2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

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2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Thailand
CityNakhon Ratchasima
Dates16–23 September
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions China (5th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament awards
MVPChina Liu Yanhan

The 2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2018 AVC Cup for Women was the sixth edition of the

Asian Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 16 to 23 September 2018.[1][2]

As hosts, Thailand automatically qualified for the tournament, while the remaining 9 teams, qualified from the 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in Biñan and Muntinlupa, Philippines.

Qualification

  Qualified

The ten AVC member associations participated in the tournament with Thailand already qualified as host country, and the nine remaining teams qualified from the 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. The ten AVC member associations were from three zonal associations, including, Central Asia (2 teams), East Asia (4 teams), Oceania (1 team) and Southeast Asia (3 teams). While any West Asian teams did not participate the tournament's qualification.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host country 1  Thailand
Central Asian teams
2  Iran
 Kazakhstan
East Asian teams 4  China
 Chinese Taipei
 Japan
 South Korea
Oceanian team 1  Australia
Southeast Asian teams
2  Philippines
 Vietnam
Total 10

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B Pool C
 Thailand (Host)  China (4)  Kazakhstan (7)
 Japan (1)  Vietnam (5)  Philippines (8)
 South Korea (3)  Chinese Taipei (6)  Iran (9)
 Australia (10)

Venue

All matches will be held at Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima.

Squads

Preliminary round

Pool standing procedure

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  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

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Thailand 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 176 147 1.197 Quarterfinals
2  South Korea 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 154 168 0.917
3  Japan 2 0 2 0 2 6 0.333 186 201 0.925
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
16 September
18:30
Japan  1–3  South Korea Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(25–21, 18–25, 27–29, 23–25)
P2 Report

17 September
18:30
Thailand  3–1  Japan Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(28–26, 21–25, 27–25, 25–17)
P2 Report

18 September
18:30
South Korea  0–3  Thailand Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(18–25, 19–25, 17–25)
P2 Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 94 1.596 Quarterfinals
2  Vietnam 2 1 1 2 3 5 0.600 149 191 0.780
3  Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 172 186 0.925
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
16 September
13:30
China  3–0  Vietnam Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(25–17, 25–9, 25–12)
P2 Report

17 September
11:00
Chinese Taipei  0–3  China Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(14–25, 20–25, 22–25)
P2 Report

18 September
13:30
Vietnam  3–2  Chinese Taipei Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(22–25, 28–26, 30–28, 16–25, 15–12)
P2 Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 7 9 4 2.250 291 250 1.164 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 3 2 1 4 6 7 0.857 273 280 0.975
3  Philippines 3 1 2 5 7 7 1.000 290 304 0.954 Relegated to Classification Round
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 3 2 5 9 0.556 288 308 0.935
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
16 September
11:00
Kazakhstan  2–3  Iran Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(25–23, 17–25, 25–19, 23–25, 6–15)
P2 Report
16 September
16:00
Australia  3–2  Philippines Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(21–25, 21–25, 26–24, 25–16, 15–10)
P2 Report

17 September
13:30
Australia  3–2  Kazakhstan Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(21–25, 25–20, 25–23, 20–25, 15–12)
P2 Report
17 September
16:00
Philippines  2–3  Iran Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(29–27, 16–25, 25–17, 12–25, 13–15)
P2 Report

18 September
11:00
Iran  3–0  Australia Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(25–17, 25–22, 25–20)
P2 Report
18 September
16:00
Kazakhstan  1–3  Philippines Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(22–25, 23–25, 25–20, 17–25)
P2 Report

Rankings

Pool A Pool B Pool C
1  Thailand 1  China 1  Iran
2  South Korea 2  Vietnam 2  Australia
3  Japan 3  Chinese Taipei 3  Philippines
- - 4  Kazakhstan

Classification round

Classification round (R5-R10)

Section 1

  • Winners will advance to the 5th-8th Classification.
  • Losers will be relegated to the 9th-place match.
 
Play-off
 
  
 
Sep 21
 
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 
 Vietnam3
 
 
Play-off
 
  
 
Sep 21
 
 
 Philippines1
 
 
 South Korea3
 
21 September
9:00
Kazakhstan  0–3  Vietnam Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(16–25, 14–25, 15–25)
P2 Report
21 September
13:30
Philippines  1–3  South Korea Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(13–25, 26–24, 7–25, 21–25)
P2 Report
Section 2
  • Both teams will advance to the 5th-8th Classification.
  • Loser will face the winner of Kazakhstan vs Vietnam.
  • Winner will face the winner of Philippines vs South Korea.
 
Play-off
 
  
 
Sep 21
 
 
 Iran3
 
 
 Australia1
 
21 September
11:00
Iran  3–1  Australia Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(22–25, 25–23, 25–22, 25–20)
P2 Report

9th place

22 September
16:00
Kazakhstan  2–3  Philippines Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(13–25, 25–23, 22–25, 25–17, 8–15)
P2 Report

5th-8th Classification

 
5th–8th place5th place
 
      
 
Sep 22
 
 
 Vietnam3
 
Sep 23
 
 Australia0
 
 Vietnam3
 
Sep 22
 
 South Korea0
 
 South Korea3
 
 
 Iran1
 
7th place
 
 
Sep 23
 
 
 Australia3
 
 
 Iran1

5th-8th place

22 September
13:30
Vietnam  3–0  Australia Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(25–14, 25–15, 25–21)
P2 Report
22 September
18:30
South Korea  3–1  Iran Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(12–25, 26–24, 25–16, 25–19)
P2 Report

7th place

23 September
11:00
Australia  3–1  Iran Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(22–25, 26–24, 26–24, 25–18)
P2 Report

5th place

23 September
13:30
Vietnam  3–0  South Korea Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(25–22, 25–10, 25–16)
P2 Report

Final round

Play-offs

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
          
Sep 19
 Thailand3
Sep 21
 Australia0
 Thailand2
Sep 19
 China3
 China3
Sep 23
 Iran0
 China3
Sep 19
 Japan0
 South Korea1
Sep 21
 Chinese Taipei3
 Chinese Taipei1
Sep 19
 Japan3 Third place
 Japan3
Sep 23
 Vietnam1
 Thailand3
 Chinese Taipei0

Quarter-finals

19 September
11:00
Japan  3–1  Vietnam Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(20–25, 25–23, 25–12, 25–23)
P2 Report
19 September
13:30
South Korea  1–3  Chinese Taipei Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(25–18, 20–25, 15–25, 24–26)
P2 Report
19 September
16:00
China  3–0  Iran Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(25–11, 25–12, 25–16)
P2 Report
19 September
18:30
Thailand  3–0  Australia Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(25–20, 25–21, 25–13)
P2 Report

Semi-finals

21 September
16:00
Chinese Taipei  1–3  Japan Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(15–25, 20–25, 25–21, 23–25)
P2 Report
21 September
18:30
Thailand  2–3  China Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(18–25, 21–25, 27–25, 25–22, 10–15)
P2 Report

3rd place

23 September
16:00
Chinese Taipei  0–3  Thailand Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(20–25, 19–25, 20–25)
P2 Report

Final

23 September
18:30
Japan  0–3  China Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima
(23–25, 20–25, 17–25)
P2 Report

Final standing

Awards

Source: AVC[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Volleyball fever to grip fans across asia in 2018". AVC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Entry form submission for 2018 AVC tournaments now". AVC. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ "6th AVC Cup for Women - Bulletin no.8 (Individual awards)" (PDF). AVC. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

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