2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international volleyball club tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from 1 to 7 October 2021.[1] The winner of the tournament qualified to 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.[2]

2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Thailand
Dates1–7 October
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsKazakhstan Altay (1st title)
Runners-upThailand Nakhon Ratchasima QminC
Third placeThailand Supreme Chonburi
Fourth placeIran Saipa Tehran
Tournament awards
MVPKazakhstan Sana Anarkulova (Altay)
Best SetterThailand Nootsara Tomkom (Nakhon Ratchasima QminC)
Best OHUkraine Nadiia Kodola (Altay)
Thailand Chatchu-on Moksri (Nakhon Ratchasima QminC)
Best MBThailand Pleumjit Thinkaow (Supreme Chonburi)
Iran Pouran Zare (Saipa Tehran)
Best OPPKazakhstan Kristina Belova (Altay)
Best LiberoKazakhstan Madina Beket (Altay)
Official website
2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship

The last edition of the tournament was held in 2019. The 2020 edition, due to be hosted in Tianjin, China.[3] The hosting duties was moved to Thailand before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Qualification

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Following the AVC regulations, the maximum of 16 teams in all AVC events will be selected by:[2]

  • 1 team for the host country
  • 10 teams based on the final standing of the previous edition
  • 5 teams from each of 5 zones (with a qualification tournament if needed)

Due to anticipated difficulty for national federations to field teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AVC allowed two clubs from the same national federation to participate in the case that there are less than 8 federations enter the tournament. In the case of less than 16 entrants, the host is entitled to enter two teams. Only four national federations entered with Iran the only country to have one representative club.[1]

Qualified associations

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Event(s) Dates Location Berths Qualifier(s)
Host Country 1   ThailandA
2019 Asian Championship 27 April–5 May 2019   Tianjin 2   ChinaB
  ThailandA
  JapanB
  Kazakhstan
  North KoreaB
  Chinese TaipeiB
  VietnamB
  Hong KongB
  Sri LankaB
  TurkmenistanB
CAZVA representatives No later than 2 February 2021   Bangkok 1   Iran
SEAZVA representatives 1   Philippines
Extra slotsC 2   Kazakhstan
  Philippines
Total 7
^A Thailand as host country is entitled to enter two teams if they are less than 16 entrants. Their two berths are credited to have been attained as host nation and second placers in the 2019 championships.
^B Under tournament regulations the top ten associations are reserved a berth. Only two from the ten participating associations in the 2019 championship elected to enter a team.
^C National federations other than the host are entitled to send two teams if there are less than 8 entrants. Philippines and Kazakhstan, who also qualified a berth as the fourth-best finishing team in the 2019 edition, elected to send two teams.

Squads

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Participating teams

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The following teams were entered for the tournament.

Association Team Domestic league standing
  Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima 2020–21 Women's Volleyball Thailand League runner-up
Supreme Chonburi 2020–21 Women's Volleyball Thailand League third placers
  Kazakhstan Altay
Zhetysu
  Philippines RebiscoD N/A (National team)
Choco MuchoE N/A (Developmental national team)
  Iran Saipa Tehran
^D The PNVF fielded the Philippine national team as a club under the Rebisco name.[5]
^E The identity of the team is not known at the time of the draw and was listed as "PVL". The PNVF has invited the Premier Volleyball League to send its best finishing team in the 2021 Open Conference but all teams declined to enter.[5][6] The PNVF will field a second team composing of national team players instead.[7] The second team was named Team Choco Mucho.[8]

Draw

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The draw was held on 3 August 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][9]

Venues

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Matches will be held at the Terminal Hall – Terminal 21 Korat, an indoor arena within the Terminal 21

All Matches
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand  
Terminal 21 Korat
Capacity: 3,500
 

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Nakhon Ratchasima QminC 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 178 153 1.163 Quarterfinals
2   Zhetysu 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 174 156 1.115
3   Choco Mucho 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 110 151 0.728
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct 12:30 Nakhon Ratchasima QminC   3–0   Choco Mucho 25–11 28–26 25–17     78–54 P2
2 Oct 12:30 Zhetysu   3–0   Choco Mucho 25–22 25–19 25–15     75–56 P2
3 Oct 12:30 Nakhon Ratchasima QminC   3–2   Zhetysu 25–20 18–25 25–19 17–25 15–10 100–99 P2

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Altay 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 148 1.520 Semifinals
2   Supreme Chonburi 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 221 192 1.151 Quarterfinals
3   Saipa Tehran 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 218 251 0.869
4   Rebisco PH 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 175 248 0.706
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct 15:30 Supreme Chonburi   3–1   Saipa Tehran 25–23 22–25 25–13 25–13   97–74 P2
1 Oct 18:30 Altay   3–0   Rebisco PH 25–23 25–13 25–17     75–53 P2
2 Oct 15:30 Supreme Chonburi   3–0   Rebisco PH 25–11 25–16 25–16     75–43 P2
2 Oct 18:30 Saipa Tehran   0–3   Altay 11–25 20–25 15–25     46–75 P2
3 Oct 15:30 Altay   3–0   Supreme Chonburi 25–23 25–12 25–14     75–49 P2
3 Oct 18:30 Saipa Tehran   3–1   Rebisco PH 26–24 22–25 25–13 25–17   98–79 P2

Final round

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Final seven

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
4 October
 
 
  Nakhon Ratchasima QminC3
 
6 October
 
  Rebisco PH0
 
  Nakhon Ratchasima QminC3
 
4 October
 
  Supreme Chonburi0
 
  Choco Mucho0
 
7 October
 
  Supreme Chonburi3
 
  Nakhon Ratchasima QminC0
 
4 October
 
  Altay3
 
  Zhetysu0
 
6 October
 
  Saipa Tehran3
 
  Saipa Tehran1
 
4 October
 
  Altay3 3rd place match
 
bye
 
7 October
 
  AltayW
 
  Supreme Chonburi3
 
 
  Saipa Tehran0
 
 
5th–7th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
6 October
 
 
  Rebisco PH1
 
7 October
 
  Choco Mucho3
 
  Choco Mucho0
 
6 October
 
  Zhetysu3
 
  ZhetysuW
 
 
bye
 
7th place match
 
 
7 October
 
 
  Rebisco PHW
 
 
bye

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Oct 12:30 Nakhon Ratchasima QminC   3–0   Rebisco PH 25–11 25–19 25–18     75–48 P2
4 Oct 15:30 Choco Mucho   0–3   Supreme Chonburi 13–25 22–25 21–25     56–75 P2
4 Oct 18:00 Zhetysu   0–3   Saipa Tehran 21–25 21–25 23–25     65–75 P2

5th–7th semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Oct 12:30 Rebisco PH   1–3   Choco Mucho 25–22 17–25 19–25 17–25   78–97 P2

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Oct 15:30 Saipa Tehran   1–3   Altay 20–25 25–21 15–25 22–25   82–96 P2
6 Oct 18:30 Nakhon Ratchasima QminC   3–0   Supreme Chonburi 25–18 25–22 25–18     75–58 P2

5th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Oct 12:30 Zhetysu   3–0   Choco Mucho 25–14 25–11 25–23     75–48 P2

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Oct 15:30 Supreme Chonburi   3–0   Saipa Tehran 25–21 25–18 25–19     75–58 P2

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Oct 18:30 Nakhon Ratchasima QminC   0–3   Altay 22–25 22–25 20–25     64–75 P2

Final standing

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Draws Revealed for 2021 Asian Men's and Women's Club Championships in Thailand". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship (Qualification Tournament for Volleyball Women's Club World Championship 2021)" (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 AVC Volleyball Calendar" (PDF). AVC. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Cancellation and postponement confirmed for 2020 AVC Championships". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b Suing, Ivan (18 August 2021). "Chery Tiggo marches in full force". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. ^ Dannug, Jonash (18 August 2021). "Chery Tiggo, Rebisco invited to join Asian Women's Club Championship". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Volleyball: 2 national teams to join Asian club tourney". ABS-CBN News. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Marano, Deguzman captain Rebisco PH as Tolenada skippers Choco Mucho in AVC Club". Tiebreaker Times. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Iran's Saipa learn rivals at Asian Women's Club Volleyball". Tehran Times. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.