2014 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
# 2014 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship

The 2014 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship was held in Manama, Bahrain from 17 to 25 October 2014. 20 teams entered for the tournament which 2 of them withdrew.

## Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2012 edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2012 edition. All teams not seeded were drawn. Final standing of the 2012 edition are shown in brackets except Hosts.

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bahrain (Hosts) | Japan (1) | China (2) | Iran (3) |
| Australia (7) * | Chinese Taipei (6) | South Korea (5) | India (4) |
| Thailand (8) | Kazakhstan (9) | Sri Lanka (10) | Turkmenistan (11) |
| Maldives (–) | Uzbekistan (12) | Pakistan (–) * | Hong Kong (–) |
| Saudi Arabia (–) | Kuwait (–) | New Zealand (–) | Qatar (–) |

* Withdrew

## Preliminary round

* All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 268 | 190 | 1.411 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 274 | 211 | 1.299 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 247 | 266 | 0.929 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 105 | 227 | 0.463 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Oct | 19:00 | Maldives | 0–3 | Bahrain | 12–25 | 8–25 | 9–25 | | | 29–75 | Report |
| 18 Oct | 18:30 | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Bahrain | 9–25 | 18–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | | 71–99 | Report |
| 19 Oct | 12:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–7 | 25–4 | 25–7 | | | 75–18 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 14:00 | Thailand | 3–2 | Saudi Arabia | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 15–11 | 109–99 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 12:00 | Maldives | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | 25–27 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | | 58–77 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 18:30 | Thailand | 1–3 | Bahrain | 25–18 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 24–26 | | 90–94 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 302 | 183 | 1.650 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 311 | 258 | 1.205 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 285 | 296 | 0.963 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 291 | 331 | 0.879 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| 5 | Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 182 | 303 | 0.601 | 17th–18th places |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 Oct | 10:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Uzbekistan | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 96–85 | Report |
| 17 Oct | 12:00 | Kuwait | 0–3 | Japan | 10–25 | 13–25 | 5–25 | | 28–75 | Report |
| 18 Oct | 14:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Kuwait | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–14 | | 75–59 | Report |
| 18 Oct | 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Japan | 21–25 | 11–25 | 25–27 | | 57–77 | Report |
| 19 Oct | 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–15 | 27–25 | 25–21 | | 77–61 | Report |
| 19 Oct | 18:30 | Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Kuwait | 27–25 | 26–24 | 25–9 | | 78–58 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 16:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | 75–53 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 16:00 | Uzbekistan | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 11–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 27–29 | 83–102 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 16:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–16 | | 75–45 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 16:00 | Kuwait | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 14–25 | 6–25 | 17–25 | | 37–75 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 226 | 156 | 1.449 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 199 | 183 | 1.087 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 191 | 218 | 0.876 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 166 | 225 | 0.738 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 17 Oct | 12:00 | New Zealand | 0–3 | South Korea | 16–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | 50–75 | Report |
| 18 Oct | 16:00 | New Zealand | 0–3 | China | 18–25 | 18–25 | 13–25 | 49–75 | Report |
| 19 Oct | 12:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | China | 15–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 49–75 | Report |
| 19 Oct | 16:30 | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 75–67 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 18:30 | South Korea | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 75–58 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 18:30 | China | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 26–24 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 76–58 | Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 351 | 255 | 1.376 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 | 362 | 313 | 1.157 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 309 | 277 | 1.116 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.300 | 228 | 314 | 0.726 | 9th–16th quarterfinals |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | 252 | 343 | 0.735 | 17th–18th places |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Oct | 10:00 | Turkmenistan | 0–3 | India | 12–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | | 45–75 | Report |
| 17 Oct | 14:00 | Hong Kong | 1–3 | Iran | 25–23 | 10–25 | 18–25 | 11–25 | | 64–98 | Report |
| 18 Oct | 14:00 | Turkmenistan | 3–1 | Hong Kong | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | 95–83 | Report |
| 18 Oct | 18:30 | Qatar | 1–3 | Iran | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–27 | 27–29 | | 97–103 | Report |
| 19 Oct | 14:00 | Qatar | 3–0 | Turkmenistan | 25–13 | 31–29 | 25–10 | | | 81–52 | Report |
| 19 Oct | 14:00 | India | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–13 | 25–13 | 25–22 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 14:00 | India | 2–3 | Qatar | 25–23 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 13–15 | 101–109 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 18:30 | Iran | 3–0 | Turkmenistan | 25–16 | 25–11 | 25–9 | | | 75–36 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 14:00 | Iran | 3–0 | India | 25–14 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 14:00 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Qatar | 20–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).

### 17th–18th places

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Oct | 10:00 | Kuwait | 0–3 | Hong Kong | 16–25 | 15–25 | 22–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |

### 9th–16th places

| 9th–16th quarterfinals | 9th–16th quarterfinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 October | 23 October | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 24 October | 24 October | | |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 24 October | 24 October | |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | |
| 23 October | 23 October | | Saudi Arabia | 1 | |
| 23 October | 23 October | India | 3 | |
| India | 3 | India | 3 | |
| India | 3 | | | | 25 October | 25 October |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | | | | 25 October | 25 October |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | | | | India | 3 |
| 23 October | 23 October | | | | | India | 3 |
| 23 October | 23 October | | | | Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | | | | Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 24 October | 24 October | | | |
| New Zealand | 2 | 24 October | 24 October | | | |
| New Zealand | 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | | | |
| 23 October | 23 October | | Kazakhstan | 3 | | | |
| 23 October | 23 October | Sri Lanka | 1 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | Sri Lanka | 1 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | | | | 25 October | 25 October |
| Maldives | 0 | | | | 25 October | 25 October |
| Maldives | 0 | | | | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| | | | | | Sri Lanka | 3 |
| 13th–16th semifinals | 13th–16th semifinals | 13th place match | 13th place match |
| 24 October | 24 October |
| Turkmenistan | 3 |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 25 October | 25 October |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 25 October | 25 October |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | Turkmenistan | 3 |
| 24 October | 24 October | | Turkmenistan | 3 |
| 24 October | 24 October | New Zealand | 2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | New Zealand | 2 |
| Maldives | 0 | | |
| Maldives | 0 | 15th place match | 15th place match |
| | | 25 October | 25 October |
| | | Uzbekistan | 0 |
| | | Maldives | 3 |

**9th–16th quarterfinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 Oct | 12:00 | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Turkmenistan | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 23 Oct | 14:00 | India | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 27–25 | 25–20 | 25–10 | | | 77–55 | Report |
| 23 Oct | 16:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–2 | New Zealand | 25–17 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 15–12 | 110–101 | Report |
| 23 Oct | 18:30 | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–22 | | | 75–50 | Report |

**13th–16th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Oct | 12:00 | Turkmenistan | 3–1 | Uzbekistan | 25–22 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–14 | | 97–85 | Report |
| 24 Oct | 14:00 | New Zealand | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–12 | | | 75–43 | Report |

**9th–12th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Oct | 16:00 | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | India | 22–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 88–95 | Report |
| 24 Oct | 18:30 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | 25–20 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 27–25 | | 94–92 | Report |

**15th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Oct | Forfeit | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Maldives | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–25 | | | 0–75 | Report |

**13th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Oct | 09:30 | Turkmenistan | 3–2 | New Zealand | 25–22 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 19–25 | 15–12 | 104–108 | Report |

**11th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Oct | 11:30 | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Sri Lanka | 17–25 | 18–25 | 27–25 | 21–25 | | 83–100 | Report |

**9th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Oct | 13:30 | India | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 25–20 | 34–36 | 25–22 | 25–10 | | 109–88 | Report |

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 October | 23 October | | | |
| Bahrain | 3 | | | |
| Bahrain | 3 | 24 October | 24 October | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 24 October | 24 October | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | Bahrain | 1 | |
| 23 October | 23 October | | Bahrain | 1 | |
| 23 October | 23 October | Iran | 3 | |
| Iran | 3 | Iran | 3 | |
| Iran | 3 | | | | 25 October | 25 October |
| Thailand | 0 | | | | 25 October | 25 October |
| Thailand | 0 | | | | Iran | 3 |
| 23 October | 23 October | | | | | Iran | 3 |
| 23 October | 23 October | | | | China | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | | | | China | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 24 October | 24 October | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | 24 October | 24 October | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 1 | | | |
| 23 October | 23 October | | South Korea | 1 | | | |
| 23 October | 23 October | China | 3 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| China | 3 | China | 3 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| China | 3 | | | | 25 October | 25 October |
| Qatar | 1 | | | | 25 October | 25 October |
| Qatar | 1 | | | | Bahrain | 0 |
| | | | | | South Korea | 3 |
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 24 October | 24 October |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 25 October | 25 October |
| Thailand | 1 | 25 October | 25 October |
| Thailand | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 24 October | 24 October | | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 24 October | 24 October | Japan | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 3 |
| Qatar | 1 | | |
| Qatar | 1 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 25 October | 25 October |
| | | Thailand | 1 |
| | | Qatar | 3 |

**Quarterfinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 Oct | 12:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–21 | 25–7 | 25–19 | | 75–47 | Report |
| 23 Oct | 14:00 | Japan | 0–3 | South Korea | 25–27 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | 67–77 | Report |
| 23 Oct | 16:00 | China | 3–1 | Qatar | 25–17 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 96–84 | Report |
| 23 Oct | 18:30 | Bahrain | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 25–27 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 100–84 | Report |

**5th–8th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Oct | 12:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | Thailand | 28–26 | 25–16 | 20–25 | 25–18 | | 98–85 | Report |
| 24 Oct | 14:00 | Japan | 3–1 | Qatar | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | 94–86 | Report |

**Semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Oct | 16:00 | South Korea | 1–3 | China | 25–23 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 24–26 | | 88–99 | Report |
| 24 Oct | 18:30 | Bahrain | 1–3 | Iran | 14–25 | 25–21 | 24–26 | 15–25 | | 78–97 | Report |

**7th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Oct | 09:30 | Thailand | 1–3 | Qatar | 25–20 | 16–25 | 14–25 | 19–25 | | 74–95 | Report |

**5th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Oct | 11:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Japan | 23–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | | 59–75 | Report |

**3rd place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Oct | 16:00 | Bahrain | 0–3 | South Korea | 20–25 | 14–25 | 22–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |

**Final**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Oct | 18:30 | Iran | 3–0 | China | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–56 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Iran |
| | China |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | Bahrain |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |
| 7 | Qatar |
| 8 | Thailand |
| 9 | India |
| 10 | Kazakhstan |
| 11 | Sri Lanka |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia |
| 13 | Turkmenistan |
| 14 | New Zealand |
| 15 | Maldives |
| 16 | Uzbekistan |
| 17 | Hong Kong |
| 18 | Kuwait |

* Qualified for the 2015 U21 World Championship
* 2014 Asian Men's U20 champions
* Iran 5th title
* 12–man roster
* Hamoodi, Cheperli, Taghizadeh, Seyedniazi, Allahverdian, Valaei, Evazpour, Aghchelli, Manavinejad (c), Daliri, Karimi, Heidari
* Head coach
* Nafarzadeh

## Awards

* Most valuable player

    Mohammad Javad Manavinejad
* Best setter

    Yu Yaochen
* Best outside spikers

    Akbar Valaei
    Xia Runtao
* Best middle blockers

    Sahand Allah Verdian
    Zhang Zhejia
* Best opposite spiker

    Mohamed Anan
* Best libero

    Lee Sang-uk
