2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (AVC)

The AVC qualification for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria.[1]

Pools composition

23 AVC national teams entered qualification. But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew and India later were excluded because of FIVB's suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India.

Subzonal round

Central Asia decided to hold the subzonal round with the bottom five ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015.[2] But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Central Asia
 Afghanistan (79)
 Maldives (79)
 Turkmenistan (137)
 Bangladesh (144)
 Kyrgyzstan (NR)

Zonal round

The top three ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015[2] automatically qualified for the zonal round. But, India later were excluded because of FIVB's suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Central Asia Eastern Asia Oceania Southeastern Asia Western Asia
 Kazakhstan (40)  Chinese Taipei (38)  New Zealand (59)  Thailand (47)  Qatar (31)
 India (42)  Macau (144)  Fiji (144)  Myanmar (79)  United Arab Emirates (144)
 Pakistan (50)  Tonga (144)  Vietnam (79)
 Kyrgyzstan (Central Subzonal 1st)

Final round

The top five ranked teams from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015[2] automatically qualified for the final round. The top four ranked teams seeded by serpentine system, while the other six teams were drawn in Bangkok, Thailand on 19 March 2017.[3] Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool A Pool B
 Iran (8)  Australia (13)
 China (19)  Japan (14)
 South Korea (23)  Chinese Taipei (38)
 Qatar (31)  Thailand (47)
 Kazakhstan (Central Zonal 1st)  New Zealand (59)

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

Subzonal round
  • The winners qualified for the zonal round.
Qualified for the Zonal round

Central Asia
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Kyrgyzstan 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 151 112 1.348
2  Bangladesh 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 152 168 0.905
3  Maldives 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 145 168 0.863
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Sep17:30Kyrgyzstan  3–0  Bangladesh 25–1925–1626–24  76–59Result
16 Sep17:00Maldives  1–3  Bangladesh 26–2821–2525–1520–25 92–93Result
17 Sep17:00Kyrgyzstan  3–0  Maldives 25–1625–1825–19  75–53Result

Zonal round
  • The winners in each pool qualified for the final round.
Qualified for the Final round

Central Asia
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Kazakhstan 2 0 5 6 3 2.000 202 190 1.063
2  Pakistan 1 1 3 5 5 1.000 210 204 1.029
3  Kyrgyzstan 0 2 1 3 6 0.500 183 201 0.910
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 May19:00Pakistan  3–2  Kyrgyzstan 25–1825–1815–2522–2516–14103–100Result
27 May19:00Kazakhstan  3–2  Pakistan 21–2525–2225–2218–2515–13104–107Result
28 May19:00Kyrgyzstan  1–3  Kazakhstan 25–2725–2119–2514–25 83–98Result

Eastern Asia
  • Eastern Asia decided to replace the tournament with the FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016.[4] Rankings are shown in brackets.
Rank Team
1  Chinese Taipei (33)
2  Macau (137)

Oceania
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  New Zealand 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 177 149 1.188
2  Fiji 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 158 149 1.060
3  Tonga 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 116 153 0.758
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Oct19:30New Zealand  3–0  Tonga 28–2625–1925–21  78–66 
28 Oct19:30Fiji  3–0  Tonga 25–1825–1825–14  75–50 
29 Oct19:30Fiji  1–3  New Zealand 24–2625–2314–2520–25 83–99Result

Southeastern Asia
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Thailand 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 176 151 1.166
2  Vietnam 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 162 150 1.080
3  Myanmar 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 115 152 0.757
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Oct18:00Thailand  3–0  Myanmar 27–2525–1725–22  77–64Result
8 Oct18:00Myanmar  0–3  Vietnam 20–2513–2518–25  51–75Result
9 Oct18:00Thailand  3–1  Vietnam 24–2625–1825–2325–20 99–87Result

Western Asia
  • Western Asia decided to replace the tournament with the FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016.[4] Rankings are shown in brackets.
Rank Team
1  Qatar (36)
2  United Arab Emirates (137)

Final round
  • The top two teams in each pool qualified for the 2018 World Championship.
Qualified for the 2018 World Championship

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Iran 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 306 232 1.319
2  China 3 1 9 9 4 2.250 315 289 1.090
3  Qatar 2 2 5 6 8 0.750 301 308 0.977
4  South Korea 1 3 4 5 10 0.500 319 335 0.952
5  Kazakhstan 0 4 0 2 12 0.167 273 350 0.780
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Aug15:30South Korea  2–3  Qatar 25–2125–1521–2518–2513–15102–101P2
10 Aug18:00China  3–1  Kazakhstan 25–1525–2122–2525–23 97–84P2
11 Aug15:30Qatar  0–3  China 22–2521–2522–25  65–75P2
11 Aug18:00Iran  3–0  South Korea 25–1027–2525–18  77–53P2
12 Aug15:30Kazakhstan  0–3  Qatar 21–2517–2518–25  56–75P2
12 Aug18:00Iran  3–0  China 25–2129–2725–20  79–68P2
13 Aug15:30South Korea  0–3  China 18–2520–2523–25  61–75P2
13 Aug18:00Iran  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–1825–1725–16  75–51P2
14 Aug15:30South Korea  3–1  Kazakhstan 25–1825–1228–3025–22 103–82P2
14 Aug18:10Iran  3–0  Qatar 25–2225–1925–19  75–60P2

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Japan 4 0 11 12 2 6.000 335 239 1.402
2  Australia 3 1 10 11 3 3.667 324 287 1.129
3  Chinese Taipei 2 2 6 6 6 1.000 276 271 1.018
4  Thailand 1 3 3 3 10 0.300 273 307 0.889
5  New Zealand 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 221 325 0.680
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jul17:00Chinese Taipei  0–3  Japan 19–2519–2519–25  57–75P2
12 Jul20:10Australia  3–0  New Zealand 25–1225–1825–18  75–48P2
13 Jul17:00Japan  3–0  New Zealand 25–1125–1625–10  75–37P2
13 Jul20:10Australia  3–0  Thailand 25–2025–2125–19  75–60P2
14 Jul11:00Chinese Taipei  3–0  New Zealand 25–1725–2125–16  75–54P2
14 Jul14:00Japan  3–0  Thailand 25–1225–1825–16  75–46P2
15 Jul17:00Chinese Taipei  3–0  Thailand 25–2225–2325–22  75–67P2
15 Jul20:00Australia  2–3  Japan 22–2525–2314–2525–2213–1599–110P2
16 Jul14:00Thailand  3–1  New Zealand 25–2025–1625–2725–19 100–82P2
16 Jul17:10Australia  3–0  Chinese Taipei 25–2325–2325–23  75–69P2

References
  1. "2018 World Championship qualification process continues this weekend". FIVB. 3 September 2016.
  2. "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of October 2015)". FIVB. October 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "Results of drawing of lots for 2018 FIVB World Championship QT revealed". AVC. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 22 August 2016)". FIVB. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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