2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification

The 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup qualification was a series of tournaments held to decide which teams would play in the 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup. The 2018 Challenger Cup featured 6 teams. Only one place was allocated to the hosts. The remaining 5 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.

Qualification summary

 * 1.Originally, the CAVB would have a direct spot in the Challenger Cup, while the representatives from AVC and CSV would play a playoff for a spot. However, FIVB fined the CAVB for not hosting any kind of qualifier event and the winners of the AVC and CSV qualifier booked a direct qualification.

AVC (Asia and Oceania)

 * Venue: 🇰🇿 Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
 * Dates: 18–20 May 2018
 * The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.

CAVB (Africa)
CAVB was deprived of the right to participate in the 2018 Challenger Cup because it did not hosting any kind of qualifier event. So the AVC–CSV playoff was canceled and the winners of the AVC and CSV qualifier directly qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.

CEV (Europe)

 * Final venue: 🇨🇿 KV Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
 * Dates: 19 May – 14 June 2018
 * The top two teams that had not yet qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.

CSV (South America)

 * Venue: Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago, Chile
 * Dates: 18–20 May 2018
 * The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.

NORCECA (North America)

 * Venue: 🇨🇺 Sala 19 de noviembre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
 * Dates: 5–9 June 2018
 * The winners qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.