Asian Women's Volleyball Cup
The Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called the AVC Cup for Women is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The tournaments have been awarded every two years since 2008. The current champion is China, which won its fifth title at the 2018 tournament.
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| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Inaugural season | 2008 |
| No. of teams | 10 (Finals) |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  |
| Most titles | |
| TV partner(s) | SMMTV |
| Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The six editions of the tournaments have been won by two different national teams. China have won five times. The other Asian Volleyball Cup winner is Thailand with one title.
The 2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup took place in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious, continental competition for Asian national volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship.
Results summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Teams | |||||||
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| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2008 Details |
 Nakhon Ratchasima |
China |
3–0 |  South Korea |
Thailand |
3–2 |  Japan |
8 | |||
| 2010 Details |
Taicang |
China |
3–0 | Thailand |
South Korea |
3–0 | Japan |
8 | |||
| 2012 Details |
 Almaty |
Thailand |
3–1 | China |
Kazakhstan |
3–0 |  Vietnam |
8 | |||
| 2014 Details |
Shenzhen |
China |
3–0 | South Korea |
Kazakhstan |
3–2 | Japan |
8 | |||
| 2016 Details |
Vĩnh Phúc |
China |
3–0 | Kazakhstan |
Thailand |
3–0 | Japan |
8 | |||
| 2018 Details |
Nakhon Ratchasima |
China |
3–0 | Japan |
Thailand |
3–0 |  Chinese Taipei |
10 | |||
| 2020 Details |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
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5 (2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 1 (2012) | ||
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1 (2012) | 1 (2010) | 3 (2008, 2016, 2018) | |
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2 (2008, 2014) | 1 (2010) | ||
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1 (2016) | 2 (2012, 2014) | ||
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1 (2018) | 4 (2008, 2010, 2014, 2016) | ||
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1 (2018) | |||
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1 (2012) |
Champions by region
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| EAZVA (East Asia) | China (5) | 5 titles |
| SEAZVA (Southeast Asia) | Thailand (1) | 1 titles |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | Years |
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7th | • | • | • | • | 7th | 2 |
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1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6 |
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6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 6 |
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• | 8th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 5 |
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4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 6 |
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• | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 10th | 5 |
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8th | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
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• | • | • | • | • | 9th | 1 |
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2nd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 6 |
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3rd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 6 |
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5th | 7th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 6 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Debut of teams
| Year | Debutants | Total |
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| 2008 | |
8 |
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| 2010 | |
2 |
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| 2012 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | |
| 2018 | |
1 |
Awards
Most Valuable Player
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Best Opposite Spiker
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Best Outside Spikers
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Best Middle Blockers
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Best Setter
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Best Libero
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Former awards
Best Scorer
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Best Spiker
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Best Server
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Best Blocker
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See also
References
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