2018 in volleyball
# 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * Winners: Norway (Anders Mol & Christian Sørum) (m) / Netherlands (Sanne Keizer & Madelein Meppelink) (f)
* August 14–19: 2018 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals in Hamburg
   * 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

**2018 Swatch Major Series (Five Star BV events)**

* February 27 – March 4: Major #1 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
   * Winners: United States (Phil Dalhausser & Nick Lucena) (m) / Brazil (Bárbara Seixas & Fernanda Alves) (f)
* July 10–15: Major #2 in Gstaad
   * 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
   * 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
   * Winners: Latvia (Mārtiņš Pļaviņš & Edgars Tocs) (m) / United States (April Ross & Alix Klineman) (f)
* March 6–10: Four Star #2 in Doha (men only)
   * Winners: Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen)
* April 18–22: Four Star #3 in Xiamen
   * Winners: Russia (Oleg Stoyanovskiy & Igor Velichko) (m) / Canada (Sarah Pavan & Melissa Humana-Paredes) (f)
* May 1–6: Four Star #4 in Huntington Beach, California
   * Winners: Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen) (m) / Brazil (Bárbara Seixas & Fernanda Alves) (f)
* May 15–20: Four Star #5 in Itapema
   * Winners: Brazil (André Stein & Evandro Oliveira) (m) / Brazil (Ágatha Bednarczuk & Eduarda Santos Lisboa) (f)
* June 19–24: Four Star #6 in Ostrava
   * Winners: Spain (Pablo Herrera & Adrián Gavira) (m) / Czech Republic (Barbora Hermannová & Markéta Sluková) (f)
* June 27 – July 1: Four Star #7 in Warsaw
   * Winners: Poland (Piotr Kantor & Bartosz Łosiak) (m) / Canada (Heather Bansley & Brandie Wilkerson) (f)
* July 4–8: Four Star #8 in Espinho
   * Winners: Latvia (Jānis Šmēdiņš & Aleksandrs Samoilovs) (m) / Australia (Taliqua Clancy & Mariafe Artacho del Solar) (f)
* August 7–12: Four Star #9 in Moscow
   * Winners: Latvia (Jānis Šmēdiņš & Aleksandrs Samoilovs) (m) / United States (Summer Ross & Sara Hughes) (f)
* October 9–14: Four Star #10 in Yangzhou
   * Winners: Russia (Ilya Leshukov & Konstantin Semenov) (m) / United States (April Ross & Alix Klineman) (f)
* October 16–21: Four Star #11 (final) in Las Vegas
   * 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)
   * Winners: Poland (Mariusz Prudel & Jakub Szalankiewicz)
* May 2–6: Three Star #2 in Mersin
   * Winners: Russia (Ilya Leshukov & Konstantin Semenov) (m) / Austria (Katharina Schützenhöfer & Lena Plesiutschnig) (f)
* May 9–13: Three Star #3 in Lucerne
   * Winners: United States (John Mayer & Trevor Crabb) (m) / Australia (Mariafe Artacho del Solar & Taliqua Clancy) (f)
* July 18–22: Three Star #4 in Haiyang
   * Winners: Austria (Robin Seidl & Philipp Waller) (m) / United States (Betsi Flint & Emily Day) (f)
* July 24–29: Three Star #5 in Tokyo
   * Winners: Chile (Marco Grimalt & Esteban Grimalt) (m) / Germany (Teresa Mersmann & Cinja Tillmann) (f)
* September 30 – October 4: Three Star #6 in Qinzhou
   * 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)
   * Winners: Canada (Heather Bansley & Brandie Wilkerson)

**2018 Two Star BV events**

* May 4–6: Two Star #1 in Phnom Penh (women only)
   * Winners: Germany (Anna Behlen & Sarah Schneider)
* May 31 – June 3: Two Star #2 in Jinjiang
   * 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)
   * Winners: Brazil (Josemari Alves & Liliane Maestrini)
* June 14–17: Two Star #4 in Tangshan (women only)
   * Winners: Brazil (Josemari Alves & Liliane Maestrini)
* June 21–24: Two Star #5 in Singapore
   * Winners: China (GAO Peng & LI Yang) (m) / Japan (Chiyo Suzuki & Reika Murakami) (f)
* July 25–29: Two Star #6 in Agadir
   * 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)
   * Winners: China (WEN Shuhui & WANG Jingzhe)

**2018 One Star BV events**

* February 1–4: One Star #1 in Shepparton
   * 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)
   * Winners: Germany (Philipp Arne Bergmann & Yannick Harms)
* March 15–18: One Star #3 in Aalsmeer (men only)
   * Winners: Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen)
* April 8–11: One Star #4 in Satun
   * Winners: Thailand (Nuttanon Inkiew & Sedtawat Padsawud) (m) / United States (Caitlin Ledoux & Emily Stockman) (f)
* April 26–29: One Star #5 in Langkawi
   * Winners: Austria (Simon Frühbauer & Jörg Wutzl) (m) / Russia (Daria Mastikova & Ksenia Dabizha) (f)
* May 3–6: One Star #6 in Manila
   * 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)
   * Winners: Japan (Sayaka Mizoe & Suzuka Hashimoto)
* May 10–13: One Star #8 in Bangkok
   * Winners: Japan (Takumi Takahashi & Yusuke Ishijima) (m) / United States (Bree Scarbrough & Aurora Davis) (f)
* May 17–20: One Star #9 in Aydın
   * 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
   * 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
   * Winners: Russia (Maksim Hudyakov & Ruslan Bykanov) (m) / Germany (Sarah Schneider & Viktoria Seeber) (f)
* June 14–17: One Star #12 in Baden bei Wien
   * 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
   * Winners: Brazil (Oscar Brandão & Luciano Ferreira de Paula) (m) / Japan (Satono Ishitsubo & Asami Shiba) (f)
* July 5–8: One Star #14 in Poreč
   * Winners: Ukraine (Sergiy Popov & Vladyslav Iemelianchyk) (m) / United States (Torrey Van Winden & Emily Sonny) (f)
* July 5–8: One Star #15 in Anapa
   * Winners: China (HA Likejiang & WU Jiaxin) (m) / Russia (Nadezda Makroguzova & Svetlana Kholomina) (f)
* July 12–15: One Star #16 in Daegu (women only)
   * Winners: Australia (Phoebe Bell & Jessyka Ngauamo)
* July 19–22: One Star #17 in Ulsan (women only)
   * Winners: Chinese Taipei (Kou Nai-han & LIU Pi Hsin)
* July 26–29: One Star #18 in Samsun
   * Winners: Czech Republic (Jindrich Weiss & Donovan Džavoronok) (m) / Italy (Carolina Ferraris & Francesca Michieletto) (f)
* August 3–5: One Star #19 in Ljubljana #1
   * Winners: Russia (Valeriy Samoday & Taras Myskiv) (m) / Switzerland (Esmée Böbner & Zoé Vergé-Dépré) (f)
* August 8–12: One Star #20 in Vaduz
   * Winners: Russia (Valeriy Samoday & Taras Myskiv) (m) / United States (Alexandra Wheeler & Lara Dykstra) (f)
* August 23–26: One Star #21 in Siófok
   * Winners: France (Romain di Giantommaso & Jérémy Silvestre) (m) / Slovenia (Tjasa Kotnik & Tjasa Jancar) (f)
* August 28 – September 1: One Star #22 in Montpellier
   * Winners: France (Edouard Rowlandson & Olivier Barthelemy) (m) / France (Alexandra Jupiter & Lézana Placette) (f)
* October 3–5: One Star #23 in Bandar Torkaman (men only)
   * Winners: Iran (Bahman Salemiinjehboroun & Arash Vakili)
* October 9–12: One Star #24 in Babolsar (men only)
   * Winners: Iran (Rahman Raoufi & Abolhamed Mirzaali)
* October 16–19: One Star #25 in Bandar-e Anzali (men only)
   * Winners: Kazakhstan (Alexey Sidorenko & Alexandr Dyachenko)
* November 29 – December 2: One Star #26 (final) in Ljubljana #2 (winter edition)
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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)
   * 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)
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * Champions: Barbados; Second: Haiti; Third: Martinique
* May 15 – 21: 2018 NORCECA Women's Challenge Cup (Continental Qualification Tournament) in Edmonton
   * 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
   * 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
   * Champions: Cuba; Second: United States; Third: Puerto Rico
* June 16 – 24: 2018 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Aguascalientes City
   * 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
   * Champions: Suriname; Second: Curaçao; Third: U.S. Virgin Islands
* June 28 – July 5: 2018 Women's CAZOVA Volleyball Championship in Paramaribo
   * Champions: Trinidad and Tobago; Second: Suriname; Third: Barbados; Fourth: Bahamas
* July 6 – 9: 2018 ECVA Women's U20 Volleyball Championship in Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius
   * 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
   * Champions: Costa Rica; Second: Belize; Third: El Salvador
* August 4 – 11: 2018 Men's CAZOVA Volleyball Championship in Paramaribo
   * Champions: Suriname; Second: Bahamas; Third: Trinidad and Tobago
* August 15 – 20: 2018 Women's ECVA Volleyball Championships in St. John's
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * Champions: Chile; Second: Peru; Third: Paraguay; Fourth: Bolivia
* May 23 – 28: 2018 Women's South American Volleyball Challenger Cup in Lima
   * Champions: Peru; Second: Colombia; Third: Chile; Fourth: Venezuela
* June 6 – 13: 2018 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship in Valledupar
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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.
* October 13 – 21: 2018 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Guatemala City
   * Cuba defeated Mexico, 3–0 in matches played to win their second Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
   * Guatemala took third place.

### CEV

**Clubs teams events**

* November 21, 2017 – April 10, 2018: 2017–18 Men's CEV Cup
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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
   * 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.
