2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup

2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup
Copa Challenger de Femenino
Perú 2018
Tournament details
Host nationPeru
CityLima
Dates20–24 June
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Bulgaria (1st title)
Runners-up Colombia
Third place Puerto Rico
Fourth place Peru
Tournament statistics
Best scorerColombia Dayana Segovia (78 points)
Best spikerColombia Dayana Segovia (39.41%)
Best blockerBulgaria Hristina Ruseva (1.54 Avg)
Best serverPeru Diana Dela Peña (0.43 Avg)
Best setterColombia María Marín (31.14 Avg)
Best diggerPeru Esmeralda Sanchez (4.43 Avg)
Best receiverBulgaria Zhana Todorova (32.76%)
Official website
Volleyball Challenger Cup
First

The 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup, a new annual women's international volleyball tournament contested by six national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League.[1][2][3] The tournament was held in Lima, Peru between 20 and 24 June.[4]

Bulgaria won the title, defeating Colombia in the final, and earned the right to participate in the 2019 Nations League replacing Argentina, the last placed challenger team after the 2018 edition.[5] Puerto Rico defeated Peru in the third place match.[5]

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