# 2008 Asian Youth Boys' Volleyball Championship

The 2008 Asian Youth Boys' Volleyball Championship was held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka from 14 to 22 October 2008.

## Pools composition

The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Sri Lanka (Host)  China (3rd)  Chinese Taipei  Maldives  Indonesia *  Australia | Iran (1st)  India (2nd)  Japan  Kazakhstan  Thailand  Kuwait |
* Withdrew

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 342 | 243 | 1.407 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 | 330 | 241 | 1.369 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 273 | 291 | 0.938 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 287 | 284 | 1.011 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Maldives | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 127 | 300 | 0.423 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Oct | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | China | 24–26 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 10–15 | 105–110 |
| 14 Oct | 17:00 | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–13 | 25–7 | 25–10 | | | 75–30 |
| 15 Oct | 15:00 | Australia | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 17–25 | 12–25 | 16–25 | | | 45–75 |
| 15 Oct | 19:00 | China | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–5 | 25–9 | 25–14 | | | 75–28 |
| 16 Oct | 15:00 | Maldives | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 10–25 | 7–25 | 7–25 | | | 24–75 |
| 16 Oct | 17:00 | Australia | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | 23–25 | 26–24 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | 99–94 |
| 17 Oct | 15:00 | China | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–20 | 25–8 | 30–28 | | | 80–56 |
| 17 Oct | 19:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–15 | | | 75–45 |
| 18 Oct | 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–62 |
| 18 Oct | 19:00 | China | 3–0 | Australia | 25–17 | 27–25 | 25–12 | | | 77–54 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 418 | 300 | 1.393 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 434 | 365 | 1.189 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | India | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 414 | 358 | 1.156 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 341 | 309 | 1.104 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Kuwait | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 238 | 364 | 0.654 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 226 | 375 | 0.603 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Oct | 09:00 | Japan | 1–3 | Iran | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–27 | 21–25 | | 92–94 |
| 14 Oct | 11:00 | India | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–20 | 26–24 | 25–21 | | | 76–65 |
| 14 Oct | 13:00 | Kuwait | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–64 |
| 15 Oct | 09:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 |
| 15 Oct | 11:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–17 | 25–10 | 25–14 | | | 75–41 |
| 15 Oct | 13:00 | India | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–12 | 25–13 | 25–14 | | | 75–39 |
| 16 Oct | 09:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Iran | 13–25 | 6–25 | 14–25 | | | 33–75 |
| 16 Oct | 11:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–8 | 25–12 | 25–13 | | | 75–33 |
| 16 Oct | 13:00 | Japan | 3–2 | India | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–27 | 15–12 | 111–107 |
| 17 Oct | 09:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–10 | | | 75–41 |
| 17 Oct | 11:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | India | 10–25 | 16–25 | 18–25 | | | 44–75 |
| 17 Oct | 13:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Japan | 21–25 | 29–31 | 23–25 | | | 73–81 |
| 18 Oct | 09:00 | Kuwait | 0–3 | Japan | 15–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | | 50–75 |
| 18 Oct | 11:00 | India | 1–3 | Iran | 20–25 | 18–25 | 26–24 | 17–25 | | 81–99 |
| 18 Oct | 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Thailand | 15–25 | 16–25 | 13–25 | | | 44–75 |

## Classification 9th–11th

| 9th–11th places | 9th–11th places | 9th place | 9th place |
| 20 October – Colombo | 20 October – Colombo |
| Maldives | 0 |
| Maldives | 0 | 21 October – Colombo | 21 October – Colombo |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 21 October – Colombo | 21 October – Colombo |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| 20 October – Colombo | 20 October – Colombo | | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| 20 October – Colombo | 20 October – Colombo | Kuwait | 0 |
| Kuwait | | Kuwait | 0 |
| Bye | | | |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 20 Oct | 11:00 | Maldives | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 12–25 | 8–25 | 8–25 | | | 28–75 |

### 9th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Oct | 11:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–15 | | | 75–55 |

## Final round
### Championship

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 20 October – Colombo | 20 October – Colombo | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 21 October – Colombo | 21 October – Colombo | | |
| Thailand | 0 | 21 October – Colombo | 21 October – Colombo | |
| Thailand | 0 | China | 2 | |
| 20 October – Colombo | 20 October – Colombo | | China | 2 | |
| 20 October – Colombo | 20 October – Colombo | Japan | 3 | |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 3 | |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 22 October – Colombo | 22 October – Colombo |
| Australia | 0 | | | | 22 October – Colombo | 22 October – Colombo |
| Australia | 0 | | | | Japan | 0 |
| 20 October – Colombo | 20 October – Colombo | | | | | Japan | 0 |
| 20 October – Colombo | 20 October – Colombo | | | | Iran | 3 |
| Iran | 3 | | | | Iran | 3 |
| Iran | 3 | 21 October – Colombo | 21 October – Colombo | | | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 21 October – Colombo | 21 October – Colombo | | | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | Iran | 3 | | | |
| 20 October – Colombo | 20 October – Colombo | | Iran | 3 | | | |
| 20 October – Colombo | 20 October – Colombo | India | 2 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | India | 2 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | | 22 October – Colombo | 22 October – Colombo |
| India | 3 | | | | 22 October – Colombo | 22 October – Colombo |
| India | 3 | | | | China | 2 |
| | | | | | India | 3 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 21 October – Colombo | 21 October – Colombo |
| Thailand | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | 22 October – Colombo | 22 October – Colombo |
| Australia | 0 | 22 October – Colombo | 22 October – Colombo |
| Australia | 0 | Thailand | 0 |
| 21 October – Colombo | 21 October – Colombo | | Thailand | 0 |
| 21 October – Colombo | 21 October – Colombo | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 22 October – Colombo | 22 October – Colombo |
| | | Australia | 2 |
| | | Sri Lanka | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 20 Oct | 13:00 | China | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–21 | 25–10 | 25–15 | | | 75–46 |
| 20 Oct | 15:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–11 | 25–16 | 25–9 | | | 75–36 |
| 20 Oct | 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | India | 25–21 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 13–15 | 102–103 |
| 20 Oct | 19:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Australia | 28–26 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 78–70 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Oct | 13:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Australia | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 75–52 |
| 21 Oct | 15:00 | Sri Lanka | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 24–26 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 13–25 | | 81–95 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Oct | 17:00 | China | 2–3 | Japan | 27–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 12–15 | 104–105 |
| 21 Oct | 19:00 | Iran | 3–2 | India | 22–25 | 25–20 | 30–32 | 25–18 | 15–10 | 117–105 |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Oct | 09:00 | Australia | 2–3 | Sri Lanka | 13–25 | 25–15 | 34–32 | 23–25 | 14–16 | 109–113 |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Oct | 11:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | | | | | | |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Oct | 15:00 | China | 2–3 | India | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 11–15 | 100–107 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Oct | 17:00 | Japan | 0–3 | Iran | 19–25 | 13–25 | 17–25 | | | 49–75 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Iran |
| | Japan |
| | India |
| 4 | China |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 | Thailand |
| 7 | Sri Lanka |
| 8 | Australia |
| 9 | Kazakhstan |
| 10 | Kuwait |
| 11 | Maldives |
* Qualified for the 2009 FIVB Youth World Championship
* 2008 Asian Youth Boys champions
* Iran Fourth title

## Awards

* MVP: Farhad Salafzoun
* Best scorer: Pouria Fayazi
* Best spiker: Dai Qingyao
* Best blocker: Saman Faezi
* Best server: Song Jianwei
* Best setter: Kosuke Tomonaga
* Best libero: Taiki Tsuruda