2018–19 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League
# 2018–19 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League

The 2018–19 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League was the 23rd season of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League, the highest professional volleyball league in China. The season began on 8 November 2018, and ended with the Finals on 9 March 2019. Tianjin Bohai Bank was the defending champion.

On 9 March 2019, Beijing Baic Motor won their 1st Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League title, after defeating Tianjin Bohai Bank in the final, 3–0 (3–2, 3–1, 3–1).

## Clubs

### Clubs and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bayi Nanchang | Nanchang Stadium | 2,500 | Nanchang |
| Beijing Baic Motor | Beijing Guangcai Stadium | 2,800 | Beijing |
| Fujian Anxi Tiekuanyin | Fuqing City Stadium | 4,500 | Fuqing |
| Guangdong Evergrande | Shenzhen Sports Center | 5,000 | Shenzhen |
| Hebei | Xingtai City Stadium | 4,500 | Xingtai |
| Henan Yinge Industrial Investment | Luohe Gymnasium | 3,500 | Luohe |
| Jiangsu Zenith Steel | Changzhou University Gymnasium | 5,000 | Changzhou |
| Liaoning Bayuquan | Weinan Sports Training Base | 4,000 | Shenyang |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | Zibo Sports Center Complex | 6,000 | Zibo |
| Shanghai Bright Ubest | Luwan Sports Centre | 3,500 | Shanghai |
| Sichuan | Shuangliu Sports Center | 3,400 | Chengdu |
| Tianjin Bohai Bank | Tianjin People's Stadium | 3,400 | Tianjin |
| Yunnan University Dianchi College | Qujing Cultural Sports Park Gymnasium | 5,000 | Qujing |
| Zhejiang Jiaxing Xitang Ancient Town | Jiashan County Stadium | 3,100 | Jiashan |

## Regular season

### First stage

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Liaoning Bayuquan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 507 | 467 | 1.086 |
| 2 | Guangdong Evergrande | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 490 | 442 | 1.109 |
| 3 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 478 | 433 | 1.104 |
| 4 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 532 | 497 | 1.070 |
| 5 | Bayi Nanchang | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | MAX | 533 | 490 | 1.088 |
| 6 | Henan Yinge Industrial Investment | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0.250 | 404 | 486 | 0.831 |
| 7 | Sichuan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.056 | 347 | 476 | 0.729 |

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2018. Source: Ranking Table Group A

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Beijing Baic Motor | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 18.000 | 476 | 365 | 1.304 |
| 2 | Shanghai Bright Ubest | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3.200 | 492 | 394 | 1.249 |
| 3 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 485 | 419 | 1.158 |
| 4 | Fujian Anxi Tiekuanyin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 458 | 456 | 1.004 |
| 5 | Zhejiang Jiaxing Xitang Ancient Town | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0.462 | 388 | 449 | 0.864 |
| 6 | Hebei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0.188 | 356 | 463 | 0.769 |
| 7 | Yunnan University Dianchi College | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0.222 | 427 | 536 | 0.797 |

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2018. Source: Ranking Table Group B

### Second stage

**Top eight**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 14 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 2.200 | 1131 | 1037 | 1.091 |
| 2 | Beijing Baic Motor | 14 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 22 | 1.591 | 1280 | 1160 | 1.103 |
| 3 | Shanghai Bright Ubest | 14 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 35 | 26 | 1.346 | 1306 | 1259 | 1.037 |
| 4 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 14 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 22 | 1.500 | 1242 | 1180 | 1.053 |
| 5 | Liaoning Bayuquan | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 0.929 | 1167 | 1144 | 1.020 |
| 6 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 13 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 0.862 | 1142 | 1195 | 0.956 |
| 7 | Guangdong Evergrande | 14 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 0.667 | 1193 | 1209 | 0.987 |
| 8 | Fujian Anxi Tiekuanyin | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 0.190 | 933 | 1210 | 0.771 |

Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2019. Source: Ranking Table Top eight

**Bottom six**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bayi Nanchang | 10 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 10.000 | 810 | 590 | 1.373 |
| 2 | Henan Yinge Industrial Investment | 10 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 1.313 | 827 | 773 | 1.070 |
| 3 | Zhejiang Jiaxing Xitang Ancient Town | 10 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 1.188 | 770 | 757 | 1.017 |
| 4 | Yunnan University Dianchi College | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 0.900 | 815 | 853 | 0.955 |
| 5 | Sichuan | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 0.818 | 821 | 858 | 0.957 |
| 6 | Hebei | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0.033 | 562 | 774 | 0.726 |

Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2019. Source: Ranking Table Bottom six

## Final stage

* Best-of-five series

### Bracket

| Final four | Final four | Final four | Final four | Final four | Final four | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Beijing Baic Motor | 3 | 3 | 3 | | |
| 2 | Beijing Baic Motor | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 2 | Beijing Baic Motor | 3 | 3 | 3 | | |
| 3 | Shanghai Bright Ubest | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | | | | 4 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Shanghai Bright Ubest | 3 | 3 | | | |

### Third stage

**Final four**

* (1) Tianjin Bohai Bank vs (4) Jiangsu Zenith Steel

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 Fed | 19:30 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–1 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 29–27 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–17 | | 100–92 |
| 16 Fed | 18:35 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 0–3 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 19–25 | 25–27 | 17–25 | | | 61–77 |
| 19 Fed | 19:30 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 0–3 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 26–24 | 25–14 | 25–20 | | | 76–58 |
| 26 Fed | 19:30 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–2 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 22–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–11 | 15–6 | 108–87 |

* (2) Beijing Baic Motor vs (3) Shanghai Bright Ubest

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 Fed | 20:00 | Beijing Baic Motor | 3–0 | Shanghai Bright Ubest | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 |
| 16 Fed | 16:00 | Shanghai Bright Ubest | 2–3 | Beijing Baic Motor | 21–25 | 25–21 | 13–25 | 25–19 | 11–15 | 95–105 |
| 19 Fed | 19:30 | Shanghai Bright Ubest | 1–3 | Beijing Baic Motor | 25–22 | 10–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | 71–97 |

### Fourth stage

**3rd place match**

* Best-of-three series

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 02 Mar | 15:00 | Shanghai Bright Ubest | 3–0 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 26–24 | 25–15 | 25–21 | | | 76–60 | |
| 05 Mar | 19:30 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 1–3 | Shanghai Bright Ubest | 15–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 6–15 | 90–111 | |

**Final**

* Best-of-five series

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 02 Mar | 16:00 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 2–3 | Beijing Baic Motor | 22–25 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 16–18 | 113–111 |
| 05 Mar | 19:30 | Beijing Baic Motor | 3–1 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 27–29 | 26–24 | 25–16 | 29–27 | | 107–96 |
| 09 Mar | 16:00 | Beijing Baic Motor | 3–1 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 25–21 | 25–15 | 20–25 | 25–20 | | 95–81 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Beijing Baic Motor |
| | Tianjin Bohai Bank |
| | Shanghai Bright Ubest |
| 4 | Jiangsu Zenith Steel |
| 5 | Liaoning Bayuquan |
| 6 | Shandong Sports Lottery |
| 7 | Guangdong Evergrande |
| 8 | Fujian Anxi Tiekuanyin |
| 9 | Bayi Nanchang |
| 10 | Henan Yinge Industrial Investment |
| 11 | Zhejiang Jiaxing Xitang Ancient Town |
| 12 | Yunnan University Dianchi College |
| 13 | Sichuan |
| 14 | Hebei |

* 2018–19 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League Champions
* Beijing Baic Motor 1st title
