Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games
| Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall |
| Dates | 26 November 2006 – 14 December 2006 |
| Competitors | 332 from 21 nations |
Indoor volleyball was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. All matches played at the Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall.
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Draw
The draw ceremony for the team sports was held on 7 September 2006 at Doha.[1]
Men
Due to scheduling conflicts with 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, China, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea alongside the host team Qatar qualified directly to the quarterfinal stage. The remaining teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. India and Thailand, the next top two teams started the competition from the preliminary round.
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* Withdrew.
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- Quarterfinals
Qatar (Host) vs. 1st Preliminary – Pool B- Asia Rank 1 vs. 1st Preliminary – Pool A
- Asia Rank 2 vs. Asia Rank 5
- Asia Rank 3 vs. Asia Rank 4
The teams were seeded based on their performance at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.
| Team | Rank | Pts | PR | |
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 Japan |
8 | Asia Rank 1 | ||
 China |
17 | 7 | Asia Rank 2 | |
 South Korea |
17 | 6 | Asia Rank 3 | |
 Iran |
21 | 5 | 0.835 | Asia Rank 4 |
 Kazakhstan |
21 | 5 | 0.832 | Asia Rank 5 |
Women
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
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Final standing
Men
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 |
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China |
3 | 2 | 1 |
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 Saudi Arabia |
8 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 |  Qatar |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Bahrain |
9 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei |
6 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 |  India |
4 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 |  Kuwait |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Thailand |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Hong Kong |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Lebanon |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 |  Macau |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 |  United Arab Emirates |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Maldives |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Mongolia |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Palestine |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Women
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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China |
6 | 6 | 0 |
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Japan |
7 | 6 | 1 |
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Chinese Taipei |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Thailand |
7 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | South Korea |
6 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan |
7 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 |  Vietnam |
6 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Mongolia |
7 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  Tajikistan |
4 | 0 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Draw for Asian Games volleyball competition". People's Daily . 8 September 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2013.