2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Cup

2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
CityCandon
Dates6–14 June
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Chinese Taipei
Third place Vietnam
Fourth place Kazakhstan
Tournament awards
MVPSouth Korea Kang So-hwi
Best SetterVietnam Võ Thị Kim Thoa
Best OH
  • Chinese Taipei Tsai Yu-chun
  • South Korea Kang So-hwi
Best MB
Best OPPSouth Korea Na Hyun-soo
Best LiberoChinese Taipei Lin Chi-jung
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Attendance65,656 (1,728 per match)
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The 2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Cup was the fifth edition of the AVC Women's Volleyball Cup, an annual international volleyball tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) in cooperation with the ad hoc committee appointed by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) following the suspension of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF).[1] It was held from 6 to 14 June 2026 in Candon, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. This was the Philippines' second time hosting the tournament after Manila hosted the 2024 edition.

South Korea won the tournament for the first time in the history of the competition. Making their tournament debut following a relegation from the Volleyball Nations League the previous season, the South Korean team lost only two sets throughout the event, both in a five-set pool play match against Chinese Taipei. They defeated defending champions Vietnam 3–0 in the semifinals before shutting out Chinese Taipei 3–0 in the final. Team captain Kang So-hwi was named the tournament's MVP.[2][3]

Chinese Taipei finished as runners-up to claim their first silver medal, following bronze medals in 2023 and 2025. Vietnam, the champions of the previous three editions, won the bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan 3–0 in the third-place match, securing their fourth podium finish in five years. Vietnamese captain Trần Thị Thanh Thúy was the tournament's top scorer with 105 total points.[2][4]

Host selection

The hosting rights for the 2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Cup was awarded on 6 September 2025, during the AVC Board of Administration meeting held in AVC House in Bangkok, Thailand. The hosting bid of the Philippines was unanimously voted and approved by the confederation.[5] Candon was named as the host city of the tournament with games to be held at the newly refurbished Candon City Arena.[6] The indoor arena has hosted the first leg of the 2025 SEA Men's V.League and the 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase.[7]

Qualification

List of teams:
  Participating teams in the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Nations League
  Participating teams in the 2026 AVC Volleyball Cup
  Did not qualify

A maximum of 12 teams were selected for the AVC Women's Volleyball Cup based on specific qualification criteria. This included one slot reserved for the host country and another for the defending champions from the previous edition, with the runner-up taking the spot if the defending champion happened to be the host nation. Additionally, five teams were selected based on the highest FIVB World Rankings among those that had not yet qualified. The remaining five slots were awarded to teams from zonal tournaments that had not already qualified for the tournament. Furthermore, any teams competing in the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League were strictly ineligible to submit entries to this tournament.[8]

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament, listed by the method of qualification.

Country Zone Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
 Philippines SAVA Host country[a] 6 September 2025 3 2023 2025 Runners-up (2025)
 Vietnam SAVA Defending champions 14 June 2025 3 2023 2025 Champions (2023, 2024, 2025)
 Kazakhstan CAVA World Rankings pathway[b] 2 February 2026 2 2024 2025 Runners-up (2024)
 Chinese Taipei EAVA 3 2023 2025 3rd place (2023, 2025)
 South Korea EAVA 0 None Debut
 Iran CAVA 3 2023 2025 5th place (2023)
 Kyrgyzstan CAVA 0 None Debut
 Uzbekistan CAVA 2025 CAVA Championship runners-up[c] 2 2022 2023 4th place (2022)
 Hong Kong EAVA 2025 EAVA Championship 4th placers[d] 4 2022 2025 Champions (2022)
 Australia OZVA 2026 OZVA Qualifier champions 3 2023 2025 4th place (2024)
 Indonesia SAVA 2025 SEA V.League 4th placers[e] 3 2023 2025 Runners-up (2023)
 Lebanon WAVA 2025 WAVA Championship champions 0 None Debut

Notes:

  1. ↑ Despite the suspension of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation, the Philippines were still allowed to compete.[9]
  2. ↑ As China, Japan, and Thailand were ineligible due to competing in the 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, and with Vietnam qualifying as defending champions and the Philippines qualifying as hosts, their ranking slots were reallocated to the next highest-ranked teams.
  3. ↑ As Iran had already qualified, its slot was reallocated to Uzbekistan.
  4. ↑ As Chinese Taipei and South Korea had already qualified, their slots were reallocated to Hong Kong.
  5. ↑ As the Philippines and Vietnam had already qualified, their slots were reallocated to Indonesia.

Pools composition

The draw of lots took place on 17 April 2026 at the Diamond Hotel in Manila, Philippines led by AVC President Ramon Suzara, with Thea Gagate, and Leila Cruz, who are national team players. Teams were split into two pools with six teams each.[10][11]

External videos
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video icon [ LIVE ] Drawing of Lots : AVC Women's Cup Candon 2026

Seeding

Seeded teams Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 Philippines (46) (Hosts)
 Vietnam (28)
 Kazakhstan (35)
 Chinese Taipei (37)
 South Korea (40)
 Iran (47)		  Kyrgyzstan (62)
 Indonesia (70)		  Australia (73)
 Hong Kong (81)		  Uzbekistan (87)
 Lebanon (–)

Draw results

Pool A Pool B
 Philippines  Vietnam
 Chinese Taipei  Kazakhstan
 South Korea  Iran
 Kyrgyzstan  Indonesia
 Australia  Hong Kong
 Uzbekistan  Lebanon

Venue

Candon, Philippines
Candon City Arena
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Pool standing procedure

  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  South Korea 5 5 0 14 15 2 7.500 409 271 1.509 Semifinals
2  Chinese Taipei 5 4 1 13 14 4 3.500 421 326 1.291
3  Australia 5 3 2 8 10 10 1.000 447 420 1.064 5th place match
4  Philippines (H) 5 2 3 7 8 9 0.889 344 335 1.027 7th place match
5  Uzbekistan 5 1 4 3 4 12 0.333 280 380 0.737 9th place match
6  Kyrgyzstan 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 231 400 0.578 11th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
6 Jun15:00Philippines 3–0 Uzbekistan25–1625–1225–14  75–422,426P2 Boxscore
6 Jun21:00South Korea 3–0 Kyrgyzstan25–725–525–7  75–193,108P2 Boxscore
7 Jun12:00Chinese Taipei 3–0 Kyrgyzstan25–1425–1125–17  75–42393P2 Boxscore
7 Jun15:00Philippines 2–3 Australia22–2525–2325–1815–2511–1598–1062,141P2 Boxscore
7 Jun21:00Uzbekistan 0–3 South Korea11–2514–2515–25  40–753,081P2 Boxscore
8 Jun15:00Philippines 3–0 Kyrgyzstan25–925–1125–17  75–371,477P2 Boxscore
8 Jun21:00Chinese Taipei 3–1 Australia25–2017–2525–2225–19 92–861,545P2 Boxscore
9 Jun12:00Uzbekistan 0–3 Chinese Taipei17–2513–2519–25  49–75476P2 Boxscore
9 Jun15:00Philippines 0–3 South Korea16–2518–2522–25  56–752,430P2 Boxscore
9 Jun21:00Kyrgyzstan 1–3 Australia15–2527–2516–2523–25 81–100970P2 Boxscore
11 Jun15:00Philippines 0–3 Chinese Taipei16–2514–2510–25  40–752,798P2 Boxscore
11 Jun18:00South Korea 3–0 Australia25–1825–1525–19  75–523,467P2 Boxscore
11 Jun21:00Kyrgyzstan 0–3 Uzbekistan20–2513–2519–25  52–75600P2 Boxscore
12 Jun15:00Uzbekistan 1–3 Australia20–2530–2816–258–25 74–1031,100P2 Boxscore
12 Jun21:00Chinese Taipei 2–3 South Korea19–2525–1927–2521–2512–15104–1091,800P2 Boxscore

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 5 5 0 14 15 4 3.750 439 354 1.240 Semifinals
2  Vietnam 5 4 1 12 14 5 2.800 433 343 1.262
3  Indonesia 5 3 2 10 11 7 1.571 408 361 1.130 5th place match
4  Iran 5 2 3 6 8 9 0.889 375 338 1.109 7th place match
5  Hong Kong 5 1 4 3 4 12 0.333 288 363 0.793 9th place match
6  Lebanon 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 191 375 0.509 11th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
6 Jun09:00Vietnam 3–0 Lebanon25–325–1525–14  75–32284P2 Boxscore
6 Jun12:00Kazakhstan 3–1 Hong Kong20–2525–1725–1625–13 95–71838P2 Boxscore
6 Jun18:00Iran 1–3 Indonesia15–2525–2121–2522–25 83–962,860P2 Boxscore
7 Jun09:00Vietnam 3–0 Hong Kong25–925–1825–11  75–3895P2 Boxscore
7 Jun18:00Kazakhstan 3–0 Indonesia25–1925–1925–19  75–572,919P2 Boxscore
8 Jun09:00Lebanon 0–3 Hong Kong20–258–2513–25  41–75100P2 Boxscore
8 Jun12:00Kazakhstan 3–1 Iran13–2525–2025–1425–19 88–78529P2 Boxscore
8 Jun18:00Vietnam 3–2 Indonesia18–2525–2225–1819–2515–13102–1032,173P2 Boxscore
9 Jun09:00Lebanon 0–3 Iran9–258–2515–25  32–7581P2 Boxscore
9 Jun18:00Indonesia 3–0 Hong Kong25–2027–2525–14  77–592,558P2 Boxscore
11 Jun09:00Vietnam 3–0 Iran25–2025–2127–25  77–66279P2 Boxscore
11 Jun12:00Lebanon 0–3 Kazakhstan11–2519–2514–25  44–75625P2 Boxscore
12 Jun09:00Vietnam 2–3 Kazakhstan25–1819–2525–2322–2513–15104–106191P2 Boxscore
12 Jun12:00Iran 3–0 Hong Kong25–1425–1325–18  75–45892P2 Boxscore
12 Jun18:00Lebanon 0–3 Indonesia20–2513–259–25  42–751,600P2 Boxscore

Final round

11th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
13 Jun09:30Kyrgyzstan 3–0 Lebanon25–1825–2325–18  75–59220P2 Boxscore

9th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
13 Jun12:30Uzbekistan 2–3 Hong Kong25–2316–2525–2126–289–15101–112789P2 Boxscore

7th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
14 Jun09:30Philippines 0–3 Iran21–2512–2521–25  54–752,077P2 Boxscore

5th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
14 Jun12:30Australia 0–3 Indonesia13–2519–2524–26  56–763,029P2 Boxscore

Final four

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
13 June
 
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
14 June
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
13 June
 
 South Korea3
 
 South Korea3
 
 
 Vietnam0
 
3rd place match
 
 
14 June
 
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 
 Vietnam3

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
13 Jun15:30Kazakhstan 0–3 Chinese Taipei23–2516–2514–25  53–752,420P2 Boxscore
13 Jun19:00South Korea 3–0 Vietnam25–2025–1925–22  75–612,500P2 Boxscore

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
14 Jun15:30Kazakhstan 0–3 Vietnam17–2512–2519–25  48–754,597P2 Boxscore

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
14 Jun19:00Chinese Taipei 0–3 South Korea19–2519–2522–25  60–756,188P2 Boxscore

Final standing

Pos Pool Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s) A  South Korea 7 7 0 20 21 2 10.500 559 392 1.426 Qualified for the 2027 AVC Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s) A  Chinese Taipei 7 5 2 16 17 7 2.429 556 454 1.225
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) B  Vietnam 7 5 2 15 17 8 2.125 569 466 1.221
4 B  Kazakhstan 7 5 2 14 15 10 1.500 540 504 1.071
5 B  Indonesia 6 4 2 13 14 7 2.000 484 417 1.161
6 A  Australia 6 3 3 8 10 13 0.769 503 496 1.014
7 B  Iran 6 3 3 9 11 9 1.222 450 392 1.148
8 A  Philippines (H) 6 2 4 7 8 12 0.667 398 410 0.971
9 B  Hong Kong 6 2 4 5 7 14 0.500 400 464 0.862
10 A  Uzbekistan 6 1 5 4 6 15 0.400 381 492 0.774
11 A  Kyrgyzstan 6 1 5 3 4 15 0.267 306 459 0.667
12 B  Lebanon 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 250 450 0.556

Awards

 2026 AVC Cup champions 

South Korea
First title

Dream Team

The following individual awards were presented at the end of the tournament.[2]

  • Most valuable player
     Kang So-hwi (KOR)
  • Best setter
     Võ Thị Kim Thoa (VIE)
  • Best outside spikers
     Tsai Yu-chun (TPE)
     Kang So-hwi (KOR)
  • Best middle blockers
     Park Eun-jin (KOR)
     Chen Ciao-en (TPE)
  • Best opposite spiker
     Na Hyun-soo (KOR)
  • Best libero
     Lin Chi-jung (TPE)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIVB keeps close watch as AVC Women's Cup opens in Candon". Tiebreaker Times. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Korea crowned first-time AVC Women's Volleyball Cup laureates". Volleyball World. 14 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Korea Sweep Chinese Taipei to Capture AVC Women's Volleyball Cup 2026 Title" (Press release). AVC. 14 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Vietnam Claim Bronze Medal at AVC Women's Volleyball Cup 2026" (Press release). AVC. 14 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "AVC Board of Administration Meeting Addresses Key Issues and Reaffirms Commitment to FIVB Strategic Vision 2032" (Press release). AVC. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Candon City to host 2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "How Candon City Learned to Love Volleyball". Mountain Beacon. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026 – via Rappler.
  8. ↑ "12-team AVC Women's Nations Cup to serve off on Saturday in Philippines". Volleyball World. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Dannug, Jonash (31 May 2026). "Alas Pilipinas get green light for Women's Cup amid federation turmoil". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "PSC chair Gregorio urges national team to AVC tourney to 'perform very well'". Manila Bulletin. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "AVC Women's Cup 2026: Drawing of Lots Sets the Stage in Manila" (Press release). AVC. April 17, 2026. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
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