The 2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup was the 1st edition of the AVC Cup for Men, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Championship. It was held at MCC Hall Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 20 to 26 September 2008.
Pools composition[]
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
Venue[]
Preliminary round[]
Pool A[]
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Pts
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Matches
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Points
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Sets
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Rank
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Team
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W
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L
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W
|
L
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Ratio
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W
|
L
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Ratio
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1
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South Korea
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6
|
3
|
0
|
289
|
243
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1.189
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9
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3
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3.000
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2
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Iran
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5
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2
|
1
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261
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256
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1.020
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7
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5
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1.400
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3
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China
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4
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1
|
2
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275
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275
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1.000
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7
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6
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1.167
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4
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Thailand
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3
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0
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3
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174
|
225
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0.773
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0
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9
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0.000
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Date
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Time
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Score
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Set 1
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Set 2
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Set 3
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Set 4
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Set 5
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Total
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20 Sep
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11:00
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South Korea
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3–1
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Iran
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23–25
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25–17
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25–17
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25–22
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98–81
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20 Sep
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16:00
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China
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3–0
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Thailand
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25–17
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25–21
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25–16
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|
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75–54
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21 Sep
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11:00
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South Korea
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3–2
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China
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25–16
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23–25
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23–25
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30–28
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15–13
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116–107
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21 Sep
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16:00
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Thailand
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0–3
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Iran
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23–25
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23–25
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19–25
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|
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65–75
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22 Sep
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11:00
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Iran
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3–2
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China
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23–25
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17–25
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25–15
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25–21
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15–7
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105–93
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22 Sep
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16:00
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South Korea
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3–0
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Thailand
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25–18
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25–20
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25–17
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|
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75–55
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Pool B[]
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Pts
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Matches
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Points
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Sets
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Rank
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Team
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W
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L
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W
|
L
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Ratio
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W
|
L
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Ratio
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1
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Japan
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6
|
3
|
0
|
315
|
284
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1.109
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9
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5
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1.800
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2
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Australia
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5
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2
|
1
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255
|
213
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1.197
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8
|
3
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2.667
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3
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Chinese Taipei
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4
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1
|
2
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216
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252
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0.857
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5
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6
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0.833
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4
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Indonesia
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3
|
0
|
3
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218
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255
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0.855
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1
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9
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0.111
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Final round[]
Quarterfinals[]
5th–8th semifinals[]
Semifinals[]
Date
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Time
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Score
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Set 1
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Set 2
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Set 3
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Set 4
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Set 5
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Total
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25 Sep
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16:00
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South Korea
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3–1
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China
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25–17
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26–24
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25–27
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25–15
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101–83
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25 Sep
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18:00
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Japan
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1–3
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Iran
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20–25
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17–25
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28–26
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22–25
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87–101
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7th place[]
Date
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Time
|
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Score
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Set 1
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Set 2
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Set 3
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Set 4
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Set 5
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Total
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26 Sep
|
11:00
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Indonesia
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1–3
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Chinese Taipei
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21–25
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23–25
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25–21
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27–29
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96–100
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5th place[]
Date
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Time
|
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Score
|
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Set 1
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Set 2
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Set 3
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Set 4
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Set 5
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Total
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26 Sep
|
13:00
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Australia
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3–0
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Thailand
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29–27
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25–16
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25–17
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|
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79–60
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3rd place[]
Date
|
Time
|
|
Score
|
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Set 1
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Set 2
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Set 3
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Set 4
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Set 5
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Total
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26 Sep
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16:00
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China
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3–0
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Japan
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25–22
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25–16
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25–19
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|
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75–57
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Final[]
Date
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Time
|
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Score
|
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Set 1
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Set 2
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Set 3
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Set 4
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Set 5
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Total
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26 Sep
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18:00
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South Korea
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2–3
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Iran
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25–13
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15–25
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25–27
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25–15
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7–15
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97–95
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Final standing[]
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2008 Asian Men's Cup Champions
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png) Iran 1st title
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Team Roster
, Saeid Marouf, Javad Mohammadinejad, Arash Keshavarzi, Hamzeh Zarini, Mohammad Mohammadkazem, Alireza Nadi, Ahsanollah Shirkavand, , Farhad Nazari Afshar, Mehdi Mahdavi, Mohammad Mousavi
Head Coach: Hossein Maadani
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Awards[]
External links[]