Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship

The Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 20 women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. Tournaments have been awarded every two years since 1980. The top four teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship. The current champion is China, which won its 13th title at the 2024 tournament.

Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2024 Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1980; 45 years ago (1980)
First season	1980
Continents	Asia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent champion(s)	China (13th title)
Most titles	China (13 titles)

Formerly, the championship was entitled Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship, but in accordance with the FIVB Board of Administration Meeting on 21–22 March 2022, which announced to align the FIVB age group categories per gender to Under-19 and Under-21 for both genders, the adjustment of 2022 Age Group Championships has also been considered important for representative women’s age group teams from Asia to compete in the FIVB Age Group Championships in 2023.

The 20 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by three different national teams: China have won twelve times, Japan with seven titles, and South Korea with one title.

Results summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third-place	Score	Fourth-place
1980 Details	Seoul		South Korea	Round-robin	Japan		India	Round-robin	Singapore		6
1984 Details	Canberra		Japan		China		South Korea		Chinese Taipei		6
1986 Details	Bangkok		Japan	3–2	China		South Korea	3–0	Thailand		9
1988 Details	Jakarta		Japan	3–1	China		South Korea		Indonesia		10
1990 Details	Chiang Mai		Japan		South Korea		China		Chinese Taipei		14
1992 Details	Kuala Lumpur		China	3–0	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	3–0	Australia		13
1994 Details	Manila		China		Japan		South Korea		Chinese Taipei		10
1996 Details	Chiang Mai		China	Round-robin	Japan		South Korea	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		11
1998 Details	Trang		China	3–0	South Korea		Japan	3–1	Thailand		10
2000 Details	Dagupan		China	Round-robin	Japan		South Korea	Round-robin	Thailand		8
2002 Details	Ho Chi Minh City		China		Thailand		Chinese Taipei		South Korea		12
2004 Details	Colombo		China	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–0	Chinese Taipei		9
2006 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		China	3–1	Japan		Chinese Taipei	3–1	Thailand		12
2008 Details	Taipei		Japan	3–0	Chinese Taipei		China	3–0	South Korea		11
2010 Details	Ho Chi Minh City		China	3–0	South Korea		Japan	3–0	Thailand		15
2012 Details	Nakhon Pathom / Ratchaburi		China	3–0	Chinese Taipei		Japan	3–2	Thailand		16
2014 Details	Taipei		China	3–1	Japan		South Korea	3–2	Thailand		15
2016 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		China	3–2	Japan		Thailand	3–1	Vietnam		15
2018 Details	Bắc Ninh		Japan	3–0	China		Thailand	3–1	Chinese Taipei		15
2020	Chongqing		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	Nur Sultan		Japan	3–0	China		Thailand	3–2	South Korea		9
2024 Details	Jiangmen		China	3–2	Japan		South Korea	3–1	Thailand		12

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
China	13 (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2024)	5 (1984, 1986, 1988, 2018, 2022)	2 (1990, 2008)
Japan	7 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2008, 2018, 2022)	8 (1980, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2016)	3 (1998, 2010, 2012)
South Korea	1 (1980)	4 (1990, 1992, 1998, 2010)	9 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2024)	3 (2002, 2008, 2022)
Chinese Taipei		2 (2008, 2012)	3 (1992, 2002, 2006)	6 (1984, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2004, 2018)
Thailand		1 (2002)	3 (2016, 2018, 2022)	7 (1986, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014)
India			1 (1980)
Singapore				1 (1980)
Indonesia				1 (1988)
Australia				1 (1992)
Vietnam				1 (2016)

Champions by region

Federation (Region)	Champion(s)	Number
EAZVA (East Asia)	China (12), Japan (7), South Korea (1)	20 titles

Hosts

Times Hosted	Nations	Year(s)
7	Thailand	1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2012, 2016
3	Vietnam	2002, 2010, 2018
2	Philippines	1994, 2000
	Taiwan	2008, 2014
1	South Korea	1980
	Australia	1984
	Indonesia	1988
	Malaysia	1992
	Sri Lanka	2004
	Kazakhstan	2022
	China	2024

Medal summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	13	5	2	20
2	Japan	7	9	3	19
3	South Korea	1	4	9	14
4	Chinese Taipei	0	2	3	5
5	Thailand	0	1	3	4
6	India	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		21	21	21	63

Participating nations

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
•  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
•    – Hosts
• Q – Qualified for the forthcoming tournament

Year Team	1980 (6)	1984 (6)	1986 (9)	1988 (10)	1990 (14)	1992 (13)	1994 (10)	1996 (11)	1998 (10)	2000 (8)	2002 (12)	2004 (9)	2006 (12)	2008 (11)	2010 (15)	2012 (16)	2014 (15)	2016 (15)	2018 (15)	2022 (9)	2024 (12)	Total
Australia	5th	5th	9th	7th	7th	4th	6th	7th	6th	•	11th	6th	7th	9th	11th	9th	13th	11th	10th	•	11th	19
China	•	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	20
Chinese Taipei	•	4th	5th	5th	4th	3rd	4th	4th	5th	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	5th	2nd	5th	6th	4th	5th	6th	20
Fiji	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Guam	•	•	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Hong Kong	6th	•	•	•	12th	11th	8th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	11th	11th	13th	12th	•	12th	11
India	3rd	•	6th	8th	9th	8th	•	6th	•	•	8th	7th	10th	10th	10th	6th	6th	8th	11th	7th	8th	17
Indonesia	•	•	•	4th	8th	9th	9th	•	•	•	9th	•	9th	6th	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	8th	12th	9th	8th	6th	9th	7
Japan	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	5th	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	21
Kazakhstan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	7th	•	•	7th	6th	7th	7th	7th	7th	8th	7th	10
Kuwait	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	1
Macau	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	12th	14th	•	•	3
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	11th	7th	10th	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	5
Maldives	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Mongolia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	1
New Zealand	•	6th	•	10th	10th	12th	•	•	•	•	10th	•	8th	8th	12th	12th	9th	14th	9th	•	10th	13
North Korea	•	•	•	•	5th	•	•	•	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Philippines	•	•	•	•	•	10th	7th	8th	•	8th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	6
Singapore	4th	•	7th	9th	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5
South Korea	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	5th	4th	2nd	5th	3rd	5th	5th	4th	3rd	21
Sri Lanka	•	•	8th	•	13th	13th	•	10th	10th	•	•	8th	12th	11th	15th	13th	8th	15th	15th	•	•	13
Thailand	•	•	4th	6th	6th	6th	5th	5th	4th	4th	2nd	5th	4th	5th	4th	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	19
Turkmenistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	15th	•	•	•	•	2
Uzbekistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	1
Vietnam	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	7th	•	6th	•	6th	•	8th	10th	10th	4th	6th	•	5th	10

Debut of teams

Year Debutants Total 1980  Australia 6  Hong Kong  India  Japan  Singapore  South Korea 1984  China 3  Chinese Taipei  New Zealand 1986  Sri Lanka 2  Thailand 1988  Indonesia 1 1990  Guam 3  Malaysia  North Korea 1992  Philippines 1 1994 None 0 1996  Vietnam 1 1998 None 0 2000  Kazakhstan 1 2002 None 0 2004  Maldives 1 2006 None 0 2008 2010  Fiji 2  Iran 2012  Kuwait 3  Mongolia  Turkmenistan 2014  Macau 1 2016 None 0 2018 2022  Uzbekistan 1

Awards

Most Valuable Player Year Most Valuable Player 2006 Yan Ni 2008 Yuki Kawai 2010 Liu Yanhan 2012 Zhu Ting 2014 Du Qingqing 2016 Wu Han 2018 Kanon Sonoda

Best Opposite Spiker Year Best Opposite Spiker 2014 Kaori Mabashi 2016 Pimpichaya Kokram 2018 Xu Luyao

Best Outside Spikers Year Best Outside Spikers 2014 Lee Jae-yeong Du Qingqing 2016 Cai Xiaoqing Reina Tokoku 2018 Thanacha Sooksod Ayumi Yoshida

Best Middle Blockers Year Best Middle Blockers 2014 Hu Mingyuan Zhang Qian 2016 Xie Xing Yang Hanyu 2018 Wen Yi-chin Jiao Dian

Best Setter Year Best Setter 2006 Miho Watanabe 2008 Yuki Kawai 2010 Wu Bei 2012 Yuki Yamagami 2014 Lee Da-yeong 2016 Tamaki Matsui 2018 Kanon Sonoda

Best Libero Year Best Libero 2000 Megumi Kawashima 2006 Wang Qian 2008 Kotoe Inoue 2010 Sumiko Mori 2012 Huang Shih-ting 2014 Park Hea-mi 2016 Yukako Yasui 2018 Sayaka Daikuzono

Former awards

Best Scorer Tournament Best Scorer 2006 Nakhon Ratchasima Wu Shu-fen 2008 Taipei Chen Wan-ting 2010 Ho Chi Minh City Park Jeong-ah 2012 Nakhon Pathom Kuttika Kaewpin

Best Spiker Tournament Best Scorer 2006 Nakhon Ratchasima Chen Yao 2008 Taipei Chen Shih-ting 2010 Ho Chi Minh City Mari Horikawa 2012 Nakhon Pathom Zhu Ting

Best Server Tournament Best Server 2000 Dagupan Ai Otomo 2006 Nakhon Ratchasima Fan Linlin 2008 Taipei Joo Yea-na 2010 Ho Chi Minh City Mari Horikawa 2012 Nakhon Pathom Tang Ningya

Best Blocker Tournament Best Scorer 2006 Nakhon Ratchasima Yan Ni 2008 Taipei Yang Junjing 2010 Ho Chi Minh City Yang Zhou 2012 Nakhon Pathom Zheng Yixin

See also

• Volleyball portal
• Sports portal
• Asia portal

• Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
• Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship