# 2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup

The 2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2016 AVC Cup for Men was the fifth edition of the Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand from 22 to 28 September 2016.

## Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2015 Asian Championship. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2015 Asian Championship. All teams not seeded were drawn. Final standing of the 2015 Asian Championship are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 8th.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Thailand (Hosts)  China (3)  Qatar (4)*  Chinese Taipei (6) | Japan (1)  Iran (2)  Australia (5)  South Korea (7) |
* Kazakhstan replaced Qatar, who withdrew from the tournament.

## Venue

All matches :
* Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
* Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium
* Capacity: 4,500

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 261 | 217 | 1.203 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 271 | 273 | 0.993 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 334 | 339 | 0.985 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 255 | 292 | 0.873 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 16:55 | Thailand | 2–3 | Chinese Taipei | 23–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–27 | 118–122 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 19:45 | China | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | | 75–66 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 16:30 | Thailand | 0–3 | China | 13–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | Kazakhstan | 20–25 | 25–16 | 27–29 | 27–25 | 13–15 | 112–110 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 16:40 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Thailand | 25–22 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–18 | | 95–86 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 19:10 | China | 3–2 | Chinese Taipei | 25–14 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 15–13 | 111–100 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 188 | 1.319 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 233 | 253 | 0.921 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 230 | 227 | 1.013 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 211 | 254 | 0.831 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 11:30 | Iran | 3–1 | Australia | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 98–81 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 14:15 | Japan | 2–3 | South Korea | 25–19 | 25–12 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 104–96 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 11:40 | South Korea | 3–0 | Australia | 26–24 | 30–28 | 25–22 | | | 81–74 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 14:10 | Japan | 0–3 | Iran | 10–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 11:40 | Iran | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 14:10 | Australia | 0–3 | Japan | 14–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 26 September | 26 September | | | |
| Iran | 3 | | | |
| Iran | 3 | 27 September | 27 September | | |
| Thailand | 1 | 27 September | 27 September | |
| Thailand | 1 | Iran | 3 | |
| 26 September | 26 September | | Iran | 3 | |
| 26 September | 26 September | Japan | 2 | |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | Japan | 2 | |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | | | | 28 September | 28 September |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 28 September | 28 September |
| Japan | 3 | | | | Iran | 3 |
| 26 September | 26 September | | | | | Iran | 3 |
| 26 September | 26 September | | | | China | 1 |
| China | 3 | | | | China | 1 |
| China | 3 | 27 September | 27 September | | | |
| Australia | 0 | 27 September | 27 September | | | |
| Australia | 0 | China | 3 | | | |
| 26 September | 26 September | | China | 3 | | | |
| 26 September | 26 September | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| South Korea | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| South Korea | 0 | | | | 28 September | 28 September |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | 28 September | 28 September |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | Japan | 3 |
| | | | | | Chinese Taipei | 1 |
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 27 September | 27 September |
| Thailand | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 | 28 September | 28 September |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 28 September | 28 September |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| 27 September | 27 September | | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| 27 September | 27 September | Australia | 0 |
| Australia | 3 | Australia | 0 |
| South Korea | 1 | | |
| South Korea | 1 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 28 September | 28 September |
| | | Thailand | 3 |
| | | South Korea | 0 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 26 Sep | 11:40 | China | 3–0 | Australia | 25–22 | 32–30 | 25–23 | | 82–75 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 14:10 | South Korea | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 16–25 | 17–25 | 26–28 | | 59–78 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 16:40 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Japan | 25–23 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 25–27 | 91–100 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 19:10 | Iran | 3–1 | Thailand | 25–22 | 28–30 | 25–20 | 25–16 | 103–88 | Report |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Sep | 11:30 | Thailand | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 25–18 | 17–25 | 17–25 | 23–25 | | 82–93 | Report |
| 27 Sep | 14:00 | Australia | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–27 | 25–19 | | 100–87 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Sep | 16:30 | Iran | 3–2 | Japan | 25–21 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 105–102 | Report |
| 27 Sep | 19:00 | China | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–23 | 34–32 | 25–22 | | | 84–77 | Report |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Sep | 11:40 | Thailand | 3–0 | South Korea | 28–26 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 78–60 | Report |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Sep | 14:10 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Australia | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–58 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Sep | 16:40 | Japan | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 25–18 | 17–25 | 28–26 | 25–12 | | 95–81 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Sep | 19:10 | Iran | 3–1 | China | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 98–90 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Iran |
| | China |
| | Japan |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Thailand |
| 8 | South Korea |
* 2016 Asian Men's Cup champions
* Iran 3rd title
* 14–man roster
* Esmaeilnejad, Faezi, Fallah, Shafiei, Amiri, Gholami, Mobasheri, Davoudi, Behboudi (c), Moazzen, Heidari, Ghara, Vadi, Cheperli
* Head coach
* Shahnazi

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Alireza Behboudi
* Best setter
    Shohei Yamaguchi
* Best outside spikers
    Liu Libin
    Rahman Davoudi
* Best middle blockers
    Miao Ruantong
    Masoud Gholami
* Best opposite spiker
    Jiang Chuan
* Best libero
    Tung Li-yi