2008 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Thailand |
| Dates | 1–7 October |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  China (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Wei Qiuyue |
The 2008 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship was the first women's volleyball tournament of its kind, this tournament that qualified for 4 Asian team to the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship from October 1 to October 7, 2008. Tournament was staged in MCC Hall Convention Center The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima Shopping Mall, Thailand.
Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B |
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* Kazakhstan withdrew and replaced by 
Malaysia.
Squads
Preliminary round
Pool A
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| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | 11:00 | Vietnam 
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3–2 |  Chinese Taipei
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25–17 | 21–25 | 28–30 | 25–19 | 15–13 | 114–104 |
| 01 Oct | 16:00 | Thailand
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2–3 |  South Korea
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25–18 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–27 | 9–15 | 103–106 |
| 02 Oct | 11:00 | Chinese Taipei
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0–3 | South Korea
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15–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 51–75 | ||
| 02 Oct | 16:00 | Vietnam
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0–3 | Thailand
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17–25 | 12–25 | 16–25 | 45–75 | ||
| 03 Oct | 11:00 | South Korea
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3–1 | Vietnam
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19–25 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 94–73 | |
| 03 Oct | 16:00 | Thailand
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3–0 | Chinese Taipei
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25–15 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 75–52 |
Pool B
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| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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| 01 Oct | 13:00 | China
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3–0 | Malaysia
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25–11 | 25–7 | 25–7 | 75–25 | ||
| 01 Oct | 18:00 | Australia 
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0–3 |  Japan
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15–25 | 7–25 | 12–25 | 34–75 | ||
| 02 Oct | 13:00 | China
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3–0 | Australia
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25–12 | 25–13 | 25–9 | 75–34 | ||
| 02 Oct | 18:00 | Malaysia
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0–3 | Japan
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3–25 | 4–25 | 10–25 | 17–75 | ||
| 03 Oct | 13:00 | Japan
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0–3 | China
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9–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | 44–75 | ||
| 03 Oct | 18:00 | Australia
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3–0 | Malaysia
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25–11 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 75–54 |
Final round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| 5th–8th places | 5th place | |||||
| 6 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| 7 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||
| 6 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 7 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct | 11:00 | South Korea
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3–0 | Malaysia
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25–14 | 25–12 | 25–7 | 75–33 | ||
| 05 Oct | 13:00 | China
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3–0 | Chinese Taipei
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25–17 | 25–13 | 25–15 | 75–45 | ||
| 05 Oct | 16:00 | Thailand
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3–0 | Australia
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25–14 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 75–45 | ||
| 05 Oct | 18:00 | Japan
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3–0 | Vietnam
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25–11 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 75–55 |
5th–8th semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct | 11:00 | Malaysia
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0–3 | Vietnam
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13–25 | 7–25 | 11–25 | 31–75 | ||
| 06 Oct | 13:00 | Chinese Taipei
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3–1 | Australia
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25–16 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–13 | 94–74 |
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct | 16:00 | South Korea
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3–0 | Japan
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25–13 | 25–11 | 26–24 | 76–48 | ||
| 06 Oct | 18:00 | China
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3–0 | Thailand
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25–18 | 25–23 | 25–14 | 75–55 |
7th place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct | 11:00 | Malaysia
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0–3 | Australia
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21–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | 53–75 |
5th place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct | 13:00 | Vietnam
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3–0 | Chinese Taipei
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25–15 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 75–48 |
3rd place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct | 16:00 | Japan
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2–3 | Thailand
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26–28 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 7–15 | 104–109 |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct | 18:00 | South Korea
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0–3 | China
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17–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 54–75 |
Final standing
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Awards
- MVP:
Wei Qiuyue - Best Scorer:
Kim Min-ji - Best Spiker: Wang Yimei
- Best Blocker: Xue Ming
- Best Server:
Nanami Inoue - Best Setter: Lee Sook-ja
- Best Libero:
Wanna Buakaew
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