2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the 22nd staging of the Asian Women'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 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 30 August to 6 September 2023.^[1][2]

2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

วอลเลย์บอลหญิงชิงแชมป์เอเชีย 2023
Official logo
Tournament details
Host nation	Thailand
City	Nakhon Ratchasima
Dates	30 August – 6 September 2023
Teams	14 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Thailand (3rd title)
Runners-up	China
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Vietnam
Tournament awards
MVP	Chatchu-on Moksri
Best Setter	Pornpun Guedpard
Best OH	Yuki Nishikawa Wu Mengjie
Best MB	Thatdao Nuekjang Yang Hanyu
Best OPP	Zhou Yetong
Best Libero	Manami Kojima
Tournament statistics
Matches played	43
Attendance	40,100 (933 per match)
Official website
2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
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This is Thailand's sixth time serving as the host nation.

The host Thailand claimed their third title by defeating China in a tie-break final.^[3] Japan won the bronze medal after defeating Vietnam also in a five-set third place match.^[4] Chatchu-on Moksri named as the MVP of the tournament.^[5]

Thailand, China, and Japan, the top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship as the AVC representatives. Eventually Thailand was chosen as hosts of the World Championship on 30 August 2024, and their qualification spot via Asian Championship was passed down to fourth-placed Vietnam.

Qualification

Following the AVC regulations, The maximum of 16 teams in all AVC events will be selected by:^[6]

• 1 team for the host country
• 10 teams based on the final standing of the previous edition
• 5 teams from each of 5 zones (with a qualification tournament if needed)

Qualified teams

The AVC stated that there were originally fourteen entrant teams that were due to participate in the tournament.

Event(s)		Dates	Location	Berths	Qualifier(s)
Host nation		20 December 2022[7]	—	1	Thailand
2019 Asian Championship		18 – 25 August 2019	Seoul	9[A]	Japan  Thailand  South Korea  China  Kazakhstan  Chinese Taipei  Iran  Indonesia  Australia  India  Hong Kong  New Zealand  Sri Lanka
Direct zonal wildcards	Central Asia	2 February 2023	—	1	Uzbekistan
	East Asia			1	Mongolia
	Southeast Asia			2	Philippines  Vietnam
Total				14

Note:

1. The host Thailand was originally in top 10 of the previous edition. The spot was reallocated to Hong Kong (11th placers). Later, Indonesia (8th placers), New Zealand (12th placers), and Sri Lanka (13th placers) all withdrew from the tournament, left the number of teams qualified through the previous edition to nine.

Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their previous rank. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the previous ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines. Each pool had no more than three teams from the same zonal association. The draw was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 16 March 2023.^[8]

Ranking from the 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was shown in brackets except the host and the teams who did not participate, which were denoted by (–).

Pots

Seeded Teams	Pot 1
Thailand (Hosts)  Japan (1)  South Korea (3)  China (4)  Kazakhstan (5)  Chinese Taipei (6)  Iran (7)  Australia (9)	India (10)  Hong Kong (11)  Mongolia (–)  Philippines (–)  Uzbekistan (–)  Vietnam (–)

After the draw

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Thailand	Japan	South Korea	China
Australia	Iran	Chinese Taipei	Kazakhstan
Mongolia	India	Vietnam	Hong Kong
—		Uzbekistan	Philippines

Squads

Main article: 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship squads

Venues

Assigned matches
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Korat Chatchai Hall (KCH)	MCC Hall (MCC)
Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 3,000

Pool standing procedure

1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
   • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
   • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
   • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
   • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
   • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
   • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Preliminary round

• All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand (H)	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	82	1.829	Pool E
2	Australia	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	128	129	0.992
3	Mongolia	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	84	151	0.556	Pool G

Source: Women's Asian Senior Championship 2023
(H) Host

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Aug	18:00	KCH	Australia	0–3	Thailand	14–25	16–25	22–25			52–75	Report
31 Aug	12:00	KCH	Mongolia	0–3	Australia	16–25	24–26	14–25			54–76	Report
1 Sep	18:00	KCH	Thailand	3–0	Mongolia	25–12	25–7	25–11			75–30	Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	88	1.705	Pool F
2	India	2	1	1	3	3	4	0.750	134	164	0.817
3	Iran	2	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	145	177	0.819	Pool H

Source: Women's Asian Senior Championship 2023

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Aug	12:00	KCH	Iran	0–3	Japan	18–25	16–25	22–25			56–75	Report
31 Aug	15:00	MCC	India	3–1	Iran	22–25	25–19	30–28	25–17		102–89	Report
1 Sep	12:00	KCH	Japan	3–0	India	25–10	25–16	25–6			75–32	Report

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Vietnam	3	3	0	8	9	3	3.000	274	217	1.263	Pool E
2	South Korea	3	2	1	6	8	5	1.600	288	238	1.210
3	Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	4	6	6	1.000	250	242	1.033	Pool G
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	110	225	0.489

Source: Women's Asian Senior Championship 2023

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Aug	15:00	KCH	South Korea	2–3	Vietnam	25–22	25–19	23–25	17–25	13–15	103–106	Report
30 Aug	18:00	MCC	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Uzbekistan	25–11	25–10	25–18			75–39	Report
31 Aug	18:00	KCH	South Korea	3–2	Chinese Taipei	25–13	25–22	23–25	22–25	15–8	110–93	Report
31 Aug	18:00	MCC	Vietnam	3–0	Uzbekistan	25–11	25–12	25–9			75–32	Report
1 Sep	15:00	KCH	Uzbekistan	0–3	South Korea	12–25	15–25	12–25			39–75	Report
1 Sep	15:00	MCC	Chinese Taipei	1–3	Vietnam	18–25	22–25	25–18	17–25		82–93	Report

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	128	1.758	Pool F
2	Kazakhstan	3	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	226	234	0.966
3	Hong Kong	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	164	203	0.808	Pool H
4	Philippines	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	208	258	0.806

Source: Women's Asian Senior Championship 2023

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Aug	12:00	MCC	Hong Kong	0–3	China	12–25	15–25	6–25			33–75	Report
30 Aug	15:00	MCC	Kazakhstan	3–2	Philippines	25–21	17–25	24–26	27–25	15–6	108–103	Report
31 Aug	12:00	MCC	Kazakhstan	3–0	Hong Kong	25–16	25–23	25–17			75–56	Report
31 Aug	15:00	KCH	Philippines	0–3	China	15–25	20–25	17–25			52–75	Report
1 Sep	12:00	MCC	Hong Kong	3–0	Philippines	25–21	25–21	25–11			75–53	Report
1 Sep	18:00	MCC	China	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–12	25–21	25–10			75–43	Report

Classification round

• All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
• 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	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand (H)	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	238	198	1.202	Semifinals
2	Vietnam	3	2	1	5	7	5	1.400	262	252	1.040
3	South Korea	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	244	232	1.052	5th–8th semifinals
4	Australia	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	154	226	0.681

Source: Women's Asian Senior Championship 2023
(H) Host

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Sep	15:00	KCH	Thailand	3–0	South Korea	25–20	25–22	25–23			75–65	Report
3 Sep	18:00	KCH	Australia	0–3	Vietnam	15–25	15–25	21–25			51–75	Report
4 Sep	15:00	KCH	Australia	0–3	South Korea	24–26	13–25	14–25			51–76	Report
4 Sep	18:00	KCH	Thailand	3–1	Vietnam	23–25	25–14	25–19	25–23		98–81	Report

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	8	9	2	4.500	259	182	1.423	Semifinals
2	Japan	3	2	1	7	8	3	2.667	258	192	1.344
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	169	205	0.824	5th–8th semifinals
4	India	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	118	225	0.524

Source: Women's Asian Senior Championship 2023

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Sep	12:00	KCH	India	0–3	China	9–25	10–25	12–25			31–75	Report
3 Sep	12:00	MCC	Japan	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–13	25–20	25–18			75–51	Report
4 Sep	12:00	KCH	Japan	2–3	China	25–23	20–25	25–19	24–26	14–16	108–109	Report
4 Sep	12:00	MCC	India	0–3	Kazakhstan	17–25	17–25	21–25			55–75	Report

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	151	97	1.557	9th–12th semifinals
2	Mongolia	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	133	126	1.056
3	Uzbekistan	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	89	150	0.593	13th place match

Source: Women's Asian Senior Championship 2023

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Sep	15:00	MCC	Mongolia	3–0	Uzbekistan	25–15	25–19	25–16			75–50	Report
4 Sep	15:00	MCC	Mongolia	0–3	Chinese Taipei	17–25	24–26	17–25			58–76	Report

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iran	2	2	0	4	6	4	1.500	215	191	1.126	9th–12th semifinals
2	Hong Kong	2	1	1	4	5	3	1.667	160	157	1.019
3	Philippines	2	0	2	1	2	6	0.333	159	186	0.855	13th place match

Source: Women's Asian Senior Championship 2023

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Sep	18:00	MCC	Iran	3–2	Philippines	22–25	25–22	25–21	24–26	15–12	111–106	Report
4 Sep	18:00	MCC	Iran	3–2	Hong Kong	25–20	19–25	20–25	25–5	15–10	104–85	Report

Final round

• All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).

13th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Sep	09:00	KCH	Uzbekistan	0–3	Philippines	20–25	17–25	23–25			60–75	Report

9th–12th places

	9th–12th semifinals				9th place match
	5 September
	Chinese Taipei	3
					6 September
	Hong Kong	0
					Chinese Taipei	3
	5 September
					Iran	0
	Mongolia	0
	Iran	3
					11th place match
					6 September
					Hong Kong	3
					Mongolia	2

9th–12th semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Sep	15:00	MCC	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Hong Kong	25–11	25–20	25–19			75–50	Report
5 Sep	18:00	MCC	Mongolia	0–3	Iran	18–25	12–25	20–25			50–75	Report

11th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Sep	13:00	MCC	Hong Kong	3–2	Mongolia	25–19	16–25	25–27	25–20	15–7	106–98	Report

9th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Sep	16:00	MCC	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Iran	25–14	25–19	26–24			76–57	Report

5th–8th places

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place match
	5 September
	South Korea	3
					6 September
	India	0
					South Korea	0
	5 September
					Kazakhstan	3
	Australia	2
	Kazakhstan	3
					7th place match
					6 September
					India	3
					Australia	2

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Sep	12:00	KCH	Australia	2–3	Kazakhstan	16–25	25–21	25–19	15–25	12–15	93–105	Report
5 Sep	12:00	MCC	South Korea	3–0	India	25–21	25–18	25–20			75–59	Report

7th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Sep	10:00	MCC	India	3–2	Australia	21–25	28–26	25–23	20–25	15–10	109–109	Report

5th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Sep	12:00	KCH	South Korea	0–3	Kazakhstan	24–26	23–25	23–25			70–76	Report

Final four

	Semifinals				Final
	5 September
	Thailand	3
					6 September
	Japan	2
					Thailand	3
	5 September
					China	2
	Vietnam	0
	China	3
					3rd place match
					6 September
					Japan	3
					Vietnam	2

Semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Sep	15:00	KCH	Vietnam	0–3	China	13–25	12–25	22–25			47–75	Report
5 Sep	18:00	KCH	Thailand	3–2	Japan	25–23	19–25	20–25	25–20	15–11	104–104	Report

3rd place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Sep	15:00	KCH	Japan	3–2	Vietnam	21–25	25–14	25–22	20–25	15–11	106–97	Report

Final

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Sep	18:00	KCH	Thailand	3–2	China	25–21	25–27	25–19	20–25	16–14	111–106	Report

Final standing

Rank Team  Thailand  China  Japan 4  Vietnam 5  Kazakhstan 6  South Korea 7  India 8  Australia 9  Chinese Taipei 10  Iran 11  Hong Kong 12  Mongolia 13  Philippines 14  Uzbekistan Qualified for the 2025 World Championship Qualified for the 2025 World Championship as hosts

2023 Asian Women's champions  Thailand 3rd title 14–woman roster Wipawee Srithong, Piyanut Pannoy, Pornpun Guedpard, Thatdao Nuekjang, Hattaya Bamrungsuk, Pimpichaya Kokram, Sasipapron Janthawisut, Ajcharaporn Kongyot, Chatchu-on Moksri, Supattra Pairoj, Thanacha Sooksod, Sirima Manakij, Wimonrat Thanapan, Jarasporn Bundasak Head coach Danai Sriwatcharamethakul

Awards

• Most valuable player

   Chatchu-on Moksri (THA)

• Best setter

   Pornpun Guedpard (THA)

• Best outside spikers

   Yuki Nishikawa (JPN)

   Wu Mengjie (CHN)

• Best middle blockers

   Thatdao Nuekjang (THA)

   Yang Hanyu (CHN)

• Best opposite spiker

   Zhou Yetong (CHN)

• Best libero

   Manami Kojima (JPN)

See also

• 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
• 2023 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
• 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup

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