2018 AVF Alliance Grand Prix

The 2018 AVF Alliance Grand Prix is the second international volleyball competition among members of the Alliance of Independent Nations. The tournament is expected to run from June 15 to July 6. The host nation will be announced in a later date. It will feature 28 teams to determine the world champion in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation, 27 teams qualified for the tournament by means of membership in the Alliance.

Qualification
The regional qualification stage determined the 32 teams that would compete in the championship competition. Host Nakama was granted automatic qualification. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 31 spots. The AVF have decided that only honorary nations will invited to join the competition.

Pool standing procedure

 * 1) Match points
 * 2) Number of matches won
 * 3) Sets ratio
 * 4) Points ratio
 * 5) Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Pools composition
Teams will be seeded into four different pools randomly. AVF reserves the right to seed the host as head of pool A.

First round

 * All times are Teiko Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
 * The top four teams from the pool A and D qualified for the pool E, whereas the top four teams from the pool B and C qualified for the pool F.

Second round

 * All times are Teiko Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
 * The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round were taken into account for the second round.
 * The top three teams in each pool qualified for the third round.

Third round

 * All times are Teiko Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
 * The pool E and F winners were placed in different pools, while the second and third placed teams were drawn.
 * The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals, whereas the third ranked teams in each pool qualified for the 5th place match.

Final round

 * All times are Teiko Standard Time (UTC+09:00).