# Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games – Men

The 2006 Men's Asian Games Volleyball Tournament was the 13th edition of the event, organized by the Asian governing body, the AVC in conjunction with the OCA. It was held in Doha, Qatar from November 26 to December 14, 2006.
21 teams registered for the competition, Indonesia and Turkmenistan withdrew after the draw. Palestine also withdrew few days before the competition, but its results still counted.

## Squads

| Bahrain | China | Chinese Taipei | Hong Kong |
| Fadhel Abbas Ebrahim Nesaif Hasan Dhahi Emad Ali Fuad Abdulwahed Mahmood Hasan Hasan Abdulrazaq Sadeq Al-Mohsen Jasim Al-Nabhan Yunes Abdulkarim Merza Abdulla Ayman Haroona | Cui Xiaodong Yuan Zhi Guo Peng Wang Haichuan Tang Miao Cui Jianjun Li Chun Yu Dawei Shen Qiong Jiang Fudong Ren Qi Sui Shengsheng | Chiang Tien-yu Wang Ming-chun Kan Ping-tsung Hung Jung-chung Lin Hsien-chen Chen Yu-sheng Chou Tsung-hao Chien Wei-lun Teng Cheng-wei Huang Feng-sheng Chang Shan-yuan Chiu Te-chuan | Tse Kwok Kei Eric Cheng Lee Ka Ming Jacky Kwong Chau Po Hong Ko Yiu Hung Alan Chau Man Ka Ho Ma Sai Pun Hui Pui Tak Hui Po Lam Yu Hing Lung |
| India | Iran | Japan | Kazakhstan |
| Yejju Subba Rao Mandeep Singh Siva Rajan M. N. Vikram Guttikonda Pradeep K. J. Kapil Dev Tom Joseph Jitendra Singh Raveendra Rajeev Sanjay Kumar Balwinder Singh P. S. Srikanth | Amir Hossein Monazzami Mohammad Shariati Amir Hosseini Davoud Moghbeli Peyman Akbari Mohammad Mansouri Farhad Zarif Alireza Nadi Behnam Mahmoudi Mohammad Torkashvand Mohammad Soleimani Mohammad Mohammadkazem | Nobuharu Saito Shinya Chiba Kenji Onoue Ryuji Naohiro Takahiro Yamamoto Masaji Ogino Kota Yamamura Yuta Abe Katsutoshi Tsumagari Yusuke Ishijima Yu Koshikawa Kosuke Tomonaga | Yevgeniy Senatorov Anton Yudin Yevgeniy Andreyev Dmitriy Gorbatkov Sergey Trikoz Marat Imangaliyev Alexey Stepanov Vladimir Derevyanko Denis Zhukov Anton Rubtsov Svyatoslav Miklashevich Kirill Konovalov |
| Kuwait | Lebanon | Macau | Maldives |
| Abdullah Jasem Mousa Baharoh Yousef Al-Qallaf Sultan Khalaf Amer Al-Salim Jaber Qasem Hussain Al-Shatti Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi Yousef Al-Buloushi Abdulaziz Dashti Faisal Al-Ajmi Rashed Al-Rashoud | Alain Saade Rony Daou Chady Bou-Farhat Marwan Hosri Nader Fares Pierre Fares Elie El-Nar Adam El-Kass Firas El-Helou Joseph Nohra Elias Abi Chedid Jean Abi Chedid | Lei Un Pio Sérgio Zeferino Too Wai Kei Too Chuen Ki Leong Hong Lek Ngai Kam Hung Lo Tak Wai Leong Ka Ho Choi Wai Kit Lai Sai Tik Cheong Ka Chon Lei Weng Kei | Ismail Rifau Mohamed Ranesh Ishan Mohamed Hussain Saeed Mohamed Sajid Mohamed Nihad Ahmed Adheel Ahmed Abdul Kareem Ahmed Ali Junaid Abdulla Ashfag Adam Sodiq Moosa |
| Mongolia | Palestine | Qatar | Saudi Arabia |
| Renchingiin Khangai Renchingiin Tamir Batsaikhany Möngöndöl Yambasürengiin Enkhmagnai Gankhuyagiin Batmönkh Erdenebilegiin Batkhüü Bayarbaataryn Gankhuyag Enkhbaataryn Batbayar Dembereliin Tserenbat Gankhuyagiin Iderjargalan Erdenebilegiin Sainbileg Boldyn Tümenbat | Iyad Abu Al-Qumsan Salim Abujaser Ahmed Attaalah Ramy Abu Hizima Hany Hassuna Abdallah Matar Binyameen Taha Khaled Al-Arqan Mahmoud Maleeha Raid Matar Nassar Al-Bayik | Jumah Faraj Mubarak Eid Al-Abdulla Sulaiman Saeed Mohammed Al-Beshri Ismaeel Al-Sheeb Ali Ishaq Bairami Mohammed Amer Nabeel Al-Safadi Ali Hamid Yagoub Mohammed Abuwatfa Ibrahim Mohammed Saeed Juma Al-Hitmi | Ahmed Al-Bakhit Naif Al-Buhassoun Yahya Hanash Ibrahim Al-Harbi Abdullah Al-Bahli Sharif Al-Khalifa Khalil Hajji Thamer Al-Dossari Khalid Ozaibi Ismail Al-Khaibari Masfer Al-Bishi Yasser Al-Makawni |
| South Korea | Thailand | United Arab Emirates | |
| Shin Jin-sik Kwon Young-min Moon Sung-min Yeo Oh-hyun Song Byung-il Lee Sun-kyu Who In-jung Yun Bong-woo Lee Kyung-soo Kim Yo-han Ha Kyoung-min Chang Byung-chul | Waroot Wisedsing Wanchai Tabwises Ronnarong Jarupeng Annop Auttakornsiripho Kittikun Sriutthawong Supachai Sriphum Pongsakorn Nimawan Yuttana Kiewpekar Sarayut Yutthayong Songserm Prasertnu Supachai Jitjumroon Ratchapoom Samthong | Khalid Ahmed Hamza Hani Hassan Al-Saayari Saif Rashed Al-Ameri Saleh Ibrahim Mahboob Badr Ahmed Al-Mannaei Walid Ahmed Al-Asli Hassan Majed Belal Mubarak Juma Khdoom Mohamed Abdulla Fairooz Saeed Obaid Bakhit Rashed Ayoob Mohamed Hassan Abbas Ibrahim | |

## Results

All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

### Qualification
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
| 1 | Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 171 | 137 | 1.248 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 |
| 2 | Lebanon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 188 | 164 | 1.146 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 |
| 3 | Mongolia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 115 | 173 | 0.665 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 26 Nov | 12:00 | Lebanon | 3–1 | Mongolia | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–11 | 25–16 | 98–68 |
| 27 Nov | 18:00 | Bahrain | 3–1 | Lebanon | 25–23 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 96–90 |
| 28 Nov | 18:00 | Mongolia | 0–3 | Bahrain | 16–25 | 15–25 | 16–25 | | 47–75 |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 52 | 1.442 | 3 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 | Macau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 75 | 0.693 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Nov | 14:00 | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Macau | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–14 | | | 75–52 |

#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 80 | 2.188 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 |
| 2 | Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 155 | 161 | 0.963 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 |
| 3 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 150 | 0.407 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 26 Nov | 18:00 | Kuwait | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | 75–61 |
| 27 Nov | 12:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | Kuwait | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–27 | 25–18 | 100–80 |
| 28 Nov | 12:00 | Maldives | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–25 | | 0–75 |

#### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 70 | 2.186 | 6 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 145 | 78 | 1.859 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 3 | Palestine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0.000 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 26 Nov | 20:00 | Hong Kong | 3–0 | Palestine | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | 75–0 |
| 27 Nov | 14:00 | United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 28–26 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 78–70 |
| 28 Nov | 14:00 | Palestine | 0–3 | United Arab Emirates | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–75 |

### Preliminary
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 362 | 285 | 1.270 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 |
| 2 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 330 | 272 | 1.213 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 338 | 352 | 0.960 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 |
| 4 | Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 323 | 371 | 0.871 | 4 | 11 | 0.364 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 241 | 314 | 0.768 | 3 | 10 | 0.300 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 02 Dec | 14:00 | Lebanon | 1–3 | United Arab Emirates | 25–18 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | 89–93 |
| 02 Dec | 18:00 | Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | Kuwait | 26–28 | 25–14 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 114–98 |
| 03 Dec | 18:00 | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | 18–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | | | 50–75 |
| 03 Dec | 20:00 | India | 3–0 | Lebanon | 25–18 | 39–37 | 25–23 | | | 89–78 |
| 04 Dec | 20:00 | Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | India | 25–21 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–23 | | 98–91 |
| 05 Dec | 14:00 | Kuwait | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | 25–11 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 |
| 07 Dec | 12:00 | India | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–17 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | | 75–51 |
| 07 Dec | 14:00 | Lebanon | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | 15–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | | | 46–75 |
| 09 Dec | 12:00 | Kuwait | 2–3 | Lebanon | 27–29 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 13–15 | 114–110 |
| 09 Dec | 14:00 | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | India | 12–25 | 14–25 | 19–25 | | | 45–75 |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
| 1 | Bahrain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 352 | 300 | 1.173 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 330 | 249 | 1.325 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 |
| 3 | Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 288 | 269 | 1.071 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 220 | 285 | 0.772 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 |
| 5 | Macau | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 213 | 300 | 0.710 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 02 Dec | 20:00 | Bahrain | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–11 | 25–15 | 25–19 | | | 75–45 |
| 03 Dec | 14:00 | Macau | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 12–25 | 23–25 | 13–25 | | | 48–75 |
| 04 Dec | 14:00 | Hong Kong | 3–0 | Macau | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–60 |
| 04 Dec | 18:00 | Thailand | 1–3 | Bahrain | 25–23 | 27–29 | 20–25 | 17–25 | | 89–102 |
| 05 Dec | 18:00 | Macau | 0–3 | Thailand | 16–25 | 17–25 | 11–25 | | | 44–75 |
| 05 Dec | 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–52 |
| 07 Dec | 18:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 15–25 | 13–25 | 21–25 | | | 49–75 |
| 07 Dec | 20:00 | Bahrain | 3–0 | Macau | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 |
| 09 Dec | 18:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | Bahrain | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 13–15 | 105–100 |
| 09 Dec | 20:00 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Thailand | 17–25 | 20–25 | 11–25 | | | 48–75 |

### Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 11 December | 11 December | | | |
| Japan | 0 | | | |
| Japan | 0 | 13 December | 13 December | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 13 December | 13 December | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | |
| 11 December | 11 December | | Saudi Arabia | 2 | |
| 11 December | 11 December | China | 3 | |
| China | 3 | China | 3 | |
| China | 3 | | | | 14 December | 14 December |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | | | | 14 December | 14 December |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | | | | China | 1 |
| 11 December | 11 December | | | | | China | 1 |
| 11 December | 11 December | | | | South Korea | 3 |
| Qatar | 3 | | | | South Korea | 3 |
| Qatar | 3 | 13 December | 13 December | | | |
| Bahrain | 0 | 13 December | 13 December | | | |
| Bahrain | 0 | Qatar | 1 | | | |
| 11 December | 11 December | | Qatar | 1 | | | |
| 11 December | 11 December | South Korea | 3 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 3 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | 14 December | 14 December |
| Iran | 1 | | | | 14 December | 14 December |
| Iran | 1 | | | | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| | | | | | Qatar | 2 |
| Pos 5–8 | Pos 5–8 | Pos 5–6 | Pos 5–6 |
| 13 December | 13 December |
| Japan | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 14 December | 14 December |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 14 December | 14 December |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | Japan | 3 |
| 13 December | 13 December | | Japan | 3 |
| 13 December | 13 December | Iran | 2 |
| Bahrain | 1 | Iran | 2 |
| Iran | 3 | | |
| Iran | 3 | Pos 7–8 | Pos 7–8 |
| | | 14 December | 14 December |
| | | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| | | Bahrain | 1 |

#### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 11 Dec | 12:00 | China | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 25–21 | 25–20 | 24–26 | 25–20 | 99–87 |
| 11 Dec | 14:00 | South Korea | 3–1 | Iran | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 98–81 |
| 11 Dec | 18:00 | Japan | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | 20–25 | 25–27 | 21–25 | | 66–77 |
| 11 Dec | 20:00 | Qatar | 3–0 | Bahrain | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | 75–57 |

#### Pos 5–8

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 13 Dec | 12:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–14 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–60 |
| 13 Dec | 18:00 | Bahrain | 1–3 | Iran | 19–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | 87–98 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 13 Dec | 14:00 | Saudi Arabia | 2–3 | China | 20–25 | 11–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 94–110 |
| 13 Dec | 20:00 | Qatar | 1–3 | South Korea | 27–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 16–25 | | 86–100 |

#### Pos 7–8

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Dec | 12:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Bahrain | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | 98–85 |

#### Pos 5–6

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Dec | 14:00 | Japan | 3–2 | Iran | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–27 | 25–22 | 15–9 | 113–106 |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Dec | 18:00 | Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | Qatar | 25–20 | 16–25 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 15–11 | 98–102 |

#### Gold medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Dec | 20:00 | China | 1–3 | South Korea | 18–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | 77–97 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | China | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Bahrain | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Kuwait | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Lebanon | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Macau | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Mongolia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Palestine | 2 | 0 | 2 |