2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
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| バレーボールアジア選手権 日本 2021 | |
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| Host nation |  Japan |
| Teams | 16 |
The 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship will be the 21st edition of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, organised by Asia's governing volleyball body, the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It will be hosted by Japan in 2021. The tournament also serves as part of Asian qualification for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, with the top two nations including winners and runners-up advancing to the qualifying tournaments.
Host selection
During AVC Sports Events Council Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, Asian Volleyball Confederation announced on 11 February 2020 that only one national federation have applied two bids to organize 2021 Asian Men's Championship:[1]
Qualification
Following the AVC regulations, The maximum of 16 teams in all AVC events will be selected by:
- 1 team for the organizer (Japan)
- 10 teams based on the rankings of the previous championship (Asian Men's Championship Iran 2019)
- 5 teams from each of 5 zones including West Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania (with a qualification tournament if needed)
For any unused quota, the spot will be reallocated to the next highest ranked nation.
Qualified teams
The following eleven teams already qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Zone | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | First | Last |
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| Japan |
EAZVA | Host nation | — | 21st | 1975 | 2019 |
 Iran |
CAZVA | 2019 Asian Men's Championship champions | 21 September 2019 | 19th | 1979 | 2019 |
 Australia |
OZVA | 2019 Asian Men's Championship runners-up | 21 September 2019 | 21st | 1975 | 2019 |
 South Korea |
EAZVA | 2019 Asian Men's Championship 4th place | 21 September 2019 | 21st | 1975 | 2019 |
 Chinese Taipei |
EAZVA | 2019 Asian Men's Championship 5th place | 21 September 2019 | 19th | 1983 | 2019 |
 China |
EAZVA | 2019 Asian Men's Championship 6th place | 21 September 2019 | 21st | 1975 | 2019 |
 Pakistan |
CAZVA | 2019 Asian Men's Championship 7th place | 21 September 2019 | 15th | 1987 | 2019 |
 India |
CAZVA | 2019 Asian Men's Championship 8th place | 21 September 2019 | 18th | 1979 | 2019 |
 Qatar |
WAZVA | 2019 Asian Men's Championship 9th place | 21 September 2019 | 16th | 1989 | 2019 |
 Kazakhstan |
CAZVA | 2019 Asian Men's Championship 10th place | 21 September 2019 | 13th | 1993 | 2019 |
 Thailand |
SEAZVA | Reallocation of unused quota from Japan | — | 16th | 1987 | 2019 |
See also
References
- ^ "AVC SPORTS EVENTS COUNCIL REVIEWS TASKS COMPLETED AND DISCUSSES FUTURE CHALLENGES". AVC. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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