2018 Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship

2018 Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Iran
City	Tabriz
Dates	29 June – 6 July
Teams	17 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up	South Korea
Third place	Iran
Fourth place	Chinese Taipei
Tournament awards
MVP	Taito Mizumachi
Best Setter	Taiga Itoyama
Best OH	Chang Hung-yeh; Park Seung-su
Best MB	Alireza Abdollahi; Riku Ito
Best OPP	Bardia Saadat
Best Libero	Jang Ji-won
	← 2017 2022 →

The 2018 Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship was the 12th edition of the Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), that year with the Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF). The tournament was held in Tabriz, Iran from 29 June to 6 July 2018.^[1]^[2] The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship as AVC's representatives.

To participate, players must have been born on or after 1 January 2001, and they could only enroll for a maximum of one championship.

On 14 December 2020, the AVC announced that the 2020 Men's Asian U18 Volleyball Championship, which was originally the AVC qualifier for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the top four teams of the 2018 tournament that had not yet qualified to the 2021 U19 World Championship would now be qualified for the same Championship as AVC's representatives.^[3]

Qualification

The 18 AVC member associations submitted their U18 men's national teams to the Championship; however, Uzbekistan later withdrew. The 17 AVC member associations were from 5 zonal associations, including, Central Asia (6 teams), East Asia (5 teams), Oceania (2 teams), Southeast Asia (2 teams) and West Asia (2 teams).

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Means of qualification	Berths	Qualified
Host Country	1	Iran
Central Asian teams	5	India
		Kazakhstan
		Pakistan
		Sri Lanka
		Turkmenistan
		~~Uzbekistan~~
East Asian teams	5	China
		Chinese Taipei
		Hong Kong
		Japan
		South Korea
Oceanian teams	2	Australia
Oceanian teams	2	New Zealand
Southeast Asian teams	2	Malaysia
Southeast Asian teams	2	Thailand
West Asian teams	2	Oman
West Asian teams	2	Qatar
Total 17

Pools composition

This was the first Asian U18 Championship to use the new competition format. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration's unanimous decision, the new format saw teams drawn into six pools up to the total amount of the participating teams. Each team, including the hosts, was assigned into a pool according to their final standing in the 2017 edition. As the three best ranked teams were drawn in the same pool A, the next best three contested pool B, and the next best three contested pool C.^[4] Uzbekistan withdrew after the draw. The teams' final standing in the 2017 edition are shown in brackets.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D	Pool E	Pool F
Japan (1)	Iran (Hosts)	Australia (7)	Oman	New Zealand	Qatar
South Korea (2)	Chinese Taipei (5)	Sri Lanka (9)	India	Pakistan	Malaysia
China (3)	Thailand (6)	Hong Kong (11)	Kazakhstan	~~Uzbekistan~~	Turkmenistan

Venues

Shahid Poursharifi Arena, Tabriz, Iran
Shahid Aghdami Arena, Tabriz, Iran

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

All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
Originally, the winners of pool D had to play against the third-ranked team of pool E in the playoffs. However, due to the absence of Uzbekistan, there were only two teams in pool E, so the winners of pool D went directly to the round of 12.

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	South Korea	2	2	0	6	6	1	6.000	172	145	1.186	Round of 12
2	Japan	2	1	1	3	4	3	1.333	167	156	1.071
3	China	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	112	150	0.747

Source:

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
29 Jun	16:00	SPA	Japan	3–0	China	25–19	25–22	25–18		75–59	P2
30 Jun	13:30	SPA	South Korea	3–1	Japan	26–24	21–25	25–23	25–20	97–92	P2
1 Jul	18:30	SPA	China	0–3	South Korea	21–25	15–25	17–25		53–75	P2

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand	2	1	1	3	4	3	1.333	158	162	0.975	Round of 12
2	Chinese Taipei	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	140	137	1.022
3	Iran	2	1	1	3	3	4	0.750	159	158	1.006

Source:

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
29 Jun	18:30	SPA	Iran	3–1	Thailand	25–19	25–20	22–25	25–19	97–83	P2
30 Jun	18:30	SPA	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Iran	25–20	25–23	25–19		75–62	P2
1 Jul	13:30	SPA	Thailand	3–0	Chinese Taipei	25–23	25–21	25–21		75–65	P2

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Sri Lanka	2	2	0	6	6	1	6.000	173	139	1.245	Playoffs
2	Australia	2	1	1	3	3	4	0.750	160	159	1.006
3	Hong Kong	2	0	2	0	2	6	0.333	157	192	0.818

Source:

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
29 Jun	13:30	SPA	Hong Kong	1–3	Australia	19–25	25–20	18–25	21–25	83–95	P2
30 Jun	13:30	SAA	Sri Lanka	3–1	Hong Kong	25–17	25–14	22–25	25–18	97–74	P2
1 Jul	16:00	SAA	Australia	0–3	Sri Lanka	20–25	21–25	24–26		65–76	P2

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	India	2	2	0	6	6	1	6.000	171	140	1.221	Round of 12
2	Kazakhstan	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	151	151	1.000	Playoffs
3	Oman	2	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	151	182	0.830	Playoffs

Source:

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
29 Jun	13:30	SAA	India	3–1	Oman	25–16	25–18	21–25	25–16	96–75	P2
30 Jun	16:00	SAA	Kazakhstan	0–3	India	21–25	23–25	21–25		65–75	P2
1 Jul	13:30	SAA	Oman	0–3	Kazakhstan	23–25	34–36	19–25		76–86	P2

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Pakistan	1	1	0	3	3	0	MAX	75	44	1.705	Playoffs
2	New Zealand	1	0	1	0	0	3	0.000	44	75	0.587	Playoffs

Source:

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Jun	16:00	SAA	New Zealand	0–3	Pakistan	18–25	12–25	14–25			44–75	P2

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Malaysia	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	153	93	1.645	Playoffs
2	Turkmenistan	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	130	127	1.024
3	Qatar	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	87	150	0.580

Source:

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
29 Jun	18:30	SAA	Malaysia	3–0	Turkmenistan	25–18	25–11	28–26	78–55	P2
30 Jun	16:00	SPA	Qatar	0–3	Malaysia	10–25	18–25	10–25	38–75	P2
1 Jul	16:00	SPA	Turkmenistan	3–0	Qatar	25–13	25–22	25–14	75–49	P2

Final round

All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).

3 July

South Korea

3

2 July

Pakistan

0

Oman

1

Pakistan

3

South Korea

Bye

5 July

South Korea

3

Chinese Taipei

0

3 July

Thailand

3

2 July

Malaysia

0

Hong Kong

2

4 July

Malaysia

3

Thailand

0

Chinese Taipei

3

3 July

Chinese Taipei

3

2 July

Australia

0

Australia

3

6 July

Turkmenistan

0

South Korea

1

Japan

3

3 July

Japan

3

2 July

Kazakhstan

0

Kazakhstan

3

New Zealand

0

Japan

Bye

5 July

Japan

3

Iran

1

3rd place match

3 July

6 July

China

2

Chinese Taipei

1

India

3

Iran

3

4 July

India

0

Iran

3

3 July

Iran

3

2 July

Sri Lanka

0

Sri Lanka

3

Qatar

0

5th–10th quarterfinals		5th–8th semifinals		5th place match




		5 July

		Thailand	3
4 July
		Australia	0
Malaysia	2
				6 July
Australia	3
				Thailand	3

				China	2

		5 July

		India	1
4 July
		China	3	7th place match
China	3
				6 July
Sri Lanka	0
				Australia	0

				India	3

11th–14th semifinals		11th place match

4 July

New Zealand	1
		5 July
Pakistan	3
		Pakistan	3
4 July
		Kazakhstan	1
Oman	1

Kazakhstan	3
		13th place match

		5 July

		New Zealand	1

		Oman	3

15th–17th semifinal		15th place match




		5 July

		Qatar	0
4 July
		Turkmenistan	3
Turkmenistan	3

Hong Kong	2

Playoffs

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Jul	13:30	SPA	Australia	3–0	Turkmenistan	25–16	30–28	25–21			80–65	P2
2 Jul	16:00	SPA	Sri Lanka	3–0	Qatar	25–10	25–23	25–13			75–46	P2
2 Jul	16:00	SAA	Kazakhstan	3–0	New Zealand	25–14	25–21	25–21			75–56	P2
2 Jul	18:30	SPA	Hong Kong	2–3	Malaysia	25–27	22–25	26–24	26–24	16–18	115–118	P2
2 Jul	18:30	SAA	Oman	1–3	Pakistan	17–25	28–26	10–25	15–25		70–101	P2

Round of 12

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Jul	13:30	SPA	Thailand	3–0	Malaysia	25–19	25–18	25–16			75–53	P2
3 Jul	13:30	SAA	South Korea	3–0	Pakistan	25–12	25–20	25–16			75–48	P2
3 Jul	16:00	SPA	Japan	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–12	25–18	25–23			75–53	P2
3 Jul	16:00	SAA	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Australia	25–20	25–20	27–25			77–65	P2
3 Jul	18:30	SPA	Iran	3–0	Sri Lanka	25–21	25–17	25–13			75–51	P2
3 Jul	18:30	SAA	China	2–3	India	25–23	18–25	25–18	19–25	11–15	98–106	P2

5th–10th quarterfinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jul	10:00	SPA	Malaysia	2–3	Australia	25–17	25–17	24–26	22–25	14–16	110–101	P2
4 Jul	16:00	SPA	China	3–0	Sri Lanka	25–22	25–18	25–19			75–59	P2

Quarterfinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jul	13:30	SPA	Thailand	0–3	Chinese Taipei	24–26	24–26	20–25			68–77	P2
4 Jul	18:30	SPA	India	0–3	Iran	22–25	13–25	21–25			56–75	P2

15th–17th semifinal

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jul	13:30	SAA	Turkmenistan	3–2	Hong Kong	23–25	19–25	25–22	25–16	15–12	107–100	P2

11th–14th semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jul	16:15	SAA	New Zealand	1–3	Pakistan	18–25	20–25	31–29	17–25		86–104	P2
4 Jul	18:45	SAA	Oman	1–3	Kazakhstan	20–25	25–22	18–25	14–25		77–97	P2

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jul	10:00	SPA	Thailand	3–0	Australia	25–16	25–22	25–21			75–59	P2
5 Jul	13:30	SPA	India	1–3	China	26–24	22–25	17–25	20–25		85–99	P2

Semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jul	16:00	SPA	South Korea	3–0	Chinese Taipei	25–20	25–23	25–16			75–59	P2
5 Jul	18:30	SPA	Japan	3–1	Iran	25–20	25–22	25–27	25–16		100–85	P2

15th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jul	10:00	SAA	Qatar	0–3	Turkmenistan	17–25	11–25	20–25			48–75	P2

13th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jul	13:30	SAA	New Zealand	1–3	Oman	19–25	25–22	19–25	21–25		84–97	P2

11th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jul	16:00	SAA	Pakistan	3–1	Kazakhstan	25–21	25–22	26–28	27–25		103–96	P2

9th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jul	18:35	SAA	Sri Lanka	3–1	Malaysia	25–22	25–14	24–26	25–23		99–85	P2

7th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jul	10:00	SPA	Australia	0–3	India	22–25	22–25	19–25			63–75	P2

5th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jul	13:30	SPA	Thailand	3–2	China	22–25	25–17	19–25	25–23	16–14	107–104	P2

3rd place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jul	16:15	SPA	Chinese Taipei	1–3	Iran	23–25	25–21	16–25	20–25		84–96	P2

Final

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jul	18:30	SPA	South Korea	1–3	Japan	25–20	14–25	21–25	15–25		75–95	P2

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Japan
	South Korea
	Iran
4	Chinese Taipei
5	Thailand
6	China
7	India
8	Australia
9	Sri Lanka
10	Malaysia
11	Pakistan
12	Kazakhstan
13	Oman
14	New Zealand
15	Turkmenistan
16	Qatar
17	Hong Kong

	Qualified for the 2019 and 2021 FIVB U19 World Championship
	Qualified for the 2021 FIVB U19 World Championship
	Qualified for the 2019 and already qualified as hosts for the 2021 FIVB U19 World Championship

2018 Men's Asian U18 champions
Japan 2nd title

12–man roster

Mizumachi (c), Iwamoto, Yamada, Ito, Nakaya, Itoyama, Morii, Shigeto, Arao, Nishimura, Matsumoto, Yanakita

Head coach

Honda

Awards

Most valuable player
Taito Mizumachi
Best setter
Taiga Itoyama
Best outside spikers
Chang Hung-yeh

Park Seung-su
Best middle blockers
Alireza Abdollahi

Riku Ito
Best opposite spiker
Bardia Saadat
Best libero
Jang Ji-won

References

↑ "Volleyball fever to grip fans across asia in 2018". AVC. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
↑ "Entry form submission for 2018 AVC tournaments now". AVC. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
↑ "All four AVC Age Group Championships cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic". AVC. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
↑ "New competition format set for 2018 AVC Championships". AVC. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

External links

[1] "Volleyball fever to grip fans across asia in 2018". AVC. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[2] "Entry form submission for 2018 AVC tournaments now". AVC. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[3] "All four AVC Age Group Championships cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic". AVC. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.

[4] "New competition format set for 2018 AVC Championships". AVC. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

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Qualification

Qualified teams

Pools composition

Venues

Pool standing procedure

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Final round

Playoffs

Round of 12

5th–10th quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

15th–17th semifinal

11th–14th semifinals

5th–8th semifinals

Semifinals

15th place match

13th place match

11th place match

9th place match

7th place match

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Awards

See also

References

External links