Hosts China, Belgium, Chile, Croatia, Egypt, Mexico, Qatar and Ukraine play for a spot within the Volleyball Nations League 2025
Two months after battling within the European Golden League, Croatia and Belgium will play once more (Picture: CEV)
With eight males’s nationwide groups in motion and one spot within the Volleyball Nations League 2025 in play, the fifth and ultimate version of the FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup is about to begin in Linyi, China, with matches scheduled from Thursday to Sunday.
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Held in a single-elimination format, the Challenger Cup could have the quarterfinals on Thursday and Friday, the semifinals on Saturday and the bronze and gold medal matches on Sunday, with the winners qualifying for the VNL 2025, which could have a brand new format, increasing from 16 nationwide groups to 18.
That includes nationwide groups from all 5 continents, the event will begin with hosts China going through Mexico on Thursday, at 15:30 native time (7:30 GMT) within the quarterfinals. The Chinese language, who just lately completed fifth within the AVC Problem Cup, could have outdoors hitter Zhang Jingyin as one in every of their fundamental stars as they attempt to return to the VNL after taking place in 2022. Mexico, who prevailed within the NORCECA qualifier for the Challenger Cup, will make their first look within the event.
Exterior hitter Zhang Jingyin will lead China of their residence event
4 hours later, European rivals Belgium and Croatia will battle in one other quarterfinal, in what’s going to be their first look within the occasion. The 2 groups just lately met on the CEV European Golden League, with the Croatians successful 3-1.
“We defeated them within the Golden League, however we don’t know if they may have the identical gamers in China,” Croatian captain Petar Đirlić mentioned. “I consider we have now a great probability within the Challenger Cup and that this era has a singular alternative to play within the VNL, which is the dream of all of us.”
Volleyball Challenger Cup – Match Schedule
Two extra matches on Friday
On Friday, two different quarterfinal duels might be held, with Ukraine going through Chile at 15:30 native time (7:30 GMT). The Ukrainians arrive because the winners of the Golden League and can attempt to enhance from their third-place end from 2023. The Chileans, then again, have appeared in all 4 editions of the Challenger Cup and completed fourth final 12 months. Their preparation included a visit to Brazil forward of flying to China.
“Ukraine received the Golden League and might be very robust opponents for us,” mentioned head coach Daniel Nejamkin. “Final 12 months we have been in a great rhythm when the Challenger Cup began, having simply received bronze on the Pan American Cup. We’ll need to method it in another way this time, particularly as a result of we needed to get better some injured gamers.”
The fourth and final quarterfinal, scheduled to happen on Friday, at 19:30 native time (11:30 GMT), will reunite Qatar and Olympic-bound Egypt. The Qataris got here up one win wanting successful the Challenger Cup in 2023, taking silver, whereas the Africans completed fifth of their lone look, in 2019.
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