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Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC)
	AVC logo
Sport	Volleyball
Category	Continental sports organisation
Membership	65 member associations
Abbreviation	AVC
Founded	1952; 72 years ago
Regional affiliation	Asia and Oceania
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
President	Rita Subowo
Vice president(s)	Cai Yi (senior); Abdulaziz A. Albalool
Other key staff	Secretary General; Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai; Treasurer; Cai Yi
Official website
	asianvolleyball.net
	; Official language; English

The Asian Volleyball Confederation, commonly known by the acronym AVC, is the continental governing body for the sports of indoor, beach, and grass volleyball in Asia and Oceania. It has 65 member associations, located in the Asia-Pacific region, but excludes four transcontinental countries with territory in both Asia and Europe – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Türkiye – along with Armenia, Cyprus, and Israel, which are members of the CEV.

The main headquarters is located in Bangkok, Thailand and the current president is Rita Subowo of Indonesia.

Board of Administration

President

Rita Subowo

Senior Executive Vice President

Cai Yi

Executive Vice President

Abdulaziz A. Albalool

Executive Zonal Vice Presidents

Ali Ghanim Al-Kuwari (Western Zone)
Ramavtar Singh Jakhar (Central Zone)
Cai Yi (Eastern Zone)
Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai (Southeastern Zone)
Hugh Graham (Oceania Zone)

Secretary General

Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai

Treasurer

Cai Yi

Board Members

Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa
Badar Ali Said Al Rawas
Atiqul Islam
Yermek Syrlybayev
Mohammed Reza Davarzani
Eom Han-joo
Kenji Shimaoka
Wang Kuei-shiang
Trần Đức Phấn
Thein Win
Craig Carracher
Terry Sasser

Female Members

Fong Sok Van Alice Oliver
Hila Asanuma

Auditor

Jehad Khalfan

List of presidents

Masaichi Nishikawa (1952–1976)
Nemesio Yabut (1976–1979)
Yutaka Maeda (1979–1985)
Yasutaka Matsudaira (1985–1996)
Yuan Weimin (1997–2001)
Wei Jizhong (2001–2008)
Saleh A Bin Nasser (2008–2020)
Rita Subowo (2020–present)

Member associations

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	FIVB affiliation	AVC affiliation	IOC member
Western Zone ( WAVA) (12)
BRN	Bahrain	( M, W)				Yes
IRQ	Iraq	( M, W)				Yes
JOR	Jordan	( M, W)				Yes
KUW	Kuwait	( M, W)				Yes
LBN	Lebanon	( M, W)				Yes
OMA	Oman	( M, W)				Yes
PLE	Palestine	( M, W)				Yes
QAT	Qatar	( M, W)				Yes
KSA	Saudi Arabia	( M, W)				Yes
SYR	Syria	( M, W)				Yes
UAE	United Arab Emirates	( M, W)				Yes
YEM	Yemen	( M, W)				Yes
Central Zone^* ( CAVA) (14)
AFG	Afghanistan	( M, W)				Yes
BAN	Bangladesh	( M, W)	1973			Yes
BHU	Bhutan	( M, W)				Yes
IND	India	( M, W)	1951			Yes
IRI	Iran	( M, W)	1945			Yes
KAZ	Kazakhstan	( M, W)				Yes
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	( M, W)				Yes
MDV	Maldives	( M, W)	1982	1984		Yes
NEP	Nepal	( M, W)				Yes
PAK	Pakistan	( M, W)	1955			Yes
SRI	Sri Lanka	( M, W)	1951			Yes
TJK	Tajikistan	( M, W)				Yes
TKM	Turkmenistan	( M, W)				Yes
UZB	Uzbekistan	( M, W)				Yes
Eastern Zone ( EAZVA) (8)
CHN	China	( M, W)	1953			Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei	( M, W)	1954			Yes
HKG	Hong Kong	( M, W)				Yes
JPN	Japan	( M, W)	1927	1951	1952	Yes
MAC	Macau	( M, W)				No
MGL	Mongolia	( M, W)				Yes
PRK	North Korea	( M, W)				Yes
KOR	South Korea	( M, W)	1947			Yes
Southeastern Zone ( SEAVA) (11)
BRU	Brunei	( M, W)				Yes
CAM	Cambodia	( M, W)				Yes
INA	Indonesia	( M, W)	1955			Yes
LAO	Laos	( M, W)				Yes
MAS	Malaysia	( M, W)				Yes
MYA	Myanmar	( M, W)				Yes
PHI	Philippines	( M, W)	2015	2021	2021	Yes
SGP	Singapore	( M, W)				Yes
THA	Thailand	( M, W)	1959			Yes
TLS	Timor-Leste	( M, W)				Yes
VIE	Vietnam	( M, W)	1961	1991	1991	Yes
Oceania Zone^† ( OZVA) (20)
ASA	American Samoa	( M, W)				Yes
AUS	Australia	( M, W)				Yes
COK	Cook Islands	( M, W)				Yes
FIJ	Fiji	( M, W)				Yes
GUM	Guam	( M, W)				Yes
KIR	Kiribati	( M, W)				Yes
MRI	Marshall Islands	( M, W)				Yes
MIC	Micronesia	( M, W)				Yes
NAU	Nauru	( M, W)				Yes
NZL	New Zealand	( M, W)				Yes
NIE	Niue	( M, W)				No
NMI	Northern Mariana Islands	( M, W)				Yes
PAL	Palau	( M, W)				Yes
PNG	Papua New Guinea	( M, W)				Yes
SAM	Samoa	( M, W)				Yes
SOL	Solomon Islands	( M, W)				Yes
TAH	Tahiti	( M, W)				No
TGA	Tonga	( M, W)				Yes
TUV	Tuvalu	( M, W)				Yes
VAN	Vanuatu	( M, W)				Yes

Notes:

^* The Central Zone includes member associations from Central Asia and Southern Asia.

^† Possible future member associations from Oceania: Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, the Pitcairn Islands, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna.

FIVB World Rankings

FIVB Men's Rankings
(as of 31 January 2024)^[2]
AVC*	FIVB	+/-	National Team	Points
1	4		Japan	340.3
2	15		Iran	207.82
3	21		Qatar	149.27
4	28		South Korea	137.46
5	31		China	125.66
6	35		Australia	118.27
7	43		Chinese Taipei	92.34
8	49	2	Pakistan	74.27
9	53	6	Kazakhstan	57.91
10	54	6	Vietnam	57.9
11	57	6	Philippines	50.71
12	59	6	Saudi Arabia	49.3
13	64	7	Thailand	44.49
14	66	7	India	40.23
15	67	7	Bahrain	39.98
16	78	8	Uzbekistan	27.71
17	81	9	Hong Kong	18.57
18	82	9	Mongolia	15.01
*Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points

FIVB Women's Rankings
(as of 18 October 2023)^[3]
AVC*	FIVB	National Team	Points
1	6	China	329.65
2	9	Japan	305.09
3	13	Thailand	222
4	32	Kazakhstan	111.25
5	40	South Korea	93.72
*Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points

Tournaments

Championships

The AVC organizes three championships, involving two of three FIVB disciplines (volleyball and beach volleyball).

Men's Asian Volleyball Championship (held in odd years; held in every two years as FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Qualification Tournament since 2021)
Women's Asian Volleyball Championship (held in odd years; held in every two years as FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament since 2021)
Asian Beach Volleyball Championships (held in every year; involving two-gender tournaments)
Asian Beach Volleyball Tour – Since 2008 ^[4]

Age-restricted championships

The AVC also runs various competitions restricted to a younger age.

Men's Asian U23 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
Women's Asian U23 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
Men's Asian U20 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
Women's Asian U20 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
Boys' Asian U18 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
Girls' Asian U18 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
Boys' Asian U16 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
Girls' Asian U16 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
Asian U21 Beach Volleyball Championships (held in even years as FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)
Asian U19 Beach Volleyball Championships (held in even years as FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)
Asian U17 Beach Volleyball Championships (held in even years as FIVB Beach Volleyball U17 World Championships Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)

Cups

The AVC organizes four cups for volleyball national teams in two divisions per gender.

AVC Cup for Men (held in even year; top division for men's national teams)
AVC Cup for Women (held in even year; top division for women's national teams)
AVC Challenge Cup for Men (held annually as FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup Qualification Tournament since 2023)
AVC Challenge Cup for Women (held annually as FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup Qualification Tournament since 2023)

Club championships

The AVC organizes two more championships for volleyball clubs.

Men's Asian Club Volleyball Championship (held in every year as FIVB Volleyball Men's World Club Championship Qualification Tournament)
Women's Asian Club Volleyball Championship (held in every year as FIVB Volleyball Women's World Club Championship Qualification Tournament)

Tour

The AVC organizes a continental tour for beach volleyball teams.

AVC Beach Tour (held in even year; involving two-gender tournaments)

Continental qualification tournaments

The AVC organizes four continental qualification tournaments, involving two of three FIVB disciplines (volleyball and beach volleyball).

AVC Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification (held once as Olympic Qualification Tournament; tournament's name was exclusive for 2020 Summer Olympics)
AVC Women's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification (held once as Olympic Qualification Tournament; tournament's name was exclusive for 2020 Summer Olympics)
AVC Challenger (held once as FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)
AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup (held in three seasons as Olympic Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)

Current title holders

	Championship	Cup	Challenge Cup	U–20	U–18	U–16	Club
Indoor Volleyball – Men	Japan ( 2023)	China ( 2022)	Thailand ( 2023)	Iran ( 2022)	Japan ( 2022)	Iran ( 2023)	Suntory Sunbirds ( 2023)
Indoor Volleyball – Women	Thailand ( 2023)	Japan ( 2022)	Vietnam ( 2023)	Japan ( 2022)	Japan ( 2022)	Japan ( 2023)	Sport Center 1 VC ( 2023)
Beach Volleyball – Men	B. Salemi / Abolhassan K. Iran ( 2021)	—		Abolhassan K. / S. Shekarsaraei Iran (2021)	K. Puthanet / R. Saiphirun Thailand (2022)	—
Beach Volleyball – Women	Naraphornrapat / Worapeerachayakorn Thailand ( 2021)	—		S. Fejas / Alisha S. Australia (2021)	M. Salinda / S. Samitta Thailand (2022)	—

Results (the 2013 edition was probably unofficial):^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Year	Hosts	Men				Women
Year	Hosts	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
U21 Beach Volleyball
2013	Chennai	Indonesia	Kazakhstan	Australia	Kazakhstan	Australia	Japan	Kazakhstan	Indonesia
2016	Kamphaeng Phet	China	Thailand	Thailand	Australia	China	Japan	Thailand	Australia
2017	Roi Et	Australia	Thailand	Thailand	Iran	Thailand	Japan	Indonesia	Vanuatu
2019	Roi Et	Thailand	Australia	Kazakhstan	Australia	Thailand	Thailand	China	China
2021	Nakhon Pathom	Iran	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Australia	Thailand	Australia	Thailand
U19 Beach Volleyball
2016	Vientiane	Thailand	Australia	Iran	Iran	Thailand	New Zealand	China	Thailand
2018	Nakhon Pathom	Indonesia	Thailand	Kazakhstan	Pakistan	Thailand	China	Kazakhstan	Indonesia
2021	Nakhon Pathom	Iran	Thailand	Kazakhstan	Thailand	Australia	Thailand	Thailand	Australia
2022	Roi Et	Thailand	Iran	China	Kazakhstan	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	China
U17 Beach Volleyball
2016	Ratchaburi	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan

U21/U19/U17 Beach Volleyball Medals (2013–2022)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand (THA)	10	11	7	28
2	Australia (AUS)	4	2	2	8
3	China (CHN)	2	1	3	6
4	Iran (IRI)	2	1	1	4
5	Indonesia (INA)	2	0	1	3
6	Japan (JPN)	0	3	0	3
7	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	1	6	7
8	New Zealand (NZL)	0	1	0	1
Totals (8 entries)		20	20	20	60

AVC Continental Rankings

Top 20 rankings as of 24 September 2023

Rank	Team	Points
Men's^[12]
1	Japan	334.34
2	Iran	243.55
3	Qatar	181.45
4	South Korea	137.46
5	China	134.52
6	Australia	118.27
7	Chinese Taipei	92.34
8	Pakistan	74.27
9	Indonesia	61.27
10	Kazakhstan	57.91
11	Vietnam	57.90
12	Philippines	50.71
13	Saudi Arabia	49.30
14	Sri Lanka	48.01
15	Afghanistan	47.06
16	Macau	45.08
17	Thailand	44.49
18	Bangladesh	43.02
19	India	40.23
20	Bahrain	39.98

Rank	Team	Points
Women's^[13]
1	China	321.21
2	Japan	307.36
3	Thailand	218.61
4	Kazakhstan	111.25
5	Vietnam	94.82
6	South Korea	93.72
7	Chinese Taipei	89.16
8	Indonesia	47.97
9	Iran	46.64
10	Australia	44.12
11	India	40.19
12	Philippines	39.91
13	Macau	39.83
14	Hong Kong	38.47
15	Mongolia	24.53
16	Uzbekistan	5.86

*Change: n/a

References

^ "AVC History – Asian Volleyball Confederation". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ "ASIAN BEACH TOUR – BULLETIN – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
^ "ASIAN UNDER-AGES BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – BULLETIN – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
^ "2021 BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMPETITIONS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
^ 4TH ASIAN U21 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
^ 3RD ASIAN U19 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
^ "ASIAN U21 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
^ "ASIAN U19 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
^ "ASIAN U17 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
^ "FIVB Men's Volleyball World Ranking". VOLLEYBALLWORLD. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "FIVB Women's Volleyball World Ranking". VOLLEYBALLWORLD. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links

AVC official website (in English)

[1] "AVC History – Asian Volleyball Confederation". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[FIVB_World_Rankings-2] "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[FIVB_Women's_World_Rankings-3] "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[4] "ASIAN BEACH TOUR – BULLETIN – Asian Volleyball Confederation".

[5] "ASIAN UNDER-AGES BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – BULLETIN – Asian Volleyball Confederation".

[6] "2021 BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMPETITIONS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".

[7] 4TH ASIAN U21 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

[8] 3RD ASIAN U19 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

[9] "ASIAN U21 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".

[10] "ASIAN U19 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".

[11] "ASIAN U17 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".

[12] "FIVB Men's Volleyball World Ranking". VOLLEYBALLWORLD. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[13] "FIVB Women's Volleyball World Ranking". VOLLEYBALLWORLD. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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v t e Asian Volleyball Confederation competitions
National teams	Asian championships Men's Women's Asian challenges Men's Women's Asian cups Men's Women's
Zonal competitions	Arab Championship CAVA Nations League Eastern Asian Championship Men's Women's SEA V.League
Youth national teams	Asian championships Men's U23 Women's U23 Men's U20 Women's U20 Boys' U18 Girls' U18 Boys' U16 Girls' U16
Club competitions	Men's Women's
Beach volleyball	Asian Beach Volleyball Championship AVC Beach Tour

v t e Asian Sports Federations
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Rugby Union Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Curling Ice Hockey Skating Sports Skiing Sports
Sports recognised by IOC	Air Sports American Football Auto Racing Bandy Baseball Basque Pelota Billiards Sports Carom Pocket Snooker Boules Bowling Bridge Cheer Chess Cricket Dancesport Floorball Flying Disc Ice Stock Sport Karate Kickboxing Korfball Lacrosse Life Saving Motorcycle Sport Mountaineering Muay Thai Netball Orienteering Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller Sports Sambo Ski Mountaineering Softball Sports Climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug-of-War Underwater Sports University Sports Waterski and Wakeboard Wushu
Sports recognised by GAISF	Dragon Boat Sleddog Sports
Others	Aikido Arm Wrestling Bodyboarding Body Building Bowls Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Broomball Carrom Casting Croquet Dodgeball Electronic Sports Footgolf Gaelic Football and Hurling Gateball Jump Rope Kabaddi Landsailing Radio-controlled car Silambam
Olympic Council of Asia Asian Paralympic Committee

v t e National members of the International Federation of Volleyball (FIVB)
Disciplines Beach volleyball Indoor volleyball Pioneerball Sitting volleyball Snow volleyball
Africa ( CAVB)	ALG ANG BDI BEN BOT BUR CAF CGO CHA CIV CMR COD COM CPV DJI EGY ERT ETH GAB GAM GBS GEQ GHA GUI KEN LBA LBR LES MAD MAR MAW MLI MOZ MRI MTN NAM NGR NIG RSA RWA SEN SEY SLE SOM SSD STP SUD SWZ TAN TOG TUN UGA ZAM ZIM
Asia and Oceania ( AVC)	AFG ASM AUS BGD BHR BRN BTN CAM CHN COK FJI FSM GUM HKG INA IND IRI IRQ JOR JPN KAZ KGZ KIR KOR KSA KUW LAO LBN MAC MDV MGL MHL MMR MYS NEP NIU NMI NRU NZL OMN PAK PHI PLW PNG PRK PSE QAT SAM SGP SLB SRI SYR TAH THA TJK TKM TLS TON TPE TUV UAE UZB VAN VIE YEM
Europe ( CEV)	ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BEL BIH BLR BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FAR FIN FRA GBR ENG NIR SCO WAL GEO GER GIB GRE GRL HUN IRL ISL ISR ITA KOS LAT LIE LTU LUX MKD MLD MLT MNE MON NED NOR POL POR ROM RUS SLO SMR SRB SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR
North, Central America, and the Caribbean ( NORCECA)	AGU ANT ARU BAH BAR BER BIZ BON CAN CAY CRC CUB CUR DMA DOM ESA EUX FSM GDP GRN GUA HAI HON ISV IVB JAM LCA MEX MQE MSR NCA PAN PUR SAB SKN SUR SXM TCI TRI USA VIN
South America ( CSV)	ARG BOL BRA CHI COL ECU FGU GUY PAR PER URU VEN
Pinnacle events Olympic Games Men's World Championship Women's World Championship Men's World Cup Women's World Cup World Grand Champions Cup

v t e Men's National Volleyball Teams of Asia ( AVC)
Asian Volleyball Confederation
Zone 1 (WAZVA)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Zone 2 (CAZVA)	Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
Zone 3 (EAZVA)	China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea South Korea
Zone 4 (SEAZVA)	Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Zone 5 (OZVA)	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands FS of Micronesia Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

v t e Women's National Volleyball Teams of Asia ( AVC)
Asian Volleyball Confederation
Zone 1 (WAZVA)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Zone 2 (CAZVA)	Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
Zone 3 (EAZVA)	China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea South Korea
Zone 4 (SEAZVA)	Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Zone 5 (OZVA)	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands FS of Micronesia Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Asian Women's Volleyball Championship