The inaugural edition of Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
Volleyball competition held in Thailand
The 2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2008 AVC Cup for Men was the inaugural edition of the Asian Cup, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Championship. The tournament was held at MCC Hall Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 20 to 26 September 2008.
Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
Venue
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
Pts
|
SW
|
SL
|
SR
|
SPW
|
SPL
|
SPR
|
Qualification
|
1
|
South Korea
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
9
|
3
|
3.000
|
289
|
243
|
1.189
|
Quarterfinals
|
2
|
Iran
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
7
|
5
|
1.400
|
261
|
256
|
1.020
|
3
|
China
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
6
|
1.167
|
275
|
275
|
1.000
|
4
|
Thailand
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
9
|
0.000
|
174
|
225
|
0.773
|
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
Final round
Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
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
|
2008 Asian Men's Cup champions
|
Iran 1st title
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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
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Awards
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