# Volleyball at the 1990 Asian Games – Men

The men's volleyball tournament at the 1990 Asian Games was held from September 23 to October 5, 1990 in Beijing, China.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 180 | 61 | 2.951 | Semifinals |
| 2 | North Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 158 | 130 | 1.215 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 134 | 138 | 0.971 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 117 | 165 | 0.709 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 5 | Myanmar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 85 | 180 | 0.472 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 23 Sep | Myanmar | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | 8–15 | 12–15 | 9–15 | 29–45 |
| 23 Sep | North Korea | 3–0 | Pakistan | 15–12 | 15–11 | 15–12 | 45–35 |
| 24 Sep | Pakistan | 3–0 | Myanmar | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–12 | 45–28 |
| 24 Sep | China | 3–0 | North Korea | 15–6 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 45–22 |
| 26 Sep | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Pakistan | 8–15 | 8–15 | 4–15 | 20–45 |
| 26 Sep | Myanmar | 0–3 | China | 8–15 | 1–15 | 6–15 | 15–45 |
| 28 Sep | North Korea | 3–0 | Myanmar | 15–1 | 15–8 | 15–4 | 45–13 |
| 28 Sep | China | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 15–6 | 15–6 | 15–3 | 45–15 |
| 30 Sep | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | North Korea | 10–15 | 14–16 | 13–15 | 37–46 |
| 30 Sep | Pakistan | 0–3 | China | 1–15 | 3–15 | 5–15 | 9–45 |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 137 | 63 | 2.175 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 128 | 52 | 2.462 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 62 | 104 | 0.596 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 27 | 135 | 0.200 | Classification 5th–8th |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 23 Sep | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Vietnam | 2–15 | 7–15 | 5–15 | 14–45 |
| 24 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | 16–14 | 16–14 | 15–10 | 47–38 |
| 26 Sep | Hong Kong | 0–3 | South Korea | 3–15 | 3–15 | 5–15 | 11–45 |
| 28 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–1 | 15–0 | 15–1 | 45–2 |
| 28 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Vietnam | 15–3 | 15–8 | 15–3 | 45–14 |
| 30 Sep | Vietnam | 0–3 | Japan | 0–15 | 2–15 | 1–15 | 3–45 |

### Classification 5th–8th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| 2 October | 2 October |
| Pakistan | 3 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 4 October | 4 October |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 4 October | 4 October |
| Hong Kong | 0 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Pakistan | 3 |
| 2 October | 2 October | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Vietnam | 0 | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | Classification 7th–8th | Classification 7th–8th |
| | | 4 October | 4 October |
| | | Hong Kong | 1 |
| | | Vietnam | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 02 Oct | Pakistan | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–2 | 15–9 | 15–5 | | | 45–16 |
| 02 Oct | Vietnam | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | 10–15 | 11–15 | 12–15 | | | 33–45 |

#### Classification 7th–8th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 04 Oct | Hong Kong | 1–3 | Vietnam | 15–7 | 9–15 | 5–15 | 7–15 | | 36–52 |

#### Classification 5th–6th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 04 Oct | Pakistan | 3–2 | Saudi Arabia | 15–12 | 10–15 | 9–15 | 15–9 | 15–12 | 64–63 |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 2 October | 2 October |
| China | 3 |
| China | 3 | 5 October | 5 October |
| Japan | 2 | 5 October | 5 October |
| Japan | 2 | China | 3 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | China | 3 |
| 2 October | 2 October | South Korea | 1 |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 1 |
| North Korea | 0 | | |
| North Korea | 0 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 4 October | 4 October |
| | | Japan | 3 |
| | | North Korea | 0 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 02 Oct | China | 3–2 | Japan | 15–10 | 13–15 | 16–14 | 4–15 | 15–13 | 63–67 |
| 02 Oct | South Korea | 3–0 | North Korea | 15–10 | 15–7 | 15–8 | | | 45–25 |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 04 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | North Korea | 15–10 | 15–9 | 15–8 | | | 45–27 |

#### Gold medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 05 Oct | China | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–8 | 14–16 | 15–9 | 15–11 | | 59–44 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | China | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | North Korea | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Vietnam | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Myanmar | 4 | 0 | 4 |