2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
# 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 18th edition of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an international volleyball club tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (VFRK). It was held in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan from 25 to 31 May 2017. The tournament will serve as the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship with the champion qualifying for the world championship.

The matches was played in only one stadium in Ust-Kamenogorsk: Boris Alexandrov Sports Palace. It was the second time that Kazakhstan and the first time that Ust-Kamenogorsk had hosted the tournament. As hosts, Kazakhstan automatically participated for the tournament, while the remaining 7 teams.

## Participated teams

| Central Asia (CAZA) | East Asia (EAZA) | Oceania (OZA) | Southeast Asia (SEAZA) | West Asia (WAZA) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kazakhstan (host) Iran | China Chinese Taipei Japan | | Vietnam Philippines Thailand | |

### Qualification

| Team | Qualified as |
| - | - |
| Altay | Hosts |
| Tianjin Bohai Bank | 2016 Chinese Volleyball League Champions |
| Taiwan Power | 2016 Enterprise Volleyball League Champions |
| Sarmayeh Bank | 2016 Iranian Volleyball League Champions |
| Hisamitsu Springs | 2016 V.Premier League Champions |
| Rebisco-PSL Manila | Philippine Super Liga Representatives |
| Supreme Chonburi | 2017 Volleyball Thailand League Champions |
| Vietinbank VC | 2016 Volleyball Vietnam League Champions |

## Pools composition

The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship. The host country and the top 7 ranked teams were seed in the Serpentine system. The 7 remaining teams were drawn on 27 February 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ranking from the previous edition was shown in brackets except the host (who ranked 4th) and the teams who did not participate, which were denoted by (-).

| Pool A | Pool B |
| - | - |
| Kazakhstan (Host & 4th) Thailand (3rd) Iran (5th) Chinese Taipei (8th) | Japan (1st) China (2nd) Vietnam (6th) Philippines (7th) |

## Venue

The tournament was hosted in Boris Alexandrov Sports Palace, located in Ust-Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan.

Ust-Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan :

| Boris Alexandrov Sports Palace ||
| - | - |
| Capacity: 4,400 ||
| | Ust-Kamenogorsk |

## Pool standing procedure

The following procedures shall be followed to determine the ranking of teams in a pool:

* 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 in Kazakhstan Standard Time (UTC+06:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Supreme Chonburi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 297 | 268 | 1.108 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Altay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 277 | 258 | 1.074 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Sarmayeh Bank | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 237 | 262 | 0.905 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | Taiwan Power | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 270 | 293 | 0.922 | Semi-finals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 May | 13:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–1 | Sarmayeh Bank | 25–22 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–23 | | 97–91 | P2 |
| 25 May | 19:00 | Altay | 3–2 | Taiwan Power | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 15–11 | 103–102 | P2 |
| 26 May | 14:00 | Taiwan Power | 1–3 | Sarmayeh Bank | 25–18 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | 90–93 | P2 |
| 26 May | 19:00 | Altay | 2–3 | Supreme Chonburi | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 9–15 | 99–103 | P2 |
| 27 May | 14:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–1 | Taiwan Power | 22–25 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | 97–78 | P2 |
| 27 May | 19:00 | Sarmayeh Bank | 0–3 | Altay | 16–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hisamitsu Springs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 239 | 174 | 1.374 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 236 | 168 | 1.405 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Vietinbank | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 191 | 230 | 0.830 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | Rebisco-PSL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 148 | 242 | 0.612 | Semi-finals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 25 May | 10:30 | Hisamitsu Springs | 3–0 | Rebisco-PSL | 25–17 | 25–10 | 25–14 | | 75–41 | P2 |
| 25 May | 15:30 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–0 | Vietinbank | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | 75–52 | P2 |
| 26 May | 11:30 | Rebisco-PSL | 1–3 | Vietinbank | 21–25 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 14–25 | 80–92 | P2 |
| 26 May | 16:30 | Hisamitsu Springs | 3–1 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 25–21 | 25–22 | 14–25 | 25–18 | 89–86 | P2 |
| 27 May | 11:30 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–0 | Rebisco-PSL | 25–8 | 25–10 | 25–9 | | 75–27 | P2 |
| 27 May | 16:30 | Vietinbank | 0–3 | Hisamitsu Springs | 17–25 | 11–25 | 19–25 | | 47–75 | P2 |

## Final round

### Bracket

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place play-offs | Fifth place play-offs | Fifth place play-offs | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Supreme Chonburi | Supreme Chonburi | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rebisco-PSL | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rebisco-PSL | Rebisco-PSL | 0 | | | | Supreme Chonburi | Supreme Chonburi | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Sarmayeh Bank | Sarmayeh Bank | 3 | | | | | Tianjin Bohai Bank | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sarmayeh Bank | Sarmayeh Bank | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Sarmayeh Bank | Sarmayeh Bank | 1 | | | | | | | | Supreme Chonburi | Supreme Chonburi | | | | 3 |
| Taiwan Power | Taiwan Power | 3 | | | | | | | | Supreme Chonburi | | | | | Hisamitsu Springs | Hisamitsu Springs | 1 |
| | | | | | | Hisamitsu Springs | Hisamitsu Springs | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Taiwan Power | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Taiwan Power | Taiwan Power | 3 | | | | Hisamitsu Springs | Hisamitsu Springs | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place | | |
| | | | Vietinbank | Vietinbank | 0 | | | | | Altay | Altay | 2 | | | | | |
| Rebisco-PSL | Rebisco-PSL | 0 | | | | Altay | Altay | | | 3 | | | | Tianjin Bohai Bank | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3 |
| Vietinbank | Vietinbank | 3 | | | | Vietinbank | Vietinbank | 0 | | | | | | | Altay | Altay | 1 |

### Quarter-finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 May | 11:30 | Hisamitsu Springs | 3–1 | Taiwan Power | 25–20 | 15–25 | 25–12 | 25–19 | 90–76 | P2 |
| 29 May | 14:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–1 | Rebisco-PSL | 25–20 | 25–12 | 18–25 | 27–25 | 95–82 | P2 |
| 29 May | 16:30 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–0 | Sarmayeh Bank | 25–11 | 25–20 | 25–11 | | 75–42 | P2 |
| 29 May | 19:00 | Altay | 3–0 | Vietinbank | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | 75–55 | P2 |

### Fifth-Eighth place play-offs

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 May | 11:30 | Rebisco-PSL | 0–3 | Sarmayeh Bank | 23–25 | 17–25 | 27–29 | | | 67–79 | P2 |
| 30 May | 14:00 | Taiwan Power | 3–0 | Vietinbank | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 75–55 | P2 |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 May | 16:30 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–1 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 25–22 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 25–23 | | 99–94 | P2 |
| 30 May | 19:00 | Hisamitsu Springs | 3–2 | Altay | 18–25 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 16–14 | 106–102 | P2 |

### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 May | 09:30 | Rebisco-PSL | 0–3 | Vietinbank | 13–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | | | 46–75 | P2 |

### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 May | 12:00 | Sarmayeh Bank | 1–3 | Taiwan Power | 20–25 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 12–25 | | 77–93 | P2 |

### Third place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 May | 14:30 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–1 | Altay | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | 95–89 | P2 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 May | 17:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–1 | Hisamitsu Springs | 25–15 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–13 | | 98–76 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Supreme Chonburi |
| | Hisamitsu Springs |
| | Tianjin Bohai Bank |
| 4 | Altay |
| 5 | Taiwan Power |
| 6 | Sarmayeh Bank |
| 7 | Vietinbank |
| 8 | Rebisco-PSL |

* Qualified for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
* 2017 Asian Women's Club Champions
* Supreme Chonburi 1st title
* Team roster
* Supattra Pairoj, Piyanut Pannoy, Pleumjit Thinkaow, Patcharaporn Sittisad, Chatchu-on Moksri, Wilavan Apinyapong (c), Nampueng Khamart, Soraya Phomla, Chloe Mann, Parinya Pankaew, Watchareeya Nuanjam, Ajcharaporn Kongyot, Fatou Diouck, Rattanakorn Sanuanram
* Head coach
* Nataphon Srisamutnak

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Supreme ChonburiSupattra Pairoj Piyanut Pannoy Pleumjit Thinkaow Patcharaporn Sittisad Chatchu-on Moksri Wilavan Apinyapong (c) Nampueng Khamart Soraya Phomla Chloe Mann Parinya Pankaew Watchareeya Nuanjam Ajcharaporn Kongyot Fatou Diouck Rattanakorn Sanuanram | Hisamitsu SpringsAyano Nakaoji Risa Ishibashi (c) Hitomi Kodama Haruka Kanamori Erika Sakae Yuka Imamura Kiyora Obikawa Fumika Moriya Yuka Taura Asuka Hamamatsu Hikari Kato Mana Toe Akane Ukishima Sayaka Tsutsui | Tianjin Bohai BankYang Linlin Wang Jiamin Yu Junwei Wang Ning Yin Na Wang Qian Liu Liwen Zhang Xiaoting Chen Liyi (c) Yao Di Li Ying |

## Awards

* Most valuable player

    Fatou Diouck (Supreme Chonburi)
* Popular Player

    Sana Anarkulova (Altay)
* Best setter

    Yao Di (Tianjin Bohai Bank)
* Best outside spikers

    Chatchu-on Moksri (Supreme Chonburi)
    Inna Matveyeva (Altay)
* Best middle blockers

    Pleumjit Thinkaow (Supreme Chonburi)
    Kristina Anikonova (Altay)
* Best opposite spiker

    Akane Ukishima (Hisamitsu Springs)
* Best libero

    Mana Toe (Hisamitsu Springs)
