# 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the fifteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV). The tournament was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 to 13 September 2009.

## Venues

* Quan Ngua Competition Hall (Hanoi)

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Vietnam (Host & 7th)  Australia (8th)  Iran  Sri Lanka | Japan (1st)  Chinese Taipei (6th)  Uzbekistan  Maldives * | China (2nd)  Kazakhstan (5th)  Hong Kong  Afghanistan * | Thailand (3rd)  South Korea (4th)  India  Indonesia |
* Withdrew

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 138 | 1.630 | Pool E |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 215 | 213 | 1.009 | Pool E |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 199 | 206 | 0.966 | Pool G |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 145 | 227 | 0.639 | Pool G |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 05 Sep | 16:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–18 | 25–15 | 27–25 | | 77–58 | Report |
| 05 Sep | 19:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Australia | 25–11 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | 75–44 | Report |
| 06 Sep | 10:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–16 | 25–10 | 25–10 | | 75–36 | Report |
| 06 Sep | 20:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Iran | 25–11 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | 75–43 | Report |
| 07 Sep | 12:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Australia | 25–21 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–16 | 95–80 | Report |
| 07 Sep | 18:00 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Vietnam | 13–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | | 51–75 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 63 | 2.381 | Pool F |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 107 | 122 | 0.877 | Pool F |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 78 | 150 | 0.520 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 05 Sep | 21:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–13 | 25–10 | 25–9 | 75–32 | Report |
| 06 Sep | 14:00 | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Japan | 7–25 | 18–25 | 6–25 | 31–75 | Report |
| 07 Sep | 10:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–19 | 25–7 | 25–21 | 75–47 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 74 | 2.027 | Pool E |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 125 | 115 | 1.087 | Pool E |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 64 | 150 | 0.427 | Pool G |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 05 Sep | 14:00 | China | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 75–50 | Report |
| 06 Sep | 16:00 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 9–25 | 15–25 | 16–25 | 40–75 | Report |
| 07 Sep | 14:00 | China | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–7 | 25–8 | 25–9 | 75–24 | Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 258 | 206 | 1.252 | Pool F |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 256 | 183 | 1.399 | Pool F |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 197 | 249 | 0.791 | Pool H |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 183 | 256 | 0.715 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 05 Sep | 10:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | South Korea | 14–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | | 47–75 | Report |
| 05 Sep | 12:00 | India | 0–3 | Thailand | 10–25 | 15–25 | 13–25 | | | 38–75 | Report |
| 06 Sep | 12:00 | India | 3–2 | Indonesia | 17–25 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 15–8 | 106–98 | Report |
| 06 Sep | 18:00 | Thailand | 2–3 | South Korea | 23–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 106–107 | Report |
| 07 Sep | 16:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | Thailand | 8–25 | 11–25 | 19–25 | | | 38–75 | Report |
| 07 Sep | 20:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | India | 25–9 | 26–24 | 25–20 | | | 76–53 | Report |

## Classification round

* 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 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 127 | 1.772 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 225 | 195 | 1.154 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 192 | 218 | 0.881 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 123 | 225 | 0.547 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 09 Sep | 14:00 | China | 3–0 | Iran | 25–11 | 25–18 | 25–11 | | 75–40 | Report |
| 09 Sep | 18:00 | Vietnam | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 13–25 | 25–27 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 80–100 | Report |
| 10 Sep | 18:00 | Iran | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 16–25 | 9–25 | 15–25 | | 40–75 | Report |
| 10 Sep | 20:00 | Vietnam | 0–3 | China | 15–25 | 10–25 | 12–25 | | 37–75 | Report |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 162 | 1.531 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 261 | 255 | 1.024 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 232 | 220 | 1.055 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 121 | 225 | 0.538 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 09 Sep | 16:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | 75–51 | Report |
| 09 Sep | 20:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–14 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | 75–51 | Report |
| 10 Sep | 14:00 | Japan | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–13 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 98–79 | Report |
| 10 Sep | 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Thailand | 16–25 | 9–25 | 13–25 | | 38–75 | Report |

### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 179 | 135 | 1.326 | 9th–12th place |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 178 | 177 | 1.006 | 9th–12th place |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 109 | 154 | 0.708 | 13th–14th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 09 Sep | 10:00 | Hong Kong | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 26–24 | 25–23 | 28–26 | | | 79–73 | Report |
| 10 Sep | 10:00 | Australia | 3–2 | Hong Kong | 25–23 | 25–14 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 15–12 | 104–99 | Report |

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 216 | 198 | 1.091 | 9th–12th place |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 216 | 217 | 0.995 | 9th–12th place |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 205 | 222 | 0.923 | 13th–14th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 09 Sep | 12:00 | Uzbekistan | 3–2 | Indonesia | 33–35 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–13 | 15–13 | 116–107 | Report |
| 10 Sep | 12:00 | Uzbekistan | 2–3 | India | 25–19 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 17–19 | 100–110 | Report |

## Classification 13th–14th

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Sep | 10:00 | Sri Lanka | 1–3 | Indonesia | 17–25 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | 77–97 | Report |

## Classification 9th–12th

| 9th–12th places | 9th–12th places | 9th place | 9th place |
| 11 September – Hanoi | 11 September – Hanoi |
| Australia | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | 12 September – Hanoi | 12 September – Hanoi |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 12 September – Hanoi | 12 September – Hanoi |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | Australia | 3 |
| 11 September – Hanoi | 11 September – Hanoi | | Australia | 3 |
| 11 September – Hanoi | 11 September – Hanoi | Hong Kong | 0 |
| India | 2 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | | |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | 12 September – Hanoi | 12 September – Hanoi |
| | | Uzbekistan | 0 |
| | | India | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Sep | 10:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 12:00 | India | 2–3 | Hong Kong | 22–25 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 25–15 | 12–15 | 101–101 | Report |

### 11th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 10:00 | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | India | 21–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |

### 9th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 12:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–11 | | | 75–52 | Report |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 11 September – Hanoi | 11 September – Hanoi | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 12 September – Hanoi | 12 September – Hanoi | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 12 September – Hanoi | 12 September – Hanoi | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | China | 3 | |
| 11 September – Hanoi | 11 September – Hanoi | | China | 3 | |
| 11 September – Hanoi | 11 September – Hanoi | South Korea | 1 | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 1 | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | 13 September – Hanoi | 13 September – Hanoi |
| Vietnam | 0 | | | | 13 September – Hanoi | 13 September – Hanoi |
| Vietnam | 0 | | | | China | 1 |
| 11 September – Hanoi | 11 September – Hanoi | | | | | China | 1 |
| 11 September – Hanoi | 11 September – Hanoi | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 12 September – Hanoi | 12 September – Hanoi | | | |
| Iran | 0 | 12 September – Hanoi | 12 September – Hanoi | | | |
| Iran | 0 | Japan | 1 | | | |
| 11 September – Hanoi | 11 September – Hanoi | | Japan | 1 | | | |
| 11 September – Hanoi | 11 September – Hanoi | Thailand | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | Thailand | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | | | | 13 September – Hanoi | 13 September – Hanoi |
| Thailand | 3 | | | | 13 September – Hanoi | 13 September – Hanoi |
| Thailand | 3 | | | | South Korea | 0 |
| | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 12 September – Hanoi | 12 September – Hanoi |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 13 September – Hanoi | 13 September – Hanoi |
| Vietnam | 1 | 13 September – Hanoi | 13 September – Hanoi |
| Vietnam | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 12 September – Hanoi | 12 September – Hanoi | | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 12 September – Hanoi | 12 September – Hanoi | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| Iran | 0 | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | | |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 13 September – Hanoi | 13 September – Hanoi |
| | | Vietnam | 3 |
| | | Iran | 0 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 11 Sep | 14:00 | China | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–16 | 25–9 | 25–14 | | 75–39 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 16:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Iran | 25–11 | 25–6 | 25–7 | | 75–24 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 18:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Thailand | 25–27 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 94–101 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 20:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | 75–59 | Report |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 14:00 | Iran | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 11–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 45–75 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 18:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | Vietnam | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 98–88 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 16:00 | Japan | 1–3 | Thailand | 25–20 | 13–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 82–95 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 20:00 | China | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–18 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–14 | | 96–76 | Report |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Sep | 15:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Iran | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–22 | | | 75–54 | Report |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Sep | 12:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 23–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | | | 59–75 | Report |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Sep | 17:30 | South Korea | 0–3 | Japan | 16–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Sep | 20:00 | China | 1–3 | Thailand | 25–20 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 86–95 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Thailand |
| | China |
| | Japan |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |
| 7 | Vietnam |
| 8 | Iran |
| 9 | Australia |
| 10 | Hong Kong |
| 11 | India |
| 12 | Uzbekistan |
| 13 | Indonesia |
| 14 | Sri Lanka |
* Qualified for the 2009 World Grand Champions Cup and 2010 World Grand Prix
* Qualified for the 2010 World Grand Prix
* 2009 Asian Women's champions
* Thailand 1st title

## Awards

* MVP: Onuma Sittirak
* Best scorer: Kim Yeon-koung
* Best spiker: Xue Ming
* Best blocker: Xue Ming
* Best server: Saori Kimura
* Best setter: Nootsara Tomkom
* Best libero: Wanna Buakaew