2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

2017 Asian Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Indonesia
Dates	24 July – 1 August
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Japan (9th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Yūki Ishikawa
Official website
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The 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, the biennial international men's volleyball championship of Asia organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It was held in Gresik, Indonesia from 24 July to 1 August 2017. It was the second time that the Indonesia hosts the tournament after the 2007 Asian Championship. The tournament featured 16 teams to determine the Asian champions in men's volleyball.^[1]

Japan were the defending champions going into the tournament, having won the previous competition in 2015.

Qualification

The 16 AVC member associations were submit their men's national team to the 2017 Asian Championship. The 16 AVC member associations were from 5 zonal associations, including, Central Asia (4 teams), East Asia (5 teams), Oceania (1 team), Southeast Asia (3 teams), and West Asian teams (3 teams).

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Means of qualification	Births	Qualified
Host Country	1	Indonesia
Central Asian teams	4	Iran
		Kazakhstan
		Pakistan
		Sri Lanka
East Asian teams	5	China
		Chinese Taipei
		Hong Kong
		Japan
		South Korea
Oceanian team	1	Australia
Southeast Asian teams	2	Thailand
Southeast Asian teams	2	Vietnam
West Asian teams	3	Iraq
		Qatar
		Saudi Arabia
Total 16

Pools composition

Preliminary round

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016.^[2] AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn in Bangkok, Thailand on 27 February 2017.^[3] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 42nd.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Indonesia (Hosts)	Iran (7)	Japan (14)	Australia (15)
Qatar (36)	Chinese Taipei (33)	South Korea (22)	China (20)
Kazakhstan (36)	Pakistan (50)	Vietnam (77)	Thailand (42)
Saudi Arabia (50)	Iraq (77)	Sri Lanka (77)	Hong Kong (77)

Classification round

Final eight				9th–16th places
Pool E		Pool F		Pool G		Pool H
1A	Kazakhstan	1B	Iran	3A	Qatar	3B	Pakistan
1C	South Korea	1D	Australia	3C	Vietnam	3D	Thailand
2A	Indonesia	2B	Chinese Taipei	4A	Saudi Arabia	4B	Iraq
2C	Japan	2D	China	4C	Sri Lanka	4D	Hong Kong

Venues

Preliminary round and Final eight	Preliminary round and 9th–16th places
Gresik, Indonesia	Gresik, Indonesia
Tri Dharma Petrokimia Gymnasium	Wahana Ekspresi Poesponegoro Gymnasium

Pool standing procedure

Number of matches won
Match points
Sets ratio
Points ratio
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

All times are Indonesia Western Time (UTC+07:00).

	Qualified for the Final eight (Pools E and F)
	Qualified for the 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)

Pool A

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Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 Jul	11:30	TDP	Indonesia	3–1	Saudi Arabia	25–23	25–21	22–25	26–24		98–93	P2
24 Jul	16:30	TDP	Qatar	2–3	Kazakhstan	25–18	25–20	24–26	19–25	10–15	103–104	P2
25 Jul	14:11	TDP	Saudi Arabia	0–3	Qatar	23–25	21–25	21–25			65–75	P2
25 Jul	16:30	TDP	Indonesia	2–3	Kazakhstan	25–23	25–27	21–25	25–21	13–15	109–111	P2
26 Jul	11:30	TDP	Kazakhstan	3–0	Saudi Arabia	25–13	25–22	25–17			75–52	P2
26 Jul	16:30	TDP	Indonesia	3–2	Qatar	24–26	14–25	25–20	25–21	15–11	103–103	P2

Pool B

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Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
24 Jul	11:30	WEP	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Pakistan	25–17	25–16	25–14		75–47	P2
24 Jul	14:00	WEP	Iran	3–0	Iraq	25–17	25–16	25–21		75–54	P2
25 Jul	11:30	WEP	Iraq	0–3	Chinese Taipei	24–26	21–25	22–25		67–76	P2
25 Jul	14:00	WEP	Iran	3–0	Pakistan	25–23	25–22	25–14		75–59	P2
26 Jul	11:30	WEP	Pakistan	3–1	Iraq	26–24	25–17	17–25	25–22	93–88	P2
26 Jul	14:05	WEP	Iran	3–0	Chinese Taipei	25–20	30–28	25–21		80–69	P2

Pool C

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Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 Jul	18:45	WEP	Japan	3–0	Sri Lanka	25–17	25–16	25–17			75–50	P2
24 Jul	19:20	TDP	South Korea	3–0	Vietnam	25–17	25–19	25–17			75–53	P2
25 Jul	18:50	WEP	Sri Lanka	0–3	South Korea	15–25	20–25	20–25			55–75	P2
25 Jul	19:20	TDP	Japan	3–0	Vietnam	25–13	25–19	25–18			75–50	P2
26 Jul	19:00	WEP	Vietnam	3–2	Sri Lanka	25–19	16–25	25–21	20–25	15–9	101–99	P2
26 Jul	19:00	TDP	Japan	2–3	South Korea	22–25	25–21	25–17	18–25	9–15	99–103	P2

Pool D

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Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 Jul	14:10	TDP	China	3–0	Thailand	25–19	29–27	25–13			79–59	P2
24 Jul	16:30	WEP	Australia	3–0	Hong Kong	25–17	25–20	25–16			75–53	P2
25 Jul	11:30	TDP	Australia	3–2	Thailand	19–25	26–28	25–19	25–14	15–11	110–97	P2
25 Jul	16:30	WEP	Hong Kong	0–3	China	13–25	16–25	19–25			48–75	P2
26 Jul	14:00	TDP	Thailand	3–1	Hong Kong	23–25	25–8	25–19	25–21		98–73	P2
26 Jul	16:30	WEP	Australia	3–0	China	26–24	25–13	25–23			76–60	P2

Classification round

All times are Indonesia Western Time (UTC+07:00).
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.

	Qualified for the Quarterfinals
	Qualified for the 9th–12th semifinals
	Qualified for the 13th–16th semifinals

Pool E

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
27 Jul	16:30	Kazakhstan	0–3	Japan	18–25	19–25	23–25		60–75	P2
27 Jul	19:00	South Korea	3–1	Indonesia	25–21	20–25	25–14	25–16	95–76	P2
29 Jul	16:30	Kazakhstan	1–3	South Korea	18–25	25–23	23–25	13–25	79–98	P2
29 Jul	19:00	Indonesia	0–3	Japan	23–25	15–25	12–25		50–75	P2

Pool F

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
27 Jul	11:30	Australia	1–3	Chinese Taipei	23–25	17–25	26–24	18–25	84–99	P2
27 Jul	14:00	Iran	0–3	China	25–27	19–25	20–25		64–77	P2
29 Jul	11:30	China	1–3	Chinese Taipei	22–25	25–19	25–27	20–25	92–96	P2
29 Jul	14:00	Iran	3–1	Australia	25–11	25–19	22–25	25–17	97–72	P2

Pool G

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jul	11:30	Qatar	2–3	Sri Lanka	25–19	24–26	20–25	25–23	12–15	106–108	P2
27 Jul	17:20	Vietnam	3–1	Saudi Arabia	24–26	25–21	29–27	25–17		103–91	P2
29 Jul	11:30	Qatar	3–1	Vietnam	25–22	25–15	19–25	27–25		96–87	P2
29 Jul	16:30	Saudi Arabia	3–1	Sri Lanka	25–17	27–25	19–25	25–23		96–90	P2

Pool H

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jul	14:30	Pakistan	3–2	Hong Kong	21–25	22–25	25–20	25–21	15–6	108–97	P2
27 Jul	20:10	Thailand	3–1	Iraq	20–25	25–12	25–23	25–21		95–81	P2
29 Jul	14:00	Pakistan	0–3	Thailand	18–25	24–26	23–25			65–76	P2
29 Jul	19:05	Iraq	3–1	Hong Kong	25–13	25–22	23–25	25–18		98–78	P2

Final round

All times are Indonesia Western Time (UTC+07:00).

13th–16th places

13th–16th semifinals		13th place match

30 July

Sri Lanka	3
		31 July
Hong Kong	0
		Sri Lanka	1
30 July
		Iraq	3
Iraq	3

Saudi Arabia	0
		15th place match

		31 July

		Hong Kong	0

		Saudi Arabia	3

13th–16th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Jul	11:30	Sri Lanka	3–0	Hong Kong	25–18	25–13	25–17			75–48	P2
30 Jul	14:00	Iraq	3–0	Saudi Arabia	25–20	25–19	25–17			75–56	P2

15th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Jul	11:30	Hong Kong	0–3	Saudi Arabia	17–25	20–25	19–25			56–75	P2

13th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Jul	14:00	Sri Lanka	1–3	Iraq	25–16	11–25	22–25	21–25		79–91	P2

9th–12th places

9th–12th semifinals		9th place match

30 July

Qatar	3
		31 July
Pakistan	2
		Qatar	3
30 July
		Vietnam	1
Thailand	2

Vietnam	3
		11th place match

		31 July

		Pakistan	1

		Thailand	3

9th–12th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Jul	16:30	Qatar	3–2	Pakistan	25–19	20–25	17–25	25–18	15–12	102–99	P2
30 Jul	19:10	Thailand	2–3	Vietnam	19–25	16–25	25–21	25–16	10–15	95–102	P2

11th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Jul	16:30	Pakistan	1–3	Thailand	23–25	25–18	18–25	18–25		84–93	P2

9th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Jul	18:45	Qatar	3–1	Vietnam	25–18	25–22	16–25	25–15		91–80	P2

Final eight

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

30 July

South Korea	3
		31 July
China	0
		South Korea	2
30 July
		Kazakhstan	3
Chinese Taipei	0
				1 August
Kazakhstan	3
				Kazakhstan	1
30 July
				Japan	3
Iran	2
		31 July
Indonesia	3
		Indonesia	0
30 July
		Japan	3	3rd place match
Japan	3
				1 August
Australia	0
				South Korea	3

				Indonesia	0

5th–8th semifinals		5th place match

31 July

China	3
		1 August
Chinese Taipei	0
		China	1
31 July
		Iran	3
Iran	3

Australia	2
		7th place match

		1 August

		Chinese Taipei	3

		Australia	2

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Jul	11:30	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Kazakhstan	22–25	22–25	23–25			67–75	P2
30 Jul	14:00	Japan	3–0	Australia	25–21	25–16	25–22			75–59	P2
30 Jul	16:30	South Korea	3–0	China	25–18	25–19	25–23			75–60	P2
30 Jul	19:00	Iran	2–3	Indonesia	25–18	25–18	23–25	24–26	11–15	108–102	P2

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Jul	11:30	China	3–0	Chinese Taipei	25–22	25–19	25–23			75–64	P2
31 Jul	14:00	Iran	3–2	Australia	17–25	18–25	25–21	25–19	16–14	101–104	P2

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Jul	16:40	South Korea	2–3	Kazakhstan	25–20	25–15	17–25	23–25	14–16	104–101	P2
31 Jul	19:30	Indonesia	0–3	Japan	17–25	24–26	23–25			64–76	P2

7th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Aug	11:30	Chinese Taipei	3–2	Australia	25–23	25–20	21–25	23–25	15–11	109–104	P2

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Aug	14:00	China	1–3	Iran	25–15	17–25	23–25	21–25		86–90	P2

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Aug	16:30	South Korea	3–0	Indonesia	25–16	25–21	25–13			75–50	P2

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Aug	19:00	Kazakhstan	1–3	Japan	13–25	20–25	27–25	23–25		83–100	P2

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Japan
	Kazakhstan
	South Korea
4	Indonesia
5	Iran
6	China
7	Chinese Taipei
8	Australia
9	Qatar
10	Vietnam
11	Thailand
12	Pakistan
13	Iraq
14	Sri Lanka
15	Saudi Arabia
16	Hong Kong

2017 Asian Men's Champions
Japan 9th title

14–man Roster

Otake, Fukatsu (c), Fujii, Yoneyama, Yamauchi, Dekita, Yanagida, Ide, Yamada, Ishikawa, Ri, Takahashi, Asano, Koga

Head Coach

Nakagaichi

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Yūki Ishikawa

Best Setter

Naonobu Fujii

Best Outside Spikers

Yūki Ishikawa

Vitaliy Vorivodin

Best Middle Blockers

Nodirkhan Kadirkhanov

Haku Ri

Best Opposite Spiker

Rivan Nurmulki

Best Libero

Oh Jae-seong

References

^ "Drawing of lots for 6 AVC tournaments to be conducted in Bangkok on Feb 27". AVC. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 22 August 2016)". FIVB. 22 August 2016.
^ "Casting lots for 6 AVC events conducted successfully in Thailand". AVC. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

External links

[1] "Drawing of lots for 6 AVC tournaments to be conducted in Bangkok on Feb 27". AVC. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

[2] "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 22 August 2016)". FIVB. 22 August 2016.

[3] "Casting lots for 6 AVC events conducted successfully in Thailand". AVC. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

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Qualification

Qualified teams

Pools composition

Preliminary round

Classification round

Venues

Pool standing procedure

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Classification round

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

Final round

13th–16th places

13th–16th semifinals

15th place match

13th place match

9th–12th places

9th–12th semifinals

11th place match

9th place match

Final eight

Quarterfinals

5th–8th semifinals

Semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Awards

See also

References

External links