2008 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup
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The 2008 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2008 AVC Cup for Women was the inaugural edition of the Asian Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA).The tournament was held in MCC Hall Convention Center The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima Shopping Mall, Thailand from 1 to 7 October.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Thailand |
| City | Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Dates | 1–7 October |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  China (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  South Korea |
| Third place | Thailand |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Wei Qiuyue |
First | |
The top 2 teams qualified for the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix.
Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
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Thailand (Host & 3rd) |
Japan (1st) |
* Kazakhstan withdrew and replaced by Malaysia.
Squads
Main article: 2008 Asian Cup Volleyball Championship – Women's squads
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 275 | 227 | 1.211 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 253 | 203 | 1.246 | |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 232 | 273 | 0.850 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 207 | 264 | 0.784 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | 11:00 | Vietnam | 3–2 | Chinese Taipei | 25–17 | 21–25 | 28–30 | 25–19 | 15–13 | 114–104 |
| 01 Oct | 16:00 | Thailand | 2–3 | South Korea | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–27 | 9–15 | 103–106 |
| 02 Oct | 11:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | South Korea | 15–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 51–75 | ||
| 02 Oct | 16:00 | Vietnam | 0–3 | Thailand | 17–25 | 12–25 | 16–25 | 45–75 | ||
| 03 Oct | 11:00 | South Korea | 3–1 | Vietnam | 19–25 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 94–73 | |
| 03 Oct | 16:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 75–52 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 103 | 2.184 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 194 | 126 | 1.540 | |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 143 | 204 | 0.701 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 96 | 225 | 0.427 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | 13:00 | China | 3–0 | Malaysia | 25–11 | 25–7 | 25–7 | 75–25 | ||
| 01 Oct | 18:00 | Australia | 0–3 | Japan | 15–25 | 7–25 | 12–25 | 34–75 | ||
| 02 Oct | 13:00 | China | 3–0 | Australia | 25–12 | 25–13 | 25–9 | 75–34 | ||
| 02 Oct | 18:00 | Malaysia | 0–3 | Japan | 3–25 | 4–25 | 10–25 | 17–75 | ||
| 03 Oct | 13:00 | Japan | 0–3 | China | 9–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | 44–75 | ||
| 03 Oct | 18:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Malaysia | 25–11 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 75–54 |
Final round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| 5th–8th places | 5th place | |||||
| 6 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| 7 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||
| 6 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 7 October – Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct | 11:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Malaysia | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–7 | 75–33 | ||
| 05 Oct | 13:00 | China | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–17 | 25–13 | 25–15 | 75–45 | ||
| 05 Oct | 16:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Australia | 25–14 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 75–45 | ||
| 05 Oct | 18:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–11 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 75–55 |
5th–8th semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct | 11:00 | Malaysia | 0–3 | Vietnam | 13–25 | 7–25 | 11–25 | 31–75 | ||
| 06 Oct | 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | Australia | 25–16 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–13 | 94–74 |
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct | 16:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | 25–13 | 25–11 | 26–24 | 76–48 | ||
| 06 Oct | 18:00 | China | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–14 | 75–55 |
7th place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct | 11:00 | Malaysia | 0–3 | Australia | 21–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | 53–75 |
5th place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct | 13:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 75–48 |
3rd place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct | 16:00 | Japan | 2–3 | Thailand | 26–28 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 7–15 | 104–109 |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct | 18:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | China | 17–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 54–75 |
Final standing
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Awards
- MVP: Wei Qiuyue
- Best scorer: Kim Min-ji
- Best spiker: Wang Yimei
- Best blocker: Xue Ming
- Best server: Nanami Inoue
- Best setter: Lee Sook-ja
- Best libero: Wanna Buakaew