2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
Tehran 2015 Official Logo
Tournament details
Host nation Iran
CityTehran
Dates31 July – 8 August
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Champions Japan (8th title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place China
Fourth place Qatar
Tournament awards
MVPJapan Kunihiro Shimizu
Official website
2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the eighteenth staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF). The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran from 31 July to 8 August 2015.

Qualification

If there are not more than 16 teams, all teams will compete in the tournament.
If there are more than 16 teams, participating teams are:
– The host nation
– Top 10 ranked teams from the previous edition
– Representatives from each of the five Asian Volleyball Confederation Zonal Associations

There are 17 teams applied for the competition.[1] But all teams can participate in the tournament.

Central Asia Eastern Asia Oceania Southeastern Asia Western Asia

 Iran
 India
 Kazakhstan
 Pakistan
 Sri Lanka
 Turkmenistan

 China
 Chinese Taipei
 Japan
 South Korea

 Australia

 Thailand

 Bahrain
 Kuwait
 Oman
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia

Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 22 September 2014.[2] AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn in Tehran, Iran on 22 April 2015.[3] But, Saudi Arabia later withdrew and Oman moved from pool A to C to balance the number of teams in each pool. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 10th.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Iran (Hosts)  Australia (13)  South Korea (16)  China (17)
 Kazakhstan (42)  India (39)  Thailand (36)  Japan (21)
 Kuwait (56)  Turkmenistan (141)  Pakistan (52)  Sri Lanka (68)
 Oman (138)  Qatar (45)  Saudi Arabia (56)  Bahrain (42)
 Chinese Taipei (45)  Oman (138)

Venues

Preliminary round,
Pool E, F and Final eight 		Preliminary round,
Pool G, H and Final round
Tehran, Iran
Azadi Indoor Stadium Azadi Volleyball Hall
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 3,000

Pool standing procedure

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Points ratio
  4. Sets 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

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 9 227 163 1.393 9 0 MAX Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 6 228 222 1.027 6 4 1.500
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 2 3 229 231 0.991 4 6 0.667 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Kuwait 3 0 3 0 160 228 0.702 0 9 0.000
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Jul 13:00 AVH Chinese Taipei  3–1  Kazakhstan 25–22 24–26 25–21 25–21   99–90 Report
31 Jul 19:00 AIS Kuwait  0–3  Iran 13–25 22–25 13–25     48–75 Report
1 Aug 15:00 AVH Chinese Taipei  3–0  Kuwait 28–26 25–17 25–14     78–57 Report
1 Aug 19:00 AIS Kazakhstan  0–3  Iran 23–25 16–25 25–27     64–77 Report
2 Aug 17:00 AVH Kazakhstan  3–0  Kuwait 25–17 25–20 25–18     75–55 Report
2 Aug 19:00 AIS Iran  3–0  Chinese Taipei 25–16 25–16 25–19     75–51 Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 9 279 228 1.224 9 2 4.500 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Australia 3 2 1 6 244 211 1.156 7 3 2.333
3  India 3 1 2 3 190 217 0.876 3 6 0.500 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 3 0 196 253 0.775 1 9 0.111
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Jul 15:00 AVH India  3–0  Turkmenistan 27–25 25–21 25–21     77–67 Report
31 Jul 17:00 AVH Qatar  3–1  Australia 25–22 28–30 25–22 25–20   103–94 Report
1 Aug 13:00 AIS Turkmenistan  0–3  Australia 11–25 21–25 22–25     54–75 Report
1 Aug 17:00 AVH India  0–3  Qatar 18–25 19–25 22–25     59–75 Report
2 Aug 13:00 AVH Turkmenistan  1–3  Qatar 14–25 28–26 13–25 20–25   75–101 Report
2 Aug 15:00 AVH Australia  3–0  India 25–19 25–19 25–16     75–54 Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 8 265 220 1.205 9 2 4.500 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Thailand 3 2 1 5 328 308 1.065 8 7 1.143
3  Pakistan 3 1 2 4 229 246 0.931 5 6 0.833 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Oman 3 0 3 1 219 267 0.820 2 9 0.222
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Jul 13:00 AIS Oman  0–3  South Korea 19–25 17–25 27–29     63–79 Report
31 Jul 15:00 AIS Pakistan  2–3  Thailand 25–23 25–20 23–25 18–25 13–15 104–108 Report
1 Aug 13:00 AVH Oman  0–3  Pakistan 23–25 21–25 19–25     63–75 Report
1 Aug 15:00 AIS South Korea  3–2  Thailand 26–24 21–25 24–26 25–21 15–11 111–107 Report
2 Aug 13:00 AIS South Korea  3–0  Pakistan 25–21 25–12 25–17     75–50 Report
2 Aug 15:00 AIS Thailand  3–2  Oman 25–27 25–20 23–25 25–11 15–10 113–93 Report

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 9 248 199 1.246 9 1 9.000 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Japan 3 2 1 6 256 234 1.094 7 4 1.750
3  Bahrain 3 1 2 3 196 210 0.933 3 6 0.500 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Sri Lanka 3 0 3 0 189 246 0.768 1 9 0.111
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Jul 17:00 AIS China  3–0  Sri Lanka 25–11 25–22 25–20     75–53 Report
31 Jul 19:00 AVH Japan  3–0  Bahrain 26–24 25–12 25–23     76–59 Report
1 Aug 17:00 AIS China  3–1  Japan 25–20 25–17 23–25 25–22   98–84 Report
1 Aug 19:00 AVH Sri Lanka  0–3  Bahrain 21–25 22–25 16–25     59–75 Report
2 Aug 17:00 AIS Bahrain  0–3  China 18–25 23–25 21–25     62–75 Report
2 Aug 19:00 AVH Sri Lanka  1–3  Japan 16–25 25–21 16–25 20–25   77–96 Report

Classification round

  • All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 8 281 253 1.111 9 3 3.000 Quarterfinals
2  Iran 3 2 1 6 244 197 1.239 7 3 2.333
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 3 178 214 0.832 3 6 0.500
4  Thailand 3 0 3 1 222 261 0.851 2 9 0.222
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Aug 13:00 South Korea  3–0  Chinese Taipei 25–15 25–20 25–17     75–52 Report
3 Aug 19:00 Iran  3–0  Thailand 25–20 25–11 25–20     75–51 Report
4 Aug 13:00 Chinese Taipei  3–0  Thailand 25–22 25–20 25–22     75–64 Report
4 Aug 19:00 Iran  1–3  South Korea 25–17 26–28 20–25 23–25   94–95 Report

Pool F

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 8 273 247 1.105 9 3 3.000 Quarterfinals
2  Qatar 3 2 1 6 299 300 0.997 8 6 1.333
3  Australia 3 1 2 3 260 269 0.967 4 7 0.571
4  Japan 3 0 3 1 281 297 0.946 4 9 0.444
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Aug 15:00 Qatar  3–2  Japan 25–19 25–23 15–25 19–25 17–15 101–107 Report
3 Aug 17:00 China  3–0  Australia 25–23 25–21 26–24     76–68 Report
4 Aug 15:00 Australia  3–1  Japan 23–25 25–21 25–23 25–21   98–90 Report
4 Aug 17:00 Qatar  2–3  China 25–17 16–25 25–17 19–25 10–15 95–99 Report

Pool G

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 3 3 0 8 274 241 1.137 9 3 3.000 9th–12th semifinals
2  Pakistan 3 2 1 6 281 269 1.045 8 5 1.600
3  Kuwait 3 1 2 4 255 273 0.934 5 7 0.714 13th–16th semifinals
4  Oman 3 0 3 0 241 268 0.899 2 9 0.222
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Aug 13:00 Kazakhstan  3–1  Oman 25–22 25–23 20–25 25–17   95–87 Report
3 Aug 15:00 Pakistan  3–2  Kuwait 25–19 25–23 21–25 21–25 15–10 107–102 Report
4 Aug 13:00 Kuwait  3–1  Oman 25–22 23–25 25–21 25–23   98–91 Report
4 Aug 15:00 Kazakhstan  3–2  Pakistan 21–25 25–20 18–25 25–17 15–12 104–99 Report

Pool H

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 3 0 8 249 227 1.097 9 2 4.500 9th–12th semifinals
2  India 3 2 1 7 254 221 1.149 8 3 2.667
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 2 3 217 236 0.919 3 7 0.429 13th–16th semifinals
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 3 0 219 255 0.859 1 9 0.111
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Aug 17:00 India  3–0  Sri Lanka 25–17 25–22 25–20     75–59 Report
3 Aug 19:00 Bahrain  3–0  Turkmenistan 29–27 25–17 25–22     79–66 Report
4 Aug 17:00 Turkmenistan  1–3  Sri Lanka 19–25 18–25 26–24 23–25   86–99 Report
4 Aug 19:00 India  2–3  Bahrain 16–25 25–15 25–14 22–25 14–16 102–95 Report

Final round

13th–16th places

 
13th–16th semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
 Kuwait3
 
7 August
 
 Turkmenistan1
 
 Kuwait0
 
6 August
 
 Sri Lanka3
 
 Sri Lanka3
 
 
 Oman1
 
15th place match
 
 
7 August
 
 
 Turkmenistan2
 
 
 Oman3

13th–16th semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug 13:00 Kuwait  3–1  Turkmenistan 23–25 25–20 25–19 27–25   100–89 Report
6 Aug 15:00 Sri Lanka  3–1  Oman 25–22 25–19 21–25 25–14   96–80 Report

15th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Aug 13:00 Turkmenistan  2–3  Oman 25–22 26–24 19–25 28–30 10–15 108–116 Report

13th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Aug 15:00 Kuwait  0–3  Sri Lanka 26–28 17–25 14–25     57–78 Report

9th–12th places

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
7 August
 
 India1
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
6 August
 
 Pakistan0
 
 Bahrain2
 
 
 Pakistan3
 
11th place match
 
 
7 August
 
 
 India3
 
 
 Bahrain2

9th–12th semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug 17:00 Kazakhstan  3–1  India 25–15 26–24 30–32 25–21   106–92 Report
6 Aug 19:00 Bahrain  2–3  Pakistan 25–21 20–25 25–27 25–15 9–15 104–103 Report

11th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Aug 17:00 India  3–2  Bahrain 18–25 25–23 25–13 18–25 15–13 101–99 Report

9th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Aug 19:00 Kazakhstan  3–0  Pakistan 25–22 25–19 25–22     75–63 Report

Final eight

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
6 August
 
 
 China3
 
7 August
 
 Thailand0
 
 China2
 
6 August
 
 Iran3
 
 Iran3
 
8 August
 
 Australia1
 
 Iran1
 
6 August
 
 Japan3
 
 South Korea2
 
7 August
 
 Japan3
 
 Japan3
 
6 August
 
 Qatar1 3rd place match
 
 Qatar3
 
8 August
 
 Chinese Taipei1
 
 China3
 
 
 Qatar2
 
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
7 August
 
 
 Thailand0
 
8 August
 
 Australia3
 
 Australia3
 
7 August
 
 Chinese Taipei1
 
 South Korea1
 
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
7th place match
 
 
8 August
 
 
 Thailand0
 
 
 South Korea3

Quarterfinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug 13:00 AIS South Korea  2–3  Japan 23–25 16–25 25–20 25–15 13–15 102–100 Report
6 Aug 15:00 AIS China  3–0  Thailand 25–20 27–25 30–28     82–73 Report
6 Aug 17:00 AIS Qatar  3–1  Chinese Taipei 25–20 25–19 17–25 25–22   92–86 Report
6 Aug 19:00 AIS Iran  3–1  Australia 25–20 14–25 25–18 25–20   89–83 Report

5th–8th semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Aug 13:00 AIS Thailand  0–3  Australia 14–25 22–25 16–25     52–75 Report
7 Aug 15:00 AIS South Korea  1–3  Chinese Taipei 25–21 15–25 19–25 16–25   75–96 Report

Semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Aug 17:00 AIS Japan  3–1  Qatar 22–25 25–23 25–17 25–23   97–88 Report
7 Aug 19:00 AIS China  2–3  Iran 25–21 25–20 9–25 19–25 14–16 92–107 Report

7th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Aug 13:00 AVH Thailand  0–3  South Korea 22–25 18–25 22–25     62–75 Report

5th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Aug 15:00 AVH Australia  3–1  Chinese Taipei 32–30 25–15 21–25 25–22   103–92 Report

3rd place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Aug 15:00 AIS China  3–2  Qatar 25–23 25–19 21–25 24–26 15–9 110–102 Report

Final

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Aug 17:30 AIS Iran  1–3  Japan 17–25 22–25 25–18 22–25   86–93 Report

Final standing

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "The number of teams which participate in the tournament". AVC. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 22 September 2014)". FIVB. 22 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Drawing of lot". Retrieved 29 April 2015.