# 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (AVC)

The AVC qualification for the 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Poland.

## Draw

29 AVC national teams entered qualification. (Yemen later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their geographical positions. Teams ranked 1–5 in FIVB World Rankings did not compete in the zonal rounds, and automatically qualified for the final round. New Zealand also qualified automatically as the only registered team from Oceania.

### Berths for final round

| Zone | Total | Automatic | Remaining |
| Central Asia | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Eastern Asia | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Oceania | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Southeastern Asia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Western Asia | 4 | 0 | 4 |

### Subzonal round

| Western Asia 1 | Western Asia 2 | Western Asia 3 |
| Iraq  Jordan  Lebanon  Syria | Kuwait  Saudi Arabia  Yemen | Bahrain  Qatar  United Arab Emirates |

### Zonal round

| Central Asia 1 | Central Asia 2 | Eastern Asia |
| Afghanistan  Kazakhstan  Uzbekistan | India  Maldives  Pakistan  Sri Lanka | Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong |
| Southeastern Asia | Western Asia 4 | Western Asia 5 |
| Indonesia  Myanmar  Thailand  Vietnam | 1st Subzonal Western 1 2nd Subzonal Western 3 2nd Subzonal Western 2 | 1st Subzonal Western 2 1st Subzonal Western 3 2nd Subzonal Western 1 |

### Final round

The sixteen remaining teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings as of 23 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets)
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Australia (11)  Kazakhstan (48)  Thailand (48)  Kuwait (122) | Iran (14)  Pakistan (41)  Indonesia (52)  Bahrain (122) | China (16)  India (30)  Chinese Taipei (53)  Saudi Arabia (122) | Japan (19)  South Korea (24)  Qatar (53)  New Zealand (78) |

## Subzonal round
### Western Asia 1

* Venue: Ghazir Club Court, Beirut, Lebanon
* Dates: 7–9 June 2013
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Lebanon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 282 | 247 | 1.142 |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 236 | 221 | 1.068 |
| 3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 280 | 302 | 0.927 |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 253 | 281 | 0.900 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Jun | 18:05 | Iraq | 3–1 | Syria | 25–14 | 25–19 | 24–26 | 25–23 | | 99–82 | P2 |
| 7 Jun | 20:25 | Lebanon | 3–1 | Jordan | 26–28 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | 101–92 | P2 |
| 8 Jun | 18:00 | Jordan | 0–3 | Iraq | 22–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | | 60–75 | P2 |
| 8 Jun | 20:00 | Syria | 2–3 | Lebanon | 19–25 | 25–16 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 10–15 | 93–102 | P2 |
| 9 Jun | 18:00 | Syria | 3–2 | Jordan | 25–20 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 15–9 | 105–101 | P2 |
| 9 Jun | 20:35 | Iraq | 0–3 | Lebanon | 27–29 | 13–25 | 22–25 | | | 62–79 | P2 |

### Western Asia 2

* Venue: Yarmouk Club Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* Dates: 8 June 2013
* All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 75 | 66 | 1.136 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 66 | 75 | 0.880 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Jun | 19:00 | Kuwait | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–66 | Report |

### Western Asia 3

* Venue: Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Hitmi Hall, Doha, Qatar
* Dates: 5–7 June 2013
* All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 181 | 141 | 1.284 |
| 2 | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 166 | 157 | 1.057 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 101 | 150 | 0.673 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Jun | 19:15 | Qatar | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 6 Jun | 19:15 | Bahrain | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | 25–19 | 25–11 | 25–20 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 7 Jun | 19:15 | Qatar | 2–3 | Bahrain | 25–18 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 18–25 | 9–15 | 91–106 | |

## Zonal round
### Central Asia 1

* Venue: Astana Ice Palace, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
* Dates: 14–16 June 2013
* All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 107 | 1.402 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 129 | 133 | 0.970 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 111 | 150 | 0.740 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jun | 17:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–21 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 75–54 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 17:00 | Afghanistan | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | 17–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 58–75 | Report |
| 16 Jun | 17:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Afghanistan | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–11 | 75–53 | Report |

### Central Asia 2

* Venue: Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
* Dates: 3–5 July 2013
* All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 170 | 1.341 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 241 | 219 | 1.100 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 233 | 237 | 0.983 |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 149 | 225 | 0.662 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Jul | 15:45 | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–20 | 25–12 | 25–23 | | | 75–55 | P2 |
| 3 Jul | 17:45 | India | 3–0 | Pakistan | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 | P2 |
| 4 Jul | 15:00 | Pakistan | 3–2 | Sri Lanka | 25–14 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 15–12 | 104–93 | P2 |
| 4 Jul | 18:00 | India | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–12 | | | 75–43 | P2 |
| 5 Jul | 15:00 | Pakistan | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–51 | P2 |
| 5 Jul | 17:00 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | India | 20–25 | 26–28 | 19–25 | | | 65–78 | P2 |

### Eastern Asia

* Venue: Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
* Dates: 29 June 2013
* All times are National Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 75 | 53 | 1.415 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jun | 17:00 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 14–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |

### Southeastern Asia

* Venue: Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
* Dates: 26–28 June 2013
* All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 265 | 211 | 1.256 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 250 | 243 | 1.029 |
| 3 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 256 | 277 | 0.924 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 241 | 281 | 0.858 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Jun | 17:00 | Thailand | 3–1 | Vietnam | 28–30 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | 103–91 | P2 |
| 26 Jun | 19:30 | Myanmar | 2–3 | Indonesia | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 103–105 | P2 |
| 27 Jun | 15:00 | Vietnam | 0–3 | Indonesia | 18–25 | 16–25 | 19–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 |
| 27 Jun | 17:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Myanmar | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–19 | | | 75–50 | P2 |
| 28 Jun | 15:00 | Myanmar | 3–2 | Vietnam | 17–25 | 25–14 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 15–9 | 103–97 | P2 |
| 28 Jun | 17:30 | Indonesia | 0–3 | Thailand | 14–25 | 35–37 | 21–25 | | | 70–87 | P2 |

### Western Asia 4

* Venue: Al-Shabab Indoor Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
* Dates: 5–7 July 2013
* All times are United Arab Emirates Standard Time (UTC+04:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Qatar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 171 | 134 | 1.276 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 178 | 196 | 0.908 |
| 3 | Lebanon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 157 | 176 | 0.892 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Jul | 19:30 | Lebanon | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia | 25–14 | 22–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 100–101 | Result |
| 6 Jul | 19:30 | Qatar | 3–0 | Lebanon | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–15 | | | 75–57 | Result |
| 7 Jul | 19:30 | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Qatar | 19–25 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 16–25 | | 77–96 | Result |

### Western Asia 5

* Venue: Isa Sports City Hall C, Riffa, Bahrain
* Dates: 4–6 July 2013
* All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 122 | 1.230 |
| 2 | Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 175 | 172 | 1.017 |
| 3 | Iraq | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 155 | 186 | 0.833 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Jul | 19:30 | Kuwait | 3–2 | Iraq | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–14 | 24–26 | 15–11 | 111–97 | Report |
| 5 Jul | 19:30 | Bahrain | 3–0 | Iraq | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | | 75–58 | Result |
| 6 Jul | 19:30 | Bahrain | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–64 | Result |

## Final round
### Pool A

* Venue: AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia
* Dates: 6–8 September 2013
* All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 242 | 190 | 1.274 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 235 | 197 | 1.193 |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 213 | 223 | 0.955 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 170 | 250 | 0.680 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 6 Sep | 16:30 | Thailand | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 17–25 | 15–25 | 22–25 | | 54–75 | Result |
| 6 Sep | 19:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–12 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | 75–46 | Result |
| 7 Sep | 16:30 | Thailand | 3–1 | Kuwait | 25–27 | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–14 | 100–73 | Result |
| 7 Sep | 19:00 | Australia | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 17–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–17 | 92–85 | Result |
| 8 Sep | 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | 75–51 | Result |
| 8 Sep | 15:30 | Australia | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–23 | 25–13 | 25–23 | | 75–59 | Result |

### Pool B

* Venue: Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran
* Dates: 11–13 September 2013
* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 137 | 1.642 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 197 | 199 | 0.990 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 175 | 207 | 0.845 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 171 | 225 | 0.760 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 11 Sep | 15:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | Bahrain | 16–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 57–75 | P2 |
| 11 Sep | 17:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Pakistan | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–13 | 75–47 | P2 |
| 12 Sep | 15:00 | Pakistan | 0–3 | Bahrain | 22–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 67–75 | P2 |
| 12 Sep | 17:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–12 | 25–20 | 25–11 | 75–43 | P2 |
| 13 Sep | 15:00 | Pakistan | 0–3 | Indonesia | 15–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 57–75 | P2 |
| 13 Sep | 17:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Bahrain | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–14 | 75–47 | P2 |

### Pool C

* Venue: Chenzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Chenzhou, China
* Dates: 20–22 September 2013
* All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 230 | 176 | 1.307 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 224 | 221 | 1.014 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 249 | 270 | 0.922 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 229 | 265 | 0.864 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 16:00 | India | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | | 75–60 | P2 |
| 20 Sep | 19:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | China | 20–25 | 12–25 | 21–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 |
| 21 Sep | 16:00 | India | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | 97–86 | P2 |
| 21 Sep | 19:30 | China | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 28–26 | 25–20 | 27–25 | | | 80–71 | P2 |
| 22 Sep | 16:00 | Saudi Arabia | 2–3 | Chinese Taipei | 25–23 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 11–15 | 98–110 | P2 |
| 22 Sep | 19:30 | China | 3–0 | India | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | | 75–52 | P2 |

### Pool D

* Venue: Park Arena, Komaki, Japan
* Dates: 5–8 September 2013
* All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 226 | 153 | 1.477 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 203 | 177 | 1.147 |
| 3 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 197 | 216 | 0.912 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 145 | 225 | 0.644 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 17:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 75–58 | Result |
| 6 Sep | 13:30 | South Korea | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–16 | 25–9 | 25–11 | 75–36 | Result |
| 7 Sep | 11:30 | Qatar | 0–3 | South Korea | 19–25 | 21–25 | 24–26 | 64–76 | Result |
| 7 Sep | 14:00 | Japan | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–10 | 75–44 | Result |
| 8 Sep | 16:30 | New Zealand | 0–3 | Qatar | 22–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 65–75 | Result |
| 8 Sep | 19:10 | Japan | 0–3 | South Korea | 20–25 | 20–25 | 13–25 | 53–75 | Result |