| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | France |
| City | Laval |
| Dates | 27–30 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sweden |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Ukraine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Attendance | 7,858 (982 per match) |
| Best scorer | Isabelle Haak (92 points) |
| Best spiker | Isabelle Haak (45.30%) |
| Best blocker | Anastasiia Maievska (3.00 Avg) |
| Best server | Nina Stojiljković (2.00 Avg) |
| Best setter | Nina Stojiljković (17.33 Avg) |
| Best digger | Héléna Cazaute (16.33 Avg) |
| Best receiver | Amanda Coneo (24.51%) |
| Official website | |
| Volleyball Challenger Cup | |
The 2023 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the fourth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup, an annual women's international volleyball tournament contested by eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League. The tournament was held at Espace Mayenne in Laval, France, between 27 and 30 July 2023.[1][2]
Five teams made their first appearance in the women's Challenger Cup in this edition: Kenya, Mexico, Sweden, Ukraine and Vietnam.
The host France won the title, defeating Sweden in the final, and earned the right to participate in the 2024 Nations League replacing Croatia, the last placed challenger team in the 2023 edition. Colombia defeated Ukraine in the 3rd place match.[3]
- ^ "Challenger Cup 2023". FF Volley. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Challenger Cup : Le plateau est connu" [Challenger Cup: The field is known]. FF Volley (in French). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "France's women to play in VNL 2024 before hosting Olympics". Vollleyball World. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.