# 2017 Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship

The 2017 Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the Women's Asian U18 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), that year with the Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA). It was held in Chongqing, China from 5 to 13 March 2017. The tournament served as the Asian qualifiers for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship held in Argentina, with the top four teams qualifying.
The matches were played in only one stadium in Chongqing, the Chongqing No. 8 Secondary School Gymnasium. It was the second time that China and the first time that Chongqing hosted the tournament. As hosts, China automatically participated in the tournament, along with the remaining 10 teams (after Kazakhstan withdrew)..
Japan won the tournament with a 3–0 final win over China. Both finalists and the semifinalists, South Korea and Thailand, qualified for the World Championship.

## Participating teams

| Central Asia (CAZA) | East Asia (EAZA) | Oceania (OZA) | Southeast Asia (SEAZA) | West Asia (WAZA) |
| Iran  Kazakhstan  Uzbekistan | China (host)  Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong  Japan  South Korea | Australia  New Zealand  Samoa | Thailand | |

## Pools composition

The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2014 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship. The host country and the top 7 ranked teams were seeded through the Serpentine system. The 7 remaining teams were drawn in Bangkok, Thailand.
Ranking from the previous edition was shown in brackets, except the host (who ranked 3rd) and the teams who did not participate, which were denoted by (-).
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| China (host) | Japan (1) | Thailand (2) | South Korea (4) |
| Hong Kong (8) | New Zealand (7) | Kazakhstan (6) | Chinese Taipei (5) |
| Iran (9) | Samoa (-) | Australia (13) | Uzbekistan (-) |
* Kazakhstan withdrew after the draw.

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 64 | 2.344 | Pool E |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 130 | 162 | 0.802 | Pool E |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 119 | 173 | 0.688 | 9th-11th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 5 Mar | 16:30 | Iran | 0–3 | China | 14–25 | 6–25 | 12–25 | | 32–75 | Report |
| 6 Mar | 19:00 | Hong Kong | 3–1 | Iran | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 98–87 | Report |
| 7 Mar | 16:30 | China | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–14 | 25–7 | 25–11 | | 75–32 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 42 | 3.571 | Pool F |
| 2 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 96 | 130 | 0.738 | Pool F |
| 3 | Samoa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 76 | 150 | 0.507 | 9th-11th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 5 Mar | 14:00 | Japan | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–7 | 25–5 | 25–9 | 75–21 | Report |
| 6 Mar | 14:00 | Samoa | 0–3 | Japan | 3–25 | 15–25 | 3–25 | 21–75 | Report |
| 7 Mar | 11:30 | New Zealand | 3–0 | Samoa | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 75–55 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 75 | 45 | 1.667 | Pool E |
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 45 | 75 | 0.600 | Pool E |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Mar | 14:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Australia | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–11 | | | 75–45 | Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 154 | 93 | 1.656 | Pool F |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 138 | 125 | 1.104 | Pool F |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 76 | 150 | 0.507 | 9th-11th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 5 Mar | 19:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–15 | 25–8 | 25–7 | 75–30 | Report |
| 6 Mar | 16:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | South Korea | 19–25 | 17–25 | 27–29 | 63–79 | Report |
| 7 Mar | 19:00 | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 18–25 | 10–25 | 18–25 | 46–75 | Report |

## Second round

* The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round were taken into account for the classification round.
* All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 255 | 163 | 1.564 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 241 | 202 | 1.193 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 174 | 238 | 0.731 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 173 | 240 | 0.721 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Mar | 14:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–12 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 8 Mar | 16:30 | China | 3–0 | Australia | 25–10 | 25–11 | 25–19 | | | 75–40 | Report |
| 9 Mar | 14:00 | China | 3–2 | Thailand | 25–14 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 25–14 | 15–13 | 105–91 | Report |
| 9 Mar | 19:00 | Hong Kong | 3–1 | Australia | 14–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | 90–88 | Report |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 107 | 2.103 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 195 | 176 | 1.108 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 183 | 192 | 0.953 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 97 | 225 | 0.431 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 8 Mar | 11:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–14 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 75–45 | Report |
| 8 Mar | 19:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–9 | 25–17 | 25–12 | 75–38 | Report |
| 9 Mar | 11:30 | New Zealand | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 16–25 | 12–25 | 10–25 | 38–75 | Report |
| 9 Mar | 16:30 | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–6 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 75–41 | Report |

## 9-11th place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 178 | 153 | 1.163 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 179 | 149 | 1.201 |
| 3 | Samoa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 95 | 150 | 0.633 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Mar | 09:00 | Iran | 3–2 | Uzbekistan | 17–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 15–11 | 103–104 | Report |
| 10 Mar | 10:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Samoa | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–15 | | | 75–49 | Report |
| 11 Mar | 09:00 | Samoa | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | 14–25 | 11–25 | 21–25 | | | 46–75 | Report |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 11 March - Chongqing | 11 March - Chongqing | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 12 March - Chongqing | 12 March - Chongqing | | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 12 March - Chongqing | 12 March - Chongqing | |
| New Zealand | 0 | China | 3 | |
| 11 March - Chongqing | 11 March - Chongqing | | China | 3 | |
| 11 March - Chongqing | 11 March - Chongqing | South Korea | 2 | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 2 | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | 13 March - Chongqing | 13 March - Chongqing |
| Hong Kong | 0 | | | | 13 March - Chongqing | 13 March - Chongqing |
| Hong Kong | 0 | | | | China | 0 |
| 11 March - Chongqing | 11 March - Chongqing | | | | | China | 0 |
| 11 March - Chongqing | 11 March - Chongqing | | | | Japan | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | | | | Japan | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 12 March - Chongqing | 12 March - Chongqing | | | |
| Australia | 0 | 12 March - Chongqing | 12 March - Chongqing | | | |
| Australia | 0 | Japan | 3 | | | |
| 11 March - Chongqing | 11 March - Chongqing | | Japan | 3 | | | |
| 11 March - Chongqing | 11 March - Chongqing | Thailand | 0 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Thailand | 3 | Thailand | 0 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Thailand | 3 | | | | 13 March - Chongqing | 13 March - Chongqing |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | 13 March - Chongqing | 13 March - Chongqing |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | South Korea | 3 |
| | | | | | Thailand | 0 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 12 March - Chongqing | 12 March - Chongqing |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 13 March - Chongqing | 13 March - Chongqing |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 13 March - Chongqing | 13 March - Chongqing |
| Hong Kong | 3 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 12 March - Chongqing | 12 March - Chongqing | | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 12 March - Chongqing | 12 March - Chongqing | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Australia | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 13 March - Chongqing | 13 March - Chongqing |
| | | New Zealand | 0 |
| | | Australia | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 11 Mar | 11:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Australia | 25–15 | 25–11 | 25–13 | 75–39 | Report |
| 11 Mar | 14:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 76–68 | Report |
| 11 Mar | 16:30 | China | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–13 | 25–7 | 25–6 | 75–26 | Report |
| 11 Mar | 19:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–18 | 25–7 | 25–13 | 75–38 | Report |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Mar | 11:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 14–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | | | 46–75 | Report |
| 12 Mar | 14:00 | New Zealand | 1–3 | Hong Kong | 25–23 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 14–25 | | 79–98 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Mar | 16:30 | China | 3–2 | South Korea | 19–25 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 15–13 | 98–105 | Report |
| 12 Mar | 19:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–8 | 25–12 | 25–19 | | | 75–39 | Report |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Mar | 11:30 | New Zealand | 0–3 | Australia | 20–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Mar | 14:00 | Hong Kong | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 15–25 | 25–16 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 85–91 | Report |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Mar | 16:30 | South Korea | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–17 | 25–17 | 28–26 | | | 78–60 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Mar | 19:00 | China | 0–3 | Japan | 16–25 | 9–25 | 30–32 | | | 55–82 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Japan |
| | China |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | Thailand |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 | Hong Kong |
| 7 | Australia |
| 8 | New Zealand |
| 9 | Iran |
| 10 | Uzbekistan |
| 11 | Samoa |
* Qualified for the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship
* 2017 Asian Youth Girls champions
* Japan Seventh title

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Yuki Nishikawa
* Best Outside Hitters
    Park Hye-min
    Yuki Nishikawa
* Best setter
    Zhang Zihan
* Best Middle Blockers
    Mao Junyi
    Lee Ju-ah
* Best libero
    Mizusugi Rena
* Best Opposite
    Sun Xiaoxuan