The 2022–23 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League () is the 27th season of the Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League, the highest professional volleyball league in China. The season began on 29 October 2022 and concluded on 5 January 2023.
The fourteen teams were divided into two groups. However, the Group A teams' matches, which were originally due to be held in Kaifeng, Henan Province from 29 October to 4 November, were postponed due to grave concerns of epidemic and rescheduled to 23–29 November instead. The matches of Group B in Wuyuan, Shangrao, Jiangxi Province pushed through.
Beijing BAIC Motor defended and crowned as back-to-back champions of the season after defeating Shanghai Bright in the best-of-three finals (2–0).
Club teams
Personnel + 2022–23 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League Club Head coach Captain Province/City Colors Main Sponsor Beijing BAIC Motor Li Mu Liu Libin Beijing Shanghai Bright Shen Qiong Osmany Juantorena Shanghai Nanjing Radio and Television Maomao Wang Shu Yu Yuantai Nanjing Zhejiang Sports Lottery Shen Andong Chen Leiyang Huzhou Henan Cui Jianjun Cui Kerui Nanyang Tianjin Food Group Liu Hao Mao Tianyi Tianjin Shandong Ruchen Zhang Qiong Liu Meng Zibo Sichuan Cao Huaye Jiang Zhiyuan Chengdu Baoding Woli Liu Guangxin Sui Xiangyu Xingtai Shenzhen Mingjinhai Li Wenlin Wang Haoyan Shenzhen Huangshi Dongchu Zhou Dan Wu Xueyang Xiaogan Fujian Teng Maomin Wu Zhai Fuqing Liaoning Donghua Siu Shengsheng Wang Shaoliu Shenyang Yunnan Zhou Zhiyuan Li Ben Kunming
Transfer of players + The list of transfer players in the 2022–23 season Player Moving from Moving to Chinese players Du Haixiang Sichuan Tianjin Food Group Geng Xin Tianjin Food Group Panasonic Panthers Ji Daoshuai Suntory Sunbirds Shandong Ruchen Jiang Chuan Beijing BAIC Motor JT Thunders Hiroshima Qi Qi Shanghai Bright Sichuan Qu Zhongshuai Bayi Nanchang Shanghai Bright Rao Shuhan JTEKT Stings Shanghai Bright Tian Cong Shanghai Bright Sichuan Wang Dongchen Beijing BAIC Motor Wolfdogs Nagoya Yu Yaochen Nanjing Radio and Television Maomao Tsukuba United Sun Gaia Zhai Haonan Bayi Nanchang Tianjin Food Group Zhang Binglong Beijing BAIC Motor Tokyo Greatbears Foreign players Artur Udrys PAOK Thessaloniki Nanjing Radio and Television Maomao Bartosz Bednorz Zenit Kazan Shanghai Bright Christian Voukeng Afyon Belediye Yüntaş Beijing BAIC Motor Danilo Pavlović Calcit Volley Tianjin Food Group Dzmitry Vash Shakhtar Soligorsk Nanjing Radio and Television Maomao Filippo Lanza Shanghai Bright PGE Skra Bełchatów Giulio Sabbi Gioiella Prisma Taranto Shanghai Bright Kanstantsin Panasenko Stroitel Mińsk Baoding Woli Luca Vettori Shanghai Bright Narbonne Volley Maksim Shkredau Yugra-Samotlor Nijnievartovsk Beijing BAIC Motor Maksim Zhigalov Dynamo LO Tianjin Food Group Matteo Martino Shenzhen Mingjinhai ASD Pallavolo La Bollente Maxwell Holt Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza Beijing BAIC Motor Mihajlo Stanković CS Arcada Galați Nanjing Radio and Television Maomao Mitchell Stahl PSG Stal Nysa Tianjin Food Group Osmany Juantorena Cucine Lube Civitanova Shanghai Bright Ricardo Calvo Vila Nova Volley Shanghai Bright Thomas Jaeschke Allianz Milano Beijing BAIC Motor Tymofii Poluian Sorgun Belediyespor Baoding Woli Valentin Bratoev Tianjin Food Group Deya Volley Burgas Yosvany Hernandez Zamalek VC Beijing BAIC Motor Yurii Synytsia Yugra-Samotlor Nijnievartovsk Baoding Woli
Foreign players The total number of foreign players per club has no restrictions.
+ The list of 2022–23 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League Foreign Players Club Players Beijing BAIC Motor Christian Voukeng Maksim Shkredau Maxwell Holt Thomas Jaeschke Yosvany Hernandez Shanghai Bright Bartosz Bednorz Giulio Sabbi Osmany Juantorena Ricardo Calvo Nanjing Radio and Television Maomao Artur Udrys Dzmitry Vash Mihajlo Stanković Zhejiang Sports Lottery rowspan="2" Henan Tianjin Food Group Danilo Pavlović Maksim Zhigalov Mitchell Stahl Shandong Ruchen rowspan="2" Sichuan Baoding Woli Kanstantsin Panasenko Tymofii Poluian Yurii Synytsia Shenzhen Mingjinhai rowspan="5" Huangshi Dongchu Fujian Liaoning Donghua Yunnan
Format The League adopted a new format called "competition system" that is used throughout the season.
Stage I Divided into three sub-stages in a single round robin. The 14 teams are divided into two groups (A and B) in six pools using the serpentine system based on their previous rank from the 2020–21 season. First sub-stage: Pool A (GA1-7) and Pool B (GB1-7). Second sub-stage: Pool (GA1-4, GB5-7) and Pool D (GA5-7, GB1-4). Third sub-stage: Pool E (GA1-4, GB1-4) and Pool F (GA5-7, GB5-7).
Stage II Top 8 teams are divided into Pools G and H using the serpentine system. Teams in each groups played in a round-robin first then battle in the quarterfinals in a best-of-three series. Bottom 4 teams from each group will qualify for the 5th–8th places. Bottom 6 teams placed in Pool K to battle in a round robin to determine their final rankings.
Stage III The top 8 teams battle in a cross-over matches in a best-of-three series in quarterfinals. QF1: G1 v H4 QF2: H1 v G4 QF3: H2 v G3 QF4: G2 v H3 Winner teams from each brackets qualified for the semifinals. The top four teams will play in a best-of-three series in the semifinals. Winners will advance to championship match while losers will battle for 3rd place match. SF1: G1H4 winner v H2G3 winner SF2: H1G4 winner v G2H3 winner The bottom 4 teams will play in a best-of-three series in the 5th–8th classification. Winners advance to 5th place match while losers will battle for 7th place match. 5–8C1: G1H4 loser v H2G3 loser 5–8C2: H1G4 loser v G2H3 loser
Stage IV (final) Championship match, 3rd place match, 5th place match and 7th place match will be a best-of-three series.
Season standing procedure The ranking of the round robin group matches are determined to the following criteria and order:
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 points 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 CVL will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order: Sets 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 sets won by the number of all sets lost. Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets 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 points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Group Stage between the tied teams. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Regular round All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8:00).
Stage I
Standings
Pool A |- !align=center colspan=12|Round 1
!align=center colspan=12|Round 2
!align=center colspan=12|Round 3
!align=center colspan=12|Round 4
!align=center colspan=12|Round 5
!align=center colspan=12|Round 6
!align=center colspan=12|Round 7
Pool B Venue: Wuyuan County Sports Center Gymnasium
!align=center colspan=12|Round 1
!align=center colspan=12|Round 2
!align=center colspan=12|Round 3
!align=center colspan=12|Round 4
!align=center colspan=12|Round 5
!align=center colspan=12|Round 6
!align=center colspan=12|Round 7
Pool C Venue: Qinhuangdao Training Base Competition Hall
!align=center colspan=12|Round 8
!align=center colspan=12|Round 9
!align=center colspan=12|Round 10
!align=center colspan=12|Round 11
Pool D Venue: Wuyuan County Sports Center Gymnasium
!align=center colspan=12|Round 8
!align=center colspan=12|Round 9
!align=center colspan=12|Round 10
!align=center colspan=12|Round 11
Pool E Venue: Hafei Sports Center Gymnasium |- !colspan=12|Round 12
!colspan=12|Round 13
!colspan=12|Round 14
!colspan=12|Round 15
Pool F Venue: Qinhuangdao Training Base Competition Hall
!colspan=12|Round 12
!colspan=12|Round 13
!colspan=12|Round 14
Stage II
Standings
Pool G Venue: Hebei Agricultural University West Campus Gymnasium
!colspan=12|Round 16
!colspan=12|Round 17
!colspan=12|Round 18
Pool H Venue: Hebei Agricultural University West Campus Gymnasium
!colspan=12|Round 16
!colspan=12|Round 17
!colspan=12|Round 18
Pool K Venue: Qinhuangdao Training Base Competition Hall
!colspan=12|Round 15
!colspan=12|Round 16
!colspan=12|Round 17
!colspan=12|Round 18
!colspan=12|Round 19
Final stage All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8:00). All matches are best-of-three series.
Quarterfinals Venue: Hebei Agricultural University West Campus Gymnasium |- !colspan=12|(G1) Zhejiang vs. (H4) Sichuan
!colspan=12|(H1) Beijing vs. (G4) Nanjing
!colspan=12|(H2) Tianjin vs. (G3) Shangha
!colspan=12|(G2) Baoding vs. (H3) |Shandong
5th–8th semifinals |- !colspan=12|Sichuan vs. Tianjin
!colspan=12|Nanjing vs. Baoding
Semifinals |- !colspan=12|Beijing vs. Shandong
!colspan=12|Zhejiang vs. Shanghai
7th place match |- !colspan=12|Sichuan vs. Nanjing
5th place match |- !colspan=12|Tianjin vs. Baoding
3rd place match |- !colspan=12|Zhejiang vs. Shandong
Final |- !colspan=12|Shanghai vs. Beijing
Final standings
RankTeamBeijing BAIC MotorShanghai BrightZhejiang Sports Lottery4Shandong Ruchen5Baoding Woli6Tianjin Food Group7Sichuan8Nanjing Radio and Television Maomao9Henan10Shenzhen Mingjinhai11Fujian12Huangshi Dongchu13Liaoning Donghua14Yunnan
2022–23 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League ChampionsBeijing BAIC Motor4th title
14–man rosterDeng Xinpeng, Tang Chuanhang, Thomas Jaeschke, Zheng Yang, Ding Wencai, Gu Jiafeng, Maxwell Holt, Liu Ze, Han Huangguang, Yosvany Hernandez, Dan Qinggou, Liu Libin (c), Maksim Shkredau, Xu Tongxi.Head coachLi Mu
Awards Source:
Most valuable player (Beijing) Best setter (Beijing) Best outside spikers (Zhejiang) (Shandong)
Best middle blockers (Shanghai) (Zhejiang) Best opposite spiker (Zhejiang) Best libero (Shanghai)
Best Foreign Player (Beijing) Most popular player (Zhejiang)
References
External links Official website Official competition page