Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship

The Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 23 Women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The first championship was held in Pasig, Philippines, in 2015. The tournament doubled as the World Championship qualifiers, where the top 2 teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship.

Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
2019 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded2015
Inaugural season2015
No. of teams13 (Finals)
ContinentAsia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent
champion(s)
 China (2nd title)
Most titles China (2 title)
TV partner(s)SMMTV
Official websiteAsian Volleyball Confederation

The current champion is China, which won the second title at the 2019 tournament. The tournament have been won by two national teams: China with two titles and Japan with one title.

The 2019 Asian Championship took place in Hà Nội, Vietnam, from 13 to 21 July.

Results summary

Year Host Final Third place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up Third-place Score Fourth-place
2015
Details

Pasig

China
3–1
Thailand

South Korea
3–0
Japan
12
2017
Details

Nakhon Ratchasima

Japan
3–2
Thailand

Vietnam
3–0
Chinese Taipei
13
2019
Details

Hà Nội

China
3–0
North Korea

Vietnam
3–1
Thailand
13

Teams reaching the top four

Team Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
 China 2 (2015, 2019)
 Japan 1 (2017) 1 (2015)
 Thailand 2 (2015, 2017) 1 (2019)
 North Korea 1 (2019)
 Vietnam 2 (2017, 2019)
 South Korea 1 (2015)
 Chinese Taipei 1 (2017)

Champions by region

Federation (Region) Champion(s) Number
EAZVA (East Asia) China (2), Japan (1) 3 titles

Hosts

Times HostedNationsYear(s)
1 Philippines2015
 Thailand2017
 Vietnam2019

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China2002
2 Japan1001
3 Thailand0202
4 North Korea0101
5 Vietnam0022
6 South Korea0011
Totals (6 nations)3339

Participating nations

Nation
2015

2017

2019
Years
 Australia 10th9th 2
 China 1st1st 2
 Chinese Taipei 5th4th5th 3
 Hong Kong 6th7th 2
 India 6th10th 2
 Iran 8th8th 2
 Japan 4th1st 2
 Kazakhstan 9th5th6th 3
 Macau 11th13th11th 3
 Malaysia 7th 1
 Maldives 12th12th 2
 New Zealand 11th8th 2
 North Korea 2nd 1
 Philippines 7th 1
 Sri Lanka 12th13th 2
 South Korea 3rd 1
 Thailand 2nd2nd4th 3
 Uzbekistan 10th9th 2
 Vietnam 3rd3rd 2
Total 121313

Debut of teams

Year Debutants Total
2015  China 12
 Chinese Taipei
 India
 Iran
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Macau
 Maldives
 Philippines
 South Korea
 Thailand
 Uzbekistan
2017  Australia 6
 Hong Kong
 Malaysia
 New Zealand
 Sri Lanka
 Vietnam
2019  North Korea 1

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Year
Most Valuable Player
2015 Liu Yanhan
2017 Misaki Yamauchi
2019 Wu Han

Best Opposite Spiker

Year
Best Opposite Spiker
2015 Pimpichaya Kokram
2017 Pimpichaya Kokram
2019 Sun Jie

Best Outside Spikers

Year
Best Outside Spikers
2015 Liu Yanhan
Lee So-young
2017 Chatchu-on Moksri
Trần Thị Thanh Thúy
2019 Son Hyang Mi
Trần Thị Thanh Thúy

Best Middle Blockers

Year
Best Middle Blockers
2015 Zheng Yixin
Hattaya Bamrungsuk
2017 Ayaka Sugi
Hathairat Jarat
2019 Gao Yi
Nguyễn Thị Trinh

Best Setter

Year
Best Setter
2015 Chen Xintong
2017 Miki Sukurai
2019 Ri Jong Hyang

Best Libero

Year
Best Libero
2015 Kim Yeong-yeon
2017 Li Xiang-chen
2019 Jidapa Nahuanong
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