# 1997 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

The 1997 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the ninth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF). The tournament was held in Manila, Philippines from 21 to 28 September 1997.

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1995 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Philippines (Host)  Japan (3rd)  Chinese Taipei  Australia | China (1st)  South Korea (2nd)  Thailand  Uzbekistan  Hong Kong |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 148 | 40 | 3.700 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 115 | 72 | 1.597 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 61 | 130 | 0.469 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 61 | 143 | 0.427 | 5th–8th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 21 Sep | 14:00 | Philippines | 1–3 | Australia | 8–15 | 10–15 | 15–8 | 7–15 | 40–53 |
| 21 Sep | 15:30 | Japan | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 15–6 | 15–4 | 13–15 | 15–0 | 58–25 |
| 23 Sep | 13:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Australia | 15–1 | 15–1 | 15–2 | | 45–4 |
| 23 Sep | 14:30 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Philippines | 15–4 | 15–4 | 15–2 | | 45–10 |
| 25 Sep | 13:00 | Philippines | 0–3 | Japan | 1–15 | 6–15 | 4–15 | | 11–45 |
| 25 Sep | 14:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 1–15 | 0–15 | 3–15 | | 4–45 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 180 | 42 | 4.286 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 145 | 78 | 1.859 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 131 | 114 | 1.149 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 77 | 156 | 0.494 | 5th–8th place |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 37 | 180 | 0.206 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 21 Sep | 17:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–2 | 15–3 | 15–3 | 45–8 |
| 21 Sep | 18:30 | China | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–5 | 15–1 | 15–4 | 45–10 |
| 22 Sep | 14:00 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | China | 1–15 | 1–15 | 2–15 | 4–45 |
| 22 Sep | 16:00 | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Thailand | 7–15 | 5–15 | 4–15 | 16–45 |
| 23 Sep | 16:00 | China | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 15–2 | 15–1 | 15–2 | 45–5 |
| 23 Sep | 17:30 | South Korea | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–0 | 15–3 | 15–1 | 45–4 |
| 24 Sep | 14:00 | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | South Korea | 7–15 | 3–15 | 1–15 | 11–45 |
| 24 Sep | 16:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | China | 4–15 | 7–15 | 12–15 | 23–45 |
| 25 Sep | 16:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Thailand | 15–4 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 45–18 |
| 25 Sep | 17:30 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | 7–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 21–45 |

## Final 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 final round.

### Classification 5th–8th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 5 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 38 | 3.553 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 102 | 91 | 1.121 |
| 7 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 77 | 130 | 0.592 |
| 8 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 88 | 143 | 0.615 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 27 Sep | 13:00 | Australia | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | 9–15 | 6–15 | 4–15 | 19–45 |
| 27 Sep | 14:30 | Philippines | 0–3 | Thailand | 7–15 | 4–15 | 10–15 | 21–45 |
| 28 Sep | 13:00 | Philippines | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | 6–15 | 8–15 | 13–15 | 27–45 |
| 28 Sep | 14:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Thailand | 1–15 | 4–15 | 0–15 | 5–45 |

### Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 136 | 48 | 2.833 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 100 | 82 | 1.220 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 99 | 115 | 0.861 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 59 | 149 | 0.396 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 27 Sep | 16:00 | Japan | 0–3 | South Korea | 4–15 | 5–15 | 10–15 | 19–45 |
| 27 Sep | 17:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | China | 1–15 | 1–15 | 14–16 | 16–46 |
| 28 Sep | 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | South Korea | 5–15 | 3–15 | 10–15 | 18–45 |
| 28 Sep | 17:30 | Japan | 0–3 | China | 7–15 | 9–15 | 6–15 | 22–45 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | South Korea |
| | Japan |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
| 5 | Thailand |
| 6 | Uzbekistan |
| 7 | Australia |
| 8 | Philippines |
| 9 | Hong Kong |
* Qualified for the 1997 World Grand Champions Cup
* 1997 Asian Women's champions
* China 7th title

## Awards

* Best scorer: Sun Yue
* Best spiker: Sun Yue