# 2008 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2008 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship was held in Taipei, Republic of China from 20 September to 28 September 2008.

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2006 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Chinese Taipei (Host & 3rd)  Thailand (4th)  Kazakhstan  Australia  Indonesia | China (1st)  Japan (2nd)  Sri Lanka  India  New Zealand  South Korea |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 300 | 181 | 1.657 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 284 | 209 | 1.359 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 317 | 350 | 0.906 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.500 | 277 | 342 | 0.810 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 263 | 359 | 0.733 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 20 Sep | 16:00 | Indonesia | 3–2 | Australia | 25–15 | 26–28 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 16–14 | 114–104 |
| 20 Sep | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–10 | 25–15 | 25–12 | | | 75–37 |
| 21 Sep | 17:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Australia | 25–10 | 25–12 | 25–15 | | | 75–37 |
| 21 Sep | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–21 | 25–13 | 25–13 | | | 75–47 |
| 22 Sep | 17:00 | Kazakhstan | 2–3 | Indonesia | 25–21 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 10–15 | 96–108 |
| 22 Sep | 19:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 22–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | | 59–75 |
| 23 Sep | 17:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Thailand | 10–25 | 20–25 | 19–25 | | | 49–75 |
| 23 Sep | 19:00 | Australia | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 11–25 | 13–25 | 14–25 | | | 38–75 |
| 24 Sep | 11:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | Thailand | 17–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | | | 48–75 |
| 24 Sep | 13:00 | Australia | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 15–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | 84–95 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 440 | 258 | 1.705 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 421 | 275 | 1.531 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 420 | 352 | 1.193 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 296 | 400 | 0.740 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | India | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 305 | 425 | 0.718 | |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 229 | 401 | 0.571 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 20 Sep | 10:00 | India | 3–2 | New Zealand | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 15–8 | 102–102 |
| 20 Sep | 12:00 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | South Korea | 8–25 | 13–25 | 12–25 | | | 33–75 |
| 20 Sep | 14:00 | China | 2–3 | Japan | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 7–15 | 97–103 |
| 21 Sep | 11:00 | Japan | 3–2 | South Korea | 22–25 | 25–27 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 15–10 | 112–99 |
| 21 Sep | 13:00 | China | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–9 | 25–11 | 25–12 | | | 75–32 |
| 21 Sep | 15:00 | Sri Lanka | 3–2 | India | 13–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 15–11 | 98–101 |
| 22 Sep | 11:00 | China | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–11 | 25–11 | 25–9 | | | 75–31 |
| 22 Sep | 13:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | India | 25–12 | 25–15 | 25–14 | | | 75–41 |
| 22 Sep | 15:00 | New Zealand | 0–3 | Japan | 9–25 | 4–25 | 7–25 | | | 20–75 |
| 23 Sep | 11:00 | Japan | 3–0 | India | 25–8 | 25–12 | 25–5 | | | 75–25 |
| 23 Sep | 13:00 | New Zealand | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–13 | | | 75–50 |
| 23 Sep | 15:00 | South Korea | 1–3 | China | 15–25 | 16–25 | 26–24 | 16–25 | | 73–99 |
| 24 Sep | 15:00 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Japan | 3–25 | 4–25 | 10–25 | | | 17–75 |
| 24 Sep | 17:00 | India | 0–3 | China | 15–25 | 11–25 | 10–25 | | | 36–75 |
| 24 Sep | 19:00 | New Zealand | 1–3 | South Korea | 15–25 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 13–25 | | 67–98 |

## Classification 9th–11th

| 9th–11th places | 9th–11th places | 9th place | 9th place |
| 26 September – Taipei | 26 September – Taipei |
| Australia | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | 27 September – Taipei | 27 September – Taipei |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 27 September – Taipei | 27 September – Taipei |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | Australia | 3 |
| 26 September – Taipei | 26 September – Taipei | | Australia | 3 |
| 26 September – Taipei | 26 September – Taipei | India | 1 |
| India | | India | 1 |
| Bye | | | |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Sep | 11:00 | Australia | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | 25–17 | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–19 | | 94–81 |

### 9th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Sep | 11:00 | Australia | 3–1 | India | 25–21 | 25–19 | 24–26 | 25–19 | | 99–85 |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 26 September – Taipei | 26 September – Taipei | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 27 September – Taipei | 27 September – Taipei | | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 27 September – Taipei | 27 September – Taipei | |
| New Zealand | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | |
| 26 September – Taipei | 26 September – Taipei | | Chinese Taipei | 3 | |
| 26 September – Taipei | 26 September – Taipei | China | 2 | |
| China | 3 | China | 2 | |
| China | 3 | | | | 28 September – Taipei | 28 September – Taipei |
| Indonesia | 0 | | | | 28 September – Taipei | 28 September – Taipei |
| Indonesia | 0 | | | | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 26 September – Taipei | 26 September – Taipei | | | | | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 26 September – Taipei | 26 September – Taipei | | | | Japan | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | | | | Japan | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 27 September – Taipei | 27 September – Taipei | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 27 September – Taipei | 27 September – Taipei | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | Japan | 3 | | | |
| 26 September – Taipei | 26 September – Taipei | | Japan | 3 | | | |
| 26 September – Taipei | 26 September – Taipei | South Korea | 0 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Thailand | 0 | South Korea | 0 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Thailand | 0 | | | | 28 September – Taipei | 28 September – Taipei |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | 28 September – Taipei | 28 September – Taipei |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | South Korea | 0 |
| | | | | | China | 3 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 27 September – Taipei | 27 September – Taipei |
| New Zealand | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 28 September – Taipei | 28 September – Taipei |
| Indonesia | 3 | 28 September – Taipei | 28 September – Taipei |
| Indonesia | 3 | Indonesia | 0 |
| 27 September – Taipei | 27 September – Taipei | | Indonesia | 0 |
| 27 September – Taipei | 27 September – Taipei | Thailand | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | Thailand | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | | |
| Thailand | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 28 September – Taipei | 28 September – Taipei |
| | | New Zealand | 0 |
| | | Kazakhstan | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 26 Sep | 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–11 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 75–50 |
| 26 Sep | 15:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–8 | 25–10 | 25–18 | 75–36 |
| 26 Sep | 17:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | South Korea | 21–25 | 11–25 | 15–25 | 47–75 |
| 26 Sep | 19:00 | China | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–11 | 25–10 | 25–18 | 75–39 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Sep | 13:00 | New Zealand | 0–3 | Indonesia | 20–25 | 16–25 | 25–27 | | | 61–77 |
| 27 Sep | 15:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Thailand | 15–25 | 25–19 | 11–25 | 22–25 | | 73–94 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Sep | 17:00 | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–15 | | | 75–53 |
| 27 Sep | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | China | 25–23 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 25–17 | 15–11 | 106–101 |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Sep | 11:00 | New Zealand | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 23–25 | 25–27 | 17–25 | | | 65–77 |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Sep | 13:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | Thailand | 20–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | | | 59–75 |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Sep | 15:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | China | 23–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | | | 58–75 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Sep | 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Japan | 18–25 | 17–25 | 23–25 | | | 58–75 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Japan |
| | Chinese Taipei |
| | China |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Thailand |
| 6 | Indonesia |
| 7 | Kazakhstan |
| 8 | New Zealand |
| 9 | Australia |
| 10 | India |
| 11 | Sri Lanka |
* Qualified for the 2009 World Junior Championship
* 2008 Asian Junior Women's champions
* Japan Fifth title

## Awards

* MVP: Yuki Kawai
* Best scorer: Chen Wan-ting
* Best spiker: Chen Shih-ting
* Best blocker: Yang Junjing
* Best server: Joo Yea-na
* Best setter: Yuki Kawai
* Best libero: Kotoe Inoue