2025 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup

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2025 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup
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2025 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup.png
Official logo
Tournament details
Host nationBahrain
City Manama
Dates17–24 June
Teams 11  (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1  (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Third placeFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Fourth placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Tournament awards
MVP Flag of Bahrain.svg Mohamed Abdulla Yaqoob
Best Setter Flag of Bahrain.svg Mahmood Alafyah
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPP Flag of Bahrain.svg Ali Khamis
Best Libero Flag of Bahrain.svg Ayman Haroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Attendance20,585 (823 per match)
Official website
2025 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup

The 2025 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup was the first of the newly rebranded AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup, and sixth overall edition of the formerly known AVC Men's Challenge Cup, an annual international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Bahrain Volleyball Association (BVA). It was held from 17 to 24 June 2025 in Manama, Bahrain. [1]

Contents

As the FIVB Volleyball Nations League restructured its format and abolished the Challenger Cup as a direct qualifier to the tournament, this tournament will serve to countries currently not participating in the Nations League to garner world ranking points for a chance to enter the said competition. Bahrain, the champions of this tournament qualified for the 2026 Asian Championship. [2]

Host Bahrain won their first title after defeating the Pakistan in the final. [3] This was Pakistan's second consecutive defeat in the final of the tournament. [4] Qatar beat South Korea in the 3rd place match and took the bronze medal. [5] Mohamed Abdulla Yaqoob was named as the MVP of the tournament. [6]

Suspension of the final match was considered due to security issues arising from the Iranian strikes on Al Udeid Air Base. However the plan was dropped after guarantees from the host country's government and federation. [7]

Host selection

Bahrain is the only country that submitted its bid to host the tournament and AVC was awarded the hosting rights in February 2025.[ citation needed ]

Qualification

List of teams:
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Participating in the 2025 FIVB Nations League
Participating in the 2025 AVC Nations Cup
Did not participate 2025 AVC Men's Nations Cup map.svg
List of teams:
  Participating in the 2025 FIVB Nations League
  Participating in the 2025 AVC Nations Cup
  Did not participate

Following AVC regulations, a maximum of 12 teams for the next AVC Nations Cup were selected through the following criteria: [1]

CountryZoneQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performance
TotalFirstLast
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain [a] WAVA Host country15 April 20252 2023 2024 Runners-up (2023)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar WAVA Defending champions8 June 20241 2024 Champions (2024)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan CAVA 2024 Challenge Cup runners-up8 June 20241 2024 Runners-up (2024)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea EAVA 2024 Challenge Cup 3rd placers8 June 20242 2023 2024 3rd place (2023, 2024)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan [b] CAVA 2024 Challenge Cup 4th placers8 June 20242 2023 2024 4th place (2024)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam SAVA 2024 Challenge Cup 6th placers8 June 20242 2023 2024 4th place (2023)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [a] OZVA 2024 Challenge Cup 8th placers15 April 20252 2023 2024 5th place (2023)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei EAVA 1st World ranked non-qualified team15 April 20252 2023 2024 9th place (2023)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia SAVA 2nd World ranked non-qualified team15 April 20252 2023 2024 6th place (2023)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines SAVA 3rd World ranked non-qualified team15 April 20252 2023 2024 10th place (2023, 2024)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand SAVA 4th World ranked non-qualified team15 April 20252 2023 2024 Champions (2023)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand OZVA Additional entrant team19 May 20250NoneNone

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China, Flag of Iran.svg  Iran, and Flag of Japan.svg  Japan which are part of the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League are ineligible to submit entries to this tournament. [9]

Pools composition

The teams were split into four pools with three teams each. The draw of lots took place on 25 May 2025. [10]

Teams were seeded in the first position of each pool following the rank of the previous edition, with the host automatically seeded in Pool A and the top teams occupying the remaining slots. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following their position according to their FIVB Senior World Rankings as of 8 January 2025.

Seeded teamsPot 1Pot 2
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (58) (Hosts)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (21) (1st)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (46) (2nd)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (27) (3rd)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (33)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (45)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (51)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (52)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (53)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (56)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (57)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (–)
Drawing results
Pool APool BPool CPool D
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Venue

Manama, Bahrain
Isa Bin Rashed Hall
Capacity: 10,500

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.

Squads

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (H)2206616.0001731471.177 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2112350.6001691770.955
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2021360.5001872050.912 9th–11th places
Source: FIVB Live Center
(H) Host
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
17 Jun19:00 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–2121–2525–1925–22 96–87 P2 Report
18 Jun19:00 Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 22–2522–2525–1925–2315–8109–100 P2 Report
19 Jun19:00 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 25–1327–2525–22  77–60 P2 Report

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 110330MAX75651.154 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1010030.00065750.867
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
19 Jun11:30 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25–2225–2125–22  75–65 P2 Report

Pool C

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2205632.0001981851.070 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2114541.2502111971.071
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2020260.3331691960.862 9th–11th places
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
17 Jun14:00 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg3–1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 25–1825–1218–2525–22 93–77 P2 Report
18 Jun14:00 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg3–1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 25–1923–2530–2825–20 103–92 P2 Report
19 Jun14:00 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg3–2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 25–2025–2221–2516–2518–16105–108 P2 Report

Pool D

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 220660MAX1531181.297 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2113331.0001321350.978
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2020060.0001211530.791 9th–11th places
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
17 Jun16:30 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28–2625–1325–22  78–61 P2 Report
18 Jun16:30 Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25–2325–2225–15  75–60 P2 Report
19 Jun16:30 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 25–2225–2325–12  75–57 P2 Report

Final round

9th–11th places

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
9Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 220660MAX1521211.256
10Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2113340.7501571491.054
11Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2020160.1671361750.777
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
20 Jun19:00 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 25–2125–2025–18  75–59 P2 Report
22 Jun14:00 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25–2025–1727–25  77–62 P2 Report
24 Jun12:00 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg3–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25–1623–2525–1125–22 98–74 P2 Report

Final eight

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
          
 
21 June
 
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3
 
23 June
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3
 
21 June
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
 
24 June
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3
 
21 June
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1
 
23 June
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3
 
21 June
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0 3rd place match
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3
 
24 June
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3
 
 
5th–8th semifinals 5th place match
 
      
 
22 June
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1
 
23 June
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
 
22 June
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3
 
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2
 
7th place match
 
 
23 June
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3
 
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1

Quarterfinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
21 Jun11:30 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 23–2518–2525–2223–25 89–97 P2 Report
21 Jun14:00 Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 25–2021–2520–2517–25 83–95 P2 Report
21 Jun16:30 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3–2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 29–3125–2125–1522–2515–12116–104 P2 Report
21 Jun19:00 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–0Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 25–1825–2235–33  85–73 P2 Report

5th–8th semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
22 Jun16:30 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg1–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22–2525–2012–2519–25 78–95 P2 Report
22 Jun19:00 Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 23–2524–2625–1725–2315–12112–103 P2 Report

Semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
23 Jun16:30 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg3–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 25–2225–2225–21  75–65 P2 Report
23 Jun19:00 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–2125–2321–2518–2515–13104–107 P2 Report

7th place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
23 Jun11:30 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg3–1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 21–2525–2225–1925–22 96–88 P2 Report

5th place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
23 Jun14:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 25–2025–2125–22  75–63 P2 Report

3rd place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
24 Jun15:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 21–2520–2523–25  64–75 P2 Report

Final

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
24 Jun19:00 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 23–2525–1625–1725–18 98–76 P2 Report

Final standing

Awards

Broadcasting rights

Country/regionBroadcaster
GlobalVolleyball TV, YouTube
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Emtek (Vidio, Moji)
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Cignal (One Sports, Pilipinas Live)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 As China qualified for the 2025 Nations League on 7 July 2024, Bahrain qualified as the 2024 Challenge Cup 7th placers. Their spot was allocated to Australia after being awarded hosting rights on 15 April 2025.[ citation needed ]
  2. Kazakhstan withdrew from tournament on 14 June 2025 due to political conflict between Israel and Iran. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Preechachan (15 April 2025). "Vietnam and Bahrain Confirmed to Host Respective AVC Women's and Men's Nations Cup in June". Asian Volleyball Confederation . Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  2. "It's AVC Men's Nations Cup turn on VBTV". Volleyball World. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. "Bahrain defeat Pakistan in AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup final". Daily Ausaf. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  4. "Pakistan fall to Bahrain in AVC Nations Cup final". Dawn. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. "Qatar claim bronze, Bahrain emerge champions at AVC Volleyball Nations Cup". Gulf Times . 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. "Bahrain capture first-ever AVC title at inaugural AVC Men's Nations Cup on home soil". Asian Volleyball Confederation . 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. "AVC Nations Cup action resumes play as host Bahrain assures safety amid tensions". ABS-CBN News . 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  8. «Кубок Наций AVC» (М)-2025: Без «Превью» [AVC Nations Cup (M)-2025: Without "Preview"]. KVF (in Kazakh). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  9. "The Executive Committee of Asian Volleyball Confederation will hold its first meeting on 17 June". 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  10. Preechachan (25 May 2025). "AVC UNVEILS DRAWING OF LOTS RESULTS FOR ITS REMAINING FOUR 2025 CHAMPIONSHIPS". AVC . Retrieved 26 May 2025.