2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Myanmar |
| Dates | 12–20 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Iran (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Purya Fayazi |
| Official website | |
| Asian Men's U23 Championship | |
The 2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship was held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar from 12 to 20 May 2015. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and served as the Asian qualifier for the 2015 Men's U23 World Championship to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which the top two teams qualified for the world championship.[1] Iran won the tournament and Purya Fayazi was the most valuable player.
Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2014 Asian U20 Championship. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2014 Asian U20 Championship. All teams not seeded were drawn. But, Afghanistan, Malaysia and Turkmenistan later withdrew. Final standing of the 2014 Asian U20 Championship are shown in brackets except the hosts who did not participate in the 2014 Asian U20 Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar (Hosts)
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Iran (1)
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 China (2)
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 South Korea (3)
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 Thailand (8)
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 Qatar (7)
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 Chinese Taipei (6)
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 Japan (5)
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 Afghanistan (–) |
 Philippines (–)
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 Vietnam (–)
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 Indonesia (–)
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 Maldives (15)
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 Malaysia (–) |
 Turkmenistan (13) |
 Kazakhstan (10)
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 Saudi Arabia (12)
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 India (9)
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 Australia (–)
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Venues
- Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex – Hall B, Naypyidaw, Myanmar – Pool A, B and Final eight
- Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex – Hall C, Naypyidaw, Myanmar – Pool C, D and 9th–16th places
Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- 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 Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 226 | 166 | 1.361 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Thailand
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 220 | 201 | 1.095 | |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 244 | 258 | 0.946 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| 4 | Maldives
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3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 196 | 261 | 0.751 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May | 12:30 | Myanmar
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3–0 | Maldives
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25–12 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 75–42 | Report | ||
| 12 May | 14:30 | Thailand
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3–0 | Saudi Arabia
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25–16 | 25–22 | 34–32 | 84–70 | Report | ||
| 13 May | 12:30 | Myanmar
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3–0 | Thailand
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25–21 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 75–61 | Report | ||
| 14 May | 12:30 | Maldives
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0–3 | Thailand
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23–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | 56–75 | Report | ||
| 15 May | 12:30 | Saudi Arabia
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0–3 | Myanmar
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20–25 | 24–26 | 19–25 | 63–76 | Report | ||
| 16 May | 12:30 | Saudi Arabia
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3–2 | Maldives
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25–19 | 25–27 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 15–12 | 111–98 | Report |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 160 | 1.406 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | India
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 208 | 208 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | Qatar
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 188 | 201 | 0.935 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| 4 | Philippines
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 178 | 230 | 0.774 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | 14:30 | Iran
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3–0 | India
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25–23 | 25–21 | 25–9 | 75–53 | Report | ||
| 13 May | 16:30 | Qatar
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3–0 | Philippines
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25–14 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 75–51 | Report | ||
| 14 May | 14:30 | India
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3–0 | Philippines
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25–19 | 25–21 | 30–28 | 80–68 | Report | ||
| 15 May | 14:30 | Iran
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3–0 | Qatar
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25–12 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 75–48 | Report | ||
| 16 May | 14:30 | Qatar
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0–3 | India
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23–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 65–75 | Report | ||
| 16 May | 16:30 | Philippines
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0–3 | Iran
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18–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 59–75 | Report |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei
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3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 281 | 256 | 1.098 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | China
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 261 | 234 | 1.115 | |
| 3 | Australia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 274 | 263 | 1.042 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| 4 | Vietnam
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 162 | 225 | 0.720 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May | 14:30 | Vietnam
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0–3 | Chinese Taipei
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15–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 57–75 | Report | ||
| 13 May | 12:30 | Australia
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2–3 | Chinese Taipei
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23–25 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 13–15 | 110–109 | Report |
| 13 May | 14:30 | China
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3–0 | Vietnam
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25–11 | 25–14 | 25–23 | 75–48 | Report | ||
| 14 May | 12:30 | Australia
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1–3 | China
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23–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 89–97 | Report | |
| 15 May | 12:30 | Chinese Taipei
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3–1 | China
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22–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 97–89 | Report | |
| 16 May | 12:30 | Vietnam
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0–3 | Australia
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19–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 57–75 | Report |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 186 | 1.333 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Japan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 255 | 249 | 1.024 | |
| 3 | Indonesia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 242 | 261 | 0.927 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| 4 | Kazakhstan
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 245 | 294 | 0.833 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May | 16:30 | South Korea
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3–1 | Kazakhstan
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25–22 | 23–25 | 25–11 | 25–23 | 98–81 | Report | |
| 12 May | 18:30 | Indonesia
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1–3 | Japan
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20–25 | 27–29 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 95–101 | Report | |
| 14 May | 14:30 | Kazakhstan
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1–3 | Japan
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15–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 79–98 | Report | |
| 14 May | 16:30 | South Korea
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3–0 | Indonesia
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25–16 | 25–16 | 25–17 | 75–49 | Report | ||
| 15 May | 16:30 | Indonesia
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3–1 | Kazakhstan
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25–19 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 98–85 | Report | |
| 16 May | 16:30 | Japan
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0–3 | South Korea
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21–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | 56–75 | Report |
Final round
- All times are Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30).
- The first and third placed teams of each Preliminary Round pools were seeded in Quarterfinals and 9th–16th Quarterfinals respectively. The second and fourth placed teams of each Preliminary Round pools were drawn to match the first and third placed teams respectively. The teams in same pool in Preliminary Round didn't play each other in Quarterfinals and 9th–16th Quarterfinals.
9th–16th places
| 9th–16th quarterfinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th place match | ||||||||
| 18 May | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||||||
| 19 May | ||||||||||
| Philippines | 2 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 May | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 May | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 May | ||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 3 | |||||||||
| 19 May | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 May | ||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | 11th place match | ||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 May | ||||||||||
| Maldives | 1 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 3 | |||||||||
| 13th–16th semifinals | 13th place match | |||||
| 19 May | ||||||
| Philippines | 3 | |||||
| 20 May | ||||||
| Vietnam | 2 | |||||
| Philippines | 1 | |||||
| 19 May | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||
| Maldives | 0 | |||||
| 15th place match | ||||||
| 20 May | ||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||
| Maldives | 1 | |||||
9th–16th quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | 12:30 | Saudi Arabia
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3–2 | Philippines
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25–18 | 24–26 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 15–11 | 114–103 | Report |
| 18 May | 14:30 | Indonesia
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3–0 | Vietnam
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25–13 | 25–20 | 25–16 | 75–49 | Report | ||
| 18 May | 16:30 | Qatar
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3–1 | Kazakhstan
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25–19 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 94–89 | Report | |
| 18 May | 18:30 | Australia
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3–1 | Maldives
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25–16 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–10 | 98–71 | Report |
13th–16th semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May | 12:30 | Philippines
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3–2 | Vietnam
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28–26 | 28–30 | 31–33 | 27–25 | 15–8 | 129–122 | |
| 19 May | 14:30 | Kazakhstan
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3–0 | Maldives
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25–23 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 75–62 |
9th–12th semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May | 16:30 | Saudi Arabia
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0–3 | Indonesia
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21–25 | 13–25 | 17–25 | 51–75 | |||
| 19 May | 18:30 | Qatar
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1–3 | Australia
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15–25 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 87–99 |
15th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | 10:30 | Vietnam
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3–1 | Maldives
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25–18 | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 99–84 |
13th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | 12:30 | Philippines
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1–3 | Kazakhstan
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18–25 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 77–95 |
11th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | 14:30 | Saudi Arabia
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0–3 | Qatar
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18–25 | 16–25 | 18–25 | 52–75 |
9th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | 16:30 | Indonesia
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3–1 | Australia
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25–21 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 96–77 |
Final eight
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 May | ||||||||||
| Myanmar | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 May | ||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| China | 2 | |||||||||
| 18 May | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 May | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 May | ||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||||||
| 19 May | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 May | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 May | ||||||||||
| India | 1 | |||||||||
| China | 1 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||||||
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 19 May | ||||||
| Myanmar | 3 | |||||
| 20 May | ||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
| Myanmar | 3 | |||||
| 19 May | ||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 20 May | ||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||
| India | 2 | |||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | 12:30 | Myanmar
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1–3 | China
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21–25 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 82–96 | Report | |
| 18 May | 14:30 | South Korea
|
3–0 | Thailand
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25–22 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 75–58 | Report | ||
| 18 May | 16:30 | Iran
|
3–0 | Japan
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25–19 | 25–15 | 25–23 | 75–57 | Report | ||
| 18 May | 18:30 | Chinese Taipei
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3–1 | India
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23–25 | 26–24 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 99–90 | Report |
5th–8th semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May | 12:30 | Myanmar
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3–0 | Thailand
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25–23 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 75–65 | |||
| 19 May | 14:30 | Japan
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3–0 | India
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25–22 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 75–54 |
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May | 16:30 | China
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2–3 | South Korea
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25–22 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 25–20 | 10–15 | 96–107 | |
| 19 May | 18:30 | Iran
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3–2 | Chinese Taipei
|
19–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 15–12 | 106–104 |
7th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | 10:30 | Thailand
|
3–2 | India
|
20–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 16–14 | 109–105 |
5th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | 12:30 | Myanmar
|
3–2 | Japan
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23–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 15–13 | 107–102 |
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | 14:30 | China
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1–3 | Chinese Taipei
|
25–27 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 94–98 |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | 16:30 | South Korea
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0–3 | Iran
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16–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 58–75 |
Final standing
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Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Setter
- Best Outside Spikers
- Best Middle Blockers
- Best Opposite Spiker
- Best Libero
See also
References
- ^ "AVC launches 2015 volleyball calendar". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.