2008 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship

2008 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host nation  Thailand
Dates 20–26 September
Teams 8
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Iran (1st title)
MVP Iran Hamzeh Zarini
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The 2008 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship was the first men's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship from September 20 to September 26, 2008. Tournament was staged in MCC Hall Convention Center The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima Shopping Mall, Thailand.

Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Pool A Pool B

 Thailand (Host)
 South Korea (3rd)
 China
 Iran

 Australia (1st)
 Japan (2nd)
 Chinese Taipei
 Indonesia

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  South Korea 6 3 0 289 243 1.189 9 3 3.000
2  Iran 5 2 1 261 256 1.020 7 5 1.400
3  China 4 1 2 275 275 1.000 7 6 1.167
4  Thailand 3 0 3 174 225 0.773 0 9 0.000
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
20 Sep 11:00 South Korea  3–1  Iran 23–25 25–17 25–17 25–22   98–81
20 Sep 16:00 China  3–0  Thailand 25–17 25–21 25–16     75–54
21 Sep 11:00 South Korea  3–2  China 25–16 23–25 23–25 30–28 15–13 116–107
21 Sep 16:00 Thailand  0–3  Iran 23–25 23–25 19–25     65–75
22 Sep 11:00 Iran  3–2  China 23–25 17–25 25–15 25–21 15–7 105–93
22 Sep 16:00 South Korea  3–0  Thailand 25–18 25–20 25–17     75–55

Pool B

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Japan 6 3 0 315 284 1.109 9 5 1.800
2  Australia 5 2 1 255 213 1.197 8 3 2.667
3  Chinese Taipei 4 1 2 216 252 0.857 5 6 0.833
4  Indonesia 3 0 3 218 255 0.855 1 9 0.111
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
20 Sep 13:00 Chinese Taipei  0–3  Australia 12–25 18–25 14–25     44–75
20 Sep 18:00 Japan  3–1  Indonesia 24–26 25–20 25–19 25–23   99–88
21 Sep 13:00 Indonesia  0–3  Australia 24–26 16–25 25–27     65–78
21 Sep 18:00 Japan  3–2  Chinese Taipei 26–28 21–25 25–22 25–10 15–9 112–94
22 Sep 13:00 Chinese Taipei  3–0  Indonesia 28–26 25–23 25–16     78–65
22 Sep 18:00 Australia  2–3  Japan 20–25 25–16 25–23 19–25 13–15 102–104

Final round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
24 September – Nakhon Ratchasima        
  South Korea  3
25 September – Nakhon Ratchasima
  Indonesia  0  
  South Korea  3
24 September – Nakhon Ratchasima
    China  1  
  Australia  0
26 September – Nakhon Ratchasima
  China  3  
  South Korea  2
24 September – Nakhon Ratchasima
    Iran  3
  Japan  3
25 September – Nakhon Ratchasima
  Thailand  0  
  Japan  1 3rd place
24 September – Nakhon Ratchasima
    Iran  3  
  Iran  3   China  3
  Chinese Taipei  0     Japan  0
26 September – Nakhon Ratchasima
5th–8th places 5th place
25 September – Nakhon Ratchasima
  Indonesia  2  
  Australia  3  
 
26 September – Nakhon Ratchasima
      Australia  3
    Thailand  0
7th place
25 September – Nakhon Ratchasima 26 September – Nakhon Ratchasima
  Thailand  3   Indonesia  1
  Chinese Taipei  1     Chinese Taipei  3

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
24 Sep 11:00 South Korea  3–0  Indonesia 25–15 29–27 25–23     79–65
24 Sep 13:00 Australia  0–3  China 14–25 20–25 22–25     56–75
24 Sep 16:00 Iran  3–0  Chinese Taipei 25–11 25–16 25–19     75–46
24 Sep 18:00 Japan  3–0  Thailand 25–18 25–21 25–20     75–59

5th–8th semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
25 Sep 11:00 Indonesia  2–3  Australia 23–25 25–19 17–25 25–20 8–15 98–104
25 Sep 13:00 Thailand  3–1  Chinese Taipei 25–19 25–18 21–25 25–21   96–83

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
25 Sep 16:00 South Korea  3–1  China 25–17 26–24 25–27 25–15   101–83
25 Sep 18:00 Japan  1–3  Iran 20–25 17–25 28–26 22–25   87–101

7th place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Sep 11:00 Indonesia  1–3  Chinese Taipei 21–25 23–25 25–21 27–29   96–100

5th place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Sep 13:00 Australia  3–0  Thailand 29–27 25–16 25–17     79–60

3rd place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Sep 16:00 China  3–0  Japan 25–22 25–16 25–19     75–57

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Sep 18:00 South Korea  2–3  Iran 25–13 15–25 25–27 25–15 7–15 97–95

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  Iran
2nd  South Korea
3rd  China
4  Japan
5  Australia
6  Thailand
7  Chinese Taipei
8  Indonesia
 2008 Asian Cup Champions 

Iran
First title


Team Roster
Mojtaba Attar, Saeid Marouf, Javad Mohammadinejad, Arash Keshavarzi, Hamzeh Zarini, Mohammad Mohammadkazem, Alireza Nadi, Ahsanollah Shirkavand, Mansour Zadvan, Farhad Nazari Afshar, Mehdi Mahdavi, Mohammad Mousavi
Head Coach: Hossein Maadani

Awards

External links

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