# 2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the thirteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA). The tournament was held in Taicang, China from 1 to 8 September 2005.

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| China (Host & 1st)  Thailand (4th)  Hong Kong  North Korea  Philippines  Kazakhstan | Japan (2nd)  South Korea (3rd)  Chinese Taipei  Vietnam  India  Australia |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 377 | 216 | 1.745 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 408 | 339 | 1.204 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 358 | 316 | 1.133 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | North Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 395 | 360 | 1.097 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 262 | 378 | 0.693 | |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 184 | 375 | 0.491 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 01 Sep | 10:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 17–25 | 16–25 | 27–29 | | | 60–79 |
| 01 Sep | 11:30 | China | 3–0 | North Korea | 27–25 | 25–16 | 25–14 | | | 77–55 |
| 01 Sep | 16:00 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Philippines | 21–25 | 13–25 | 22–25 | | | 56–75 |
| 02 Sep | 09:00 | North Korea | 3–0 | Philippines | 25–17 | 25–12 | 25–13 | | | 75–42 |
| 02 Sep | 19:30 | China | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–16 | 25–10 | 25–17 | | | 75–43 |
| 02 Sep | 21:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–11 | 25–12 | 25–17 | | | 75–40 |
| 03 Sep | 14:30 | Thailand | 3–1 | North Korea | 25–15 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 32–30 | | 105–85 |
| 03 Sep | 16:00 | Philippines | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 11–25 | 11–25 | 25–22 | 12–25 | | 59–97 |
| 03 Sep | 19:00 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | China | 12–25 | 9–25 | 8–25 | | | 29–75 |
| 04 Sep | 09:00 | North Korea | 2–3 | Kazakhstan | 22–25 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 105–107 |
| 04 Sep | 16:00 | China | 3–0 | Philippines | 25–10 | 25–16 | 25–13 | | | 75–39 |
| 04 Sep | 20:30 | Thailand | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–6 | 25–9 | 25–15 | | | 75–30 |
| 05 Sep | 10:30 | Philippines | 0–3 | Thailand | 14–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | | 47–75 |
| 05 Sep | 14:30 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | North Korea | 5–25 | 10–25 | 14–25 | | | 29–75 |
| 05 Sep | 19:30 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | China | 20–25 | 12–25 | 18–25 | | | 50–75 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 392 | 280 | 1.400 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4.333 | 383 | 328 | 1.168 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 378 | 312 | 1.212 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Vietnam | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 348 | 359 | 0.969 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0.231 | 294 | 393 | 0.748 | |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 278 | 401 | 0.693 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 01 Sep | 14:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 75–55 |
| 01 Sep | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Australia | 25–9 | 25–9 | 25–20 | | 75–38 |
| 01 Sep | 20:30 | India | 0–3 | South Korea | 16–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | | 53–75 |
| 02 Sep | 10:30 | Vietnam | 3–0 | India | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | 75–57 |
| 02 Sep | 14:30 | Australia | 0–3 | South Korea | 21–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | 57–75 |
| 02 Sep | 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Japan | 22–25 | 23–25 | 17–25 | | 62–75 |
| 03 Sep | 09:00 | India | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 12–25 | 13–25 | 14–25 | | 39–75 |
| 03 Sep | 10:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Australia | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–15 | | 75–44 |
| 03 Sep | 20:30 | South Korea | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | 75–58 |
| 04 Sep | 10:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | South Korea | 22–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | 68–75 |
| 04 Sep | 14:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Vietnam | 22–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | | 54–75 |
| 04 Sep | 19:00 | Japan | 3–0 | India | 25–5 | 25–19 | 25–12 | | 75–36 |
| 05 Sep | 09:00 | Vietnam | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 21–25 | 25–22 | 15–25 | 24–26 | 85–98 |
| 05 Sep | 16:00 | India | 1–3 | Australia | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–27 | 24–26 | 93–101 |
| 05 Sep | 21:00 | South Korea | 1–3 | Japan | 25–17 | 17–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 83–92 |

## Classification 9th–12th

| 9th–12th places | 9th–12th places | 9th place | 9th place |
| 6 September – Taicang | 6 September – Taicang |
| Philippines | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 | 7 September – Taicang | 7 September – Taicang |
| India | 1 | 7 September – Taicang | 7 September – Taicang |
| India | 1 | Philippines | 3 |
| 6 September – Taicang | 6 September – Taicang | | Philippines | 3 |
| 6 September – Taicang | 6 September – Taicang | Australia | 0 |
| Australia | 3 | Australia | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | | |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | 7 September – Taicang | 7 September – Taicang |
| | | India | 3 |
| | | Hong Kong | 1 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 06 Sep | 09:00 | Philippines | 3–1 | India | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 93–81 |
| 06 Sep | 10:30 | Australia | 3–1 | Hong Kong | 25–17 | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–15 | | 99–75 |

### 11th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 07 Sep | 09:00 | India | 3–1 | Hong Kong | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–10 | | 98–74 |

### 9th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 07 Sep | 10:30 | Philippines | 3–0 | Australia | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | | 75–59 |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 6 September – Taicang | 6 September – Taicang | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 7 September – Taicang | 7 September – Taicang | | |
| Vietnam | 0 | 7 September – Taicang | 7 September – Taicang | |
| Vietnam | 0 | China | 3 | |
| 6 September – Taicang | 6 September – Taicang | | China | 3 | |
| 6 September – Taicang | 6 September – Taicang | South Korea | 0 | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 0 | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | 8 September – Taicang | 8 September – Taicang |
| Thailand | 2 | | | | 8 September – Taicang | 8 September – Taicang |
| Thailand | 2 | | | | China | 3 |
| 6 September – Taicang | 6 September – Taicang | | | | | China | 3 |
| 6 September – Taicang | 6 September – Taicang | | | | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| Japan | 3 | | | | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| Japan | 3 | 7 September – Taicang | 7 September – Taicang | | | |
| North Korea | 0 | 7 September – Taicang | 7 September – Taicang | | | |
| North Korea | 0 | Japan | 2 | | | |
| 6 September – Taicang | 6 September – Taicang | | Japan | 2 | | | |
| 6 September – Taicang | 6 September – Taicang | Kazakhstan | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | | | | 8 September – Taicang | 8 September – Taicang |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | | 8 September – Taicang | 8 September – Taicang |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | | South Korea | 0 |
| | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 7 September – Taicang | 7 September – Taicang |
| Vietnam | 0 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 8 September – Taicang | 8 September – Taicang |
| Thailand | 3 | 8 September – Taicang | 8 September – Taicang |
| Thailand | 3 | Thailand | 0 |
| 7 September – Taicang | 7 September – Taicang | | Thailand | 0 |
| 7 September – Taicang | 7 September – Taicang | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| North Korea | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 8 September – Taicang | 8 September – Taicang |
| | | Vietnam | 0 |
| | | North Korea | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 06 Sep | 14:30 | China | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–20 | 25–11 | 25–18 | | | 75–49 |
| 06 Sep | 16:00 | Japan | 3–0 | North Korea | 25–20 | 25–13 | 25–14 | | | 75–47 |
| 06 Sep | 19:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 26–24 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 26–24 | | 100–96 |
| 06 Sep | 20:30 | South Korea | 3–2 | Thailand | 22–25 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 16–14 | 112–109 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 07 Sep | 14:30 | Vietnam | 0–3 | Thailand | 16–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | | 53–75 |
| 07 Sep | 16:00 | North Korea | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 15–25 | 15–25 | 25–22 | 15–25 | | 70–97 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 07 Sep | 19:30 | China | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–13 | | | 75–50 |
| 07 Sep | 21:00 | Japan | 2–3 | Kazakhstan | 25–21 | 25–27 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 12–15 | 110–110 |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 08 Sep | 13:00 | Vietnam | 0–3 | North Korea | 17–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | | 53–75 |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 08 Sep | 14:30 | Thailand | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 22–25 | 23–25 | 12–25 | | | 57–75 |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 08 Sep | 17:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Japan | 16–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | | 53–75 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 08 Sep | 19:30 | China | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | | 75–51 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | Kazakhstan |
| | Japan |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 | Thailand |
| 7 | North Korea |
| 8 | Vietnam |
| 9 | Philippines |
| 10 | Australia |
| 11 | India |
| 12 | Hong Kong |
* Qualified for the 2005 World Grand Champions Cup
* 2005 Asian Women's champions
* China 11th title

## Awards

* MVP: Chu Jinling
* Best scorer: Yelena Pavlova
* Best spiker: Chu Jinling
* Best blocker: Lin Chun-yi
* Best server: Amporn Hyapha
* Best setter: Feng Kun
* Best digger: Chen Chia-chi
* Best receiver: Zhou Suhong