The Asian Women's Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The initial gap between championships was four years, but since 1987 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Japan, which won its fifth title in 2019.
Upcoming season or competition: 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Inaugural season | 1975 |
| No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Japan(5th title) |
| Most titles |  China(13 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | PPTV |
| Official website | asianvolleyball |
The 20 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by three different national teams. China have won thirteen times. The other Asian Championship winners are Japan, with five titles; and Thailand with two titles.
The 2021 edition has been canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 2023 edition will be held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Results summaryEdit
Teams reaching the top fourEdit
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
13 (1979, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015) | 3 (1983, 2007, 2009) | 1 (1975) | 3 (2013, 2017, 2019) |
| Japan
|
5 (1975, 1983, 2007, 2017, 2019) | 7 (1979, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013) | 6 (1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009) | 1 (2001) |
 Thailand
|
2 (2009, 2013) | 2 (2017, 2019) | 3 (2001, 2007, 2015) | 3 (1999, 2003, 2011) |
 South Korea
|
7 (1975, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2015) | 10 (1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019) | 3 (2005, 2007, 2009) | |
 Kazakhstan
|
1 (2005) | |||
 Chinese Taipei
|
6 (1983, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2015) | |||
 Australia
|
2 (1975, 1979) | |||
 New Zealand
|
1 (1987) | |||
 North Korea
|
1 (1991) |
Champions by regionEdit
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| EAZVA (East Asia) | China (13), Japan (5) | 18 titles |
| SEAZVA (Southeast Asia) | Thailand (2) | 2 titles |
HostsEdit
List of hosts by number of championships hosted.
| Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Thailand |
1991, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2023 |
| 4 | China |
1987, 1993, 2005, 2015 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong |
1979, 1989, 1999 |
| 2 |  Philippines |
1997, 2017 |
 Vietnam |
2003, 2009 | |
| 1 | Australia |
1975 |
| Japan |
1983 | |
| South Korea |
2019 | |
 Taiwan |
2011 |
Medal summaryEdit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participating nationsEdit
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
| Team | 1975 (5) |
 1979 (7) |
 1983 (9) |
1987 (11) |
1989 (10) |
1991 (14) |
1993 (14) |
1995 (9) |
 1997 (9) |
1999 (9) |
2001 (9) |
2003 (10) |
2005 (12) |
2007 (13) |
2009 (14) |
| Australia
|
4th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 10th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 9th |
| China
|
3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Chinese Taipei
|
• | • | 4th | • | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 6th |
| Hong Kong
|
• | 6th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 12th | 9th | 9th | 8th | • | • | 12th | • | 10th |
 India
|
• | 7th | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | 11th |
 Indonesia
|
• | 5th | 6th | 6th | 9th | 9th | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | 13th |
 Iran
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 8th |
| Japan
|
1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd |
| Kazakhstan
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | 5th | • | • | 9th | • | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 5th |
 Macau
|
• | • | • | 11th | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
 Malaysia
|
• | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
 Maldives
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
 Mongolia
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
 Myanmar
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| New Zealand
|
5th | • | 9th | 4th | • | 10th | 11th | 7th | • | • | 8th | 10th | • | 11th | • |
| North Korea
|
• | • | • | • | 5th | 4th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • |
| Philippines
|
• | • | 5th | • | • | 13th | 13th | 8th | 8th | • | • | 8th | 9th | • | • |
 Singapore|
|
• | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| South Korea
|
2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th |
 Sri Lanka
|
• | • | • | • | • | 12th | 14th | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | 10th | 14th |
| Thailand
|
• | • | • | 5th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 1st |
 Turkmenistan
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
 Uzbekistan
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | • | 6th | 7th | • | • | • | 13th | 12th |
| Vietnam
|
• | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | 7th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 7th |
| Team | 2011 (14) |
2013 (16) |
2015 (14) |
2017 (14) |
2019 (13) |
2023 () |
Total |
| Australia
|
10th | 9th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 20 | |
| China
|
1st | 4th | 1st | 4th | 4th | 20 | |
| Chinese Taipei
|
5th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 17 | |
| Hong Kong
|
• | 13th | 13th | 11th | 11th | 15 | |
| India
|
11th | 11th | • | 10th | 10th | 8 | |
| Indonesia
|
13th | 10th | • | • | 8th | 11 | |
| Iran
|
8th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 7th | 7 | |
| Japan
|
2nd | 2nd | 6th | 1st | 1st | 20 | |
| Kazakhstan
|
9th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 11 | |
| Macau
|
• | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
| Malaysia
|
• | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
| Maldives
|
• | • | • | 14th | • | 1 | |
| Mongolia
|
• | 14th | 11th | • | • | 2 | |
| Myanmar
|
• | 16th | • | • | • | 1 | |
| New Zealand
|
• | • | • | 12th | 12th | 11 | |
| North Korea
|
6th | • | • | • | • | 5 | |
| Philippines
|
• | 12th | 12th | 8th | • | 10 | |
| Singapore
|
• | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
| South Korea
|
3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 20 | |
| Sri Lanka
|
12th | 15th | 14th | 13th | 13th | 10 | |
| Thailand
|
4th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | Q | 17 |
| Turkmenistan
|
14th | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan
|
• | • | • | • | • | 5 | |
| Vietnam
|
7th | 6th | 5th | 5th | • | 11 |
Debut of teamsEdit
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|
MVP by editionEdit
- 1975–2001 – Not awarded
- 2003 –
Zhao Ruirui (CHN) - 2005 – Chu Jinling (CHN)
- 2007 –
Miyuki Takahashi (JPN) - 2009 –
Onuma Sittirak (THA) - 2011 – Wang Yimei (CHN)
- 2013 – Wilavan Apinyapong (THA)
- 2015 – Zhu Ting (CHN)
- 2017 – Risa Shinnabe (JPN)
- 2019 – Mayu Ishikawa (JPN)
- 2023 –
[to be determined]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Sports123.com Archived 2009-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
External linksEdit
- Asian Volleyball Confederation – official website
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