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

The Asian section of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification acts as qualifiers for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, to be held in Japan, for national teams which are members of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). A total of 4+1 slots (4 direct slots and 1 host slot) in the final tournament are available for AVC teams.[1]

Pools composition

15 AVC national teams entered qualification.

First round

There are three confederation zonal competitions. The winner of each competition competed in second round. Because Macau, New Zealand and Tonga later withdrew, North Korea and Fiji automatically qualified for the second round.

Central Asia Eastern Asia Oceania
 Iran  Macau  Fiji
 Maldives  North Korea  New Zealand
   Nepal  Tonga

Second round

The top seven ranked teams from FIVB World Ranking as of 1 January 2015 qualified automatically for this round. The top six ranked teams seeded by the serpentine system. The other four teams were drawn.

Pool A Pool B
 China  South Korea
 Kazakhstan  Thailand
 Chinese Taipei  Vietnam
 Australia  Iran
 Fiji  North Korea

First round
  • The winners in each zone will qualify for the second round.
Qualified for the Second round

Central Asia
  • Venue: Indoor Hall of Youth Centre, Malé, Maldives
  • Dates: 27–29 January 2017
  • All times are Maldives Time (UTC+05:00)
  • India was initially chosen as the host country for the event. However, due to internal problems with the Volleyball Federation of India, the Asian Volleyball Confederation decided to shift the competition venue from India to Male in the Maldives. [2] The AVC informed all the participating teams in the tournament that if they wanted to compete in the event, they had to reconfirm their participation to the AVC and the Volleyball Association of Maldives by December 31. [3] Maldives, Nepal, and Iran confirmed their participation and played in Malé January 27-29, 2017. [4] [5] [6]
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Iran 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 67 2.239
2    Nepal 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 111 122 0.910
3  Maldives 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 78 150 0.520
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jan16:45Maldives  0–3    Nepal 17–2517–2513–25  47–75 
28 Jan16:45Nepal    0–3  Iran 12–2512–2512–25  36–75 
29 Jan16:45Maldives  0–3  Iran 4–2512–2515–25  31–75 

Second round
  • The winners and runners-up in each pool will qualify for the 2018 World Championship.

Pool A
Qualified for the 2018 World Championship
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  China 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 300 160 1.875
2  Kazakhstan 3 1 9 9 5 1.800 314 250 1.256
3  Chinese Taipei 2 2 6 7 6 1.167 271 244 1.111
4  Australia 1 3 3 4 9 0.444 215 291 0.739
5  Fiji 0 4 0 0 12 0.000 145 300 0.483
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep16:00China  3–0  Fiji 25–525–1025–14  75–29Report
20 Sep19:00Australia  0–3  Chinese Taipei 23–2513–258–25  44–75Report
21 Sep16:00Fiji  0–3  Australia 18–2516–2510–25  44–75Report
21 Sep19:00Kazakhstan  0–3  China 14–2519–2515–25  48–75Report
22 Sep16:00Chinese Taipei  3–0  Fiji 25–925–1225–10  75–31Report
22 Sep19:00Australia  1–3  Kazakhstan 15–256–2525–229–25 55–97Report
23 Sep16:00China  3–0  Australia 25–1525–625–20  75–41Report
23 Sep19:00Kazakhstan  3–1  Chinese Taipei 25–1519–2525–1925–20 94–79Report
24 Sep16:00Chinese Taipei  0–3  China 18–2514–2510–25  42–75Report
24 Sep19:00Fiji  0–3  Kazakhstan 8–2519–2514–25  41–75Report

Pool B
Qualified for the 2018 World Championship
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  South Korea 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 300 222 1.351
2  Thailand 3 1 9 9 3 3.000 284 229 1.240
3  North Korea 2 2 6 6 6 1.000 270 265 1.019
4  Vietnam 1 3 3 3 10 0.300 264 309 0.854
5  Iran 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 232 325 0.714
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep15:30North Korea  0–3  South Korea 17–2523–2519–25  59–75Report
20 Sep18:15Thailand  3–0  Iran 25–1425–1525–13  75–42Report
21 Sep15:30Iran  0–3  North Korea 23–2511–2518–25  52–75Report
21 Sep18:15Thailand  3–0  Vietnam 25–1725–1725–17  75–51Report
22 Sep15:30Vietnam  0–3  North Korea 21–2522–2520–25  63–75Report
22 Sep18:15South Korea  3–0  Iran 25–1625–1825–20  75–54Report
23 Sep15:30Vietnam  0–3  South Korea 21–2513–2516–25  50–75Report
23 Sep18:15Thailand  3–0  North Korea 25–2125–2125–19  75–61Report
24 Sep15:30Vietnam  3–1  Iran 24–2625–2225–1725–19 99–84Report
24 Sep18:15Thailand  0–3  South Korea 22–2516–2521–25  59–75Report

References
  1. "2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION PROCESS". FIVB. 3 September 2016.
  2. "Maldives takes over AVC qualification tournament due to internal problems with the Volleyball Federation of India". FIVB. 26 December 2016.
  3. "The AVC informed all the participating teams that they must reconfirm their participation". FIVB. 26 December 2016.
  4. "Iran's team arrives in Maldives for World Women's Volleyball Championship". VTV_(Maldives). 25 January 2017.
  5. "Nepal to compete in WC qualifiers". The Himalayan Times. 25 January 2017.
  6. "Female volleyball outfit leaves for Maldives". Mehr_News_Agency. 25 January 2017.
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