# 1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

The 1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the second staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a quadrennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Bahrain Volleyball Association (BHV). The tournament was held in Manama, Bahrain from 16 to 23 December 1979.

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1975 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Bahrain (Host)  Australia  Kuwait  New Zealand | Japan (1st)  Iraq  Syria | South Korea (2nd)  Iran  Singapore  South Yemen | China (3rd)  Saudi Arabia  India  Lebanon |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 79 | 1.709 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — | 5th–8th place |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | — | 9th–12th place |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 143 | 182 | 0.786 | 13th–15th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 16 Dec | New Zealand | 3–2 | Bahrain | 12–15 | 15–12 | 15–5 | 14–16 | 15–10 | 71–58 |
| 17 Dec | Kuwait | 3–1 | New Zealand | | | | | | |
| 17 Dec | Bahrain | 0–3 | Australia | 10–15 | 10–15 | 8–15 | | | 28–45 |
| 18 Dec | Australia | 3–0 | Kuwait | 15–11 | 15–12 | 15–4 | | | 45–27 |
| 19 Dec | Kuwait | 3–2 | Bahrain | 9–15 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 12–15 | 15–7 | 66–57 |
| 19 Dec | Australia | 3–0 | New Zealand | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–8 | | | 45–24 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 90 | 21 | 4.286 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 80 | 105 | 0.762 | 5th–8th place |
| 3 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 68 | 112 | 0.607 | 9th–12th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 Dec | Syria | 0–3 | Japan | 0–15 | 2–15 | 6–15 | | | 8–45 |
| 18 Dec | Japan | 3–0 | Iraq | 15–9 | 15–1 | 15–3 | | | 45–13 |
| 19 Dec | Iraq | 3–2 | Syria | 15–4 | 11–15 | 10–15 | 16–14 | 15–12 | 67–60 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 14 | 9.643 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 97 | 75 | 1.293 | 5th–8th place |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 69 | 109 | 0.633 | 9th–12th place |
| 4 | South Yemen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 32 | 135 | 0.237 | 13th–15th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 17 Dec | Singapore | 3–0 | South Yemen | 15–8 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 45–19 |
| 17 Dec | South Korea | 3–0 | Iran | 15–1 | 15–3 | 15–3 | 45–7 |
| 18 Dec | South Yemen | 0–3 | South Korea | 2–15 | 0–15 | 1–15 | 3–45 |
| 18 Dec | Singapore | 0–3 | Iran | 8–15 | 5–15 | 7–15 | 20–45 |
| 19 Dec | Iran | 3–0 | South Yemen | 15–3 | 15–2 | 15–5 | 45–10 |
| 19 Dec | South Korea | 3–0 | Singapore | 15–1 | 15–1 | 15–2 | 45–4 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 28 | 4.821 | Semifinals |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 100 | 80 | 1.250 | 5th–8th place |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 70 | 122 | 0.574 | 9th–12th place |
| 4 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 60 | 135 | 0.444 | 13th–15th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 17 Dec | India | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 15–9 | 15–3 | 15–7 | 45–19 |
| 17 Dec | China | 3–0 | Lebanon | 15–6 | 15–3 | 15–3 | 45–12 |
| 18 Dec | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | China | 1–15 | 2–15 | 3–15 | 6–45 |
| 18 Dec | Lebanon | 0–3 | India | 13–15 | 1–15 | 2–15 | 16–45 |
| 19 Dec | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Lebanon | 15–6 | 15–13 | 15–13 | 45–32 |
| 19 Dec | China | 3–0 | India | 15–3 | 15–3 | 15–4 | 45–10 |

## Final round
### Classification 13th–15th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 13 | Lebanon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 119 | 87 | 1.368 |
| 14 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | South Yemen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 21 Dec | South Yemen | 1–3 | Lebanon | 2–15 | 15–12 | 5–15 | 14–16 | 36–58 |
| 22 Dec | Lebanon | 3–1 | Bahrain | 15–17 | 16–14 | 15–13 | 15–7 | 61–51 |
| 23 Dec | Bahrain | 3–1 | South Yemen | | | | | |

### Classification 9th–12th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Syria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Dec | Syria | 3–0 | Singapore | 15–3 | 16–14 | 15–8 | | | 46–25 |
| 21 Dec | Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | New Zealand | 15–5 | 15–12 | 8–15 | 12–15 | 15–6 | 65–53 |
| 22 Dec | Syria | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | 2–15 | 16–18 | 12–15 | | | 30–48 |
| 22 Dec | Singapore | 1–3 | New Zealand | 12–15 | 15–10 | 2–15 | 10–15 | | 39–55 |
| 23 Dec | New Zealand | 1–3 | Syria | | | | | | |
| 23 Dec | Singapore | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia | | | | | | |

### Classification 5th–8th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 5 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Dec | Iraq | 3–2 | Iran | 16–14 | 7–15 | 15–2 | 2–15 | 15–9 | 55–55 |
| 21 Dec | India | 3–0 | Kuwait | 15–4 | 15–5 | 15–1 | | | 45–10 |
| 22 Dec | India | 3–0 | Iraq | 15–10 | 15–4 | 15–8 | | | 45–22 |
| 22 Dec | Kuwait | 1–3 | Iran | 15–12 | 10–15 | 14–16 | 3–15 | | 42–58 |
| 23 Dec | Kuwait | 3–1 | Iraq | | | | | | |
| 23 Dec | Iran | 1–3 | India | | | | | | |

### Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 145 | 66 | 2.197 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 132 | 113 | 1.168 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 136 | 136 | 1.000 |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 37 | 135 | 0.274 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Dec | China | 3–0 | Australia | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–2 | | | 45–9 |
| 21 Dec | South Korea | 3–2 | Japan | 11–15 | 8–15 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 15–7 | 64–57 |
| 22 Dec | Japan | 1–3 | China | 15–10 | 3–15 | 10–15 | 6–15 | | 34–55 |
| 22 Dec | South Korea | 3–0 | Australia | 15–3 | 15–2 | 15–6 | | | 45–11 |
| 23 Dec | Australia | 0–3 | Japan | 5–15 | 4–15 | 8–15 | | | 17–45 |
| 23 Dec | China | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–3 | 15–10 | 15–10 | | | 45–23 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | South Korea |
| | Japan |
| 4 | Australia |
| 5 | India |
| 6 | Iran |
| 7 | Kuwait |
| 8 | Iraq |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia |
| 10 | Syria |
| 11 | New Zealand |
| 12 | Singapore |
| 13 | Lebanon |
| 14 | Bahrain |
| 15 | South Yemen |
* Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics (Later boycotted the Games)
* Qualified for the 1980 World Olympic Qualifier
* Qualified for the 1982 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship (China, South Korea and Japan pre-qualified; India later withdrew and replaced by Iraq)
* 1979 Asian Men's champions
* China 1st title

## Awards

* MVP: Wang Jiawei
* Best spiker: Kang Man-soo
* Best blocker: Chen Gang
* Best server: Xu Zhen
* Best setter: Kim Ho-chul