# 2018 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2018 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an international volleyball club tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with the Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (VFRK). It was held in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan from 11 to 18 July 2018. The tournament served as the Asian qualifiers for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship with the champion qualifying for the World Championship.

## Qualification

Nine clubs from nine AVC member associations participated in the tournament including Kazakhstan, the host country. Of the nine AVC member associations, seven had clubs which participated in the 2017 edition.

### Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Association | Team | Means of qualification |
| Kazakhstan | Altay | 2017–18 Kazakhstan National Liga winners |
| China | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 2016–17 Chinese Volleyball League winners |
| Chinese Taipei | CMFC | 2017–18 Enterprise Volleyball League winners |
| Indonesia | Garuda VC | 2018 Indonesian Proliga winners |
| Iran | Paykan Tehran VC | 2017 Iranian Volleyball League Champions |
| Japan | NEC Red Rockets | 2016–17 V.Premier League winners |
| Sri Lanka | Lanka Lions | 2017 Sri Lanka Volleyball League Champions |
| Thailand | Supreme Chonburi | 2017–18 Volleyball Thailand League winners |
| Vietnam | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 2017 Volleyball Vietnam League winners |

## Pools composition

This is the first Asian Women's Club 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 2017 ranking. The three best-ranked teams will be drawn in the same Pool A, the next best four will contest Pool B, the next best three will contest Pool C.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| Thailand (1) | Kazakhstan (4) | Vietnam (7) |
| Japan (2) | Chinese Taipei (5) | Indonesia (–) |
| China (3) | Iran (6) | Sri Lanka (–) |

## Preliminary round

* All times are in Kazakhstan Standard Time (UTC+06:00).

### 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 | NEC Red Rockets | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 207 | 199 | 1.040 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Supreme Chonburi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 176 | 159 | 1.107 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 151 | 176 | 0.858 | Quarter-finals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 15:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–0 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–11 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 15:00 | NEC Red Rockets | 3–2 | Supreme Chonburi | 20–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 15–11 | 106–101 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 15:00 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 1–3 | NEC Red Rockets | 25–21 | 24–26 | 27–29 | 22–25 | | 98–101 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | |
| 1 | Altay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 171 | 130 | 1.315 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | CMFC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 184 | 198 | 0.929 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Paykan Tehran VC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 153 | 180 | 0.850 | Quarter-finals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 18:30 | Paykan Tehran VC | 0–3 | Altay | 18–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 18:30 | CMFC | 3–2 | Paykan Tehran VC | 24–26 | 26–24 | 15–25 | 25–16 | 15–11 | 105–102 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 19:00 | Altay | 3–1 | CMFC | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–13 | 25–23 | | 96–79 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | |
| 1 | Garuda VC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 165 | 131 | 1.260 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 159 | 119 | 1.336 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Lanka Lions | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 76 | 150 | 0.507 | Play-offs |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 12:30 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 3–0 | Lanka Lions | 25–8 | 25–10 | 25–11 | | 75–29 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 12:30 | Lanka Lions | 0–3 | Garuda VC | 20–25 | 16–25 | 11–25 | | 47–75 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 12:30 | Garuda VC | 3–1 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 15–25 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 90–84 | Report |

## Final Round
### Rankings

| Pool A | Pool A | Pool B | Pool B | Pool C | Pool C |
| 1 | NEC Red Rockets | 1 | Altay | 1 | Garuda VC |
| 2 | Supreme Chonburi | 2 | CMFC | 2 | VTV Bình Điền Long An |
| 3 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 3 | Paykan Tehran VC | 3 | Lanka Lions |

### Classification round (R5–9)
#### Section 1

| Play-off | Play-off |
| 16 July | 16 July |
| VTV Bình Điền Long An | 3 |
| Lanka Lions | 0 |

##### Section 1

* Winners will advance to Fifth to Eighth Classification round.
* Losers will be ninth place.
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Jul | 13:30 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 3–0 | Lanka Lions | 25–8 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–45 | Report |

#### Section 2

| Play-off | Play-off |
| 16 July | 16 July |
| Paykan Tehran VC | 1 |
| Garuda VC | 3 |

##### Section 2

* Winners will advance to Fifth to Eighth Classification round.
* Losers will advance to Fifth to Eighth Classification round.
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Jul | 16:00 | Paykan Tehran VC | 1–3 | Garuda VC | 25–23 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 18–25 | | 85–98 | Report |

#### Fifth to Eighth Classification Round

| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 17 July | 17 July |
| CMFC | 1 |
| CMFC | 1 | 18 July | 18 July |
| Paykan Tehran VC | 3 | 18 July | 18 July |
| Paykan Tehran VC | 3 | Paykan Tehran VC | 0 |
| 17 July | 17 July | | Paykan Tehran VC | 0 |
| 17 July | 17 July | Garuda VC | 3 |
| Garuda VC | 3 | Garuda VC | 3 |
| VTV Bình Điền Long An | 1 | | |
| VTV Bình Điền Long An | 1 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 18 July | 18 July |
| | | CMFC | 0 |
| | | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 3 |

##### Fifth to Eighth places

* Winners will advance to Fifth place play-off.
* Losers will be given a chance to Seventh place play-off.
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 10:00 | Garuda VC | 3–1 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 25–19 | 25–23 | 15–25 | 25–20 | | 90–87 | Report |
| 17 Jul | 12:30 | CMFC | 1–3 | Paykan Tehran VC | 24–26 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 13–25 | | 82–98 | Report |

##### Seventh place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Jul | 10:00 | CMFC | 0–3 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 19–25 | 22–25 | 16–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |

##### Fifth place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Jul | 12:30 | Paykan Tehran VC | 0–3 | Garuda VC | 25–27 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | | 62–77 | Report |

### Championship round (R1–9)

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | 14 July | 14 July | | | |
| | | Supreme Chonburi | 3 | | |
| | | Paykan Tehran VC | 0 | | |
| | | | | 17 July | 17 July | |
| | | | | Supreme Chonburi | 3 |
| | | | | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 0 |
| | | 14 July | 14 July | | | |
| | | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 3 | | |
| | | Garuda VC | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | 18 July | 18 July |
| | | | | | | Supreme Chonburi | 3 |
| 14 July | 14 July | | | | | | Supreme Chonburi | 3 |
| 14 July | 14 July | | | | | NEC Red Rockets | 2 |
| CMFC | 3 | | | | | NEC Red Rockets | 2 |
| CMFC | 3 | 16 July | 16 July | | | | |
| Lanka Lions | 0 | 16 July | 16 July | | | | |
| Lanka Lions | 0 | NEC Red Rockets | 3 | | | | |
| | | CMFC | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 17 July | 17 July | | | |
| | | | | NEC Red Rockets | 3 | | |
| | | | | Altay | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 14 July | 14 July | | | 18 July | 18 July |
| | | Altay | 3 | | | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 3 |
| | | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 0 | | | Altay | 2 |

#### Play-offs

* Winners will advance to Quarter-finals.
* Losers will transfer to Classification round (R5–9).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jul | 17:30 | CMFC | 3–0 | Lanka Lions | 25–12 | 25–12 | 25–11 | | | 75–35 | Report |

#### Quarter-finals

* Winners will advance to Semi-finals.
* Losers will transfer to Classification round (R5–9).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jul | 12:30 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 3–0 | Garuda VC | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | 75–63 | Report |
| 14 Jul | 15:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–0 | Paykan Tehran VC | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–16 | | 75–42 | Report |
| 14 Jul | 20:00 | Altay | 3–0 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–15 | | 75–53 | Report |
| 16 Jul | 19:00 | NEC Red Rockets | 3–1 | CMFC | 25–15 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–15 | 94–73 | Report |

#### Semi-finals

* Winners will advance to Finals.
* Losers will be given a chance to Third place play-off .
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 15:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–0 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 17 Jul | 18:00 | NEC Red Rockets | 3–0 | Altay | 25–20 | 25–17 | 28–26 | | | 78–63 | Report |

#### Third place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Jul | 15:00 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 3–2 | Altay | 25–20 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 15–12 | 103–105 | Report |

#### Final

* Winners will advance to World Championship.
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Jul | 18:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–2 | NEC Red Rockets | 13–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 16–14 | 99–103 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Supreme Chonburi |
| | NEC Red Rockets |
| | Jiangsu Zenith Steel |
| 4 | Altay |
| 5 | Garuda VC |
| 6 | Paykan Tehran VC |
| 7 | VTV Bình Điền Long An |
| 8 | CMFC |
| 9 | Lanka Lions |
* Qualified for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
* 2018 Asian Women's Club Champions
* Supreme Chonburi 2nd title
* Team roster
* Supattra Pairoj, Piyanut Pannoy,Wipawee Srithong, Pleumjit Thinkaow, Patcharaporn Sittisad, Taylor Sandbothe,Chatchu-on Moksri, Wilavan Apinyapong (c), Nampueng Khamart, Nootsara Tomkom, Kullapa Piampongsann, Watchareeya Nuanjam, Ajcharaporn Kongyot, Fatou Diouck
* Head coach
* Nataphon Srisamutnak

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Supreme ChonburiSupattra Pairoj Piyanut Pannoy Wipawee Srithong Pleumjit Thinkaow Patcharaporn Sittisad Chatchu-on Moksri Wilavan Apinyapong (c) Nampueng Khamart Nootsara Tomkom Taylor Sandbothe Kullapa Piampongsann Watchareeya Nuanjam Ajcharaporn Kongyot Fatou Diouck | NEC Red RocketsKana Ōno Kaori Ueno Kaname Yamaguchi Mizuki Yanakita (c) Yuna Okuyama Sayaka Iwasaki Sayaka Shinohara Nanami Hirose Misaki Yamauchi Shiori Tsukada Manami Kojima Shiori Aratani Nichika Yamada | Jiangsu Zenith SteelWu Han Rong Wanqianbai Wang Yuqi Yang Wenjin Zhou Xinyi Zang Qianqian Xu Ruoya (c) Wang Chenyue Bai Jie Chen Yixuan Wei Yuxin |