# Volleyball at the 1986 Asian Games – Men

The men's volleyball tournament at the 1986 Asian Games was held from 21 September to 4 October, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea.

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 59 | 3.814 | Final round |
| 2 | India | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 217 | 130 | 1.669 | Final round |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 202 | 180 | 1.122 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 4 | Bahrain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 169 | 213 | 0.793 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 5 | Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 128 | 201 | 0.637 | Classification 9th–12th |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 67 | 225 | 0.298 | Classification 9th–12th |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Sep | India | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–6 | 15–4 | 15–5 | | | 45–15 |
| 21 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Bahrain | 15–2 | 15–3 | 15–2 | | | 45–7 |
| 21 Sep | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Indonesia | 15–6 | 15–5 | 15–2 | | | 45–13 |
| 22 Sep | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Indonesia | 3–15 | 4–15 | 8–15 | | | 15–45 |
| 22 Sep | India | 3–0 | Bahrain | 15–2 | 15–4 | 15–8 | | | 45–14 |
| 22 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 15–5 | 15–2 | 15–1 | | | 45–8 |
| 23 Sep | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | India | 8–15 | 6–15 | 15–12 | 7–15 | | 36–57 |
| 23 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Indonesia | 15–3 | 15–1 | 15–5 | | | 45–9 |
| 23 Sep | Bahrain | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–5 | 15–3 | 15–6 | | | 45–14 |
| 24 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–6 | 15–4 | 15–0 | | | 45–10 |
| 24 Sep | Bahrain | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia | 15–13 | 11–15 | 15–10 | 9–15 | 2–15 | 52–68 |
| 24 Sep | India | 3–0 | Indonesia | 15–10 | 15–5 | 15–5 | | | 45–20 |
| 25 Sep | Indonesia | 1–3 | Bahrain | 4–15 | 15–6 | 11–15 | 11–15 | | 41–51 |
| 25 Sep | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | 3–15 | 8–15 | 2–15 | | | 13–45 |
| 25 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | India | 15–9 | 15–11 | 15–5 | | | 45–25 |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 234 | 76 | 3.079 | Final round |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 234 | 150 | 1.560 | Final round |
| 3 | Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 198 | 196 | 1.010 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 4 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 183 | 195 | 0.938 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 5 | Thailand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 153 | 205 | 0.746 | Classification 9th–12th |
| 6 | Nepal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 45 | 225 | 0.200 | Classification 9th–12th |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 21 Sep | Japan | 3–1 | Pakistan | 4–15 | 15–2 | 15–1 | 15–4 | 49–22 |
| 21 Sep | China | 3–0 | Nepal | 15–2 | 15–1 | 15–1 | | 45–4 |
| 21 Sep | Kuwait | 3–0 | Thailand | 15–12 | 15–13 | 15–2 | | 45–27 |
| 22 Sep | Pakistan | 3–0 | Thailand | 15–12 | 18–16 | 15–6 | | 48–34 |
| 22 Sep | Nepal | 0–3 | Kuwait | 6–15 | 2–15 | 7–15 | | 15–45 |
| 22 Sep | Japan | 1–3 | China | 2–15 | 15–9 | 5–15 | 9–15 | 31–54 |
| 23 Sep | Kuwait | 1–3 | Japan | 12–15 | 15–12 | 7–15 | 5–15 | 39–57 |
| 23 Sep | China | 3–0 | Pakistan | 15–9 | 15–2 | 15–5 | | 45–16 |
| 23 Sep | Thailand | 3–0 | Nepal | 15–9 | 15–2 | 15–4 | | 45–15 |
| 24 Sep | China | 3–0 | Kuwait | 15–1 | 15–0 | 15–8 | | 45–9 |
| 24 Sep | Pakistan | 3–0 | Nepal | 15–4 | 15–0 | 15–3 | | 45–7 |
| 24 Sep | Japan | 3–1 | Thailand | 15–6 | 7–15 | 15–8 | 15–2 | 52–31 |
| 25 Sep | Nepal | 0–3 | Japan | 1–15 | 1–15 | 2–15 | | 4–45 |
| 25 Sep | Thailand | 0–3 | China | 8–15 | 5–15 | 3–15 | | 16–45 |
| 25 Sep | Kuwait | 3–1 | Pakistan | 16–14 | 15–12 | 14–16 | 15–10 | 60–52 |

### Classification 9th–12th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 142 | 66 | 2.152 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 133 | 86 | 1.547 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 79 | 105 | 0.752 |
| 4 | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 38 | 135 | 0.281 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 27 Sep | Indonesia | 3–0 | Nepal | 15–3 | 15–6 | 15–5 | | 45–14 |
| 27 Sep | Thailand | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–4 | 15–1 | 15–9 | | 45–14 |
| 30 Sep | Hong Kong | 3–0 | Nepal | 15–8 | 15–6 | 15–1 | | 45–15 |
| 30 Sep | Indonesia | 1–3 | Thailand | 11–15 | 15–7 | 7–15 | 10–15 | 43–52 |
| 02 Oct | Thailand | 3–0 | Nepal | 15–1 | 15–5 | 15–3 | | 45–9 |
| 02 Oct | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Indonesia | 9–15 | 8–15 | 3–15 | | 20–45 |

### Classification 5th–8th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 152 | 143 | 1.063 |
| 2 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 153 | 149 | 1.027 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 155 | 160 | 0.969 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 143 | 151 | 0.947 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Sep | Bahrain | 1–3 | Pakistan | 13–15 | 15–7 | 9–15 | 6–15 | | 43–52 |
| 28 Sep | Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Kuwait | 15–7 | 15–4 | 6–15 | 15–12 | | 51–38 |
| 01 Oct | Pakistan | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia | 7–15 | 16–18 | 15–4 | 13–15 | | 51–52 |
| 01 Oct | Bahrain | 2–3 | Kuwait | 15–9 | 10–15 | 15–5 | 11–15 | 7–15 | 58–59 |
| 03 Oct | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Bahrain | 11–15 | 9–15 | 15–8 | 14–16 | | 49–54 |
| 03 Oct | Kuwait | 3–1 | Pakistan | 15–5 | 15–9 | 11–15 | 15–11 | | 56–40 |

### Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 145 | 67 | 2.164 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 121 | 110 | 1.100 |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 82 | 115 | 0.713 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 79 | 135 | 0.585 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 01 Oct | South Korea | 1–3 | China | 15–10 | 10–15 | 1–15 | 5–15 | 31–55 |
| 01 Oct | India | 3–0 | Japan | 15–8 | 15–11 | 15–6 | | 45–25 |
| 02 Oct | China | 3–0 | Japan | 15–12 | 15–3 | 15–5 | | 45–20 |
| 02 Oct | South Korea | 3–0 | India | 15–2 | 15–8 | 15–11 | | 45–21 |
| 04 Oct | India | 0–3 | China | 3–15 | 5–15 | 8–15 | | 16–45 |
| 04 Oct | Japan | 0–3 | South Korea | 11–15 | 10–15 | 13–15 | | 34–45 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | China | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| | South Korea | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| | India | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Kuwait | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Bahrain | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Thailand | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Nepal | 8 | 0 | 8 |