2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, an international volleyball club tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation with Myanmar Volleyball Federation. It was held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar from 30 July to 6 August 2018. The tournament will serve as the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship with the champion qualifying for the world championship.
Qualification
The 13 AVC member associations will participate in the tournament Myanmar qualified as host country. There are 10 teams participated in the 2017 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, and the three remaining teams did not participate in the previous edition. The 13 AVC member associations were from three zonal associations, including, Central Asia, East Asia, Oceania and Southeast AsiaQualified teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament.Association | Team | Means of qualification |
Myanmar | Asia World | |
Australia | Canberra Heat | |
China | Sichuan | 2016–17 Chinese Volleyball League winners |
Chinese Taipei | Long Power | 2017–18 Enterprise Volleyball League winners |
Hong Kong | Yan chai | |
Iran | Khatam Ardakan | 2017–18 Iranian Volleyball Super League winners |
Japan | Toray Arrows | 2016–17 V.Premier League winners |
Kazakhstan | Atyrau | |
Pakistan | Wapda | |
Sri Lanka | Lanka Lions | |
Thailand | Nakhon Ratchasima | 2017–18 Volleyball Thailand League winners |
Turkmenistan | Binagar | |
Vietnam | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 2017 Volleyball Vietnam League winners |
Pools composition
This is the first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship which will use the new competition format. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration’s unanimous decision, the new format will see teams being drawn into four pools up to the total amount of the participating teams. Each team as well as the host side will be assigned into a pool according to their 2017 ranking. The three best-ranked teams will be drawn in the same Pool A, the next best four will contest Pool B, the next best four will contest Pool C.Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
Iran | China | Thailand | Myanmar |
Japan | Chinese Taipei | Australia | Pakistan |
Kazakhstan | Vietnam | Sri Lanka | Turkmenistan |
Hong Kong |
Preliminary round
- All times are in Myanmar standard time
Qualified for the [|Round of 8] | |
Qualified for the Play offs |
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Final round
Rankings
[|Play offs] 4–8 / 9–13
9th–12th places
9th–12th semifinals
11th place match
9th place match
Final eight
Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Rank | Team |
Khatam Ardakan | |
Atyrau | |
Wapda | |
4 | Sanest Khanh Hoa |
5 | Toray Arrows |
6 | Nakhon Ratchasima |
7 | Lanka Lions |
8 | Long Power |
9 | Canberra Heat |
10 | Yanchai |
11 | Asia World |
12 | Sichuan |
13 | Binagar |
2018 Asian men's Club Champions |
Khatam Ardakan 1st title |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Setter
- Best Outside Spikers
- Best Middle Blockers
- Best Opposite Spiker
- Best Libero