1997 Asian Youth Women's Volleyball Championship

1997 Asian Youth Women's Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Thailand
Dates	14–20 April
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Japan (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Midori Takahashi

The 1997 Asian Youth Women's Volleyball Championship was held at the Khanarassadornbamrung Gymnasium, Yala, Thailand from 14 to 20 April 1997.

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	Japan	7	7	0	14	21	2	10.500	338	126	2.683
2	South Korea	7	6	1	13	19	4	4.750	326	128	2.547
3	China	7	5	2	12	17	7	2.429	312	199	1.568
4	Thailand	7	4	3	11	12	9	1.333	245	170	1.441
5	Chinese Taipei	7	3	4	10	10	12	0.833	226	224	1.009
6	Malaysia	7	2	5	9	6	15	0.400	137	249	0.550
7	Singapore	7	1	6	8	3	19	0.158	92	302	0.305
8	Philippines	7	0	7	7	1	21	0.048	49	327	0.150

Source:

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Apr	Singapore	0–3	Japan	0–15	1–15	0–15			1–45
14 Apr	Thailand	3–0	Chinese Taipei	15–5	15–7	15–9			45–21
14 Apr	Philippines	0–3	Malaysia	1–15	1–15	2–15			4–45
14 Apr	South Korea	3–1	China	15–2	15–6	8–15	15–9		53–32
15 Apr	South Korea	3–0	Chinese Taipei	15–4	15–3	15–0			45–7
15 Apr	China	3–0	Singapore	15–2	15–0	15–0			45–2
15 Apr	Japan	3–0	Philippines	15–0	15–0	15–3			45–3
15 Apr	Malaysia	0–3	Thailand	3–15	2–15	2–15			7–45
16 Apr	Malaysia	0–3	South Korea	2–15	3–15	1–15			6–45
16 Apr	Japan	3–0	Thailand	15–2	15–10	15–3			45–15
16 Apr	Singapore	3–1	Philippines	15–5	12–15	15–5	15–7		57–32
16 Apr	China	3–1	Chinese Taipei	16–14	15–12	13–15	15–10		59–51
17 Apr	South Korea	1–3	Japan	15–10	10–15	8–15	15–17		48–57
17 Apr	Thailand	3–0	Philippines	15–1	15–0	15–1			45–2
17 Apr	Malaysia	0–3	China	1–15	5–15	3–15			9–45
17 Apr	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Singapore	15–2	15–1	15–2			45–5
18 Apr	South Korea	3–0	Philippines	15–0	15–1	15–0			45–1
18 Apr	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Malaysia	15–6	15–0	15–13			45–19
18 Apr	Singapore	0–3	Thailand	2–15	3–15	0–15			5–45
18 Apr	Japan	3–1	China	11–15	15–10	15–12	15–4		56–41
19 Apr	Thailand	0–3	South Korea	4–15	9–15	10–15			23–45
19 Apr	China	3–0	Philippines	15–0	15–1	15–0			45–1
19 Apr	Singapore	0–3	Malaysia	9–15	5–15	6–15			20–45
19 Apr	Japan	3–0	Chinese Taipei	15–5	15–6	15–1			45–12
20 Apr	Malaysia	0–3	Japan	3–15	0–15	3–15			6–45
20 Apr	South Korea	3–0	Singapore	15–1	15–1	15–0			45–2
20 Apr	China	3–0	Thailand	15–12	15–10	15–5			45–27
20 Apr	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Philippines	15–3	15–0	15–3			45–6

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Japan
	South Korea
	China
4	Thailand
5	Chinese Taipei
6	Malaysia
7	Singapore
8	Philippines

Qualified for the 1997 FIVB Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship

1997 Asian Youth Girls champions
Japan First title

Awards

• MVP: Midori Takahashi
• Best scorer: Mari Ochiai
• Best spiker: Lee Yun-hui
• Best blocker: Rattana Sanguanrum
• Best server: Tian Jia

External links

• www.asianvolleyball.org
• FIVB