2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	China
City	Tianjin
Dates	20 – 28 May
Teams	14 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	China (13th title)
Runners-up	South Korea
Third place	Thailand
Fourth place	Chinese Taipei
Tournament awards
MVP	Zhu Ting
Official website
2015 Asian Championship
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The 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the eighteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA). The tournament was held in Tianjin, China from 20 to 28 May 2015.

Qualification

If there were fewer than 16 teams applied for participation, all teams compete in the tournament.
If there were more than 16 teams applied for participation, participated teams would be determined by:
– The host nation
– Top 10 ranked teams from the previous edition
– Representatives from each of the five Asian Volleyball Confederation Zonal Associations ^{[ broken anchor ]}

Qualified teams

Central Asia	Eastern Asia	Oceania	Southeastern Asia	Western Asia
India   Iran   Kazakhstan   Sri Lanka   Turkmenistan	China   Chinese Taipei   Hong Kong   Japan   Mongolia   South Korea	Australia   Fiji	Vietnam   Philippines   Thailand

Pools composition

The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. The host country and the top 7 ranked teams were seed in the Serpentine system. The 8 remaining teams were drawn on 11 February 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. ^[1] Ranking from the previous edition was shown in brackets except the host (who ranked 4th) and the teams who did not participate, which were denoted by (-). Japan played in the Asian Championship with their U-23 national team. ^[2]

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
China (Host)	Thailand (1)	Japan (2)	South Korea (3)
Iran (8)	Chinese Taipei (7)	Vietnam (6)	Kazakhstan (5)
Fiji (–) *	Hong Kong (13)	Mongolia (14)	Australia (9)
India (11)	Sri Lanka (15)	Turkmenistan (–) *	Philippines (12)

* Withdrew

Venues

Tianjin, China
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium	Tianjin Polytechnic University Gymnasium
Capacity: 7,000	Capacity: "N/A"
	N/A

Squads

Further information: 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship squads

Pool standing procedure

1. Numbers of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

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 China standard time (UTC+08:00).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	68	2.206	Pool E
2	Iran	2	1	1	3	3	4	0.750	131	158	0.829
3	India	2	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	115	170	0.676	Pool G

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 May	19:30	India	1–3	Iran	25–20	17–25	20–25	21–25		83–95	Report
21 May	19:30	China	3–0	India	25–8	25–12	25–12			75–32	Report
22 May	19:30	China	3–0	Iran	25–15	25–9	25–12			75–36	Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	108	2.083	Pool F
2	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	205	147	1.395
3	Hong Kong	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	127	216	0.588	Pool H
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	139	225	0.618

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 May	12:00	Sri Lanka	0–3	Hong Kong	21–25	23–25	22–25			66–75	Report
20 May	14:00	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Thailand	18–25	18–25	19–25			55–75	Report
21 May	12:00	Thailand	3–0	Hong Kong	25–7	25–6	25–10			75–23	Report
21 May	12:00	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Sri Lanka	25–10	25–23	25–10			75–43	Report
22 May	12:00	Hong Kong	0–3	Chinese Taipei	8–25	16–25	5–25			29–75	Report
22 May	16:00	Sri Lanka	0–3	Thailand	17–25	9–25	4–25			30–75	Report

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Vietnam	2	2	0	5	6	2	3.000	181	155	1.168	Pool E
2	Japan	2	1	1	4	5	3	1.667	185	152	1.217
3	Mongolia	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	91	150	0.607	Pool G

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 May	12:00	Vietnam	3–2	Japan	16–25	22–25	25–22	25–22	18–16	106–110	Report
21 May	14:00	Vietnam	3–0	Mongolia	25–18	25–14	25–13			75–45	Report
22 May	12:00	Mongolia	0–3	Japan	20–25	15–25	11–25			46–75	Report

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	249	145	1.717	Pool F
2	Kazakhstan	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	210	157	1.338
3	Australia	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	209	251	0.833	Pool H
4	Philippines	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	134	249	0.538

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 May	16:00	Philippines	1–3	Australia	18–25	18–25	26–24	15–25		77–99	Report
20 May	19:30	Kazakhstan	0–3	South Korea	22–25	16–25	22–25			60–75	Report
21 May	16:00	Australia	1–3	South Korea	11–25	26–24	11–25	14–25		62–99	Report
21 May	16:00	Kazakhstan	3–0	Philippines	25–11	25–10	25–13			75–34	Report
22 May	16:00	South Korea	3–0	Philippines	25–8	25–7	25–8			75–23	Report
22 May	19:30	Kazakhstan	3–0	Australia	25–17	25–14	25–17			75–48	Report

Second round

• All times are China standard time (UTC+08:00).
• The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	112	2.009	Final round
2	Vietnam	3	2	1	4	6	7	0.857	251	289	0.869
3	Japan	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	228	235	0.970
4	Iran	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	194	262	0.740

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 May	12:00	Iran	2–3	Vietnam	25–21	17–25	28–26	22–25	12–15	104–112	Report
23 May	19:30	China	3–0	Japan	25–19	25–14	25–10			75–43	Report
24 May	16:00	Iran	0–3	Japan	19–25	19–25	16–25			54–75	Report
24 May	19:30	China	3–0	Vietnam	25–11	25–11	25–11			75–33	Report

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	8	9	2	4.500	254	208	1.221	Final round
2	Thailand	3	2	1	7	8	3	2.667	247	191	1.293
3	Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	2	3	8	0.375	201	246	0.817
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	188	196	0.959

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 May	14:00	Thailand	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–11	25–9	25–12			75–32	Report
23 May	16:00	Chinese Taipei	0–3	South Korea	12–25	20–25	19–25			51–75	Report
24 May	12:00	Chinese Taipei	3–2	Kazakhstan	25–10	25–22	15–25	23–25	16–14	104–96	Report
24 May	14:00	Thailand	2–3	South Korea	25–21	17–25	25–18	19–25	11–15	97–104	Report

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	India	1	1	0	3	3	0	MAX	75	49	1.531	Classification 9th–12th
2	Mongolia	1	0	1	0	0	3	0.000	49	75	0.653

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 May	12:00	India	3–0	Mongolia	25–18	25–15	25–16			75–49	Report

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	8	9	4	2.250	298	272	1.096	Classification 9th–12th
2	Philippines	3	2	1	5	7	6	1.167	275	270	1.019
3	Hong Kong	3	1	2	4	6	6	1.000	256	262	0.977
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	1	3	9	0.333	251	276	0.909

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 May	14:00	Hong Kong	2–3	Philippines	25–21	25–18	20–25	16–25	11–15	97–104	Report
23 May	16:00	Sri Lanka	2–3	Australia	22–25	19–25	25–19	25–16	20–22	111–107	Report
24 May	14:00	Hong Kong	1–3	Australia	17–25	25–27	25–15	17–25		84–92	Report
24 May	16:00	Sri Lanka	1–3	Philippines	14–25	25–19	18–25	17–25		74–94	Report

Classification round

• All times are China standard time (UTC+08:00).

Classification 9th–12th

	9th–12th places				9th place
	26 May - Tianjin
	India	3
					27 May - Tianjin
	Philippines	0
					India	2
	26 May - Tianjin
					Australia	3
	Australia	3
	Mongolia	1
					11th place
					27 May - Tianjin
					Philippines	1
					Mongolia	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
26 May	12:00	India	3–0	Philippines	27–25	25–13	25–20			75–58	Report
26 May	14:00	Australia	3–1	Mongolia	25–20	24–26	25–15	25–19		99–80	Report

11th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 May	12:00	Philippines	1–3	Mongolia	18–25	13–25	30–28	22–25		83–103	Report

9th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 May	14:00	India	2–3	Australia	18–25	25–16	25–22	17–25	13–15	98–103	Report

Final round

• All times are China standard time (UTC+08:00).

Final eight

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	26 May - Tianjin
	China	3
					27 May - Tianjin
	Kazakhstan	0
					China	3
	26 May - Tianjin
					Thailand	1
	Thailand	3
									28 May - Tianjin
	Japan	0
									China	3
	26 May - Tianjin
									South Korea	0
	South Korea	3
					27 May - Tianjin
	Iran	1
					South Korea	3
	26 May - Tianjin
					Chinese Taipei	1			3rd place
	Vietnam	0
									28 May - Tianjin
	Chinese Taipei	3
									Thailand	3
									Chinese Taipei	0

	5th–8th places				5th place
	27 May - Tianjin
	Kazakhstan	0
					28 May - Tianjin
	Japan	3
					Japan	1
	27 May - Tianjin
					Vietnam	3
	Iran	1
	Vietnam	3
					7th place
					28 May - Tianjin
					Kazakhstan	3
					Iran	0

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
26 May	12:00	Vietnam	0–3	Chinese Taipei	18–25	20–25	19–25			57–75	Report
26 May	14:00	Thailand	3–0	Japan	25–16	25–15	25–14			75–45	Report
26 May	16:00	China	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–13	25–11	25–11			75–35	Report
26 May	19:30	South Korea	3–1	Iran	25–17	22–25	25–17	25–14		97–73	Report

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 May	12:00	Iran	1–3	Vietnam	25–18	18–25	22–25	18–25		83–93	Report
27 May	14:00	Kazakhstan	0–3	Japan	20–25	18–25	16–25			54–75	Report

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 May	16:00	China	3–1	Thailand	22–25	25–22	25–10	25–23		97–80	Report
27 May	19:30	South Korea	3–1	Chinese Taipei	25–16	25–13	23–25	25–15		98–69	Report

7th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 May	12:00	Kazakhstan	3–0	Iran	25–21	25–18	25–19			75–58	Report [ permanent dead link ]

5th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 May	14:00	Japan	1–3	Vietnam	23–25	17–25	25–21	19–25		84–98	Report [ permanent dead link ]

3rd place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 May	16:00	Thailand	3–0	Chinese Taipei	25–14	25–14	25–10			75–38	Report [ permanent dead link ]

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 May	19:30	China	3–0	South Korea	25–21	25–21	25–21			75–63	Report [ permanent dead link ]

Final standing

Rank Team   China   South Korea   Thailand 4   Chinese Taipei 5   Vietnam 6   Japan 7   Kazakhstan 8   Iran 9   Australia 10   India 11   Mongolia 12   Philippines 13   Hong Kong 14   Sri Lanka

2015 Asian Women's champions  China 13th title Team roster Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Fangxu, Shen Jingsi, Yang Junjing, Zhang Changning, Zeng Chunlei, Hui Ruoqi, Shan Danna, Lin Li, Ding Xia, Yan Ni Head Coach: Lang Ping

Awards

• Most valuable player

  Zhu Ting

• Best setter

  Shen Jingsi

• Best outside spikers

  Zhu Ting

  Kim Yeon-koung

• Best middle blocker

  Pleumjit Thinkaow

• Best opposite spiker

  Zeng Chunlei

• Best libero

  Nam Jie-youn

See also

• 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

References

1. "Title-holders Thailand enjoy comfortable draw in Asian Senior Women's Volleyball Championship". Bangkok, Thailand: AVC. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
2. "日本派U23代表參加亞洲女子排球錦標賽" [Japan has sent U23 representatives to participate in the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship] (in Japanese). Nipponvb.com. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-22. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

External links

• Official Website
• Regulations