2026 AVC Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship
Youth volleyball championship in Thailand
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The 2026 AVC Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship was the 16th edition of the Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament is currently taking place in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 1 to 7 July.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand |
| City | Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Dates | 1–7 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  China (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  South Korea |
| Third place |  Thailand |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Xuan Yachen |
| Best Setter | Xuan Yachen |
| Best OH |
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| Best MB |
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| Best OPP | Zhang Yijia |
| Best Libero | Cho Li-bin |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
← 2024 2028 → | |
Thailand was given the hosting rights, with Nakhon Ratchasima as the host city. This will be Thailand's ninth time hosting and second time the city hosts the event.
This tournament served as the qualification tournament for the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2027 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship as the AVC representatives.
Players must be born on or after January 1, 2009. Asia U18 players who have already played once in the FIVB U19 Championship cannot play in AVC U18 Championship as it is a qualification event for the following year of FIVB U19 event. In principle, the players can participate in Asian U18 and FIVB U19 only once.
China are the defending champions after beating Japan 3–0 at the final in Nakhon Pathom.
Host selection
Pools composition
The draw of lots was released on 23 May 2026 on Asian Volleyball Confederation YouTube channel. Teams were split into four pools with four teams each.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand |
China |
Japan |
 Chinese Taipei |
 Uzbekistan |
 Kazakhstan |
 Iran |
South Korea |
 Australia |
 Hong Kong |
 Philippines |
 India |
 Mongolia |
 Kyrgyzstan |
 Indonesia |
 Vietnam |
Pool standing procedure
- Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
- In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
- Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
- Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
- Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
- If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
- Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
- Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
- If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Preliminary round
- All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 134 | 1.679 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Mongolia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 229 | 210 | 1.090 | |
| 3 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 189 | 221 | 0.855 | 9th–16th places |
| 4 | Uzbekistan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 166 | 244 | 0.680 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July | 13:00 | T21 | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Australia | 17–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 58–75 | Report | ||
| 1 July | 19:00 | T21 | Thailand | 3–0 | Mongolia | 25–15 | 25–13 | 25–19 | 75–47 | Report | ||
| 2 July | 13:00 | T21 | Uzbekistan | 1–3 | Mongolia | 25–19 | 10–25 | 13–25 | 16–25 | 64–94 | Report | |
| 2 July | 19:00 | T21 | Thailand | 3–0 | Australia | 25–18 | 25–14 | 25–11 | 75–43 | Report | ||
| 3 July | 13:00 | T21 | Australia | 1–3 | Mongolia | 17–25 | 11–25 | 25–13 | 18–25 | 71–88 | Report | |
| 3 July | 19:00 | T21 | Thailand | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–13 | 75–44 | Report |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 91 | 2.473 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 181 | 162 | 1.117 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 186 | 241 | 0.772 | 9th–16th places |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 165 | 263 | 0.627 |
Source: asian volleyball site
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July | 10:00 | NRRU | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–3 | 25–23 | 25–15 | 75–41 | Report | ||
| 1 July | 16:00 | NRRU | China | 3–0 | Kyrgyzstan | 25–12 | 25–9 | 25–7 | 75–28 | Report | ||
| 2 July | 10:00 | NRRU | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Kyrgyzstan | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–15 | 75–46 | Report | ||
| 2 July | 16:00 | NRRU | China | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–10 | 25–12 | 25–10 | 75–32 | Report | ||
| 3 July | 10:00 | NRRU | Hong Kong | 3–2 | Kyrgyzstan | 25–27 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–11 | 15–12 | 113–91 | Report |
| 3 July | 16:00 | NRRU | China | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–15 | 25–6 | 25–10 | 75–31 | Report |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 232 | 193 | 1.202 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Indonesia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 220 | 193 | 1.140 | |
| 3 | Philippines |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 216 | 239 | 0.904 | 9th–16th places |
| 4 | Iran |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 204 | 247 | 0.826 |
Source: asian volleyball site
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July | 10:00 | T21 | Iran | 1–3 | Philippines | 19–25 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 85–94 | Report | |
| 1 July | 16:00 | T21 | Japan | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–21 | 28–26 | 25–20 | 78–67 | Report | ||
| 2 July | 10:00 | T21 | Japan | 3–0 | Philippines | 25–20 | 25–17 | 26–24 | 76–61 | Report | ||
| 2 July | 16:00 | T21 | Iran | 0–3 | Indonesia | 15–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 54–75 | Report | ||
| 3 July | 10:00 | T21 | Japan | 3–0 | Iran | 27–25 | 26–24 | 25–16 | 78–65 | Report | ||
| 3 July | 16:00 | T21 | Philippines | 0–3 | Indonesia | 22–25 | 13–25 | 26–28 | 61–78 | Report |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 252 | 177 | 1.424 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Vietnam |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 201 | 157 | 1.280 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 199 | 216 | 0.921 | 9th–16th places |
| 4 | India |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 123 | 225 | 0.547 |
Source: asian volleyball site
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July | 13:00 | NRRU | South Korea | 3–0 | India | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 75–48 | Report | ||
| 1 July | 19:00 | NRRU | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Vietnam | 11–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | 46–75 | Report | ||
| 2 July | 13:00 | NRRU | South Korea | 3–0 | Vietnam | 25–18 | 25–13 | 25–20 | 75–51 | Report | ||
| 2 July | 19:00 | NRRU | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | India | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–4 | 75–39 | Report | ||
| 3 July | 13:00 | NRRU | India | 0–3 | Vietnam | 6–25 | 11–25 | 19–25 | 36–75 | Report | ||
| 3 July | 19:00 | NRRU | Chinese Taipei | 1–3 | South Korea | 17–25 | 29–27 | 17–25 | 15–25 | 78–102 | Report |
Final round
- All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).
9th–16th places
| 13th place match | 13th–16th semifinals | 9th–16th quarterfinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th place match | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 July | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 July | Iran | 3 | 6 July | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | Iran | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 5 July | Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 July | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 7 July | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 5 July | Philippines | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 July | India | 0 | 6 July | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th place match | India | 0 | Hong Kong | 0 | 11th place match | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 July | Uzbekistan | 3 | 5 July | Philippines | 3 | 7 July | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | Philippines | 3 | Iran | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| India | 0 | Uzbekistan | 0 | Hong Kong | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
9th–16th quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul | 10:00 | NRRU | Australia | 1–3 | Iran | 22–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 87–97 | Report | |
| 5 Jul | 13:00 | NRRU | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Kyrgyzstan | 25–18 | 25–13 | 27–25 | 77–56 | Report | ||
| 5 Jul | 16:00 | NRRU | Hong Kong | 3–0 | India | 25–23 | 25–9 | 27–25 | 77–57 | Report | ||
| 5 Jul | 19:00 | NRRU | Philippines | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–11 | 25–7 | 25–9 | 75–27 | Report |
13th–16th semifinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul | 10:00 | NRRU | Australia | 3–0 | Kyrgyzstan | 25–17 | 26–24 | 25–16 | 76–57 | Report | ||
| 6 Jul | 13:00 | NRRU | India | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | 21–25 | 20–25 | 19–25 | 60–75 | Report |
9th–12th semifinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul | 16:00 | NRRU | Iran | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 18–25 | 22–25 | 16–25 | 56–75 | Report | ||
| 6 Jul | 19:00 | NRRU | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Philippines | 20–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 58–75 | Report |
15th place match
13th place match
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul | 13:00 | NRRU | Australia | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–19 | 25–22 | 27–25 | 77–66 | Report |
11th place match
9th place match
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul | 19:00 | NRRU | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Philippines | 20–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 61–75 | Report |
Final Eight
| 5th place match | 5th–8th semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 July | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 July | Indonesia | 0 | 6 July | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | Thailand | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 5 July | South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 July | Kazakhstan | 1 | 7 July | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | South Korea | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | 5 July | China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 July | Vietnam | 1 | 6 July | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th place match | Vietnam | 3 | China | 3 | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 July | Mongolia | 0 | 5 July | Japan | 0 | 7 July | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | Japan | 3 | Thailand | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | 1 | Mongolia | 0 | Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul | 10:00 | T21 | Japan | 3–0 | Mongolia | 25–23 | 25–11 | 25–18 | 75–52 | Report | ||
| 5 Jul | 13:00 | T21 | China | 3–1 | Vietnam | 25–20 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–13 | 95–77 | Report | |
| 5 Jul | 16:00 | T21 | South Korea | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 26–24 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 97–84 | Report | |
| 5 Jul | 19:00 | T21 | Thailand | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–18 | 25–12 | 25–19 | 75–49 | Report |
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul | 13:00 | T21 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Vietnam | 21–25 | 15–25 | 23–25 | 59–75 | Report |
3rd place match
Final
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul | 19:00 | T21 | South Korea | 0–3 | China | 23–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 55–75 | Report |
Final standing
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Awards
- Most valuable player
Xuan Yachen (CHN)
- Best setter
- Xuan Yachen (CHN)
- Best outside spikers
- Ren Sichen (CHN)
Natchaya Ta-Hae (THA)
- Best middle blockers
- Si Jingyu (CHN)
Park Seo-yoon (KOR)
- Best opposite spiker
- Zhang Yijia (CHN)
- Best libero
- Cho Li-bin (KOR)
Qualified teams for FIVB U19 World Championship
The following teams from AVC qualified for the 2027 FIVB Girls' U19 World Championship.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the FIVB U19 World Championship1 |
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| Japan |
5 July 2026 | 16 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025) |
| China |
5 July 2026 | 14 (1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025) |
| South Korea |
5 July 2026 | 13 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023) |
| Thailand |
5 July 2026 | 11 (1997, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year.
