2018 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship

2018 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Thailand
City Nakhon Pathom
Dates 20–27 May
Teams 12 (from 1 confederation)
Champions  Japan (8th title)
Runners-up  China
Third place  Thailand
Fourth place  South Korea
Tournament awards
MVP Japan Nishikawa Yoshino
Official website
Nakhon Pathom 2018

The 2018 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship, referred to as the 2018 SMM Est Cola Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the twelfth edition of the Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA) for the girls' under-17 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, from 20 to 27 May 2018.[1]

A total of thirteen teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2001 eligible to participate.

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AVC qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship. The top four teams qualified for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship as the AVC representatives.

Qualification

The thirteen AVC member associations (included the India volleyball team under the Indian Olympic Association, who was suspended by the FIVB, and was lifted the suspension in May 2018) will participate in the tournament with Thailand already qualified as host country the eight teams participated in the 2017 Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship, and the three remaining teams did not participate in the previous edition. The thirteen AVC member associations were from four zonal associations, including, Central Asia (3 teams), East Asia (5 teams), Oceania (2 team) and Southeast Asia (2 teams). While any West Asian teams did not participate this edition.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Means of qualification Births Qualified
Host country 1  Thailand
Central Asian teams 3  India
 Iran
 Kazakhstan
 Uzbekistan
East Asian teams 5  China
 Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 South Korea
Oceanian teams 2  New Zealand
 Australia
Southeast Asian team 1  Malaysia
Total 12

Pools composition

This is the first Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Cup which will use the new competition format. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration’s unanimous decision, the new format will see teams being drawn into three or four pools up to the total amount of the participating teams. Each team as well as the host side will be assigned into a pool according to their previous ranking (2017 Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship). As the three best-ranked teams will be drawn in the same Pool A, the next best three will contest Pool B, the next best three will contest Pool C. Pool D will comprise teams finishing next best four teams.[2]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Japan (1)  Thailand (4)  Australia (7)  Uzbekistan (10)
 China (2)  Chinese Taipei (5)  New Zealand (8)  Kazakhstan (–)
 South Korea (3)  Hong Kong (6)  Iran (9)  Malaysia (–)
N/A N/A N/A International Olympic Committee India (–)

Venues

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team must register a squad of 12 players from 19 players of preliminary squad. (Regulations Articles 4.5, 4.6, 5.4 and 5.5).[3]

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
Match forfeited: 0 match points for each.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Japan 2 2 0 6 6 2 3.000 188 166 1.133 Quarterfinals
2  South Korea 2 1 1 3 4 4 1.000 170 181 0.939
3  China 2 0 2 0 2 6 0.333 179 190 0.942
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May19:00Japan  3–1  South Korea 25–1819–2525–1425–17 94–74Report
21 May14:00China  1–3  Japan 25–1725–2721–2521–25 92–94Report
22 May19:00South Korea  3–1  China 25–1721–2525–2325–22 96–87Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 182 141 1.291 Quarterfinals
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 179 135 1.326 Play-offs
3  Hong Kong 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 65 150 0.433
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
(H) Host.
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May14:00Thailand  3–0  Hong Kong 25–1225–1025–15  75–37Report
21 May11:30Chinese Taipei  3–0  Hong Kong 25–1025–1425–4  75–28Report
22 May14:00Thailand  3–2  Chinese Taipei 19–2525–1921–2525–2017–15107–104Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 5 6 3 2.000 202 196 1.031 Play-offs
2  Iran 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 174 156 1.115
3  New Zealand 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 146 170 0.859
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May16:30New Zealand  1–3  Australia 23–2523–2525–1726–28 97–95Report
21 May16:30Iran  3–0  New Zealand 25–1225–2025–17  75–49Report
22 May11:30Australia  3–2  Iran 22–2520–2525–1925–2115–9107–99Report

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 2 2 0 6 6 0 — 150 99 1.515 Play-offs
2  India 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 148 154 0.961
3  Malaysia 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 127 172 0.738
4  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Withdrawn
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May11:30Malaysia  0–3  Kazakhstan 11–2523–2514–25  48–75Report
21 May19:00India  3–1  Malaysia 22–2525–2225–1925–13 97–79Report
22 May16:30Kazakhstan  3–0  India 25–1625–2225–13  75–51Report

Bracket composition

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1 Japan 4 Thailand 7 Australia 10 Kazakhstan
2 South Korea 5 Chinese Taipei 8 Iran 11 India
3 China 6 Hong Kong 9 New Zealand 12 Malaysia

Final round

Classification round (R9–12)

 
9th–12th places9th place
 
      
 
25 May
 
 
 New Zealand3
 
27 May
 
 Malaysia2
 
 New Zealand2
 
25 May
 
 Australia3
 
 Hong Kong1
 
 
 Australia3
 
11th place
 
 
26 May
 
 
 Hong Kong2
 
 
 Malaysia3

Ninth to Twelfth places

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 May14:30New Zealand  3–2  Malaysia 17–2523–2525–2127–2515–10107–106Report
25 May16:00Hong Kong  1–3  Australia 23–2525–1823–2521–25 92–93Report

Eleventh place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 May9:00Hong Kong  2–3  Malaysia 25–1621–2518–2525–1713–15102–98Report

Ninth place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 May9:00New Zealand  2–3  Australia 25–1113–2525–2313–2512–1588–99Report

Classification round (R5–8)

 
5th–8th places5th place
 
      
 
26 May
 
 
 Iran0
 
27 May
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
26 May
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 
 India2
 
7th place
 
 
27 May
 
 
 Iran3
 
 
 India1

Fifth to Eighth places

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 May11:30Iran  0–3  Chinese Taipei 13–2513–2515–25  41–75Report
26 May14:00Kazakhstan  3–2  India 25–1923–2525–2319–2515–12107–104Report

Seventh place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 May11:30Iran  3–1  India 25–2320–2525–1625–15 95–79Report

Fifth place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 May14:00Kazakhstan  0–3  Chinese Taipei 6–2512–258–25  26–75Report

Championship round (R1–12)

 
Play-offsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
24 May
 
 
 Japan3
 
23 May
 
 Iran0
 
 Iran3
 
26 May
 
 Malaysia1
 
 Japan3
 
 
 Thailand2
 
 
24 May
 
 
 Thailand3
 
23 May
 
 Chinese Taipei2
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
27 May
 
 New Zealand0
 
 Japan3
 
 
 China1
 
 
24 May
 
 
 China3
 
23 May
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 Hong Kong0
 
26 May
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 China3
 
 
 South Korea2 Third place
 
 
24 May27 May
 
 
 South Korea3 Thailand3
 
23 May
 
 India0  South Korea1
 
 Australia0
 
 
 India3
 

Play-offs

  • Winners will advance to Quarter-finals.
  • Losers will transfer to Classification round (R9–12).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 May11:30Chinese Taipei  3–0  New Zealand 25–925–825–13  75–30Report
23 May14:00Hong Kong  0–3  Kazakhstan 21–2522–2512–25  55–75Report
23 May16:30Australia  0–3  India 23–2518–2521–25  62–75Report
23 May19:00Iran  3–1  Malaysia 25–2725–2025–2225–21 100–90Report

Quarter-finals

  • Winners will advance to Semi-finals and World Championship.
  • Losers will transfer to Classification round (R5–8).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May11:30Japan  3–0  Iran 25–1225–1725–16  75–45Report
24 May14:00Thailand  3–2  Chinese Taipei 15–2525–2320–2525–2315–10100–106Report
24 May16:30China  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–2025–1025–2  75–32Report
24 May19:30South Korea  3–0  India 25–1525–1825–14  75–47Report

Semi-finals

  • Winners will advance to Finals.
  • Losers will been given a chance to Third place play-off .
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 May16:30Japan  3–2  Thailand 22–2525–1523–2525–1615–2110–83Report
26 May19:00China  3–2  South Korea 19–2525–2125–2725–1615–10109–99Report

Third place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 May16:30Thailand  3–1  South Korea 25–1925–178–2525–16 83–77Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 May19:00Japan  3–1  China 25–1718–2525–1725–19 93–78Report

Final standing

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Japan
Aoi An Furukawa
Ayana Funane
Nishikawa Yoshino (c)
Mika Yoshitake
Manami Koyama
Yoshie Kawakami
Madoka Kashimura
Vivian Chidinma Taira
Nana Sakakibara
Aimi Okawa
Moka Otomo
Mana Nishizaki		  China
Wu Mengjie
Zhou Yetong
Dong Mingxiao
Yang Xiaorui (c)
Wang Yife
Wang Zimeng
Wang Jingnan
Zhang Kefan
Wang Wenhan
Fan Mengyu
Zhang Xinling
Liu Meijun		  Thailand
Wiranyupa Inchan
Pimtawan Thongyos
Orakan Singkhan
Waranya Srilaoong
Aungkana Pasang
Chanoknan Sabaengban
Jidapa Nahuanong
Saowapa Soosuk
Amonrada Loeksawang
Supatcha Kamtalaksa (c)
Aree Sreemok
Wimonrat Thanapan

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Entry form submission for 2018 AVC tournaments now". AVC. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "NEW COMPETITION FORMAT SET FOR 2018 AVC CHAMPIONSHIPS". AVC. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Regulations 2018 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship" (PDF). AVC.
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