The 2018 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an international volleyball club tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with the Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (VFRK). It was held in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan from 11 to 18 July 2018. The tournament served as the Asian qualifiers for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship with the champion qualifying for the World Championship.
Qualification Nine clubs from nine AVC member associations participated in the tournament including Kazakhstan, the host country. Of the nine AVC member associations, seven had clubs which participated in the 2017 edition.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the tournament. AssociationTeamMeans of qualification Kazakhstan Altay 2017–18 Kazakhstan National Liga winners China Jiangsu Zenith Steel2016–17 Chinese Volleyball League winners Chinese Taipei CMFC2017–18 Enterprise Volleyball League winners Indonesia Garuda VC2018 Indonesian Proliga winners Iran Paykan Tehran VC2017 Iranian Volleyball League Champions Japan NEC Red Rockets2016–17 V.Premier League winners Sri Lanka Lanka Lions2017 Sri Lanka Volleyball League Champions Thailand Supreme Chonburi2017–18 Volleyball Thailand League winners Vietnam VTV Bình Điền Long An2017 Volleyball Vietnam League winners
Pools composition This is the first Asian Women'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 three will contest Pool C.
Pool APool BPool C Thailand (1) Kazakhstan (4) Vietnam (7) Japan (2) Chinese Taipei (5) Indonesia (–) China (3) Iran (6) Sri Lanka (–)
Squads
Preliminary round All times are in Kazakhstan Standard Time (UTC+06:00).
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 Match forfeited: 0 match points for each.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Final Round
Rankings Pool APool BPool C1 NEC Red Rockets1 Altay1 Garuda VC2 Supreme Chonburi2 CMFC2 VTV Bình Điền Long An3 Jiangsu Zenith Steel3 Paykan Tehran VC3 Lanka Lions
Classification round (R5–9)
Section 1
Section 1 Winners will advance to Fifth to Eighth Classification round. Losers will be ninth place.
Section 2
Section 2 Winners will advance to Fifth to Eighth Classification round. Losers will advance to Fifth to Eighth Classification round.
Fifth to Eighth Classification Round
Fifth to Eighth places Winners will advance to Fifth place play-off. Losers will be given a chance to Seventh place play-off.
Seventh place
Fifth place
Championship round (R1–9)
Play-offs Winners will advance to Quarter-finals. Losers will transfer to Classification round (R5–9).
Quarter-finals Winners will advance to Semi-finals. Losers will transfer to Classification round (R5–9).
Semi-finals Winners will advance to Finals. Losers will be given a chance to Third place play-off .
Third place
Final Winners will advance to World Championship.
Final standing
RankTeam Supreme Chonburi NEC Red Rockets Jiangsu Zenith Steel 4 Altay5 Garuda VC6 Paykan Tehran VC7 VTV Bình Điền Long An8 CMFC9 Lanka Lions
2018 Asian Women's Club ChampionsSupreme Chonburi2nd title Team roster , ,, , , ,, (c), , , , , , Head coach Nataphon Srisamutnak
Medalists GoldSilverBronze Supreme Chonburi (c) NEC Red Rockets (c) Jiangsu Zenith Steel (c)
Awards
Most Valuable Player (Supreme Chonburi) Best Setter (Jiangsu Zenith Steel) Best Outside Spikers (Supreme Chonburi) (Altay)
Best Middle Blockers (Altay) (Jiangsu Zenith Steel) Best Opposite Spiker (NEC Red Rockets) Best Libero (NEC Red Rockets)
References