# 2018 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship

The 2018 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship, referred to as the 2018 SMM Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the nineteenth edition of the Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV) for the women's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam, from 10 to 17 June 2018.
A total of fifteen teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2000 eligible to participate.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AVC qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship. The top two teams qualified for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, as the AVC representatives.

## Qualification

The fifteen AVC member associations will participate in the tournament (included the India, who was suspended by the FIVB and was lifted the suspension in May 2018), Vietnam qualified as host country. There are thirteen teams participated in the 2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship, and the one remaining teams did not participate in the previous edition. The fifteen AVC member associations were from four zonal associations, including, Central Asia (4 teams), East Asia (6 teams), Oceania (2 team) and Southeast Asia (3 teams). While any West Asian teams did not participate this edition and Uzbekistan withdrew from the tournament.

### Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Means of qualification | Births | Qualified |
| Host country | 1 | Vietnam |
| Central Asian teams | 4 | India |
| Central Asian teams | 4 | Iran |
| Central Asian teams | 4 | Kazakhstan |
| Central Asian teams | 4 | Sri Lanka |
| Central Asian teams | 4 | Uzbekistan |
| East Asian teams | 6 | China |
| East Asian teams | 6 | Chinese Taipei |
| East Asian teams | 6 | Hong Kong |
| East Asian teams | 6 | Japan |
| East Asian teams | 6 | Macau |
| East Asian teams | 6 | South Korea |
| Oceanian teams | 2 | Australia |
| Oceanian teams | 2 | New Zealand |
| Southeast Asian team | 2 | Malaysia |
| Southeast Asian team | 2 | Thailand |
| Total 15 |||

## Pools composition

This is the first Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship which will use the new competition format. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration’s unanimous decision, the new format will see teams being drawn into four pools up to the total amount of the participating teams. Each team as well as the host side will be assigned into a pool according to their 2016 ranking. The four best-ranked teams will be drawn in the same Pool A, the next best four will contest Pool B, the next best four will contest Pool C. Pool D will comprise teams finishing next best three teams.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| China (1) | South Korea (5) | Iran (9) | New Zealand (14) |
| Japan (2) | Chinese Taipei (6) | Australia (11) | Sri Lanka (15) |
| Thailand (3) | Kazakhstan (7) | Macau (12) | Uzbekistan (–) |
| Vietnam (4; Host) | India (8) | Hong Kong (13) | Malaysia (–) |

## Venues

| Code | Venue | Capacity | Location |
| BNG | Bac Ninh Gymnasium | 4,000 | Bắc Ninh City |
| UPS | Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports | 1,000 | Từ Sơn |

## Preliminary round

* All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

### Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
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 Match forfeited: 0 match points for each.

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 158 | 1.424 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 264 | 264 | 1.000 | Round of 15 |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 255 | 255 | 1.000 | Round of 15 |
| 4 | Vietnam (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 207 | 274 | 0.755 | Round of 15 |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 10 June | 15:00 | BNG | China | 0–3 | Japan | 16–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | | | 51–75 |
| 10 June | 20:30 | BNG | Vietnam | 1–3 | Thailand | 26–24 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | | 85–99 |
| 11 June | 15:00 | BNG | Japan | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 |
| 11 June | 20:00 | BNG | Vietnam | 1–3 | China | 17–25 | 25–22 | 26–28 | 9–25 | | 77–100 |
| 12 June | 15:00 | BNG | China | 2–3 | Thailand | 25–13 | 20–25 | 27–25 | 22–25 | 10–15 | 104–103 |
| 12 June | 20:00 | BNG | Vietnam | 0–3 | Japan | 12–25 | 12–25 | 21–25 | | | 45–75 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 252 | 212 | 1.189 | Round of 15 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 254 | 249 | 1.020 | Round of 15 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 228 | 246 | 0.927 | Round of 15 |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 125 | 152 | 0.822 | Round of 15 |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 10 June | 17:30 | UPS | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | India | 25–22 | 25–19 | 27–25 | | | 77–66 |
| 10 June | 17:30 | BNG | South Korea | 2–3 | Chinese Taipei | 17–25 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 13–15 | 97–102 |
| 11 June | 17:30 | UPS | South Korea | 3–0 | India | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | | 75–52 |
| 11 June | 17:30 | BNG | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | | 75–56 |
| 12 June | 17:30 | UPS | South Korea | 3–2 | Kazakhstan | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 25–14 | 15–6 | 105–90 |
| 12 June | 17:30 | BNG | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | India | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–13 | | | 75–51 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 275 | 210 | 1.310 | Round of 15 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 289 | 287 | 1.007 | Round of 15 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 255 | 236 | 1.081 | Round of 15 |
| 4 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 157 | 243 | 0.646 | Round of 15 |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 10 June | 12:30 | UPS | Australia | 3–1 | Macau | 25–19 | 18–25 | 25–18 | 25–13 | | 93–75 |
| 10 June | 12:30 | BNG | Iran | 3–1 | Hong Kong | 19–25 | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | 94–74 |
| 11 June | 12:30 | UPS | Macau | 0–3 | Hong Kong | 14–25 | 14–25 | 13–25 | | | 41–75 |
| 11 June | 12:30 | BNG | Iran | 2–3 | Australia | 25–15 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 12–15 | 106–95 |
| 12 June | 12:30 | UPS | Australia | 2–3 | Hong Kong | 25–17 | 25–27 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 8–15 | 101–106 |
| 12 June | 12:30 | BNG | Iran | 3–0 | Macau | 25–11 | 25–18 | 25–12 | | | 75–41 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 200 | 193 | 1.036 | Round of 15 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 183 | 164 | 1.116 | Round of 15 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 147 | 173 | 0.850 | Round of 15 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Withdrawn |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 10 June | 15:00 | UPS | New Zealand | 3–2 | Malaysia | 16–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 16–14 | 102–108 |
| 11 June | 15:00 | UPS | New Zealand | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 98–85 |
| 12 June | 15:00 | UPS | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Malaysia | 16–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | | 62–75 |

## Bracket composition

| Pool A | Pool A | Pool B | Pool B | Pool C | Pool C | Pool D | Pool D |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | Iran | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | South Korea | 2 | Australia | 2 | Malaysia |
| 3 | China | 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | Sri Lanka |
| 4 | Vietnam | 4 | India | 4 | Macau | # | — |

## Final round
### Classification round (R9–15)
#### Classification round (R13–15)

| 13th–15th places | 13th–15th places | 13th place | 13th place |
| | | 17 June | 17 June |
| | | Macau | 0 |
| 16 June | 16 June | | Macau | 0 |
| 16 June | 16 June | Malaysia | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | Malaysia | 3 |
| Malaysia | 3 | | |

#### Thirteenth to Fifteenth places

* Winners will advance to Thirteenth places play-off.
* Loser will finish at Fifteenth place.
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 June | 15:00 | UPS | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Malaysia | 18–25 | 9–25 | 22–25 | | | 49–75 | |

#### Thirteenth place

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 June | 12:30 | UPS | Macau | 0–3 | Malaysia | 21–25 | 24–26 | 11–25 | | | 56–76 | |

#### Classification round (R9–15)

| 9th–15th places | 9th–15th places | 9th–12th places | 9th–12th places | | 9th place | 9th place |
| | | 16 June | 16 June | | |
| | | India | 2 | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | India | 2 | |
| 15 June | 15 June | New Zealand | 3 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | New Zealand | 3 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | | | | 17 June | 17 June |
| Macau | 0 | | | | 17 June | 17 June |
| Macau | 0 | | | | New Zealand | 3 |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | New Zealand | 3 |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | Australia | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | | | | Australia | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 16 June | 16 June | | | |
| Australia | 3 | 16 June | 16 June | | | |
| Australia | 3 | Australia | 3 | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | Australia | 3 | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | Hong Kong | 2 | | 11th place | 11th place |
| Malaysia | 0 | Hong Kong | 2 | | 11th place | 11th place |
| Malaysia | 0 | | | | 17 June | 17 June |
| Hong Kong | 3 | | | | 17 June | 17 June |
| Hong Kong | 3 | | | | India | 3 |
| | | | | | Hong Kong | 2 |

#### Ninth to Fifteenth places

* Winners will advance to Ninth to Twelfth place
* Losers will transfer to Classification round (R13–15).
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 15 June | 12:30 | UPS | Australia | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–11 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 75–41 |
| 15 June | 15:00 | UPS | Macau | 0–3 | New Zealand | 15–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 51–75 |
| 15 June | 17:30 | UPS | Hong Kong | 3–0 | Malaysia | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 75–57 |

#### Ninth to Twelfth places

* Winners will advance to Ninth places play-off.
* Losers will be given a chance to Eleventh places play-off.
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 June | 17:30 | UPS | India | 2–3 | New Zealand | 25–17 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 28–30 | 12–15 | 114–110 | |
| 16 June | 20:00 | UPS | Australia | 3–2 | Hong Kong | 22–25 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 15–13 | 110–97 | |

#### Eleventh place

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 June | 15:00 | UPS | India | 3–2 | Hong Kong | 16–25 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 15–6 | 103–92 | |

#### Ninth place

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 June | 17:30 | UPS | New Zealand | 3–0 | Australia | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–52 | |

### Classification round (R5–8)

| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 16 June | 16 June |
| Iran | 2 |
| Iran | 2 | 17 June | 17 June |
| Vietnam | 3 | 17 June | 17 June |
| Vietnam | 3 | Vietnam | 0 |
| 16 June | 16 June | | Vietnam | 0 |
| 16 June | 16 June | South Korea | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | South Korea | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 | | |
| South Korea | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 17 June | 17 June |
| | | Iran | 1 |
| | | Kazakhstan | 3 |

#### Fifth to Eight places

* Winners will advance to Fifth places play-off.
* Losers will be given a chance to Seventh places play-off.
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 June | 12:30 | BNG | South Korea | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 24–26 | 25–19 | 25–13 | 25–15 | | 99–73 | |
| 16 June | 15:00 | BNG | Vietnam | 3–2 | Iran | 19–25 | 25–14 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 102–95 | |

#### Seventh place

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 June | 20:00 | UPS | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Iran | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–12 | | 97–75 | |

#### Fifth place

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 June | 15:00 | BNG | Vietnam | 0–3 | South Korea | 17–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | | 56–75 | |

### Championship round (R1–15)

| Round of 15 | Round of 15 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| | | 15 June | 15 June | | | | | |
| | | Japan | 3 | | | | |
| 14 June | 14 June | | Japan | 3 | | | | |
| 14 June | 14 June | Iran | 0 | | | | |
| India | 0 | Iran | 0 | | | | |
| India | 0 | | | | 16 June | 16 June | | |
| Iran | 3 | | | | 16 June | 16 June | |
| Iran | 3 | | | | Japan | 3 | |
| 14 June | 14 June | | | | | Japan | 3 | |
| 14 June | 14 June | | | | Chinese Taipei | 0 | |
| Vietnam | 3 | | | | Chinese Taipei | 0 | |
| Vietnam | 3 | 15 June | 15 June | | | | | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 15 June | 15 June | | | | |
| New Zealand | 0 | Vietnam | 1 | | | | |
| 14 June | 14 June | | Vietnam | 1 | | | | |
| 14 June | 14 June | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | | | | 17 June | 17 June |
| Macau | 0 | | | | | | | 17 June | 17 June |
| Macau | 0 | | | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| 14 June | 14 June | | | | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| 14 June | 14 June | | | | | | | China | 0 |
| Thailand | 3 | | | | | | | China | 0 |
| Thailand | 3 | 15 June | 15 June | | | | | | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 15 June | 15 June | | | | | | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | Thailand | 3 | | | | | | |
| 14 June | 14 June | | Thailand | 3 | | | | | | |
| 14 June | 14 June | Kazakhstan | 0 | | | | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Kazakhstan | 0 | | | | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | | | | 16 June | 16 June | | | | |
| Australia | 1 | | | | 16 June | 16 June | | | |
| Australia | 1 | | | | Thailand | 2 | | | |
| 14 June | 14 June | | | | | Thailand | 2 | | | |
| 14 June | 14 June | | | | China | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| China | 3 | | | | China | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| China | 3 | 15 June | 15 June | | | | | 17 June | 17 June |
| Malaysia | 0 | 15 June | 15 June | | | | | 17 June | 17 June |
| Malaysia | 0 | China | 3 | | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| 14 June | 14 June | | China | 3 | | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| 14 June | 14 June | South Korea | 0 | | | | | Chinese Taipei | 1 |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 0 | | | | | Chinese Taipei | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | | | | | | | | |

#### Round of 15

* Winners will advance to Quarter-finals.
* Losers will transfer to Classification round (R9–15).
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 14 June | 12:30 | UPS | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Australia | 25–21 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–16 | 95–80 |
| 14 June | 12:30 | BNG | China | 3–0 | Malaysia | 25–7 | 25–16 | 25–13 | | 75–36 |
| 14 June | 15:00 | UPS | South Korea | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–15 | 25–11 | 25–10 | | 75–36 |
| 14 June | 15:00 | BNG | Thailand | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–14 | 25–4 | 25–9 | | 75–27 |
| 14 June | 17:30 | UPS | India | 0–3 | Iran | 17–25 | 19–25 | 12–25 | | 48–75 |
| 14 June | 17:30 | BNG | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Macau | 25–11 | 25–12 | 25–12 | | 75–35 |
| 14 June | 20:00 | BNG | Vietnam | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | 75–66 |

#### Quarter-finals

* Winners will advance to Semi-finals.
* Losers will transfer to Classification round (R5–8).
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 15 June | 15:00 | BNG | Thailand | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 27–25 | 25–16 | 25–13 | | 77–54 |
| 15 June | 17:30 | BNG | China | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 75–60 |
| 15 June | 20:00 | UPS | Vietnam | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 22–25 | 25–21 | 27–29 | 20–25 | 94–100 |
| 15 June | 20:00 | BNG | Japan | 3–0 | Iran | 25–14 | 25–15 | 25–6 | | 75–35 |

#### Semi-finals

* Winners will advance to Finals and World Championship.
* Losers will be given a chance to Third place play-off.
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 June | 17:30 | BNG | China | 3–2 | Thailand | 25–16 | 25–19 | 12–25 | 17–25 | 15–7 | 94–92 | |
| 16 June | 20:00 | BNG | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–10 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | | 75–43 | |

#### Third place

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 June | 17:30 | BNG | Thailand | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 25–22 | 26–24 | 17–25 | 25–23 | | 93–94 | |

#### Final

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 June | 20:30 | BNG | China | 0–3 | Japan | 20–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | | 54–75 | |

## Final standing

* Qualified for the 2019 FIVB U20 World Championship and 2021 FIVB U20 World Championship
* Qualified for the 2021 FIVB U20 World Championship
| Rank | Team |
| | Japan |
| | China |
| | Thailand |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | Vietnam |
| 7 | Kazakhstan |
| 8 | Iran |
| 9 | New Zealand |
| 10 | Australia |
| 11 | India |
| 12 | Hong Kong |
| 13 | Malaysia |
| 14 | Macau |
| 15 | Sri Lanka |
* 2018 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball champions
* Japan 6th title

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Kanon Sonoda
* Best outside spikers
    Thanacha Sooksod
    Ayumi Yoshida
* Best setter
    Kanon Sonoda
* Best opposite spiker
    Xu Luyao
* Best middle blockers
    Wen Yi-chin
    Jiao Dian
* Best libero
    Sayaka Daikuzono

## Broadcasting rights

| Territory | Channel |
| AVC partner | SMMTV |
| Thailand |
| Thailand | Thairath TV |
| Vietnam |
| Vietnam | Thể Thao TV |