# 1983 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

The 1983 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the third staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a quadrennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Japan Volleyball Association (JVA). The tournament was held in Tokyo, Japan from 23 November to 1 December 1983.

## Preliminary round

* Qualified for the 1st–4th places
* Qualified for the 5th–8th places
* Qualified for the 9th–11th places

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 180 | 56 | 3.214 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 175 | 165 | 1.061 | Semifinals |
| 3 | India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 156 | 162 | 0.963 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 167 | 205 | 0.815 | 5th–8th place |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 106 | 196 | 0.541 | 9th–11th place |
* Philippines Withdrew
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 Nov | Japan | 3–0 | Australia | 15–3 | 15–3 | 15–8 | | | 45–14 |
| 23 Nov | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Indonesia | 15–7 | 15–5 | 15–5 | | | 45–17 |
| 24 Nov | Japan | 3–0 | Indonesia | 15–3 | 15–6 | 15–2 | | | 45–11 |
| 24 Nov | India | 3–1 | Australia | 10–15 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–2 | | 55–33 |
| 25 Nov | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | India | 15–4 | 12–15 | 15–12 | 15–13 | | 57–44 |
| 25 Nov | Australia | 3–1 | Indonesia | 15–9 | 14–16 | 17–15 | 15–11 | | 61–51 |
| 26 Nov | Australia | 3–2 | Chinese Taipei | 10–15 | 15–8 | 4–15 | 15–10 | 15–6 | 59–54 |
| 26 Nov | Japan | 3–0 | India | 15–8 | 15–4 | 15–0 | | | 45–12 |
| 27 Nov | India | 3–0 | Indonesia | 15–12 | 15–6 | 15–9 | | | 45–27 |
| 27 Nov | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 15–6 | 15–8 | 15–5 | | | 45–19 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 232 | 81 | 2.864 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4.333 | 231 | 76 | 3.039 | Semifinals |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 172 | 0 | MAX | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Kuwait | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 0 | 189 | 0.000 | 5th–8th place |
| 5 | Nepal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 113 | 0 | MAX | 9th–11th place |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 0 | 258 | 0.000 | 9th–11th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 Nov | China | 3–0 | Kuwait | 15–2 | 15–2 | 15–6 | | | 45–10 |
| 23 Nov | South Korea | 3–0 | New Zealand | 15–3 | 15–3 | 15–4 | | | 45–10 |
| 23 Nov | Nepal | 3–2 | Hong Kong | 15–17 | 15–8 | 11–15 | 15–6 | 15–? | 71–? |
| 24 Nov | China | 3–0 | New Zealand | 15–3 | 15–0 | 15–0 | | | 45–3 |
| 24 Nov | South Korea | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–0 | 15–3 | 15–1 | | | 45–4 |
| 24 Nov | Kuwait | 3–0 | Nepal | 15–2 | 15–10 | 15–1 | | | 45–13 |
| 25 Nov | China | 3–0 | Nepal | 15–1 | 15–1 | 15–2 | | | 45–4 |
| 25 Nov | New Zealand | 3–1 | Hong Kong | 15–3 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 15–3 | | 52–28 |
| 25 Nov | South Korea | 3–0 | Kuwait | 15–8 | 15–4 | 15–3 | | | 45–15 |
| 26 Nov | China | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–1 | 15–4 | 15–2 | | | 45–7 |
| 26 Nov | South Korea | 3–0 | Nepal | 15–1 | 15–0 | 15–0 | | | 45–1 |
| 26 Nov | New Zealand | 3–2 | Kuwait | 15–12 | 4–15 | 15–3 | 13–15 | 15–? | 62–? |
| 27 Nov | New Zealand | 3–0 | Nepal | 15–10 | 15–2 | 15–12 | | | 45–24 |
| 27 Nov | South Korea | 3–1 | China | 15–13 | 15–9 | 6–15 | 16–14 | | 52–51 |
| 27 Nov | Kuwait | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–3 | 15–8 | 15–13 | | | 45–24 |

## Final round
### Classification 9th–11th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 9 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 84 | 85 | 0.988 |
| 11 | Nepal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 29 Nov | Indonesia | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 15–13 | 15–3 | 15–11 | | 45–27 |
| 30 Nov | Hong Kong | 3–1 | Nepal | 9–15 | 15–5 | 18–16 | 15–4 | 57–40 |
| 1 Dec | Indonesia | 3–0 | Nepal | | | | | |

### Classification 5th–8th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 5 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 29 Nov | Australia | 3–0 | New Zealand | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 45–27 |
| 29 Nov | India | 3–0 | Kuwait | 15–12 | 15–12 | 15–9 | 45–33 |
| 30 Nov | India | 3–0 | New Zealand | 15–4 | 15–5 | 15–5 | 45–14 |
| 30 Nov | Australia | 3–0 | Kuwait | 15–8 | 15–2 | 15–2 | 45–12 |
| 1 Des | India | 3–? | Australia | | | | |
| 1 Dec | Kuwait | 3–? | New Zealand | | | | |

### Classification 1st–4th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 178 | 125 | 1.424 |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 153 | 150 | 1.020 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 161 | 151 | 1.066 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 78 | 142 | 0.549 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Nov | China | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 7–15 | 15–6 | 15–4 | 15–4 | | 52–29 |
| 29 Nov | Japan | 3–2 | South Korea | 12–15 | 15–9 | 15–13 | 8–15 | 15–11 | 65–63 |
| 30 Nov | China | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–10 | 15–17 | 9–15 | 15–11 | | 54–53 |
| 30 Nov | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–7 | | | 45–22 |
| 01 Dec | South Korea | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 15–12 | 15–12 | 15–10 | | | 45–32 |
| 01 Dec | China | 2–3 | Japan | 15–12 | 15–11 | 7–15 | 3–15 | 7–15 | 47–68 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Japan |
| | China |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
| 5 | India |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Kuwait |
| 8 | New Zealand |
| 9 | Indonesia |
| 10 | Hong Kong |
| 11 | Nepal |
* Qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics
* Qualified for the 1984 Olympic Qualifier
* Invited for the 1984 Olympic Qualifier
* 1983 Asian Men's champions
* Japan 2nd title