2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international volleyball club tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from 1 to 7 October 2021.[1] The winner of the tournament qualified to 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.[2]

2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Thailand
Dates1–7 October
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsKazakhstan Altay (1st title)
Runners-upThailand Nakhon Ratchasima QminC
Third placeThailand Supreme Chonburi
Fourth placeIran Saipa Tehran
Tournament awards
MVPKazakhstan Sana Anarkulova (Altay)
Best SetterThailand Nootsara Tomkom (Nakhon Ratchasima QminC)
Best OHUkraine Nadiia Kodola (Altay)
Thailand Chatchu-on Moksri (Nakhon Ratchasima QminC)
Best MBThailand Pleumjit Thinkaow (Supreme Chonburi)
Iran Pouran Zare (Saipa Tehran)
Best OPPKazakhstan Kristina Belova (Altay)
Best LiberoKazakhstan Madina Beket (Altay)
Official website
2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship

The last edition of the tournament was held in 2019. The 2020 edition, due to be hosted in Tianjin, China.[3] The hosting duties was moved to Thailand before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Qualification

Following the AVC regulations, the maximum of 16 teams in all AVC events will be selected by:[2]

  • 1 team for the host country
  • 10 teams based on the final standing of the previous edition
  • 5 teams from each of 5 zones (with a qualification tournament if needed)

Due to anticipated difficulty for national federations to field teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AVC allowed two clubs from the same national federation to participate in the case that there are less than 8 federations enter the tournament. In the case of less than 16 entrants, the host is entitled to enter two teams. Only four national federations entered with Iran the only country to have one representative club.[1]

Qualified associations
Event(s) Dates Location Berths Qualifier(s)
Host Country——1Thailand ThailandA
2019 Asian Championship27 April–5 May 2019China Tianjin2 ChinaB
Thailand ThailandA
Japan JapanB
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
North Korea North KoreaB
Chinese Taipei Chinese TaipeiB
Vietnam VietnamB
Hong Kong Hong KongB
Sri Lanka Sri LankaB
Turkmenistan TurkmenistanB
CAZVA representativesNo later than 2 February 2021Thailand Bangkok1Iran Iran
SEAZVA representatives1Philippines Philippines
Extra slotsC2Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Philippines Philippines
Total7
^A Thailand as host country is entitled to enter two teams if they are less than 16 entrants. Their two berths are credited to have been attained as host nation and second placers in the 2019 championships.
^B Under tournament regulations the top ten associations are reserved a berth. Only two from the ten participating associations in the 2019 championship elected to enter a team.
^C National federations other than the host are entitled to send two teams if there are less than 8 entrants. Philippines and Kazakhstan, who also qualified a berth as the fourth-best finishing team in the 2019 edition, elected to send two teams.

Squads
Main article: 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads

Participating teams

The following teams were entered for the tournament.

Association Team Domestic league standing
ThailandNakhon Ratchasima2020–21 Women's Volleyball Thailand League runner-up
Supreme Chonburi2020–21 Women's Volleyball Thailand League third placers
KazakhstanAltay
Zhetysu
PhilippinesRebiscoDN/A (National team)
Choco MuchoEN/A (Developmental national team)
IranSaipa Tehran
^D The PNVF fielded the Philippine national team as a club under the Rebisco name.[5]
^E The identity of the team is not known at the time of the draw and was listed as "PVL". The PNVF has invited the Premier Volleyball League to send its best finishing team in the 2021 Open Conference but all teams declined to enter.[5][6] The PNVF will field a second team composing of national team players instead.[7] The second team was named Team Choco Mucho.[8]

Draw

The draw was held on 3 August 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][9]

Venues

Matches will be held at the Terminal Hall – Terminal 21 Korat, an indoor arena within the Terminal 21

All Matches
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Terminal 21 Korat
Capacity: 3,500

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima QminC 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 178 153 1.163 Quarterfinals
2 Kazakhstan Zhetysu 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 174 156 1.115
3 Philippines Choco Mucho 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 110 151 0.728
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct12:30Nakhon Ratchasima QminC Thailand3–0Philippines Choco Mucho25–1128–2625–17  78–54P2
2 Oct12:30Zhetysu Kazakhstan3–0Philippines Choco Mucho25–2225–1925–15  75–56P2
3 Oct12:30Nakhon Ratchasima QminC Thailand3–2Kazakhstan Zhetysu25–2018–2525–1917–2515–10100–99P2

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Kazakhstan Altay 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 148 1.520 Semifinals
2 Thailand Supreme Chonburi 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 221 192 1.151 Quarterfinals
3 Iran Saipa Tehran 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 218 251 0.869
4 Philippines Rebisco PH 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 175 248 0.706
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct15:30Supreme Chonburi Thailand3–1Iran Saipa Tehran25–2322–2525–1325–13 97–74P2
1 Oct18:30Altay Kazakhstan3–0Philippines Rebisco PH25–2325–1325–17  75–53P2
2 Oct15:30Supreme Chonburi Thailand3–0Philippines Rebisco PH25–1125–1625–16  75–43P2
2 Oct18:30Saipa Tehran Iran0–3Kazakhstan Altay11–2520–2515–25  46–75P2
3 Oct15:30Altay Kazakhstan3–0Thailand Supreme Chonburi25–2325–1225–14  75–49P2
3 Oct18:30Saipa Tehran Iran3–1Philippines Rebisco PH26–2422–2525–1325–17 98–79P2

Final round

Final seven

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
4 October
 
 
Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima QminC3
 
6 October
 
Philippines Rebisco PH0
 
Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima QminC3
 
4 October
 
Thailand Supreme Chonburi0
 
Philippines Choco Mucho0
 
7 October
 
Thailand Supreme Chonburi3
 
Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima QminC0
 
4 October
 
Kazakhstan Altay3
 
Kazakhstan Zhetysu0
 
6 October
 
Iran Saipa Tehran3
 
Iran Saipa Tehran1
 
4 October
 
Kazakhstan Altay3 3rd place match
 
bye
 
7 October
 
Kazakhstan AltayW
 
Thailand Supreme Chonburi3
 
 
Iran Saipa Tehran0
 
 
5th–7th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
6 October
 
 
Philippines Rebisco PH1
 
7 October
 
Philippines Choco Mucho3
 
Philippines Choco Mucho0
 
6 October
 
Kazakhstan Zhetysu3
 
Kazakhstan ZhetysuW
 
 
bye
 
7th place match
 
 
7 October
 
 
Philippines Rebisco PHW
 
 
bye

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Oct12:30Nakhon Ratchasima QminC Thailand3–0Philippines Rebisco PH25–1125–1925–18  75–48P2
4 Oct15:30Choco Mucho Philippines0–3Thailand Supreme Chonburi13–2522–2521–25  56–75P2
4 Oct18:00Zhetysu Kazakhstan0–3Iran Saipa Tehran21–2521–2523–25  65–75P2

5th–7th semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Oct12:30Rebisco PH Philippines1–3Philippines Choco Mucho25–2217–2519–2517–25 78–97P2

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Oct15:30Saipa Tehran Iran1–3Kazakhstan Altay20–2525–2115–2522–25 82–96P2
6 Oct18:30Nakhon Ratchasima QminC Thailand3–0Thailand Supreme Chonburi25–1825–2225–18  75–58P2

5th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Oct12:30Zhetysu Kazakhstan3–0Philippines Choco Mucho25–1425–1125–23  75–48P2

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Oct15:30Supreme Chonburi Thailand3–0Iran Saipa Tehran25–2125–1825–19  75–58P2

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Oct18:30Nakhon Ratchasima QminC Thailand0–3Kazakhstan Altay22–2522–2520–25  64–75P2

Final standing

Awards

See also

References
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  2. "2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship (Qualification Tournament for Volleyball Women's Club World Championship 2021)" (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. "2020 AVC Volleyball Calendar" (PDF). AVC. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. "Cancellation and postponement confirmed for 2020 AVC Championships". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. Suing, Ivan (18 August 2021). "Chery Tiggo marches in full force". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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