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2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification (AVC)

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The Asian section of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification acts as qualifiers for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, to be held in Japan, for national teams which are members of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). A total of 4+1 slots (4 direct slots and 1 host slot) in the final tournament are available for AVC teams.

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Pools composition

15 AVC national teams entered qualification.

First round

There are three confederation zonal competitions. The winner of each competition will compete in second round.

Second round

The top seven ranked teams from World ranking as of 1 January 2015 qualified automatically for this round. The top six ranked teams seeded by serpentine system. The other four teams will be drawn.

First round

  • The winners in each zone will qualify for the second round.

    • Central Asia

  • Venue: Indoor hall of youth centre, Malé, Maldives
  • Dates: 27–29 January 2017
  • All times are Maldives Time (UTC+05:00)
  • India was initially chosen as the host country for the event. However, due to internal problems with the Volleyball Federation of India, the Asian Volleyball Confederation decided to shift the competition venue from India to Male in the Maldives. The AVC informed all the participating teams in the tournament that if they wanted to compete in the event, they must reconfirm their participation to the AVC and the Volleyball Association of Maldives by December 31. Maldives, Nepal, and Iran confirmed their participation and will play in Malé January 27-29, 2017.

    • Eastern Asia

  • Venue:
  • Dates:

    • Oceania

  • Venue:
  • Dates:

    • Second round

  • The winners and runners-up in each pool will qualify for the 2018 World Championship.

    • Pool A

  • Venue: TBA
  • Dates: 20–24 September 2017

    • Pool B

  • Venue: TBA
  • Dates: 20–24 September 2017
  • All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).

    • References

    2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification (AVC) Wikipedia
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