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2025 Women's AsiaVChamp
Tournament details
Host nation Australia
Dates1 August – 9 August
Teams24
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Champions Philippines (17th title)
Runners-up China
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Kazakhstan
Tournament awards
MVP Alyssa Solomon
Best SetterThailand Pornpun Guedpard
Best OHPhilippines Marisa Rodriguez
China Wu Mengjie
Best MBChina Che Wenhan
Philippines Bernadeth Closas
Best OPP Alyssa Solomon
Best Libero Saribina Bekisheva

The 2025 Women's Asian Volleyball Championship will be the 24th edition of the Women's VBIC Asia Championship, organized by Asian's governing volleyball body, the VBIC. For the first time, the Women's AsiaVChamp will be held in Australia. The Semifinalist will be qualified for World Championship next year.

Qualification

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This edition changes from pools competition in zonal qualification in top two spot and two play offs by top two teams.

Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualification Qualifier
Host   Australia Qualification EAZVA   North Korea
2023 AsiaVChamp   Philippines   Macau
  Thailand CAVA   India
  China   Uzbekistan
  South Korea OZVA   New Zealand
  Japan   American Samoa
  Chinese Taipei SEAZVA   Singapore
  Kazakhstan   Malaysia
  Vietnam Play-offs Pool A   Myanmar
  Iran   Northern Mariana Islands
  Indonesia Play-offs Pool B   French Polynesia
  Hong Kong   Maldives
Total 24

Pools composition

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The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:

  1. The host were seeded in Preliminary pools. Australia in Pool A.
  2. The finalists from the previous edition were drawn in different Preliminary pools, meaning that the Philippines, Thailand, China, South Korea, and Japan were placed in Pool B, Pool C, Pool D, Pool E, and Pool F respectively.

Teams were drawn into Groups A to F. For the first time in AVC AsiaVChamp history, the pools added into 6 pools by four teams. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the previous ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines. Each pool had no more than three teams from the same zonal association.


The groups were confirmed following the draw:

Seeded teams Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Australia
  Philippines
  Thailand
  China
  South Korea
  Japan
  Chinese Taipei
  Kazakhstan
  Vietnam
  Iran
  Indonesia
  Hong Kong
  India
  New Zealand
  Macau
  Singapore
  Mongolia
  Uzbekistan
  American Samoa
  North Korea
  Myanmar
  Northern Mariana Islands
  French Polynesia
  Maldives
Draw

The drawing of lots was held on 28 November 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.

Pool A Pool B Pool C
  Australia   Philippines   Thailand
  Kazakhstan   Hong Kong   Chinese Taipei
  Singapore   India   Uzbekistan
  Myanmar   American Samoa   French Polynesia
Pool D Pool E Pool F
  China   South Korea   Japan
  Iran   Vietnam   Indonesia
  Mongolia   New Zealand   Macau
  Northern Mariana Islands   Maldives   North Korea

Venues

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Pool A, Knock-out rounds Pool B Pool C
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cairns, Queensland, Australia Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sydney SuperDome Cairns Convention Centre Nissan Arena
Capacity: 21,000 Capacity: 5,300 Capacity: 5,000
     
Pool D, Knock-out rounds Pool E Pool F
Adelaide, Australia Melbourne, Australia Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Adelaide Entertainment Centre John Cain Arena Silverdome
Capacity: 11,300 Capacity: 10,175 Capacity: 4,000
     

Format

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Pool Phase

In the first round, the 24 teams will be spread across 6 pools of four teams playing in a round-robin system. The top two teams in each pool and the top eight of the third placed teams qualified for the final round. All results of this round combined in a single ranking table to determine a final round pairing and also 16th to 4th rank in final standing featuring six pools of four teams playing in six cities.

Direct elimination phase

In the direct elimination phase, the 16 teams will be matched-up into knock-out stage: the winners will advance to the next stage, and the losers will be eliminated from the competition.

Final round

The qualified teams from preliminary round competed in the knock-out stage.

In round of sixteen, the qualified teams matched-up according to the Berger table based on their ranking in the combined ranking table. However, VBIC reserved the first, second, third, and fourth position for the host teams if they qualify. The better ranked host team secured the first position, and the worse ranked host team secured the last position. The winners in this round qualified for round of sixteen. The results of this round have combined to preliminary round's combined ranking to determine 9th to 16th rank in final standing. The winners in round of sixteen will be qualified for quaterfinals. This procedure also applied in quarterfinals to determine 5th to 8th rank in final standing. In semifinals, the winners advanced to compete for the World Championship title. The losers faced each other in the third place match.

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 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, 3 and 4 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

Preliminary round

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  • All times are local.
  • The top four teams in each pool will qualify for the final round.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Kazakhstan 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 244 177 1.379 Final round
2   Australia (H) 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 239 189 1.265
3   Singapore 3 1 2 2 3 8 0.375 209 251 0.833
4   Myanmar 3 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 186 271 0.686
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 1 10:00 Kazakhstan   3–0   Singapore 25–17 25–14 25–12     75–43  
Aug 1 19:00 Australia   3–0   Myanmar 25–15 25–10 25–15     75–40  
Aug 2 09:00 Myanmar   0–3   Kazakhstan 18–25 12–25 15–25     45–75  
Aug 2 19:00 Australia   3–0   Singapore 25–21 25–17 25–17     75–55  
Aug 3 17:00 Myanmar   2–3   Singapore 24–26 25–22 17–25 25–23 10–15 101–111  
Aug 3 19:00 Australia   1–3   Kazakhstan 18–25 25–19 23–25 23–25   89–94  

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Philippines 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 110 2.045 Final round
2   India 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 216 214 1.009
3   Hong Kong 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 196 232 0.845
4   American Samoa 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 188 246 0.764
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 1 12:00 Philippines   3–0   American Samoa 25–4 25–10 25–6     75–20  
Aug 1 18:00 Hong Kong   0–3   India 21–25 13–25 19–25     53–75  
Aug 2 14:00 India   0–3   Philippines 16–25 16–25 13–25     45–75  
Aug 2 20:00 American Samoa   1–3   Hong Kong 25–23 19–25 19–25 19–25   82–98  
Aug 3 14:00 American Samoa   1–3   India 22–25 20–25 25–21 19–25   86–96  
Aug 3 19:00 Philippines   3–0   Hong Kong 25–16 25–19 25–10     75–45  

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Thailand 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 262 182 1.440 Final round
2   Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 6 8 5 1.600 283 258 1.097
3   Uzbekistan 3 1 2 4 5 7 0.714 239 263 0.909
4   French Polynesia 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 169 250 0.676
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 1 14:00 Chinese Taipei   3–2   Uzbekistan 25–12 22–25 22–25 25–20 15–9 109–91  
Aug 1 17:00 Thailand   3–0   French Polynesia 25–9 25–17 25–9     75–35  
Aug 2 16:00 Uzbekistan   0–3   Thailand 18–25 13–25 18–25     49–75  
Aug 2 19:00 French Polynesia   0–3   Chinese Taipei 11–25 24–26 20–25     55–76  
Aug 3 09:00 Chinese Taipei   2–3   Thailand 21–25 16–25 25–21 28–26 8–15 98–112  
Aug 3 12:00 French Polynesia   1–3   Uzbekistan 23–25 21–25 26–24 9–25   79–99  

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 117 1.923 Final round
2   Iran 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 203 203 1.000
3   Northern Mariana Islands 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 177 220 0.805
4   Mongolia 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 196 261 0.751
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 1 16:00 Iran   3–1   Mongolia 25–14 25–22 16–25 25–18   91–79  
Aug 1 21:00 China   3–0   Northern Mariana Islands 25–15 25–13 25–5     75–33  
Aug 2 19:00 Mongolia   0–3   China 23–25 14–25 10–25     47–75  
Aug 2 22:00 Iran   3–0   Northern Mariana Islands 25–12 25–17 25–20     75–49  
Aug 3 13:00 Mongolia   1–3   Northern Mariana Islands 25–15 14–25 14–25 17–25   70–90  
Aug 3 18:00 China   3–0   Iran 25–12 25–12 25–13     75–37  

Pool E

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Vietnam 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 120 1.875 Final round
2   South Korea 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 212 159 1.333
3   New Zealand 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 174 194 0.897
4   Maldives 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 87 225 0.387
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 1 15:00 New Zealand   0–3   Vietnam 19–25 14–25 10–25     43–75  
Aug 1 19:00 South Korea   3–0   Maldives 25–7 25–12 25–9     75–28  
Aug 2 18:00 New Zealand   0–3   South Korea 20–25 20–25 16–25     56–75  
Aug 2 21:00 Maldives   0–3   Vietnam 3–25 9–25 3–25     15–75  
Aug 3 15:00 New Zealand   3–0   Maldives 25–11 25–11 25–22     75–44  
Aug 3 19:00 South Korea   0–3   Vietnam 23–25 16–25 23–25     62–75  

Pool F

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Japan 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 251 166 1.512 Final round
2   Indonesia 3 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 250 238 1.050
3   North Korea 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 208 225 0.924
4   Macau 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 145 225 0.644
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 1 17:00 North Korea   1–3   Indonesia 19–25 15–25 25–23 20–25   79–98  
Aug 1 21:00 Japan   3–0   Macau 25–10 25–13 25–12     75–35  
Aug 2 12:00 North Korea   3–0   Macau 25–15 25–20 25–17     75–52  
Aug 2 16:00 Indonesia   1–3   Japan 28–26 13–25 15–25 21–25   77–101  
Aug 3 16:00 Indonesia   3–0   Macau 25–16 25–23 25–19     75–58  
Aug 3 19:00 Japan   3–0   North Korea 25–20 25–22 25–12     75–54  

Combined ranking

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Pos Pool Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 B1   Philippines 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 110 2.045 First in each
of the pools
2 D1   China 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 117 1.923
3 E2   Vietnam 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 120 1.875
4 F1   Japan 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 251 166 1.512
5 A2   Kazakhstan 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 244 177 1.379
6 C1   Thailand 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 262 182 1.440
7 A1   Australia (H) 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 239 189 1.265 Second in each
of the pools
8 E1   South Korea 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 212 159 1.333
9 F2   Indonesia 3 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 250 238 1.050
10 C2   Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 6 8 5 1.600 283 258 1.097
11 B3   India 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 216 214 1.009
12 D2   Iran 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 203 203 1.000
13 C3   Uzbekistan 3 1 2 4 5 7 0.714 239 263 0.909 Third in each
14 F4   North Korea 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 208 225 0.924
15 E3   New Zealand 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 174 194 0.897
16 B2   Hong Kong 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 196 232 0.845
17 D4   Northern Mariana Islands 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 177 220 0.805 of the pools
18 A3   Singapore 3 1 2 2 3 8 0.375 209 251 0.833
19 A1   Myanmar 3 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 186 271 0.686 Fourth in each
of the pools
20 D3   Mongolia 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 196 261 0.751
21 B4   American Samoa 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 188 246 0.764
22 C4   French Polynesia 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 169 250 0.676
23 F3   Macau 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 145 225 0.644
24 E4   Maldives 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 87 225 0.387
First match(es) will be played: 1 August 2025. Source: VBIC
(H) Host

Knock out game

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Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
August 5 – Adelaide
 
 
  Philippines3
 
August 10 – Adelaide
 
  Hong Kong0
 
  Philippines3
 
August 6 – Adelaide
 
  South Korea0
 
  South Korea3
 
August 13 – Adelaide
 
  Indonesia1
 
  Philippines 3
 
August 7 – Adelaide
 
  Kazakhstan0
 
  Japan3
 
August 10 – Adelaide
 
  Uzbekistan0
 
  Japan2
 
August 8 – Adelaide
 
  Kazakhstan3
 
  Kazakhstan3
 
August 15 – Sydney
 
  Iran0
 
  Philippines
 
August 8 – Sydney
 
  China
 
  China3
 
August 11 – Sydney
 
  New Zealand0
 
  China3
 
August 7 – Sydney
 
  Australia0
 
  Australia3
 
August 13 – Sydney
 
  Chinese Taipei2
 
  China 3
 
August 6 – Sydney
 
  Thailand0 Third place playoff
 
  Vietnam3
 
August 11 – Sydney August 15 – Sydney
 
  North Korea1
 
  Vietnam1  Kazakhstan 1
 
August 5 – Sydney
 
  Thailand3   Thailand 3
 
  Thailand3
 
 
  India0
 

Round 16

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 5 17:00 China   3–0   New Zealand 25–17 25–15 25–14     75–46  
Aug 5 19:00 Australia   3–2   Chinese Taipei 19–25 25–21 16–25 25–21 15–13 100–105  
Aug 6 18:00 Philippines   3–0   Hong Kong 25–11 25–19 25–13     75–43  
Aug 6 19:00 South Korea   3–1   Indonesia 25–19 23–25 25–14 25–21   98–79  
Aug 7 18:00 Vietnam   3–1   North Korea 25–22 25–18 21–25 25–20   96–85  
Aug 7 19:00 Thailand   3–0   India 25–15 25–21 25–10     75–46  
Aug 8 16:00 Japan   3–0   Uzbekistan 25–10 25–20 25–16     75–46  
Aug 8 18:00 Kazakhstan   3–0   Iran 25–13 25–16 29–27     79–56  

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 10 16:00 Vietnam   1–3   Thailand 17–25 24–26 25–23 21–25   87–99  
Aug 10 17:00 Japan   2–3   Kazakhstan 19–25 21–25 25–22 25–14 9–15 99–101  
Aug 11 18:00 Philippines   3–0   South Korea 25–20 25–18 25–19     75–57  
Aug 11 21:00 China   3–0   Australia 25–19 25–14 25–17     75–50  

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 13 16:00 Philippines   3–0   Kazakhstan 25–21 25–13 27–25     77–59  
Aug 13 18:00 China   3–0   Thailand 25–18 25–16 25–18     75–52  

Third place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 15 16:00 Kazakhstan   1–3   Thailand 27–25 24–26 17–25 20–25   88–101  

Finals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Aug 15 19:00 Philippines   3–1   China 25–17 20–25 25–17 25–18   95–77  

Final standing

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Awards

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