2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation China
CityTianjin
Dates5–12 September
Teams15
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Champions South Korea (4th title)
Runners-up China
Third place Iran
Fourth place Australia
Tournament awards
MVPIndiaYejju Subba Rao

The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the twelfth staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA). The tournament was held in Tianjin, China from 5 to 12 September 2003.

Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2001 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 China (Host & 4th)

 Saudi Arabia (8th)  Kazakhstan

 South Korea (1st)  India (7th)  Bahrain Thailand

 Australia (2nd)  Chinese Taipei (6th)  United Arab Emirates Pakistan

 Japan (3rd)  Iran (5th)  Qatar New Zealand

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  China2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 151 108 1.398 Pool E or Pool F
2  Kazakhstan2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 0 0
3  Saudi Arabia2 0 2 2 1 6 0.167 0 0 Pool G
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
05 Sep China 3–0 Kazakhstan26–24 25–14 25–20     76–58
06 Sep China 3–0 Saudi Arabia25–18 25–17 25–15     75–50
07 Sep Kazakhstan 3–1 Saudi Arabia           

Pool B

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  India3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 302 268 1.127 Pool E or Pool F
2  South Korea3 2 1 5 8 3 2.667 259 203 1.276
3  Thailand3 1 2 4 4 7 0.571 231 250 0.924 Pool G or Pool H
4  Bahrain3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222 202 273 0.740
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
05 Sep Bahrain 1–3 Thailand28–26 12–25 17–25 21–25   78–101
05 Sep South Korea 2–3 India25–23 22–25 25–20 22–25 15–17 109–110
06 Sep South Korea 3–0 Thailand25–17 25–17 25–17     75–51
06 Sep India 3–1 Bahrain22–25 25–16 25–23 25–16   97–80
07 Sep South Korea 3–0 Bahrain25–12 25–16 25–16     75–44
07 Sep Thailand 1–3 India19–25 18–25 25–22 17–25   79–97

Pool C

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Australia3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 284 266 1.068 Pool E or Pool F
2  Pakistan3 2 1 5 8 5 1.600 0 0
3  Chinese Taipei3 1 2 4 7 6 1.167 0 0 Pool G or Pool H
4  United Arab Emirates3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 0 0
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
05 Sep United Arab Emirates 0–3 Chinese Taipei           
05 Sep Australia 3–2 Pakistan17–25 22–25 25–17 25–17 15–12 104–96
06 Sep United Arab Emirates 0–3 Australia21–25 19–25 22–25     62–75
06 Sep Chinese Taipei 2–3 Pakistan26–28 25–19 25–16 22–25 12–15 110–103
07 Sep Australia 3–2 Chinese Taipei15–25 25–19 19–25 31–29 15–10 105–108
07 Sep Pakistan 3–0 United Arab Emirates           

Pool D

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Iran3 3 0 6 9 2 4.500 270 214 1.262 Pool E or Pool F
2  Japan3 2 1 5 7 3 2.333 231 207 1.116
3  Qatar3 1 2 4 3 8 0.375 226 252 0.897 Pool G or Pool H
4  New Zealand3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 226 280 0.807
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
05 Sep Iran 3–0 Qatar25–19 25–17 25–20     75–56
05 Sep Japan 3–0 New Zealand25–16 25–15 25–16     75–47
06 Sep Qatar 3–2 New Zealand25–20 22–25 25–21 21–25 15–11 108–102
06 Sep Japan 1–3 Iran15–25 20–25 25–23 21–25   81–98
07 Sep New Zealand 1–3 Iran21–25 25–22 18–25 13–25   77–97
07 Sep Japan 3–0 Qatar25–22 25–23 25–17     75–62

Quarterfinals

  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the Quarterfinals.

Pool E

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  China3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 230 175 1.314 Championship round
2  Australia3 2 1 5 6 7 0.857 266 268 0.993
3  Pakistan3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 231 242 0.955 5th–8th classification
4  Kazakhstan3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222 214 256 0.836
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep Australia 3–2 Kazakhstan19–25 25–16 21–25 25–21 15–10 105–97
08 Sep China 3–0 Pakistan25–16 29–27 25–17     79–60
09 Sep Pakistan 3–0 Kazakhstan25–17 25–19 25–23     75–59
09 Sep China 3–0 Australia25–23 25–17 25–17     75–57

Pool F

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  South Korea3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 305 279 1.093 Championship round
2  Iran3 2 1 5 6 6 1.000 273 277 0.986
3  India3 1 2 4 6 8 0.750 308 314 0.981 5th–8th classification
4  Japan3 1 2 4 5 7 0.714 280 296 0.946
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep India 1–3 Japan22–25 21–25 25–23 21–25   89–98
08 Sep Iran 0–3 South Korea15–25 18–25 35–37     68–87
09 Sep South Korea 3–1 Japan25–23 25–19 33–35 26–24   109–101
09 Sep Iran 3–2 India25–23 20–25 22–25 25–23 15–13 107–109

Pool G

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Chinese Taipei2 2 0 4 6 1 6.000 0 0 9th–12th classification
2  Saudi Arabia2 1 1 3 4 4 1.000 180 174 1.034
3  United Arab Emirates2 0 2 2 1 6 0.167 0 0 13th–15th classification
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep Saudi Arabia 3–1 United Arab Emirates25–21 25–19 22–25 25–12   97–77
09 Sep Saudi Arabia 1–3 Chinese Taipei23–25 25–22 21–25 14–25   83–97

Pool H

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Thailand3 3 0 6 9 3 3.000 281 214 1.313 9th–12th classification
2  Qatar3 2 1 5 8 6 1.333 301 300 1.003
3  Bahrain3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 246 260 0.946 13th–15th classification
4  New Zealand3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222 204 258 0.791
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep Thailand 3–0 New Zealand25–13 25–12 25–16     75–41
08 Sep Qatar 3–1 Bahrain22–25 25–21 25–23 26–24   98–93
09 Sep Bahrain 3–0 New Zealand25–23 25–17 25–21     75–61
09 Sep Thailand 3–2 Qatar17–25 25–15 23–25 25–20 15–10 105–95

Final round

  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the previous rounds shall be taken into account for the final round.

Classification 13th–15th

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
13  Bahrain2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 154 129 1.194
14  New Zealand2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 157 166 0.946
15  United Arab Emirates2 0 2 2 1 6 0.167 159 175 0.909
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep United Arab Emirates 1–3 New Zealand25–14 18–25 18–25 30–32   91–96
12 Sep Bahrain 3–0 United Arab Emirates25–18 29–27 25–23     79–68

Classification 9th–12th

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
9  Chinese Taipei3 3 0 6 9 1 9.000 247 196 1.260
10  Thailand3 2 1 5 6 6 1.000 262 252 1.040
11  Qatar3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 228 252 0.905
12  Saudi Arabia3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222 237 274 0.865
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep Chinese Taipei 3–0 Qatar25–17 25–17 25–20     75–54
11 Sep Thailand 3–1 Saudi Arabia25–19 25–18 23–25 25–20   98–82
12 Sep Qatar 3–0 Saudi Arabia25–22 28–26 26–24     79–72
12 Sep Thailand 0–3 Chinese Taipei19–25 22–25 18–25     59–75

Classification 5th–8th

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
5  India3 2 1 5 7 3 2.333 241 220 1.095
6  Japan3 2 1 5 7 4 1.750 261 235 1.111
7  Pakistan3 2 1 5 6 4 1.500 223 222 1.005
8  Kazakhstan3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 179 227 0.789
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep India 3–0 Kazakhstan27–25 25–21 25–17     77–63
11 Sep Pakistan 3–1 Japan25–22 14–25 25–19 25–22   89–88
12 Sep Japan 3–0 Kazakhstan25–18 25–22 25–17     75–57
12 Sep Pakistan 0–3 India22–25 20–25 17–25     59–75

Championship

PosTeam PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1  South Korea3 3 0 6 9 3 3.000 288 257 1.121
2  China3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 273 242 1.128
3  Iran3 1 2 4 4 8 0.500 250 282 0.887
4  Australia3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 243 273 0.890
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep South Korea 3–1 Australia16–25 25–19 25–19 25–22   91–85
11 Sep China 3–1 Iran25–18 25–16 19–25 25–16   94–75
12 Sep Iran 3–2 Australia25–21 25–18 21–25 21–25 15–12 107–101
12 Sep South Korea 3–2 China27–25 22–25 21–25 25–21 15–8 110–104

Final standing

Awards

References