1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

1979 Asian Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Bahrain
Dates	16–23 December
Teams	14
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	China (1st title)

The 1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the 2nd Asian Championship, which took place from December 16 to December 23, 1979, in Manama, Bahrain.

Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1975 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Bahrain (Host) Australia Kuwait New Zealand	Japan (1st) Iraq Syria	South Korea (2nd) Iran Singapore South Yemen	China (3rd) Saudi Arabia India Lebanon

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
16 Dec	New Zealand	3–2	Bahrain	12–15	15–12	15–5	14–16	15–10	71–58
17 Dec	Kuwait	3–1	New Zealand
17 Dec	Bahrain	0–3	Australia	10–15	10–15	8–15			28–45
18 Dec	Australia	3–0	Kuwait	15–11	15–12	15–4			45–27
19 Dec	Kuwait	3–2	Bahrain	9–15	15–10	15–10	12–15	15–7	66–57
19 Dec	Australia	3–0	New Zealand	15–7	15–9	15–8			45–24

Pool B

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
17 Dec	Syria	0–3	Japan	0–15	2–15	6–15			8–45
18 Dec	Japan	3–0	Iraq	15–9	15–1	15–3			45–13
19 Dec	Iraq	3–2	Syria	15–4	11–15	10–15	16–14	15–12	67–60

Pool C

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
17 Dec	Singapore	3–0	South Yemen	15–8	15–6	15–5			45–19
17 Dec	South Korea	3–0	Iran	15–1	15–3	15–3			45–7
18 Dec	South Yemen	0–3	South Korea	2–15	0–15	1–15			3–45
18 Dec	Singapore	0–3	Iran	8–15	5–15	7–15			20–45
19 Dec	Iran	3–0	South Yemen	15–3	15–2	15–5			45–10
19 Dec	South Korea	3–0	Singapore	15–1	15–1	15–2			45–4

Pool D

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
17 Dec	India	3–0	Saudi Arabia	15–9	15–3	15–7			45–19
17 Dec	China	3–0	Lebanon	15–6	15–3	15–3			45–12
18 Dec	Saudi Arabia	0–3	China	1–15	2–15	3–15			6–45
18 Dec	Lebanon	0–3	India	13–15	1–15	2–15			16–45
19 Dec	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Lebanon	15–6	15–13	15–13			45–32
19 Dec	China	3–0	India	15–3	15–3	15–4			45–10

Final round

Classification 13th–15th

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
21 Dec	South Yemen	1–3	Lebanon	2–15	15–12	5–15	14–16		36–58
22 Dec	Lebanon	3–1	Bahrain	15–17	16–14	15–13	15–7		61–51
23 Dec	Bahrain	3–1	South Yemen

Classification 9th–12th

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
21 Dec	Syria	3–0	Singapore	15–3	16–14	15–8			46–25
21 Dec	Saudi Arabia	3–2	New Zealand	15–5	15–12	8–15	12–15	15–6	65–53
22 Dec	Syria	0–3	Saudi Arabia	2–15	16–18	12–15			30–48
22 Dec	Singapore	1–3	New Zealand	12–15	15–10	2–15	10–15		39–55
23 Dec	New Zealand	1–3	Syria
23 Dec	Singapore	1–3	Saudi Arabia

Classification 5th–8th

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
21 Dec	Iraq	3–2	Iran	16–14	7–15	15–2	2–15	15–9	55–55
21 Dec	India	3–0	Kuwait	15–4	15–5	15–1			45–10
22 Dec	India	3–0	Iraq	15–10	15–4	15–8			45–22
22 Dec	Kuwait	1–3	Iran	15–12	10–15	14–16	3–15		42–58
23 Dec	Kuwait	3–1	Iraq
23 Dec	Iran	1–3	India

Championship

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
21 Dec	China	3–0	Australia	15–4	15–3	15–2			45–9
21 Dec	South Korea	3–2	Japan	11–15	8–15	15–9	15–11	15–7	64–57
22 Dec	Japan	1–3	China	15–10	3–15	10–15	6–15		34–55
22 Dec	South Korea	3–0	Australia	15–3	15–2	15–6			45–11
23 Dec	Australia	0–3	Japan	5–15	4–15	8–15			17–45
23 Dec	China	3–0	South Korea	15–3	15–10	15–10			45–23

Final standing

Rank	Team
	China
	South Korea
	Japan
4	Australia
5	India
6	Iran
7	Kuwait
8	Iraq
9	Saudi Arabia
10	Syria
11	New Zealand
12	Singapore
13	Lebanon
14	Bahrain
15	South Yemen

Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics

1979 Asian Men's Champions
China First title

Awards

• MVP: Wang Jiawei
• Best Spiker: Kang Man-soo
• Best Blocker: Chen Gang
• Best Server: Xu Zhen
• Best Setter: Kim Ho-chul

References

• Results