2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the twelfth edition of Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV). The tournament was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 20 to 27 September 2003.

2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Vietnam
CityHo Chi Minh City
Dates20–27 September
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions China (10th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament awards
MVPChina Zhao Ruirui

Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2001 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.

Pool APool B

 Vietnam (Host)
 Thailand (3rd)
 Japan
 Chinese Taipei
 New Zealand

 China (1st)
 South Korea (2nd)
 Philippines
 Kazakhstan
 Australia

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Japan440812112.0003272351.391Quarterfinals
2  Thailand4317942.2503022401.258
3  Chinese Taipei4226861.3333122791.118
4  Vietnam4135390.3332302730.842
5  New Zealand40440120.0001563000.520
Source: [citation needed]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
20 Sep17:00Japan  3–0  Thailand25–1825–2325–15  75–56
20 Sep20:00Vietnam  3–0  New Zealand25–1925–725–16  75–42
21 Sep18:00Chinese Taipei  3–0  New Zealand25–825–1525–8  75–31
21 Sep20:00Vietnam  0–3  Japan14–2512–2529–31  55–81
22 Sep16:00Chinese Taipei  1–3  Japan21–2525–2121–2512–25 79–96
22 Sep18:00Thailand  3–0  Vietnam25–1825–1225–14  75–44
23 Sep14:00New Zealand  0–3  Japan11–2517–2517–25  45–75
23 Sep16:00Thailand  3–1  Chinese Taipei21–2525–1725–2125–20 96–83
24 Sep14:00New Zealand  0–3  Thailand17–2514–257–25  38–75
24 Sep16:00Vietnam  0–3  Chinese Taipei22–2513–2521–25  56–75

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  China440812112.0003282191.498Quarterfinals
2  South Korea43171042.5003302531.304
3  Kazakhstan4226670.8572602650.981
4  Philippines41353110.2732223230.687
5  Australia40444120.3332843640.780
Source: [citation needed]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
20 Sep13:00Philippines  3–2  Australia23–2525–2225–1412–2515–12100–98
20 Sep15:00China  3–0  Kazakhstan25–1225–1325–14  75–39
21 Sep14:00South Korea  3–1  Australia25–1620–2525–1325–13 95–67
21 Sep16:00China  3–0  Philippines25–1625–725–22  75–45
22 Sep14:00Kazakhstan  3–0  Philippines25–1525–1225–19  75–46
22 Sep20:00South Korea  1–3  China21–2513–2530–2821–25 85–103
23 Sep18:00Australia  0–3  China14–2519–2517–25  50–75
23 Sep20:00Kazakhstan  0–3  South Korea18–2514–2520–25  52–75
24 Sep18:00Philippines  0–3  South Korea14–2510–257–25  31–75
24 Sep20:00Australia  1–3  Kazakhstan25–1914–2517–2513–25 69–94

Classification 9th–10th

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
25 Sep20:00New Zealand  0–3  Australia19–2516–2519–25  54–75

Final round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
25 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
 Japan3
 
26 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Philippines0
 
 Japan3
 
25 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 South Korea0
 
 South Korea3
 
27 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Japan0
 
25 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 China3
 
 China3
 
26 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Vietnam0
 
 China3
 
25 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Thailand03rd place
 
 Thailand3
 
27 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 South Korea3
 
 
 Thailand1
 
 
5th–8th places5th place
 
      
 
26 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
 Philippines0
 
27 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
26 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Vietnam0
 
 Vietnam3
 
 
 Kazakhstan2
 
7th place
 
 
27 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
 Philippines0
 
 
 Kazakhstan3

Quarterfinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
25 Sep12:00Japan  3–0  Philippines25–1625–2325–17  75–56
25 Sep14:00Thailand  3–0  Kazakhstan25–2025–1825–19  75–57
25 Sep16:00South Korea  3–0  Chinese Taipei25–1925–1525–14  75–48
25 Sep18:00China  3–0  Vietnam25–1825–1325–10  75–41

5th–8th semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
26 Sep14:00Philippines  0–3  Chinese Taipei18–2516–2511–25  45–75
26 Sep16:00Vietnam  3–2  Kazakhstan25–1619–2516–2525–1815–9100–93

Semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
26 Sep18:00Japan  3–0  South Korea26–2425–2125–19  76–64
26 Sep20:00China  3–0  Thailand25–1725–1925–17  75–53

7th place

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
27 Sep14:00Philippines  0–3  Kazakhstan0–250–250–25  Forfeit

5th place

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
27 Sep16:00Chinese Taipei  3–0  Vietnam25–1825–1925–15  75–52

3rd place

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
27 Sep18:00South Korea  3–1  Thailand23–2525–1225–1225–14 98–63

Final

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
27 Sep20:00Japan  0–3  China21–2523–2515–25  59–75

Final standing

Qualified for the 2003 World Cup and 2004 Olympic Qualifier
Qualified for the 2004 Olympic Qualifier
 2003 Asian Women's champions 

China
10th title

Awards

References