# 2022 Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship

The 2022 Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship, referred to as the 2022 SMM Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the twentieth edition of the Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Kazakhstan Volleyball Federation (KVF) for the women's under-20 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from 4 to 11 July 2022.
A total of nine teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AVC qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship. The top two teams qualified for the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship, as the AVC representatives.

## Qualification

The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Means of qualification | Births | Qualified |
| Host country | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| Central Asian teams | 3 | India |
| Central Asian teams | 3 | Iran |
| Central Asian teams | 3 | Uzbekistan |
| East Asian teams | 4 | China |
| East Asian teams | 4 | Chinese Taipei |
| East Asian teams | 4 | Japan |
| East Asian teams | 4 | South Korea |
| Oceanian teams | 0 | — |
| Southeast Asian team | 1 | Thailand |
| Total 9 |||

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Kazakhstan (Hosts) | Japan (1) |
| Thailand (3) | China (2) |
| South Korea (5) | Chinese Taipei (4) |
| Iran (8) | India (11) |
| — | Uzbekistan (–) |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

* All times are Kazakhstan Standard Time (UTC+06:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 263 | 207 | 1.271 | 1st–4th place |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 248 | 219 | 1.132 | 1st–4th place |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 183 | 210 | 0.871 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 166 | 225 | 0.738 | 5th–8th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Jul | 18:00 | Iran | 0–3 | Thailand | 23–25 | 15–25 | 15–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 |
| 5 Jul | 15:00 | South Korea | 3–2 | Thailand | 25–19 | 25–15 | 24–26 | 24–26 | 15–12 | 113–98 | P2 |
| 5 Jul | 17:30 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Iran | 20–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | | 60–75 | P2 |
| 6 Jul | 17:30 | South Korea | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–54 | P2 |
| 7 Jul | 17:30 | Thailand | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | | 75–53 | P2 |
| 9 Jul | 12:30 | Iran | 0–3 | South Korea | 20–25 | 14–25 | 21–25 | | | 55–75 | P2 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 322 | 187 | 1.722 | 1st–4th place |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 282 | 213 | 1.324 | 1st–4th place |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 277 | 239 | 1.159 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | India | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 196 | 271 | 0.723 | 5th–8th place |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 133 | 300 | 0.443 | 9th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 4 Jul | 12:30 | China | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–6 | 25–9 | 25–4 | | 75–19 | P2 |
| 4 Jul | 15:00 | India | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 11–25 | 12–25 | 15–25 | | 38–75 | P2 |
| 5 Jul | 10:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–15 | | 75–56 | P2 |
| 5 Jul | 12:30 | China | 3–0 | India | 25–10 | 25–15 | 25–15 | | 75–40 | P2 |
| 6 Jul | 12:30 | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | India | 21–25 | 11–25 | 14–25 | | 46–75 | P2 |
| 6 Jul | 15:00 | Japan | 0–3 | China | 18–25 | 20–25 | 19–25 | | 57–75 | P2 |
| 7 Jul | 12:30 | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Japan | 9–25 | 11–25 | 19–25 | | 39–75 | P2 |
| 7 Jul | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei | 1–3 | China | 14–25 | 25–22 | 12–25 | 20–25 | 71–97 | P2 |
| 9 Jul | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–8 | 25–7 | 25–14 | | 75–29 | P2 |
| 9 Jul | 17:30 | India | 0–3 | Japan | 11–25 | 18–25 | 14–25 | | 43–75 | P2 |

## Final round
### 5th–8th classification round

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 10 July – Nur-Sultan | 10 July – Nur-Sultan |
| Kazakhstan | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 11 July – Nur-Sultan | 11 July – Nur-Sultan |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 11 July – Nur-Sultan | 11 July – Nur-Sultan |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| 10 July – Nur-Sultan | 10 July – Nur-Sultan | | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| 10 July – Nur-Sultan | 10 July – Nur-Sultan | Iran | 1 |
| India | 1 | Iran | 1 |
| Iran | 3 | | |
| Iran | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 11 July – Nur-Sultan | 11 July – Nur-Sultan |
| | | Kazakhstan | 2 |
| | | India | 3 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 10:00 | India | 1–3 | Iran | 20–25 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 25–27 | | 85–98 | P2 |
| 10 Jul | 12:30 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–17 | 25–13 | 25–22 | | | 75–52 | P2 |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 10:00 | Kazakhstan | 2–3 | India | 25–16 | 11–25 | 27–29 | 25–16 | 14–16 | 102–102 | P2 |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 12:30 | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | Iran | 25–21 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 25–11 | | 97–75 | P2 |

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 10 July – Nur-Sultan | 10 July – Nur-Sultan |
| Japan | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 11 July – Nur-Sultan | 11 July – Nur-Sultan |
| South Korea | 0 | 11 July – Nur-Sultan | 11 July – Nur-Sultan |
| South Korea | 0 | Japan | 3 |
| 10 July – Nur-Sultan | 10 July – Nur-Sultan | | Japan | 3 |
| 10 July – Nur-Sultan | 10 July – Nur-Sultan | China | 0 |
| Thailand | 0 | China | 0 |
| China | 3 | | |
| China | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 11 July – Nur-Sultan | 11 July – Nur-Sultan |
| | | South Korea | 2 |
| | | Thailand | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 15:00 | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–11 | | | 75–48 | P2 |
| 10 Jul | 17:30 | Thailand | 0–3 | China | 23–25 | 17–25 | 15–25 | | | 55–75 | P2 |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 15:00 | South Korea | 2–3 | Thailand | 23–25 | 25–12 | 24–26 | 25–20 | 14–16 | 111–99 | P2 |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 17:30 | Japan | 3–0 | China | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–59 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Japan |
| | China |
| | Thailand |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 | Iran |
| 7 | India |
| 8 | Kazakhstan |
| 9 | Uzbekistan |
* Qualified for the 2023 Women's U21 World Championship
* 2022 Asian Women's U20 champions
* Japan 7th title
* 12–woman roster
* Fukazawa Megumi, Fukazawa Tsugumi, Kaji Haruka, Saiki Amika, Yoshitake Mika, Tsutsumi Arina, Honda Rin, Kumgai Niina, Furukawa Airi, Tokumoto Amika, Uemura Anna, Kitamado Ayane
* Head Coach: Akinori Yamada

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Anna Uemura
* Best setter
    Kaji Haruka
* Best outside spikers
    Anna Uemura
    Wang Yifan
* Best middle blockers
    Zhang Hongziyan
    Tunyapoo Nantikan
* Best opposite spiker
    Yang Youkyung
* Best libero
    Amika Tokumoto