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2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (AVC)

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.[1]

Pools composition

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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

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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.[2] But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Central Asia
  Afghanistan (79)
  Maldives (79)
  Turkmenistan (137)
  Bangladesh (144)
  Kyrgyzstan (NR)

Zonal round

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The top three ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015[2] 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 Asia Eastern Asia Oceania Southeastern Asia Western Asia
  Kazakhstan (40)   Chinese Taipei (38)   New Zealand (59)   Thailand (47)   Qatar (31)
  India (42)   Macau (144)   Fiji (144)   Myanmar (79)   United Arab Emirates (144)
  Pakistan (50)   Tonga (144)   Vietnam (79)
  Kyrgyzstan (Central Subzonal 1st)

Final round

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The top five ranked teams from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015[2] 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.[3] Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool A Pool B
  Iran (8)   Australia (13)
  China (19)   Japan (14)
  South Korea (23)   Chinese Taipei (38)
  Qatar (31)   Thailand (47)
  Kazakhstan (Central Zonal 1st)   New Zealand (59)

Pool standing procedure

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  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. 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

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  • The winners qualified for the zonal round.

Central Asia

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Kyrgyzstan 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 151 112 1.348 Zonal round
2   Bangladesh 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 152 168 0.905
3   Maldives 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 145 168 0.863
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Sep 17:30 Kyrgyzstan   3–0   Bangladesh 25–19 25–16 26–24     76–59 Result
16 Sep 17:00 Maldives   1–3   Bangladesh 26–28 21–25 25–15 20–25   92–93 Result
17 Sep 17:00 Kyrgyzstan   3–0   Maldives 25–16 25–18 25–19     75–53 Result

Zonal round

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  • The winners in each pool qualified for the final round.

Central Asia

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Kazakhstan 2 2 0 5 6 3 2.000 202 190 1.063 Final round
2   Pakistan 2 1 1 3 5 5 1.000 210 204 1.029
3   Kyrgyzstan 2 0 2 1 3 6 0.500 183 201 0.910
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 May 19:00 Pakistan   3–2   Kyrgyzstan 25–18 25–18 15–25 22–25 16–14 103–100 Result
27 May 19:00 Kazakhstan   3–2   Pakistan 21–25 25–22 25–22 18–25 15–13 104–107 Result
28 May 19:00 Kyrgyzstan   1–3   Kazakhstan 25–27 25–21 19–25 14–25   83–98 Result

Eastern Asia

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  • Eastern Asia decided to replace the tournament with the FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016.[4] Rankings are shown in brackets.
Rank Team
1   Chinese Taipei (33)
2   Macau (137)

Oceania

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   New Zealand 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 177 149 1.188 Final round
2   Fiji 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 158 149 1.060
3   Tonga 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 116 153 0.758
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Oct 19:30 New Zealand   3–0   Tonga 28–26 25–19 25–21     78–66  
28 Oct 19:30 Fiji   3–0   Tonga 25–18 25–18 25–14     75–50  
29 Oct 19:30 Fiji   1–3   New Zealand 24–26 25–23 14–25 20–25   83–99 Result

Southeastern Asia

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Thailand 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 176 151 1.166 Final round
2   Vietnam 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 162 150 1.080
3   Myanmar 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 115 152 0.757
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Oct 18:00 Thailand   3–0   Myanmar 27–25 25–17 25–22     77–64 Result
8 Oct 18:00 Myanmar   0–3   Vietnam 20–25 13–25 18–25     51–75 Result
9 Oct 18:00 Thailand   3–1   Vietnam 24–26 25–18 25–23 25–20   99–87 Result

Western Asia

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  • Western Asia decided to replace the tournament with the FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016.[4] Rankings are shown in brackets.
Rank Team
1   Qatar (36)
2   United Arab Emirates (137)

Final round

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  • The top two teams in each pool qualified for the 2018 World Championship.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Iran 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 306 232 1.319 2018 World Championship
2   China 4 3 1 9 9 4 2.250 315 289 1.090
3   Qatar 4 2 2 5 6 8 0.750 301 308 0.977
4   South Korea 4 1 3 4 5 10 0.500 319 335 0.952
5   Kazakhstan 4 0 4 0 2 12 0.167 273 350 0.780
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Aug 15:30 South Korea   2–3   Qatar 25–21 25–15 21–25 18–25 13–15 102–101 P2
10 Aug 18:00 China   3–1   Kazakhstan 25–15 25–21 22–25 25–23   97–84 P2
11 Aug 15:30 Qatar   0–3   China 22–25 21–25 22–25     65–75 P2
11 Aug 18:00 Iran   3–0   South Korea 25–10 27–25 25–18     77–53 P2
12 Aug 15:30 Kazakhstan   0–3   Qatar 21–25 17–25 18–25     56–75 P2
12 Aug 18:00 Iran   3–0   China 25–21 29–27 25–20     79–68 P2
13 Aug 15:30 South Korea   0–3   China 18–25 20–25 23–25     61–75 P2
13 Aug 18:00 Iran   3–0   Kazakhstan 25–18 25–17 25–16     75–51 P2
14 Aug 15:30 South Korea   3–1   Kazakhstan 25–18 25–12 28–30 25–22   103–82 P2
14 Aug 18:10 Iran   3–0   Qatar 25–22 25–19 25–19     75–60 P2

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Japan 4 4 0 11 12 2 6.000 335 239 1.402 2018 World Championship
2   Australia 4 3 1 10 11 3 3.667 324 287 1.129
3   Chinese Taipei 4 2 2 6 6 6 1.000 276 271 1.018
4   Thailand 4 1 3 3 3 10 0.300 273 307 0.889
5   New Zealand 4 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 221 325 0.680
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jul 17:00 Chinese Taipei   0–3   Japan 19–25 19–25 19–25     57–75 P2
12 Jul 20:10 Australia   3–0   New Zealand 25–12 25–18 25–18     75–48 P2
13 Jul 17:00 Japan   3–0   New Zealand 25–11 25–16 25–10     75–37 P2
13 Jul 20:10 Australia   3–0   Thailand 25–20 25–21 25–19     75–60 P2
14 Jul 11:00 Chinese Taipei   3–0   New Zealand 25–17 25–21 25–16     75–54 P2
14 Jul 14:00 Japan   3–0   Thailand 25–12 25–18 25–16     75–46 P2
15 Jul 17:00 Chinese Taipei   3–0   Thailand 25–22 25–23 25–22     75–67 P2
15 Jul 20:00 Australia   2–3   Japan 22–25 25–23 14–25 25–22 13–15 99–110 P2
16 Jul 14:00 Thailand   3–1   New Zealand 25–20 25–16 25–27 25–19   100–82 P2
16 Jul 17:10 Australia   3–0   Chinese Taipei 25–23 25–23 25–23     75–69 P2

References

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  1. ^ "2018 World Championship qualification process continues this weekend". FIVB. 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of October 2015)". FIVB. October 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Results of drawing of lots for 2018 FIVB World Championship QT revealed". AVC. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 22 August 2016)". FIVB. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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