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2016 Asian Men's U20 Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Taiwan
Dates	9–17 July
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	China (4th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Liu Zhihao
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The 2016 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 9 to 17 July 2016. The top two teams qualified for the 2017 U21 World Championship.

Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2014 edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2014 edition. All teams not seeded were drawn. Final standing of the 2014 edition are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 6th.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Chinese Taipei (Hosts)	Iran (1)	China (2)	South Korea (3)
Thailand (8)	Qatar (7)	Japan (5)	Bahrain (4)
Kazakhstan (10)	Turkmenistan (13)	Pakistan (–)	Sri Lanka (11)
Saudi Arabia (12)	Hong Kong (17)	Iraq (–)	Australia (–)

Venues

• Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung, Taiwan – Main venue
• Fengshan Gymnasium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan – Sub venue

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. 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

• All times are Taiwan National Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	256	198	1.293	Pool E
2	Kazakhstan	3	2	1	5	6	6	1.000	250	276	0.906
3	Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	3	5	7	0.714	266	264	1.008	Pool G
4	Saudi Arabia	3	0	3	1	3	9	0.333	259	293	0.884

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Jul	15:00	Thailand	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–20	25–15	25–15			75–50	Report
9 Jul	18:35	Chinese Taipei	3–1	Saudi Arabia	25–17	25–20	21–25	25–18		96–80	Report
10 Jul	17:35	Saudi Arabia	2–3	Kazakhstan	25–20	23–25	20–25	25–22	15–17	108–109	Report
10 Jul	20:35	Chinese Taipei	1–3	Thailand	18–25	13–25	25–18	21–25		77–93	Report
11 Jul	17:25	Thailand	3–0	Saudi Arabia	38–36	25–16	25–19			88–71	Report
11 Jul	19:40	Chinese Taipei	1–3	Kazakhstan	23–25	25–16	22–25	23–25		93–91	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	225	139	1.619	Pool F
2	Turkmenistan	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	222	229	0.969
3	Hong Kong	3	1	2	3	4	6	0.667	206	234	0.880	Pool H
4	Qatar	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	175	226	0.774

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Jul	11:00	Iran	3–0	Turkmenistan	25–12	25–22	25–18			75–52	Report
10 Jul	13:00	Hong Kong	1–3	Turkmenistan	25–20	18–25	19–25	23–25		85–95	Report
10 Jul	15:45	Qatar	0–3	Iran	16–25	15–25	11–25			42–75	Report
11 Jul	13:00	Hong Kong	0–3	Iran	13–25	17–25	15–25			45–75	Report
11 Jul	15:05	Turkmenistan	3–0	Qatar	25–23	25–23	25–23			75–69	Report
12 Jul	13:30	Qatar	0–3	Hong Kong	20–25	20–25	24–26			64–76	Report

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	226	161	1.404	Pool E
2	Japan	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	239	222	1.077
3	Iraq	3	1	2	3	3	7	0.429	202	228	0.886	Pool G
4	Pakistan	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	213	269	0.792

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Jul	19:00	China	3–0	Iraq	25–18	25–14	25–15			75–47	Report
10 Jul	17:00	Japan	3–0	Iraq	25–21	25–21	25–17			75–59	Report
10 Jul	19:30	China	3–0	Pakistan	25–19	25–11	25–18			75–48	Report
11 Jul	17:00	China	3–0	Japan	25–20	26–24	25–22			76–66	Report
11 Jul	19:05	Pakistan	1–3	Iraq	21–25	25–21	14–25	18–25		78–96	Report
12 Jul	11:00	Pakistan	1–3	Japan	25–23	17–25	23–25	22–25		87–98	Report

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	248	198	1.253	Pool F
2	Sri Lanka	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	233	215	1.084
3	Australia	3	1	2	3	5	6	0.833	241	258	0.934	Pool H
4	Bahrain	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	175	226	0.774

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Jul	13:00	South Korea	3–0	Bahrain	25–17	25–23	25–16			75–56	Report
9 Jul	15:00	Australia	1–3	Sri Lanka	25–23	23–25	19–25	16–25		83–98	Report
10 Jul	13:00	Bahrain	0–3	Sri Lanka	18–25	19–25	20–25			57–75	Report
10 Jul	15:00	South Korea	3–1	Australia	23–25	25–14	25–23	25–20		98–82	Report
11 Jul	13:00	Australia	3–0	Bahrain	26–24	25–17	25–21			76–62	Report
11 Jul	15:00	Sri Lanka	0–3	South Korea	20–25	20–25	20–25			60–75	Report

Classification round

• All times are Taiwan National Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
• 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	226	148	1.527	Quarterfinals
2	Japan	3	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	249	231	1.078
3	Thailand	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	223	233	0.957
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	139	225	0.618

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jul	15:00	China	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–12	25–9	25–14			75–35	Report
13 Jul	17:15	Thailand	2–3	Japan	19–25	25–21	25–22	20–25	12–15	101–108	Report
14 Jul	15:00	Kazakhstan	0–3	Japan	15–25	17–25	22–25			54–75	Report
14 Jul	17:05	Thailand	0–3	China	18–25	18–25	11–25			47–75	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	153	1.471	Quarterfinals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	205	189	1.085
3	Turkmenistan	3	1	2	2	3	8	0.375	215	258	0.833
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	214	259	0.826

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jul	12:35	Iran	3–0	Sri Lanka	25–18	25–14	25–14			75–46	Report
13 Jul	13:00	South Korea	3–0	Turkmenistan	25–18	25–18	25–18			75–54	Report
14 Jul	12:35	Iran	3–0	South Korea	25–19	25–16	25–20			75–55	Report
14 Jul	13:00	Turkmenistan	3–2	Sri Lanka	25–23	21–25	23–25	25–23	15–12	109–108	Report

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iraq	3	3	0	8	9	3	3.000	271	240	1.129	9th–12th semifinals
2	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	7	8	5	1.600	300	259	1.158
3	Pakistan	3	1	2	3	5	6	0.833	232	254	0.913	13th–16th semifinals
4	Saudi Arabia	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	196	246	0.797

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jul	17:00	Iraq	3–0	Saudi Arabia	25–17	25–18	25–22			75–57	Report
13 Jul	20:00	Chinese Taipei	3–1	Pakistan	25–12	25–18	23–25	26–24		99–79	Report
14 Jul	17:30	Saudi Arabia	0–3	Pakistan	20–25	22–25	17–25			59–75	Report
14 Jul	19:05	Chinese Taipei	2–3	Iraq	23–25	24–26	25–17	25–17	8–15	105–100	Report

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	1	6	7	3	2.333	251	233	1.077	9th–12th semifinals
2	Qatar	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	243	238	1.021
3	Hong Kong	3	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	247	232	1.065	13th–16th semifinals
4	Bahrain	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	217	255	0.851

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jul	14:35	Australia	1–3	Qatar	23–25	27–25	21–25	27–29		98–104	Report
13 Jul	19:00	Hong Kong	3–2	Bahrain	25–16	17–25	22–25	25–12	15–13	104–91	Report
14 Jul	14:35	Qatar	3–0	Bahrain	25–22	25–22	25–20			75–64	Report
14 Jul	19:25	Hong Kong	0–3	Australia	19–25	23–25	25–27			67–77	Report

Final round

• All times are Taiwan National Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

13th–16th places

	13th–16th semifinals				13th place match
	15 July
	Pakistan	3
					16 July
	Bahrain	0
					Pakistan	3
	15 July
					Saudi Arabia	1
	Hong Kong	2
	Saudi Arabia	3
					15th place match
					16 July
					Bahrain	3
					Hong Kong	2

13th–16th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jul	17:00	Pakistan	3–0	Bahrain	25–14	26–24	27–25			78–63	Report
15 Jul	19:00	Hong Kong	2–3	Saudi Arabia	17–25	18–25	26–24	25–21	12–15	98–110	Report

15th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jul	13:00	Bahrain	3–2	Hong Kong	25–21	18–25	24–26	25–16	15–10	107–98	Report

13th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jul	15:00	Pakistan	3–1	Saudi Arabia	25–13	25–19	22–25	28–26		100–83	Report

9th–12th places

	9th–12th semifinals				9th place match
	15 July
	Iraq	2
					16 July
	Qatar	3
					Qatar	1
	15 July
					Australia	3
	Australia	3
	Chinese Taipei	2
					11th place match
					16 July
					Iraq	3
					Chinese Taipei	1

9th–12th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jul	17:00	Iraq	2–3	Qatar	18–25	27–25	11–25	25–19	11–15	92–109	Report
15 Jul	19:55	Australia	3–2	Chinese Taipei	24–26	17–25	25–20	25–20	18–16	109–107	Report

11th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jul	17:00	Iraq	3–1	Chinese Taipei	25–21	24–26	25–18	28–26		102–91	Report

9th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jul	19:00	Qatar	1–3	Australia	20–25	13–25	25–23	19–25		77–98	Report

Final eight

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	15 July
	Iran	3
					16 July
	Kazakhstan	0
					Iran	3
	15 July
					Japan	1
	Japan	3
									17 July
	Turkmenistan	0
									Iran	2
	15 July
									China	3
	China	3
					16 July
	Sri Lanka	0
					China	3
	15 July
					South Korea	0			3rd place match
	South Korea	3
									17 July
	Thailand	0
									Japan	2
									South Korea	3

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place match
	16 July
	Kazakhstan	1
					17 July
	Turkmenistan	3
					Turkmenistan	0
	16 July
					Thailand	3
	Sri Lanka	1
	Thailand	3
					7th place match
					17 July
					Kazakhstan	0
					Sri Lanka	3

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jul	12:35	China	3–0	Sri Lanka	25–16	25–17	25–10			75–43	Report
15 Jul	13:00	Iran	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–18	25–13	25–9			75–40	Report
15 Jul	14:35	South Korea	3–0	Thailand	25–21	25–20	25–22			75–63	Report
15 Jul	15:00	Japan	3–0	Turkmenistan	25–20	25–16	25–12			75–48	Report

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jul	12:30	Kazakhstan	1–3	Turkmenistan	25–22	20–25	19–25	23–25		87–97	Report
16 Jul	14:30	Sri Lanka	1–3	Thailand	20–25	20–25	25–19	21–25		86–94	Report

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jul	17:00	Iran	3–1	Japan	25–16	25–16	29–31	25–19		104–82	Report
16 Jul	19:00	China	3–0	South Korea	25–23	25–17	26–24			76–64	Report

7th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
17 Jul	11:00	Kazakhstan	0–3	Sri Lanka	22–25	16–25	17–25			55–75	Report

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
17 Jul	13:00	Turkmenistan	0–3	Thailand	16–25	19–25	23–25			58–75	Report

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
17 Jul	15:30	Japan	2–3	South Korea	25–21	25–19	17–25	24–26	14–16	105–107	Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
17 Jul	17:30	Iran	2–3	China	25–27	25–21	29–31	25–18	13–15	117–112	Report

Final standing

Rank Team  China  Iran  South Korea 4  Japan 5  Thailand 6  Turkmenistan 7  Sri Lanka 8  Kazakhstan 9  Australia 10  Qatar 11  Iraq 12  Chinese Taipei 13  Pakistan 14  Saudi Arabia 15  Bahrain 16  Hong Kong Qualified for the 2017 U21 World Championship

2016 Asian Men's U20 champions  China 4th title 12–man roster Yang Xueshuai (c), Liu Zhihao, Yu Yuantai, Jiang Hongbin, Guo Shunxiang, Li Nan, Wang Jingyi, Zhou Liying, Zhang Zuyuan, Guo Lei, Tao Zixuan, Yang Huaxing Head coach Ju Genyin

Awards

• Most valuable player

  Liu Zhihao

• Best setter

  Javad Karimi

• Best outside spikers

  Amirhossein Esfandiar

  Yu Yuantai

• Best middle blockers

  Ali Asghar Mojarad

  Tao Zixuan

• Best opposite spiker

  Rasoul Aghchehli

• Best libero

  Oh Eun-ryeol

See also

• List of sporting events in Taiwan

References

1. "18th Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship". asianvolleyball.net. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Regulations
• Squads

• Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
• 2016 in volleyball
• 2016 in youth sport
• International volleyball competitions hosted by Taiwan