# 2017 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship

The 2017 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship was the second edition of the Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF). It was held in Ardabil, Iran from 1 to 9 May 2017. The tournament was served as the Asian qualifiers for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship held in Cairo, Egypt with the top two ranked teams qualifying for the world championship.
The matches was played in only one stadium in Ardabil: Rezazadeh Stadium. It was the first time that Iran and Ardabil had hosted the tournament. As hosts, Iran automatically participated for the tournament, while the remaining 10 teams (with the withdrawn of Philippines).
Iran won the tournament with a 3–0 final win over Japan. Both finalists qualified for the World Championship.

## Participated teams

| Central Asia (CAZA) | East Asia (EAZA) | Oceania (OZA) | Southeast Asia (SEAZA) | West Asia (WAZA) |
| Iran (host)  Kazakhstan  Pakistan  Sri Lanka  Uzbekistan | Chinese Taipei  China  Japan | Australia | Malaysia  Philippines  Thailand | |

## Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2015 edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2015 edition. All teams not seeded were drawn in Bangkok, Thailand on 27 February 2017. But, Philippines later withdrew. Final standing of the 2015 edition are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 1st.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Iran (Hosts) | Chinese Taipei (3) | China (4) | Japan (6) |
| Philippines (14) | Kazakhstan (12) | Australia (10) | Thailand (7) |
| Pakistan (–) | Uzbekistan (–) | Malaysia (–) | Sri Lanka (–) |

## Venue

* All matches
* Ardabil, Iran
* Rezazadeh Stadium
* Capacity: 6,000

## Pool standing procedure

* Numbers of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 2–1: 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 Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 82 | 65 | 1.262 | Pool E |
| 2 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 65 | 82 | 0.793 | Pool E |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 May | 17:30 | Iran | 3–0 | Pakistan | 25–12 | 29–27 | 28–26 | | | 82–65 | P2 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 192 | 158 | 1.215 | Pool F |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 176 | 176 | 1.000 | Pool F |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 189 | 223 | 0.848 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 May | 10:00 | Uzbekistan | 2–3 | Kazakhstan | 25–20 | 19–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 14–16 | 99–108 | P2 |
| 2 May | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Uzbekistan | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–10 | 28–30 | 15–8 | 115–90 | P2 |
| 3 May | 15:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 21–25 | 25–27 | 22–25 | | | 68–77 | P2 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 174 | 147 | 1.184 | Pool E |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 157 | 158 | 0.994 | Pool E |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 170 | 196 | 0.867 | 9th place play-offs |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 1 May | 12:30 | Malaysia | 3–1 | Australia | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 97–83 | P2 |
| 2 May | 17:30 | China | 3–0 | Malaysia | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 75–60 | P2 |
| 3 May | 17:30 | Australia | 1–3 | China | 18–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 87–99 | P2 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 187 | 149 | 1.255 | Pool F |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 203 | 195 | 1.041 | Pool F |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 127 | 173 | 0.734 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 May | 15:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–13 | | | 75–44 | P2 |
| 2 May | 12:30 | Thailand | 2–3 | Japan | 28–30 | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 8–15 | 105–112 | P2 |
| 3 May | 12:30 | Sri Lanka | 1–3 | Thailand | 25–23 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | 83–98 | P2 |

## Second round

* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
* The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 255 | 201 | 1.269 | Final round |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 219 | 203 | 1.079 | Final round |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 231 | 255 | 0.906 | Final round |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 225 | 271 | 0.830 | Final round |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 4 May | 15:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Malaysia | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 98–85 | P2 |
| 4 May | 17:30 | China | 3–1 | Pakistan | 18–25 | 25–18 | 25–11 | 25–14 | 93–68 | P2 |
| 5 May | 10:00 | Pakistan | 3–1 | Malaysia | 23–25 | 25–13 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 98–80 | P2 |
| 5 May | 15:00 | Iran | 3–0 | China | 25–18 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | 75–51 | P2 |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 262 | 213 | 1.230 | Final round |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 303 | 298 | 1.017 | Final round |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 234 | 249 | 0.940 | Final round |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 205 | 244 | 0.840 | Final round |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 May | 12:30 | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | Thailand | 25–19 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 12–15 | 100–106 | P2 |
| 4 May | 19:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–51 | P2 |
| 5 May | 12:30 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Thailand | 22–25 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 22–25 | | 86–92 | P2 |
| 5 May | 17:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Japan | 23–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 |

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.500 | 106 | 114 | 0.930 | 9th place match |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 114 | 106 | 1.075 | 9th place play-offs |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 May | 10:00 | Uzbekistan | 2–3 | Sri Lanka | 25–20 | 25–16 | 24–26 | 26–28 | 14–16 | 114–106 | P2 |

## Classification round

* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).

### Bracket

| Ninth place play-offs | Ninth place play-offs | Ninth place match | Ninth place match |
| Sri Lanka | Bye |
| Sri Lanka | Bye | 7 May – Ardabil | 7 May – Ardabil |
| | | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| 5 May – Ardabil | 5 May – Ardabil | | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| 5 May – Ardabil | 5 May – Ardabil | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| Australia | 0 | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | | |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | Australia | |

### 9th place play-offs

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 May | 19:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | 22–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 |

### 9th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 May | 10:00 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | 23–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | | 65–75 | P2 |

## Final round

* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).

### Bracket

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place play-offs | Fifth place play-offs | Fifth place play-offs | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Malaysia | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 | | | | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | | |
| | | | China | China | 3 | | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | China | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | | | 3 | | | | | | | |
| China | China | 3 | | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | | | | 0 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | | | | | | Japan | | | | | Iran | Iran | 3 |
| | | | | | | Iran | Iran | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kazakhstan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 2 | | | | Iran | Iran | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place | | |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 0 | | | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 2 | | | | Thailand | Thailand | | | 3 | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 3 | | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 |

### Quarter-finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 7 May | 12:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Malaysia | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 75–64 | P2 |
| 7 May | 15:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Pakistan | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 75–57 | P2 |
| 7 May | 17:30 | Iran | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–9 | 25–17 | 25–14 | 75–40 | P2 |
| 7 May | 19:30 | China | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 19–25 | 27–29 | 23–25 | 69–79 | P2 |

### 5th place play-offs

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 May | 10:00 | Malaysia | 1–3 | China | 25–17 | 22–25 | 12–25 | 27–29 | | 86–96 | P2 |
| 8 May | 12:30 | Kazakhstan | 2–3 | Pakistan | 20–25 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 14–16 | 107–105 | P2 |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 May | 10:00 | Malaysia | 2–3 | Kazakhstan | 25–22 | 11–25 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 10–15 | 94–107 | P2 |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 May | 12:30 | China | 3–0 | Pakistan | 25–15 | 25–13 | 25–13 | | | 75–41 | P2 |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 May | 15:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–58 | P2 |
| 8 May | 17:30 | Iran | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | | 75–61 | P2 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 May | 15:00 | Thailand | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 25–19 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | 91–94 | P2 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 May | 17:30 | Japan | 0–3 | Iran | 25–27 | 24–26 | 20–25 | | | 69–78 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Iran |
| | Japan |
| | Chinese Taipei |
| 4 | Thailand |
| 5 | China |
| 6 | Pakistan |
| 7 | Kazakhstan |
| 8 | Malaysia |
| 9 | Uzbekistan |
| 10 | Sri Lanka |
| 11 | Australia |
* Qualified for the 2017 U23 World Championship
* 2017 Asian Men's U23 champions
* Iran 2nd title
* 12–man roster
* Mosafer, Hamoudi, Taghizadeh (c), Sheibanimehr, Cheperli, Allahverdian, Esmaeilnejad, Ebrahimi, Javaheri, Karimi, Daliri, Esmaeilpour
* Head coach
* Cichello

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Rahman Taghizadeh
* Best setter
    Masaki Oya
* Best outside spikers
    Masato Katsuoka
    Esmaeil Mosafer
* Best middle blockers
    Lee Hsing-kuo
    Sahand Allahverdian
* Best opposite spiker
    Amin Esmaeilnejad
* Best libero
    Su Hou-chen