2018 in volleyball

The following were the events of volleyball for the year 2018 throughout the world.

Beach volleyball

World and continental beach volleyball events

• July 9–13: 2018 World University Beach Volleyball Championship in Munich[1]
  • Winners:  Germany (Dan John & Eric Stadie) (m) /  Canada (Nicole McNamara & Megan McNamara) (f)
• July 10–15: 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in Nanjing[2]
  • Winners:  Russia (Denis Shekunov & Dmitrii Veretiuk) (m) /  Russia (Mariia Bocharova & Maria Voronina) (f)
• July 15–22: 2018 European Beach Volleyball Championships in The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, & Apeldoorn[3][4]
  • Winners:  Norway (Anders Mol & Christian Sørum) (m) /  Netherlands (Sanne Keizer & Madelein Meppelink) (f)
• August 14–19: 2018 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals in Hamburg[5]
  • Winners:  Norway (Anders Mol & Christian Sørum) (m) /  Brazil (Ágatha Bednarczuk & Eduarda Santos Lisboa) (f)

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

• January 3 – TBD: 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour[6]

2018 Swatch Major Series (Five Star BV events)

• February 27 – March 4: Major #1 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida[7]
  • Winners:  United States (Phil Dalhausser & Nick Lucena) (m) /  Brazil (Bárbara Seixas & Fernanda Alves) (f)
• July 10–15: Major #2 in Gstaad[8]
  • Winners:  Norway (Anders Berntsen Mol & Christian Sandlie Sørum) (m) /  Canada (Sarah Pavan & Melissa Humana-Paredes) (f)
• July 31 – August 5: Major #3 (final) in Vienna[9]
  • Winners:  Norway (Anders Berntsen Mol & Christian Sandlie Sørum) (m) /  Czech Republic (Barbora Hermannová & Markéta Sluková) (f)

2018 Four Star BV events

• January 3–7: Four Star #1 in The Hague[10]
  • Winners:  Latvia (Mārtiņš Pļaviņš & Edgars Tocs) (m) /  United States (April Ross & Alix Klineman) (f)
• March 6–10: Four Star #2 in Doha (men only)[11]
  • Winners:  Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen)
• April 18–22: Four Star #3 in Xiamen[12]
  • Winners:  Russia (Oleg Stoyanovskiy & Igor Velichko) (m) /  Canada (Sarah Pavan & Melissa Humana-Paredes) (f)
• May 1–6: Four Star #4 in Huntington Beach, California[13]
  • Winners:  Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen) (m) /  Brazil (Bárbara Seixas & Fernanda Alves) (f)
• May 15–20: Four Star #5 in Itapema[14]
  • Winners:  Brazil (André Stein & Evandro Oliveira) (m) /  Brazil (Ágatha Bednarczuk & Eduarda Santos Lisboa) (f)
• June 19–24: Four Star #6 in Ostrava[15]
  • Winners:  Spain (Pablo Herrera & Adrián Gavira) (m) /  Czech Republic (Barbora Hermannová & Markéta Sluková) (f)
• June 27 – July 1: Four Star #7 in Warsaw[16]
  • Winners:  Poland (Piotr Kantor & Bartosz Łosiak) (m) /  Canada (Heather Bansley & Brandie Wilkerson) (f)
• July 4–8: Four Star #8 in Espinho[17]
  • Winners:  Latvia (Jānis Šmēdiņš & Aleksandrs Samoilovs) (m) /  Australia (Taliqua Clancy & Mariafe Artacho del Solar) (f)
• August 7–12: Four Star #9 in Moscow[18]
  • Winners:  Latvia (Jānis Šmēdiņš & Aleksandrs Samoilovs) (m) /  United States (Summer Ross & Sara Hughes) (f)
• October 9–14: Four Star #10 in Yangzhou[19]
  • Winners:  Russia (Ilya Leshukov & Konstantin Semenov) (m) /  United States (April Ross & Alix Klineman) (f)
• October 16–21: Four Star #11 (final) in Las Vegas[20]
  • Winners:  Norway (Anders Berntsen Mol & Christian Sandlie Sørum) (m) /  Canada (Heather Bansley & Brandie Wilkerson) (f)

2018 Three Star BV events

• February 20–24: Three Star #1 in Kish Island (men only)[21]
  • Winners:  Poland (Mariusz Prudel & Jakub Szalankiewicz)
• May 2–6: Three Star #2 in Mersin[22]
  • Winners:  Russia (Ilya Leshukov & Konstantin Semenov) (m) /  Austria (Katharina Schützenhöfer & Lena Plesiutschnig) (f)
• May 9–13: Three Star #3 in Lucerne[23]
  • Winners:  United States (John Mayer & Trevor Crabb) (m) /  Australia (Mariafe Artacho del Solar & Taliqua Clancy) (f)
• July 18–22: Three Star #4 in Haiyang[24]
  • Winners:  Austria (Robin Seidl & Philipp Waller) (m) /  United States (Betsi Flint & Emily Day) (f)
• July 24–29: Three Star #5 in Tokyo[25]
  • Winners:  Chile (Marco Grimalt & Esteban Grimalt) (m) /  Germany (Teresa Mersmann & Cinja Tillmann) (f)
• September 30 – October 4: Three Star #6 in Qinzhou[26]
  • Winners:  United States (Tri Bourne & Trevor Crabb) (m) /  Brazil (Ana Patricia Silva Ramos & Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva) (f)
• October 23–28: Three Star #7 (final) in Chetumal (women only)[27]
  • Winners:  Canada (Heather Bansley & Brandie Wilkerson)

2018 Two Star BV events

• May 4–6: Two Star #1 in Phnom Penh (women only)[28]
  • Winners:  Germany (Anna Behlen & Sarah Schneider)
• May 31 – June 3: Two Star #2 in Jinjiang[29]
  • Winners:  United States (Trevor Crabb, Jr. & John Mayer) (m) /  Japan (Sayaka Mizoe & Suzuka Hashimoto) (f)
• June 7–10: Two Star #3 in Nantong (women only)[30]
  • Winners:  Brazil (Josemari Alves & Liliane Maestrini)
• June 14–17: Two Star #4 in Tangshan (women only)[31]
  • Winners:  Brazil (Josemari Alves & Liliane Maestrini)
• June 21–24: Two Star #5 in  Singapore[32]
  • Winners:  China (GAO Peng & LI Yang) (m) /  Japan (Chiyo Suzuki & Reika Murakami) (f)
• July 25–29: Two Star #6 in Agadir[33]
  • Winners:  Russia (Maksim Hudyakov & Ruslan Bykanov) (m) /  Italy (Marta Menegatti & Viktoria Orsi Toth) (f)
• September 14–16: Two Star #7 (final) in Zhongwei (women only)[34]
  • Winners:  China (WEN Shuhui & WANG Jingzhe)

2018 One Star BV events

• February 1–4: One Star #1 in Shepparton[35]
  • Winners:  United States (Chase Frishman & James Avery Drost) (m) /  United States (Amanda Dowdy & Irene Pollock) (f)
• March 14–17: One Star #2 in Muscat (men only)[36]
  • Winners:  Germany (Philipp Arne Bergmann & Yannick Harms)
• March 15–18: One Star #3 in Aalsmeer (men only)[37]
  • Winners:  Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen)
• April 8–11: One Star #4 in Satun[38]
  • Winners:  Thailand (Nuttanon Inkiew & Sedtawat Padsawud) (m) /  United States (Caitlin Ledoux & Emily Stockman) (f)
• April 26–29: One Star #5 in Langkawi[39]
  • Winners:  Austria (Simon Frühbauer & Jörg Wutzl) (m) /  Russia (Daria Mastikova & Ksenia Dabizha) (f)
• May 3–6: One Star #6 in Manila[40]
  • Winners:  Germany (Max-Jonas Karpa & Milan Sievers) (m) /  Japan (Takemi Nishibori & Ayumi Kusano) (f)
• May 9–12: One Star #7 in Tuần Châu (women only)[41]
  • Winners:  Japan (Sayaka Mizoe & Suzuka Hashimoto)
• May 10–13: One Star #8 in Bangkok[42]
  • Winners:  Japan (Takumi Takahashi & Yusuke Ishijima) (m) /  United States (Bree Scarbrough & Aurora Davis) (f)
• May 17–20: One Star #9 in Aydın[43]
  • Winners:  Serbia (Stefan Basta & Lazar Kolaric) (m) /  Cuba (Mailen Deliz Tamayo & Leila Consuelo Martinez Ortega) (f)
• May 24–27: One Star #10 in Miguel Pereira[44]
  • Winners:  Brazil (Vinicius Rezende Costa Freitas & Luciano Ferreira de Paula) (m) /  Romania (Adriana-Maria Matei & Beata Vaida) (f)
• May 31 – June 3: One Star #11 in Alanya[45]
  • Winners:  Russia (Maksim Hudyakov & Ruslan Bykanov) (m) /  Germany (Sarah Schneider & Viktoria Seeber) (f)
• June 14–17: One Star #12 in Baden bei Wien[46]
  • Note: This event was supposed to be held in  Monaco, but it was cancelled.
  • Winners:  Austria (Clemens Doppler & Alexander Horst) (m) /  Germany (Teresa Mersmann & Cinja Tillmann) (f)
• June 20–23: One Star #13 in Manavgat[47]
  • Winners:  Brazil (Oscar Brandão & Luciano Ferreira de Paula) (m) /  Japan (Satono Ishitsubo & Asami Shiba) (f)
• July 5–8: One Star #14 in Poreč[48]
  • Winners:  Ukraine (Sergiy Popov & Vladyslav Iemelianchyk) (m) /  United States (Torrey Van Winden & Emily Sonny) (f)
• July 5–8: One Star #15 in Anapa[49]
  • Winners:  China (HA Likejiang & WU Jiaxin) (m) /  Russia (Nadezda Makroguzova & Svetlana Kholomina) (f)
• July 12–15: One Star #16 in Daegu (women only)[50]
  • Winners:  Australia (Phoebe Bell & Jessyka Ngauamo)
• July 19–22: One Star #17 in Ulsan (women only)[51]
  • Winners:  Chinese Taipei (Kou Nai-han & LIU Pi Hsin)
• July 26–29: One Star #18 in Samsun[52]
  • Winners:  Czech Republic (Jindrich Weiss & Donovan Džavoronok) (m) /  Italy (Carolina Ferraris & Francesca Michieletto) (f)
• August 3–5: One Star #19 in Ljubljana #1[53]
  • Winners:  Russia (Valeriy Samoday & Taras Myskiv) (m) /  Switzerland (Esmée Böbner & Zoé Vergé-Dépré) (f)
• August 8–12: One Star #20 in Vaduz[54]
  • Winners:  Russia (Valeriy Samoday & Taras Myskiv) (m) /  United States (Alexandra Wheeler & Lara Dykstra) (f)
• August 23–26: One Star #21 in Siófok[55]
  • Winners:  France (Romain di Giantommaso & Jérémy Silvestre) (m) /  Slovenia (Tjasa Kotnik & Tjasa Jancar) (f)
• August 28 – September 1: One Star #22 in Montpellier[56]
  • Winners:  France (Edouard Rowlandson & Olivier Barthelemy) (m) /  France (Alexandra Jupiter & Lézana Placette) (f)
• October 3–5: One Star #23 in Bandar Torkaman (men only)[57]
  • Winners:  Iran (Bahman Salemiinjehboroun & Arash Vakili)
• October 9–12: One Star #24 in Babolsar (men only)[58]
  • Winners:  Iran (Rahman Raoufi & Abolhamed Mirzaali)
• October 16–19: One Star #25 in Bandar-e Anzali (men only)[59]
  • Winners:  Kazakhstan (Alexey Sidorenko & Alexandr Dyachenko)
• November 29 – December 2: One Star #26 (final) in Ljubljana #2 (winter edition)[60]
  • Winners:  Belarus (Aliaksandr Dziadkou & Pavel Piatrushka) (m) /  Greece (Peny Karagkouni & Vassiliki Arvaniti) (f)

Volleyball

World & Challenger volleyball championships

• June 20 – 24: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup in Matosinhos (debut event)
  •  Portugal defeated  Czech Republic, 3–1 in matches played, to win the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup title.
  •  Estonia took third place.
  • Note: Portugal has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.
• June 20 – 24: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup in Lima (debut event)
  •  Bulgaria defeated  Colombia, 3–1 in matches played, to win the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup title.
  •  Puerto Rico took third place.
  • Note: Bulgaria has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.
• September 9 – 30: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in both  Bulgaria and  Italy[61]
  •  Poland defeated  Brazil, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship title.
  •  United States took third place.
• September 29 – October 20: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in  Japan[62]
  •  Serbia defeated  Italy, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship title.
  •  China took third place.

FIVB Nations League

• Note: The Nations League replaced both the World League for Men and the World Grand Prix for Women.
• May 15 – July 1: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League (final top six teams to Nanjing)[63]
  •  United States defeated  Turkey, 3–2 in matches played, to win the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League title.
  •  China took third place.
• May 25 – July 8: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League (final top six teams to Lille)[64]
  •  Russia defeated  France, 3–0 in matches played, to win the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League title.
  •  United States took third place.

AVC

National teams events

• May 20 – 27: 2018 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Pathom[65]
  •  Japan defeated  China, 3–1 in matches played, to win their seventh consecutive and eighth overall Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Thailand took third place.
  • Note: All the teams mentioned above, plus  South Korea, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.
• June 10 – 17: 2018 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship in Bắc Ninh[66]
  •  Japan defeated  China, 3–0 in matches played, to win their sixth Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Thailand took third place.
• June 29 – July 6: 2018 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship in Tabriz[67]
  •  Japan defeated  South Korea, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Iran took third place.
  • Note: All teams mentioned above, plus  Chinese Taipei, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.
• July 21 – 28: 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship in Manama[68]
  •  Iran defeated  South Korea, 3–0 in matches played, to win their sixth Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Thailand took third place.
  • Note: Iran and South Korea both qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.
• August 8 – 15: 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup in Taipei[69]
  •  Qatar defeated  Iran, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Volleyball Cup title.
  •  Japan took third place.
• September 15 – 22: 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup in Colombo (debut event)
  •  Iraq defeated  Saudi Arabia, 3–2 in matches played, to win the inaugural Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup title.
  •  Sri Lanka took third place.
  • Note: Iraq was promoted to compete at the 2020 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup.
• September 16 – 23: 2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup in Nakhon Ratchasima
  •  China defeated  Japan, 3–0 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall Asian Women's Volleyball Cup title.
  •  Thailand took third place.
• December 3 – 9: 2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup in  Hong Kong (debut event)

Clubs teams events

• July 11 – 18: 2018 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in Ust-Kamenogorsk
  • Supreme Chonburi defeated NEC Red Rockets, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship title.
  • Jiangsu Zenith Steel took third place.
  • Note: Supreme Chonburi has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.
• July 30 – August 6: 2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in Naypyidaw
  • Khatam Ardakan defeated Atyrau, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship title.
  • Wapda took third place.

NORCECA

• March 31 – April 7: 2018 CAZOVA Men's U21 Volleyball Championship in Paramaribo[70]
  • Champions:  Barbados; Second:  Haiti; Third:  Martinique
• May 15 – 21: 2018 NORCECA Women's Challenge Cup (Continental Qualification Tournament) in Edmonton[71]
  •  Puerto Rico defeated  Canada, 3–2 in matches played, in the final.  Cuba took third place.
• June 3 – 10: 2018 NORCECA Men's Challenge Cup (Continental Qualification Tournament) in Pinar del Río[72]
  • Champions:  Cuba; Second:  Puerto Rico; Third:  Guatemala
  • Note: Cuba booked their place in the World Final.
• June 4 – 11: 2018 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship in San José[73]
  • Champions:  Cuba; Second:  United States; Third:  Puerto Rico
• June 16 – 24: 2018 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Aguascalientes City[74]
  •  United States defeated  Dominican Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their seventh Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Mexico took third place.
• June 21 – 25: 2018 CAZOVA Women's U23 Volleyball Championship in Kralendijk, Bonaire[75]
  • Champions:  Suriname; Second:  Curaçao; Third:  U.S. Virgin Islands
• June 28 – July 5: 2018 Women's CAZOVA Volleyball Championship in Paramaribo[76]
  • Champions:  Trinidad and Tobago; Second:  Suriname; Third:  Barbados; Fourth:  Bahamas
• July 6 – 9: 2018 ECVA Women's U20 Volleyball Championship in Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius[77]
  • Champions:  Antigua and Barbuda; Second:  Saint Lucia; Third: Sint Eustatius; Fourth:  British Virgin Islands
• August 2 – 11: 2018 AFECAVOL Central American Women Senior Championship in Belize City[78]
  • Champions:  Costa Rica; Second:  Belize; Third:  El Salvador
• August 4 – 11: 2018 Men's CAZOVA Volleyball Championship in Paramaribo[79]
  • Champions:  Suriname; Second:  Bahamas; Third:  Trinidad and Tobago
• August 15 – 20: 2018 Women's ECVA Volleyball Championships in St. John's[80]
  •  Saint Lucia defeated French Saint Martin, 3–1 in matches played, in the final.
  •  Antigua and Barbuda took third place.
• August 25 – September 2: 2018 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Havana[81]
  •  Cuba defeated  Dominican Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their sixth Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Canada took third place.
  • Note: Cuba has qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.
• August 25 – September 2: 2018 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Tegucigalpa[82]
  •  United States defeated  Canada, 3–0 in matches played, to win their eighth Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Cuba took third place.
  • Note: Both the United States and Canada have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.
• September 4 – 10: 2018 Women's Junior NORCECA Final Four Volleyball Championship in Lima
  •  Dominican Republic defeated  Argentina, 3–1 in matches played, in the final.
  •  Cuba won the bronze medal, but  Peru took third place.
• September 14 – 23: 2018 Men's U23 AFECAVOL Central American Volleyball Championship in Guatemala City
  • Champions:  Guatemala; Second:  Nicaragua; Third:  Panama
• November 1 – 4: 2018 Men's ECVA Volleyball Championship in La Borie
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines defeated  Antigua and Barbuda, 3–2 in matches played, in the final.
  •  Saint Lucia took third place.
• November 8 – 17: 2018 Men's Central American Volleyball Championship in San Salvador
  • Champions:  Guatemala; Second:  Costa Rica; Third:  El Salvador

CSV

Clubs teams events

• February 18 – 25: 2018 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship in Belo Horizonte[83]
  • Camponesa/Minas defeated fellow Brazilian team, Sesc RJ Vôlei, 3–2 in a tie break, to win their third Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship title.
  • Club de Regatas Lima took third place.
• February 25 – March 4: 2018 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship in Montes Claros[84]
  • Sada Cruzeiro defeated Lomas Vóley, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship title.
  • Montes Claros Vôlei took third place.

National teams events

• May 16 – 21: 2018 Men's South American Volleyball Challenger Cup in Santiago[85]
  • Champions:  Chile; Second:  Peru; Third:  Paraguay; Fourth:  Bolivia
• May 23 – 28: 2018 Women's South American Volleyball Challenger Cup in Lima[86]
  • Champions:  Peru; Second:  Colombia; Third:  Chile; Fourth:  Venezuela
• June 6 – 13: 2018 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship in Valledupar[87]
  •  Argentina defeated  Peru, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Brazil took third place.
  • Note: All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.
• September 22 – 29: 2018 Boys' Youth South American Volleyball Championship in Sopó[88]
  •  Brazil defeated  Argentina, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 17th Boys' Youth South American Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Colombia took third place.
  • Note: All three teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.
• October 15 – 22: 2018 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship in Lima[89]
  •  Brazil defeated  Argentina, 3–2 in matches played, to win their 15th consecutive and 20th overall Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Peru took third place.
• October 22 – 27: 2018 Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship in Bariloche[90]
  •  Brazil defeated  Argentina, 3–1 in matches played, to win their 19th Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Chile took third place.

2018 Pan American Volleyball Cups

• July 8 – 14: 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Santo Domingo[91]
  •  United States defeated  Dominican Republic, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
  •  Canada took third place.
  • Note: All teams mentioned above, with  Brazil,  Colombia, &  Peru, all qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games.
• August 12 – 20: 2018 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup in  Peru[92]
  •  Dominican Republic defeated  Peru, 3–0 in matches played, to win their fourth consecutive Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
  •  Cuba took third place.
• August 26 – September 2: 2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Córdoba, Veracruz[93]
  •  Argentina defeated  Brazil, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
  •  Cuba took third place.
  • Note: All three teams above, with  Puerto Rico and  Mexico, have qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games.
• September 4 – 10: 2018 Women's U20 Final Four Volleyball Cup in Lima[94]
  •  Dominican Republic defeated  Argentina, 3–1 in matches played, in the final.
  •  Cuba took third place, but  Peru won that position, due to that Cuba was not at the tournament for positions.[95]
• October 13 – 21: 2018 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Guatemala City[96]
  •  Cuba defeated  Mexico, 3–0 in matches played to win their second Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
  •  Guatemala took third place.[97]

CEV

Clubs teams events

• November 21, 2017 – April 10, 2018: 2017–18 Men's CEV Cup[98]
  • Belogorie Belgorod defeated Ziraat Bankası Ankara, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Men's CEV Cup title.
• December 5, 2017 – April 11, 2018: 2017–18 CEV Challenge Cup[99]
  • Bunge Ravenna defeated Olympiacos CFP, 6–2 in matches played in a 2-legged format, to win their second CEV Challenge Cup title.
• December 5, 2017 – May 13, 2018: 2017–18 CEV Champions League[100]
  • VC Zenit-Kazan defeated Lube Cucine Civitanova, 3–2 in matches played, to win their fourth consecutive and sixth overall CEV Champions League title.
  • Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia took third place.
• December 12, 2017 – April 10, 2018: 2017–18 Women's CEV Cup[101]
  • Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul defeated Minchanka Minsk, 6–1 in matches played in a 2-legged format, to win their second Women's CEV Cup title.
• December 12, 2017 – April 11, 2018: 2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup[102]
  • Olympiacos Piraeus defeated Bursa BBSK, 5–4 in matches played in a 2-legged format, to win their first CEV Women's Challenge Cup title.
• December 12, 2017 – May 6, 2018: 2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League[103]
  • VakıfBank Istanbul defeated CSM Volei Alba Blaj, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall CEV Women's Champions League title.
  • Imoco Volley Conegliano took third place.

National teams events

• April 7 – 15: 2018 Boys' U18 Volleyball European Championship in Zlín & Púchov[104]
  •  Germany defeated  Czech Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Boys' U18 Volleyball European Championship title.
  •  Italy took third place.
  • Note: All teams mentioned above, along with  Russia,  Belarus, and  Bulgaria, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.
• April 13 – 21: 2018 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship in Sofia[105]
  •  Russia defeated  Italy, 3–1 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship title.
  •  Turkey took third place.
  • Note: All teams mentioned above, along with  Bulgaria,  Romania, and  Belarus, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.
• May 19 – June 16: 2018 Men's European Volleyball League[106]
  •  Estonia defeated  Czech Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second Men's European Volleyball League title.
  •  Turkey took third place.
  • Note: Both Estonia and the Czech Republic have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup.
• May 19 – June 17: 2018 Women's European Volleyball League[107]
  •  Bulgaria defeated  Hungary, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Women's European Volleyball League title.
  •  Czech Republic took third place.
  • Note: Both Bulgaria and Hungary have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup.
• July 14 – 22: 2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship in  Belgium & the  Netherlands[108]
  •  Russia defeated  Czech Republic, 3–2 in matches played, to win their 19th Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship title.
  •  Belgium took third place.
• September 1 – 9: 2018 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship in  Albania[109]
  •  Italy defeated  Russia, 3–2 in matches played, to win their seventh Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship title.
  •  Poland took third place.
  • Note: Italy and Russia have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.

CAVB

• March 4 – 16: 2018 Women's African Volleyball Clubs Championship in  Egypt[110]
  • Al Ahly defeated CF de Carthage, 3–0 in matches played, to win their ninth Women's African Volleyball Clubs Championship title.
  • Kenya Pipelines took third place.
• March 25 – April 6: 2018 African Volleyball Clubs Champions Championship in  Egypt[111]
  • Al Ahly defeated fellow Egyptian team, Tala'ea El-Gaish SC, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and 13th overall African Volleyball Clubs Champions Championship title.
  • Smouha SC took third place.

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External links

• FIVB - Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (International Volleyball Federation)