The 2019 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification was a series of tournaments held to decide which teams would play in the 2019 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup. The 2019 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.
Qualification summary A total of 6 teams qualified for the tournament.
CountryConfederationQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performanceTotalFirstLastCEV Host country December 20180NoneNoneNORCECA North American Qualifier winners 1 June 2019120184th place (2018)CAVB 1st World ranked team from CAVB 12 June 20190NoneNoneCSV 2019 Pan-American Cup best finishing team from CSV 21 June 2019120185th place (2018)CEV 2019 European Golden League runners-up 21 June 20190NoneNoneCEV 2019 European Golden League champions 21 June 20190NoneNone
1.Originally, the representatives from AVC and CSV would play a playoff for a spot. But, South Korea, chosen by FIVB, refused to represent the AVC. So the AVC–CSV playoff was canceled and the representatives from CSV booked a direct qualification.
Means of qualification Qualified for the 2019 Challenger Cup
Continental qualification tournaments
AVC (Asia and Oceania) FIVB selected South Korea to represent the AVC for the 2019 Challenger Cup via the FIVB World Ranking as of 1 October 2018 because less than 4 teams have registered to participate in the qualifier. But, South Korea refused to participate. So the AVC–CSV playoff was canceled and the representatives from CSV directly qualified for the 2019 Challenger Cup.
CAVB (Africa) FIVB selected a team to represent the CAVB for the 2019 Challenger Cup via the FIVB World Ranking as of 1 October 2018 because CAVB did not host the qualifier.
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CEV (Europe)
Final venue: Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia Dates: 25 May – 22 June 2019 The top two teams qualified for the 2019 Challenger Cup.
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CSV (South America)
Venue: Auditorio Multifuncional de Colima, Colima City, Mexico Dates: 16–21 June 2019 The best South American team not yet participating in the 2019 Nations League qualified for the 2019 Challenger Cup.
NORCECA (North America)
Venue: Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva, Havana, Cuba Dates: 30 May – 1 June 2019 The winners qualified for the 2019 Challenger Cup.
References
External links Qualification Process 2019 Challenger Cup North American Qualifier – official website