2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the thirteenth staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in Suphan Buri, Thailand from 20 to 27 September 2005.

2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Thailand
City	Suphan Buri
Dates	20–27 September
Teams	18
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Japan (6th title)
Runners-up	China
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	India
Tournament awards
MVP	Marcos Sugiyama
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Venues

Suphanburi, Thailand
Silapa-Archa Gymnasium	Chaopha Gymnasium
Capacity: Unknown	Capacity: Unknown

Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Thailand (Host)	South Korea (1st)	China (2nd)	Iran (3rd)
Pakistan (7th)   New Zealand   Qatar	Japan (6th)   United Arab Emirates   Indonesia   Kazakhstan *	India (5th)   Bahrain   Vietnam *   Chinese Taipei	Australia (4th)   Philippines   Hong Kong   Uzbekistan

* Kazakhstan withdrew, Vietnam moved from Pool C to B.

Preliminary round

Pool A

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Qatar	4	2	0	169	151	1.119	6	1	6.000
2	Pakistan	3	1	1	167	157	1.064	4	3	1.333
3	New Zealand	2	0	2	125	153	0.817	0	6	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Sep	14:00	Pakistan	1–3	Qatar	16–25	23–25	25–17	25–27		89–94
21 Sep	14:00	New Zealand	0–3	Pakistan	24–26	25–27	14–25			63–78
22 Sep	14:00	Qatar	3–0	New Zealand	25–20	25–23	25–19			75–62

Pool B

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Japan	6	3	0	249	196	1.270	9	1	9.000
2	Indonesia	5	2	1	294	274	1.073	7	6	1.167
3	Vietnam	4	1	2	217	237	0.916	5	6	0.833
4	United Arab Emirates	3	0	3	194	247	0.785	1	9	0.111

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Sep	16:00	United Arab Emirates	1–3	Indonesia	19–25	20–25	25–22	18–25		82–97
20 Sep	18:00	Vietnam	0–3	Japan	14–25	14–25	21–25			49–75
21 Sep	16:00	Indonesia	1–3	Japan	23–25	26–24	18–25	19–25		86–99
21 Sep	18:00	United Arab Emirates	0–3	Vietnam	18–25	20–25	13–25			51–75
22 Sep	14:00	Vietnam	2–3	Indonesia	26–24	19–25	18–25	25–22	5–15	93–111
22 Sep	18:00	Japan	3–0	United Arab Emirates	25–16	25–23	25–22			75–61

Pool C

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	India	4	2	0	151	125	1.208	6	0	MAX
2	Bahrain	3	1	1	139	142	0.979	3	3	1.000
3	Chinese Taipei	2	0	2	129	152	0.849	0	6	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Sep	16:00	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Bahrain	24–26	21–25	22–25			67–76
21 Sep	16:00	India	3–0	Bahrain	25–19	25–22	25–22			75–63
22 Sep	16:00	Chinese Taipei	0–3	India	23–25	24–26	15–25			62–76

Pool D

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Australia	6	3	0	265	171	1.550	9	1	9.000
2	Philippines	5	2	1	215	207	1.039	6	4	1.500
3	Uzbekistan	4	1	2	252	287	0.878	4	8	0.500
4	Hong Kong	3	0	3	218	285	0.765	3	9	0.333

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Sep	12:00	Hong Kong	0–3	Australia	17–25	12–25	14–25			43–75
20 Sep	14:00	Philippines	3–0	Uzbekistan	25–16	25–21	25–17			75–54
21 Sep	12:00	Hong Kong	1–3	Philippines	19–25	19–25	26–24	14–25		78–99
21 Sep	14:00	Australia	3–1	Uzbekistan	25–13	40–42	25–16	25–16		115–87
22 Sep	12:00	Uzbekistan	3–2	Hong Kong	28–30	18–25	25–16	25–17	15–9	111–97
22 Sep	16:00	Philippines	0–3	Australia	12–25	16–25	13–25			41–75

Quarterfinals

• The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the Quarterfinals.

Pool E

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	China	6	3	0	283	245	1.155	9	3	3.000
2	India	5	2	1	260	228	1.140	8	3	2.667
3	Thailand	4	1	2	218	234	0.932	4	6	0.667
4	Qatar	3	0	3	171	225	0.760	0	9	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
23 Sep	14:00	Thailand	3–0	Qatar	25–22	25–21	25–21			75–64
23 Sep	16:00	China	3–2	India	25–21	22–25	24–26	26–24	16–14	113–110
24 Sep	14:00	China	3–0	Qatar	25–17	25–17	25–15			75–49
24 Sep	18:00	Thailand	0–3	India	22–25	14–25	21–25			57–75
25 Sep	12:00	Qatar	0–3	India	23–25	12–25	23–25			58–75
25 Sep	16:00	Thailand	1–3	China	25–20	22–25	19–25	20–25		86–95

Pool F

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Japan	5	2	1	301	270	1.115	8	5	1.600
2	South Korea	5	2	1	288	266	1.083	8	4	2.000
3	Iran	5	2	1	285	279	1.022	7	6	1.167
4	Australia	3	0	3	186	245	0.759	1	9	0.111

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
23 Sep	12:00	Iran	3–1	Australia	20–25	25–16	25–20	25–14		95–75
23 Sep	18:00	South Korea	2–3	Japan	25–23	18–25	20–25	25–22	25–27	113–122
24 Sep	12:00	South Korea	3–0	Australia	25–23	25–19	25–15			75–57
24 Sep	16:00	Iran	3–2	Japan	25–21	25–18	18–25	18–25	17–15	103–104
25 Sep	14:00	South Korea	3–1	Iran	25–27	25–19	25–22	25–19		100–87
25 Sep	18:00	Japan	3–0	Australia	25–13	25–22	25–19			75–54

Pool G

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Pakistan	6	3	0	260	207	1.256	9	1	9.000
2	Bahrain	5	2	1	235	225	1.044	6	4	1.500
3	Chinese Taipei	4	1	2	245	265	0.925	4	7	0.571
4	New Zealand	3	0	3	228	271	0.841	2	9	0.222

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
23 Sep	12:00	Bahrain	3–1	New Zealand	25–15	25–23	22–25	25–18		97–81
23 Sep	14:00	Pakistan	3–1	Chinese Taipei	25–18	25–13	30–32	25–19		105–82
24 Sep	12:00	New Zealand	1–3	Chinese Taipei	25–21	19–25	17–25	23–25		84–96
24 Sep	14:00	Pakistan	3–0	Bahrain	25–17	27–25	25–20			77–62

Pool H

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Indonesia	6	3	0	281	214	1.313	9	3	3.000
2	Vietnam	5	2	1	243	221	1.100	8	3	2.667
3	Philippines	4	1	2	208	224	0.929	4	6	0.667
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	3	152	225	0.676	0	9	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
23 Sep	16:00	Indonesia	3–0	Uzbekistan	25–20	25–13	25–17			75–50
23 Sep	18:00	Philippines	0–3	Vietnam	20–25	20–25	22–25			62–75
24 Sep	16:00	Vietnam	3–0	Uzbekistan	25–16	25–17	25–15			75–48
24 Sep	18:00	Indonesia	3–1	Philippines	25–12	25–20	20–25	25–14		95–71

Classification 17th–18th

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
24 Sep	10:00	United Arab Emirates	3–2	Hong Kong	25–14	26–28	26–28	25–23	15–8	117–101

Classification 13th–16th

	13th–16th places				13th place
	25 September – Suphanburi
	Chinese Taipei	3
					26 September – Suphanburi
	Uzbekistan	1
					Chinese Taipei	3
	25 September – Suphanburi
					Philippines	2
	Philippines	3
	New Zealand	1
					15th place
					26 September – Suphanburi
					Uzbekistan	1
					New Zealand	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
25 Sep	12:00	Chinese Taipei	3–1	Uzbekistan	25–20	23–25	25–20	25–14		98–79
25 Sep	14:00	Philippines	3–1	New Zealand	16–25	25–23	25–18	26–24		92–90

15th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Sep	12:00	Uzbekistan	1–3	New Zealand	25–27	30–28	22–25	20–25		97–105

13th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Sep	14:00	Chinese Taipei	3–2	Philippines	25–20	23–25	25–17	25–27	16–14	114–103

Classification 9th–12th

	9th–12th places				9th place
	25 September – Suphanburi
	Pakistan	3
					26 September – Suphanburi
	Vietnam	1
					Pakistan	3
	25 September – Suphanburi
					Bahrain	1
	Indonesia	0
	Bahrain	3
					11th place
					26 September – Suphanburi
					Vietnam	2
					Indonesia	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
25 Sep	16:00	Pakistan	3–1	Vietnam	25–16	18–25	25–19	29–27		97–87
25 Sep	18:00	Indonesia	0–3	Bahrain	17–25	19–25	25–27			61–77

11th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Sep	16:00	Vietnam	2–3	Indonesia	25–22	25–22	21–25	22–25	13–15	106–109

9th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Sep	18:00	Pakistan	3–1	Bahrain	28–30	25–16	25–20	25–21		103–87

Classification 5th–8th

	5th–8th places				5th place
	26 September – Suphanburi
	Thailand	3
					27 September – Suphanburi
	Australia	1
					Thailand	3
	26 September – Suphanburi
					Iran	2
	Iran	3
	Qatar	1
					7th place
					27 September – Suphanburi
					Australia	0
					Qatar	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Sep	12:00	Thailand	3–1	Australia	20–25	25–18	25–19	25–23		95–85
26 Sep	14:00	Iran	3–1	Qatar	25–12	25–23	23–25	25–17		98–77

7th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
27 Sep	11:00	Australia	0–3	Qatar	16–25	24–26	24–26			64–77

5th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
27 Sep	13:00	Thailand	3–2	Iran	25–22	14–25	27–29	25–23	15–12	106–111

Final round

	Semifinals				Final
	26 September – Suphanburi
	China	3
					27 September – Suphanburi
	South Korea	2
					China	0
	26 September – Suphanburi
					Japan	3
	Japan	3
	India	0
					3rd place
					27 September – Suphanburi
					South Korea	3
					India	1

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Sep	16:00	China	3–2	South Korea	24–26	24–26	25–21	29–27	19–17	121–117
26 Sep	18:00	Japan	3–0	India	25–17	25–23	36–34			86–74

3rd place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
27 Sep	16:00	South Korea	3–1	India	25–20	25–18	22–25	25–16		97–79

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
27 Sep	18:00	China	0–3	Japan	14–25	20–25	18–25			52–75

Final standing

Rank Team     Japan     China     South Korea 4   India 5   Thailand 6   Iran 7   Qatar 8   Australia 9   Pakistan 10   Bahrain 11   Indonesia 12   Vietnam 13   Chinese Taipei 14   Philippines 15   New Zealand 16   Uzbekistan 17   United Arab Emirates 18   Hong Kong Qualified for the 2005 World Grand Champions Cup (by FIVB Wild Card) Already qualified as hosts for the 2005 World Grand Champions Cup

2005 Asian Men's Champions    Japan 6th title Team Roster Nobuharu Saito, Marcos Sugiyama, Kenji Onoue, Kazuma Kishimoto, Taiji Yamamoto, Masaji Ogino, Kota Yamamura, Kyohei Shibata, Katsutoshi Tsumagari, Takeshi Kitajima, Yu Koshikawa, Kosuke Tomonaga Head Coach: Tatsuya Ueta

Awards

• MVP:   Marcos Sugiyama
• Best Scorer:   Yu Koshikawa
• Best Spiker:   Lee Sun-kyu
• Best Blocker:   Yejju Subba Rao
• Best Server:   Lee Kyung-soo
• Best Setter:   Kwon Young-min
• Best Libero:   Yeo Oh-hyun

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