# 2009 Arab Youth Volleyball Championship

The 2009 Arab Youth Volleyball Championship was the tenth edition of the Arab Youth Volleyball Championship. It was held in Ghazir Hall, Beirut, Lebanon from 24 July to 1 August 2009.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Yemen (Defending Champion)  Egypt  Tunisia  Qatar  Algeria  Syria | Bahrain  Lebanon (Host)  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Iraq  Kuwait |

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 414 | 342 | 1.211 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Egypt | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 467 | 412 | 1.133 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Yemen | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 491 | 463 | 1.060 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 406 | 422 | 0.962 | |
| 5 | Qatar | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0.462 | 385 | 438 | 0.879 | |
| 6 | Syria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 334 | 420 | 0.795 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 25 Jul | 10:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Syria | 25-17 | 25-20 | 25-20 | | | 75-57 |
| 25 Jul | 12:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Qatar | 25-20 | 25-14 | 25-11 | | | 75-45 |
| 25 Jul | 14:00 | Algeria | 2–3 | Yemen | 25-22 | 21-25 | 26-24 | 18-25 | 11-15 | 101-111 |
| 26 Jul | 10:00 | Qatar | 2–3 | Yemen | 27-25 | 19-25 | 23-25 | 26-24 | 10-15 | 105-114 |
| 26 Jul | 12:00 | Syria | 1–3 | Algeria | 22-25 | 25-23 | 18-25 | 22-25 | | 87-98 |
| 26 Jul | 18:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Tunisia | 17-25 | 25-23 | 25-17 | 28-26 | | 95-91 |
| 27 Jul | 14:00 | Syria | 0–3 | Yemen | 21-25 | 18-25 | 13-25 | | | 52-75 |
| 27 Jul | 16:00 | Egypt | 3-1 | Qatar | 25-22 | 25-17 | 18-25 | 25-22 | | 93-86 |
| 27 Jul | 18:00 | Algeria | 0–3 | Tunisia | 19-25 | 20-25 | 22-25 | | | 61-75 |
| 28 Jul | 14:00 | Algeria | 3-0 | Qatar | 25-21 | 25-17 | 25-14 | | | 75-52 |
| 28 Jul | 16:00 | Syria | 0–3 | Tunisia | 17-25 | 19-25 | 21-25 | | | 57-75 |
| 28 Jul | 18:00 | Egypt | 2–3 | Yemen | 22-25 | 27-29 | 25-17 | 25-21 | 8-15 | 107-107 |
| 29 Jul | 14:00 | Syria | 1–3 | Qatar | 25-22 | 14-25 | 21-25 | 21-25 | | 81-97 |
| 29 Jul | 16:00 | Tunisia | 3-1 | Yemen | 23-25 | 25-17 | 25-20 | 25-22 | | 98-84 |
| 29 Jul | 18:00 | Egypt | 3-1 | Algeria | 25-11 | 22-25 | 25-14 | 25-21 | | 97-71 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraq | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 443 | 410 | 1.080 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 465 | 453 | 1.026 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 485 | 427 | 1.136 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 465 | 471 | 0.987 | |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 416 | 439 | 0.948 | |
| 6 | Lebanon | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 383 | 457 | 0.838 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 24 Jul | 12:00 | Kuwait | 3–0 | Iraq | 25–20 | 28–26 | 25–20 | | | 78–66 |
| 24 Jul | 14:00 | Bahrain | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia | 23-25 | 25-18 | 23-25 | 23-25 | | 94-93 |
| 24 Jul | 20:00 | Lebanon | 1–3 | United Arab Emirates | 20-25 | 27-25 | 16-25 | 25-27 | | 88-102 |
| 25 Jul | 16:00 | Kuwait | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia | 23-25 | 24-26 | 25-14 | 25-23 | 14-16 | 111-104 |
| 25 Jul | 18:00 | Iraq | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | 25-20 | 25-16 | 25-19 | | | 75-55 |
| 25 Jul | 20:00 | Lebanon | 1–3 | Bahrain | 25-23 | 19-25 | 23-25 | 29-31 | | 96-104 |
| 26 Jul | 14:00 | Iraq | 3–1 | Bahrain | 20-25 | 25-23 | 25-18 | 29-27 | | 99-93 |
| 26 Jul | 16:00 | United Arab Emirates | 2–3 | Kuwait | 26-24 | 16-25 | 23-25 | 26-24 | 9-15 | 100-113 |
| 26 Jul | 20:00 | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Lebanon | 25-22 | 25-21 | 25-19 | | | 75-62 |
| 28 Jul | 10:00 | Iraq | 3-2 | Saudi Arabia | 15-25 | 22-25 | 25-21 | 25-16 | 15-9 | 102-96 |
| 28 Jul | 12:00 | Bahrain | 0–3 | United Arab Emirates | 23-25 | 22-25 | 21-25 | | | 66-75 |
| 28 Jul | 20:00 | Lebanon | 0–3 | Kuwait | 19-25 | 11-25 | 19-25 | | | 49-75 |
| 29 Jul | 10:00 | United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia | 25-22 | 19-25 | 23-25 | 17-25 | | 84-97 |
| 29 Jul | 12:00 | Bahrain | 3-2 | Kuwait | 21-25 | 25-22 | 22-25 | 25-23 | 15-13 | 108-108 |
| 29 Jul | 20:00 | Iraq | 3-1 | Lebanon | 25-21 | 25-16 | 23-25 | 28-26 | | 101-88 |

## Final round
### Classification 5–12 places
#### Eleventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Jul | 10:00 | Syria | 2–3 | Lebanon | 22-25 | 25-22 | 18-25 | 25-17 | 12-15 | 102-104 | |

#### Ninth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Jul | 15:00 | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | Qatar | 14-25 | 19-25 | 17-25 | | | 50-75 | |

#### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 01 Aug | 10:00 | Bahrain | 2–3 | Algeria | 23-25 | 25-20 | 16-25 | 25-23 | 13-15 | 102-108 | |

#### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 01 Aug | 12:00 | Kuwait | 2–3 | Yemen | 25-17 | 21-25 | 25-23 | 23-25 | 7-15 | 101-105 | |

### Championship bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 31 July – Beirut | 31 July – Beirut |
| Tunisia | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 August – Beirut | 1 August – Beirut |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 August – Beirut | 1 August – Beirut |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | Egypt | 0 |
| 31 July – Beirut | 31 July – Beirut | | Egypt | 0 |
| 31 July – Beirut | 31 July – Beirut | Tunisia | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | Tunisia | 3 |
| Iraq | 0 | | |
| Iraq | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 1 August – Beirut | 1 August – Beirut |
| | | Iraq | 2 |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Jul | 17:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 25-21 | 25-18 | 25-23 | | | 75-62 | |
| 31 Jul | 19:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Iraq | 25–21 | 26–24 | 28–26 | | | 79–71 | |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 01 Aug | 15:00 | Iraq | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia | 23-25 | 25-16 | 14-25 | 27-25 | 13-15 | 102-106 | |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 01 Aug | 18:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Tunisia | 17–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | | 54–75 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Tunisia |
| | Egypt |
| | Saudi Arabia |
| 4 | Iraq |
| 5 | Yemen |
| 6 | Kuwait |
| 7 | Algeria |
| 8 | Bahrain |
| 9 | Qatar |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates |
| 11 | Lebanon |
| 12 | Syria |
* 2009 Arab Youth champions
* Tunisia Third title

## Awards

* MVP: Bandar Jemaan Bin Saad
* Best spiker: Ahmed Abderrazak Abdelmoez
* Best blocker: Mohammed Ali Mahdi
* Best server: Mortadha Zoheir Mohammed
* Best setter: Mohammed Fathi Essayed
* Best receiver: Mohammed Ali Ben Othmen
* Best libero: Saddem Hmissi