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Final Asian Cup rankings! The Chinese men’s volleyball team won the championship with a perfect record, South Korea finished in third place, while Chinese Taipei came in 9th. 2022-08-14 20:38 On August 14, the Asian Volleyball Cup for men came to an end, with the Chinese team defeating Japan 3-0 to claim the title. It was also the last edition of the Asian Cup before its complete restructuring; the Chinese men’s volleyball team managed to win the championship as they had hoped. This marked the team’s second championship title in its history, after a 10-year wait – congratulations. https://p2.itc.cn/images01/20220814/a1023ea643564cf493f1470594e83ee8.png Thus, the final edition of the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship came to an end. The final rankings of the 11 teams that participated in the competition (originally 12, with Kazakhstan withdrawing for various reasons) have now been determined: Champion: Chinese men’s volleyball team ； The Chinese men’s volleyball team achieved a perfect record at this Asian Cup. In order to prepare better for the World Championship, coach Wu Sheng fielded all his key players; even Zhang Zhejia, who had missed out on the World League earlier, returned to the team to compete. The Chinese men’s volleyball team won all of its matches in the group stage and the round of 16. In the semifinals, they overcame South Korea 3-2 despite being in a very disadvantaged position; their opponents even had three set points against them, yet they managed to win despite the difficulties. In the final, they faced the Japanese team, and the Chinese men’s volleyball team secured a victory, winning the Asian Cup title once again after 10 years. https://p3.itc.cn/images01/20220814/038eb7c1bc6e46b6a36cb0e4a74bf180.png Runner-up: Japanese team ； The Japanese team lost 2 matches in this Asian Cup, falling 2-3 to South Korea in the group stage. After reaching the semi-finals, the Japanese team defeated Bahrain 3-0 to advance to the final. In the final, they faced the Chinese men’s volleyball team and lost, failing to claim the championship. https://p6.itc.cn/images01/20220814/538cfaa58c624f7cab45a8e522506efd.png 3rd-4th place: Bahrain, South Korea ； The Bahrain team finished in third place. They were defeated 3-0 by Japan in the semifinals and thus missed out on the final; however, they seized the opportunity in the subsequent playoff match to beat the South Korean men’s volleyball team 3-0, earning third place in this tournament, while the South Korean team came in fourth place. The South Korean team had three set points in the semifinals, but they still lost to the Chinese men’s volleyball team and were eliminated after being overpowered. Now, after suffering consecutive losses in the battle for third and fourth place, they ended up finishing in fourth place. https://p9.itc.cn/images01/20220814/ae5a00f1d9804b3bbe325764be4fb54a.png 5th-8th places: Iran, Pakistan, Thailand, and Australia ； The Iranian team finished with 1 win and 2 losses in the round of 16, failing to make it to the quarterfinals after losing to China and Bahrain. However, they went on to defeat Thailand 3-1 and Pakistan 3-0, ending up in 5th place. After failing to qualify for the top four, the Pakistani men’s team defeated Australia 3-2, but lost to Iran in the match for 5th to 6th place, ending up in 6th place. In the match for 7th place, the Thai team defeated Australia 3-1, finishing in 7th place while Australia came in 8th. https://p2.itc.cn/images01/20220814/b09f4689e1424703a6a84810733b5200.png 9th-11th places: Chinese Taipei, India, China** ； None of these three teams made it to the top eight, so they entered the qualifying rounds early. During those rounds, Chinese Taipei achieved two consecutive victories: they beat China with a score of 3-0, and then defeated the Indian men’s volleyball team 3-0 as well. As a result, Chinese Taipei finished in 9th place, third from the bottom. China lost 1-3 to the Indian men’s volleyball team; they finished in 11th place, while India came in 10th place.