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Year in Review: Slovenia men, Canada women join VNL elite

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 18, 2019 - Slovenia's men in early July and Canada's women in late June dominated the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cups with thrilling battles in the race to qualify for the 2020 FIVB Volleyball Nations League.

Gray leads Canada in Volleyball Challenger Cup victory

Lima, Peru, June 30, 2019 – Canada won the 2019 edition of the women's FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup in a five-set thriller 3-2 (25-17, 25-16, 21-25, 23-25, 15-8) against the Czech Republic on Sunday in Lima, Peru. The 2019 Volleyball Challenger Cup winners qualify for the 2020 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League.

Czech Republic and Canada to clash for 2020 Women’s VNL ticket

Lima, Peru, June 29, 2019 – The Czech Republic and Canada won their semifinal matches against Argentina and Croatia respectively, to clash in the 2019 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup final on Sunday. The winner of the Volleyball Challenger Cup earns a place in the 2020 FIVB Volleyball Nations League.

Top four set to meet in Women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup semifinals

Lima, Peru, June 28, 2019 – Canada, the Czech Republic, Argentina and Croatia are the four semifinalists of the 2019 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup set to continue their race to be promoted to the 2020 FIVB Volleyball Nations League.

Two teams move into Volleyball Challenger Cup semifinals

Lima, Peru, June 27, 2019 – Canada, who were making their FIVB Volleyball Women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup debut on Thursday, and Argentina move into the event’s semifinals as they push forward in their campaigns to earn promotion to the 2020 FIVB Volleyball Nations League.

Argentina and Croatia first victors in quest to qualify for 2020 Women’s VNL

Lima, Peru, June 26, 2019 – Argentina and Croatia were the first victors on the opening day of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup beating Chinese Taipei and hosts Peru respectively in their quest to qualify for the 2020 women’s FIVB Volleyball Nations League.

Women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup returns to Lima

Lima, Peru, June 24, 2019 - The FIVB Women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup returns to Lima, starting this Wednesday at Manuel Bonilla Coliseum and ending on Sunday with the winner qualifying to play in the 2020 FIVB Volleyball Nations League.

One ticket, one objective at FIVB Women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup

Lima, Peru, June 24, 2019 - Winning the ticket to the 2020 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League is the objective of the coaches and captains of the teams participating in the FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup in Lima, Peru from June 26 to 30.

2019 Volleyball Challenger Cup to pave the way for 2020 VNL

Lausanne, Switzerland, June 17, 2019 - The countdown for the 2019 FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup has begun with six teams per gender to compete. The women's tournament will be held from June 26 to 30 in Lima, Peru. It will be followed by the men's in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 3 to 7.

Bulgaria eager to play in the big leagues again

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 20, 2019 – After a successful season in 2018, the Bulgarian women’s national team are about to make their debut in the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in about three months time, thus returning to the highest level of annual FIVB competition, where they feel they belong.

Zhana Todorova: VNL is where we belong

Lausanne, Switzerland, February 16, 2019 – Zhana Todorova, one of the rising stars in the world of women’s volleyball, is already looking forward to her team’s debut in the FIVB Volleyball Nations League. As Bulgaria celebrated with the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup trophy in 2018, their libero topped the best receivers chart of the tournament in Peru, but as she told fivb.com, the biggest reward for their effort was the right to play in the VNL.

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