1997 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship

1997 Asian Youth Girls Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Thailand
Dates	14–20 April
Teams	8
Venues	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Japan (1st title)
MVP	Midori Takahashi
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The 1997 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship was held in Khanarassadornbamrung Gymnasium, Yala, Thailand from 14 to 20 April 1997.

Results

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Japan	14	7	0	21	2	10.500	338	126	2.683
2	South Korea	13	6	1	19	4	4.750	326	128	2.547
3	China	12	5	2	17	7	2.429	312	199	1.568
4	Thailand	11	4	3	12	9	1.333	245	170	1.441
5	Chinese Taipei	10	3	4	10	12	0.833	226	224	1.009
6	Malaysia	9	2	5	6	15	0.400	137	249	0.550
7	Singapore	8	1	6	3	19	0.158	92	302	0.305
8	Philippines	7	0	7	1	21	0.048	49	327	0.150

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Apr	Singapore	0–3	Japan	0–15	1–15	0–15			1–45
14 Apr	Thailand	3–0	Chinese Taipei	15–5	15–7	15–9			45–21
14 Apr	Philippines	0–3	Malaysia	1–15	1–15	2–15			4–45
14 Apr	South Korea	3–1	China	15–2	15–6	8–15	15–9		53–32
15 Apr	South Korea	3–0	Chinese Taipei	15–4	15–3	15–0			45–7
15 Apr	China	3–0	Singapore	15–2	15–0	15–0			45–2
15 Apr	Japan	3–0	Philippines	15–0	15–0	15–3			45–3
15 Apr	Malaysia	0–3	Thailand	3–15	2–15	2–15			7–45
16 Apr	Malaysia	0–3	South Korea	2–15	3–15	1–15			6–45
16 Apr	Japan	3–0	Thailand	15–2	15–10	15–3			45–15
16 Apr	Singapore	3–1	Philippines	15–5	12–15	15–5	15–7		57–32
16 Apr	China	3–1	Chinese Taipei	16–14	15–12	13–15	15–10		59–51
17 Apr	South Korea	1–3	Japan	15–10	10–15	8–15	15–17		48–57
17 Apr	Thailand	3–0	Philippines	15–1	15–0	15–1			45–2
17 Apr	Malaysia	0–3	China	1–15	5–15	3–15			9–45
17 Apr	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Singapore	15–2	15–1	15–2			45–5
18 Apr	South Korea	3–0	Philippines	15–0	15–1	15–0			45–1
18 Apr	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Malaysia	15–6	15–0	15–13			45–19
18 Apr	Singapore	0–3	Thailand	2–15	3–15	0–15			5–45
18 Apr	Japan	3–1	China	11–15	15–10	15–12	15–4		56–41
19 Apr	Thailand	0–3	South Korea	4–15	9–15	10–15			23–45
19 Apr	China	3–0	Philippines	15–0	15–1	15–0			45–1
19 Apr	Singapore	0–3	Malaysia	9–15	5–15	6–15			20–45
19 Apr	Japan	3–0	Chinese Taipei	15–5	15–6	15–1			45–12
20 Apr	Malaysia	0–3	Japan	3–15	0–15	3–15			6–45
20 Apr	South Korea	3–0	Singapore	15–1	15–1	15–0			45–2
20 Apr	China	3–0	Thailand	15–12	15–10	15–5			45–27
20 Apr	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Philippines	15–3	15–0	15–3			45–6

Final standing

Rank Team  Japan  South Korea  China 4  Thailand 5  Chinese Taipei 6  Malaysia 7  Singapore 8  Philippines Qualified for the 1997 World Youth Championship

1997 Asian Youth Girls Champions  Japan First title

Awards

• MVP: Midori Takahashi
• Best Scorer: Mari Ochiai
• Best Spiker: Lee Yun-hui
• Best Blocker: Rattana Sanguanrum
• Best Server: Tian Jia

External links

• www.asianvolleyball.org
• FIVB