Women's Asian Volleyball Championship

Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:; 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1975; 49 years ago
First season	1975
No. of teams	16 (Finals)
Continent	Asia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent; champion(s)	Thailand; (3rd title)
Most titles	China; (13 titles)
TV partner(s)	PPTV
Official website	asianvolleyball.net

The Asian Women's Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The initial gap between championships was four years, but since 1987 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Thailand, which won its third title in 2023.

The 21 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by three different national teams. China have won thirteen times. The other Asian Championship winners are Japan, with five titles; and Thailand with three titles.

The 2021 edition was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 2023 edition was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

Results summary

Year	Host	Final			3rd place match			Teams
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	3rd place	Score	4th place	Teams
1975 Details	Melbourne	Japan	Round-robin	South Korea	China	Round-robin	Australia	5
1979 Details	Hong Kong	China	Round-robin	Japan	South Korea	Round-robin	Australia	7
1983 Details	Fukuoka	Japan	Round-robin	China	South Korea	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei	9
1987 Details	Shanghai	China	3–0	Japan	South Korea	3–0	New Zealand	11
1989 Details	Hong Kong	China	3–0	South Korea	Japan	3–1	Chinese Taipei	10
1991 Details	Bangkok	China	3–0	Japan	South Korea	3–0	North Korea	14
1993 Details	Shanghai	China	3–0	Japan	South Korea	3–1	Chinese Taipei	14
1995 Details	Chiang Mai	China	Round-robin	South Korea	Japan	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei	9
1997 Details	Manila	China	Round-robin	South Korea	Japan	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei	9
1999 Details	Hong Kong	China	Round-robin	South Korea	Japan	Round-robin	Thailand	9
2001 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima	China	3–0	South Korea	Thailand	3–2	Japan	9
2003 Details	Ho Chi Minh City	China	3–0	Japan	South Korea	3–1	Thailand	10
2005 Details	Taicang	China	3–0	Kazakhstan	Japan	3–0	South Korea	12
2007 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima	Japan	Round-robin	China	Thailand	Round-robin	South Korea	13
2009 Details	Hanoi	Thailand	3–1	China	Japan	3–0	South Korea	14
2011 Details	Taipei	China	3–1	Japan	South Korea	3–2	Thailand	14
2013 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	3–0	Japan	South Korea	3–2	China	16
2015 Details	Tianjin	China	3–0	South Korea	Thailand	3–0	Chinese Taipei	14
2017 Details	Biñan / Muntinlupa	Japan	3–2	Thailand	South Korea	3–0	China	14
2019 Details	Seoul	Japan	3–1	Thailand	South Korea	3–0	China	13
2021 Details	San Fernando / Angeles City / Olongapo	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2023 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	3–2	China	Japan	3–2	Vietnam	14

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	4th place
China	13 (1979, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015)	4 (1983, 2007, 2009, 2023)	1 (1975)	3 (2013, 2017, 2019)
Japan	5 (1975, 1983, 2007, 2017, 2019)	7 (1979, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013)	7 (1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2023)	1 (2001)
Thailand	3 (2009, 2013, 2023)	2 (2017, 2019)	3 (2001, 2007, 2015)	3 (1999, 2003, 2011)
South Korea		7 (1975, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2015)	10 (1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019)	3 (2005, 2007, 2009)
Kazakhstan		1 (2005)
Chinese Taipei				6 (1983, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2015)
Australia				2 (1975, 1979)
New Zealand				1 (1987)
North Korea				1 (1991)
Vietnam				1 (2023)

Champions by region

Federation (Region)	Champion(s)	Number
EAZVA (East Asia)	China (13), Japan (5)	18 titles
SEAZVA (Southeast Asia)	Thailand (3)	3 titles

Hosts

List of hosts by number of championships hosted.

Times Hosted	Nations	Year(s)
6	Thailand	1991, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2023
4	China	1987, 1993, 2005, 2015
3	Hong Kong	1979, 1989, 1999
2	Philippines	1997, 2017
2	Vietnam	2003, 2009
1	Australia	1975
	Japan	1983
	South Korea	2019
	Taiwan	2011

Medal summary


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	13	4	1	18
2	Japan	5	7	7	19
3	Thailand	3	2	3	8
4	South Korea	0	7	10	17
5	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		21	21	21	63

Participating nations

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
• – Did not enter / Did not qualify
– Hosts
Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Team	1975 (5)	1979 (7)	1983 (9)	1987 (11)	1989 (10)	1991 (14)	1993 (14)	1995 (9)	1997 (9)	1999 (9)	2001 (9)	2003 (10)	2005 (12)	2007 (13)	2009 (14)
Australia	4th	4th	7th	7th	7th	6th	10th	6th	7th	6th	6th	9th	10th	8th	9th
China	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd
Chinese Taipei	•	•	4th	•	4th	5th	4th	4th	4th	5th	5th	5th	5th	6th	6th
Hong Kong	•	6th	8th	10th	8th	11th	12th	9th	9th	8th	•	•	12th	•	10th
India	•	7th	•	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	•	11th
Indonesia	•	5th	6th	6th	9th	9th	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	13th
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	8th
Japan	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	2nd	3rd	1st	3rd
Kazakhstan	•	•	•	•	•	•	5th	•	•	9th	•	7th	2nd	5th	5th
Macau	•	•	•	11th	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Malaysia	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Maldives	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Mongolia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Myanmar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
New Zealand	5th	•	9th	4th	•	10th	11th	7th	•	•	8th	10th	•	11th	•
North Korea	•	•	•	•	5th	4th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•
Philippines	•	•	5th	•	•	13th	13th	8th	8th	•	•	8th	9th	•	•
Singapore	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
South Korea	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	4th	4th
Sri Lanka	•	•	•	•	•	12th	14th	•	•	•	9th	•	•	10th	14th
Thailand	•	•	•	5th	6th	7th	7th	5th	5th	4th	3rd	4th	6th	3rd	1st
Turkmenistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Uzbekistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	•	6th	7th	•	•	•	13th	12th
Vietnam	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	7th	6th	8th	7th	7th

Team	2011 (14)	2013 (16)	2015 (14)	2017 (14)	2019 (13)	2023 (14)	Total
Australia	10th	9th	9th	10th	9th	8th	21
China	1st	4th	1st	4th	4th	2nd	21
Chinese Taipei	5th	7th	4th	6th	6th	9th	18
Hong Kong	•	13th	13th	11th	11th	11th	16
India	11th	11th	•	10th	10th	7th	9
Indonesia	13th	10th	•	•	8th	•	11
Iran	8th	8th	8th	9th	7th	10th	8
Japan	2nd	2nd	6th	1st	1st	3rd	21
Kazakhstan	9th	5th	7th	7th	5th	5th	12
Macau	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Maldives	•	•	•	14th	•	•	1
Mongolia	•	14th	11th	•	•	12th	3
Myanmar	•	16th	•	•	•	•	1
New Zealand	•	•	•	12th	12th	•	11
North Korea	6th	•	•	•	•	•	5
Philippines	•	12th	12th	8th	•	13th	11
Singapore	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
South Korea	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	6th	21
Sri Lanka	12th	15th	14th	13th	13th	•	10
Thailand	4th	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	18
Turkmenistan	14th	•	•	•	•	•	1
Uzbekistan	•	•	•	•	•	14th	6
Vietnam	7th	6th	5th	5th	•	4th	11

Debut of teams

Year	Debutants	Total
2001	None	0
2003
2005
2007	Iran	1
2009	None	0
2011	Turkmenistan	1
2013	Mongolia	2
2013	Myanmar	2
2015	None	0
2017	Maldives	1
2019	None	0
2023	None	0

Most valuable player by edition

1975–2001 – Not awarded
2003 – Zhao Ruirui (CHN)
2005 – Chu Jinling (CHN)
2007 – Miyuki Takahashi (JPN)
2009 – Onuma Sittirak (THA)
2011 – Wang Yimei (CHN)
2013 – Wilavan Apinyapong (THA)
2015 – Zhu Ting (CHN)
2017 – Risa Shinnabe (JPN)
2019 – Mayu Ishikawa (JPN)
2023 – Chatchu-on Moksri (THA)

References

Sports123.com Archived 2009-08-23 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Asian Volleyball Confederation – official website

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