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

The AVC qualification for the 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria.

## Pools composition

23 AVC national teams entered qualification. But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew and India later were excluded because of FIVB's suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India.

### Subzonal round

Central Asia decided to hold the subzonal round with the bottom five ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015. But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.
* Central Asia
* Afghanistan (79)
* Maldives (79)
* Turkmenistan (137)
* Bangladesh (144)
* Kyrgyzstan (NR)

### Zonal round

The top three ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015 automatically qualified for the zonal round. But, India later were excluded because of FIVB's suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India. Rankings are shown in brackets.
| Central Asia | Eastern Asia | Oceania | Southeastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Kazakhstan (40) | Chinese Taipei (38) | New Zealand (59) | Thailand (47) | Qatar (31) |
| India (42) | Macau (144) | Fiji (144) | Myanmar (79) | United Arab Emirates (144) |
| Pakistan (50) | | Tonga (144) | Vietnam (79) | |
| Kyrgyzstan (Central Subzonal 1st) | | | | |

### Final round

The top five ranked teams from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015 automatically qualified for the final round. The top four ranked teams seeded by serpentine system, while the other six teams were drawn in Bangkok, Thailand on 19 March 2017. Rankings are shown in brackets.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Iran (8) | Australia (13) |
| China (19) | Japan (14) |
| South Korea (23) | Chinese Taipei (38) |
| Qatar (31) | Thailand (47) |
| Kazakhstan (Central Zonal 1st) | New Zealand (59) |

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## Subzonal round

* The winners qualified for the zonal round.

### Central Asia

* Venue: Gazprom Sports and Recreation Center, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
* Dates: 15–17 September 2016
* All times are Kyrgyzstan Time (UTC+06:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 151 | 112 | 1.348 | Zonal round |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 152 | 168 | 0.905 | |
| 3 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 145 | 168 | 0.863 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | 17:30 | Kyrgyzstan | 3–0 | Bangladesh | 25–19 | 25–16 | 26–24 | | 76–59 | Result |
| 16 Sep | 17:00 | Maldives | 1–3 | Bangladesh | 26–28 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 20–25 | 92–93 | Result |
| 17 Sep | 17:00 | Kyrgyzstan | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | 75–53 | Result |

## Zonal round

* The winners in each pool qualified for the final round.

### Central Asia

* Venue: Gazprom Sports and Recreation Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
* Dates: 26–28 May 2017
* All times are Kyrgyzstan Time (UTC+06:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 202 | 190 | 1.063 | Final round |
| 2 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 210 | 204 | 1.029 | |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 183 | 201 | 0.910 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 May | 19:00 | Pakistan | 3–2 | Kyrgyzstan | 25–18 | 25–18 | 15–25 | 22–25 | 16–14 | 103–100 | Result |
| 27 May | 19:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–2 | Pakistan | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 104–107 | Result |
| 28 May | 19:00 | Kyrgyzstan | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 25–27 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 14–25 | | 83–98 | Result |

### Eastern Asia

* Eastern Asia decided to replace the tournament with the FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016. Rankings are shown in brackets.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei (33) |
| 2 | Macau (137) |

### Oceania

* Venue: Vodafone Arena, Suva, Fiji
* Dates: 27–29 October 2016
* All times are Fiji Standard Time (UTC+12:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 177 | 149 | 1.188 | Final round |
| 2 | Fiji | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 158 | 149 | 1.060 | |
| 3 | Tonga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 116 | 153 | 0.758 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 Oct | 19:30 | New Zealand | 3–0 | Tonga | 28–26 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 78–66 | |
| 28 Oct | 19:30 | Fiji | 3–0 | Tonga | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | 75–50 | |
| 29 Oct | 19:30 | Fiji | 1–3 | New Zealand | 24–26 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 20–25 | 83–99 | Result |

### Southeastern Asia

* Venue: Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
* Dates: 7–9 October 2016
* All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 176 | 151 | 1.166 | Final round |
| 2 | Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 162 | 150 | 1.080 | |
| 3 | Myanmar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 115 | 152 | 0.757 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 7 Oct | 18:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Myanmar | 27–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | 77–64 | Result |
| 8 Oct | 18:00 | Myanmar | 0–3 | Vietnam | 20–25 | 13–25 | 18–25 | | 51–75 | Result |
| 9 Oct | 18:00 | Thailand | 3–1 | Vietnam | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 99–87 | Result |

### Western Asia

* Western Asia decided to replace the tournament with the FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016. Rankings are shown in brackets.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Qatar (36) |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates (137) |

## Final round

* The top two teams in each pool qualified for the 2018 World Championship.

### Pool A

* Venue: Rezazadeh Stadium, Ardabil, Iran
* Dates: 10–14 August 2017
* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 306 | 232 | 1.319 | 2018 World Championship |
| 2 | China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 315 | 289 | 1.090 | 2018 World Championship |
| 3 | Qatar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 301 | 308 | 0.977 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0.500 | 319 | 335 | 0.952 | |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | 273 | 350 | 0.780 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Aug | 15:30 | South Korea | 2–3 | Qatar | 25–21 | 25–15 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 13–15 | 102–101 | P2 |
| 10 Aug | 18:00 | China | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 25–15 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–23 | | 97–84 | P2 |
| 11 Aug | 15:30 | Qatar | 0–3 | China | 22–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | | | 65–75 | P2 |
| 11 Aug | 18:00 | Iran | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–10 | 27–25 | 25–18 | | | 77–53 | P2 |
| 12 Aug | 15:30 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Qatar | 21–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | | 56–75 | P2 |
| 12 Aug | 18:00 | Iran | 3–0 | China | 25–21 | 29–27 | 25–20 | | | 79–68 | P2 |
| 13 Aug | 15:30 | South Korea | 0–3 | China | 18–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 |
| 13 Aug | 18:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | | 75–51 | P2 |
| 14 Aug | 15:30 | South Korea | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 25–18 | 25–12 | 28–30 | 25–22 | | 103–82 | P2 |
| 14 Aug | 18:10 | Iran | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–60 | P2 |

### Pool B

* Venue: AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia
* Dates: 12–16 July 2017
* All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 335 | 239 | 1.402 | 2018 World Championship |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 | 324 | 287 | 1.129 | 2018 World Championship |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 276 | 271 | 1.018 | |
| 4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.300 | 273 | 307 | 0.889 | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 221 | 325 | 0.680 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Jul | 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Japan | 19–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 |
| 12 Jul | 20:10 | Australia | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–12 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | | 75–48 | P2 |
| 13 Jul | 17:00 | Japan | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–11 | 25–16 | 25–10 | | | 75–37 | P2 |
| 13 Jul | 20:10 | Australia | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | | 75–60 | P2 |
| 14 Jul | 11:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | | 75–54 | P2 |
| 14 Jul | 14:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–12 | 25–18 | 25–16 | | | 75–46 | P2 |
| 15 Jul | 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–67 | P2 |
| 15 Jul | 20:00 | Australia | 2–3 | Japan | 22–25 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 99–110 | P2 |
| 16 Jul | 14:00 | Thailand | 3–1 | New Zealand | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–27 | 25–19 | | 100–82 | P2 |
| 16 Jul | 17:10 | Australia | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–69 | P2 |