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2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Thailand
CityNakhon Ratchasima
Dates20–26 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place China
Fourth place Japan
Tournament awards
MVPIran Hamzeh Zarini
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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.

Pool A Pool B

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

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

Venue

All matches
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
MCC Hall Convention Center
Capacity: Unknown

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
Source:
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

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 6 9 5 1.800 315 284 1.109 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 3 2 1 5 8 3 2.667 255 213 1.197
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 216 252 0.857
4  Indonesia 3 0 3 3 1 9 0.111 218 255 0.855
Source:
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

 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
           
 24 September
 
  South Korea3
 25 September
  Indonesia0
  South Korea3
 24 September
  China1
  Australia0
 26 September
  China3
  South Korea2
 24 September
  Iran3
  Japan3
 25 September
  Thailand0
  Japan1
 24 September
  Iran3 3rd place
  Iran3
 26 September
  Chinese Taipei0
  China3
 
  Japan0
 
 5th–8th places5th place
       
 25 September
 
  Indonesia2
 26 September
  Australia3
  Australia3
 25 September
  Thailand0
  Thailand3
 
  Chinese Taipei1
 7th place
 
 26 September
 
  Indonesia1
 
  Chinese Taipei3

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 place, gold medalist(s)  Iran
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China
4  Japan
5  Australia
6  Thailand
7  Chinese Taipei
8  Indonesia
 2008 Asian Men's Cup champions 

Iran
1st 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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