2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

2003 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Vietnam
Dates 20–27 September
Teams 10
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  China (10th title)
MVP China Zhao Ruirui
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The 2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the 12th Asian Championship, which took place from September 20 to September 27, 2003 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Pools composition

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

Pool A Pool B

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

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

Preliminary round

Pool A

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Japan 8 4 0 12 1 12.000 327 235 1.391
2  Thailand 7 3 1 9 4 2.250 302 240 1.258
3  Chinese Taipei 6 2 2 8 6 1.333 312 279 1.118
4  Vietnam 5 1 3 3 9 0.333 230 273 0.842
5  New Zealand 4 0 4 0 12 0.000 156 300 0.520
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
20 Sep 17:00 Japan  3–0  Thailand 25–18 25–23 25–15     75–56
20 Sep 20:00 Vietnam  3–0  New Zealand 25–19 25–7 25–16     75–42
21 Sep 18:00 Chinese Taipei  3–0  New Zealand 25–8 25–15 25–8     75–31
21 Sep 20:00 Vietnam  0–3  Japan 14–25 12–25 29–31     55–81
22 Sep 16:00 Chinese Taipei  1–3  Japan 21–25 25–21 21–25 12–25   79–96
22 Sep 18:00 Thailand  3–0  Vietnam 25–18 25–12 25–14     75–44
23 Sep 14:00 New Zealand  0–3  Japan 11–25 17–25 17–25     45–75
23 Sep 16:00 Thailand  3–1  Chinese Taipei 21–25 25–17 25–21 25–20   96–83
24 Sep 14:00 New Zealand  0–3  Thailand 17–25 14–25 7–25     38–75
24 Sep 16:00 Vietnam  0–3  Chinese Taipei 22–25 13–25 21–25     56–75

Pool B

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  China 8 4 0 12 1 12.000 328 219 1.498
2  South Korea 7 3 1 10 4 2.500 330 253 1.304
3  Kazakhstan 6 2 2 6 7 0.857 260 265 0.981
4  Philippines 5 1 3 3 11 0.273 222 323 0.687
5  Australia 4 0 4 4 12 0.333 284 364 0.780
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
20 Sep 13:00 Philippines  3–2  Australia 23–25 25–22 25–14 12–25 15–12 100–98
20 Sep 15:00 China  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–12 25–13 25–14     75–39
21 Sep 14:00 South Korea  3–1  Australia 25–16 20–25 25–13 25–13   95–67
21 Sep 16:00 China  3–0  Philippines 25–16 25–7 25–22     75–45
22 Sep 14:00 Kazakhstan  3–0  Philippines 25–15 25–12 25–19     75–46
22 Sep 20:00 South Korea  1–3  China 21–25 13–25 30–28 21–25   85–103
23 Sep 18:00 Australia  0–3  China 14–25 19–25 17–25     50–75
23 Sep 20:00 Kazakhstan  0–3  South Korea 18–25 14–25 20–25     52–75
24 Sep 18:00 Philippines  0–3  South Korea 14–25 10–25 7–25     31–75
24 Sep 20:00 Australia  1–3  Kazakhstan 25–19 14–25 17–25 13–25   69–94

Classification 9th–10th

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
25 Sep 20:00 New Zealand  0–3  Australia 19–25 16–25 19–25     54–75

Final round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
25 September – Ho Chi Minh City        
  Japan  3
26 September – Ho Chi Minh City
  Philippines  0  
  Japan  3
25 September – Ho Chi Minh City
    South Korea  0  
  South Korea  3
27 September – Ho Chi Minh City
  Chinese Taipei  0  
  Japan  0
25 September – Ho Chi Minh City
    China  3
  China  3
26 September – Ho Chi Minh City
  Vietnam  0  
  China  3 3rd place
25 September – Ho Chi Minh City
    Thailand  0  
  Thailand  3   South Korea  3
  Kazakhstan  0     Thailand  1
27 September – Ho Chi Minh City
5th–8th places 5th place
26 September – Ho Chi Minh City
  Philippines  0  
  Chinese Taipei  3  
 
27 September – Ho Chi Minh City
      Chinese Taipei  3
    Vietnam  0
7th place
26 September – Ho Chi Minh City 27 September – Ho Chi Minh City
  Vietnam  3   Philippines  0
  Kazakhstan  2     Kazakhstan  3

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
25 Sep 12:00 Japan  3–0  Philippines 25–16 25–23 25–17     75–56
25 Sep 14:00 Thailand  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–20 25–18 25–19     75–57
25 Sep 16:00 South Korea  3–0  Chinese Taipei 25–19 25–15 25–14     75–48
25 Sep 18:00 China  3–0  Vietnam 25–18 25–13 25–10     75–41

5th–8th semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Sep 14:00 Philippines  0–3  Chinese Taipei 18–25 16–25 11–25     45–75
26 Sep 16:00 Vietnam  3–2  Kazakhstan 25–16 19–25 16–25 25–18 15–9 100–93

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Sep 18:00 Japan  3–0  South Korea 26–24 25–21 25–19     76–64
26 Sep 20:00 China  3–0  Thailand 25–17 25–19 25–17     75–53

7th place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Sep 14:00 Philippines  0–3  Kazakhstan 0–25 0–25 0–25     Forfeit

5th place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Sep 16:00 Chinese Taipei  3–0  Vietnam 25–18 25–19 25–15     75–52

3rd place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Sep 18:00 South Korea  3–1  Thailand 23–25 25–12 25–12 25–14   98–63

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Sep 20:00 Japan  0–3  China 21–25 23–25 15–25     59–75

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  China
2nd  Japan
3rd  South Korea
4  Thailand
5  Chinese Taipei
6  Vietnam
7  Kazakhstan
8  Philippines
9  Australia
10  New Zealand
Qualified for the 2003 World Cup and 2004 Olympic Qualifier
Qualified for the 2004 Olympic Qualifier
 2003 Asian Women's Champions 

China
Tenth title

Awards

References