# 2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

The 2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2016 AVC Cup for Women was the fifth edition of the Asian Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV). The tournament was held in the Vinh Yen Gymnasium in the Vĩnh Phúc Province, Vietnam from 14 to 20 September 2016.

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship by serpentine system. The hosts which ranked fifth has the right to seed in top position of pool A. The number in brackets show the ranking of 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Vietnam (Hosts) | China (1) |
| Thailand (3) | South Korea (2) |
| Chinese Taipei (4) | Japan (6) |
| Iran (8) | Kazakhstan (7) |

## Preliminary round

* All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 265 | 211 | 1.256 | Final Round |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 280 | 281 | 0.996 | Final Round |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 271 | 270 | 1.004 | Final Round |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 206 | 260 | 0.792 | Final Round |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Sep | 14:30 | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | Thailand | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 13–25 | 15–17 | 100–112 | Report |
| 14 Sep | 20:30 | Iran | 2–3 | Vietnam | 25–27 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 107–110 | Report |
| 15 Sep | 14:30 | Iran | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 23–25 | 12–25 | 19–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |
| 15 Sep | 20:30 | Vietnam | 0–3 | Thailand | 26–28 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 66–78 | Report |
| 16 Sep | 14:30 | Thailand | 3–0 | Iran | 25–12 | 25–12 | 25–21 | | | 75–45 | Report |
| 16 Sep | 20:30 | Vietnam | 3–2 | Chinese Taipei | 16–25 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 15–12 | 104–96 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 258 | 228 | 1.132 | Final Round |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 282 | 237 | 1.190 | Final Round |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 263 | 235 | 1.119 | Final Round |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 122 | 225 | 0.542 | Final Round |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Sep | 12:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Japan | 20–25 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 23–25 | | 89–92 | Report |
| 14 Sep | 17:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | China | 17–25 | 14–25 | 16–25 | | | 47–75 | Report |
| 15 Sep | 12:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–9 | 25–13 | 25–14 | | | 75–36 | Report |
| 15 Sep | 18:00 | Japan | 2–3 | China | 15–25 | 25–15 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 7–15 | 91–100 | Report |
| 16 Sep | 12:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Japan | 13–25 | 18–25 | 8–25 | | | 39–75 | Report |
| 16 Sep | 18:00 | China | 2–3 | Kazakhstan | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–11 | 23–25 | 12–15 | 107–99 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 18 September | 18 September | | | |
| Japan | 3 | | | |
| Japan | 3 | 19 September | 19 September | | |
| Iran | 1 | 19 September | 19 September | |
| Iran | 1 | Japan | 1 | |
| 18 September | 18 September | | Japan | 1 | |
| 18 September | 18 September | Kazakhstan | 3 | |
| Vietnam | 0 | Kazakhstan | 3 | |
| Vietnam | 0 | | | | 20 September | 20 September |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | | | | 20 September | 20 September |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | | | | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 18 September | 18 September | | | | | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 18 September | 18 September | | | | China | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | | | | China | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | 19 September | 19 September | | | |
| South Korea | 0 | 19 September | 19 September | | | |
| South Korea | 0 | Thailand | 2 | | | |
| 18 September | 18 September | | Thailand | 2 | | | |
| 18 September | 18 September | China | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| China | 3 | China | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| China | 3 | | | | 20 September | 20 September |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | 20 September | 20 September |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | Japan | 0 |
| | | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 19 September | 19 September |
| Iran | 3 |
| Iran | 3 | 20 September | 20 September |
| Vietnam | 1 | 20 September | 20 September |
| Vietnam | 1 | Iran | 1 |
| 19 September | 19 September | | Iran | 1 |
| 19 September | 19 September | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| South Korea | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 20 September | 20 September |
| | | Vietnam | 3 |
| | | South Korea | 2 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 18 Sep | 12:00 | Japan | 3–1 | Iran | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 95–88 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 14:30 | China | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–12 | | 75–46 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 18:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–6 | 25–12 | 25–20 | | 75–38 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 20:30 | Vietnam | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 23–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | 69–75 | Report |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Sep | 12:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 20–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 14:30 | Iran | 3–1 | Vietnam | 19–25 | 25–14 | 32–30 | 25–23 | | 101–92 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Sep | 18:00 | Thailand | 2–3 | China | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 13–15 | 105–106 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 20:30 | Japan | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 25–19 | 11–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | | 73–94 | Report |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 14:30 | Vietnam | 3–2 | South Korea | 25–17 | 25–27 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 15–8 | 113–95 | Report |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 12:00 | Iran | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 21–25 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | | 89–98 | Report |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 18:00 | Japan | 0–3 | Thailand | 22–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 20:30 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | China | 19–25 | 19–25 | 13–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | Kazakhstan |
| | Thailand |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 | Iran |
| 7 | Vietnam |
| 8 | South Korea |
* 2016 Asian Women's Cup champions
* China 4th title

## Awards

* MVP:
    Li Jing
* Best Setter:
    Irina Lukomskaya
* Best Outside Spikers:
    Li Jing
    Ajcharaporn Kongyot
* Best Middle Blockers:
    Kristina Anikonova
    Yang Zhou
* Best Opposite Spiker:
    Yekaterina Zhdanova
* Best Libero:
    Piyanut Pannoy