# 2012 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup

The 2012 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2012 AVC Cup for Men was the third edition of the Asian Cup, played by top eight teams of the 2011 Asian Championship. The tournament was held at Vinh Yen Gymnasium, Vĩnh Yên, Vietnam from 1 to 7 September 2012.

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Vietnam (Host)  South Korea (3rd)  Japan  Pakistan * | Iran (1st)  China (2nd)  Australia  India |
* Pakistan withdrew and replaced by Myanmar.

## Venue

All matches :
* Vĩnh Yên, Vietnam
* Vĩnh Yên Gymnasium
* Capacity: Unknown

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 179 | 1.257 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 246 | 233 | 1.056 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 204 | 204 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 191 | 250 | 0.764 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 01 Sep | 19:30 | Myanmar | 0–3 | Vietnam | 15–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | | 48–75 | Report |
| 01 Sep | 21:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Japan | 20–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 65–75 | Report |
| 02 Sep | 18:00 | Myanmar | 1–3 | South Korea | 27–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 91–100 | Report |
| 02 Sep | 20:00 | Vietnam | 0–3 | Japan | 23–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | | 62–75 | Report |
| 03 Sep | 18:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–21 | 25–17 | 31–29 | | 81–67 | Report |
| 03 Sep | 20:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Myanmar | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | 75–52 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 313 | 279 | 1.122 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 276 | 247 | 1.117 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 251 | 266 | 0.944 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 203 | 251 | 0.809 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 01 Sep | 14:00 | Iran | 3–2 | China | 25–21 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 15–11 | 109–101 | Report |
| 01 Sep | 16:00 | India | 3–0 | Australia | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 75–63 | Report |
| 02 Sep | 14:00 | Iran | 3–1 | India | 26–24 | 27–29 | 27–25 | 25–22 | | 105–100 | Report |
| 02 Sep | 16:00 | China | 3–0 | Australia | 27–25 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | | 77–62 | Report |
| 03 Sep | 14:00 | India | 1–3 | China | 17–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 17–25 | | 76–98 | Report |
| 03 Sep | 16:00 | Australia | 1–3 | Iran | 18–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | 78–99 | Report |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | | | |
| Iran | 3 | | | |
| Iran | 3 | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | | |
| Myanmar | 0 | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | |
| Myanmar | 0 | Iran | 3 | |
| 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | | Iran | 3 | |
| 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | India | 0 | |
| South Korea | 2 | India | 0 | |
| South Korea | 2 | | | | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên |
| India | 3 | | | | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên |
| India | 3 | | | | Iran | 1 |
| 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | | | | | Iran | 1 |
| 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | | | | China | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | | | | China | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | | | |
| Australia | 0 | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | | | |
| Australia | 0 | Japan | 0 | | | |
| 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | | Japan | 0 | | | |
| 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | 5 September – Vĩnh Yên | China | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| China | 3 | China | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| China | 3 | | | | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên |
| Vietnam | 0 | | | | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên |
| Vietnam | 0 | | | | India | 1 |
| | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên |
| Myanmar | 0 |
| Myanmar | 0 | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên |
| South Korea | 3 | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 3 |
| 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | | South Korea | 3 |
| 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | 6 September – Vĩnh Yên | Vietnam | 0 |
| Australia | 1 | Vietnam | 0 |
| Vietnam | 3 | | |
| Vietnam | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên | 7 September – Vĩnh Yên |
| | | Myanmar | 0 |
| | | Australia | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 05 Sep | 14:00 | South Korea | 2–3 | India | 25–27 | 25–14 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 15–17 | 110–106 |
| 05 Sep | 16:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Australia | 25–17 | 30–28 | 25–20 | | | 80–65 |
| 05 Sep | 18:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Myanmar | 25–17 | 25–9 | 25–12 | | | 75–38 |
| 05 Sep | 20:00 | China | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–17 | 25–7 | 25–9 | | | 75–33 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 06 Sep | 14:00 | Myanmar | 0–3 | South Korea | 19–25 | 12–25 | 13–25 | | | 44–75 | Report |
| 06 Sep | 16:00 | Australia | 1–3 | Vietnam | 23–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | 90–96 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 06 Sep | 18:00 | Japan | 0–3 | China | 20–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | | 64–75 | Report |
| 06 Sep | 20:00 | Iran | 3–0 | India | 25–23 | 25–13 | 25–23 | | | 75–59 | Report |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 07 Sep | 14:00 | Myanmar | 0–3 | Australia | 22–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | | 60–75 | |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 07 Sep | 16:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–59 | |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 07 Sep | 18:00 | India | 1–3 | Japan | 25–16 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | 84–91 | |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 07 Sep | 20:00 | Iran | 1–3 | China | 18–25 | 14–25 | 25–13 | 29–31 | | 86–94 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | Iran |
| | Japan |
| 4 | India |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | Vietnam |
| 7 | Australia |
| 8 | Myanmar |
* 2012 Asian Men's Cup champions
* China 1st title

## Awards

* MVP: Zhan Guojun
* Best scorer: Gurinder Singh
* Best spiker: Zhong Weijun
* Best blocker: Alireza Jadidi
* Best server: Mohammad Taher Vadi
* Best setter: Hideomi Fukatsu
* Best libero: Kong Fanwei