2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship

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The 2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship is the upcoming 23rd staging of the AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with China Volleyball Association (CVA). The tournament took place in Tianjin, China from 21 August to 30 August 2026.[1]

Host countryChina
CityTianjin
Dates21 August – 30 August
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
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2026 Asian Women's Volleyball Continental Championship
  • 2026年亚洲女子排球锦标赛 (Chinese)
  • 2026 Nián Yàzhōu Nǚzǐ Páiqiú Jǐnbiāosài
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityTianjin
Dates21 August – 30 August
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
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Following structural adjustments to the international volleyball calendar by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), Continental Championships are now permanently staged during even-numbered years to maximize player welfare and clean up qualification pathways.[2] The 2026 edition will serve as a direct qualification pathway for major international tournaments. The winning team will earn a direct quota place for the 2028 Summer Olympics, while the top three finishers will secure qualification spots for the 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup.[1][3]

Host selection

On 4 July 2026, the China Volleyball Association (CVA) opened a public bidding process seeking host cities within China that could meet the tournament's criteria, which included having a competition court with at least 5,000 seats. Following a comprehensive evaluation of proposals submitted by 18 July 2025, the CVA finalized its bidding procedures with the continental governing body.[4]

On 20 December 2025, the Asian Volleyball Confederation officially unveiled its comprehensive calendar for the 2026 international season following joint meetings with the FIVB and Volleyball World in Bangkok, Thailand. During this announcement, Tianjin, China, was confirmed as the host city for the Women's Continental Championship.[5]

Qualification

A total of 12 teams qualified for the tournament.[6] The final list of participating teams was officially confirmed by the AVC on 6 February 2026.[1]

More information Team, Qualified as ...
Team Qualified as Qualified on Appearances Previous best performance[A] WR[B]
Total First Last
 Thailand 2023 Asian Championship champions 6 September 2023 19 1987 2023 Champions (2009, 2013, 2023) TBD
 Vietnam 2025 AVC Nations Cup champions 14 June 2025 12 1991 2023 4th place (2023) TBD
 Hong Kong 2025 Asian Eastern Zonal Championship 4th placer[a] 31 August 2025 17 1979 2023 6th place (1979) TBD
 Iran 2025 CAVA Championship champions 5 October 2025 9 2007 2023 8th place (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) TBD
 Iraq 2025 WAVA Championship 3rd placer[b] 9 October 2025 1 Debut N/a TBD
 Indonesia 2025 SEA Games 3rd placer[c] 15 December 2025 12 1979 2019 5th place (1979) TBD
 China Host country 20 December 2025 22 1975 2023 Champions (13 times)[d] TBD
 Australia 2025 Oceania Qualifier champions[8] 22 December 2025 22 1975 2023 4th place (1975, 1979) TBD
 Japan World Ranking pathways 1 January 2026 22 1975 2023 Champions (1975, 1983, 2007, 2017, 2019) TBD
 Kazakhstan 13 1993 2023 2nd place (2005) TBD
 Chinese Taipei 19 1983 2023 4th place (1983, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2015) TBD
 South Korea 22 1975 2023 2nd place (1975, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2015) TBD
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Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held at the Crowne Plaza in Tianjin on 28 July 2026.[9]

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Seeding

Teams were split into three pools with four teams each. The hosts were automatically placed in the top position of Pool A as the first seed, while the previous champions were placed at the top of Pool B as the second seed. The next four teams from the FIVB World Ranking as of 1 January 2026 were placed across the first and second lines using the serpentine system. The third and fourth lines consisted of the remaining teams according to the ranking and were drawn in the ceremony.[10]

More information Seeded teams, Line 3 ...
Seeded teams Line 3 Line 4
 Japan (5)
 China (hosts) (6)
 Thailand (defending champions) (18)
 Vietnam (28)
 Kazakhstan (35)
 Chinese Taipei (37)		  South Korea (40)
 Iran (47)
 Indonesia (70)		  Australia (73)
 Hong Kong (81)
 Iraq (–)
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Draw results

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Pool A
Pos. Team
A1  China
A2  Chinese Taipei
A3  Iran
A4  Iraq
Pool B
Pos. Team
B1  Thailand
B2  Kazakhstan
B3  Indonesia
B4  Australia
Pool C
Pos. Team
C1  Japan
C2  Vietnam
C3  South Korea
C4  Hong Kong
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Venue

On 23 July 2026, the China Volleyball Association (CVA) announced that the tournament would be held in Tianjin, China. All matches are scheduled to take place at Tianjin Olympic Center Gymnasium.[11]

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Tianjin, China
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Tianjin
Tianjin
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Tianjin Olympic Center Gymnasium
Capacity: 10,000
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Pool standing procedure

  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)[10]
  2. 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:[10]
    • 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
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:[10]
    • 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

Pool A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarterfinals
2  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Possible quarterfinals, based on ranking
4  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
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First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2026. Source: AVC Women's Continental Championship 2026 - Standings
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
(H) Host
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
21 Aug  – –––  0–0  
22 Aug  – –––  0–0  
23 Aug  – –––  0–0  
24 Aug  – –––  0–0  
25 Aug  – –––  0–0  
26 Aug  – –––  0–0  
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Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarterfinals
2  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Possible quarterfinals, based on ranking
4  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
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First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2026. Source: AVC Women's Continental Championship 2026 – Team Standings
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
21 Aug  – –––  0–0  
22 Aug  – –––  0–0  
23 Aug  – –––  0–0  
24 Aug  – –––  0–0  
25 Aug  – –––  0–0  
26 Aug  – –––  0–0  
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Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarterfinals
2  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Possible quarterfinals, based on ranking
4  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
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First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2026. Source: AVC Women's Continental Championship 2026 – Team Standings
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
21 Aug  – –––  0–0  
22 Aug  – –––  0–0  
23 Aug  – –––  0–0  
24 Aug  – –––  0–0  
25 Aug  – –––  0–0  
26 Aug  – –––  0–0  
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Combined ranking

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Pos Pool Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Notes
1 A  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — First in each
of the pools
2 B  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3 C  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
4 A  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Second in each
of the pools
5 B  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
6 C  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
7 A  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Third in each
of the pools
8 B  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
9 C  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Third in the pool
10 A  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Fourth in each
of the pools
11 B  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
12 C  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
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First match(es) will be played: 21 August. Source: AVC Women's Continental Championship 2026 – Team Standings
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
(H) Host

Final round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
 Aug
 
 
1
 
29 Aug
 
8
 
 
 
 Aug
 
 
 
4
 
30 Aug
 
5
 
 
 
 Aug
 
 
 
2
 
29 Aug
 
7
 
 
 
 Aug
 
 Bronze medal match
 
3
 
30 Aug
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
27 Aug  – –––  0–0  
27 Aug  – –––  0–0  
28 Aug  – –––  0–0  
28 Aug  – –––  0–0  
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Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
29 Aug  – –––  0–0  
29 Aug  – –––  0–0  
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3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
30 Aug  – –––  0–0  
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Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
30 Aug  – –––  0–0  
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Final standing

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See also

Notes

  1. [A]
    Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  2. [B]
    World ranking at start of tournament.
  1. [a]
    As China, Chinese Taipei, and South Korea had qualified, its slot was reallocated to Hong Kong.
  2. [b]
    Originally, Lebanon had qualified as 2025 WAVA Championship champions, but later it withdrew and was replaced by Iraq.[7]
  3. [c]
    As Thailand and Vietnam had qualified, its slot was reallocated to Indonesia.
  4. [d]
    China have won in 1979, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015.

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