The AVC qualification for the 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria.
Pools composition 23 AVC national teams entered qualification. But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew and India later were excluded because of FIVB's suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India.
Subzonal round Central Asia decided to hold the subzonal round with the bottom five ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015. But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.
Central Asia (79) (79) (137) (144) (NR)
Zonal round The top three ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015 automatically qualified for the zonal round. But, India later were excluded because of FIVB's suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India. Rankings are shown in brackets.
Central AsiaEastern AsiaOceaniaSoutheastern AsiaWestern Asia (40) (38) (59) (47) (31) (42) (144) (144) (79) (144) (50) (144) (79) (Central Subzonal 1st)
Final round The top five ranked teams from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015 automatically qualified for the final round. The top four ranked teams seeded by serpentine system, while the other six teams were drawn in Bangkok, Thailand on 19 March 2017. Rankings are shown in brackets.
Pool APool B (8) (13) (19) (14) (23) (38) (31) (47) (Central Zonal 1st) (59)
Pool standing procedure Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
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
Subzonal round The winners qualified for the zonal round.
Central Asia Venue: Gazprom Sports and Recreation Center, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan Dates: 15–17 September 2016 All times are Kyrgyzstan Time (UTC+06:00).
Zonal round The winners in each pool qualified for the final round.
Central Asia Venue: Gazprom Sports and Recreation Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Dates: 26–28 May 2017 All times are Kyrgyzstan Time (UTC+06:00).
Eastern Asia Eastern Asia decided to replace the tournament with the FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016. Rankings are shown in brackets.
RankTeam1 (33)2 (137)
Oceania Venue: Vodafone Arena, Suva, Fiji Dates: 27–29 October 2016 All times are Fiji Standard Time (UTC+12:00).
Southeastern Asia Venue: Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand Dates: 7–9 October 2016 All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
Western Asia Western Asia decided to replace the tournament with the FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016. Rankings are shown in brackets.
RankTeam1 (36)2 (137)
Final round The top two teams in each pool qualified for the 2018 World Championship.
Pool A Venue: Rezazadeh Stadium, Ardabil, Iran Dates: 10–14 August 2017 All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
Pool B Venue: AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia Dates: 12–16 July 2017 All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).
References
External links Official website of the Final Round Final Round Pool A regulations Final Round Pool A squads Final Round Pool B regulations Final Round Pool B squads Official website of the Southeastern Asia Zonal Round