2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
# 2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international volleyball club tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Myanmar Volleyball Federation (MVF). The tournament was held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar from 30 July to 6 August 2018. The champions qualified for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship instead of the 2017 champions Sarmayeh Bank Tehran, who withdrew from the 2018 Club World Championship.

## Qualification

The 13 AVC member associations submitted their men's club to the 2018 Asian Club Championship. The 13 AVC member associations were from 4 zonal associations, including, Central Asia (5 teams), East Asia (4 teams), Oceania (1 team) and Southeast Asia (3 teams).

### Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

| Association | Team | Means of qualification |
| - | - | - |
| Myanmar | Asia World | |
| Australia | Canberra Heat | |
| China | Sichuan | 2016–17 Chinese Volleyball League winners |
| Chinese Taipei | Long Power | 2017–18 Enterprise Volleyball League winners |
| Hong Kong | Yan Chai | |
| Iran | Khatam Ardakan | 2017–18 Iranian Volleyball Super League winners |
| Japan | Toray Arrows | 2016–17 V.Premier League winners |
| Kazakhstan | Atyrau | |
| Pakistan | Wapda | |
| Sri Lanka | Lanka Lions | |
| Thailand | Nakhon Ratchasima | 2017–18 Volleyball Thailand League winners |
| Turkmenistan | Binagar | |
| Vietnam | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 2017 Volleyball Vietnam League winners |

## Pools composition

This was the first Asian Club Championship which used the new competition format. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration's unanimous decision, the new format saw teams were drawn into four pools up to the total amount of the participating teams. Each team as well as the hosts was assigned into a pool according to their final standing of the 2017 edition. As the three best ranked teams were drawn in the same pool A, the next best three contested pool B, the next best four contested pool C. Final standing of the 2017 edition are shown in brackets.

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - |
| Iran (1) | China (6) | Thailand (9) | Myanmar (Hosts) |
| Japan (2) | Chinese Taipei (7) | Australia (10) | Pakistan |
| Kazakhstan (4) | Vietnam (8) | Sri Lanka (11) | Turkmenistan |
| | | Hong Kong (13) | |

## Venues

* Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex – Hall B, Naypyidaw, Myanmar
* Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex – Hall C, Naypyidaw, Myanmar

## 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

## Preliminary round

* All times are Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Khatam Ardakan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 179 | 163 | 1.098 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Atyrau | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 196 | 198 | 0.990 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Toray Arrows | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 179 | 193 | 0.927 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Jul | 16:00 | WTC | Khatam Ardakan | 3–1 | Atyrau | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | 95–87 | P2 |
| 31 Jul | 13:30 | WTB | Khatam Ardakan | 3–0 | Toray Arrows | 25–22 | 25–22 | 34–32 | | | 84–76 | P2 |
| 1 Aug | 13:50 | WTB | Toray Arrows | 2–3 | Atyrau | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 11–15 | 103–109 | P2 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 174 | 143 | 1.217 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Long Power | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 188 | 193 | 0.974 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Sichuan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 158 | 184 | 0.859 | Playoffs |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Jul | 16:00 | WTB | Sichuan | 2–3 | Long Power | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 14–25 | 13–15 | 95–108 | P2 |
| 31 Jul | 16:00 | WTC | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 3–1 | Long Power | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–16 | | 98–80 | P2 |
| 1 Aug | 16:45 | WTB | Sichuan | 0–3 | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 22–25 | 24–26 | 17–25 | | | 63–76 | P2 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lanka Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 258 | 191 | 1.351 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 268 | 236 | 1.136 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Canberra Heat | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 239 | 274 | 0.872 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Yan Chai | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 192 | 256 | 0.750 | Playoffs |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Jul | 13:30 | WTB | Nakhon Ratchasima | 3–0 | Yan Chai | 25–15 | 25–12 | 25–18 | | | 75–45 | P2 |
| 30 Jul | 13:30 | WTC | Canberra Heat | 0–3 | Lanka Lions | 20–25 | 21–25 | 9–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 |
| 31 Jul | 11:00 | WTB | Nakhon Ratchasima | 3–1 | Canberra Heat | 25–17 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 25–22 | | 93–83 | P2 |
| 31 Jul | 13:30 | WTC | Yan Chai | 0–3 | Lanka Lions | 12–25 | 12–25 | 17–25 | | | 41–75 | P2 |
| 1 Aug | 11:00 | WTB | Lanka Lions | 3–2 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 20–25 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 15–11 | 108–100 | P2 |
| 1 Aug | 13:30 | WTC | Canberra Heat | 3–2 | Yan Chai | 22–25 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 15–12 | 106–106 | P2 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wapda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 176 | 160 | 1.100 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Asia World | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 155 | 161 | 0.963 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Binagar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 186 | 196 | 0.949 | Playoffs |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Jul | 11:05 | WTB | Asia World | 3–1 | Binagar | 25–16 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–21 | | 96–85 | P2 |
| 31 Jul | 16:00 | WTB | Asia World | 0–3 | Wapda | 24–26 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | | 59–76 | P2 |
| 1 Aug | 16:00 | WTC | Wapda | 3–2 | Binagar | 17–25 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 100–101 | P2 |

## Final round

* All times are Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30).

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | |
| | | Khatam Ardakan | 3 | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Khatam Ardakan | 3 | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | Nakhon Ratchasima | 0 | | | | |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 3 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 0 | | | | |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 3 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | |
| Binagar | 2 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | |
| Binagar | 2 | | | | Khatam Ardakan | 3 | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | Khatam Ardakan | 3 | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 0 | |
| Sanest Khánh Hòa | 3 | | | | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 0 | |
| Sanest Khánh Hòa | 3 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | |
| Canberra Heat | 0 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | |
| Canberra Heat | 0 | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 3 | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 3 | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | Long Power | 0 | | | | |
| Long Power | 3 | Long Power | 0 | | | | |
| Long Power | 3 | | | | | | | 6 August | 6 August |
| Yan Chai | 1 | | | | | | | 6 August | 6 August |
| Yan Chai | 1 | | | | | | | Khatam Ardakan | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Atyrau | 0 |
| | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | |
| | | Atyrau | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Atyrau | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | Lanka Lions | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lanka Lions | 3 | Lanka Lions | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lanka Lions | 3 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | | | |
| Asia World | 2 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | | |
| Asia World | 2 | | | | Atyrau | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Wapda | 2 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | 6 August | 6 August |
| | | Toray Arrows | 2 | | | | | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 2 |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Toray Arrows | 2 | | | | | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 2 |
| 3 August | 3 August | Wapda | 3 | | | | | Wapda | 3 |
| Sichuan | 0 | Wapda | 3 | | | | | Wapda | 3 |
| Wapda | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 5 August | 5 August |
| Long Power | 2 |
| Long Power | 2 | 6 August | 6 August |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 3 | 6 August | 6 August |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 3 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 1 |
| 5 August | 5 August | | Nakhon Ratchasima | 1 |
| 5 August | 5 August | Toray Arrows | 3 |
| Toray Arrows | 3 | Toray Arrows | 3 |
| Lanka Lions | 1 | | |
| Lanka Lions | 1 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 6 August | 6 August |
| | | Long Power | 0 |
| | | Lanka Lions | 3 |
| 13th place match | 13th place match | 9th–12th semifinal | 9th–12th semifinal | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| | | 4 August | 4 August | |
| | | Canberra Heat | 3 |
| | | Sichuan | 2 |
| | | | | 5 August | 5 August |
| | | | | Canberra Heat | 3 |
| | | | | Yan Chai | 0 |
| 4 August | 4 August | | | | |
| 4 August | 4 August | | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Binagar | 0 | | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Binagar | 0 | | | 5 August | 5 August |
| Asia World | 3 | | | 5 August | 5 August |
| Asia World | 3 | | | Sichuan | 0 |
| | | | | Asia World | 3 |

### Playoffs

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Aug | 11:00 | WTB | Nakhon Ratchasima | 3–2 | Binagar | 25–23 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 15–8 | 107–99 | P2 |
| 3 Aug | 11:00 | WTC | Long Power | 3–1 | Yan Chai | 25–18 | 25–20 | 17–25 | 25–17 | | 92–80 | P2 |
| 3 Aug | 13:30 | WTC | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 3–0 | Canberra Heat | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–17 | | | 75–59 | P2 |
| 3 Aug | 13:45 | WTB | Sichuan | 0–3 | Wapda | 23–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | | 67–75 | P2 |
| 3 Aug | 16:00 | WTB | Lanka Lions | 3–2 | Asia World | 25–15 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 15–13 | 109–98 | P2 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Aug | 11:00 | WTB | Khatam Ardakan | 3–0 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–68 | P2 |
| 4 Aug | 11:00 | WTC | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 3–0 | Long Power | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–17 | | | 75–45 | P2 |
| 4 Aug | 13:30 | WTB | Toray Arrows | 2–3 | Wapda | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 29–31 | 20–22 | 120–117 | P2 |
| 4 Aug | 16:05 | WTC | Atyrau | 3–1 | Lanka Lions | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | 96–83 | P2 |

### 9th–12th semifinal

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Aug | 13:30 | WTC | Canberra Heat | 3–2 | Sichuan | 25–23 | 15–25 | 25–19 | 14–25 | 15–10 | 94–102 | P2 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Aug | 13:30 | WTC | Long Power | 2–3 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 18–25 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 19–21 | 108–116 | P2 |
| 5 Aug | 16:30 | WTC | Toray Arrows | 3–1 | Lanka Lions | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 94–86 | P2 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Aug | 16:00 | WTB | Khatam Ardakan | 3–0 | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | | 75–60 | P2 |
| 5 Aug | 18:30 | WTB | Atyrau | 3–2 | Wapda | 14–25 | 32–30 | 25–16 | 18–25 | 15–11 | 104–107 | P2 |

### 13th place match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Aug | 16:30 | WTB | Binagar | 0–3 | Asia World | 21–25 | 18–25 | 13–25 | | | 52–75 | P2 |

### 11th place match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Aug | 13:30 | WTB | Sichuan | 0–3 | Asia World | 20–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 |

### 9th place match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Aug | 18:55 | WTC | Canberra Heat | 3–0 | Yan Chai | 25–11 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | | 75–50 | P2 |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Aug | 11:00 | WTB | Long Power | 0–3 | Lanka Lions | 23–25 | 22–25 | 24–26 | | | 69–76 | P2 |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Aug | 13:30 | WTB | Nakhon Ratchasima | 1–3 | Toray Arrows | 21–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | 85–97 | P2 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Aug | 16:00 | WTB | Sanest Khánh Hòa | 2–3 | Wapda | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 20–25 | 16–18 | 107–103 | P2 |

### Final

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Aug | 18:45 | WTB | Khatam Ardakan | 3–0 | Atyrau | 29–27 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 79–72 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Khatam Ardakan |
| | Atyrau |
| | Wapda |
| 4 | Sanest Khánh Hòa |
| 5 | Toray Arrows |
| 6 | Nakhon Ratchasima |
| 7 | Lanka Lions |
| 8 | Long Power |
| 9 | Canberra Heat |
| 10 | Yan Chai |
| 11 | Asia World |
| 12 | Sichuan |
| 13 | Binagar |

* Qualified for the 2018 Club World Championship
* 2018 Asian Men's Club Champions
* Khatam Ardakan 1st title
* 14–man roster
* Mahmoudi, Valaei, Razipour, Zarini, Gholami, Senobar, Amiri, Mahdavi (c), Jalali, Rahimi, R. Yousefi, M. Yousefi, Jahandideh, Mobasheri
* Head coach
* Mirhosseini

## Awards

* Most valuable player

    Hamzeh Zarini (Khatam Ardakan)
* Best setter

    Roman Khandrolin (Atyrau)
* Best outside spikers

    Hossein Amiri (Khatam Ardakan)
    Aibat Netalin (Atyrau)
* Best middle blockers

    Adel Gholami (Khatam Ardakan)
    Nguyễn Dinh Nhu (Sanest Khánh Hòa)
* Best opposite spiker

    Aimal Khan (Wapda)
* Best libero

    Mojtaba Yousefi (Khatam Ardakan)
