2023 AVC Challenge Cup (June 18–25, Indonesia)



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    This one is a little over my head, but I want to try and eek out more coverage and fun for SEA stuff. I'll let folks more knowledgeable than me explain this one as we go


    I hope we have some live streams for folks bored with watching VNL :)

    Saved post for whatever might be best served atop the thread

    vietnam thisnis your chance

    And why kazakhstan not playing?

    Whose smart idea is to split 11 teams into 4 groups?🤦

    Quote from serdar

    Whose smart idea is to split 11 teams into 4 groups?🤦

    AVC and smart ideas go hand in hand, don't they? :)

    The winner of this tournament will represent Asia in the following tournament...

    ➡️ 2023 FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup - Women (July 27-30) in Laval, France


    And the winner of the above tournament will be promoted to the VNL...

    ➡️ 2024 VNL


    Countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia have made it clear that joining the VNL is one of their key objectives and consequently, they will send their strongest teams to the AVC Challenge Cup..



    Quote from serdar

    Whose smart idea is to split 11 teams into 4 groups?🤦

    It was 12 divided into 4 pools (still kinda stupid :D) and then Kazakhstan decided to withdraw.

    Here's the lineup for Australia:


    1. Tara Maland (SA) S

    2. Emily Heintzelman (ACT) L

    3. Mikaela Stevens (c) (NSW) S

    8. Ella Milne (QLD) OPP

    10. Kasey Hogan (QLD) WS

    11. Cassandra Dodd (WA) MB

    12. Lauren Cox (VIC) MP

    13. Lexie Zammit (WA) S

    14. Caitlin Whincup (WA) WS

    15. Annelies Jones (QLD) WS

    16. Emma Burton (QLD) OPP

    21. Sarah Burton (WA) Universal

    23. Ella Schabort (WA) WS

    25. Kara Inskip (QLD) MB


    https://asianvolleyball.net/ne…or-womens-challenger-cup/

    Quote from Julian Chow

    The winner of this tournament will represent Asia in the following tournament...

    ➡️ 2023 FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup - Women (July 27-30) in Laval, France


    And the winner of the above tournament will be promoted to the VNL...

    ➡️ 2024 VNL


    Countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia have made it clear that joining the VNL is one of their key objectives and consequently, they will send their strongest teams to the AVC Challenge Cup..

    This info was so important in my understanding what this tournament is, I quote it so it gets a second look


    Also, when adding this tournament to volleybox, a comrade and I went back and forth between adding it as the 2023 version of the AVC Cup or making it a new tournament. I take responsibility for making it a new tournament even though it is (kind of) the next generation of the AVC Cup


    Key info for me is the fact that since this tournament is off limits to teams who already participate in VNL (since the endgame is participation in VNL), it is something different and AVC Cup is done, no longer happening


    Please correct me if any of this is wrong :)

    volleyb


    Here are abstracts from an ASEAN Volley Gossips posting in FB. What do you make of this...

    I read from the comments the fans aren’t happy at all :mad:




    ....and then, there is this....I think the translation from Thai has gone horribly wrong....

    don’t know whether to laugh or to cry :white:


    Quote from Julian Chow

    Here are abstracts from an ASEAN Volley Gossips posting in FB. What do you make of this...

    I read from the comments the fans aren’t happy at all :mad:

    The players hinted by that columnist is likely false or atleast only partially true. But yes, Philippines will be sending a totally different lineup because our league starts at June 27 and the big clubs are rumored to have declined to release their players. It's not a surprising thing because as I've said in our SEA Games thread, I'm not even sure if who will be sending in the next tournament because that's how it is in the Philippines unfortunately :wall:


    I hope that list is false. There is a newer rumored list and that is quite better than the first one. Creamline Cool Smahers (half of the SEA Games roster - Carlos, Galanza, Valdez, De Guzman, Domingo, Gumabao, Atienza) will not participate based on the rumors.

    Quote from volleyb

    The players hinted by that columnist is likely false or atleast only partially true. But yes, Philippines will be sending a totally different lineup because our league starts at June 27 and the big clubs are rumored to have declined to release their players. It's not a surprising thing because as I've said in our SEA Games thread, I'm not even sure if who will be sending in the next tournament because that's how it is in the Philippines unfortunately :wall:


    I hope that list is false. There is a newer rumored list and that is quite better than the first one. Creamline Cool Smahers (half of the SEA Games roster - Carlos, Galanza, Valdez, De Guzman, Domingo, Gumabao, Atienza) will not participate based on the rumors.

    :(

    Philippines can actually rival Vietnam and make the Thais a little bit nervous if they were only serious about this national team. Every international tournament which they sporadically join, they send different faces. I'm not sure why their pro league is not in line with the international calendar.

    DNA do you know the Taipei roster? Got a roster photo ? :)

    𝐀𝐕𝐂 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

    𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 (𝐆𝐌𝐓+𝟕) - Group Stage


    𝟏𝟖 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞

    11:30 Macau – Indonesia

    14:00 Hong Kong – Chinese Taipei

    16:30 Australia – India

    19:00 Vietnam – Mongolia


    𝟏𝟗 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞

    14:00 Philippines – Macau

    16:30 Iran – Hong Kong

    19:00 Uzbekistan – Vietnam


    𝟐𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞

    14:00 Chinese Taipei – Iran

    16:30 Mongolia – Uzbekistan

    19:00 Indonesia – Philippines


    ASEAN Volley Gossips