech Republic	3
	Czech Republic	3
									7 July
	Argentina	0
									Czech Republic	3
	4 July
									Puerto Rico	1
	Belgium	3
					6 July
	Sweden	0
					Belgium	0
	4 July
					Puerto Rico	3			3rd place match
	Puerto Rico	3
									7 July
	Kenya	0
									Vietnam	3
									Belgium	1

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jul	15:00	Puerto Rico	3–0	Kenya	25–20	25–19	27–25			77–64	P2 Report
4 Jul	18:30	Belgium	3–0	Sweden	25–16	25–23	25–22			75–61	P2 Report
5 Jul	15:00	Czech Republic	3–0	Argentina	25–15	25–22	25–16			75–53	P2 Report
5 Jul	18:30	Philippines	0–3	Vietnam	14–25	22–25	21–25			57–75	P2 Report

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jul	15:00	Belgium	0–3	Puerto Rico	19–25	15–25	16–25			50–75	P2 Report
6 Jul	18:30	Vietnam	0–3	Czech Republic	19–25	14–25	19–25			52–75	P2 Report

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jul	15:00	Vietnam	3–1	Belgium	25–23	23–25	25–20	25–17		98–85	P2 Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jul	18:30	Czech Republic	3–1	Puerto Rico	25–23	25–20	18–25	25–18		93–86	P2 Report

Final standing

Rank Team  Czech Republic  Puerto Rico  Vietnam 4  Belgium 5  Kenya 6  Sweden 7  Philippines 8  Argentina Qualified for the 2025 Nations League Qualified for the 2025 Nations League via FIVB World Ranking Source: VCC 2024 final standings

2024 Women's Challenger Cup champions  Czech Republic 1st title 14–woman Roster Ema Kneiflová, Silvie Pavlová, Helena Havelková, Magdalena Bukovská, Ela Koulisiani, Daniela Digrinová, Kateřina Valková, Veronika Dostálová, Magdaléna Jehlářová, Michaela Mlejnková (c), Klára Faltínová, Květa Grabovská, Gabriela Orvošová, Monika Brancuská Head coach Ioannis Athanasopoulos

See also

• 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup
• 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League