2021 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
# 2021 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2021 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international volleyball club tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from 8 to 15 October 2021. The champions qualified for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.

The last edition was held in 2019. A tournament was supposed to be held in 2020 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Qualification

Following the AVC regulations, the maximum of 16 teams in all AVC events will be selected by:

* 1 team for the host country
* 10 teams based on the final standing of the previous edition
* 5 teams from each of 5 zones (with a qualification tournament if needed)

### Qualified associations

| Event(s) | Dates | Location | Berths | Qualifier(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Thailand |
| 2019 Asian Championship | 27 April–5 May 2019 | Taipei | 5 | Iran Japan Qatar India Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei Vietnam Australia Indonesia Thailand Kazakhstan |
| CAZVA representatives | No later than 2 February 2021 | Bangkok | 1 | Uzbekistan |
| SEAZVA representatives | No later than 2 February 2021 | Bangkok | 1 | Philippines |
| WAZVA representatives | No later than 2 February 2021 | Bangkok | 2 | Iraq Kuwait |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | |

    ^A Thailand as host country is entitled to enter two teams if they are less than 16 entrants. Their two berths are credited to have been attained as host nation and tenth placers in the 2019 championships.
    ^B As Thailand already qualified as host, a berth was given to Kazakhstan through their eleventh place finishing of the 2019 championship.

## Participating teams

The following teams participated for the tournament.

| Association | Team | Domestic league standing |
| - | - | - |
| Thailand | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 2020–21 Men's Volleyball Thailand League champions |
| Thailand | Diamond Food | 2020–21 Men's Volleyball Thailand League runner-up |
| Iran | Foolad Sirjan | 2020–21 Iranian Volleyball Super League champions |
| Qatar | Al Arabi | |
| Sri Lanka | CEB | |
| Kazakhstan | Burevestnik Almaty | |
| Uzbekistan | AGMK | |
| Philippines | Rebisco | N/A (National team) |
| Iraq | South Gas | |
| Kuwait | Kazma | |

## Draw

The draw was held on 3 August 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand.

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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

## Venues

Matches will be held at the Terminal Hall – Terminal 21 Korat, an indoor arena within the Terminal 21

All rounds :

* Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
* Terminal 21 Korat
* Capacity: 3,500

## 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 | Burevestnik Almaty | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 | 328 | 284 | 1.155 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 346 | 334 | 1.036 | Semifinals |
| 3 | South Gas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 393 | 361 | 1.089 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Kazma | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 334 | 344 | 0.971 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | CEB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 222 | 300 | 0.740 | 9th place match |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Oct | 15:50 | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 3–2 | Kazma | 25–22 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 16–14 | 103–107 | P2 |
| 8 Oct | 19:30 | South Gas | 3–2 | Burevestnik Almaty | 25–16 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 15–13 | 112–103 | P2 |
| 9 Oct | 12:50 | CEB | 0–3 | Kazma | 19–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 |
| 9 Oct | 15:30 | South Gas | 1–3 | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 28–30 | 29–27 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | 98–107 | P2 |
| 10 Oct | 10:00 | CEB | 0–3 | South Gas | 18–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 |
| 10 Oct | 15:30 | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 0–3 | Burevestnik Almaty | 18–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 |
| 11 Oct | 10:00 | CEB | 0–3 | Burevestnik Almaty | 20–25 | 12–25 | 20–25 | | | 52–75 | P2 |
| 11 Oct | 12:30 | South Gas | 3–2 | Kazma | 22–25 | 25–15 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 15–13 | 108–93 | P2 |
| 12 Oct | 10:00 | Kazma | 0–3 | Burevestnik Almaty | 17–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | | 59–75 | P2 |
| 12 Oct | 12:30 | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 3–0 | CEB | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–13 | | | 75–54 | P2 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Foolad Sirjan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 370 | 288 | 1.285 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 307 | 253 | 1.213 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Diamond Food | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 382 | 396 | 0.965 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | AGMK | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 321 | 368 | 0.872 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Rebisco | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 300 | 375 | 0.800 | 9th place match |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Oct | 10:00 | Rebisco | 0–3 | Foolad Sirjan | 15–25 | 22–25 | 5–25 | | | 42–75 | P2 |
| 8 Oct | 12:30 | AGMK | 2–3 | Diamond Food | 25–19 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 13–15 | 104–107 | P2 |
| 9 Oct | 10:00 | Rebisco | 1–3 | AGMK | 26–24 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | 86–99 | P2 |
| 9 Oct | 18:45 | Al Arabi | 3–0 | Diamond Food | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | | 75–59 | P2 |
| 10 Oct | 12:30 | Foolad Sirjan | 3–1 | AGMK | 26–24 | 25–14 | 24–26 | 25–10 | | 100–74 | P2 |
| 10 Oct | 18:30 | Al Arabi | 3–0 | Rebisco | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 | P2 |
| 11 Oct | 15:50 | Rebisco | 2–3 | Diamond Food | 34–36 | 26–24 | 28–26 | 19–25 | 12–15 | 119–126 | P2 |
| 11 Oct | 19:25 | Foolad Sirjan | 3–1 | Al Arabi | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | 97–82 | P2 |
| 12 Oct | 15:30 | Foolad Sirjan | 3–1 | Diamond Food | 25–19 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–23 | | 98–90 | P2 |
| 12 Oct | 18:30 | AGMK | 0–3 | Al Arabi | 12–25 | 20–25 | 12–25 | | | 44–75 | P2 |

## Final round

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

### 9th–10th places

**9th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 Oct | 15:30 | CEB | 2–3 | Rebisco | 14–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 11–15 | 93–108 | P2 |

### 5th–8th places

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 14 October | 14 October |
| South Gas | 3 |
| South Gas | 3 | 15 October | 15 October |
| AGMK | 1 | 15 October | 15 October |
| AGMK | 1 | South Gas | 3 |
| 14 October | 14 October | | South Gas | 3 |
| 14 October | 14 October | Kazma | 0 |
| Diamond Food | 1 | Kazma | 0 |
| Kazma | 3 | | |
| Kazma | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 15 October | 15 October |
| | | AGMK | 1 |
| | | Diamond Food | 3 |

**5th–8th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 Oct | 10:00 | South Gas | 3–1 | AGMK | 25–21 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–21 | | 97–88 | P2 |
| 14 Oct | 12:45 | Diamond Food | 1–3 | Kazma | 22–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 91–95 | P2 |

**7th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 Oct | 10:00 | AGMK | 1–3 | Diamond Food | 25–22 | 34–36 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | 98–108 | P2 |

**5th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 Oct | 13:00 | South Gas | 3–0 | Kazma | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–14 | | | 75–56 | P2 |

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 14 October | 14 October |
| Burevestnik Almaty | 2 |
| Burevestnik Almaty | 2 | 15 October | 15 October |
| Al Arabi | 3 | 15 October | 15 October |
| Al Arabi | 3 | Al Arabi | 1 |
| 14 October | 14 October | | Al Arabi | 1 |
| 14 October | 14 October | Foolad Sirjan | 3 |
| Foolad Sirjan | 3 | Foolad Sirjan | 3 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 0 | | |
| Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 15 October | 15 October |
| | | Burevestnik Almaty | 3 |
| | | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 0 |

**Semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 Oct | 15:45 | Burevestnik Almaty | 2–3 | Al Arabi | 25–15 | 15–25 | 25–15 | 26–28 | 9–15 | 100–98 | P2 |
| 14 Oct | 18:45 | Foolad Sirjan | 3–0 | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–64 | P2 |

**3rd place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 Oct | 15:30 | Burevestnik Almaty | 3–0 | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 | P2 |

**Final**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 Oct | 18:30 | Al Arabi | 1–3 | Foolad Sirjan | 19–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | 89–96 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Foolad Sirjan |
| | Al Arabi |
| | Burevestnik Almaty |
| 4 | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC |
| 5 | South Gas |
| 6 | Kazma |
| 7 | Diamond Food |
| 8 | AGMK |
| 9 | Rebisco |
| 10 | CEB |

* Qualified for the 2021 Club World Championship
* 2021 Asian Men's Club Champions
* Foolad Sirjan 1st title
* 14–man roster
* Sahand Allah Verdian, Mahdi Jelveh, Aleksandar Blagojević, Amir Hossein Derakhshan, Ramin Khani, Rasoul Shahsavari Nejad, Ali Asghar Razmfar, Mohammad Sadeghi Malati, Shahrooz Homayonfarmanesh, Mojtaba Gholizad, Alireza Behboudi (c), Armin Tashakkori, Saber Kazemi, Mostafa Heidari
* Head coach
* Saeid Rezaei

## Awards

* Most valuable player

    Saber Kazemi (Foolad Sirjan)
* Best setter

    Georgiev Borislav (Al Arabi)
* Best outside spikers

    Konstantin Čupković (Al Arabi)
    Vitaliy Vorivodin (Burevestnik Almaty)
* Best middle blockers

    Mahdi Jelveh (Foolad Sirjan)
    Nodirkhan Kadirkhanov (Burevestnik Almaty)
* Best opposite spiker

    Felipe Bandero (Al Arabi)
* Best libero

    Tanapat Charoensuk (Nakhon Ratchasima QminC)
