Asian Men's Volleyball Championship 2023: Schedule, fixtures, India squad and live streaming details

Published at :August 19, 2023 at 12:24 PM

Modified at :January 13, 2024 at 5:59 PM

Winner is set to qualify for World Championship in 2025

The Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship 2023 is all set to commence on August 19 and run until August 26, 2023, in Urmia, Iran. The event is being staged at two distinct venues in Urmia – Ghadir Arena which has a seating capacity of 6,000 and Shahidan Ahandoust Hall, having a capacity of 3,000.

It is organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF), this will be the 22nd iteration of the prestigious volleyball competition. The tournament will feature senior men’s national teams belonging to the AVC, eyeing the coveted Asian title.

A total of 17 nations will be competing at the 2023 edition of the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship. Iran secured its place in the event as host for the competition. 11 nations namely – Japan, China, Chinese Taipei, Qatar, Pakistan, South Korea, India, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Hong Kong made it based on their previous edition’s performance.

While Afghanistan and Bangladesh (Central Asia), Indonesia and Thailand (Southeast Asia), and Iraq (West Asia) qualified through direct zonal wildcards. Mongolia was also granted entry from the East Asia region, but the nation withdrew from the competition.

Japan is the most accomplished team in the history of the championship, having collected a total of nine titles, four runner-ups, and four third-place finishes. Both South Korea and Iran have earned four trophies each in this continental event. China (3) and Australia (1) are the other nations to have claimed the coveted title in the competition.

Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship 2023 Groups

Pool A: Iran (Hosts), Hong Kong, Iraq

Pool B: Japan, Uzbekistan, Thailand

Pool C: China, Kazakhstan, Indonesia

Pool D: Chinese Taipei, Bahrain

Pool E: Afghanistan, Qatar, India

Pool F: Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Korea

India’s performance at the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship

India’s best performance in the competition’s history came in 2005 when they placed fourth after losing to South Korea (3-1) in the third-place match. In the last edition of the biennial event, India finished ninth after claiming a hard-fought victory over Bahrain by 3-2.

India squad for the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship 2023

Amit Gulia, Ashamatullah, Ashwal Rai, Erin Varghese, Hari Prasad BS, Jerome Vinith, John Joseph EJ, Muthusamy Appavu, Shameemudheen, Vinayak Rokhade, Vinit Kumar, Rohit Kumar, G E Sridharan (Head coach), Tom Joseph (Assistant Coach)

Where and how to watch live telecast and live streaming of Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship 2023?

Unfortunately, the live telecast of the tournament will not be available in India. Fans can, however, catch the live streaming of Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship 2023 on the YouTube channel of Asian Volleyball Confederation.

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Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship 2023 full schedule and fixtures (All Timings are in IST)

August 19 (Saturday)

15:15 – Indonesia 2-3 China (Pool C)

15:15 – Japan 3-0 Thailand (Pool B)

18:15 – Hong Kong 2-3 Iraq (Pool A)

18:15 – Qatar 3-0 India (Pool E)

21:15 – Bangladesh 0-3 South Korea (Pool F)

August 20 (Sunday)

15:15 – Uzbekistan 0-3 Japan (Pool B)

15:15 – Kazakhstan 1-3 Indonesia (Pool C)

18:15 – Afghanistan 0-3 Qatar (Pool E)

18:15 – Pakistan 3-0 Bangladesh (Pool F)

21:15 – Iran 3-0 Hong Kong (Pool A)

21:15 – Bahrain 2-3 Chinese Taipei (Pool D)

August 21 (Monday)

15:15 – Thailand 3-0 Uzbekistan (Pool B)

15:15 – China 3-2 Kazakhstan (Pool C)

18:15 – India 3-1 Afghanistan (Pool E) — Highlights | Report

18:15 – South Korea 3-1 Pakistan (Pool F)

21:15 – Iraq 1-3 Iran (Pool A)

August 23 (Wednesday)

13th-17th Places

15:15 – Uzbekistan 1-3 Kazakhstan

Round of 12

12:15 – South Korea 3-2 Indonesia

15:15 – Japan 3-0 Bahrain

18:15 – Qatar 3-0 Thailand

18:15 – Chinese Taipei 3-0 Iraq

21:15 – Iran 3-0 Pakistan

21:15 – China 3-2 India

August 24 (Thursday)

13th-16th Places

Bangladesh 1-3 Afghanistan

Hong Kong 0-3 Kazakhstan

Quarter-Finals

China 3-1 South Korea

Qatar 0-3 Chinese Taipei

August 25 (Friday)

13th Place

Kazakhstan 3-1 Afghanistan

15th Place

Hong Kong 1-3 Bangladesh

11th Place

India 3-0 Iraq

7th to 10th Place

Indonesia 2-3 Pakistan

Bahrain 3-2 Thailand

7th Place

Pakistan 3-2 Bahrain

9th Place

Indonesia 3-0 Thailand

5th Place

South Korea 3-1 Chinese Taipei

Semi-Finals

Iran 3-0 China

Japan 3-1 Qatar

August 26 (Saturday)

3rd Place

Qatar 3-0 China

Final

Japan 3-0 Iran

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