# 2008 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship

The 2008 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship was held in Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran from 23 August to 31 August 2008.

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2006 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Iran (Host & 1st)  Qatar (8th)  Maldives | Japan (2nd)  Australia (7th)  Kazakhstan  United Arab Emirates * | India (3rd)  South Korea (6th)  Sri Lanka  Indonesia | Chinese Taipei (4th)  China (5th)  Pakistan  Kyrgyzstan * |
* Withdrew after the plane carrying their team crashed ;Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 killed all players of team.

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 66 | 2.273 | Pool E |
| 2 | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 116 | 117 | 0.991 | Pool E |
| 3 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 67 | 150 | 0.447 | Pool G |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 23 Aug | 17:30 | Iran | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–10 | 25–6 | 25–9 | 75–25 |
| 24 Aug | 17:00 | Qatar | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–14 | 25–13 | 25–15 | 75–42 |
| 25 Aug | 17:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–13 | 25–13 | 25–15 | 75–41 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 173 | 145 | 1.193 | Pool F |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 158 | 150 | 1.053 | Pool F |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 158 | 194 | 0.814 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 23 Aug | 17:30 | Australia | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 98–83 |
| 24 Aug | 17:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Japan | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | 75–62 |
| 25 Aug | 15:00 | Japan | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 25–19 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–13 | 96–75 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 250 | 196 | 1.276 | Pool E |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 238 | 198 | 1.202 | Pool E |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 236 | 261 | 0.904 | Pool G |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 200 | 269 | 0.743 | Pool G |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 Aug | 14:00 | Indonesia | 3–2 | Sri Lanka | 25–16 | 31–33 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 15–12 | 119–109 |
| 23 Aug | 19:30 | South Korea | 1–3 | India | 20–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 88–98 |
| 24 Aug | 11:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–14 | | | 75–53 |
| 24 Aug | 15:00 | India | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–15 | 25–17 | 25–12 | | | 75–44 |
| 25 Aug | 11:00 | Indonesia | 0–3 | India | 21–25 | 18–25 | 25–27 | | | 64–77 |
| 25 Aug | 17:00 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | South Korea | 13–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | | 47–75 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 112 | 1.339 | Pool F |
| 2 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 156 | 156 | 1.000 | Pool F |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 135 | 173 | 0.780 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 23 Aug | 11:00 | Pakistan | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 25–22 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 98–81 |
| 24 Aug | 15:00 | Pakistan | 0–3 | China | 22–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | 58–75 |
| 25 Aug | 15:00 | China | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–14 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | 75–54 |

## Classification round

* 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 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 272 | 212 | 1.283 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 252 | 228 | 1.105 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 255 | 251 | 1.016 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 137 | 225 | 0.609 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 26 Aug | 15:00 | India | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–14 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | 75–41 |
| 26 Aug | 17:00 | Iran | 3–1 | South Korea | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 98–92 |
| 27 Aug | 15:00 | Qatar | 0–3 | South Korea | 16–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | | 55–75 |
| 27 Aug | 17:00 | Iran | 3–1 | India | 26–24 | 23–25 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 99–79 |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 271 | 226 | 1.199 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 239 | 217 | 1.101 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 245 | 266 | 0.921 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 202 | 248 | 0.815 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 26 Aug | 13:00 | Australia | 1–3 | Pakistan | 25–20 | 15–25 | 34–36 | 16–25 | 90–106 |
| 26 Aug | 19:00 | China | 3–1 | Japan | 25–21 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 98–88 |
| 27 Aug | 13:00 | Japan | 0–3 | Pakistan | 15–25 | 22–25 | 15–25 | | 52–75 |
| 27 Aug | 19:00 | Australia | 1–3 | China | 25–23 | 14–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 80–98 |

### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 194 | 137 | 1.416 | 9th–12th place |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 184 | 160 | 1.150 | 9th–12th place |
| 3 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 69 | 150 | 0.460 | 13th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Aug | 09:00 | Maldives | 0–3 | Sri Lanka | 18–25 | 14–25 | 9–25 | | | 41–75 |
| 27 Aug | 11:00 | Maldives | 0–3 | Indonesia | 13–25 | 10–25 | 5–25 | | | 28–75 |

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.000 | 99 | 78 | 1.269 | 9th–12th place |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 78 | 99 | 0.788 | 9th–12th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Aug | 11:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 20–25 | 16–25 | 26–24 | 16–25 | | 78–99 |

## Classification 9th–12th

| 9th–12th places | 9th–12th places | 9th place | 9th place |
| 29 August – Tehran | 29 August – Tehran |
| Indonesia | 3 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 30 August – Tehran | 30 August – Tehran |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 30 August – Tehran | 30 August – Tehran |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | Indonesia | 1 |
| 29 August – Tehran | 29 August – Tehran | | Indonesia | 1 |
| 29 August – Tehran | 29 August – Tehran | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | 30 August – Tehran | 30 August – Tehran |
| | | Kazakhstan | 1 |
| | | Sri Lanka | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Aug | 09:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–17 | 25–12 | 28–26 | | | 78–55 |
| 29 Aug | 11:00 | Indonesia | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | | 75–54 |

### 11th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Aug | 09:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Sri Lanka | 25–20 | 17–25 | 19–25 | 24–26 | | 85–96 |

### 9th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Aug | 11:00 | Indonesia | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 25–23 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | | 82–98 |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 29 August – Tehran | 29 August – Tehran | | | |
| Iran | 3 | | | |
| Iran | 3 | 30 August – Tehran | 30 August – Tehran | | |
| Japan | 0 | 30 August – Tehran | 30 August – Tehran | |
| Japan | 0 | Iran | 3 | |
| 29 August – Tehran | 29 August – Tehran | | Iran | 3 | |
| 29 August – Tehran | 29 August – Tehran | Pakistan | 0 | |
| Pakistan | 3 | Pakistan | 0 | |
| Pakistan | 3 | | | | 31 August – Tehran | 31 August – Tehran |
| South Korea | 0 | | | | 31 August – Tehran | 31 August – Tehran |
| South Korea | 0 | | | | Iran | 3 |
| 29 August – Tehran | 29 August – Tehran | | | | | Iran | 3 |
| 29 August – Tehran | 29 August – Tehran | | | | China | 1 |
| China | 3 | | | | China | 1 |
| China | 3 | 30 August – Tehran | 30 August – Tehran | | | |
| Qatar | 0 | 30 August – Tehran | 30 August – Tehran | | | |
| Qatar | 0 | China | 3 | | | |
| 29 August – Tehran | 29 August – Tehran | | China | 3 | | | |
| 29 August – Tehran | 29 August – Tehran | India | 1 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| India | 3 | India | 1 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| India | 3 | | | | 31 August – Tehran | 31 August – Tehran |
| Australia | 0 | | | | 31 August – Tehran | 31 August – Tehran |
| Australia | 0 | | | | Pakistan | 3 |
| | | | | | India | 0 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 30 August – Tehran | 30 August – Tehran |
| Japan | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | 31 August – Tehran | 31 August – Tehran |
| South Korea | 3 | 31 August – Tehran | 31 August – Tehran |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 0 |
| 30 August – Tehran | 30 August – Tehran | | South Korea | 0 |
| 30 August – Tehran | 30 August – Tehran | Australia | 3 |
| Qatar | 0 | Australia | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | | |
| Australia | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 31 August – Tehran | 31 August – Tehran |
| | | Japan | 3 |
| | | Qatar | 0 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 29 Aug | 13:00 | India | 3–0 | Australia | 25–16 | 25–17 | 31–29 | 81–62 |
| 29 Aug | 15:00 | Pakistan | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–18 | 25–21 | 27–25 | 77–64 |
| 29 Aug | 17:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Japan | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–12 | 75–57 |
| 29 Aug | 19:00 | China | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 75–52 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Aug | 13:00 | Japan | 2–3 | South Korea | 25–21 | 22–25 | 27–25 | 22–25 | 11–15 | 107–111 |
| 30 Aug | 15:00 | Qatar | 0–3 | Australia | 17–25 | 19–25 | 13–25 | | | 49–75 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Aug | 17:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Pakistan | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–63 |
| 30 Aug | 19:00 | China | 3–1 | India | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | 96–85 |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 31 Aug | 10:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–14 | 27–25 | 25–20 | | | 77–59 |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 31 Aug | 12:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Australia | 25–27 | 26–28 | 21–25 | | | 72–80 |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 31 Aug | 15:00 | Pakistan | 3–0 | India | 25–12 | 25–11 | 25–20 | | | 75–43 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 31 Aug | 17:00 | Iran | 3–1 | China | 25–15 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–22 | | 98–80 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Iran |
| | China |
| | Pakistan |
| 4 | India |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | South Korea |
| 7 | Japan |
| 8 | Qatar |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei |
| 10 | Indonesia |
| 11 | Sri Lanka |
| 12 | Kazakhstan |
| 13 | Maldives |
* Qualified for the 2009 World Junior Championship
* Qualified for the 2009 World Junior Championship as hosts
* 2008 Asian Junior Men's champions
* Iran Fourth title

## Awards

* MVP: Mojtaba Ghiasi
* Best scorer: Dai Qingyao
* Best spiker: Dai Qingyao
* Best blocker: Alireza Jadidi
* Best server: Mojtaba Ghiasi
* Best setter: Farhad Salafzoun
* Best digger: Golmohammad Sakhavi
* Best receiver: Shahrukh Khan