Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

The Asian Women's Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The initial gap between championships was four years, but since 1987 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Japan, which won its fifth title at the 2019 tournament.

Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

Upcoming season or competition: 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1975
Inaugural season	1975
No. of teams	16 (Finals)
Continent	Asia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent champion(s)	Japan (5th title)
Most titles	China (13 titles)
TV partner(s)	SMMTV
Official website	Asian Volleyball Confederation

The 20 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by three different national teams. China have won thirteen times. The other Asian Championship winners are Japan, with four titles; and Thailand with two titles.

The 2019 Asian Championship took place in Seoul, South Korea. The next Asian Championship will be 2021.

Results summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1975 Details	Melbourne		Japan	Round-robin	South Korea		China	Round-robin	Australia		5
1979 Details	Hong Kong		China	Round-robin	Japan		South Korea	Round-robin	Australia		7
1983 Details	Fukuoka		Japan	Round-robin	China		South Korea	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		9
1987 Details	Shanghai		China	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–0	New Zealand		11
1989 Details	Hong Kong		China	3–0	South Korea		Japan	3–1	Chinese Taipei		10
1991 Details	Bangkok		China	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–?	North Korea		14
1993 Details	Shanghai		China	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–1	Chinese Taipei		14
1995 Details	Chiang Mai		China	Round-robin	South Korea		Japan	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		9
1997 Details	Manila		China	Round-robin	South Korea		Japan	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		9
1999 Details	Hong Kong		China	Round-robin	South Korea		Japan	Round-robin	Thailand		9
2001 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		China	3–0	South Korea		Thailand	3–2	Japan		9
2003 Details	Ho Chi Minh City		China	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–1	Thailand		10
2005 Details	Taicang		China	3–0	Kazakhstan		Japan	3–0	South Korea		12
2007 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		Japan	Round-robin	China		Thailand	Round-robin	South Korea		13
2009 Details	Hanoi		Thailand	3–1	China		Japan	3–0	South Korea		14
2011 Details	Taipei		China	3–1	Japan		South Korea	3–2	Thailand		14
2013 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		Thailand	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–2	China		16
2015 Details	Tianjin		China	3–0	South Korea		Thailand	3–0	Chinese Taipei		14
2017 Details	Biñan		Japan	3–2	Thailand		South Korea	3–0	China		14
2019 Details	Seoul		Japan	3–1	Thailand		South Korea	3–0	China		13
2021 Details	or TBA										16

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
China	13 (1979, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015)	3 (1983, 2007, 2009)	1 (1975)	3 (2013, 2017, 2019)
Japan	5 (1975, 1983, 2007, 2017, 2019)	7 (1979, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013)	6 (1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009)	1 (2001)
Thailand	2 (2009, 2013)	2 (2017, 2019)	3 (2001, 2007, 2015)	3 (1999, 2003, 2011)
South Korea		7 (1975, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2015)	10 (1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019)	3 (2005, 2007, 2009)
Kazakhstan		1 (2005)
Chinese Taipei				6 (1983, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2015)
Australia				2 (1975, 1979)
New Zealand				1 (1987)
North Korea				1 (1991)

Champions by region

Federation (Region)	Champion(s)	Number
EAZVA (East Asia)	China (13), Japan (5)	18 titles
SEAZVA (Southeast Asia)	Thailand (2)	2 titles

Hosts

Times Hosted	Nations	Year(s)
5	Thailand	1991, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2013
4	China	1987, 1993, 2005, 2015
3	Hong Kong	1979, 1989, 1999
2	Philippines	1997, 2017
	Vietnam	2003, 2009
1	Australia	1975
	Japan	1983
	Chinese Taipei	2011
	South Korea	2019

Medal summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	13	3	1	17
2	Japan	5	7	6	18
3	Thailand	2	2	3	7
4	South Korea	0	7	10	17
5	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 nations)		20	20	20	60

Participating nations

Nation	1975	1979	1983	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	Years
Australia	4th	4th	7th	7th	7th	6th	10th	6th	7th	6th	6th	9th	10th	8th	9th	10th	9th	9th	10th	9th	20
China	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	4th	1st	4th	4th	20
Chinese Taipei			4th		4th	5th	4th	4th	4th	5th	5th	5th	5th	6th	6th	5th	7th	4th	6th	6th	17
Hong Kong		6th	8th	10th	8th	11th	12th	9th	9th	8th			12th		10th		13th	13th	11th	11th	15
India		7th				14th							11th		11th	11th	11th	10th		10th	8
Indonesia		5th	6th	6th	9th	9th	8th							9th	13th	13th	10th			8th	11
Iran														12th	8th	8th	8th	8th	9th	7th	7
Japan	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	2nd	3rd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	6th	1st	1st	20
Kazakhstan							5th			9th		7th	2nd	5th	5th	9th	5th	7th	7th	5th	11
Macau				11th	10th																2
Malaysia				9th																	1
Maldives																			14th		1
Mongolia																	14th	11th			2
Myanmar																	16th				1
New Zealand	5th		9th	4th		10th	11th	7th			8th	10th		11th					12th	12th	11
North Korea					5th	4th	9th						7th			6th					5
Philippines			5th			13th	13th	8th	8th			8th	9th				12th	12th	8th		10
Singapore				8th																	1
South Korea	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	20
Sri Lanka						12th	14th				9th			10th	14th	12th	15th	14th	13th	13th	10
Thailand				5th	6th	7th	7th	5th	5th	4th	3rd	4th	6th	3rd	1st	4th	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	17
Turkmenistan																14th					1
Uzbekistan							6th		6th	7th				13th	12th						5
Vietnam						8th					7th	6th	8th	7th	7th	7th	6th	5th	5th		10
Total	5	7	9	11	10	14	14	9	9	9	9	10	12	13	14	14	16	14	14	13	20th

Debut of teams

Year Debutants Total 1975  Australia 5  China  Japan  New Zealand  South Korea 1979  Hong Kong 3  India  Indonesia 1983  Chinese Taipei 2  Philippines 1987  Macau 4  Malaysia  Singapore  Thailand 1989  North Korea 1

Year Debutants Total 1991  Sri Lanka 2  Vietnam 1993  Kazakhstan 2  Uzbekistan 1995 None 0 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007  Iran 1 2009 None 0 2011  Turkmenistan 1 2013  Mongolia 2  Myanmar

Year Debutants Total 2015 None 0 2017  Maldives 1 2019 None 0

Awards

At the end of each Championship, awards are presented to the players and teams for accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament. There are currently six awards:

• The Most Valuable Player for the best player, determined by a vote of organizing committees.
• The Best Opposite spiker for the best opposite spiker, determined by their statistics and a vote of organizing committees.
• The Best Outside spikers for the best outside spikers, determined by their statistics and a vote of organizing committees.
• The Best Middle blocker for the best middle blockers, determined by their statistics and a vote of organizing committees.
• The Best Setter for the best setter, determined by their statistics and a vote of organizing committees.
• The Best Libero for the best libero, determined by their statistics and a vote of organizing committees.

See also

• Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
• Volleyball at the Asian Games
• AVC Cup for Women
• Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship

References

• Sports123.com

External links

• Official AVC website