The Asian Qualification Tournament for the 2020 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was a volleyball tournament for men's national teams held in Jiangmen, China from 7 to 12 January 2020. 8 teams played in the tournament and the winners Iran qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics[1] (postponed to 2021[2] due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  China |
| City | Jiangmen |
| Dates | 7–12 January |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Iran (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Official website | |
| FIVB | |
Qualification edit
The top eight teams from the 2019 Asian Championship which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics qualified for the tournament.[3] However, Kazakhstan replaced Pakistan, who withdrew from the tournament.[4] Final standings of the 2019 Asian Championship are shown in brackets.
Iran (1)
Australia (2)
South Korea (4)
Chinese Taipei (5)
China (6)
Pakistan (7) (withdrew)
India (8)
Qatar (9)
Kazakhstan (10) (Replacement)
Pools composition edit
Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2019 Asian Championship.[4]
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Iran
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 Australia
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 Chinese Taipei
|
 South Korea
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| China
|
 India
|
 Kazakhstan
|
 Qatar
|
Venue edit
| All matches |
|---|
| Jiangmen, China
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| Jiangmen Sports Center Gymnasium |
| Capacity: 8,500 |
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Pool standing procedure edit
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
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 edit
- All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 170 | 1.341 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 241 | 223 | 1.081 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei
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3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 238 | 253 | 0.941 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 186 | 247 | 0.753 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | 17:00 | Chinese Taipei |
0–3 | Iran |
16–25 | 17–25 | 14–25 | 47–75 | P2 | ||
| 7 Jan | 20:00 | China |
3–0 | Kazakhstan |
25–19 | 25–14 | 25–18 | 75–51 | P2 | ||
| 8 Jan | 16:00 | Kazakhstan |
0–3 | Iran |
26–28 | 16–25 | 18–25 | 60–78 | P2 | ||
| 8 Jan | 20:00 | China |
3–2 | Chinese Taipei |
15–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 15–9 | 103–97 | P2 |
| 9 Jan | 16:40 | Chinese Taipei |
3–1 | Kazakhstan |
19–25 | 25–11 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 94–75 | P2 | |
| 9 Jan | 20:00 | Iran |
3–0 | China |
25–22 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 75–63 | P2 |
Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 257 | 234 | 1.098 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 299 | 282 | 1.060 | |
| 3 | Australia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 272 | 280 | 0.971 | |
| 4 | India
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 218 | 250 | 0.872 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | 10:00 | Qatar |
3–0 | India |
25–22 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 75–65 | P2 | ||
| 7 Jan | 13:30 | Australia |
3–2 | South Korea |
23–25 | 25–23 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 19–17 | 113–114 | P2 |
| 8 Jan | 10:00 | Australia |
0–3 | Qatar |
15–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 59–75 | P2 | ||
| 8 Jan | 13:30 | South Korea |
3–0 | India |
25–19 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 75–62 | P2 | ||
| 9 Jan | 10:00 | India |
1–3 | Australia |
27–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 91–100 | P2 | |
| 9 Jan | 13:30 | Qatar |
2–3 | South Korea |
18–25 | 26–28 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 13–15 | 107–110 | P2 |
Final round edit
- All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 11 January | ||||||
| Qatar | 1 | |||||
| 12 January | ||||||
| China | 3 | |||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| 11 January | ||||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan | 16:00 | Iran |
3–2 | South Korea |
22–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 15–13 | 109–102 | P2 |
| 11 Jan | 20:00 | Qatar |
1–3 | China |
22–25 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 85–98 | P2 |
Final edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | 20:00 | China |
0–3 | Iran |
14–25 | 22–25 | 14–25 | 50–75 | P2 |
Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Iran
|
| 2 | China
|
| 3 | Qatar
|
| South Korea
| |
| 5 | Australia
|
| Chinese Taipei
| |
| 7 | India
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| Kazakhstan
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| Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
Qualifying team for Summer Olympics edit
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics[a] |
|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
12 January 2020 | 1 (2016) |
- ^ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Last stop on Road to Tokyo 2020 all set up". FIVB. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Iran on cloud nine to reclaim Asian crown on home soil". AVC. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Drawing of lots confirmed for AVC Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification 2020". AVC. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.