The Asian section of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification acts as qualifiers for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, to be held in Japan, for national teams which are members of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). A total of 4+1 slots (4 direct slots and 1 host slot) in the final tournament are available for AVC teams.[1]

Pools composition

15 AVC national teams entered qualification.

First round

There are three confederation zonal competitions. The winner of each competition competed in second round. Because Macau, New Zealand and Tonga later withdrew, North Korea and Fiji automatically qualified for the second round.

Central Asia Eastern Asia Oceania
 Iran  Macau  Fiji
 Maldives  North Korea  New Zealand
   Nepal  Tonga

Second round

The top seven ranked teams from FIVB World Ranking as of 1 January 2015 qualified automatically for this round. The top six ranked teams seeded by the serpentine system. The other four teams were drawn.

Pool A Pool B
 China  South Korea
 Kazakhstan  Thailand
 Chinese Taipei  Vietnam
 Australia  Iran
 Fiji  North Korea

First round

  • The winners in each zone will qualify for the second round.

Central Asia

  • Venue: Maldives Indoor Hall of Youth Centre, Malé, Maldives
  • Dates: 27–29 January 2017
  • All times are Maldives Time (UTC+05:00)
  • India was initially chosen as the host country for the event. However, due to internal problems with the Volleyball Federation of India, the Asian Volleyball Confederation decided to shift the competition venue from India to Male in the Maldives. [2] The AVC informed all the participating teams in the tournament that if they wanted to compete in the event, they had to reconfirm their participation to the AVC and the Volleyball Association of Maldives by December 31. [3] Maldives, Nepal, and Iran confirmed their participation and played in Malé January 27-29, 2017. [4] [5] [6]
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 67 2.239 Second round
2    Nepal 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 111 122 0.910
3  Maldives 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 78 150 0.520
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jan16:45Maldives 0–3   Nepal17–2517–2513–25  47–75 
28 Jan16:45Nepal   0–3 Iran12–2512–2512–25  36–75 
29 Jan16:45Maldives 0–3 Iran4–2512–2515–25  31–75 

Second round

  • The winners and runners-up in each pool will qualify for the 2018 World Championship.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 300 160 1.875 2018 World Championship
2  Kazakhstan 4 3 1 9 9 5 1.800 314 250 1.256
3  Chinese Taipei 4 2 2 6 7 6 1.167 271 244 1.111
4  Australia 4 1 3 3 4 9 0.444 215 291 0.739
5  Fiji 4 0 4 0 0 12 0.000 145 300 0.483
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep16:00China 3–0 Fiji25–525–1025–14  75–29Report
20 Sep19:00Australia 0–3 Chinese Taipei23–2513–258–25  44–75Report
21 Sep16:00Fiji 0–3 Australia18–2516–2510–25  44–75Report
21 Sep19:00Kazakhstan 0–3 China14–2519–2515–25  48–75Report
22 Sep16:00Chinese Taipei 3–0 Fiji25–925–1225–10  75–31Report
22 Sep19:00Australia 1–3 Kazakhstan15–256–2525–229–25 55–97Report
23 Sep16:00China 3–0 Australia25–1525–625–20  75–41Report
23 Sep19:00Kazakhstan 3–1 Chinese Taipei25–1519–2525–1925–20 94–79Report
24 Sep16:00Chinese Taipei 0–3 China18–2514–2510–25  42–75Report
24 Sep19:00Fiji 0–3 Kazakhstan8–2519–2514–25  41–75Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 300 222 1.351 2018 World Championship
2  Thailand 4 3 1 9 9 3 3.000 284 229 1.240
3  North Korea 4 2 2 6 6 6 1.000 270 265 1.019
4  Vietnam 4 1 3 3 3 10 0.300 264 309 0.854
5  Iran 4 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 232 325 0.714
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep15:30North Korea 0–3 South Korea17–2523–2519–25  59–75Report
20 Sep18:15Thailand 3–0 Iran25–1425–1525–13  75–42Report
21 Sep15:30Iran 0–3 North Korea23–2511–2518–25  52–75Report
21 Sep18:15Thailand 3–0 Vietnam25–1725–1725–17  75–51Report
22 Sep15:30Vietnam 0–3 North Korea21–2522–2520–25  63–75Report
22 Sep18:15South Korea 3–0 Iran25–1625–1825–20  75–54Report
23 Sep15:30Vietnam 0–3 South Korea21–2513–2516–25  50–75Report
23 Sep18:15Thailand 3–0 North Korea25–2125–2125–19  75–61Report
24 Sep15:30Vietnam 3–1 Iran24–2625–2225–1725–19 99–84Report
24 Sep18:15Thailand 0–3 South Korea22–2516–2521–25  59–75Report

References

  1. ↑ "2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION PROCESS". FIVB. 3 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maldives takes over AVC qualification tournament due to internal problems with the Volleyball Federation of India". FIVB. 26 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "The AVC informed all the participating teams that they must reconfirm their participation". FIVB. 26 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Iran's team arrives in Maldives for World Women's Volleyball Championship". VTV (Maldives). 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nepal to compete in WC qualifiers". The Himalayan Times. 25 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Female volleyball outfit leaves for Maldives". Mehr News Agency. 25 January 2017.
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