2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
2008 Asian Men's Cup |
Tournament details |
Host nation |
Thailand |
Dates |
20–26 September |
Teams |
8 |
Venues |
1 (in 1 host city) |
Champions |
Iran (1st title) |
MVP |
Hamzeh Zarini |
|
The 2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup was the 1st edition of the AVC Cup for Men, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Championship. It was held at MCC Hall Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 20 to 26 September 2008.
Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
Preliminary round
Pool A
|
Pts |
Matches |
Points |
Sets |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
South Korea |
6 |
3 |
0 |
289 |
243 |
1.189 |
9 |
3 |
3.000
|
2 |
Iran |
5 |
2 |
1 |
261 |
256 |
1.020 |
7 |
5 |
1.400
|
3 |
China |
4 |
1 |
2 |
275 |
275 |
1.000 |
7 |
6 |
1.167
|
4 |
Thailand |
3 |
0 |
3 |
174 |
225 |
0.773 |
0 |
9 |
0.000
|
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
20 Sep |
11:00 |
South Korea |
3–1 |
Iran |
23–25 |
25–17 |
25–17 |
25–22 |
|
98–81
|
20 Sep |
16:00 |
China |
3–0 |
Thailand |
25–17 |
25–21 |
25–16 |
|
|
75–54
|
21 Sep |
11:00 |
South Korea |
3–2 |
China |
25–16 |
23–25 |
23–25 |
30–28 |
15–13 |
116–107
|
21 Sep |
16:00 |
Thailand |
0–3 |
Iran |
23–25 |
23–25 |
19–25 |
|
|
65–75
|
22 Sep |
11:00 |
Iran |
3–2 |
China |
23–25 |
17–25 |
25–15 |
25–21 |
15–7 |
105–93
|
22 Sep |
16:00 |
South Korea |
3–0 |
Thailand |
25–18 |
25–20 |
25–17 |
|
|
75–55
|
Pool B
|
Pts |
Matches |
Points |
Sets |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Japan |
6 |
3 |
0 |
315 |
284 |
1.109 |
9 |
5 |
1.800
|
2 |
Australia |
5 |
2 |
1 |
255 |
213 |
1.197 |
8 |
3 |
2.667
|
3 |
Chinese Taipei |
4 |
1 |
2 |
216 |
252 |
0.857 |
5 |
6 |
0.833
|
4 |
Indonesia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
218 |
255 |
0.855 |
1 |
9 |
0.111
|
Final round
Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
25 Sep |
16:00 |
South Korea |
3–1 |
China |
25–17 |
26–24 |
25–27 |
25–15 |
|
101–83
|
25 Sep |
18:00 |
Japan |
1–3 |
Iran |
20–25 |
17–25 |
28–26 |
22–25 |
|
87–101
|
7th place
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
26 Sep |
11:00 |
Indonesia |
1–3 |
Chinese Taipei |
21–25 |
23–25 |
25–21 |
27–29 |
|
96–100
|
5th place
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
26 Sep |
13:00 |
Australia |
3–0 |
Thailand |
29–27 |
25–16 |
25–17 |
|
|
79–60
|
3rd place
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
26 Sep |
16:00 |
China |
3–0 |
Japan |
25–22 |
25–16 |
25–19 |
|
|
75–57
|
Final
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
26 Sep |
18:00 |
South Korea |
2–3 |
Iran |
25–13 |
15–25 |
25–27 |
25–15 |
7–15 |
97–95
|
Final standing
|
2008 Asian Men's Cup Champions |
Iran 1st title |
Team Roster
Mojtaba Attar, Saeid Marouf, Javad Mohammadinejad, Arash Keshavarzi, Hamzeh Zarini, Mohammad Mohammadkazem, Alireza Nadi, Ahsanollah Shirkavand, Mansour Zadvan, Farhad Nazari Afshar, Mehdi Mahdavi, Mohammad Mousavi
Head Coach: Hossein Maadani
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Awards
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