For the first time in the tournaments 32 year history, the Australian Men’s Volleyball Team have won the Asian Senior Mens Championships. Despite their 5 set loss to China in their last match of the tournament, a loss to Japan in the game after theirs has handed the men the trophy, and created history for Australian Volleyball. Congratulations to all the players, coaches, staff and team supporters on an AWESOME effort!

Game Results

1. win v India 3:1 (22-25,25-19,25-18,25-23)
2. win v Kuwait 3:0 (25-11,25-15,25-11)
3. win v Kazakstan 3:0 (25-14,25-20,25-14)
4. win v Japan 3:2 (25-21,19-25,20-25,25-20,15-9)
5. win v South Korea 3:2 (20-25,25-22,20-25,25-21,20-18)
6. win v Iran 3:2 (25-23,17-25,25-16,22-25,15-13)
7. win v Chinese Tapei 3:0 (25-15,25-20,25-21)
8. win v Indonesia 3:0 (25-20,36-34,27-25)
9. win v Thailand 3:0 (25-21,25-20,25-19)
10. loss v China 2:3 (25-21,24-26,25-21,23-25,12-15)

Final Rankings

1. Australia
2. Japan
3. Korea
4. China
5. Iran
6. Thailand
7. Indonesia
8. Chinese Tapei
9. India
10. Kazakhstan
11. Qatar
12. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
13. Pakistan
14. Srilanka
15. Vietnam
16. Maldives
17. Kuwait