AVC Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship

Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2024 Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1997;28 years ago (1997)
First season	1997
No. of teams	16
Continents	Asia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent champion(s)	China (5th title)
Most titles	Japan (9 titles)

The Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship is a biennial competition contested by the under-18 women's national teams of the Asian Volleyball Confederation as part of the Asian Youth Volleyball Championship. The competition broke its biennial design only in 2008, a year after it held its 2007 competition in Kamphaeng Phet, and in 2018, following the holding of a competition in 2017 in Chongqing after the tournament skipped the year 2016. It formerly carried the title Asian Youth Women's Volleyball Championship (in the tournament's 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions), the Asian Youth Girls' Volleyball Championship (in the 4th-9th editions), and the Asian Girls' Volleyball Championship (in the 10th and 11th editions, with the difference that the 10th edition, like the 9th edition, labeled the tournament as a U17 championship, while the 11th edition touted it as a U18 one, like the 8th edition).

In 2018, the championship's 12th edition now carried the title Asian Women's U17 Volleyball Championship, which, despite its use of the gendered possessive determiner "Women's" for its title, had lowered the age group back to U17. The tournament's age group would be reverted back to U18 in 2022, however, in accordance with decisions made during the March 21–22, 2022, FIVB Board of Administration meeting, which considered it important for the representative women's age-group teams from Asia to compete in the FIVB Age Group Championships in 2023. The board announced the adjustment of all 2022 Age Group Championships to align themselves with the 2023 FIVB age-group categories per gender of Under-19 and Under-21 for both genders, and thus the top 4 teams of the 2022 Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship qualified for the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship.

14 of the championship's tournaments have been won by two different national teams. Japan have won nine times, and China have won five times.

Result summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third-place	Score	Fourth-place
1997 Details	Yala		Japan	Round-robin	South Korea		China	Round-robin	Thailand		8
1999 Details	Singapore		China	Round-robin	Japan		Chinese Taipei	Round-robin	South Korea		8
2001 Details	Trang		China	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–2	Chinese Taipei		9
2003 Details	Sisaket		China	Round-robin	North Korea		Thailand	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		8
2005 Details	Mandaue		China	3–2	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	3–2	Japan		9
2007 Details	Kamphaeng Phet		Japan	Round-robin	South Korea		China	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		8
2008 Details	Manila		Japan	3–0	China		Thailand	3–0	South Korea		12
2010 Details	Kuala Lumpur		Japan	3–0	China		Thailand	3–1	South Korea		13
2012 Details	Chengdu		Japan	3–1	China		Chinese Taipei	3–0	South Korea		13
2014 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		Japan	3–1	Thailand		China	3–0	South Korea		13
2017 Details	Chongqing		Japan	3–0	China		South Korea	3–0	Thailand		11
2018 Details	Nakhon Pathom		Japan	3–1	China		Thailand	3–1	South Korea		12
2020	Nakhon Pathom		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	Nakhon Pathom		Japan	3–2	China		South Korea	3–2	Thailand		11
2024 Details	Nakhon Pathom		China	3–0	Japan		Chinese Taipei	3–0	Thailand		13

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
Japan	9 (1997, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2022)	3 (1999, 2001, 2024)		1 (2005)
China	5 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2024)	6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2022)	3 (1997, 2007, 2014)
South Korea		3 (1997, 2005, 2007)	3 (2001, 2017, 2022)	6 (1999, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
Thailand		1 (2014)	4 (2003, 2008, 2010, 2018)	4 (1997, 2017, 2022, 2024)
North Korea		1 (2003)
Chinese Taipei			4 (1999, 2005, 2012, 2024)	3 (2001, 2003, 2007)

Champions by region

Federation (Region)	Champion(s)	Number
EAZVA (East Asia)	Japan (9), China (4)	13 titles

Hosts

Times Hosted	Nations	Year(s)
8	Thailand	1997, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
2	China	2012, 2017
	Philippines	2005, 2008
1	Singapore	1999
	Malaysia	2010

Medal summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	9	3	0	12
2	China	5	6	3	14
3	South Korea	0	3	3	6
4	Thailand	0	1	4	5
5	North Korea	0	1	0	1
6	Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	4
Totals (6 entries)		14	14	14	42

Participating nations

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
•  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
•    – Hosts
• Q – Qualified for the forthcoming tournament

Year Team	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (9)	2003 (8)	2005 (9)	2007 (8)	2008 (12)	2010 (13)	2012 (13)	2014 (13)	2017 (11)	2018 (12)	2022 (12)	2024 (13)	Years
Australia	•	6th	8th	7th	6th	8th	7th	7th	11th	13th	7th	9th	11th	9th	13
China	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	14
Chinese Taipei	5th	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	4th	5th	5th	3rd	5th	5th	5th	5th	3rd	14
Hong Kong	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	9th	6th	12th	•	11th	5
India	•	•	9th	5th	9th	6th	10th	13th	6th	11th	•	8th	10th	12th	11
Indonesia	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	9th	10th	10th	9th	7th	7th	6th	8
Japan	1st	2nd	2nd	•	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	13
Kazakhstan	•	•	•	6th	•	•	9th	6th	7th	6th	•	6th	6th	7th	8
Macau	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	1
Malaysia	6th	•	7th	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	11th	•	•	4
Mongolia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	1
New Zealand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	•	8th	8th	10th	•	•	4
North Korea	•	•	6th	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Philippines	8th	8th	•	8th	8th	•	8th	•	•	7th	•	•	9th	10th	8
Samoa	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	•	•	•	1
Singapore	7th	7th	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
South Korea	2nd	4th	3rd	•	2nd	2nd	4th	4th	4th	4th	3rd	4th	3rd	5th	13
Sri Lanka	•	•	•	•	•	7th	12th	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	3
Thailand	4th	5th	5th	3rd	5th	5th	3rd	3rd	5th	2nd	4th	3rd	4th	4th	14
Uzbekistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	8th	8th	3
Vietnam	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	10th	9th	12th	•	•	•	•	4

Debut of teams

Year Debutants Total 1997   China 8   Chinese Taipei   Japan   Malaysia   Philippines   Singapore   South Korea   Thailand 1999   Australia 1 2001   India 2   North Korea 2003   Kazakhstan 1 2005   Vietnam 1 2007   Sri Lanka 1 2008   Indonesia 2   Iran 2010   New Zealand 1 2012   Hong Kong 2   Mongolia 2014 None 0 2017   Samoa 2   Uzbekistan 2018 None 0 2022 2024   Macau 1

Awards

Most Valuable Player Tournament Most Valuable Player 1997 Yala Midori Takahashi 2001 Trang Huang Huiping 2003 Sisaket Wang Yimei 2007 Kamphaeng Phet Miyu Nagaoka 2008 Manila Shiori Murata 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mari Horikawa 2012 Chengdu Sarina Koga 2014 Nakhon Ratchasima Airi Miyabe 2017 Chongqing Nishikawa Yuki 2018 Nakhon Pathom Nishikawa Yoshino 2022 Nakhon Pathom Sae Omori 2024 Nakhon Pathom Wang Shuming Best Outside Spikers Tournament Best Outside Spikers 2014 Nakhon Ratchasima Ko Minji Chatchu-on Moksri 2017 Chongqing Park Hyemin Nishikawa Yuki 2018 Nakhon Pathom Nishikawa Yoshino Zhou Yetong 2022 Nakhon Pathom Sae Omori Chen Xinyue 2024 Nakhon Pathom Zhai Yurui Chen Pinyu Best Opposite Spiker Tournament Best Opposite Spiker 2014 Nakhon Ratchasima Pimpichaya Kokram 2017 Chongqing Sun Xiaoxuan 2018 Nakhon Pathom Manami Koyama 2022 Nakhon Pathom Wang Yindi 2024 Nakhon Pathom Chugangi Rion

Best Setter Tournament Best Setter 2001 Trang Zhang Qian 2003 Sisaket Kamonporn Sukmak 2007 Kamphaeng Phet Si Eun-mi 2008 Manila Chisato Mitsuyama 2010 Kuala Lumpur Yukiko Yanagidani 2012 Chengdu Airi Tahara 2014 Nakhon Ratchasima Natthanicha Jaisaen 2017 Chongqing Zhang Zihan 2018 Nakhon Pathom Supatcha Kamtalaksa 2022 Nakhon Pathom Yoshida Sanae 2024 Nakhon Pathom Tanyama Tsubaki Best Middle Blockers Tournament Best Middle Blockers 2014 Nakhon Ratchasima Li Yingying Miyu Nakagawa 2017 Chongqing Mao Junyi Lee Juah 2018 Nakhon Pathom Wu Mengjie Madoka Kashimura 2022 Nakhon Pathom Shan Linqian Kim Sebeen 2024 Nakhon Pathom Wang Aoqian Sasitorn Jatta Best Libero Tournament Best Libero 2008 Manila Sumiko Mori 2010 Kuala Lumpur Sumiko Mori 2012 Chengdu Lin Miao-hua 2014 Nakhon Ratchasima Kanoha Kagamihara 2017 Chongqing Mizusugi Rena 2018 Nakhon Pathom Jidapa Nahuanong 2022 Nakhon Pathom Rin Nishikawa 2024 Nakhon Pathom Song Jiayi

Former awards

Best Scorer Tournament Best Scorer 1997 Yala Mari Ochiai 2001 Trang Huang Huiping 2003 Sisaket Saymai Paladsrichuay 2005 Mandaue Kim Yeon-Koung 2007 Kamphaeng Phet Lee Yeon-Ju 2008 Manila Yang Jie 2010 Kuala Lumpur Park Jeong-ah 2012 Chengdu Sarina Koga

Best Spiker Tournament Best Spiker 1997 Yala Lee Yun-hui 2001 Trang Huang Huiping 2003 Sisaket Kim Song-ok 2007 Kamphaeng Phet Miyu Nagaoka 2008 Manila Shiori Murata 2010 Kuala Lumpur Fumika Moriya 2012 Chengdu Hu Mingyuan

Best Server Tournament Best Server 1997 Yala Tian Jia 2001 Trang Lu Yan 2003 Sisaket Ma Xiaoying 2007 Kamphaeng Phet Yuki Kawai 2008 Manila Kim Mi-yeon 2010 Kuala Lumpur Liu Mingjuan 2012 Chengdu Chen Tzu-ya

Best Blocker Tournament Best Blocker 1997 Yala Rattana Sanguanrum 2001 Trang Huang Huiping 2003 Sisaket Betsy Thankachen 2007 Kamphaeng Phet Chen Shih-ting 2008 Manila Wang Huimin 2010 Kuala Lumpur Liu Yanhan 2012 Chengdu Yuan Xinyue

Best Receiver Tournament Best Receiver 2003 Sisaket Sin Yong-sun 2005 Mandaue Kim Yeon-Koung 2007 Kamphaeng Phet Airi Kawahara

Best Digger Tournament Best Digger 2003 Sisaket Suvipriew Bamrung 2007 Kamphaeng Phet Kotoe Inoue

See also

• Volleyball portal
• Sports portal
• Asia portal

• Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
• Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship

External links

• Championship History