{"id":48557,"date":"2019-10-16T23:39:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T23:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=48557"},"modified":"2019-10-16T23:39:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T23:39:01","slug":"fivb-opens-host-city-candidature-process-for-2020-volleyball-challenger-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/fivb-opens-host-city-candidature-process-for-2020-volleyball-challenger-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"FIVB OPENS HOST CITY CANDIDATURE PROCESS FOR 2020 VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGER CUP"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Lausanne, Switzerland, October 16, 2019 &#8211; The FIVB has opened the bidding process for the next host cities of the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s 2020 FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup, which will take place from June 24-28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Next year will be the third edition of the Volleyball Challenger Cup, which secures the winner a place in the following year\u2019s Volleyball Nation League (VNL). In 2019, hosts Slovenia won the men\u2019s edition after a straight sets victory over Cuba, while in the women\u2019s competition, Canada overcame the Czech Republic in a five-set thriller in Peru.<\/p>\n<p>The Volleyball Challenger Cup was created as an important feeder event for the VNL, establishing a competition for nations to play top-level matches in world class facilities, with a chance of progressing to one of the FIVB\u2019s flagship tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>It is also an opportunity for fans to watch and engage with volleyball on an international stage, thereby potentially kick-starting a new culture of volleyball in the host country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Volleyball Challenger Cup is an exciting and important tournament for the entire volleyball world,\u201d FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Gra\u00e7a F\u00b0 said. \u201cWith the prospect of securing a place in the VNL, it is an incredibly hard fought competition and we have seen some amazing team performances in the last two years. After Slovenia and Canada\u2019s success this year, I look forward to seeing who will come out on top in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Expressions of interest should be received no later than November 18, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>All information regarding the application process can be found at <strong>https:\/\/www.fivb.com\/en\/bidding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\nAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lausanne, Switzerland, October 16, 2019 &#8211; The FIVB has opened the bidding process for the next host cities of the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s 2020 FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup, which will&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":48558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slider","category-volleyball-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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