The AVC Cup for Women, also known as the Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, was an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the top 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 Japan, which won its first title at the 2022 tournament.
This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious, continental competition for Asian national volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup.
The 7 Asian Cup tournaments have been won by three different national teams. China have won five times. The other Asian Cup winners are Japan and Thailand, with one title each.
History Originally the tournament was awarded every two years beginning 2008.
In August 2022, beginning next year the biennial tournament will now be done annually according to AVC Control Committee President and Technical Director Dr. Han Joo Eom.
Results summary YearHostFinal3rd place matchTeamsChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place2008DetailsNakhon Ratchasima3–03–282010DetailsTaicang3–03–082012DetailsAlmaty3–13–082014DetailsShenzhen3–03–282016DetailsVĩnh Phúc3–03–082018DetailsNakhon Ratchasima3–03–0102020TaipeiCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2022DetailsPasig3–13–09
Teams reaching the top four TeamChampionsRunners-up3rd place4th place 5 (2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)2 (2012, 2022) 1 (2012)1 (2010)4 (2008, 2016, 2018, 2022) 1 (2022)1 (2018)4 (2008, 2010, 2014, 2016)2 (2008, 2014)1 (2010)1 (2016)2 (2012, 2014)2 (2012, 2022)1 (2018)
Champions by region Federation (Region)Champion(s)NumberEAZVA (East Asia)China (5), Japan (1)6 titlesSEAZVA (Southeast Asia)Thailand (1)1 title
Hosts List of hosts by number of cups hosted.
Time HostedNationsYear(s)22010, 20142008, 20181 201220222016
Medal summary
Participating nations Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Did not enter / Did not qualify – Hosts Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team2008(8)2010(8)2012(8)2014(8)2016(8)2018(10)2022(9)Total7th••••7th8th31st1st2nd1st1st1st2nd76th6th7th6th5th4th5th7•8th8th7th6th8th7th64th4th5th4th4th2nd1st7•5th3rd3rd2nd10th•58th••••••1•••••9th6th22nd3rd6th2nd8th6th9th73rd2nd1st5th3rd3rd3rd75th7th4th8th7th5th4th7
Debut of teams YearDebutantsTotal20088201022012None020142016201812022None0
Awards
YearMost Valuable Player2008 Wei Qiuyue2010 Wang Yimei2012 Onuma Sittirak2014 Yan Ni2016 Li Jing2018 Liu Yanhan2022 Mika Shibata
YearBest Setter2008 Lee Sook-ja2010 Nootsara Tomkom2012 Nootsara Tomkom2014 Ding Xia2016 Irina Lukomskaya2018 Sun Haiping2022 Pornpun Guedpard
YearBest Outside Spikers2014 Zhang Changning Liu Yanhan2016 Li Jing Ajcharaporn Kongyot2018 Miwako Osanai Ajcharaporn Kongyot2022 Wu Mengjie Chatchu-on Moksri
YearBest Middle Blockers2014 Yan Ni Yang Hyo-jin2016 Kristina Anikonova Yang Zhou2018 Gao Yi Tseng Wan-ling2022 Hiroyo Yamanaka Hu Mingyuan
YearBest Opposite Spiker2014 Kim Yeon-koung2016 Yekaterina Zhdanova2018 Pimpichaya Kokram2022 Zhou Yetong
YearBest Libero2008 Wanna Buakaew2010 Zhang Xian2012 Marina Storozhenko2014 Miku Torigoe2016 Piyanut Pannoy2018 Rena Mizusugi2022 Rena Mizusugi
Former awards
YearBest Scorer2008 Kim Min-ji2010 Kim Yeon-koung2012 Onuma Sittirak
YearBest Spiker2008 Wang Yimei2010 Kim Yeon-koung2012 Onuma Sittirak
YearBest Server2008 Nanami Inoue2010 Chen Wan-ting2012 Hui Ruoqi
YearBest Blocker2008 Xue Ming2010 Yang Hyo-jin2012 Xu Yunli
See also AVC Cup for Men AVC Women's Volleyball Cup
References
External links Asian Volleyball Confederation – official website AVC Competition Results