Asian Cup Volleyball Championship
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The Asian Cup Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball tournament for Asian and Oceania national teams, organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). The first edition for both men and women was held in 2008. It is currently held biannually, after the Olympics Games or the men's and women's World Championships.
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Men
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2008 Details |
 Nakhon Ratchasima |
 Iran |
3–2 |  South Korea |
 China |
3–0 |  Japan |
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| 2010 Details |
 Urmia |
Iran |
3–0 | China |
 India |
3–1 |  Chinese Taipei |
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| 2012 Details |
 Vĩnh Yên |
China |
3–1 | Iran |
Japan |
3–1 | India |
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| 2014 Details |
 Almaty |
South Korea |
3–0 | India |
 Kazakhstan |
3–1 | Iran |
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| 2016 Details |
Nakhon Pathom |
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| 2018 Details |
 TBD |
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  China |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  India |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
5th | 5th | 7th | 7th | Q | 5 |
 China |
3rd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | Q | 5 |
 Chinese Taipei |
7th | 4th | Q | 3 | ||
 India |
3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3 | ||
 Indonesia |
8th | 1 | ||||
 Iran |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | Q | 5 |
 Japan |
4th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | Q | 5 |
 Kazakhstan |
7th | 3rd | 2 | |||
 Myanmar |
8th | 1 | ||||
 Qatar |
Q | 1 | ||||
 South Korea |
2nd | 6th | 5th | 1st | Q | 5 |
 Thailand |
6th | 8th | Q | 3 | ||
 Vietnam |
6th | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
MVP awards
| Year | MVP Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Hamzeh Zarini |
| 2010 | Farhad Nazari Afshar |
| 2012 | Zhan Guojun |
| 2014 | Seo Jae-duck |
| 2016 |
Women
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2008 Details |
Nakhon Ratchasima |
China |
3–0 | South Korea |
 Thailand |
3–2 | Japan |
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| 2010 Details |
Taicang |
China |
3–0 | Thailand |
South Korea |
3–0 | Japan |
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| 2012 Details |
Almaty |
Thailand |
3–1 | China |
Kazakhstan |
3–0 |  Vietnam |
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| 2014 Details |
Shenzhen |
China |
3–0 | South Korea |
Kazakhstan |
3–2 | Japan |
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| 2016 Details |
Vĩnh Phúc |
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| 2018 Details |
TBA |
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Thailand |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | South Korea |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
7th | 1 | ||||
| China |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Q | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei |
6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | Q | 5 |
| Iran |
8th | 8th | 7th | Q | 4 | |
| Japan |
4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | Q | 5 |
| Kazakhstan |
5th | 3rd | 3rd | Q | 4 | |
 Malaysia |
8th | 1 | ||||
| South Korea |
2nd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | Q | 5 |
| Thailand |
3rd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | Q | 5 |
| Vietnam |
5th | 7th | 4th | 8th | Q | 5 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
MVP awards
| Year | MVP Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Wei Qiuyue |
| 2010 | Wang Yimei |
| 2012 | Onuma Sittirak |
| 2014 | Yan Ni |
| 2016 |
