# 2012 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

The 2012 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2012 AVC Cup for Women was the third edition of the Asian Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Kazakhstan Volleyball Federation (KVF). The tournament was held in Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty, Kazakhstan from 10 to 16 September 2021.

## Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Kazakhstan (Host)  South Korea (3rd)  Chinese Taipei  Thailand | China (1st)  Japan (2nd)  Vietnam  Iran |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 213 | 1.164 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 257 | 238 | 1.080 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 262 | 275 | 0.953 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 219 | 260 | 0.842 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 13:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Thailand | 23–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 66–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Sep | 17:30 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Sep | 13:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Sep | 15:00 | South Korea | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 18–25 | 25–16 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 86–91 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Sep | 11:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | South Korea | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 16–18 | 109–110 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Sep | 17:30 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Thailand | 25–23 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 91–98 | P2 P3 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 143 | 1.573 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 256 | 248 | 1.032 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 230 | 238 | 0.966 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 167 | 249 | 0.671 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 11:00 | Vietnam | 3–1 | Iran | 25–11 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 25–17 | | 99–72 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Sep | 15:00 | China | 3–0 | Japan | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Sep | 11:00 | Iran | 0–3 | Japan | 17–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | | 59–75 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Sep | 17:30 | Vietnam | 0–3 | China | 12–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Sep | 13:00 | Japan | 2–3 | Vietnam | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 13–25 | 15–17 | 101–104 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Sep | 15:00 | China | 3–0 | Iran | 25–16 | 25–10 | 25–10 | | | 75–36 | P2 P3 |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 14 September – Almaty | 14 September – Almaty | | | |
| Thailand | 3 | | | |
| Thailand | 3 | 15 September – Almaty | 15 September – Almaty | | |
| Iran | 0 | 15 September – Almaty | 15 September – Almaty | |
| Iran | 0 | Thailand | 3 | |
| 14 September – Almaty | 14 September – Almaty | | Thailand | 3 | |
| 14 September – Almaty | 14 September – Almaty | Vietnam | 0 | |
| Vietnam | 3 | Vietnam | 0 | |
| Vietnam | 3 | | | | 16 September – Almaty | 16 September – Almaty |
| South Korea | 2 | | | | 16 September – Almaty | 16 September – Almaty |
| South Korea | 2 | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| 14 September – Almaty | 14 September – Almaty | | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| 14 September – Almaty | 14 September – Almaty | | | | China | 1 |
| China | 3 | | | | China | 1 |
| China | 3 | 15 September – Almaty | 15 September – Almaty | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 15 September – Almaty | 15 September – Almaty | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | China | 3 | | | |
| 14 September – Almaty | 14 September – Almaty | | China | 3 | | | |
| 14 September – Almaty | 14 September – Almaty | Kazakhstan | 0 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Kazakhstan | 0 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | | | | 16 September – Almaty | 16 September – Almaty |
| Japan | 1 | | | | 16 September – Almaty | 16 September – Almaty |
| Japan | 1 | | | | Vietnam | 0 |
| | | | | | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 15 September – Almaty | 15 September – Almaty |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 16 September – Almaty | 16 September – Almaty |
| Japan | 3 | 16 September – Almaty | 16 September – Almaty |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 3 |
| 15 September – Almaty | 15 September – Almaty | | Japan | 3 |
| 15 September – Almaty | 15 September – Almaty | South Korea | 0 |
| Iran | 0 | South Korea | 0 |
| South Korea | 3 | | |
| South Korea | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 16 September – Almaty | 16 September – Almaty |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| | | Iran | 0 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Sep | 13:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Iran | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–16 | | | 75–53 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Sep | 15:00 | China | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–20 | 25–8 | 27–25 | | | 77–53 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Sep | 17:30 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Japan | 25–21 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–20 | | 94–87 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Sep | 19:30 | Vietnam | 3–2 | South Korea | 17–25 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 25–22 | 15–11 | 96–106 | P2 P3 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | 11:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Japan | 17–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | | | 49–75 | P2 P3 |
| 15 Sep | 13:00 | Iran | 0–3 | South Korea | 16–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | | 56–75 | P2 P3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | 15:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–22 | 26–24 | 25–17 | | | 76–63 | P2 P3 |
| 15 Sep | 17:30 | China | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–20 | 25–14 | 25–11 | | | 75–45 | P2 P3 |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Sep | 11:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Iran | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–15 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Sep | 13:00 | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–11 | | | 75–46 | P2 P3 |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Sep | 15:00 | Vietnam | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 18–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Sep | 17:30 | Thailand | 3–1 | China | 30–28 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 105–96 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Thailand |
| | China |
| | Kazakhstan |
| 4 | Vietnam |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | South Korea |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei |
| 8 | Iran |
* Qualified for the 2013 World Grand Prix
* 2012 Asian Women's Cup champions
* Thailand 1st title

## Awards

* MVP: Onuma Sittirak
* Best scorer: Onuma Sittirak
* Best spiker: Onuma Sittirak
* Best blocker: Xu Yunli
* Best server: Hui Ruoqi
* Best setter: Nootsara Tomkom
* Best libero: Marina Storozhenko

## Gallery

* Kazakhstan – Thailand
* Kazakhstan – Thailand
* Judge from Chinese Taipei C. L. Chun
* Iranian volleyball players