1997 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

1997 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Qatar
CityDoha
Dates3–11 September
Teams17
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Champions China (2nd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Australia
Fourth place Chinese Taipei

The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the ninth staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA). The tournament was held in Doha, Qatar from 3 to 11 September 1997.

Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1995 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Japan (1st)  China (2nd)  Iran (4th)  South Korea (3rd)

 Qatar (Host)
 Saudi Arabia
 Sri Lanka

 Australia (5th)
 Uzbekistan
 Philippines

 Chinese Taipei (6th)
 Bahrain
 Macau

 Thailand (7th)
 Pakistan
 India
 United Arab Emirates

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Qatar 2 2 0 4 0 0 — 0 0 — Pool E or Pool F
2  Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 3 0 0 — 0 0 — Pool G or Pool H
3  Sri Lanka 2 0 2 2 0 0 — 0 0 —
Source: [citation needed]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 90 43 2.093 Pool E or Pool F
2  Philippines 2 1 1 3 0 0 — 0 0 — Pool G or Pool H
3  Uzbekistan 2 0 2 2 0 0 — 0 0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
03 Sep Australia  3–0  Uzbekistan 15–7 15–3 15–8     45–18
04 Sep Philippines  0–3  Australia 12–15 5–15 8–15     25–45
05 Sep Uzbekistan  ?–3  Philippines            

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 4 0 0 — 0 0 — Pool E or Pool F
2  Bahrain 2 1 1 3 0 0 — 0 0 — Pool G or Pool H
3  Macau 2 0 2 2 0 0 — 0 0 —
Source: [citation needed]

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Pakistan 3 2 1 5 0 0 — 0 0 — Pool E or Pool F
2  India 3 2 1 5 0 0 — 0 0 — Pool G or Pool H
3  Thailand 3 2 1 5 0 0 — 0 0 —
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 3 3 0 0 — 0 0 — 17th place
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
03 Sep Pakistan  3–0  United Arab Emirates 16–14 15–12 15–8     46–34
03 Sep India  2–3  Thailand 7–15 15–2 15–1 10–15 12–15 59–48
04 Sep Thailand  0–3  Pakistan 11–15 9–15 8–15     28–45
04 Sep United Arab Emirates  ?–3  India            
05 Sep Thailand  3–?  United Arab Emirates            
05 Sep India  3–?  Pakistan            

Quarterfinals

  • 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 Quarterfinals.

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 6 9 1 9.000 0 0 — Championship round
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 5 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Iran 3 1 2 4 5 7 0.714 0 0 — 5th–8th classification
4  Qatar 3 0 3 3 0 0 — 0 0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
06 Sep Japan  3–1  Chinese Taipei            
06 Sep Iran  3–1  Qatar ?–15 15–11 15–13 15–?    
07 Sep Japan  3–0  Iran 15–5 15–5 15–10     45–20
07 Sep Qatar  ?–3  Chinese Taipei            
08 Sep Iran  2–3  Chinese Taipei 15–11 10–15 15–9 9–15 9–15 58–65
08 Sep Japan  3–0  Qatar            

Pool F

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 0 0 — Championship round
2  Australia 3 2 1 5 6 3 2.000 121 99 1.222
3  South Korea 3 1 2 4 3 6 0.500 93 113 0.823 5th–8th classification
4  Pakistan 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 0 0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
06 Sep China  3–0  Pakistan            
06 Sep South Korea  0–3  Australia 14–16 13–15 6–15     33–46
07 Sep Pakistan  0–3  Australia 7–15 1–15 12–15     20–45
07 Sep China  3–0  South Korea 15–4 15–6 15–5     45–15
08 Sep South Korea  3–0  Pakistan 15–9 15–4 15–9     45–22
08 Sep China  3–0  Australia 15–9 15–7 16–14     46–30

Pool G

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 3 0 6 0 0 — 0 0 — 9th–12th classification
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 5 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Macau 3 1 2 4 0 0 — 0 0 — 13th–16th classification
4  Sri Lanka 3 0 3 3 0 0 — 0 0 —
Source: [citation needed]

Pool H

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Thailand 3 3 0 6 0 0 — 0 0 — 9th–12th classification
2  India 3 2 1 5 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Philippines 3 1 2 4 0 0 — 0 0 — 13th–16th classification
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 3 3 0 0 — 0 0 —
Source: [citation needed]

Final round

  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the previous rounds shall be taken into account for the final round.

Classification 9th–12th

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
  Saudi Arabia  1–3  Thailand            
  Bahrain  ?–3  India            
  Saudi Arabia  ?–3  India            
  Bahrain  3–1  Thailand            

Classification 5th–8th

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Sep Iran  3–1  Pakistan 15–13 16–17 15–2 15–7   61–39
10 Sep Qatar  1–3  South Korea 5–15 16–14 6–15 13–15   40–59
11 Sep Iran  0–3  South Korea 7–15 1–15 5–15     13–45
11 Sep Qatar  ?–3  Pakistan            

Championship

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  China 3 3 0 6 9 1 9.000 0 0 —
2  Japan 3 2 1 5 7 4 1.750 0 0 —
3  Australia 3 1 2 4 3 6 0.500 95 121 0.785
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 3 3 1 9 0.111 0 0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Sep Japan  3–0  Australia 15–3 15–8 15–8     45–19
10 Sep Chinese Taipei  0–3  China            
11 Sep Chinese Taipei  0–3  Australia 9–15 7–15 14–16     30–46
11 Sep Japan  1–3  China 12–15 15–8 7–15 10–15   44–53

Final standing

References