2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international volleyball club tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Myanmar Volleyball Federation (MVF). The tournament was held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar from 30 July to 6 August 2018.[1][2] The champions qualified for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship instead of the 2017 champions Sarmayeh Bank Tehran, who withdrew from the 2018 Club World Championship.

2018 Asian Men's Club Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Myanmar
CityNaypyidaw
Dates30 July – 6 August
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Champions Khatam Ardakan (1st title)
Runners-up Atyrau
Third place Wapda
Fourth place Sanest Khánh Hòa
Tournament awards
MVP Hamzeh Zarini (Ardakan)
Best Setter Roman Khandrolin (Atyrau)
Best OH Hossein Amiri (Ardakan)
Aibat Netalin (Atyrau)
Best MB Adel Gholami (Ardakan)
Nguyễn Dinh Nhu (Khánh Hòa)
Best OPP Aimal Khan (Wapda)
Best Libero Mojtaba Yousefi (Ardakan)
Official website

Qualification

The 13 AVC member associations submitted their men's club to the 2018 Asian Club Championship. The 13 AVC member associations were from 4 zonal associations, including, Central Asia (5 teams), East Asia (4 teams), Oceania (1 team) and Southeast Asia (3 teams).

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Association Team Means of qualification
Myanmar Asia World
Australia Canberra Heat
China Sichuan 2016–17 Chinese Volleyball League winners
Chinese Taipei Long Power 2017–18 Enterprise Volleyball League winners
Hong Kong Yan Chai
Iran Khatam Ardakan 2017–18 Iranian Volleyball Super League winners
Japan Toray Arrows 2016–17 V.Premier League winners
Kazakhstan Atyrau
Pakistan Wapda
Sri Lanka Lanka Lions
Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima 2017–18 Volleyball Thailand League winners
Turkmenistan Binagar
Vietnam Sanest Khánh Hòa 2017 Volleyball Vietnam League winners

Pools composition

This was the first Asian Club Championship which used the new competition format. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration's unanimous decision, the new format saw teams were drawn into four pools up to the total amount of the participating teams. Each team as well as the hosts was assigned into a pool according to their final standing of the 2017 edition. As the three best ranked teams were drawn in the same pool A, the next best three contested pool B, the next best four contested pool C.[3] Final standing of the 2017 edition are shown in brackets.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
Iran (1) China (6) Thailand (9) Myanmar (Hosts)
Japan (2) Chinese Taipei (7) Australia (10) Pakistan
Kazakhstan (4) Vietnam (8) Sri Lanka (11) Turkmenistan
Hong Kong (13)

Venues

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
Qualified for the Quarterfinals
Qualified for the Playoffs

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Khatam Ardakan 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 179 163 1.098
2 Atyrau 1 1 2 4 5 0.800 196 198 0.990
3 Toray Arrows 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 179 193 0.927
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul16:00WTCKhatam Ardakan 3–1 Atyrau 20–2525–2025–2025–22 95–87P2
31 Jul13:30WTBKhatam Ardakan 3–0 Toray Arrows 25–2225–2234–32  84–76P2
1 Aug13:50WTBToray Arrows 2–3 Atyrau 25–2223–2525–2219–2511–15103–109P2

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Sanest Khánh Hòa 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 174 143 1.217
2 Long Power 1 1 2 4 5 0.800 188 193 0.974
3 Sichuan 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 158 184 0.859
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul16:00WTBSichuan 2–3 Long Power 18–2525–2225–2114–2513–1595–108P2
31 Jul16:00WTCSanest Khánh Hòa 3–1 Long Power 25–1723–2525–2225–16 98–80P2
1 Aug16:45WTBSichuan 0–3 Sanest Khánh Hòa 22–2524–2617–25  63–76P2

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Lanka Lions 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 258 191 1.351
2 Nakhon Ratchasima 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 268 236 1.136
3 Canberra Heat 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 239 274 0.872
4 Yan Chai 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 192 256 0.750
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul13:30WTBNakhon Ratchasima 3–0 Yan Chai 25–1525–1225–18  75–45P2
30 Jul13:30WTCCanberra Heat 0–3 Lanka Lions 20–2521–259–25  50–75P2
31 Jul11:00WTBNakhon Ratchasima 3–1 Canberra Heat 25–1725–1918–2525–22 93–83P2
31 Jul13:30WTCYan Chai 0–3 Lanka Lions 12–2512–2517–25  41–75P2
1 Aug11:00WTBLanka Lions 3–2 Nakhon Ratchasima 20–2523–2525–1625–2315–11108–100P2
1 Aug13:30WTCCanberra Heat 3–2 Yan Chai 22–2519–2525–2225–2215–12106–106P2

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Wapda 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 176 160 1.100
2 Asia World 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 155 161 0.963
3 Binagar 0 2 1 3 6 0.500 186 196 0.949
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul11:05WTBAsia World 3–1 Binagar 25–1625–2321–2525–21 96–85P2
31 Jul16:00WTBAsia World 0–3 Wapda 24–2619–2516–25  59–76P2
1 Aug16:00WTCWapda 3–2 Binagar 17–2525–2125–1718–2515–13100–101P2

Final round
 
PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
4 August
 
 
 Khatam Ardakan3
 
3 August
 
 Nakhon Ratchasima0
 
 Nakhon Ratchasima3
 
5 August
 
 Binagar2
 
 Khatam Ardakan3
 
3 August
 
 Sanest Khánh Hòa0
 
 Sanest Khánh Hòa3
 
4 August
 
 Canberra Heat0
 
 Sanest Khánh Hòa3
 
3 August
 
 Long Power0
 
 Long Power3
 
6 August
 
 Yan Chai1
 
 Khatam Ardakan3
 
 
 Atyrau0
 
 
4 August
 
 
 Atyrau3
 
3 August
 
 Lanka Lions1
 
 Lanka Lions3
 
5 August
 
 Asia World2
 
 Atyrau3
 
 
 Wapda2 3rd place match
 
 
4 August6 August
 
 
 Toray Arrows2 Sanest Khánh Hòa2
 
3 August
 
 Wapda3 Wapda3
 
 Sichuan0
 
 
 Wapda3
 
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
5 August
 
 
 Long Power2
 
6 August
 
 Nakhon Ratchasima3
 
 Nakhon Ratchasima1
 
5 August
 
 Toray Arrows3
 
 Toray Arrows3
 
 
 Lanka Lions1
 
7th place match
 
 
6 August
 
 
 Long Power0
 
 
 Lanka Lions3
 
13th place match9th–12th semifinal9th place match
 
          
 
 
 
 
4 August
 
 
 Canberra Heat3
 
 
 Sichuan2
 
 
5 August
 
 
 Canberra Heat3
 
 
 Yan Chai0
 
 
 
 
 
4 August
 
11th place match
 
 Binagar0
 
5 August
 
 Asia World3
 
 Sichuan0
 
 
 Asia World3
 

Playoffs
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Aug11:00WTBNakhon Ratchasima 3–2 Binagar 25–2325–1823–2519–2515–8107–99P2
3 Aug11:00WTCLong Power 3–1 Yan Chai 25–1825–2017–2525–17 92–80P2
3 Aug13:30WTCSanest Khánh Hòa 3–0 Canberra Heat 25–1925–2325–17  75–59P2
3 Aug13:45WTBSichuan 0–3 Wapda 23–2522–2522–25  67–75P2
3 Aug16:00WTBLanka Lions 3–2 Asia World 25–1521–2525–2023–2515–13109–98P2

Quarterfinals
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Aug11:00WTBKhatam Ardakan 3–0 Nakhon Ratchasima 25–2225–2325–23  75–68P2
4 Aug11:00WTCSanest Khánh Hòa 3–0 Long Power 25–1625–1225–17  75–45P2
4 Aug13:30WTBToray Arrows 2–3 Wapda 21–2525–1625–2329–3120–22120–117P2
4 Aug16:05WTCAtyrau 3–1 Lanka Lions 21–2525–2025–2125–17 96–83P2

9th–12th semifinal
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Aug13:30WTCCanberra Heat 3–2 Sichuan 25–2315–2525–1914–2515–1094–102P2

5th–8th semifinals
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Aug13:30WTCLong Power 2–3 Nakhon Ratchasima 18–2526–2425–2120–2519–21108–116P2
5 Aug16:30WTCToray Arrows 3–1 Lanka Lions 25–2019–2525–2025–21 94–86P2

Semifinals
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Aug16:00WTBKhatam Ardakan 3–0 Sanest Khánh Hòa 25–1825–2325–19  75–60P2
5 Aug18:30WTBAtyrau 3–2 Wapda 14–2532–3025–1618–2515–11104–107P2

13th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Aug16:30WTBBinagar 0–3 Asia World 21–2518–2513–25  52–75P2

11th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Aug13:30WTBSichuan 0–3 Asia World 20–2518–2520–25  58–75P2

9th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Aug18:55WTCCanberra Heat 3–0 Yan Chai 25–1125–2225–17  75–50P2

7th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug11:00WTBLong Power 0–3 Lanka Lions 23–2522–2524–26  69–76P2

5th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug13:30WTBNakhon Ratchasima 1–3 Toray Arrows 21–2525–2221–2518–25 85–97P2

3rd place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug16:00WTBSanest Khánh Hòa 2–3 Wapda 25–1921–2525–1620–2516–18107–103P2

Final
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Aug18:45WTBKhatam Ardakan 3–0 Atyrau 29–2725–2325–22  79–72P2

Final standing

Awards

See also

References
  1. "Volleyball fever to grip fans across asia in 2018". AVC. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. "Entry form submission for 2018 AVC tournaments now". AVC. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "New competition format set for 2018 AVC Championships". AVC. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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