Qualification
The ten AVC member associations were participated for the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. The ten AVC member associations were from five zonal associations, including, Central Asia (2 teams), East Asia (3 teams), Oceania (1 team), Southeast Asia (2 teams), and West Asia (1 team). Chinese Taipei qualified as host country, and the nine remaining teams qualified from the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
Pools composition
This was the first Asian Cup which used the new competition format. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration’s unanimous decision, the new format saw teams were drawn into three pools up to the total amount of the participating teams. Each team as well as the hosts was assigned into a pool according to their final standing of the 2017 Asian Championship. As the three best ranked teams were drawn in the same Pool A, the next best three contested Pool B, the next best three contested Pool C.[3] Final standing of the 2017 Asian Championship are shown in brackets.
Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
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
|
Matches |
Pts |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Kazakhstan |
2 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
6.000 |
176 |
152 |
1.158
|
2 |
South Korea |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0.600 |
181 |
189 |
0.958
|
3 |
Japan |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
0.500 |
192 |
208 |
0.923
|
Pool B
|
Matches |
Pts |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Iran |
2 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
3.000 |
182 |
175 |
1.040
|
2 |
Chinese Taipei |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1.333 |
167 |
132 |
1.265
|
3 |
Australia |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0.167 |
126 |
168 |
0.750
|
Pool C
|
Matches |
Pts |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Qatar |
2 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
MAX |
150 |
124 |
1.210
|
2 |
Thailand |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0.600 |
172 |
178 |
0.966
|
3 |
Vietnam |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0.333 |
165 |
185 |
0.892
|
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
Report |
8 Aug | 15:50 | Qatar | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | | 75–62 | P2 |
9 Aug | 16:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Qatar | 23–25 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 |
10 Aug | 13:30 | Vietnam | 2–3 | Thailand | 24–26 | 27–25 | 25–19 | 16–25 | 11–15 | 103–110 | P2 |
Final round
Playoff
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
Report |
11 Aug | 18:30 | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Thailand | 23–25 | 25–14 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 15–12 | 111–90 | P2 |
Semifinals
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
Report |
14 Aug | 16:00 | Qatar | 3–1 | Japan | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | 97–81 | P2 |
14 Aug | 18:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Iran | 19–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 |
7th place match
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
Report |
15 Aug | 11:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–21 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 25–19 | | 89–88 | P2 |
5th place match
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
Report |
15 Aug | 13:30 | Australia | 2–3 | Thailand | 25–21 | 27–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | 5–15 | 90–111 | P2 |
3rd place match
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
Report |
15 Aug | 16:00 | Japan | 3–2 | Chinese Taipei | 21–25 | 20–25 | 32–30 | 29–27 | 17–15 | 119–122 | P2 |
Final
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
Report |
15 Aug | 18:30 | Qatar | 3–2 | Iran | 23–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 15–10 | 109–100 | P2 |
Final standing
|
2018 Asian Men's Cup Champions |
Qatar 1st title |
14–man Roster |
Ibrahim (c), M. Essam, Renan, Sultan, Sulaiman, Belal, Miloš, Ababacar, Nikola, Mubarak, Osman, Ali, Ahmed G., Khaled |
Head Coach |
Camilo Soto |
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