2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

The 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the twenty-first staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Japan Volleyball Association (JVA). The tournament was held in Chiba and Funabashi, Japan from 12 to 19 September 2021.

2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
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日本 2021
Official logo
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
CityChiba and Funabashi
Dates12–19 September
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions Iran (4th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place China
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament awards
MVPIran Saber Kazemi
Best SetterIran Javad Karimi
Best OHIran Milad Ebadipour
Japan Yūki Ishikawa
Best MBIran Aliasghar Mojarad
China Li Yongzhen
Best OPPJapan Kento Miyaura
Best LiberoIran Mohammad Reza Hazratpour
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Attendance16,615 (297 per match)
Official website
2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship as the AVC representatives.

Host selection

On 11 February 2020, the AVC announced that only one national federation have applied two bids to organize 2021 Asian Championship:[1]

Qualification

Following the AVC regulations, The maximum of 16 teams in all events will be selected by

  • team for the host country
  • teams based on the final standing of the previous edition
  • teams from each zones (with a qualification tournament if needed)

Qualified teams
Event(s) Dates Location Berths Qualifier(s)
Host nation11 February 2020N/A1 Japan
2019 Asian Championship13 – 21 September 2019Iran Tehran9A Iran
 Australia
 Japan
 South Korea
 Chinese Taipei
 China
 Pakistan
 India
 Qatar
 Kazakhstan
Direct zonal wildcardsEast AsiaNo later than 2 February 2021N/A1 Hong Kong
Southeast Asia1B Thailand
West Asia3B Bahrain
 Saudi Arabia
 Kuwait
2021 Central Asian Qualifier14 July 2021Sri Lanka Colombo1C Sri Lanka
 Uzbekistan
Total16
^A Japan qualified as the hosts, is originally top 10 of previous edition. The spot was reallocated to zonal entrants.
^B Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam also submitted their entry for their participation in the tournament. However they could not be accommodated due to all 16 teams already confirmed at the time; This include the confirmation of the participation of 3 Western Asian teams and the conclusion of the Central Asia qualifier. Thailand was granted the sole Southeast Asian berth, the top ranked Southeast Asian team in the 2019 edition, which has earlier confirmed their participation. No qualification tournament was held.[2]
^C Sri Lanka originally qualified but withdrew due to all of its players and staff testing positive for COVID-19. As a result, Uzbekistan replaced Sri Lanka in August 2021.[3]

Zonal qualification

Only the Central Asian qualification tournament was held which was contested by Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[4]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul14:30Sri Lanka 3–0 Uzbekistan25–2325–1325–22  75–58Report

Pools composition

Preliminary round

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2019 edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2019 edition. All teams not seeded were drawn in Bangkok, Thailand on 16 July 2021.[5] Final standings of the 2019 edition are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 3rd.

Pots
Seeded Teams Pot 2 Pot 3

 Japan (Hosts)
 Iran (1)
 Australia (2)
 South Korea (4)

 Chinese Taipei (5)
 China (6)
 Pakistan (7)
 India (8)

 Qatar (9)
 Kazakhstan (10)
 Thailand (11)
 Sri Lanka (14)*

 Kuwait (15)
 Hong Kong (16)
 Bahrain (N/A)
 Saudi Arabia (N/A)

  •  Sri Lanka withdrew after the draw due to COVID-19 outbreak among the team, and was replaced by  Uzbekistan.
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Japan (Hosts)  Iran (1)  Australia (2)  South Korea (4)
 India (8)  Pakistan (7)  China (6)  Chinese Taipei (5)
 Qatar  Thailand  Sri Lanka
 Uzbekistan		  Kazakhstan
 Bahrain  Hong Kong  Kuwait  Saudi Arabia

Classification round
Final eight 9th–16th places
Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H
1A Japan (Hosts) 1B Iran 3A Bahrain 3B Thailand
1C Australia 1D Chinese Taipei 3C Kuwait 3D Saudi Arabia
2A Qatar 2B Pakistan 4A India 4B Hong Kong
2C China 2D South Korea 4C Uzbekistan 4D Kazakhstan

Squads
Main article: 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championships squads

Venues
Preliminary round, Pool E, F,
5th–8th places and Final four		 Preliminary round, Pool G, H,
13th–16th places and 9th–12th places
Chiba, Japan Funabashi, Japan
Chiba Port Arena Funabashi Arena
Capacity: 7,512 Capacity: 4,368

Pool standing procedure
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 248 193 1.285 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Qatar 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 215 194 1.108
3  Bahrain 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 221 241 0.917 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  India 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 171 227 0.753
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Sep09:30CPABahrain  3–0  India 27–2525–2125–21  77–67P2
12 Sep18:00CPAJapan  3–0  Qatar 25–2025–2325–21  75–64P2
13 Sep12:00CPAIndia  0–3  Qatar 22–2514–2520–25  56–75P2
13 Sep18:00CPABahrain  1–3  Japan 25–2317–2523–2516–25 81–98P2
14 Sep12:00CPAQatar  3–0  Bahrain 25–1925–2026–24  76–63P2
14 Sep18:00CPAJapan  3–0  India 25–1525–1525–18  75–48P2

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 150 1.500 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Pakistan 3 2 1 5 6 6 1.000 261 248 1.052
3  Thailand 3 1 2 4 5 7 0.714 251 275 0.913 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Hong Kong 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 206 270 0.763
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Sep15:00CPAThailand  2–3  Pakistan 25–2223–2525–2123–2512–15108–108P2
12 Sep15:00FBAIran  3–0  Hong Kong 25–1225–1825–19  75–49P2
13 Sep09:30CPAHong Kong  1–3  Pakistan 16–2526–2411–2512–25 65–99P2
13 Sep15:00CPAIran  3–0  Thailand 25–1725–1225–18  75–47P2
14 Sep09:30CPAPakistan  0–3  Iran 20–2519–2515–25  54–75P2
14 Sep15:00CPAThailand  3–1  Hong Kong 25–2217–2529–2725–18 96–92P2

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 263 209 1.258 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  China 3 2 1 7 8 3 2.667 261 207 1.261
3  Kuwait 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 185 244 0.758 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 196 245 0.800
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Sep12:30FBAKuwait  0–3  China 12–2516–2518–25  46–75P2
12 Sep17:30FBAAustralia  3–0  Uzbekistan 25–1625–1925–19  75–54P2
13 Sep12:30FBAUzbekistan  0–3  China 14–2518–2516–25  48–75P2
13 Sep15:00FBAAustralia  3–0  Kuwait 25–2125–1425–9  75–44P2
14 Sep10:05FBAKuwait  3–1  Uzbekistan 29–2716–2525–2125–21 95–94P2
14 Sep17:40FBAChina  2–3  Australia 27–2525–2021–2526–2812–15111–113P2

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 248 196 1.265 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  South Korea 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 237 207 1.145
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 178 217 0.820 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 182 225 0.809
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Sep10:00FBAChinese Taipei  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–2025–2225–19  75–61P2
12 Sep12:00CPASaudi Arabia  0–3  South Korea 18–2517–2520–25  55–75P2
13 Sep10:00FBASaudi Arabia  0–3  Chinese Taipei 15–2516–2517–25  48–75P2
13 Sep17:30FBASouth Korea  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–2125–1725–16  75–54P2
14 Sep12:45FBAKazakhstan  0–3  Saudi Arabia 23–2521–2523–25  67–75P2
14 Sep15:00FBAChinese Taipei  3–1  South Korea 23–2525–2125–2025–21 98–87P2

Classification round
  • All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
  • 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  Japan 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 238 229 1.039 Semifinals
2  China 3 2 1 6 8 6 1.333 328 309 1.061
3  Qatar 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 247 251 0.984 5th–8th semifinals
4  Australia 3 1 2 2 3 8 0.375 237 261 0.908
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep12:20CPAQatar  3–0  Australia 25–2025–2025–21  75–61P2
16 Sep18:00CPAJapan  1–3  China 19–2529–2721–2519–25 88–102P2
17 Sep12:00CPAQatar  2–3  China 26–2825–2128–2619–2510–15108–115P2
17 Sep18:00CPAJapan  3–0  Australia 25–2325–1725–23  75–63P2

Pool F
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 155 1.452 Semifinals
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 6 6 5 1.200 239 252 0.948
3  Pakistan 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 219 231 0.948 5th–8th semifinals
4  South Korea 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 203 248 0.819
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep09:30CPAPakistan  1–3  Chinese Taipei 20–2525–2223–2522–25 90–97P2
16 Sep15:00CPAIran  3–0  South Korea 25–1925–1825–20  75–57P2
17 Sep09:30CPAPakistan  3–0  South Korea 25–2325–2225–14  75–59P2
17 Sep15:15CPAIran  3–0  Chinese Taipei 25–1025–2325–11  75–44P2

Pool G
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 229 189 1.212 9th–12th semifinals
2  India 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 217 191 1.136
3  Kuwait 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 214 244 0.877 13th–16th semifinals
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 211 247 0.854
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep12:30FBAIndia  3–0  Kuwait 25–2025–2025–20  75–60P2
16 Sep15:00FBABahrain  3–0  Uzbekistan 25–1927–2525–19  77–63P2
17 Sep10:00FBAIndia  3–0  Uzbekistan 25–1925–1325–22  75–54P2
17 Sep17:30FBABahrain  3–0  Kuwait 25–2125–1925–19  75–59P2

Pool H
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 245 202 1.213 9th–12th semifinals
2  Kazakhstan 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 235 217 1.083
3  Thailand 3 1 2 3 5 7 0.714 271 280 0.968 13th–16th semifinals
4  Hong Kong 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 194 246 0.789
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep10:00FBAThailand  1–3  Kazakhstan 25–1823–2519–2522–25 89–93P2
16 Sep17:30FBAHong Kong  0–3  Saudi Arabia 12–2518–2519–25  49–75P2
17 Sep12:30FBAHong Kong  0–3  Kazakhstan 16–2521–2516–25  53–75P2
17 Sep15:00FBAThailand  1–3  Saudi Arabia 20–2525–2019–2522–25 86–95P2

Final round

13th–16th places
 
13th–16th semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
18 September
 
 
 Kuwait2
 
19 September
 
 Hong Kong3
 
 Hong Kong0
 
18 September
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
 
 Thailand2
 
15th place match
 
 
19 September
 
 
 Kuwait1
 
 
 Thailand3

13th–16th semifinals
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Sep10:00FBAUzbekistan  3–2  Thailand 28–2623–2525–1922–2520–18118–113P2
18 Sep13:00FBAKuwait  2–3  Hong Kong 18–2525–2221–2525–2014–16103–108P2

15th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Sep12:30FBAKuwait  1–3  Thailand 16–2525–2123–2520–25 84–96P2

13th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Sep10:00FBAHong Kong  0–3  Uzbekistan 20–2523–2521–25  64–75P2

9th–12th places
 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
18 September
 
 
 Bahrain3
 
19 September
 
 Kazakhstan1
 
 Bahrain2
 
18 September
 
 India3
 
 India3
 
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
11th place match
 
 
19 September
 
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 
 Saudi Arabia0

9th–12th semifinals
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Sep15:55FBABahrain  3–1  Kazakhstan 16–2525–2328–2625–22 94–96P2
18 Sep18:30FBAIndia  3–0  Saudi Arabia 25–2225–2225–23  75–67P2

11th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Sep15:00FBAKazakhstan  3–0  Saudi Arabia 25–1625–2025–23  75–59P2

9th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Sep17:30FBABahrain  2–3  India 16–2523–2525–2025–2314–16103–109P2

5th–8th places
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
18 September
 
 
 Qatar3
 
19 September
 
 South Korea0
 
 Qatar3
 
18 September
 
 Australia0
 
 Australia3
 
 
 Pakistan0
 
7th place match
 
 
19 September
 
 
 South Korea0
 
 
 Pakistan3

5th–8th semifinals
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Sep09:30CPAQatar  3–0  South Korea 25–1632–3025–22  82–68P2
18 Sep12:00CPAAustralia  3–0  Pakistan 25–1626–2425–23  76–63P2

7th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Sep09:30CPASouth Korea  0–3  Pakistan 23–2515–2526–28  64–78P2

5th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Sep12:00CPAQatar  3–0  Australia 25–2125–1125–23  75–55P2

Final four
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 September
 
 
 Japan3
 
19 September
 
 Chinese Taipei1
 
 Japan0
 
18 September
 
 Iran3
 
 China1
 
 
 Iran3
 
3rd place match
 
 
19 September
 
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 
 China3

Semifinals
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Sep15:05CPAChina  1–3  Iran 22–2525–1722–2517–25 86–92P2
18 Sep18:00CPAJapan  3–1  Chinese Taipei 25–1622–2525–2125–20 97–82P2

3rd place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Sep15:00CPAChinese Taipei  0–3  China 17–2516–2517–25  50–75P2

Final
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Sep18:00CPAJapan  0–3  Iran 25–2722–2529–31  76–83P2

Final standing

Awards

See also

References
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