Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, August 27, 2023 – As the curtain came down on the 22nd Asian Senior Men’s Championship in Urmia, Iran on August 26, focus now switches to the women’s event when a strong field of 14 teams across the continent will strut their stuff in the 22nd Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship in Thailand, vying for top honor and accumulated points for FIVB World Ranking.
Chart Chai Hall, main competition hall
The 22nd edition of the continent’s biggest women’s volleyball tournament will be held between August 30 and September 6 at 5,000-seater Chartchai Hall and The Mall Korat’s MCC Hall in Nakhon Ratchasima, a large province with a distance of 259km from Bangkok and acts as a gateway to other provinces in the northeast.
The Mall Korat’s MCC Hall
Participating teams have been divided into four pools, with Pool A consisting of hosts and current world No.16 Thailand, which captured the Asian title twice in 2009 and 2013 and are seeking their third crown on home soil, Mongolia, which finished 11th in their last appearance at the 2015 edition in China, and world No.53 Australia, while Pool B consists of world No.8 Japan and defending and consecutive two-time Asian champions, world No.68 India and Iran, current world No.65.
World No.35 Korea, which have yet won the Asian title to secure second spot for seven times in this championship, are chasing their ultimate dreams of winning their unprecedented title in Nakhon Ratchasima. They will contest Pool C together with world No.51 Chinese Taipei, world No.69 Uzbekistan and AVC Challenge Cup champions Vietnam, current world No.48.
Formidable China, world No.6, former 13-time Asian champions and historic silver medallists at the recent 2023 VNL, are in Pool D, with world No. 66 Hong Kong China, world No. 44 Kazakhstan and world No.60 Philippines joining the fray.
Teams will be pitted against one another in the pool round-robin preliminaries, with only top two teams from each pool advancing to the Top 8, split into Pool E (A1, A2, C1, C2) and Pool F (B1, B2, D1, D2). Lower-ranked sides will be relegated to Classification Round for 9th-14th places, with teams finishing 3rd in Pool A and 3rd, 4th places in Pool C contesting Pool G and those finishing 3rd in Pool B and 3rd, 4th places in Pool D competing in Pool H.
In Round of Top 8, the well-qualified teams will contest the pool round-robin competition once again, with top two teams from Pool E and Pool F contesting the cross…
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