Association | Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association | ||||||||||||||
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Confederation | AVC | ||||||||||||||
FIVB ranking | 50 (as of 31 July 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 2 (First in 1990 ) | ||||||||||||||
Best result | 11th (1990) | ||||||||||||||
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The Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team is the women's national volleyball team of Republic of China (Taiwan). (See Chinese Taipei for team naming issue) Controlled by Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association, it represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.
After 16 years since 1990, Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team re-entered FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in 2006. To everyone's surprise, the 23-ranked team gained their first-ever victory over the host Japan (7th) on the opening day, [1] followed by defeated South Korea (8th), Poland (9th), Kenya (11th), and Costa Rica (33rd) in the first round. However, after a good start of five consecutive victories, the team could not continue their impressing form and eventually took the 12th place.
In December, the same squad attended the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar. Although the team lost to South Korea and China in the preliminary round, they later beat Kazakhstan and Thailand and won the bronze medal, the first medal in women's volleyball at Asian Games. [2]
As of May 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
Shirt No | Player | Birth Date | Height | Club | Position |
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5. | Chen Yi-Ju | 21.12.1989 | 174 / 64 | NTNU | Middle Blocker |
6. | Hsieh Chian-Yi | 25.09.1990 | 165 / 58 | Taiwan Power | Setter |
7. | Chen Wan-Ting | 25.11.1990 | 178 / 65 | NTNU | Opposite |
8. | Yang Yi-Chen | 04.04.1992 | 166 / 62 | NTNU | Setter |
9. | Chang Chen-Yin (c) | 28.03.1991 | 180 / 66 | Taiwan Power | Outside Spiker |
11. | Wu Shu-Fen | 07.04.1989 | 175 / 68 | Taiwan Power | Middle Blocker |
12. | Yang Meng-Hua | 15.08.1991 | 170 / 67 | Taiwan Power | Libero |
13. | Wan I-Tzu | 31.10.1991 | 175 / 64 | Taiwan Power | Middle Blocker |
15. | Lee Tzu-Ying | 04.07.1994 | 173 / 68 | NTNU | Outside Spiker |
16. | Chen Tzu-Ya | 26.08.1997 | 177 / 64 | NTNU | Outside Spiker |
19. | Tseng Wan-Ling | 13.05.1996 | 170 / 65 | Taiwan Power | Middle Blocker |
20. | Wang Sin-Ting | 17.10.1992 | 177 / 59 | Taiwan Power | Outside Spiker |
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