2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup
Official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Vietnam |
| City | Hanoi |
| Dates | 7–14 June |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Vietnam (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Philippines |
| Third place | Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place | Kazakhstan |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền |
| Best Setter | Jia de Guzman |
| Best OH | |
| Best MB |
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| Best OPP | Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền |
| Best Libero | Nguyễn Khánh Đang |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Attendance | 42,850 (1,224 per match) |
| Official website | |
| 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup | |
The 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup was the first of the newly rebranded AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup, and sixth overall edition of the formerly known AVC Women's Challenge Cup, an annual international volleyball tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV). It was held from 7 to 14 June 2025 in Hanoi, Vietnam.[1]
As the FIVB Volleyball Nations League restructured its format and abolished the Challenger Cup as a direct qualifier to the tournament, this tournament would served to countries currently not participating in the Nations League to garner world ranking points for a chance to enter the said competition.[2] Vietnam, the champions of this tournament qualified for the 2026 Asian Championship.[3]
Host Vietnam won their third consecutive title after defeating the Philippines in the final.[4] Chinese Taipei defeated Kazakhstan in the 3rd place match and took the bronze medal.[3] Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền was named as the MVP of the tournament for the second time.[5]
Host selection
Vietnam had submitted its bid to host the tournament and have been approved by AVC in 9 April 2025. AVC has sent an official document to the Volleyball Federation of Vietnam.[6]
Qualification
Following AVC regulations, a maximum of 12 teams for the next AVC Nations Cup were selected through the following criteria:[1]
- 1 team for the host country
- 6 other top-ranked teams from the previous edition (2024)
- 5 other highest-ranked entrant teams in the FIVB Senior World Rankings
- If a team does not have world ranking points, the final decision will be made by AVC in consultation with Volleyball World and the host country.
| Country | Zone | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | |||||
| Vietnam[a] | SAVA | Host country | 15 April 2025 | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | Champions (2023, 2024) |
| Kazakhstan | CAVA | 2024 Challenge Cup runners-up | 29 May 2024 | 1 | 2024 | Runners-up (2024) | |
| Philippines | SAVA | 2024 Challenge Cup 3rd placers | 29 May 2024 | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 3rd place (2024) |
| Australia | OZVA | 2024 Challenge Cup 4th placers | 29 May 2024 | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 4th place (2024) |
| India | CAVA | 2024 Challenge Cup 5th placers | 29 May 2024 | 3 | 2022 | 2024 | Runners-up (2022) |
| Iran | CAVA | 2024 Challenge Cup 6th placers | 29 May 2024 | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 5th place (2023) |
| Indonesia[a] | SAVA | 2024 Challenge Cup 7th placers | 15 April 2025 | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | Runners-up (2023) |
| Chinese Taipei | EAVA | 1st World ranked non-qualified team | 15 April 2025 | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 3rd place (2023) |
| Hong Kong | EAVA | 3rd World ranked non-qualified team | 15 April 2025 | 3 | 2022 | 2024 | Champions (2022) |
| Mongolia | EAVA | Additional entrant teams | 6 May 2025 | 1 | 2023 | 10th place (2023) | |
| New Zealand | OZVA | 6 May 2025 | 0 | None | None | ||
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China, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand which are part of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League are ineligible to submit entries to this tournament.[8]
Pools composition
The draw of lots took place on 25 May 2025.[9] Unlike in the men's tournament, the teams were divided into two pools due to not reaching the maximum participation limit of 12 teams.
Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their standings in the previous edition. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 1st.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Vietnam (Hosts) | Kazakhstan (2) |
| Australia (4) | Philippines (3) |
| India (5) | Iran (6) |
| Hong Kong (8) | Indonesia (7) |
| Chinese Taipei (9) | Mongolia (–) |
| — | New Zealand (–) |
Venue
| Hanoi, Vietnam |
|---|
| Đông Anh Gymnasium |
| Capacity: 2,650 |
Pool standing procedure
- Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
- In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
- Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
- Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
- Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
- If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
- Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
- Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
- If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Squads
Preliminary round
- All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 300 | 163 | 1.840 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 297 | 238 | 1.248 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 287 | 355 | 0.808 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0.500 | 283 | 339 | 0.835 | |
| 5 | India | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 301 | 373 | 0.807 | 9th–11th semifinals |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun | 12:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 18–25 | 9–25 | 20–25 | 47–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 7 Jun | 20:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–10 | 75–39 | P2 Report | ||
| 8 Jun | 17:30 | India | 2–3 | Hong Kong | 25–22 | 25–18 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 16–18 | 102–108 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 20:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–17 | 25–16 | 25–17 | 75–50 | P2 Report | ||
| 9 Jun | 12:30 | Australia | 3–1 | India | 18–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 93–87 | P2 Report | |
| 9 Jun | 17:30 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–10 | 25–8 | 25–20 | 75–38 | P2 Report | ||
| 11 Jun | 10:00 | Australia | 2–3 | Hong Kong | 20–25 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 14–16 | 103–102 | P2 Report |
| 11 Jun | 20:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | India | 25–19 | 25–7 | 25–8 | 75–34 | P2 Report | ||
| 12 Jun | 17:30 | India | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 16–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 78–97 | P2 Report | |
| 12 Jun | 20:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Australia | 25–11 | 25–14 | 25–15 | 75–40 | P2 Report |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 433 | 351 | 1.234 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 403 | 335 | 1.203 | |
| 3 | Iran | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1.091 | 488 | 481 | 1.015 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Indonesia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 394 | 390 | 1.010 | |
| 5 | Mongolia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 388 | 444 | 0.874 | 9th place match |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0.286 | 323 | 428 | 0.755 | 9th–11th semifinals |
Source: FIVB Live Center
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun | 10:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–15 | 75–53 | P2 Report | ||
| 7 Jun | 15:00 | Philippines | 3–0 | Mongolia | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–14 | 75–48 | P2 Report | ||
| 7 Jun | 17:30 | Iran | 3–2 | Indonesia | 23–25 | 25–23 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 15–12 | 104–104 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 10:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Mongolia | 25–14 | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 99–73 | P2 Report | |
| 8 Jun | 12:30 | Philippines | 3–1 | Indonesia | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–13 | 28–26 | 100–87 | P2 Report | |
| 8 Jun | 15:00 | Iran | 3–1 | New Zealand | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 98–71 | P2 Report | |
| 9 Jun | 10:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–17 | 25–12 | 26–24 | 76–53 | P2 Report | ||
| 9 Jun | 15:00 | Philippines | 2–3 | Iran | 25–16 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 13–15 | 108–105 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 20:00 | Mongolia | 2–3 | New Zealand | 22–25 | 20–25 | 25–10 | 25–20 | 13–15 | 105–95 | P2 Report |
| 11 Jun | 12:30 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Iran | 25–14 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 26–24 | 98–81 | P2 Report | |
| 11 Jun | 15:00 | Philippines | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 75–56 | P2 Report | ||
| 11 Jun | 17:30 | Indonesia | 3–0 | Mongolia | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 75–62 | P2 Report | ||
| 12 Jun | 10:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Philippines | 21–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | 55–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 12 Jun | 12:30 | Iran | 2–3 | Mongolia | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–14 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 100–100 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jun | 15:00 | Indonesia | 3–0 | New Zealand | 25–14 | 25–15 | 25–19 | 75–48 | P2 Report |
Final round
- All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
9th–11th places
| 9th–11th semifinals | 9th place match | |||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| 13 June | ||||||
| Mongolia | 1 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
9th–11th semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun | 10:00 | India | 3–1 | New Zealand | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 96–79 | P2 Report |
9th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | 10:00 | India | 3–1 | Mongolia | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 96–86 | P2 Report |
5th–8th places
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 13 June | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | |||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||
| 13 June | ||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 2 | |||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
5th–8th semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun | 12:30 | Hong Kong | 1–3 | Indonesia | 21–25 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 15–25 | 81–98 | P2 Report | |
| 13 Jun | 15:00 | Australia | 0–3 | Iran | 19–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | 59–75 | P2 Report |
7th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | 12:30 | Hong Kong | 2–3 | Australia | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 8–15 | 102–106 | P2 Report |
5th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | 15:00 | Indonesia | 3–1 | Iran | 25–17 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 98–77 | P2 Report |
Final four
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 June | ||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||
| 13 June | ||||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||
| Philippines | 3 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 14 June | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun | 17:30 | Vietnam | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 25–15 | 19–25 | 25–7 | 25–16 | 94–63 | P2 Report | |
| 13 Jun | 20:00 | Philippines | 3–2 | Chinese Taipei | 25–17 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 15–25 | 15–12 | 98–100 | P2 Report |
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | 17:30 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 25–17 | 13–25 | 16–25 | 13–25 | 67–92 | P2 Report |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | 20:00 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Philippines | 25–15 | 25–17 | 25–14 | 75–46 | P2 Report |
Final standing
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Awards
- Most valuable player
- Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền (VIE)
- Best setter
- Jia de Guzman (PHI)
- Best outside spikers
- Angel Canino (PHI)
- Trần Thị Thanh Thúy (VIE)
- Best middle blockers
- Kan Ko-hui (TPE)
- Dell Palomata (PHI)
- Best opposite spiker
- Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền (VIE)
- Best libero
- Nguyễn Khánh Đang (VIE)
Broadcasting rights
| Country/region | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Global | Volleyball TV, YouTube |
| Indonesia | Emtek (Vidio, Moji) |
| Philippines | Cignal (One Sports, Pilipinas Live) |
| Vietnam | Vietnam Television (VTVCab) |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Vietnam originally qualified on 29 May 2024 as the defending champions. Their spot was allocated to Indonesia after being awarded hosting rights on 15 April 2025.
- ^ Singapore originally qualified for the tournament. However, they did not sent an intent to participate.
- ^ Although the submission deadline for countries wanting to join the tournament has passed, AVC invited Qatar to complete the 12-team competition. However, the team declined to join.[7]
References
- ^ a b Preechachan (15 April 2025). "Vietnam and Bahrain confirmed to host respective AVC Women's and Men's Nations Cup in June". AVC. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Preechachan (6 June 2025). "Inaugural AVC Women's Nations Cup set to launch in Hanoi on June 7". AVC. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b Preechachan (14 June 2025). "Vietnam crowned inaugural AVC Women's Nations Cup champions on home soil". AVC. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Đội tuyển bóng chuyền nữ Việt Nam lần thứ ba liên tiếp vô địch AVC Nations Cup" [Vietnam women's volleyball team wins AVC Nations Cup for third consecutive time]. Pháp Luật và Xã hội (in Vietnamese). 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Bích Tuyền năm thứ 2 liên tiếp làm MVP của AVC Nations Cup" [Bich Tuyen is the MVP of the AVC Nations Cup for the second consecutive year]. Vietnam.vn (in Vietnamese). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ SGGPO (9 April 2025). "Liên đoàn châu Á chấp thuận Việt Nam là chủ giải bóng chuyền nữ quốc tế AVC Challenge Cup 2025" [Asian Confederation approves Vietnam as host of AVC Challenge Cup 2025 international women's volleyball tournament]. Saigon Giai Phong Newspaper. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ @volleytrails (24 May 2025). "Qatar declines AVC Nations Cup participation" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Quang Minh (7 May 2025). "11 đội tuyển bóng chuyền nữ tranh tài AVC Nations Cup 2025 tại Hà Nội" [Eleven women's national volleyball teams compete in AVC Nations Cup 2025 in Hanoi]. tuoitre.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Preechachan (25 May 2025). "AVC UNVEILS DRAWING OF LOTS RESULTS FOR ITS REMAINING FOUR 2025 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
External links
- Official website
- 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup at Volleyball World