2026 CAVA Women's Volleyball Championship

2026 CAVA Women's Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
CityKathmandu
Dates22–29 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up Kazakhstan
Third place India
Fourth place   Nepal
Tournament awards
MVPIran Fatemeh Khalili Chermahini
← 2025

The 2026 CAVA Women's Volleyball Championship was the third edition of the CAVA Women's Volleyball Championship, an annual international volleyball tournament for women's national volleyball teams under the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA).

The tournament was hosted in Kathmandu, Nepal from 22 to 29 May 2026.[1] Iran won the championship.[2][3]

Pools composition

The overview of pools are as follows.[1]

Pool A Pool B
   Nepal (Hosts)  Iran
 India  Kazakhstan
 Kyrgyzstan  Sri Lanka
 Maldives  Bangladesh

Venue

All matches were held at the covered Hall of the Dasharath Stadium sports complex.[1]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  India 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 254 192 1.323 Semifinals
2    Nepal 3 2 1 7 8 3 2.667 251 195 1.287
3  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 177 208 0.851 5th–8th places
4  Maldives 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 138 225 0.613
Source: AVC
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 May—Dasharath Stadium Covered HallNepal    2–3  India 21–2525–2025–1821–259–15101–103Report
22 May—Dasharath Stadium Covered HallKyrgyzstan  3–0  Maldives 25–1925–1625–22  75–57Report
23 May14:30Dasharath Stadium Covered HallIndia  3–0  Maldives 25–925–1425–17  75–40Report
23 May17:00Dasharath Stadium Covered HallNepal    3–0  Kyrgyzstan 25–1825–2025–13  75–51Report
24 May17:00Dasharath Stadium Covered HallNepal    3–0  Maldives 25–1225–925–20  75–41Report
25 May—Dasharath Stadium Covered HallIndia  3–0  Kyrgyzstan 25–1426–2425–13  76–51Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 129 1.744 Semifinals
2  Kazakhstan 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 214 142 1.507
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 157 191 0.822 5th–8th places
4  Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 91 225 0.404
Source: AVC
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 May—Dasharath Stadium Covered HallIran  3–0  Bangladesh 25–625–925–10  75–25Report
23 May12:00Dasharath Stadium Covered HallKazakhstan  3–0  Sri Lanka 25–925–1825–15  75–42Report
24 May12:00Dasharath Stadium Covered HallIran  3–0  Sri Lanka 25–1625–1325–11  75–40Report
24 May14:30Dasharath Stadium Covered HallBangladesh  0–3  Kazakhstan 5–259–2511–25  25–75Report
25 May—Dasharath Stadium Covered HallSri Lanka  3–0  Bangladesh 25–1925–925–13  75–41Report
25 May—Dasharath Stadium Covered HallIran  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–2225–2025–22  75–64Report

Final round

Classification

Classification matches began on 26 May involving the bottom two teams in the pool stage.[4]

Semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 May14:30Dasharath Stadium Covered HallIndia  0–3  Kazakhstan 21–2517–2514–25  52–75Report
28 May17:00Dasharath Stadium Covered HallIran  3–0    Nepal 25–2025–1525–11  75–46Report

3rd place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 May13:00Dasharath Stadium Covered HallIndia  3–1    Nepal 25–2225–2315–2525–22 90–92Report

Final

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 May16:30Dasharath Stadium Covered HallIran  3–1  Kazakhstan 25–1819–2525–1525–21 94–79Report

Final standing

Awards

  • Most valuable player
     Fatemeh Khalili (IRI)
  • Best setter
     Shabnam Alikhani (IRI)
  • Best outside spikers
     Fatemeh Khalili (IRI)
     Kristina Belova (KAZ)
  • Best middle blockers
     Shilpa Rajendrandnair Sindhu (IND)
     Yuliya Fomenko (KAZ)
  • Best opposite spiker
     Elaheh Poorsaleh Shahdehsari (IRI)
  • Best libero
     Sathi Das (IND)

Source: AVC

References

  1. 1 2 3 Paudel, Nayak (22 May 2026). "Nepal aim for maiden CAVA Women's Volleyball Championship title". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Iran clinches CAVA women's volleyball championship title". Nepal News. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Iran's women's volleyball crowned CAVA champions". Tehran Times. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "CAVA Women's Volleyball Championship 2026 Semifinalists Confirmed". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Rezayi, ZZahra (29 May 2026). "Iran Women's Volleyball Team Crowned CAVA Champions". WANA. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
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