# 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the fourteenth staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Indonesian Volleyball Federation (PBVSI). The tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 31 August to 9 September 2007.

## Venues

Jakarta, Indonesia :
| Istora Senayan | Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: Unknown |

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Indonesia (Host) | Japan (1st) | China (2nd) | South Korea (3rd) |
| Qatar (7th)  Maldives  Chinese Taipei | Iran (6th)  Pakistan  Vietnam | Thailand (5th)  Sri Lanka  Saudi Arabia | India (4th)  Kazakhstan  Kuwait  Australia |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 179 | 132 | 1.356 | Pool E |
| 2 | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 169 | 148 | 1.142 | |
| 3 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 82 | 150 | 0.547 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 31 Aug | 17:00 | Qatar | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 19–25 | 30–28 | 24–26 | 21–25 | 94–104 |
| 01 Sep | 13:45 | Maldives | 0–3 | Qatar | 15–25 | 15–25 | 14–25 | | 44–75 |
| 02 Sep | 18:15 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–13 | 25–15 | 25–10 | | 75–38 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 193 | 158 | 1.222 | Pool F |
| 2 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 198 | 197 | 1.005 | |
| 3 | Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 174 | 210 | 0.829 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 31 Aug | 14:45 | Iran | 3–1 | Vietnam | 25–17 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–14 | | 98–72 |
| 01 Sep | 16:00 | Pakistan | 1–3 | Iran | 18–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 86–95 |
| 02 Sep | 13:45 | Vietnam | 2–3 | Pakistan | 20–25 | 25–21 | 28–26 | 21–25 | 8–15 | 102–112 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 172 | 133 | 1.293 | Pool E |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 153 | 145 | 1.055 | |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 103 | 150 | 0.687 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 31 Aug | 20:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 75–55 |
| 01 Sep | 18:15 | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Thailand | 25–22 | 21–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 78–97 |
| 02 Sep | 16:00 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | 14–25 | 11–25 | 23–25 | | 48–75 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 247 | 170 | 1.453 | Pool F |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 277 | 264 | 1.049 | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 234 | 252 | 0.929 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 155 | 227 | 0.683 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 31 Aug | 14:45 | Australia | 3–1 | India | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | 97–85 |
| 31 Aug | 17:00 | Kuwait | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 19–25 | 16–25 | 25–27 | | | 60–77 |
| 01 Sep | 16:00 | India | 3–2 | Kazakhstan | 25–20 | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–27 | 18–16 | 117–109 |
| 01 Sep | 18:15 | Australia | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–11 | 25–15 | 25–11 | | | 75–37 |
| 02 Sep | 16:00 | Kuwait | 0–3 | India | 19–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | | | 58–75 |
| 02 Sep | 18:15 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Australia | 14–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 48–75 |

## Classification round

* The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 310 | 278 | 1.115 | Championship |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 322 | 316 | 1.019 | Championship |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 314 | 326 | 0.963 | Championship |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 294 | 320 | 0.919 | Championship |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 03 Sep | 16:00 | Indonesia | 3–2 | Thailand | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 15–12 | 109–103 |
| 03 Sep | 20:30 | China | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 25–15 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 95–79 |
| 04 Sep | 16:00 | Indonesia | 2–3 | Chinese Taipei | 17–25 | 25–17 | 31–33 | 25–21 | 16–18 | 114–114 |
| 04 Sep | 18:15 | China | 3–2 | Thailand | 25–18 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 19–17 | 106–108 |
| 05 Sep | 16:00 | Indonesia | 2–3 | China | 16–25 | 15–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 10–15 | 91–109 |
| 05 Sep | 18:15 | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | Thailand | 18–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 11–15 | 101–111 |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 318 | 313 | 1.016 | Championship |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 275 | 251 | 1.096 | Championship |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 275 | 279 | 0.986 | Championship |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 237 | 262 | 0.905 | Championship |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 03 Sep | 13:45 | Japan | 2–3 | Australia | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 9–15 | 100–104 |
| 03 Sep | 18:15 | South Korea | 3–0 | Iran | 27–25 | 28–26 | 25–21 | | | 80–72 |
| 04 Sep | 13:45 | Japan | 3–0 | Iran | 25–22 | 28–26 | 25–15 | | | 78–63 |
| 04 Sep | 20:30 | South Korea | 2–3 | Australia | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 18–20 | 111–110 |
| 05 Sep | 13:45 | Japan | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–16 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–19 | | 97–84 |
| 05 Sep | 20:30 | Iran | 2–3 | Australia | 23–25 | 25–17 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 102–104 |

### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 229 | 161 | 1.422 | 9th–12th place |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 213 | 168 | 1.268 | 9th–12th place |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 201 | 229 | 0.878 | 13th–16th place |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 164 | 249 | 0.659 | 13th–16th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 04 Sep | 13:45 | Qatar | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–18 | 25–9 | 29–27 | | 79–54 |
| 04 Sep | 16:00 | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–13 | 25–11 | 25–21 | | 75–45 |
| 05 Sep | 13:45 | Maldives | 1–3 | Sri Lanka | 20–25 | 12–25 | 26–24 | 17–25 | 75–99 |
| 05 Sep | 16:00 | Qatar | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | 75–63 |

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 346 | 281 | 1.231 | 9th–12th place |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2.750 | 359 | 312 | 1.151 | 9th–12th place |
| 3 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 317 | 316 | 1.003 | 13th–16th place |
| 4 | Vietnam | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 302 | 341 | 0.886 | 13th–16th place |
| 5 | Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 234 | 308 | 0.760 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 03 Sep | 18:15 | India | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–15 | | 75–47 |
| 03 Sep | 20:30 | Pakistan | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–18 | 25–13 | 31–29 | | 81–60 |
| 04 Sep | 18:15 | Pakistan | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 19–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | 57–75 |
| 04 Sep | 20:30 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–21 | | 75–56 |
| 05 Sep | 18:15 | Vietnam | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 18–25 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 78–98 |
| 05 Sep | 20:30 | Pakistan | 0–3 | India | 20–25 | 27–29 | 20–25 | | 67–79 |

## Final round

* The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the previous rounds shall be taken into account for the final round.

### Classification 13th–16th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 13 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 263 | 202 | 1.302 |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 249 | 259 | 0.961 |
| 15 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 285 | 261 | 1.092 |
| 16 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 174 | 249 | 0.699 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 06 Sep | 13:45 | Sri Lanka | 3–2 | Vietnam | 11–25 | 13–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 15–13 | 90–108 |
| 06 Sep | 16:00 | Pakistan | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–11 | 25–13 | 25–16 | | | 75–40 |
| 07 Sep | 13:45 | Maldives | 0–3 | Vietnam | 18–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | | 59–75 |
| 07 Sep | 16:00 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Pakistan | 24–26 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | | 60–76 |

### Classification 9th–12th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 9 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 300 | 271 | 1.107 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 277 | 263 | 1.053 |
| 11 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 256 | 264 | 0.970 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 190 | 225 | 0.844 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 06 Sep | 18:15 | Qatar | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 21–25 | 25–18 | 16–25 | 20–25 | | 82–93 |
| 06 Sep | 20:30 | India | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–63 |
| 07 Sep | 18:15 | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 23–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | | 64–75 |
| 07 Sep | 20:30 | Qatar | 2–3 | India | 25–22 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 10–15 | 99–108 |

### Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Australia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2.222 | 665 | 616 | 1.080 |
| 2 | Japan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2.429 | 563 | 482 | 1.168 |
| 3 | South Korea | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 3.000 | 575 | 514 | 1.119 |
| 4 | China | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 1.154 | 625 | 613 | 1.020 |
| 5 | Iran | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 0.688 | 617 | 612 | 1.008 |
| 6 | Thailand | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 0.706 | 616 | 638 | 0.966 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 0.350 | 564 | 640 | 0.881 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 0.400 | 554 | 664 | 0.834 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 06 Sep | 13:45 | China | 3–0 | Iran | 36–34 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | | 86–76 |
| 06 Sep | 16:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–56 |
| 06 Sep | 18:15 | Thailand | 0–3 | South Korea | 21–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | | 62–75 |
| 06 Sep | 20:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–15 | | | 75–54 |
| 07 Sep | 13:45 | Thailand | 2–3 | Iran | 20–25 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 11–15 | 97–109 |
| 07 Sep | 16:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–12 | | | 75–39 |
| 07 Sep | 18:15 | Australia | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–20 | 36–34 | 27–25 | | | 88–79 |
| 07 Sep | 20:30 | China | 0–3 | South Korea | 20–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | | | 58–75 |
| 08 Sep | 13:45 | Australia | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | | 75–60 |
| 08 Sep | 16:00 | China | 0–3 | Japan | 20–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | | 63–75 |
| 08 Sep | 18:15 | Indonesia | 0–3 | Iran | 22–25 | 24–26 | 16–25 | | | 62–76 |
| 08 Sep | 20:30 | South Korea | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | | 75–60 |
| 09 Sep | 11:30 | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | Iran | 20–25 | 32–30 | 26–24 | 19–25 | 8–15 | 105–119 |
| 09 Sep | 14:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | South Korea | 17–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | | | 55–75 |
| 09 Sep | 16:10 | China | 3–2 | Australia | 21–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 15–12 | 108–109 |
| 09 Sep | 18:15 | Thailand | 3–0 | Japan | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 75–63 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Australia |
| | Japan |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | China |
| 5 | Iran |
| 6 | Thailand |
| 7 | Indonesia |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei |
| 9 | India |
| 10 | Kazakhstan |
| 11 | Qatar |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia |
| 13 | Pakistan |
| 14 | Sri Lanka |
| 15 | Vietnam |
| 16 | Maldives |
| 17 | Kuwait |
* Qualified for the 2007 World Cup and 2008 World Olympic Qualifier 3
* Qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualifier 3
* Qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualifier 1 or 2
* Already qualified as hosts for the 2007 World Cup and 2008 World Olympic Qualifier 3
* Already qualified as hosts for the 2008 Summer Olympics
* 2007 Asian Men's champions
* Australia 1st title

## Awards

* MVP: Dan Howard
* Best scorer: Mohammad Mohammadkazem
* Best spiker: Lee Kyung-soo
* Best blocker: Lee Sun-kyu
* Best server: Yu Koshikawa
* Best setter: Kosuke Tomonaga
* Best libero: Yeo Oh-hyun
* Best receiver: Siriphum Supachai