The 2025 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament is the 6th edition of the biannual continental championship, contested by the senior men's national sitting volleyball teams in the Asia and Oceania region, sanctioned by ParaVolley Asia Oceania. It was held in Hangzhou, China from 9 to 14 June 2025, marking the second time the Chinese hosted the tournament, after 2017.
Eight teams took part, one more than the previous edition.
The tournament acted as qualification for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Hangzhou, China, with two spots available.
Iran are the defending champions, after beating Kazakhstan 3–0 in the 2023 final in Astana, but couldn't defend their title as they didn't enter. Kazakhstan won their first title after beating China 3–2 in the final.
Teams Eight teams took part, one more than the previous edition. Mongolia and Saudi Arabia make their debut while Australia and Thailand are present after being absent in 2023. India, defending champions Iran and Iraq didn't participate after taking part in 2023.
TeamAppearance(s)Previous best performance 1N/A (H) 53rd 56th 62nd 1stDebut 1stDebut 35th 1N/A
Squads Australia Simon AlburyBradley BarclayDamian ByrnesMatthew CameronJayden CoffeyJaphy DuldigNicholas KaiserGlenn PyneAdam SmarkShannan Sykes
Venue The World ParaVolley Development Centre in Hangzhou was the venue. The venue hosted the 2017 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships and 2017 World ParaVolley Women's Super 6. The venue will also host the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships. HangzhouWorld ParaVolley Development CentreCapacity: Unknown
Format The eight teams where divided into two groups where the top two from each group advanced to the semifinals.
Opening ceremony The opening ceremony demonstrated Hangzhou's local tradition through music and dance and showcased local artists with disabilities.
Group stage All times are local. Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Tiebreakers Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority is given to the team which won the match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2, 3 and 4 is made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other. Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi finals
3rd place match
Final
Fifth place bracket
Fifth place semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Final rankings By finishing as the top two teams beside world championship hosts China, Kazakhstan and Thailand qualified for the world championship. RankTeam45678
Team Qualified for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Notes
See also 2025 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament
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