2023 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2023 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international men's volleyball club tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Bahrain Volleyball Association (BVA).[1]

2023 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
Official logo
Tournament details
Host nationBahrain Bahrain
CityManama
Dates14–21 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsJapan Suntory Sunbirds (1st title)
Runners-upIndonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi
Third placeQatar Police SC
Fourth placeIran Shahdab Yazd
Tournament awards
MVPRussia Dmitry Muserskiy
Best SetterJapan Masaki Oya
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPIran Amir Ghafour
Best LiberoIndonesia Fahreza Rakha Abhinaya
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Attendance3,030 (54 per match)
Official website
2023 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

The tournament was held in Manama, Bahrain, from 14 to 21 May 2023. The champions qualified for the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.

Suntory Sunbirds won the tournament for the first time by defeating Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi in a hard-fought four sets in the final match. Dmitry Muserskiy named as the MVP of the tournament.[2] Police SC secured the bronze against Shahdab Yazd also in a four-set match.[3]

Qualification edit

Following the AVC regulations, the maximum of 16 teams in all AVC events will be selected by:[4]

  • 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)

Qualified associations edit

Event(s) Dates Location Berths Qualifier(s)
Host Country 1   Bahrain
2022 Asian Championship 14–20 May 2022   Tehran 6   Iran
  Japan
  Kazakhstan
  Qatar
  Thailand
  Iraq
Direct zonal wildcards Central Asia No later than 15 January 2023   Bangkok 1   Afghanistan
East Asia 4   Chinese Taipei
  Hong Kong
  Mongolia
  South Korea
Oceania 1   Australia
South East Asia 1   Indonesia
West Asia 2   Kuwait
  Yemen
Total 16

Participating teams edit

The following teams participated for the tournament.

Association Team Domestic league standing
  Bahrain Al-Ahli 2021–22 Bahrain League champions
  Iran Shahdab Yazd 2022–23 Iranian Volleyball Super League champions
  Japan Suntory Sunbirds 2021–22 V.League champions
  Kazakhstan Atyrau 2021–22 Kazakhstan Men's National League champions
  Qatar Police SC 2021–22 Qatari Volleyball League runners-up
  Thailand Diamond Food–Fine Chef 2022–23 Volleyball Thailand League Third Placer
  Iraq South Gas 2021–22 Iraq Premier League champions
  Afghanistan Kam Air
  Chinese Taipei Taichung Bank
  Hong Kong Aspiring 2022 VBAHK Cup champions
  Mongolia Bayankhongor Crownd Geo 2022–23 Mongolian Premier League champions
  South Korea Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 2022–23 V-League champions
  Australia Canberra Heat 2022 Australian Volleyball League champions
  Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 2023 Proliga runners-up
  Kuwait Kuwait SC
  Yemen Khaypil

Squads edit

Venues edit

The tournament was hosted in two venues:[5]

Pool standing procedure edit

  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 3 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 277 249 1.112 Pool E
2   Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 241 208 1.159
3   Al-Ahli 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 248 235 1.055 Pool G
4   Canberra Heat 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 151 225 0.671
Source: [6]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 16:30 Court 2 Canberra Heat   0–3   Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 11–25 21–25 12–25     44–75 Report
14 May 19:00 Court 1 Al-Ahli   3–2   Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 26–28 25–23 20–25 25–18 15–6 111–100 Report
15 May 16:30 Court 2 Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi   3–0   Canberra Heat 25–9 25–23 25–15     75–47 Report
15 May 19:00 Court 1 Al-Ahli   0–3   Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 19–25 21–25 22–25     62–75 Report
16 May 16:30 Court 2 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos   1–3   Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 28–30 17–25 25–22 21–25   91–102 Report
16 May 19:00 Court 1 Al-Ahli   3–0   Canberra Heat 25–21 25–19 25–20     75–60 Report

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Shahdab Yazd 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 162 1.389 Pool F
2   South Gas 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 204 184 1.109
3   Taichung Bank 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 177 201 0.881 Pool H
4   Kam Air 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 166 225 0.738
Source: [6]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 11:30 Court 1 Kam Air   0–3   Taichung Bank 21–25 16–25 14–25     51–75 Report
14 May 14:00 Court 2 South Gas   0–3   Shahdab Yazd 22–25 14–25 18–25     54–75 Report
15 May 11:30 Court 1 Kam Air   0–3   Shahdab Yazd 17–25 21–25 18–25     56–75 Report
15 May 14:00 Court 2 Taichung Bank   0–3   South Gas 16–25 20–25 14–25     50–75 Report
16 May 11:30 Court 1 Kam Air   0–3   South Gas 18–25 22–25 19–25     59–75 Report
16 May 14:00 Court 2 Shahdab Yazd   3–0   Taichung Bank 25–13 25–19 25–20     75–52 Report

Pool C edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Suntory Sunbirds 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 243 182 1.335 Pool E
2   Bayankhongor Crownd Geo 3 1 2 4 6 6 1.000 262 263 0.996
3   Diamond Food–Fine Chef 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 211 228 0.925 Pool G
4   Khaypil 3 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 245 288 0.851
Source: [6]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 11:30 Court 2 Bayankhongor Crownd Geo   2–3   Khaypil 30–28 17–25 25–20 27–29 15–17 114–119 Report
14 May 16:30 Court 1 Diamond Food–Fine Chef   0–3   Suntory Sunbirds 17–25 24–26 19–25     60–76 Report
15 May 11:30 Court 2 Bayankhongor Crownd Geo   1–3   Suntory Sunbirds 11–25 18–25 25–17 19–25   73–92 Report
15 May 14:00 Court 1 Khaypil   1–3   Diamond Food–Fine Chef 26–24 17–25 13–25 21–25   77–99 Report
16 May 11:30 Court 2 Suntory Sunbirds   3–0   Khaypil 25–17 25–17 25–15     75–49 Report
16 May 14:00 Court 1 Bayankhongor Crownd Geo   3–0   Diamond Food–Fine Chef 25–19 25–18 25–15     75–52 Report

Pool D edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Police SC 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 247 178 1.388 Pool F
2   Kuwait SC 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 202 236 0.856
3   Atyrau 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 238 221 1.077 Pool H
4   Aspiring 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 173 225 0.769
Source: [6]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May 14:00 Court 1 Police SC   3–1   Atyrau 25–19 25–22 22–25 25–23   97–89 Report
14 May 19:00 Court 2 Aspiring   1–3   Kuwait SC 17–25 25–0^ 22–25 23–25   87–75 Report
15 May 16:30 Court 1 Police SC   3–0   Kuwait SC 25–17 25–14 25–14     75–45 Report
15 May 19:00 Court 2 Atyrau   3–0   Aspiring 25–11 25–20 25–11     75–42 Report
16 May 16:30 Court 1 Police SC   3–0   Aspiring 25–16 25–6 25–22     75–44 Report
16 May 19:00 Court 2 Kuwait SC   3–0   Atyrau 30–28 27–25 25–21     82–74 Report

^ According to control committee decision.

Classification round edit

  • All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.

Pool E edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Suntory Sunbirds 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 244 190 1.284 Semifinals
2   Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 235 216 1.088
3   Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 247 258 0.957 5th–8th semifinals
4   Bayankhongor Crownd Geo 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 202 264 0.765
Source: [6]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 May 11:30 Court 1 Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi   3–0   Bayankhongor Crownd Geo 25–19 25–15 25–14     75–48 Report
18 May 11:30 Court 2 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos   0–3   Suntory Sunbirds 21–25 19–25 19–25     59–75 Report
19 May 11:30 Court 1 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos   3–1   Bayankhongor Crownd Geo 25–21 22–25 25–16 25–19   97–81 Report
19 May 14:00 Court 1 Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi   0–3   Suntory Sunbirds 25–27 15–25 18–25     58–77 Report

Pool F edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Police SC 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 259 211 1.227 Semifinals
2   Shahdab Yazd 3 2 1 7 8 3 2.667 255 222 1.149
3   South Gas 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 190 211 0.900 5th–8th semifinals
4   Kuwait SC 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 165 225 0.733
Source: [6]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 May 16:30 Court 1 South Gas   0–3   Police SC 21–25 17–25 23–25     61–75 Report
18 May 16:30 Court 2 Shahdab Yazd   3–0   Kuwait SC 25–16 25–20 25–23     75–59 Report
19 May 11:30 Court 2 South Gas   3–0   Kuwait SC 25–21 25–21 25–19     75–61 Report
19 May 16:30 Court 1 Shahdab Yazd   2–3   Police SC 20–25 25–22 25–22 23–25 12–15 105–109 Report

Pool G edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Al-Ahli 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 237 194 1.222 9th–12th semifinals
2   Canberra Heat 3 2 1 6 6 5 1.200 250 253 0.988
3   Diamond Food–Fine Chef 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 257 251 1.024 13th–16th semifinals
4   Khaypil 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 231 277 0.834
Source: [6]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 May 14:00 Court 1 Canberra Heat   3–1   Diamond Food–Fine Chef 28–26 21–25 25–23 25–22   99–96 Report
18 May 19:00 Court 1 Al-Ahli   3–0   Khaypil 25–20 37–35 25–17     87–72 Report
19 May 16:30 Court 2 Canberra Heat   3–1   Khaypil 25–18 16–25 25–16 25–23   91–82 Report
19 May 19:00 Court 1 Al-Ahli   3–0   Diamond Food–Fine Chef 25–19 25–23 25–20     75–62 Report

Pool H edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Atyrau 3 3 0 9 9 2 4.500 284 232 1.224 9th–12th semifinals
2   Taichung Bank 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 257 211 1.218
3   Kam Air 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 209 225 0.929 13th–16th semifinals
4   Aspiring 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 143 225 0.636
Source: [6]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 May 14:00 Court 2 Taichung Bank   3–0   Aspiring 25–16 25–19 25–14     75–49 Report
18 May 19:00 Court 2 Kam Air   1–3   Atyrau 16–25 25–23 23–25 19–25   83–98 Report
19 May 14:00 Court 2 Kam Air   3–0   Aspiring 25–23 25–17 25–12     75–52 Report
19 May 19:00 Court 2 Taichung Bank   1–3   Atyrau 33–35 25–20 20–25 29–31   107–111 Report

Final round edit

13th–16th places edit

 
13th–16th semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
20 May
 
 
  Diamond Food–Fine Chef3
 
21 May
 
  Aspiring0
 
  Diamond Food–Fine Chef3
 
20 May
 
  Kam Air0
 
  Khaypil0
 
 
  Kam Air3
 
15th place match
 
 
21 May
 
 
  Aspiring2
 
 
  Khaypil3

13th–16th semifinals edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May 11:30 Court 2 Khaypil   0–3   Kam Air 17–25 21–25 22–25     60–75 Report
20 May 14:00 Court 2 Diamond Food–Fine Chef   3–0   Aspiring 25–10 27–25 25–18     77–53 Report

15th place match edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May 10:00 Court 2 Aspiring   2–3   Khaypil 25–22 33–31 14–25 23–25 20–22 115–125 Report

13th place match edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May 15:00 Court 2 Diamond Food–Fine Chef   3–0   Kam Air 27–25 25–21 25–20     77–66 Report

9th–12th places edit

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
20 May
 
 
  Al-Ahli3
 
21 May
 
  Taichung Bank0
 
  Al-Ahli3
 
20 May
 
  Atyrau2
 
  Canberra Heat0
 
 
  Atyrau3
 
11th place match
 
 
21 May
 
 
  Taichung Bank3
 
 
  Canberra Heat0

9th–12th semifinals edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May 16:30 Court 2 Al-Ahli   3–0   Taichung Bank 25–21 26–24 25–21     76–66 Report
20 May 19:00 Court 2 Canberra Heat   0–3   Atyrau 20–25 14–25 17–25     51–75 Report

11th place match edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May 12:30 Court 2 Taichung Bank   3–0   Canberra Heat 25–22 25–20 28–26     78–68 Report

9th place match edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May 17:30 Court 2 Al-Ahli   3–2   Atyrau 25–17 21–25 25–15 21–25 15–11 107–93 Report

5th–8th places edit

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
20 May
 
 
  Incheon Korean Air Jumbos1
 
21 May
 
  Kuwait SC3
 
  Kuwait SC3
 
20 May
 
  South Gas2
 
  Bayankhongor Crownd Geo0
 
 
  South Gas3
 
7th place match
 
 
21 May
 
 
  Incheon Korean Air Jumbos3
 
 
  Bayankhongor Crownd Geo0

5th–8th semifinals edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May 11:30 Court 1 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos   1–3   Kuwait SC 26–28 25–21 32–34 23–25   106–108 Report
20 May 14:00 Court 1 Bayankhongor Crownd Geo   0–3   South Gas 21–25 17–25 16–25     54–75 Report

7th place match edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May 11:30 Court 1 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos   3–0   Bayankhongor Crownd Geo 25–21 25–23 25–18     75–62 Report

5th place match edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May 14:00 Court 1 Kuwait SC   3–2   South Gas 23–25 29–27 15–25 25–18 15–11 107–106 Report

Final four edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
20 May
 
 
  Suntory Sunbirds3
 
21 May
 
  Shahdab Yazd1
 
  Suntory Sunbirds3
 
20 May
 
  Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi1
 
  Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi3
 
 
  Police SC1
 
3rd place match
 
 
21 May
 
 
  Shahdab Yazd1
 
 
  Police SC3

Semifinals edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May 16:30 Court 1 Suntory Sunbirds   3–1   Shahdab Yazd 25–22 23–25 34–32 25–17   107–96 Report
20 May 19:00 Court 1 Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi   3–1   Police SC 11–25 29–27 25–23 25–23   90–98 Report

3rd place match edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May 16:30 Court 1 Shahdab Yazd   1–3   Police SC 26–24 16–25 20–25 19–25   81–99 Report

Final edit

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May 19:00 Court 1 Suntory Sunbirds   3–1   Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 28–26 25–23 23–25 25–17   101–91 Report

Final standing edit

Awards edit

Broadcasting edit

Matches in the second hall of Issa Bin Rashid Gymnasium is live streaming through AVC YouTube, while the TV right holders play in the main competition hall to receive the uplink for their respective territory.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Preechachan (12 May 2023). "2023 ASIAN MEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP IN MANAMA IN FULL SWING AS JOINT MEETING HELD AHEAD OF MAY 14 KICKOFF". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ Preechachan (22 May 2023). "Sunbirds hand Japan first-ever Asian Men's Club title after 3-1 victory against Bhayangkara". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ Preechachan (21 May 2023). "Police Sports Team cruise to 3-1 victory over Shahdab Yazd to claim bronze at 2023 Asian Men's Club Championship". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ Preechachan (4 March 2023). "DRAWING OF LOTS FOR 2023 ASIAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS UNVEILED". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ "ไดมอนด์ ฟู้ด เปิดฉะ ซันโทรี สโมสรเอเชียชาย 2023" (in Thai). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h 2023 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

External links edit