# Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship

The Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 23 Women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The first championship was held in Pasig, Philippines, in 2015.
The current champion is China, which won the second title at the 2019 tournament. The tournament have been won by two national teams: China with two titles and Japan with one title.
The 2019 Championship took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 13 to 21 July. The 2021 Championship was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

## Results summary

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Teams |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third-place | Score | Fourth-place | Teams |
| 2015 Details | Pasig | China | 3–1 | Thailand | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | 12 |
| 2017 Details | Nakhon Ratchasima | Japan | 3–2 | Thailand | Vietnam | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 13 |
| 2019 Details | Hanoi | China | 3–0 | North Korea | Vietnam | 3–1 | Thailand | 13 |

### Teams reaching the top four

| Team | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place |
| China | 2 (2015, 2019) | | | |
| Japan | 1 (2017) | | | 1 (2015) |
| Thailand | | 2 (2015, 2017) | | 1 (2019) |
| North Korea | | 1 (2019) | | |
| Vietnam | | | 2 (2017, 2019) | |
| South Korea | | | 1 (2015) | |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | 1 (2017) |

### Champions by region

| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
| EAZVA (East Asia) | China (2), Japan (1) | 3 titles |

## Hosts

| Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
| 1 | Philippines | 2015 |
| 1 | Thailand | 2017 |
| 1 | Vietnam | 2019 |

## Medal summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |

## Participating nations

| Team | 2015 (12) | 2017 (13) | 2019 (13) | Total |
| Australia | • | 10th | 9th | 2 |
| China | 1st | • | 1st | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3 |
| Hong Kong | • | 6th | 7th | 2 |
| India | 6th | • | 10th | 2 |
| Iran | 8th | 8th | • | 2 |
| Japan | 4th | 1st | • | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 9th | 5th | 6th | 3 |
| Macau | 11th | 13th | 11th | 3 |
| Malaysia | • | 7th | • | 1 |
| Maldives | 12th | • | 12th | 2 |
| New Zealand | • | 11th | 8th | 2 |
| North Korea | • | • | 2nd | 1 |
| Philippines | 7th | • | • | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | • | 12th | 13th | 2 |
| South Korea | 3rd | • | • | 1 |
| Thailand | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 10th | 9th | • | 2 |
| Vietnam | • | 3rd | 3rd | 2 |

### Debut of teams

| Year | Debutants | Total |
| 2015 | China | 12 |
| 2015 | Chinese Taipei | 12 |
| 2015 | India | 12 |
| 2015 | Iran | 12 |
| 2015 | Japan | 12 |
| 2015 | Kazakhstan | 12 |
| 2015 | Macau | 12 |
| 2015 | Maldives | 12 |
| 2015 | Philippines | 12 |
| 2015 | South Korea | 12 |
| 2015 | Thailand | 12 |
| 2015 | Uzbekistan | 12 |
| 2017 | Australia | 6 |
| 2017 | Hong Kong | 6 |
| 2017 | Malaysia | 6 |
| 2017 | New Zealand | 6 |
| 2017 | Sri Lanka | 6 |
| 2017 | Vietnam | 6 |
| 2019 | North Korea | 1 |

## Awards

| Year | Most Valuable Player |
| 2015 | Liu Yanhan |
| 2017 | Misaki Yamauchi |
| 2019 | Wu Han |
| Year | Best Outside Spikers |
| 2015 | Liu Yanhan |
| 2015 | Lee So-young |
| 2017 | Chatchu-on Moksri |
| 2017 | Trần Thị Thanh Thúy |
| 2019 | Son Hyang Mi |
| 2019 | Trần Thị Thanh Thúy |
| Year | Best Opposite Spiker |
| 2015 | Pimpichaya Kokram |
| 2017 | Pimpichaya Kokram |
| 2019 | Sun Jie |
| Year | Best Setter |
| 2015 | Chen Xintong |
| 2017 | Miki Sukurai |
| 2019 | Ri Jong Hyang |
| Year | Best Middle Blockers |
| 2015 | Zheng Yixin |
| 2015 | Hattaya Bamrungsuk |
| 2017 | Ayaka Sugi |
| 2017 | Hathairat Jarat |
| 2019 | Gao Yi |
| 2019 | Nguyễn Thị Trinh |
| Year | Best Libero |
| 2015 | Kim Yeong-yeon |
| 2017 | Lai Xiang-chen |
| 2019 | Jidapa Nahuanong |