# 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (AVC)

The Asian section of the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification acts as qualifiers for the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, to be held in Japan, for national teams which are members of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). A total of 4+1 slots (4 direct slots and 1 host slot) in the final tournament are available for AVC teams.

## Pools composition

15 AVC national teams entered qualification.

### First round

There are three confederation zonal competitions. The winner of each competition competed in second round. Because Macau, New Zealand and Tonga later withdrew, North Korea and Fiji automatically qualified for the second round.
| Central Asia | Eastern Asia | Oceania |
| Iran | Macau | Fiji |
| Maldives | North Korea | New Zealand |
| Nepal | | Tonga |

### Second round

The top seven ranked teams from FIVB World Ranking as of 1 January 2015 qualified automatically for this round. The top six ranked teams seeded by the serpentine system. The other four teams were drawn.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| China | South Korea |
| Kazakhstan | Thailand |
| Chinese Taipei | Vietnam |
| Australia | Iran |
| Fiji | North Korea |

## First round

* The winners in each zone will qualify for the second round.

### Central Asia

* Venue: Indoor Hall of Youth Centre, Malé, Maldives
* Dates: 27–29 January 2017
* All times are Maldives Time (UTC+05:00)
* India was initially chosen as the host country for the event. However, due to internal problems with the Volleyball Federation of India, the Asian Volleyball Confederation decided to shift the competition venue from India to Male in the Maldives. The AVC informed all the participating teams in the tournament that if they wanted to compete in the event, they had to reconfirm their participation to the AVC and the Volleyball Association of Maldives by December 31. Maldives, Nepal, and Iran confirmed their participation and played in Malé January 27-29, 2017.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 67 | 2.239 | Second round |
| 2 | Nepal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 111 | 122 | 0.910 | |
| 3 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 78 | 150 | 0.520 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 27 Jan | 16:45 | Maldives | 0–3 | Nepal | 17–25 | 17–25 | 13–25 | 47–75 |
| 28 Jan | 16:45 | Nepal | 0–3 | Iran | 12–25 | 12–25 | 12–25 | 36–75 |
| 29 Jan | 16:45 | Maldives | 0–3 | Iran | 4–25 | 12–25 | 15–25 | 31–75 |

## Second round

* The winners and runners-up in each pool will qualify for the 2018 World Championship.

### Pool A

* Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
* Dates: 20–24 September 2017
* All times are Kazakhstan Standard Time (UTC+06:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 300 | 160 | 1.875 | 2018 World Championship |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 314 | 250 | 1.256 | 2018 World Championship |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 271 | 244 | 1.111 | |
| 4 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 215 | 291 | 0.739 | |
| 5 | Fiji | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 145 | 300 | 0.483 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 16:00 | China | 3–0 | Fiji | 25–5 | 25–10 | 25–14 | | 75–29 | Report |
| 20 Sep | 19:00 | Australia | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 23–25 | 13–25 | 8–25 | | 44–75 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 16:00 | Fiji | 0–3 | Australia | 18–25 | 16–25 | 10–25 | | 44–75 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 19:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | China | 14–25 | 19–25 | 15–25 | | 48–75 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Fiji | 25–9 | 25–12 | 25–10 | | 75–31 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 19:00 | Australia | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 15–25 | 6–25 | 25–22 | 9–25 | 55–97 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 16:00 | China | 3–0 | Australia | 25–15 | 25–6 | 25–20 | | 75–41 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 19:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 25–15 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 94–79 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | China | 18–25 | 14–25 | 10–25 | | 42–75 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 19:00 | Fiji | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 8–25 | 19–25 | 14–25 | | 41–75 | Report |

### Pool B

* Venue: Nakhon Pathom Sports Center Gymnasium, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
* Dates: 20–24 September 2017
* All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 300 | 222 | 1.351 | 2018 World Championship |
| 2 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 284 | 229 | 1.240 | 2018 World Championship |
| 3 | North Korea | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 270 | 265 | 1.019 | |
| 4 | Vietnam | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.300 | 264 | 309 | 0.854 | |
| 5 | Iran | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 232 | 325 | 0.714 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 15:30 | North Korea | 0–3 | South Korea | 17–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | 59–75 | Report |
| 20 Sep | 18:15 | Thailand | 3–0 | Iran | 25–14 | 25–15 | 25–13 | | 75–42 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 15:30 | Iran | 0–3 | North Korea | 23–25 | 11–25 | 18–25 | | 52–75 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 18:15 | Thailand | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | 75–51 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 15:30 | Vietnam | 0–3 | North Korea | 21–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | 63–75 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 18:15 | South Korea | 3–0 | Iran | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | 75–54 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 15:30 | Vietnam | 0–3 | South Korea | 21–25 | 13–25 | 16–25 | | 50–75 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 18:15 | Thailand | 3–0 | North Korea | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | 75–61 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 15:30 | Vietnam | 3–1 | Iran | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 99–84 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 18:15 | Thailand | 0–3 | South Korea | 22–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | 59–75 | Report |