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| Most recent season or competition: 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
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| Founded | 2008 |
| First season | 2008 |
| No. of teams | 10 (Finals) |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Japan (1st title) |
| Most titles |  China (5 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | PPTV |
| Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, also known as the AVC Cup for Women, was an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the top senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The tournaments have been awarded every two years since 2008. The current champion is Japan, which won its first title at the 2022 tournament.
This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious, continental competition for Asian national volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup.
The 7 Asian Cup tournaments have been won by three different national teams. China have won five times. The other Asian Cup winners are Japan and Thailand, with one title each.
History
[edit]Originally the tournament was awarded every two years beginning 2008.
In August 2022, beginning next year the biennial tournament will now be done annually according to AVC Control Committee President and Technical Director Dr. Han Joo Eom.[1]
Results summary
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | ||||||||
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| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | |||||||
| 2008 Details |  Nakhon Ratchasima |  China | 3–0 |  South Korea |  Thailand | 3–2 |  Japan | 8 | ||||
| 2010 Details | Taicang | China | 3–0 | Thailand | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | 8 | ||||
| 2012 Details |  Almaty | Thailand | 3–1 | China |  Kazakhstan | 3–0 |  Vietnam | 8 | ||||
| 2014 Details | Shenzhen | China | 3–0 | South Korea | Kazakhstan | 3–2 | Japan | 8 | ||||
| 2016 Details |  Vĩnh Phúc | China | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | Thailand | 3–0 | Japan | 8 | ||||
| 2018 Details | Nakhon Ratchasima | China | 3–0 | Japan | Thailand | 3–0 |  Chinese Taipei | 10 | ||||
| 2020 |  Taipei | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2022 Details |  Pasig | Japan | 3–1 | China | Thailand | 3–0 | Vietnam | 9 | ||||
Teams reaching the top four
[edit]| Team | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place |
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| China | 5 (2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 2 (2012, 2022) | ||
| Thailand | 1 (2012) | 1 (2010) | 4 (2008, 2016, 2018, 2022) | |
| Japan | 1 (2022) | 1 (2018) | 4 (2008, 2010, 2014, 2016) | |
 South Korea | 2 (2008, 2014) | 1 (2010) | ||
| Kazakhstan | 1 (2016) | 2 (2012, 2014) | ||
| Vietnam | 2 (2012, 2022) | |||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 (2018) |
Champions by region
[edit]| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| EAZVA (East Asia) | China (5), Japan (1) | 6 titles |
| SEAZVA (Southeast Asia) | Thailand (1) | 1 title |
Hosts
[edit]List of hosts by number of cups hosted.
| Time Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | China | 2010, 2014 |
| Thailand | 2008, 2018 | |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 2012 |
| Philippines | 2022 | |
| Vietnam | 2016 |
Medal summary
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participating nations
[edit]- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
| Team | 2008 (8) | 2010 (8) | 2012 (8) | 2014 (8) | 2016 (8) | 2018 (10) | 2022 (9) | Total |
 Australia | 7th | • | • | • | • | 7th | 8th | 3 |
| China | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7 |
| Chinese Taipei | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 7 |
 Iran | • | 8th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 6 |
| Japan | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 7 |
| Kazakhstan | • | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 10th | • | 5 |
 Malaysia | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Philippines | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | 6th | 2 |
| South Korea | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 9th | 7 |
| Thailand | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 7 |
| Vietnam | 5th | 7th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 7 |
Debut of teams
[edit]| Year | Debutants | Total |
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| 2008 | Australia | 8 |
| China | ||
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| Japan | ||
| Malaysia | ||
| South Korea | ||
| Thailand | ||
| Vietnam | ||
| 2010 | Iran | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | ||
| 2012 | None | 0 |
| 2014 | ||
| 2016 | ||
| 2018 | Philippines | 1 |
| 2022 | None | 0 |
Awards
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See also
[edit]- Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
- AVC Women's Challenge Cup
- Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
- Volleyball at the Asian Games
References
[edit]- ^ Morales, Luis (20 August 2022). "AVC Cup for Women to be held annually starting next year, to stake FIVB points". Philstar. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Asian Volleyball Confederation – official website
- AVC Competition Results
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