Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
Upcoming season or competition: 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship | |
Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 1975 |
Inaugural season | 1975 |
No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
Most recent champion(s) | Japan (5th title) |
Most titles | China (13 titles) |
TV partner(s) | SMMTV |
Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The Asian Women's Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The initial gap between championships was four years, but since 1987 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Japan, which won its fifth title at the 2019 tournament.
The 20 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by three different national teams. China have won thirteen times. The other Asian Championship winners are Japan, with four titles; and Thailand with two titles.
The 2019 Asian Championship took place in Seoul, South Korea. The next Asian Championship will be 2022.
Results summary[]
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Teams | |||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
1975 Details |
Melbourne |
Japan |
Round-robin | South Korea |
China |
Round-robin | Australia |
5 | |||
1979 Details |
Hong Kong |
China |
Round-robin | Japan |
South Korea |
Round-robin | Australia |
7 | |||
1983 Details |
Fukuoka |
Japan |
Round-robin | China |
South Korea |
Round-robin | Chinese Taipei |
9 | |||
1987 Details |
Shanghai |
China |
3–0 | Japan |
South Korea |
3–0 | New Zealand |
11 | |||
1989 Details |
Hong Kong |
China |
3–0 | South Korea |
Japan |
3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
10 | |||
1991 Details |
Bangkok |
China |
3–0 | Japan |
South Korea |
3–? | North Korea |
14 | |||
1993 Details |
Shanghai |
China |
3–0 | Japan |
South Korea |
3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
14 | |||
1995 Details |
Chiang Mai |
China |
Round-robin | South Korea |
Japan |
Round-robin | Chinese Taipei |
9 | |||
1997 Details |
Manila |
China |
Round-robin | South Korea |
Japan |
Round-robin | Chinese Taipei |
9 | |||
1999 Details |
Hong Kong |
China |
Round-robin | South Korea |
Japan |
Round-robin | Thailand |
9 | |||
2001 Details |
Nakhon Ratchasima |
China |
3–0 | South Korea |
Thailand |
3–2 | Japan |
9 | |||
2003 Details |
Ho Chi Minh City |
China |
3–0 | Japan |
South Korea |
3–1 | Thailand |
10 | |||
2005 Details |
Taicang |
China |
3–0 | Kazakhstan |
Japan |
3–0 | South Korea |
12 | |||
2007 Details |
Nakhon Ratchasima |
Japan |
Round-robin | China |
Thailand |
Round-robin | South Korea |
13 | |||
2009 Details |
Hanoi |
Thailand |
3–1 | China |
Japan |
3–0 | South Korea |
14 | |||
2011 Details |
Taipei |
China |
3–1 | Japan |
South Korea |
3–2 | Thailand |
14 | |||
2013 Details |
Nakhon Ratchasima |
Thailand |
3–0 | Japan |
South Korea |
3–2 | China |
16 | |||
2015 Details |
Tianjin |
China |
3–0 | South Korea |
Thailand |
3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
14 | |||
2017 Details |
Biñan / Muntinlupa |
Japan |
3–2 | Thailand |
South Korea |
3–0 | China |
14 | |||
2019 Details |
Seoul |
Japan |
3–1 | Thailand |
South Korea |
3–0 | China |
13 | |||
2022 Details |
Pampanga / Subic / ClarkA |
8 |
- ^A Pampanga, Subic, Clark all of which are not cities are officially listed as hosts. Venues used for the tournament are in:
- San Fernando in Pampanga province
- Olongapo in the Subic Freeport Zone
- Angeles City which is in Metro Clark
Teams reaching the top four[]
Team | Winners | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place |
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China | 13 (1979, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015) | 3 (1983, 2007, 2009) | 1 (1975) | 3 (2013, 2017, 2019) |
Japan | 5 (1975, 1983, 2007, 2017, 2019) | 7 (1979, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013) | 6 (1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009) | 1 (2001) |
Thailand | 2 (2009, 2013) | 2 (2017, 2019) | 3 (2001, 2007, 2015) | 3 (1999, 2003, 2011) |
South Korea | 7 (1975, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2015) | 10 (1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019) | 3 (2005, 2007, 2009) | |
Kazakhstan | 1 (2005) | |||
Chinese Taipei | 6 (1983, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2015) | |||
Australia | 2 (1975, 1979) | |||
New Zealand | 1 (1987) | |||
North Korea | 1 (1991) |
Champions by region[]
Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
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EAZVA (East Asia) | China (13), Japan (5) | 18 titles |
SEAZVA (Southeast Asia) | Thailand (2) | 2 titles |
Hosts[]
Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
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5 | Thailand | 1991, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2013 |
4 | China | 1987, 1993, 2005, 2015 |
3 | Philippines | 1997, 2017, 2021 |
Hong Kong | 1979, 1989, 1999 | |
2 | Vietnam | 2003, 2009 |
1 | South Korea | 2019 |
Chinese Taipei | 2011 | |
Japan | 1983 | |
Australia | 1975 |
Medal summary[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
2 | Japan | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
3 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
4 | South Korea | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
5 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (5 nations) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Participating nations[]
Nation | 1975 |
1979 |
1983 |
1987 |
1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
Years |
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Australia | 4th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 10th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 20 |
China | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 4th | 4th | 20 |
Chinese Taipei | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 17 | |||
Hong Kong | 6th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 12th | 9th | 9th | 8th | 12th | 10th | 13th | 13th | 11th | 11th | 15 | |||||
India | 7th | 14th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 8 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | 5th | 6th | 6th | 9th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 10th | 8th | 11 | |||||||||
Iran | 12th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 7th | 7 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 1st | 1st | 20 |
Kazakhstan | 5th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 11 | |||||||||
Macau | 11th | 10th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | 9th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
14th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mongolia | 14th | 11th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | 16th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 5th | 9th | 4th | 10th | 11th | 7th | 8th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 11 | |||||||||
North Korea | 5th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 6th | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Philippines | 5th | 13th | 13th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 12th | 12th | 8th | 10 | ||||||||||
Singapore | 8th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
South Korea | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 20 |
Sri Lanka | 12th | 14th | 9th | 10th | 14th | 12th | 15th | 14th | 13th | 13th | 10 | ||||||||||
Thailand | 5th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 17 | |||
14th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | 6th | 6th | 7th | 13th | 12th | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Vietnam | 8th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 10 | ||||||||||
Total | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20th |
Debut of teams[]
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Awards[]
At the end of each Championship, awards are presented to the players and teams for accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament. There are currently six awards:
- The Most Valuable Player for the best player, determined by a vote of organizing committees.
- The Best Opposite spiker for the best opposite spiker, determined by their statistics and a vote of organizing committees.
- The Best Outside spikers for the best outside spikers, determined by their statistics and a vote of organizing committees.
- The Best Middle blocker for the best middle blockers, determined by their statistics and a vote of organizing committees.
- The Best Setter for the best setter, determined by their statistics and a vote of organizing committees.
- The Best Libero for the best libero, determined by their statistics and a vote of organizing committees.
See also[]
- Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
- Volleyball at the Asian Games
- AVC Cup for Women
- Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship
- Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship
- Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship
Notes[]
References[]
- Sports123.com Archived 2009-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
- Asian volleyball championships
- Asian volleyball championships women's competitions
- Recurring sporting events established in 1975
- Asian championships
- International volleyball competitions
- International women's volleyball competitions
- Volleyball competitions in Asia
- Biennial sporting events
- Asian Volleyball Confederation