1998 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship

1998 Asian Junior Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Iran
Dates 8–15 October
Teams 12
Venues 2 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Iran (1st title)
MVP Iran Alireza Nadi
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The 1998 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship was held in Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran from 8 October to 15 October, 1998.

Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1996 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship.

Pool A Pool B

 Iran (Host)
 Japan (3rd)
 South Korea
 Australia
 Qatar
 Sri Lanka

 China (1st)
 Chinese Taipei (2nd)
 Pakistan
 Kazakhstan
 India
 United Arab Emirates

Preliminary round

Pool A

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Iran 10 5 0 15 1 15.000 240 97 2.474
2  South Korea 9 4 1 12 4 3.000 211 155 1.361
3  Australia 8 3 2 10 7 1.429 217 207 1.048
4  Japan 7 2 3 7 9 0.778 194 199 0.975
5  Qatar 6 1 4 3 12 0.250 120 196 0.612
6  Sri Lanka 5 0 5 1 15 0.067 109 237 0.460
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Oct 15:30 Australia  3–0  Sri Lanka 15–3 15–11 16–14     46–28
08 Oct 17:30 Iran  3–0  Japan 15–13 15–3 15–12     45–28
08 Oct 19:30 Qatar  0–3  South Korea 9–15 2–15 8–15     19–45
09 Oct 09:00 Sri Lanka  0–3  Japan 9–15 7–15 8–15     25–45
09 Oct 11:00 Australia  0–3  South Korea 13–15 13–15 10–15     36–45
09 Oct 17:30 Iran  3–0  Qatar 15–3 15–3 15–4     45–10
10 Oct 15:30 Japan  3–0  Qatar 15–7 15–13 15–4     45–24
10 Oct 17:30 Iran  3–1  Australia 15–17 15–2 15–4 15–7   60–30
10 Oct 19:30 South Korea  3–1  Sri Lanka 15–3 11–15 15–5 15–8   56–31
11 Oct 11:00 Qatar  3–0  Sri Lanka 15–6 15–4 15–6     45–16
11 Oct 13:30 Japan  1–3  Australia 15–17 11–15 15–13 11–15   52–60
11 Oct 17:30 Iran  3–0  South Korea 15–4 15–9 15–7     45–20
12 Oct 09:00 Qatar  0–3  Australia 2–15 9–15 11–15     22–45
12 Oct 15:30 South Korea  3–0  Japan 15–8 15–8 15–8     45–24
12 Oct 17:30 Iran  3–0  Sri Lanka 15–4 15–2 15–3     45–9

Pool B

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Chinese Taipei 10 5 0 15 4 3.750  
2  China 9 4 1 13 5 2.600  
3  India 8 3 2 13 6 2.167  
4  Pakistan 7 2 3 6 10 0.600  
5  United Arab Emirates 6 1 4 4 13 0.308  
6  Kazakhstan 4 0 5 2 15 0.133  
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Oct 09:00 India  3–0  Kazakhstan 15–0 15–0 15–0     Forfeit
08 Oct 11:00 Pakistan  0–3  China            
08 Oct 13:30 United Arab Emirates  0–3  Chinese Taipei            
09 Oct 13:30 Pakistan  3–1  United Arab Emirates            
09 Oct 15:30 Kazakhstan  0–3  China            
09 Oct 19:30 India  2–3  Chinese Taipei            
10 Oct 09:00 China  3–0  United Arab Emirates            
10 Oct 11:00 Chinese Taipei  3–1  Kazakhstan            
10 Oct 13:30 India  3–0  Pakistan            
11 Oct 09:30 Chinese Taipei  3–0  Pakistan            
11 Oct 15:30 Kazakhstan  1–3  United Arab Emirates            
11 Oct 19:30 China  3–2  India            
12 Oct 11:00 United Arab Emirates  0–3  India            
12 Oct 13:30 Pakistan  3–0  Kazakhstan            
12 Oct 19:30 Chinese Taipei  3–1  China            

Final round

Classification 9th–12th

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
9  United Arab Emirates 5 2 1 8 4 2.000  
10  Kazakhstan 5 2 1 7 6 1.167  
11  Qatar 4 1 2 4 6 0.667  
12  Sri Lanka 4 1 2 5 8 0.625  
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
14 Oct 09:00 Qatar  1–3  Kazakhstan            
14 Oct 11:00 Sri Lanka  3–2  United Arab Emirates            
15 Oct 10:00 Sri Lanka  2–3  Kazakhstan            
15 Oct 12:00 Qatar  0–3  United Arab Emirates            

Classification 5th–8th

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
5  India 6 3 0 9 2 4.500  
6  Japan 4 1 2 5 7 0.714 143 150 0.953
7  Australia 4 1 2 5 7 0.714 138 167 0.826
8  Pakistan 4 1 2 4 7 0.571  
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
14 Oct 13:30 Australia  1–3  Pakistan 8–15 15–12 9–15 15–17   47–59
14 Oct 15:30 Japan  1–3  India 15–6 14–16 9–15 4–15   42–52
15 Oct 10:00 Japan  3–1  Pakistan 15–7 4–15 15–7 15–9   49–38
15 Oct 12:00 Australia  1–3  India 15–11 0–15 10–15 6–15   31–56

Championship

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Iran 6 3 0 9 1 9.000 150 27 5.556
2  South Korea 5 2 1 6 6 1.000 149 162 0.920
3  Chinese Taipei 4 1 2 5 7 0.714  
4  China 3 0 3 3 9 0.333  
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
14 Oct 17:30 Iran  3–0  China 15–5 15–5 15–2     45–12
14 Oct 19:30 South Korea  3–1  Chinese Taipei 16–14 15–11 15–17 15–11   61–53
15 Oct 14:00 South Korea  3–2  China 15–7 14–16 2–15 15–6 22–20 68–64
15 Oct 17:00 Iran  3–1  Chinese Taipei 15–17 15–2 15–5 15–1   60–25

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  Iran
2nd  South Korea
3rd  Chinese Taipei
4  China
5  India
6  Japan
7  Australia
8  Pakistan
9  United Arab Emirates
10  Kazakhstan
11  Qatar
12  Sri Lanka
Qualified for the 1999 World Junior Championship
 1998 Asian Junior Men's Champions 

Iran
First title


Team Roster
Behnam Mahmoudi, Mohammad Torkashvand, Mohammad Shariati, Alireza Nadi, Alireza Behboudi, Afshin Oliaei, Morteza Shiari, Amir Ahmadi, Hossein Moghaddamrad, Aghmohammad Salagh, Mehrdad Soltani, Farhad Kaveh-Ahangaran
Head Coach: Mostafa Karkhaneh

Awards

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