The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup qualification is a series of tournaments to decide teams which will play in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup. The 2018 Challenger Cup will feature 6 teams. Only one place will be allocated to the hosts. The remaining 5 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations will compete.
Qualification summary
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Confederation qualification
AVC (Asia and Oceania)
Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates: 18–20 May 2018
Teams
(round robin → qualified) (round robin) (round robin → qualified (withdrew))
Final positions (round robin)
CEV (Europe)
Teams
(Golden league) (Golden league) (Golden league → final round → qualified) (Golden league → final round) (Golden league) (Golden league → final round) (Golden league) (Golden league → final round → qualified) (Golden league) (Golden league) (Golden league) (Golden league)
Golden league
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Final round
Venue: László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary
Dates: 14–15 June 2018
The finalists in the final round will qualify the 2018 FIVB Challenger Cup.
CSV (South America)
Venue: Coliseo Manuel Bonilla, Lima, Peru
Dates: 25–27 May 2018
Teams
(round robin) (round robin → qualified) (round robin → qualified as host country) (round robin)
Final positions (round robin)
NORCECA (North America)
Venue: Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Canada
Dates: 17–20 May 2018
Teams
(first round → final round) (first round) (first round) (first round → final round → qualified) (first round)
First round
Pool A
Pool B
Final positions (final round) The winner will qualify to 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup