The 2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2018 AVC Cup for Women was the sixth edition of the Asian Cup, 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 16 to 23 September 2018.
As hosts, Thailand automatically qualified for the tournament, while the remaining 9 teams, qualified from the 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in Biñan and Muntinlupa, Philippines.
Qualification
The ten AVC member associations participated in the tournament with Thailand already qualified as host country, and the nine remaining teams qualified from the 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. The ten AVC member associations were from three zonal associations, including, Central Asia (2 teams), East Asia (4 teams), Oceania (1 team) and Southeast Asia (3 teams). While any West Asian teams did not participate the tournament's qualification.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the tournament. Means of qualificationBerthsQualifiedHost country 1 Central Asian teams 2 East Asian teams 4Oceanian team 1 Southeast Asian teams 2Total 10
Pools composition Pool APool BPool C (Host) (4) (7) (1) (5) (8) (3) (6) (9) (10)
Venue All matches will be held at Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima.
Squads
Preliminary round
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
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Rankings Pool APool BPool C111222333--4
Classification round
Classification round (R5-R10)
Section 1 Winners will advance to the 5th-8th Classification. Losers will be relegated to the 9th-place match.
Section 2 Both teams will advance to the 5th-8th Classification. Loser will face the winner of Kazakhstan vs Vietnam. Winner will face the winner of Philippines vs South Korea.
9th place
5th-8th Classification
5th-8th place
7th place
5th place
Final round
Play-offs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
3rd place
Final
Final standing
RankTeam45678910
14–woman rosterYang Zhou, Che Wenhan, Ren Kaiyi, Gao Yi, Sun Haiping, Chen Xintong, Chen Peiyan, Gong Meizi, Zheng Yixin, Wang Meiyi, Liu Yanhan, Duan Fang, Zhang Yichan (c), Meng ZixuanHead coachShi Hairong
Awards
Most valuable player Liu Yanhan Best outside spikers Miwako Osanai Ajcharaporn Kongyot Best setter Sun Haiping
Best opposite spiker Pimpichaya Kokram Best middle blocker Gao Yi Tseng Wan-Ling Best libero Rena Mizusugi
Source: AVC
See also 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup 2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup
References
External links Asian Volleyball Confederation 2018 Asian Women’s Volleyball Cup match schedule