# Volleyball at the 1998 Asian Games – Men

This page presents the results of the men's volleyball tournament at the 1998 Asian Games, which was held from Monday December 7 to Tuesday December 15, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. The men's volleyball event was contested for the eleventh time at the Asian Games.

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 180 | 84 | 2.143 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 168 | 124 | 1.355 |
| 3 | Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 157 | 156 | 1.006 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 131 | 184 | 0.712 |
| 5 | Qatar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 92 | 180 | 0.511 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 07 Dec | Qatar | 0–3 | South Korea | 3–15 | 7–15 | 6–15 | | 16–45 |
| 07 Dec | Thailand | 3–1 | Indonesia | 14–16 | 16–14 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 60–46 |
| 08 Dec | Qatar | 0–3 | Indonesia | 11–15 | 13–15 | 10–15 | | 34–45 |
| 08 Dec | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Thailand | 15–7 | 15–13 | 15–10 | | 45–30 |
| 09 Dec | Qatar | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 6–15 | 8–15 | 8–15 | | 22–45 |
| 09 Dec | Indonesia | 0–3 | South Korea | 1–15 | 7–15 | 5–15 | | 13–45 |
| 11 Dec | Indonesia | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 10–15 | 11–15 | 6–15 | | 27–45 |
| 11 Dec | South Korea | 3–0 | Thailand | 15–8 | 15–10 | 15–4 | | 45–22 |
| 12 Dec | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | South Korea | 11–15 | 13–15 | 9–15 | | 33–45 |
| 12 Dec | Thailand | 3–0 | Qatar | 15–7 | 15–5 | 15–8 | | 45–20 |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 195 | 117 | 1.667 |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 172 | 125 | 1.376 |
| 3 | India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 130 | 139 | 0.935 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 125 | 161 | 0.776 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 103 | 183 | 0.563 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 07 Dec | India | 0–3 | China | 9–15 | 7–15 | 11–15 | | 27–45 |
| 07 Dec | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Pakistan | 15–9 | 15–3 | 16–14 | | 46–26 |
| 08 Dec | Pakistan | 0–3 | China | 9–15 | 9–15 | 14–16 | | 32–46 |
| 08 Dec | India | 0–3 | Japan | 3–15 | 4–15 | 6–15 | | 13–45 |
| 09 Dec | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | India | 11–15 | 7–15 | 9–15 | | 27–45 |
| 09 Dec | China | 3–1 | Japan | 15–3 | 14–16 | 15–9 | 15–8 | 59–36 |
| 11 Dec | Pakistan | 0–3 | Japan | 7–15 | 2–15 | 14–16 | | 23–46 |
| 11 Dec | China | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–3 | | 45–22 |
| 12 Dec | India | 3–0 | Pakistan | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–11 | | 45–22 |
| 12 Dec | Japan | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 15–13 | 15–7 | 15–10 | | 45–30 |

### Classification 9th–10th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Dec | Qatar | 0–3 | Pakistan | 11–15 | 8–15 | 7–15 | | | 26–45 |

### Classification 5th–8th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| 13 December | 13 December |
| Thailand | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | 14 December | 14 December |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 14 December | 14 December |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | Thailand | 3 |
| 13 December | 13 December | | Thailand | 3 |
| 13 December | 13 December | Indonesia | 0 |
| India | 0 | Indonesia | 0 |
| Indonesia | 3 | | |
| Indonesia | 3 | Classification 7th–8th | Classification 7th–8th |
| | | 14 December | 14 December |
| | | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| | | India | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 13 Dec | Thailand | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 9–15 | 15–3 | 15–5 | 15–4 | | 54–27 |
| 13 Dec | India | 0–3 | Indonesia | 12–15 | 5–15 | 14–16 | | | 31–46 |

#### Classification 7th–8th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Dec | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | India | 6–15 | 0–15 | 11–15 | | | 17–45 |

#### Classification 5th–6th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Dec | Thailand | 3–0 | Indonesia | 17–16 | 15–6 | 15–8 | | | 47–30 |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 13 December | 13 December |
| South Korea | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 | 15 December | 15 December |
| Japan | 1 | 15 December | 15 December |
| Japan | 1 | South Korea | 1 |
| 13 December | 13 December | | South Korea | 1 |
| 13 December | 13 December | China | 3 |
| China | 3 | China | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 15 December | 15 December |
| | | Japan | 2 |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 13 Dec | South Korea | 3–1 | Japan | 15–11 | 13–15 | 15–3 | 15–6 | | 58–35 |
| 13 Dec | China | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 15–11 | 15–4 | 15–11 | | | 45–26 |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 15 Dec | Japan | 2–3 | Chinese Taipei | 15–6 | 12–15 | 15–13 | 5–15 | 8–15 | 55–64 |

#### Final

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 15 Dec | South Korea | 1–3 | China | 7–15 | 11–15 | 15–10 | 9–15 | | 42–55 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | China | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| | South Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Thailand | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | India | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Qatar | 5 | 0 | 5 |