2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

2003 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  China
Dates September 5–12
Teams 15
Venues 2 (in 1 host city)
Champions  South Korea (4th title)
MVP Yejju Subba Rao
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The 2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the 12th Asian Championship, which took place from September 5 to September 12, 2003 in Tianjin, China.

Contents

Pools composition

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

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

 China (Host & 4th)
 Saudi Arabia (8th)
 Kazakhstan

 South Korea (1st)
 India (7th)
 Bahrain
 Thailand

 Australia (2nd)
 Chinese Taipei (6th)
 United Arab Emirates
 Pakistan

 Japan (3rd)
 Iran (5th)
 Qatar
 New Zealand

Preliminary round

Pool A

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  China 4 2 0 6 0 MAX 151 108 1.398
2  Kazakhstan 3 1 1 3 4 0.750
3  Saudi Arabia 2 0 2 1 6 0.167
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
05 Sep China  3–0  Kazakhstan 26–24 25–14 25–20     76–58
06 Sep China  3–0  Saudi Arabia 25–18 25–17 25–15     75–50
07 Sep Kazakhstan  3–1  Saudi Arabia            

Pool B

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  India 6 3 0 9 4 2.250 302 268 1.127
2  South Korea 5 2 1 8 3 2.667 259 203 1.276
3  Thailand 4 1 2 4 7 0.571 231 250 0.924
4  Bahrain 3 0 3 2 9 0.222 202 273 0.740
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
05 Sep Bahrain  1–3  Thailand 28–26 12–25 17–25 21–25   78–101
05 Sep South Korea  2–3  India 25–23 22–25 25–20 22–25 15–17 109–110
06 Sep South Korea  3–0  Thailand 25–17 25–17 25–17     75–51
06 Sep India  3–1  Bahrain 22–25 25–16 25–23 25–16   97–80
07 Sep South Korea  3–0  Bahrain 25–12 25–16 25–16     75–44
07 Sep Thailand  1–3  India 19–25 18–25 25–22 17–25   79–97

Pool C

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Australia 6 3 0 9 4 2.250 284 266 1.068
2  Pakistan 5 2 1 8 5 1.600
3  Chinese Taipei 4 1 2 7 6 1.167
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 3 0 9 0.000
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
05 Sep United Arab Emirates  0–3  Chinese Taipei            
05 Sep Australia  3–2  Pakistan 17–25 22–25 25–17 25–17 15–12 104–96
06 Sep United Arab Emirates  0–3  Australia 21–25 19–25 22–25     62–75
06 Sep Chinese Taipei  2–3  Pakistan 26–28 25–19 25–16 22–25 12–15 110–103
07 Sep Australia  3–2  Chinese Taipei 15–25 25–19 19–25 31–29 15–10 105–108
07 Sep Pakistan  3–0  United Arab Emirates            

Pool D

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Iran 6 3 0 9 2 4.500 270 214 1.262
2  Japan 5 2 1 7 3 2.333 231 207 1.116
3  Qatar 4 1 2 3 8 0.375 226 252 0.897
4  New Zealand 3 0 3 3 9 0.333 226 280 0.807
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
05 Sep Iran  3–0  Qatar 25–19 25–17 25–20     75–56
05 Sep Japan  3–0  New Zealand 25–16 25–15 25–16     75–47
06 Sep Qatar  3–2  New Zealand 25–20 22–25 25–21 21–25 15–11 108–102
06 Sep Japan  1–3  Iran 15–25 20–25 25–23 21–25   81–98
07 Sep New Zealand  1–3  Iran 21–25 25–22 18–25 13–25   77–97
07 Sep Japan  3–0  Qatar 25–22 25–23 25–17     75–62

Quarterfinals

Pool E

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  China 6 3 0 9 0 MAX 230 175 1.314
2  Australia 5 2 1 6 7 0.857 266 268 0.993
3  Pakistan 4 1 2 5 6 0.833 231 242 0.955
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 3 2 9 0.222 214 256 0.836
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep Australia  3–2  Kazakhstan 19–25 25–16 21–25 25–21 15–10 105–97
08 Sep China  3–0  Pakistan 25–16 29–27 25–17     79–60
09 Sep Pakistan  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–17 25–19 25–23     75–59
09 Sep China  3–0  Australia 25–23 25–17 25–17     75–57

Pool F

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  South Korea 5 2 1 8 4 2.000 305 279 1.093
2  Iran 5 2 1 6 6 1.000 273 277 0.986
3  India 4 1 2 6 8 0.750 308 314 0.981
4  Japan 4 1 2 5 7 0.714 280 296 0.946
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep India  1–3  Japan 22–25 21–25 25–23 21–25   89–98
08 Sep Iran  0–3  South Korea 15–25 18–25 35–37     68–87
09 Sep South Korea  3–1  Japan 25–23 25–19 33–35 26–24   109–101
09 Sep Iran  3–2  India 25–23 20–25 22–25 25–23 15–13 107–109

Pool G

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 6 1 6.000
2  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 4 4 1.000 180 174 1.034
3  United Arab Emirates 2 0 2 1 6 0.167
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep Saudi Arabia  3–1  United Arab Emirates 25–21 25–19 22–25 25–12   97–77
09 Sep Saudi Arabia  1–3  Chinese Taipei 23–25 25–22 21–25 14–25   83–97

Pool H

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Thailand 6 3 0 9 3 3.000 281 214 1.313
2  Qatar 5 2 1 8 6 1.333 301 300 1.003
3  Bahrain 4 1 2 5 6 0.833 246 260 0.946
4  New Zealand 3 0 3 2 9 0.222 204 258 0.791
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep Thailand  3–0  New Zealand 25–13 25–12 25–16     75–41
08 Sep Qatar  3–1  Bahrain 22–25 25–21 25–23 26–24   98–93
09 Sep Bahrain  3–0  New Zealand 25–23 25–17 25–21     75–61
09 Sep Thailand  3–2  Qatar 17–25 25–15 23–25 25–20 15–10 105–95

Final round

Classification 13th–15th

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
13  Bahrain 4 2 0 6 0 MAX 154 129 1.194
14  New Zealand 3 1 1 3 4 0.750 157 166 0.946
15  United Arab Emirates 2 0 2 1 6 0.167 159 175 0.909
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep United Arab Emirates  1–3  New Zealand 25–14 18–25 18–25 30–32   91–96
12 Sep Bahrain  3–0  United Arab Emirates 25–18 29–27 25–23     79–68

Classification 9th–12th

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
9  Chinese Taipei 6 3 0 9 1 9.000 247 196 1.260
10  Thailand 5 2 1 6 6 1.000 262 252 1.040
11  Qatar 4 1 2 5 6 0.833 228 252 0.905
12  Saudi Arabia 3 0 3 2 9 0.222 237 274 0.865
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep Chinese Taipei  3–0  Qatar 25–17 25–17 25–20     75–54
11 Sep Thailand  3–1  Saudi Arabia 25–19 25–18 23–25 25–20   98–82
12 Sep Qatar  3–0  Saudi Arabia 25–22 28–26 26–24     79–72
12 Sep Thailand  0–3  Chinese Taipei 19–25 22–25 18–25     59–75

Classification 5th–8th

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
5  India 5 2 1 7 3 2.333 241 220 1.095
6  Japan 5 2 1 7 4 1.750 261 235 1.111
7  Pakistan 5 2 1 6 4 1.500 223 222 1.005
8  Kazakhstan 3 0 3 0 9 0.000 179 227 0.789
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep India  3–0  Kazakhstan 27–25 25–21 25–17     77–63
11 Sep Pakistan  3–1  Japan 25–22 14–25 25–19 25–22   89–88
12 Sep Japan  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–18 25–22 25–17     75–57
12 Sep Pakistan  0–3  India 22–25 20–25 17–25     59–75

Championship

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  South Korea 6 3 0 9 3 3.000 288 257 1.121
2  China 5 2 1 8 4 2.000 273 242 1.128
3  Iran 4 1 2 4 8 0.500 250 282 0.887
4  Australia 3 0 3 3 9 0.333 243 273 0.890
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep South Korea  3–1  Australia 16–25 25–19 25–19 25–22   91–85
11 Sep China  3–1  Iran 25–18 25–16 19–25 25–16   94–75
12 Sep Iran  3–2  Australia 25–21 25–18 21–25 21–25 15–12 107–101
12 Sep South Korea  3–2  China 27–25 22–25 21–25 25–21 15–8 110–104

Final standing

Rank Team
 South Korea
 China
 Iran
4  Australia
5  India
6  Japan
7  Pakistan
8  Kazakhstan
9  Chinese Taipei
10  Thailand
11  Qatar
12  Saudi Arabia
13  Bahrain
14  New Zealand
15  United Arab Emirates
Qualified for the 2003 World Cup and 2004 Olympic Qualifier
Qualified for the 2004 Olympic Qualifier
 2003 Asian Men's Champions 

South Korea
Fourth title

Awards

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