# 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the sixteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association (CTVBA). The tournament was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 15 to 23 September 2011.

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Chinese Taipei (Host & 6th)  Iran (8th)  Indonesia | Thailand (1st)  Vietnam (7th)  Australia | China (2nd)  Kazakhstan (5th)  North Korea  India | Japan (3rd)  South Korea (4th)  Sri Lanka  Turkmenistan |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 84 | 1.786 | Pool E |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 162 | 187 | 0.866 | Pool E |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 147 | 188 | 0.782 | Pool G |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–8 | 25–12 | 25–15 | | | 75–35 | Report |
| 16 Sep | 18:00 | Iran | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 13–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 17 Sep | 10:00 | Indonesia | 2–3 | Iran | 25–20 | 27–29 | 24–26 | 25–23 | 11–15 | 112–113 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 152 | 97 | 1.567 | Pool F |
| 2 | Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 145 | 166 | 0.873 | Pool F |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 138 | 172 | 0.802 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | 14:00 | Vietnam | 0–3 | Thailand | 15–25 | 25–27 | 8–25 | | 48–77 | Report |
| 16 Sep | 14:00 | Australia | 1–3 | Vietnam | 25–21 | 24–26 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 89–97 | Report |
| 17 Sep | 16:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Australia | 25–11 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 75–49 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 140 | 1.607 | Pool E |
| 2 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 235 | 241 | 0.975 | Pool E |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 232 | 248 | 0.935 | Pool G |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 203 | 266 | 0.763 | Pool G |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | 10:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | India | 22–25 | 27–25 | 25–19 | 25–10 | 99–79 | Report |
| 15 Sep | 21:00 | North Korea | 0–3 | China | 19–25 | 15–25 | 15–25 | | 49–75 | Report |
| 16 Sep | 12:00 | North Korea | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 94–89 | Report |
| 16 Sep | 16:00 | China | 3–0 | India | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–12 | | 75–47 | Report |
| 17 Sep | 12:00 | India | 1–3 | North Korea | 25–17 | 21–25 | 9–25 | 22–25 | 77–92 | Report |
| 17 Sep | 18:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | China | 14–25 | 17–25 | 13–25 | | 44–75 | Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 256 | 119 | 2.151 | Pool F |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 243 | 132 | 1.841 | Pool F |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 127 | 150 | 0.847 | Pool H |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 0 | 225 | 0.000 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | 12:00 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | South Korea | 9–25 | 11–25 | 6–25 | | | 26–75 | Report |
| 15 Sep | 16:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Turkmenistan | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | | | 75–0 | Forfeit |
| 16 Sep | 10:00 | Turkmenistan | 0–3 | South Korea | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–25 | | | 0–75 | Forfeit |
| 16 Sep | 20:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–9 | 25–12 | 25–5 | | | 75–26 | Report |
| 17 Sep | 14:00 | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | Turkmenistan | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | | | 75–0 | Forfeit |
| 17 Sep | 20:00 | South Korea | 2–3 | Japan | 25–23 | 15–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 5–15 | 93–106 | 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 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 132 | 1.705 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 221 | 203 | 1.089 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 203 | 218 | 0.931 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 129 | 225 | 0.573 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 18 Sep | 18:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | North Korea | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 97–79 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 20:00 | China | 3–0 | Iran | 25–17 | 25–8 | 25–9 | | 75–34 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 18:00 | Iran | 0–3 | North Korea | 11–25 | 14–25 | 21–25 | | 46–75 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | China | 15–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | 49–75 | Report |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 258 | 212 | 1.217 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 269 | 243 | 1.107 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 218 | 223 | 0.978 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 163 | 230 | 0.709 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 18 Sep | 14:00 | Thailand | 1–3 | South Korea | 27–25 | 17–25 | 13–25 | 21–25 | 78–100 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 16:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–12 | 25–19 | 27–25 | | 77–56 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 14:00 | Vietnam | 0–3 | South Korea | 12–25 | 24–26 | 23–25 | | 59–76 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 16:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Japan | 23–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 63–75 | Report |

### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 174 | 128 | 1.359 | 9th–12th places |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 158 | 163 | 0.969 | 9th–12th places |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 113 | 154 | 0.734 | 13th–14th places |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Sep | 10:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | India | 14–25 | 27–29 | 23–25 | | | 64–79 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 10:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 18–25 | 15–25 | 16–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 51 | 2.941 | 9th–12th places |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 75 | 1.680 | 9th–12th places |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 0 | 150 | 0.000 | 13th–14th places |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Sep | 12:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Turkmenistan | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | | | 75–0 | Forfeit |
| 19 Sep | 12:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–16 | | | 75–51 | Report |

## Classification 13th–14th

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Sep | 09:00 | Indonesia | 3–0 | Turkmenistan | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | | | 75–0 | Forfeit |

## Classification 9th–12th

| 9th–12th places | 9th–12th places | 9th place | 9th place |
| 21 September – Taipei | 21 September – Taipei |
| Kazakhstan | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 22 September – Taipei | 22 September – Taipei |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 22 September – Taipei | 22 September – Taipei |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| 21 September – Taipei | 21 September – Taipei | | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| 21 September – Taipei | 21 September – Taipei | Australia | 0 |
| Australia | 3 | Australia | 0 |
| India | 1 | | |
| India | 1 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | 22 September – Taipei | 22 September – Taipei |
| | | Sri Lanka | 1 |
| | | India | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Sep | 10:30 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–9 | 25–21 | 25–9 | | | 75–39 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 12:30 | Australia | 3–1 | India | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | 98–92 | Report |

### 11th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 10:00 | Sri Lanka | 1–3 | India | 18–25 | 25–19 | 13–25 | 19–25 | | 75–94 | Report |

### 9th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 12:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Australia | 26–24 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | | 76–59 | Report |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 21 September – Taipei | 21 September – Taipei | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 22 September – Taipei | 22 September – Taipei | | |
| Vietnam | 0 | 22 September – Taipei | 22 September – Taipei | |
| Vietnam | 0 | China | 3 | |
| 21 September – Taipei | 21 September – Taipei | | China | 3 | |
| 21 September – Taipei | 21 September – Taipei | South Korea | 1 | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 1 | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | 23 September – Taipei | 23 September – Taipei |
| North Korea | 1 | | | | 23 September – Taipei | 23 September – Taipei |
| North Korea | 1 | | | | China | 3 |
| 21 September – Taipei | 21 September – Taipei | | | | | China | 3 |
| 21 September – Taipei | 21 September – Taipei | | | | Japan | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | Japan | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 22 September – Taipei | 22 September – Taipei | | | |
| Thailand | 3 | 22 September – Taipei | 22 September – Taipei | | | |
| Thailand | 3 | Thailand | 2 | | | |
| 21 September – Taipei | 21 September – Taipei | | Thailand | 2 | | | |
| 21 September – Taipei | 21 September – Taipei | Japan | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 23 September – Taipei | 23 September – Taipei |
| Iran | 0 | | | | 23 September – Taipei | 23 September – Taipei |
| Iran | 0 | | | | South Korea | 3 |
| | | | | | Thailand | 2 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 22 September – Taipei | 22 September – Taipei |
| Vietnam | 0 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 23 September – Taipei | 23 September – Taipei |
| North Korea | 3 | 23 September – Taipei | 23 September – Taipei |
| North Korea | 3 | North Korea | 1 |
| 22 September – Taipei | 22 September – Taipei | | North Korea | 1 |
| 22 September – Taipei | 22 September – Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Iran | 0 | | |
| Iran | 0 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 23 September – Taipei | 23 September – Taipei |
| | | Vietnam | 3 |
| | | Iran | 1 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 21 Sep | 15:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Iran | 25–8 | 25–17 | 25–14 | | 75–39 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 17:00 | China | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–19 | 25–12 | 25–15 | | 75–46 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Thailand | 23–25 | 25–27 | 23–25 | | 71–77 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 21:00 | South Korea | 3–1 | North Korea | 25–20 | 25–14 | 22–25 | 25–14 | 97–73 | Report |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 14:00 | Vietnam | 0–3 | North Korea | 18–25 | 23–25 | 25–27 | | | 66–77 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 18:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Iran | 25–8 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–46 | Report |

### Semifinals

93-
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 16:00 | Thailand | 2–3 | Japan | 13–25 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 13–15 | 94–108 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 20:00 | China | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–14 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–16 | | 96–75 | Report |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Sep | 11:00 | Vietnam | 3–1 | Iran | 25–14 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 25–11 | | 93–73 | Report |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Sep | 13:00 | North Korea | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 25–17 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | 80–92 | Report |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Sep | 15:00 | South Korea | 3–2 | Thailand | 22–25 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 27–25 | 15–13 | 113–112 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Sep | 17:00 | China | 3–1 | Japan | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–27 | 25–17 | | 100–77 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | Japan |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | Thailand |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 | North Korea |
| 7 | Vietnam |
| 8 | Iran |
| 9 | Kazakhstan |
| 10 | Australia |
| 11 | India |
| 12 | Sri Lanka |
| 13 | Indonesia |
| 14 | Turkmenistan |
* Qualified for the 2011 World Cup and 2012 Olympic Qualifier
* Qualified for the 2012 Olympic Qualifier and 2012 World Grand Prix
* Qualified for the 2012 World Grand Prix
* 2011 Asian Women's champions
* China 12th title

## Awards

* MVP: Wang Yimei
* Best scorer: Kim Yeon-koung
* Best spiker: Kim Yeon-koung
* Best blocker: Yang Junjing
* Best server: Wei Qiuyue
* Best setter: Yoshie Takeshita
* Best libero: Nam Jie-youn