2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (AVC)

The Asian section of the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification acts as qualifiers for the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, to be held in Japan, for national teams which are members of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). A total of 4+1 slots (4 direct slots and 1 host slot) in the final tournament are available for AVC teams.[1]

Pools composition

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15 AVC national teams entered qualification.

First round

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There are three confederation zonal competitions. The winner of each competition competed in second round. Because Macau, New Zealand and Tonga later withdrew, North Korea and Fiji automatically qualified for the second round.

Central Asia Eastern Asia Oceania
 Iran  Macau  Fiji
 Maldives  North Korea  New Zealand
   Nepal  Tonga

Second round

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The top seven ranked teams from FIVB World Ranking as of 1 January 2015 qualified automatically for this round. The top six ranked teams seeded by the serpentine system. The other four teams were drawn.

Pool A Pool B
 China  South Korea
 Kazakhstan  Thailand
 Chinese Taipei  Vietnam
 Australia  Iran
 Fiji  North Korea

First round

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  • The winners in each zone will qualify for the second round.

Central Asia

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  • Venue: Maldives Indoor Hall of Youth Centre, Malé, Maldives
  • Dates: 27–29 January 2017
  • All times are Maldives Time (UTC+05:00)
  • India was initially chosen as the host country for the event. However, due to internal problems with the Volleyball Federation of India, the Asian Volleyball Confederation decided to shift the competition venue from India to Male in the Maldives. [2] The AVC informed all the participating teams in the tournament that if they wanted to compete in the event, they had to reconfirm their participation to the AVC and the Volleyball Association of Maldives by December 31. [3] Maldives, Nepal, and Iran confirmed their participation and played in Malé January 27-29, 2017. [4] [5] [6]
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 67 2.239 Second round
2    Nepal 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 111 122 0.910
3  Maldives 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 78 150 0.520
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jan 16:45 Maldives  0–3    Nepal 17–25 17–25 13–25     47–75  
28 Jan 16:45 Nepal    0–3  Iran 12–25 12–25 12–25     36–75  
29 Jan 16:45 Maldives  0–3  Iran 4–25 12–25 15–25     31–75  

Second round

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  • The winners and runners-up in each pool will qualify for the 2018 World Championship.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 300 160 1.875 2018 World Championship
2  Kazakhstan 4 3 1 9 9 5 1.800 314 250 1.256
3  Chinese Taipei 4 2 2 6 7 6 1.167 271 244 1.111
4  Australia 4 1 3 3 4 9 0.444 215 291 0.739
5  Fiji 4 0 4 0 0 12 0.000 145 300 0.483
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep 16:00 China  3–0  Fiji 25–5 25–10 25–14     75–29 Report
20 Sep 19:00 Australia  0–3  Chinese Taipei 23–25 13–25 8–25     44–75 Report
21 Sep 16:00 Fiji  0–3  Australia 18–25 16–25 10–25     44–75 Report
21 Sep 19:00 Kazakhstan  0–3  China 14–25 19–25 15–25     48–75 Report
22 Sep 16:00 Chinese Taipei  3–0  Fiji 25–9 25–12 25–10     75–31 Report
22 Sep 19:00 Australia  1–3  Kazakhstan 15–25 6–25 25–22 9–25   55–97 Report
23 Sep 16:00 China  3–0  Australia 25–15 25–6 25–20     75–41 Report
23 Sep 19:00 Kazakhstan  3–1  Chinese Taipei 25–15 19–25 25–19 25–20   94–79 Report
24 Sep 16:00 Chinese Taipei  0–3  China 18–25 14–25 10–25     42–75 Report
24 Sep 19:00 Fiji  0–3  Kazakhstan 8–25 19–25 14–25     41–75 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 300 222 1.351 2018 World Championship
2  Thailand 4 3 1 9 9 3 3.000 284 229 1.240
3  North Korea 4 2 2 6 6 6 1.000 270 265 1.019
4  Vietnam 4 1 3 3 3 10 0.300 264 309 0.854
5  Iran 4 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 232 325 0.714
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep 15:30 North Korea  0–3  South Korea 17–25 23–25 19–25     59–75 Report
20 Sep 18:15 Thailand  3–0  Iran 25–14 25–15 25–13     75–42 Report
21 Sep 15:30 Iran  0–3  North Korea 23–25 11–25 18–25     52–75 Report
21 Sep 18:15 Thailand  3–0  Vietnam 25–17 25–17 25–17     75–51 Report
22 Sep 15:30 Vietnam  0–3  North Korea 21–25 22–25 20–25     63–75 Report
22 Sep 18:15 South Korea  3–0  Iran 25–16 25–18 25–20     75–54 Report
23 Sep 15:30 Vietnam  0–3  South Korea 21–25 13–25 16–25     50–75 Report
23 Sep 18:15 Thailand  3–0  North Korea 25–21 25–21 25–19     75–61 Report
24 Sep 15:30 Vietnam  3–1  Iran 24–26 25–22 25–17 25–19   99–84 Report
24 Sep 18:15 Thailand  0–3  South Korea 22–25 16–25 21–25     59–75 Report

References

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  1. ^ "2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION PROCESS". FIVB. 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Maldives takes over AVC qualification tournament due to internal problems with the Volleyball Federation of India". FIVB. 26 December 2016.
  3. ^ "The AVC informed all the participating teams that they must reconfirm their participation". FIVB. 26 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Iran's team arrives in Maldives for World Women's Volleyball Championship". VTV (Maldives). 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Nepal to compete in WC qualifiers". The Himalayan Times. 25 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Female volleyball outfit leaves for Maldives". Mehr News Agency. 25 January 2017.
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