# 2007 Arab Youth Volleyball Championship

The 2007 Arab Youth Volleyball Championship was held in Latakia, Syria from the period of 16 August to 24 August, 2007.

## Teams

* Algeria
* Bahrain
* Lebanon
* Iraq
* Kuwait
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* Tunisia (B Team)
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Qatar (Defending Champion)  Syria (Host)  Bahrain  Iraq  Yemen  United Arab Emirates | Saudi Arabia  Tunisia  Lebanon  Algeria  Kuwait |

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Yemen | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 0 | 0 | — | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bahrain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 423 | 352 | 1.202 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Syria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Iraq | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Qatar | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 16 Aug | 19:00 | Syria | 3–2 | Iraq | 23-25 | 25-20 | 20-25 | 25-21 | 16-14 | 109-105 |
| 17 Aug | 15:00 | Bahrain | 3–1 | Qatar | 25-14 | 25-19 | 16-25 | 25-16 | | 91-74 |
| 17 Aug | 17:00 | United Arab Emirates | 2–3 | Yemen | 25-18 | 19-25 | 15-25 | 25-22 | 15-17 | 99-107 |
| 18 Aug | 12:00 | Iraq | 0–3 | Yemen | 22-25 | 15-25 | 19-25 | | | 56-75 |
| 18 Aug | 15:00 | United Arab Emirates | 2–3 | Qatar | | | | | | |
| 18 Aug | 19:00 | Syria | 1–3 | Bahrain | 22-25 | 25-22 | 21-25 | 18-25 | | 86-97 |
| 19 Aug | 10:00 | Yemen | 3–0 | Qatar | | | | | | |
| 19 Aug | 12:00 | Iraq | 0–3 | Bahrain | 14-25 | 11-25 | 16-25 | | | 41-75 |
| 19 Aug | 19:00 | Syria | 3-1 | United Arab Emirates | | | | | | |
| 20 Aug | 10:00 | Bahrain | 0–3 | Yemen | 24-26 | 16-25 | 21-25 | | | 61-76 |
| 20 Aug | 17:00 | Iraq | 1-3 | United Arab Emirates | 25-27 | 23-25 | | 10-25 | | |
| 20 Aug | 19:00 | Qatar | 2–3 | Syria | 18-25 | 20-25 | 25-19 | 25-21 | 9-15 | 97-105 |
| 21 Aug | 10:00 | Iraq | 3–0 | Qatar | | | | | | |
| 21 Aug | 12:00 | Bahrain | 3-1 | United Arab Emirates | 25-19 | 25-16 | 24-26 | 25-14 | | 99-75 |
| 21 Aug | 19:00 | Yemen | 3-0 | Syria | 25-16 | 25-22 | 25-20 | | | 75-58 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | — | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kuwait | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2.750 | 346 | 319 | 1.085 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 Aug | 10:00 | Kuwait | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia | 25-17 | 30-28 | 17-25 | 25-23 | | 97-93 |
| 17 Aug | 19:00 | Tunisia | 3–1 | Lebanon | | | | | | |
| 18 Aug | 10:00 | Algeria | 0–3 | Kuwait | 21-25 | 20-25 | 23-25 | | | 64-75 |
| 18 Aug | 17:00 | Lebanon | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia | 21-25 | 21-25 | 25-22 | 17-25 | | 84-97 |
| 19 Aug | 15:00 | Tunisia | 3–2 | Kuwait | 20-25 | 25-17 | 23-25 | 25-17 | 15-13 | 108-97 |
| 19 Aug | 17:00 | Algeria | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia | | | | | | |
| 20 Aug | 12:00 | Algeria | – | Lebanon | | | | | | |
| 20 Aug | 15:00 | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Tunisia | 17-25 | 25-23 | 17-25 | 15-25 | | 74-98 |
| 21 Aug | 15:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Algeria | | | | | | |
| 21 Aug | 17:00 | Lebanon | 0-3 | Kuwait | 12-25 | 17-25 | 25-27 | | | 54-77 |

## Final round
### Classification 5–10 places
#### Ninth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | | Lebanon | 1–3 | Iraq | | | | | | | |

#### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | 09:00 | United Arab Emirates | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia | | | | | | | |

#### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | | Algeria | – | Syria | | | | | | | |

### Championship bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| August 23 – Latakia | August 23 – Latakia |
| Tunisia | 1 |
| Tunisia | 1 | August 24 – Latakia | August 24 – Latakia |
| Bahrain | 3 | August 24 – Latakia | August 24 – Latakia |
| Bahrain | 3 | Bahrain | 0 |
| August 23 – Latakia | August 23 – Latakia | | Bahrain | 0 |
| August 23 – Latakia | August 23 – Latakia | Yemen | 3 |
| Yemen | 3 | Yemen | 3 |
| Kuwait | 2 | | |
| Kuwait | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | August 24 – Latakia | August 24 – Latakia |
| | | Tunisia | 1 |
| | | Kuwait | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | 17:00 | Yemen | 3–2 | Kuwait | 24-26 | 25-27 | 25-20 | 28-26 | 15-13 | 117-112 | |
| 23 Aug | 19:00 | Tunisia | 1–3 | Bahrain | 13-25 | 25-27 | 25-17 | 25-27 | | 88-96 | |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Aug | | Tunisia | 2–3 | Kuwait | 18-25 | 25-12 | 20-25 | 25-20 | 17-19 | 105-101 | |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Aug | | Bahrain | 0–3 | Yemen | 15–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 58–75 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Yemen |
| | Bahrain |
| | Kuwait |
| 4 | Tunisia |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia |
| 9 | Iraq |
| 10 | Lebanon |
| 11 | Qatar |

## Awards

* MVP: Hamza Nagga
* Best spiker: Ali Marhoun
* Best blocker: Sultan Ahmed
* Best server: Ali Sirafi
* Best setter: Soleyman Abdelfateh
* Best receiver: Mosleh Alomar
* Best digger: Safouen Mohammed Ali
* Best Looking: Roni Marwan Aloe