2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (AVC)

The AVC qualification for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Poland.^[1]

Draw

29 AVC national teams entered qualification. (Yemen later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their geographical positions. Teams ranked 1–5 in FIVB World Rankings did not compete in the zonal rounds, and automatically qualified for the final round. New Zealand also qualified automatically as the only registered team from Oceania.

Berths for final round

Zone	Total	Automatic	Remaining
Central Asia	4	1	3
Eastern Asia	4	3	1
Oceania	2	1	1
Southeastern Asia	2	0	2
Western Asia	4	0	4

Subzonal round

Western Asia 1	Western Asia 2	Western Asia 3
Iraq Jordan Lebanon Syria	Kuwait Saudi Arabia ~~Yemen~~	Bahrain Qatar United Arab Emirates

Zonal round

Central Asia 1	Central Asia 2	Eastern Asia
Afghanistan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan	India Maldives Pakistan Sri Lanka	Chinese Taipei Hong Kong
Southeastern Asia	Western Asia 4	Western Asia 5
Indonesia Myanmar Thailand Vietnam	1st Subzonal Western 1 2nd Subzonal Western 3 2nd Subzonal Western 2	1st Subzonal Western 2 1st Subzonal Western 3 2nd Subzonal Western 1

Final round

The sixteen remaining teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings as of 23 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets)

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Australia (11) Kazakhstan (48) Thailand (48) Kuwait (122)	Iran (14) Pakistan (41) Indonesia (52) Bahrain (122)	China (16) India (30) Chinese Taipei (53) Saudi Arabia (122)	Japan (19) South Korea (24) Qatar (53) New Zealand (78)

Subzonal round

Western Asia 1

Venue: Ghazir Club Court, Beirut, Lebanon
Dates: 7–9 June 2013
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jun	18:05	Iraq	3–1	Syria	25–14	25–19	24–26	25–23		99–82	P2
7 Jun	20:25	Lebanon	3–1	Jordan	26–28	25–20	25–21	25–23		101–92	P2
8 Jun	18:00	Jordan	0–3	Iraq	22–25	20–25	18–25			60–75	P2
8 Jun	20:00	Syria	2–3	Lebanon	19–25	25–16	14–25	25–21	10–15	93–102	P2
9 Jun	18:00	Syria	3–2	Jordan	25–20	19–25	21–25	25–22	15–9	105–101	P2
9 Jun	20:35	Iraq	0–3	Lebanon	27–29	13–25	22–25			62–79	P2

Western Asia 2

Venue: Yarmouk Club Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Dates: 8 June 2013
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Jun	19:00	Kuwait	3–0	Saudi Arabia	25–20	25–23	25–23			75–66	Report

Western Asia 3

Venue: Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Hitmi Hall, Doha, Qatar
Dates: 5–7 June 2013
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jun	19:15	Qatar	3–0	United Arab Emirates	25–15	25–18	25–18			75–51	Report
6 Jun	19:15	Bahrain	3–0	United Arab Emirates	25–19	25–11	25–20			75–50	Report
7 Jun	19:15	Qatar	2–3	Bahrain	25–18	25–23	14–25	18–25	9–15	91–106

Zonal round

Central Asia 1

Venue: Astana Ice Palace, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Dates: 14–16 June 2013
All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
14 Jun	17:00	Kazakhstan	3–0	Uzbekistan	25–21	25–15	25–18	75–54	Report
15 Jun	17:00	Afghanistan	0–3	Uzbekistan	17–25	19–25	22–25	58–75	Report
16 Jun	17:00	Kazakhstan	3–0	Afghanistan	25–21	25–21	25–11	75–53	Report

Central Asia 2

Venue: Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dates: 3–5 July 2013
All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Jul	15:45	Sri Lanka	3–0	Maldives	25–20	25–12	25–23			75–55	P2
3 Jul	17:45	India	3–0	Pakistan	25–21	25–20	25–21			75–62	P2
4 Jul	15:00	Pakistan	3–2	Sri Lanka	25–14	22–25	17–25	25–17	15–12	104–93	P2
4 Jul	18:00	India	3–0	Maldives	25–17	25–14	25–12			75–43	P2
5 Jul	15:00	Pakistan	3–0	Maldives	25–13	25–18	25–20			75–51	P2
5 Jul	17:00	Sri Lanka	0–3	India	20–25	26–28	19–25			65–78	P2

Eastern Asia

Venue: Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Dates: 29 June 2013
All times are National Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Jun	17:00	Hong Kong	0–3	Chinese Taipei	14–25	21–25	18–25			53–75	Report

Southeastern Asia

Venue: Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Dates: 26–28 June 2013
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
26 Jun	17:00	Thailand	3–1	Vietnam	28–30	25–23	25–21	25–17		103–91	P2
26 Jun	19:30	Myanmar	2–3	Indonesia	21–25	25–21	25–19	21–25	11–15	103–105	P2
27 Jun	15:00	Vietnam	0–3	Indonesia	18–25	16–25	19–25			53–75	P2
27 Jun	17:00	Thailand	3–0	Myanmar	25–16	25–15	25–19			75–50	P2
28 Jun	15:00	Myanmar	3–2	Vietnam	17–25	25–14	26–24	20–25	15–9	103–97	P2
28 Jun	17:30	Indonesia	0–3	Thailand	14–25	35–37	21–25			70–87	P2

Western Asia 4

Venue: Al-Shabab Indoor Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dates: 5–7 July 2013
All times are United Arab Emirates Standard Time (UTC+04:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jul	19:30	Lebanon	2–3	Saudi Arabia	25–14	22–25	16–25	25–22	12–15	100–101	Result
6 Jul	19:30	Qatar	3–0	Lebanon	25–20	25–22	25–15			75–57	Result
7 Jul	19:30	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Qatar	19–25	25–21	17–25	16–25		77–96	Result

Western Asia 5

Venue: Isa Sports City Hall C, Riffa, Bahrain
Dates: 4–6 July 2013
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jul	19:30	Kuwait	3–2	Iraq	25–21	22–25	25–14	24–26	15–11	111–97	Report
5 Jul	19:30	Bahrain	3–0	Iraq	25–21	25–17	25–20			75–58	Result
6 Jul	19:30	Bahrain	3–0	Kuwait	25–20	25–22	25–22			75–64	Result

Final round

Pool A

Venue: AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia
Dates: 6–8 September 2013
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
6 Sep	16:30	Thailand	0–3	Kazakhstan	17–25	15–25	22–25		54–75	Result
6 Sep	19:00	Australia	3–0	Kuwait	25–12	25–16	25–18		75–46	Result
7 Sep	16:30	Thailand	3–1	Kuwait	25–27	25–14	25–18	25–14	100–73	Result
7 Sep	19:00	Australia	3–1	Kazakhstan	17–25	25–23	25–20	25–17	92–85	Result
8 Sep	13:00	Kazakhstan	3–0	Kuwait	25–13	25–18	25–20		75–51	Result
8 Sep	15:30	Australia	3–0	Thailand	25–23	25–13	25–23		75–59	Result

Pool B

Venue: Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran
Dates: 11–13 September 2013
All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
11 Sep	15:00	Indonesia	0–3	Bahrain	16–25	20–25	21–25	57–75	P2
11 Sep	17:00	Iran	3–0	Pakistan	25–15	25–19	25–13	75–47	P2
12 Sep	15:00	Pakistan	0–3	Bahrain	22–25	23–25	22–25	67–75	P2
12 Sep	17:00	Iran	3–0	Indonesia	25–12	25–20	25–11	75–43	P2
13 Sep	15:00	Pakistan	0–3	Indonesia	15–25	23–25	19–25	57–75	P2
13 Sep	17:00	Iran	3–0	Bahrain	25–16	25–17	25–14	75–47	P2

Pool C

Venue: Chenzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Chenzhou, China
Dates: 20–22 September 2013
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	16:00	India	3–0	Saudi Arabia	25–20	25–21	25–19			75–60	P2
20 Sep	19:30	Chinese Taipei	0–3	China	20–25	12–25	21–25			53–75	P2
21 Sep	16:00	India	3–1	Chinese Taipei	25–19	21–25	25–18	26–24		97–86	P2
21 Sep	19:30	China	3–0	Saudi Arabia	28–26	25–20	27–25			80–71	P2
22 Sep	16:00	Saudi Arabia	2–3	Chinese Taipei	25–23	25–22	17–25	20–25	11–15	98–110	P2
22 Sep	19:30	China	3–0	India	25–17	25–18	25–17			75–52	P2

Pool D

Venue: Park Arena, Komaki, Japan
Dates: 5–8 September 2013
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
5 Sep	17:00	Japan	3–0	Qatar	25–18	25–22	25–18	75–58	Result
6 Sep	13:30	South Korea	3–0	New Zealand	25–16	25–9	25–11	75–36	Result
7 Sep	11:30	Qatar	0–3	South Korea	19–25	21–25	24–26	64–76	Result
7 Sep	14:00	Japan	3–0	New Zealand	25–14	25–20	25–10	75–44	Result
8 Sep	16:30	New Zealand	0–3	Qatar	22–25	22–25	21–25	65–75	Result
8 Sep	19:10	Japan	0–3	South Korea	20–25	20–25	13–25	53–75	Result

References

^ "2014 World Championships – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Playoff Round Tournaments" (PDF). FIVB. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

[1] "2014 World Championships – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Playoff Round Tournaments" (PDF). FIVB. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

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