| Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall |
| Dates | 26 November – 14 December |
| Competitors | 332 from 21 nations |
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Indoor volleyball was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. All matches played at the Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall.
Schedule
| Q | Qualification | P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 26th Sun |
27th Mon |
28th Tue |
29th Wed |
30th Thu |
1st Fri |
2nd Sat |
3rd Sun |
4th Mon |
5th Tue |
6th Wed |
7th Thu |
8th Fri |
9th Sat |
10th Sun |
11th Mon |
12th Tue |
13th Wed |
14th Thu |
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| Men | Q | Q | Q | P | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Draw
The draw ceremony for the team sports was held on 7 September 2006 at Doha.
Men
Due to scheduling conflicts with 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, China, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea alongside the host team Qatar qualified directly to the quarterfinal stage. The remaining teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. India and Thailand, the next top two teams started the competition from the preliminary round.
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* Withdrew.
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- Quarterfinals
Qatar (Host) vs. 1st Preliminary – Pool B- Asia Rank 1 vs. 1st Preliminary – Pool A
- Asia Rank 2 vs. Asia Rank 5
- Asia Rank 3 vs. Asia Rank 4
The teams were seeded based on their performance at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.
| Team | Rank | Pts | PR | |
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 Japan |
8 | Asia Rank 1 | ||
 China |
17 | 7 | Asia Rank 2 | |
 South Korea |
17 | 6 | Asia Rank 3 | |
 Iran |
21 | 5 | 0.835 | Asia Rank 4 |
 Kazakhstan |
21 | 5 | 0.832 | Asia Rank 5 |
Women
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
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Final standing
Men
Further information: Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games – Men| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 |
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China |
3 | 2 | 1 |
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 Saudi Arabia |
8 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Qatar |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Bahrain |
9 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei |
6 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 |  India |
4 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 |  Kuwait |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Thailand |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Hong Kong |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Lebanon |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 |  Macau |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 |  United Arab Emirates |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Maldives |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Mongolia |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Palestine |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Women
Further information: Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games – Women| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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China |
6 | 6 | 0 |
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Japan |
7 | 6 | 1 |
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Chinese Taipei |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Thailand |
7 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | South Korea |
6 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan |
7 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 |  Vietnam |
6 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Mongolia |
7 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  Tajikistan |
4 | 0 | 4 |
References
- "Draw for Asian Games volleyball competition". People's Daily. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
External links
| Volleyball at the Asian Games | ||
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| List of medalists | ||