2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the eighteenth staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF). The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran from 31 July to 8 August 2015.

2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

Tehran 2015 Official Logo
Tournament details
Host nation	Iran
City	Tehran
Dates	31 July – 8 August
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Japan (8th title)
Runners-up	Iran
Third place	China
Fourth place	Qatar
Tournament awards
MVP	Kunihiro Shimizu
Official website
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Qualification

If there are not more than 16 teams, all teams will compete in the tournament.
If there are more than 16 teams, participating teams are:
– The host nation
– Top 10 ranked teams from the previous edition
– Representatives from each of the five Asian Volleyball Confederation Zonal Associations

There are 17 teams applied for the competition.^[1] But all teams can participate in the tournament.

Central Asia	Eastern Asia	Oceania	Southeastern Asia	Western Asia
Iran   India   Kazakhstan   Pakistan   Sri Lanka   Turkmenistan	China   Chinese Taipei   Japan   South Korea	Australia	Thailand	Bahrain   Kuwait   Oman   Qatar   Saudi Arabia

Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 22 September 2014.^[2] AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn in Tehran, Iran on 22 April 2015.^[3] But, Saudi Arabia later withdrew and Oman moved from pool A to C to balance the number of teams in each pool. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 10th.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Iran (Hosts)	Australia (13)	South Korea (16)	China (17)
Kazakhstan (42)	India (39)	Thailand (36)	Japan (21)
Kuwait (56)	Turkmenistan (141)	Pakistan (52)	Sri Lanka (68)
Oman (138)	Qatar (45)	Saudi Arabia (56)	Bahrain (42)
Chinese Taipei (45)		Oman (138)

Venues

Preliminary round, Pool E, F and Final eight	Preliminary round, Pool G, H and Final round
Tehran, Iran
Azadi Indoor Stadium	Azadi Volleyball Hall
Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 3,000

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Points ratio
4. Sets ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Preliminary round

• All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Iran	3	3	0	9	227	163	1.393	9	0	MAX	Pool E
2	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	6	228	222	1.027	6	4	1.500
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	2	3	229	231	0.991	4	6	0.667	Pool G
4	Kuwait	3	0	3	0	160	228	0.702	0	9	0.000

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Jul	13:00	AVH	Chinese Taipei	3–1	Kazakhstan	25–22	24–26	25–21	25–21		99–90	Report
31 Jul	19:00	AIS	Kuwait	0–3	Iran	13–25	22–25	13–25			48–75	Report
1 Aug	15:00	AVH	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Kuwait	28–26	25–17	25–14			78–57	Report
1 Aug	19:00	AIS	Kazakhstan	0–3	Iran	23–25	16–25	25–27			64–77	Report
2 Aug	17:00	AVH	Kazakhstan	3–0	Kuwait	25–17	25–20	25–18			75–55	Report
2 Aug	19:00	AIS	Iran	3–0	Chinese Taipei	25–16	25–16	25–19			75–51	Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Qatar	3	3	0	9	279	228	1.224	9	2	4.500	Pool F
2	Australia	3	2	1	6	244	211	1.156	7	3	2.333
3	India	3	1	2	3	190	217	0.876	3	6	0.500	Pool H
4	Turkmenistan	3	0	3	0	196	253	0.775	1	9	0.111

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Jul	15:00	AVH	India	3–0	Turkmenistan	27–25	25–21	25–21			77–67	Report
31 Jul	17:00	AVH	Qatar	3–1	Australia	25–22	28–30	25–22	25–20		103–94	Report
1 Aug	13:00	AIS	Turkmenistan	0–3	Australia	11–25	21–25	22–25			54–75	Report
1 Aug	17:00	AVH	India	0–3	Qatar	18–25	19–25	22–25			59–75	Report
2 Aug	13:00	AVH	Turkmenistan	1–3	Qatar	14–25	28–26	13–25	20–25		75–101	Report
2 Aug	15:00	AVH	Australia	3–0	India	25–19	25–19	25–16			75–54	Report

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	8	265	220	1.205	9	2	4.500	Pool E
2	Thailand	3	2	1	5	328	308	1.065	8	7	1.143
3	Pakistan	3	1	2	4	229	246	0.931	5	6	0.833	Pool G
4	Oman	3	0	3	1	219	267	0.820	2	9	0.222

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Jul	13:00	AIS	Oman	0–3	South Korea	19–25	17–25	27–29			63–79	Report
31 Jul	15:00	AIS	Pakistan	2–3	Thailand	25–23	25–20	23–25	18–25	13–15	104–108	Report
1 Aug	13:00	AVH	Oman	0–3	Pakistan	23–25	21–25	19–25			63–75	Report
1 Aug	15:00	AIS	South Korea	3–2	Thailand	26–24	21–25	24–26	25–21	15–11	111–107	Report
2 Aug	13:00	AIS	South Korea	3–0	Pakistan	25–21	25–12	25–17			75–50	Report
2 Aug	15:00	AIS	Thailand	3–2	Oman	25–27	25–20	23–25	25–11	15–10	113–93	Report

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	9	248	199	1.246	9	1	9.000	Pool F
2	Japan	3	2	1	6	256	234	1.094	7	4	1.750
3	Bahrain	3	1	2	3	196	210	0.933	3	6	0.500	Pool H
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	189	246	0.768	1	9	0.111

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Jul	17:00	AIS	China	3–0	Sri Lanka	25–11	25–22	25–20			75–53	Report
31 Jul	19:00	AVH	Japan	3–0	Bahrain	26–24	25–12	25–23			76–59	Report
1 Aug	17:00	AIS	China	3–1	Japan	25–20	25–17	23–25	25–22		98–84	Report
1 Aug	19:00	AVH	Sri Lanka	0–3	Bahrain	21–25	22–25	16–25			59–75	Report
2 Aug	17:00	AIS	Bahrain	0–3	China	18–25	23–25	21–25			62–75	Report
2 Aug	19:00	AVH	Sri Lanka	1–3	Japan	16–25	25–21	16–25	20–25		77–96	Report

Classification round

• All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
• 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 classification round.

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	8	281	253	1.111	9	3	3.000	Quarterfinals
2	Iran	3	2	1	6	244	197	1.239	7	3	2.333
3	Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	3	178	214	0.832	3	6	0.500
4	Thailand	3	0	3	1	222	261	0.851	2	9	0.222

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Aug	13:00	South Korea	3–0	Chinese Taipei	25–15	25–20	25–17			75–52	Report
3 Aug	19:00	Iran	3–0	Thailand	25–20	25–11	25–20			75–51	Report
4 Aug	13:00	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Thailand	25–22	25–20	25–22			75–64	Report
4 Aug	19:00	Iran	1–3	South Korea	25–17	26–28	20–25	23–25		94–95	Report

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	8	273	247	1.105	9	3	3.000	Quarterfinals
2	Qatar	3	2	1	6	299	300	0.997	8	6	1.333
3	Australia	3	1	2	3	260	269	0.967	4	7	0.571
4	Japan	3	0	3	1	281	297	0.946	4	9	0.444

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Aug	15:00	Qatar	3–2	Japan	25–19	25–23	15–25	19–25	17–15	101–107	Report
3 Aug	17:00	China	3–0	Australia	25–23	25–21	26–24			76–68	Report
4 Aug	15:00	Australia	3–1	Japan	23–25	25–21	25–23	25–21		98–90	Report
4 Aug	17:00	Qatar	2–3	China	25–17	16–25	25–17	19–25	10–15	95–99	Report

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Kazakhstan	3	3	0	8	274	241	1.137	9	3	3.000	9th–12th semifinals
2	Pakistan	3	2	1	6	281	269	1.045	8	5	1.600
3	Kuwait	3	1	2	4	255	273	0.934	5	7	0.714	13th–16th semifinals
4	Oman	3	0	3	0	241	268	0.899	2	9	0.222

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Aug	13:00	Kazakhstan	3–1	Oman	25–22	25–23	20–25	25–17		95–87	Report
3 Aug	15:00	Pakistan	3–2	Kuwait	25–19	25–23	21–25	21–25	15–10	107–102	Report
4 Aug	13:00	Kuwait	3–1	Oman	25–22	23–25	25–21	25–23		98–91	Report
4 Aug	15:00	Kazakhstan	3–2	Pakistan	21–25	25–20	18–25	25–17	15–12	104–99	Report

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Bahrain	3	3	0	8	249	227	1.097	9	2	4.500	9th–12th semifinals
2	India	3	2	1	7	254	221	1.149	8	3	2.667
3	Sri Lanka	3	1	2	3	217	236	0.919	3	7	0.429	13th–16th semifinals
4	Turkmenistan	3	0	3	0	219	255	0.859	1	9	0.111

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Aug	17:00	India	3–0	Sri Lanka	25–17	25–22	25–20			75–59	Report
3 Aug	19:00	Bahrain	3–0	Turkmenistan	29–27	25–17	25–22			79–66	Report
4 Aug	17:00	Turkmenistan	1–3	Sri Lanka	19–25	18–25	26–24	23–25		86–99	Report
4 Aug	19:00	India	2–3	Bahrain	16–25	25–15	25–14	22–25	14–16	102–95	Report

Final round

• All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).

13th–16th places

	13th–16th semifinals				13th place match
	6 August
	Kuwait	3
					7 August
	Turkmenistan	1
					Kuwait	0
	6 August
					Sri Lanka	3
	Sri Lanka	3
	Oman	1
					15th place match
					7 August
					Turkmenistan	2
					Oman	3

13th–16th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Aug	13:00	Kuwait	3–1	Turkmenistan	23–25	25–20	25–19	27–25		100–89
6 Aug	15:00	Sri Lanka	3–1	Oman	25–22	25–19	21–25	25–14		96–80

15th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Aug	13:00	Turkmenistan	2–3	Oman	25–22	26–24	19–25	28–30	10–15	108–116

13th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Aug	15:00	Kuwait	0–3	Sri Lanka	26–28	17–25	14–25			57–78

9th–12th places

	9th–12th semifinals				9th place match
	6 August
	Kazakhstan	3
					7 August
	India	1
					Kazakhstan	3
	6 August
					Pakistan	0
	Bahrain	2
	Pakistan	3
					11th place match
					7 August
					India	3
					Bahrain	2

9th–12th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Aug	17:00	Kazakhstan	3–1	India	25–15	26–24	30–32	25–21		106–92
6 Aug	19:00	Bahrain	2–3	Pakistan	25–21	20–25	25–27	25–15	9–15	104–103

11th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Aug	17:00	India	3–2	Bahrain	18–25	25–23	25–13	18–25	15–13	101–99

9th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Aug	19:00	Kazakhstan	3–0	Pakistan	25–22	25–19	25–22			75–63

Final eight

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	6 August
	China	3
					7 August
	Thailand	0
					China	2
	6 August
					Iran	3
	Iran	3
									8 August
	Australia	1
									Iran	1
	6 August
									Japan	3
	South Korea	2
					7 August
	Japan	3
					Japan	3
	6 August
					Qatar	1			3rd place match
	Qatar	3
									8 August
	Chinese Taipei	1
									China	3
									Qatar	2

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place match
	7 August
	Thailand	0
					8 August
	Australia	3
					Australia	3
	7 August
					Chinese Taipei	1
	South Korea	1
	Chinese Taipei	3
					7th place match
					8 August
					Thailand	0
					South Korea	3

Quarterfinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Aug	13:00	AIS	South Korea	2–3	Japan	23–25	16–25	25–20	25–15	13–15	102–100
6 Aug	15:00	AIS	China	3–0	Thailand	25–20	27–25	30–28			82–73
6 Aug	17:00	AIS	Qatar	3–1	Chinese Taipei	25–20	25–19	17–25	25–22		92–86
6 Aug	19:00	AIS	Iran	3–1	Australia	25–20	14–25	25–18	25–20		89–83

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Aug	13:00	AIS	Thailand	0–3	Australia	14–25	22–25	16–25			52–75
7 Aug	15:00	AIS	South Korea	1–3	Chinese Taipei	25–21	15–25	19–25	16–25		75–96

Semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Aug	17:00	AIS	Japan	3–1	Qatar	22–25	25–23	25–17	25–23		97–88
7 Aug	19:00	AIS	China	2–3	Iran	25–21	25–20	9–25	19–25	14–16	92–107

7th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Aug	13:00	AVH	Thailand	0–3	South Korea	22–25	18–25	22–25			62–75

5th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Aug	15:00	AVH	Australia	3–1	Chinese Taipei	32–30	25–15	21–25	25–22		103–92

3rd place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Aug	15:00	AIS	China	3–2	Qatar	25–23	25–19	21–25	24–26	15–9	110–102

Final

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Aug	17:30	AIS	Iran	1–3	Japan	17–25	22–25	25–18	22–25		86–93

Final standing

Rank Team     Japan     Iran     China 4   Qatar 5   Australia 6   Chinese Taipei 7   South Korea 8   Thailand 9   Kazakhstan 10   Pakistan 11   India 12   Bahrain 13   Sri Lanka 14   Kuwait 15   Oman 16   Turkmenistan

2015 Asian Men's champions    Japan 8th title 12–man Roster Kunihiro Shimizu (c), Daisuke Sakai, Yuta Matsuoka, Yoshifumi Suzuki, Akihiro Fukatsu, Masashi Kuriyama, Akihiro Yamauchi, Hideomi Fukatsu, Masahiro Yanagida, Takashi Dekita, Yuta Yoneyama, Hiroaki Asano Head coach Masashi Nambu

Awards

• Most Valuable Player

    Kunihiro Shimizu

• Best Setter

    Hideomi Fukatsu

• Best Outside Spikers

    Purya Fayazi

    Hamzeh Zarini

• Best Middle Blockers

    Zhang Zhejia

    Mostafa Sharifat

• Best Opposite Spiker

    Farhad Piroutpour

• Best Libero

    Daisuke Sakai

See also

• 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

References

1. "The number of teams which participate in the tournament". AVC. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
2. "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 22 September 2014)". FIVB. 22 September 2014.
3. "Drawing of lot". Retrieved 29 April 2015.

External links