2014 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship

The 2014 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 5 to 13 September 2014.

2014 Asian Boys' U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Sri Lanka
Dates	5–13 September
Teams	15
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Iran (7th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Rasoul Aghchehli
Official website
AVC

Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2012 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Sri Lanka (Host & 6th) Thailand (8th) * Australia Kazakhstan Saudi Arabia	Iran (1st) India (7th) Qatar Bahrain	China (2nd) Chinese Taipei (5th) Maldives Hong Kong	Japan (3rd) South Korea (4th) Turkmenistan Pakistan *

* Withdrew

Venue

• Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Preliminary round

• All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Sri Lanka	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	158	1.424	Pool E
2	Australia	3	2	1	5	6	6	1.000	256	269	0.952
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	243	254	0.957	9th–15th semifinals
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	3	1	3	9	0.333	233	276	0.844

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
05 Sep	11:00	Sri Lanka	3–0	Saudi Arabia	25–14	25–15	25–19			75–48	Report
05 Sep	13:00	Australia	3–2	Kazakhstan	25–19	18–25	20–25	25–20	15–8	103–97	Report
06 Sep	18:00	Sri Lanka	3–0	Australia	25–19	25–18	25–22			75–59	Report
07 Sep	10:00	Saudi Arabia	3–1	Kazakhstan	23–25	25–21	25–19	25–20		98–85	Report
08 Sep	10:00	Australia	3–1	Saudi Arabia	26–24	16–25	26–24	26–24		94–97	Report
08 Sep	16:15	Kazakhstan	0–3	Sri Lanka	15–25	16–25	20–25			51–75	Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iran	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	230	145	1.586	Pool F
2	India	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	207	166	1.247
3	Bahrain	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	186	202	0.921	9th place match
4	Qatar	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	115	225	0.511	9th–15th semifinals

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
06 Sep	12:00	Qatar	0–3	Iran	6–25	12–25	13–25			31–75	Report
06 Sep	14:00	Bahrain	0–3	India	14–25	17–25	23–25			54–75	Report
07 Sep	12:40	Iran	3–0	India	25–19	25–23	25–15			75–57	Report
07 Sep	14:00	Qatar	0–3	Bahrain	11–25	23–25	13–25			47–75	Report
08 Sep	12:40	Bahrain	0–3	Iran	13–25	16–25	28–30			57–80	Report
08 Sep	14:35	India	3–0	Qatar	25–12	25–15	25–10			75–37	Report

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	246	176	1.398	Pool E
2	China	3	2	1	6	7	3	2.333	242	155	1.561
3	Hong Kong	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	168	180	0.933	9th–15th semifinals
4	Maldives	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	80	225	0.356

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
05 Sep	15:00	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Hong Kong	25–18	25–20	25–16			75–54	Report
05 Sep	17:00	Maldives	0–3	China	8–25	8–25	4–25			20–75	Report
06 Sep	10:00	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Maldives	25–10	25–11	25–9			75–30	Report
06 Sep	16:00	Hong Kong	0–3	China	5–25	14–25	20–25			39–75	Report
07 Sep	16:25	China	1–3	Chinese Taipei	25–18	23–25	18–25	26–28		92–96	Report
08 Sep	18:05	Maldives	0–3	Hong Kong	8–25	10–25	12–25			30–75	Report

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan	2	2	0	5	6	2	3.000	181	150	1.207	Pool F
2	South Korea	2	1	1	4	5	3	1.667	180	161	1.118
3	Turkmenistan	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	100	150	0.667	9th–15th semifinals

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
05 Sep	19:00	South Korea	3–0	Turkmenistan	25–18	25–17	25–20			75–55	Report
06 Sep	20:00	Japan	3–0	Turkmenistan	25–18	25–10	25–17			75–45	Report
07 Sep	18:45	South Korea	2–3	Japan	23–25	19–25	25–20	25–21	13–15	105–106	Report

Classification round

• All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).
• 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	9	9	2	4.500	267	205	1.302	Quarterfinals
2	China	3	2	1	6	7	4	1.750	259	245	1.057
3	Sri Lanka	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	187	209	0.895
4	Australia	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	209	263	0.795

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
09 Sep	14:55	Sri Lanka	0–3	China	19–25	21–25	23–25			63–75	Report
09 Sep	16:50	Chinese Taipei	3–1	Australia	21–25	25–13	25–15	25–11		96–64	Report
10 Sep	12:35	Australia	1–3	China	19–25	25–17	21–25	21–25		86–92	Report
10 Sep	14:55	Sri Lanka	0–3	Chinese Taipei	20–25	18–25	11–25			49–75	Report

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iran	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	172	1.308	Quarterfinals
2	Japan	3	2	1	5	6	6	1.000	259	267	0.970
3	South Korea	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	243	232	1.047
4	India	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	195	251	0.777

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
09 Sep	18:55	Iran	3–0	South Korea	25–22	25–23	25–18			75–63	Report
09 Sep	20:50	Japan	3–1	India	26–28	25–22	25–20	25–17		101–87	Report
10 Sep	16:40	India	0–3	South Korea	15–25	16–25	20–25			51–75	Report
10 Sep	18:30	Iran	3–0	Japan	25–19	25–16	25–17			75–52	Report

Final round

• All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

9th–15th places

	9th–15th semifinals				9th place matches				Tied for 9th place
	9 September
	Saudi Arabia	3
					12 September
	Maldives	0
					Saudi Arabia	1
	9 September
					Kazakhstan	3
	Hong Kong	2
	Kazakhstan	3
									Kazakhstan	–
									Bahrain	–
					12 September
					Bahrain	3
	10 September
					Turkmenistan	0			Tied for 11th place
	Turkmenistan	3
	Qatar	1
									Saudi Arabia	–
									Turkmenistan	–

9th–15th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
09 Sep	10:00	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Maldives	25–17	25–11	25–11			75–39	Report
09 Sep	12:00	Hong Kong	2–3	Kazakhstan	25–20	14–25	24–26	27–25	11–15	101–111	Report
10 Sep	10:00	Turkmenistan	3–1	Qatar	23–25	25–16	25–23	25–21		98–85	Report

13th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Sep	10:00	Maldives	0–3	Hong Kong	15–25	14–25	24–26			53–76	Report

9th place matches

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Sep	10:00	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Kazakhstan	24–26	27–25	17–25	15–25		83–101	Report
12 Sep	12:30	Bahrain	3–0	Turkmenistan	25–21	25–15	25–15			75–51	Report

Final eight

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	11 September
	Chinese Taipei	3
					12 September
	India	0
					Chinese Taipei	0
	11 September
					Japan	3
	Japan	3
									13 September
	Sri Lanka	0
									Japan	0
	11 September
									Iran	3
	Iran	3
					12 September
	Australia	0
					Iran	3
	11 September
					China	0			3rd place match
	China	3
									13 September
	South Korea	2
									Chinese Taipei	1
									China	3

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place match
	12 September
	India	2
					13 September
	Sri Lanka	3
					Sri Lanka	3
	12 September
					South Korea	2
	Australia	1
	South Korea	3
					7th place match
					13 September
					India	3
					Australia	0

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Sep	12:00	Chinese Taipei	3–0	India	25–20	25–20	25–15			75–55	Report
11 Sep	14:00	Iran	3–0	Australia	25–14	25–12	25–17			75–43	Report
11 Sep	16:00	China	3–2	South Korea	16–25	20–25	25–22	25–18	15–10	101–100	Report
11 Sep	18:40	Japan	3–0	Sri Lanka	25–10	25–14	25–13			75–37	Report

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Sep	14:20	India	2–3	Sri Lanka	25–15	25–15	15–25	23–25	12–15	100–95	Report
12 Sep	16:45	Australia	1–3	South Korea	25–23	28–30	14–25	12–25		79–103	Report

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Sep	19:05	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Japan	17–25	20–25	20–25			57–75	Report
12 Sep	20:50	Iran	3–0	China	25–12	25–13	25–18			75–43	Report

7th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Sep	10:00	India	3–0	Australia	25–13	25–23	25–14			75–50	Report

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Sep	12:00	Sri Lanka	3–2	South Korea	21–25	25–21	25–22	23–25	23–21	117–114	Report

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Sep	15:10	Chinese Taipei	1–3	China	26–24	19–25	21–25	18–25		84–99	Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Sep	17:25	Japan	0–3	Iran	11–25	22–25	23–25			56–75	Report

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Iran
	Japan
	China
4	Chinese Taipei
5	Sri Lanka
6	South Korea
7	India
8	Australia
9	Bahrain
	Kazakhstan
11	Saudi Arabia
	Turkmenistan
13	Hong Kong
14	Maldives
15	Qatar

Qualified for the 2015 U19 World Championship

2014 Asian Boys' U18 champions
Iran 7th title

12–man roster

Baratitaarghi, Katal, Mousavi, Talebi, Mojarrad, Eini, Aghchehli (c), Paydar, Esfandiar, Ramezani, Karimi, Rasooli

Head coach

Vakili

Awards

• Most valuable player

  Rasoul Aghchehli

• Best setter

  Javad Karimi

• Best outside spikers

  Amirhossein Esfandiar

  Jan Min-han

• Best middle blockers

  Ali Asghar Mojarrad

  Tao Zixuan

• Best opposite spiker

  Rasoul Aghchehli

• Best libero

  Tomohiro Horie

External links

• Official website
• Squads