2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, an international volleyball club tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Myanmar Volleyball Federation (MVF). It was held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar from 30 July to 6 August 2018.[1][2] The tournament will serve as the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship with the champion qualifying for the world championship.[3]

2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Myanmar
CityNaypyidaw
Dates30 July–6 August
Teams17 (from 1 confederation)
Champions Khatam Ardakan (1st title)
Runners-up Atyrau
Third place Wapda
Fourth place Sanest Khanh Hoa
Tournament awards
MVP Hamzeh Zarrini (Khatam Ardakan)
Best Setter Khandrolin Roman (Atyrau)
Best OH Hossein Amiri (Khatam Ardakan)
Netalin Aibat (Atyrau)
Best MB Adel Gholami (Khatam Ardakan)
Nguyen Dinh Nhu (Sanest Khanh Hoa)
Best OPP Khan Aimal (Wapda)
Best Libero Mojtaba Yousefi (Khatam Ardakan)
Official website
AVC

Qualification

The 13 AVC member associations will participate in the tournament Myanmar qualified as host country. There are 10 teams participated in the 2017 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, and the three remaining teams did not participate in the previous edition. The 13 AVC member associations were from three zonal associations, including, Central Asia (5 teams), East Asia (4 teams), Oceania (1 team) and Southeast Asia (3 teams)

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Association Team Means of qualification
MyanmarAsia World
AustraliaCanberra Heat
ChinaSichuan 2016–17 Chinese Volleyball League winners
Chinese TaipeiLong Power 2017–18 Enterprise Volleyball League winners
Hong KongYan chai
IranKhatam Ardakan 2017–18 Iranian Volleyball Super League winners
JapanToray Arrows 2016–17 V.Premier League winners
KazakhstanAtyrau
PakistanWapda
Sri LankaLanka Lions
ThailandNakhon Ratchasima 2017–18 Volleyball Thailand League winners
TurkmenistanBinagar
VietnamSanest Khánh Hòa 2017 Volleyball Vietnam League winners

Pools composition

This is the first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship 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 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 2017 ranking. The three best-ranked teams will be drawn in the same Pool A, the next best four will contest Pool B, the next best four will contest Pool C.[4]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
Iran (1) China (6) Thailand (9) Myanmar (host)
Japan (3) Chinese Taipei (7) Australia (10) Pakistan (–)
Kazakhstan (4) Vietnam (8) Sri Lanka (11) Turkmenistan (–)
Hong Kong (13)

Preliminary round
  • All times are in Myanmar standard time (UTC+06:30)
Qualified for the Round of 8
Qualified for the Play offs

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Khatam Ardakan 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 179 163 1.098
2 Atyrau 1 1 2 4 5 0.800 196 198 0.990
3 Toray Arrows 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 179 193 0.927
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul16:00Khatam Ardakan 3–1 Atyrau 20–2525–2025–2025–22 95–87P2
31 Jul13:30Khatam Ardakan 3–0 Toray Arrows 25–2225–2234–32  84–76P2
1 Aug13:30Toray Arrows 2–3 Atyrau 25–2223–2525–2219–2511–15103–109P2

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Sanest Khánh Hòa 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 174 143 1.217
2 Long Power 1 1 2 4 5 0.800 188 193 0.974
3 Sichuan 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 158 184 0.859
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul16:00Long Power 3–2 Sichuan 25–1822–2521–2525–1415–13108–95P2
31 Jul16:00Long Power 1–3 Sanest Khánh Hòa 17–2525–2322–2516–25 80–98P2
1 Aug16:00Sichuan 0–3 Sanest Khánh Hòa 22–2524–2617–25  63–76P2

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Lanka Lions 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 258 191 1.351
2 Nakhon Ratchasima 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 268 236 1.136
3 Canberra Heat 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 239 274 0.872
4 Yan Chai 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 192 256 0.750
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul13:30Nakhon Ratchasima 3–0 Yan Chai 25–1525–1225–18  75–45P2
30 Jul13:30Lanka Lions 3–0 Canberra Heat 25–2025–2125–9  75–50P2
31Jul11:00Canberra Heat 1–3 Nakhon Ratchasima 17–2519–2525–1822–25 83–93P2
31 Jul13:30Lanka Lions 3–0 Yan Chai 25–1225–1225–17  75–41P2
1 Aug11:00Nakhon Ratchasima 2–3 Lanka Lions 25–2025–2316–2523–2511–15100–108P2
1 Aug13:30Yan Chai 2–3 Canberra Heat 25–2225–1922–2522–2512–15106–106P2

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Wapda 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 176 160 1.100
2 Asia World 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 155 161 0.963
3 Binagar 0 2 1 3 6 0.500 186 196 0.949
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul11:00Asia World 3–1 Binagar 25–1625–2321–2525–21 96–85P2
31 Jul16:00Asia World 0–3 Wapda 24–2619–2516–25  59–76P2
1 Aug16:00Wapda 3–2 Binagar 17–2525–2125–1718–2515–13100–101P2

Final round

Rankings
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1 Khatam Ardakan 4 Sanest Khánh Hòa 7 Lanka Lions 11 Wapda
2 Atyrau 5 Long Power 8 Nakhon Ratchasima 12 Asia World
3 Toray Arrows 6 Sichuan 9 Canberra Heat 13 Binagar
10 Yan Chai

Play offs 4–8 / 9–13
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Aug11:00Long Power 3–1 Yan Chai 25–1825–2017–2525–17 92–80P2
3 Aug11:00Nakhon Ratchasima 3–2 Binagar 25–2325–1823–2519–2515–8107–99P2
3 Aug13:30Sanest Khánh Hòa 3–0 Canberra Heat 25–1925–2325–17  75–59P2
3 Aug13:30Sichuan 0–3 Wapda 23–2522–2522–25  67–75P2
3 Aug16:00Lanka Lions 3–2 Asia World 25–1521–2525–2023–2515–13109–98P2

9th–12th places
 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
4 August
 
 
 Sichuan2
 
5 August
 
 Canberra Heat3
 
 Canberra Heat3
 
4 August
 
 Yanchai0
 
 Binagar0
 
 
 Asia World3
 
11th place match
 
 
5 August
 
 
Sichuan0
 
 
 Asia World3

9th–12th semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Aug11:00Sichuan 2–3 Canberra Heat 23–2525–1519–2525–1410–15102–94 
4 Aug21:00Binagar 0–3 Asia World 21–2518–2513–25  52–75 

11th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Aug20:30Sichuan 0–3 Asia World 20–2518–2520–25  58–75 

9th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Aug18:30Canberra Heat 3–0 Yanchai 25–1125–2225–17  75–50 

Final eight
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
4 Aug
 
 
 Khatam Ardakan3
 
5 Aug
 
 Nakhon Ratchasima0
 
 Khatam Ardakan3
 
4 Aug
 
 Sanest Khánh Hòa0
 
 Long Power0
 
6 Aug
 
 Sanest Khánh Hòa3
 
 Khatam Ardakan3
 
4 Aug
 
 Atyrau0
 
 Toray Arrows2
 
5 Aug
 
 Wapda3
 
 Wapda2
 
4 Aug
 
 Atyrau3 3rd place match
 
 Atyrau3
 
6 Aug
 
 Lanka Lions1
 
 Sanest Khánh Hòa2
 
 
 Wapda3
 
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
5 Aug
 
 
 Nakhon Ratchasima3
 
6 Aug
 
 Long Power2
 
 Nakhon Ratchasima1
 
5 Aug
 
 Toray Arrows3
 
 Toray Arrows3
 
 
 Lanka Lions1
 
7th place match
 
 
6 Aug
 
 
 Long Power0
 
 
 Lanka Lions3

Quarterfinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Aug11:00Khatam Ardakan 3–0 Nakhon Ratchasima 25–2225–2325–23  75–68 
4 Aug11:00Long Power 0–3 Sanest Khánh Hòa 16–2512–2517–25  45–75 
4 Aug13:30Toray Arrows 2–3 Wapda 21–2525–1625–2329–3120–22120–117 
4 Aug16:00Atyrau 3–1 Lanka Lions 21–2525–2025–2125–17 96–83 

5th–8th semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Aug13:30Nakhon Ratchasima 3–2 Long Power 25–1824–2621–2525–2021–19116–108116–108
5 Aug16:00Toray Arrows 3–1 Lanka Lions 25–2019–2525–2025–21 94–8694–86

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Aug16:00Khatam Ardakan 3–0 Sanest Khánh Hòa 25–1825–2325–19  75–60 
5 Aug18:30Wapda 2–3 Atyrau 25–1430–3216–2525–1811–15107–104 

7th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug11:00Long Power 0–3 Lanka Lions 23–2522–2524–26  69–76 

5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug13:30Nakhon Ratchasima 1–3 Toray Arrows 21–2525–2221–2518–25 85–97 

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug16:00Sanest Khánh Hòa 2–3 Wapda 25–1921–2525–1620–2516–18107–103 

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug18:30Khatam Ardakan 3–0 Atyrau 29–2725–2325–22  79–72 

Final standing

Awards

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. "QUALIFICATION". FIVB. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. "NEW COMPETITION FORMAT SET FOR 2018 AVC CHAMPIONSHIPS". AVC. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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