Women's Asian Volleyball Championship

Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1975; 49 years ago (1975)
First season	1975
No. of teams	16
Continents	Asia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent champion(s)	Thailand (3rd title)
Most titles	China (13 titles)

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 Thailand, which won its third title in 2023.

The 21 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 three titles.

The 2021 edition was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 2023 edition was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Starting in 2026, the tournaments will now be held every even year, conforming to the 2025–28 Volleyball Calendar of the FIVB.[1]

Results summary

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1975 Details	Melbourne		Japan	Round-robin	South Korea		China	Round-robin	Australia		5
1979 Details	Hong Kong		China	Round-robin	Japan		South Korea	Round-robin	Australia		7
1983 Details	Fukuoka		Japan	Round-robin	China		South Korea	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		9
1987 Details	Shanghai		China	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–0	New Zealand		11
1989 Details	Hong Kong		China	3–0	South Korea		Japan	3–1	Chinese Taipei		10
1991 Details	Bangkok		China	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–0	North Korea		14
1993 Details	Shanghai		China	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–1	Chinese Taipei		14
1995 Details	Chiang Mai		China	Round-robin	South Korea		Japan	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		9
1997 Details	Manila		China	Round-robin	South Korea		Japan	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		9
1999 Details	Hong Kong		China	Round-robin	South Korea		Japan	Round-robin	Thailand		9
2001 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		China	3–0	South Korea		Thailand	3–2	Japan		9
2003 Details	Ho Chi Minh City		China	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–1	Thailand		10
2005 Details	Taicang		China	3–0	Kazakhstan		Japan	3–0	South Korea		12
2007 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		Japan	Round-robin	China		Thailand	Round-robin	South Korea		13
2009 Details	Hanoi		Thailand	3–1	China		Japan	3–0	South Korea		14
2011 Details	Taipei		China	3–1	Japan		South Korea	3–2	Thailand		14
2013 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		Thailand	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–2	China		16
2015 Details	Tianjin		China	3–0	South Korea		Thailand	3–0	Chinese Taipei		14
2017 Details	Biñan / Muntinlupa		Japan	3–2	Thailand		South Korea	3–0	China		14
2019 Details	Seoul		Japan	3–1	Thailand		South Korea	3–0	China		13
2021 Details	San Fernando / Angeles City / Olongapo		Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2023 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		Thailand	3–2	China		Japan	3–2	Vietnam		14

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	4th place
China	13 (1979, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015)	4 (1983, 2007, 2009, 2023)	1 (1975)	3 (2013, 2017, 2019)
Japan	5 (1975, 1983, 2007, 2017, 2019)	7 (1979, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013)	7 (1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2023)	1 (2001)
Thailand	3 (2009, 2013, 2023)	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)
Vietnam				1 (2023)

Champions by region

Federation (Region)	Champion(s)	Number
EAZVA (East Asia)	China (13), Japan (5)	18 titles
SEAZVA (Southeast Asia)	Thailand (3)	3 titles

Hosts

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 summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	13	4	1	18
2	Japan	5	7	7	19
3	Thailand	3	2	3	8
4	South Korea	0	7	10	17
5	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		21	21	21	63

Participating nations

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
•  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
•    – Hosts
• Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Year 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)	2011 (14)	2013 (16)	2015 (14)	2017 (14)	2019 (13)	2023 (14)	Total
Australia	4th	4th	7th	7th	7th	6th	10th	6th	7th	6th	6th	9th	10th	8th	9th	10th	9th	9th	10th	9th	8th	21
China	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	4th	1st	4th	4th	2nd	21
Chinese Taipei	•	•	4th	•	4th	5th	4th	4th	4th	5th	5th	5th	5th	6th	6th	5th	7th	4th	6th	6th	9th	18
Hong Kong	•	6th	8th	10th	8th	11th	12th	9th	9th	8th	•	•	12th	•	10th	•	13th	13th	11th	11th	11th	16
India	•	7th	•	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	•	11th	11th	11th	•	10th	10th	7th	9
Indonesia	•	5th	6th	6th	9th	9th	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	13th	13th	10th	•	•	8th	•	11
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	8th	8th	8th	8th	9th	7th	10th	8
Japan	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	2nd	3rd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	6th	1st	1st	3rd	21
Kazakhstan	•	•	•	•	•	•	5th	•	•	9th	•	7th	2nd	5th	5th	9th	5th	7th	7th	5th	5th	12
Macau	•	•	•	11th	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Malaysia	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Maldives	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	•	•	1
Mongolia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	11th	•	•	12th	3
Myanmar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	1
New Zealand	5th	•	9th	4th	•	10th	11th	7th	•	•	8th	10th	•	11th	•	•	•	•	12th	12th	•	11
North Korea	•	•	•	•	5th	4th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	5
Philippines	•	•	5th	•	•	13th	13th	8th	8th	•	•	8th	9th	•	•	•	12th	12th	8th	•	13th	11
Singapore	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
South Korea	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	6th	21
Sri Lanka	•	•	•	•	•	12th	14th	•	•	•	9th	•	•	10th	14th	12th	15th	14th	13th	13th	•	10
Thailand	•	•	•	5th	6th	7th	7th	5th	5th	4th	3rd	4th	6th	3rd	1st	4th	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	18
Turkmenistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	1
Uzbekistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	•	6th	7th	•	•	•	13th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	14th	6
Vietnam	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	7th	6th	8th	7th	7th	7th	6th	5th	5th	•	4th	11

Debut of teams

Year Debutants Total 1975  Australia 5  China  Japan  New Zealand  South Korea 1979  Hong Kong 3  India  Indonesia 1983  Chinese Taipei 2  Philippines 1987  Macau 4  Malaysia  Singapore  Thailand 1989  North Korea 1 1991  Sri Lanka 2  Vietnam 1993  Kazakhstan 2  Uzbekistan 1995 None 0 1997 1999

Year Debutants Total 2001 None 0 2003 2005 2007  Iran 1 2009 None 0 2011  Turkmenistan 1 2013  Mongolia 2  Myanmar 2015 None 0 2017  Maldives 1 2019 None 0 2023

Most valuable player by edition

• 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 –  Chatchu-on Moksri (THA)

See also

• Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
• Volleyball at the Asian Games
• Asian Women's Volleyball Cup
• AVC Women's Challenge Cup
• Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Girls' U16 Volleyball Championship

References

1. "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 launched: The best ever!". FIVB. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

External links

• Championship History
• Sports123.com Archived 2009-08-23 at the Wayback Machine