AMMAN, Jordan — Defending champion Japan escaped a collapse after surviving the erstwhile-unbeaten Chinese Taipei in five sets, 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25, 15-10, to seal the top seed in the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Thursday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall here. The Japanese were on the brink of defeat after...
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Jordan showcases Olympic Preparation Center to AVC Officials
AMMAN, Jordan — The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) President Ramon “Tats” Suzara and Secretary General Hugh Graham visited Jordan’s Olympic Preparation Center on Thursday, welcomed by Her Royal Highness Princess Ayah Bint Faisal. HRH Princess Ayah, who is also the president of Jordan Volleyball Federation, highlighted the kingdom’s commitment to nurturing athletic talent. She showcased...
Japan, Chinese Taipei sweep foes to reach AVC Women’s U16 Final Four
AMMAN, Jordan — Defending champion Japan and Chinese Taipei barged into the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship Final Four after sweeping separate foes to stay unbeaten on Wednesday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall here. Japan and Chinese Taipei already sealed their entry to the semifinals after beating Thailand and the Philippines, respectively,...
China nears semifinals after sweeping Uzbekistan in Asian U16 Volleyball
AMMAN, Jordan — China inched a win closer to the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship with a 25-9, 25-11, 25-8 rout of Uzbekistan to open its Final Eight campaign on Wednesday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall. Sui Yi Miao led another balanced attack by China with 13 points built on six spikes,...
Iran Women’s U16 Team Honors Saber Kazemi at AVC Women’s U16 Championship
The Asian Volleyball Confederation offered a moment of silence to mourn the passing of Iran men’s volleyball team star Saber Kazemi at age 26 before Iran’s classification match against India in the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Wednesday at the Princess Sumaya Hall. The Iran Women’s U16 team also honored their fellow...
Nepal Upset Hosts Sri Lanka; Kyrgyzstan Stay Perfect at CAVA Women’s U19 Championship
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Nepal stunned host Sri Lanka in four sets Wednesday, while Kyrgyzstan remained unbeaten with a straight-set victory over Maldives on Day 2 of the CAVA Women’s Under-19 Volleyball Championship at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. Kyrgyzstan opened the day with a dominant 25–21, 25–9, 25–21 win against Maldives, maintaining their perfect record...
Top teams clash as AVC U16 Final Eight begins in Amman
AMMAN, Jordan — The Final Eight of the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball championship fires off on Wednesday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall here. Leading their respective pools are unbeaten teams, China and Hong Kong, China headlining Pool E, and defending champion Japan and Chinese Taipei in Pool F. The top two teams...
CAVA Women’s U19 Championship Opens in Colombo with Thrilling Matches
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The 2025 CAVA Women’s Under-19 Volleyball Championship served up an action-packed opening day Tuesday at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, as host Sri Lanka swept Maldives in straight sets before Kyrgyzstan edged Nepal in a five-set thriller. The tournament, running through Nov. 9, features four national teams — Sri Lanka, Maldives, Kyrgyzstan...
Chinese Taipei outlasts Thailand to sweep Pool D in AVC U16 Championship
AMMAN, Jordan — Chinese Taipei turned to Chen Ting-Yi and Chan Tzu-Yun to outlast Thailand, 25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-23, in the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Monday at the Prince Sumaya Hall. When they went down, 22-23 in the fourth, Chen refused to play a fifth set, as she scored two of...
Korea routs Qatar to advance; China sweeps Pool C in AVC U16
AMMAN, Jordan — Korea placed second in Pool C after routing Qatar, 25-5 25-4, 25-4, to advance to the next round of the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Monday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall. The Koreans unleashed 40 attack points, while limiting Qatar to just five kills. They also fired 19...
Xyz Rayco Leads Philippines U16 Past Iran for Historic AVC Win
AMMAN, Jordan — The Philippines stunned Iran with a 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 victory to move on to the next round of the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Sunday at Princess Sumaya Hall. The Philippines turned to its team captain Xyz Rayco, who stood tall with 13 points built on nine kills, three...
China Serves Up 31 Aces to Crush Qatar, Advance in AVC U16 Championship
AMMAN, Jordan — China nailed 31 aces on Qatar for a 25-2, 25-6, 25-5 domination to advance to the next round of the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Sunday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall. China trailed 1-2 to Qatar to start the game, but the former scored 24 consecutive points to...
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AVC U16: Japan Edges Chinese Taipei in five-set thriller
AMMAN, Jordan — Defending champion Japan escaped a collapse after surviving the erstwhile-unbeaten Chinese Taipei in five sets, 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25, 15-10, to seal the top seed in the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Thursday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall here. The Japanese were on the brink of defeat after...
Japan, Chinese Taipei sweep foes to reach AVC Women’s U16 Final Four
AMMAN, Jordan — Defending champion Japan and Chinese Taipei barged into the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship Final Four after sweeping separate foes to stay unbeaten on Wednesday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall here. Japan and Chinese Taipei already sealed their entry to the semifinals after beating Thailand and the Philippines, respectively,...
China nears semifinals after sweeping Uzbekistan in Asian U16 Volleyball
AMMAN, Jordan — China inched a win closer to the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship with a 25-9, 25-11, 25-8 rout of Uzbekistan to open its Final Eight campaign on Wednesday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall. Sui Yi Miao led another balanced attack by China with 13 points built on six spikes,...
Iran Women’s U16 Team Honors Saber Kazemi at AVC Women’s U16 Championship
The Asian Volleyball Confederation offered a moment of silence to mourn the passing of Iran men’s volleyball team star Saber Kazemi at age 26 before Iran’s classification match against India in the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Wednesday at the Princess Sumaya Hall. The Iran Women’s U16 team also honored their fellow...
Nepal Upset Hosts Sri Lanka; Kyrgyzstan Stay Perfect at CAVA Women’s U19 Championship
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Nepal stunned host Sri Lanka in four sets Wednesday, while Kyrgyzstan remained unbeaten with a straight-set victory over Maldives on Day 2 of the CAVA Women’s Under-19 Volleyball Championship at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. Kyrgyzstan opened the day with a dominant 25–21, 25–9, 25–21 win against Maldives, maintaining their perfect record...
Top teams clash as AVC U16 Final Eight begins in Amman
AMMAN, Jordan — The Final Eight of the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball championship fires off on Wednesday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall here. Leading their respective pools are unbeaten teams, China and Hong Kong, China headlining Pool E, and defending champion Japan and Chinese Taipei in Pool F. The top two teams...
CAVA Women’s U19 Championship Opens in Colombo with Thrilling Matches
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The 2025 CAVA Women’s Under-19 Volleyball Championship served up an action-packed opening day Tuesday at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, as host Sri Lanka swept Maldives in straight sets before Kyrgyzstan edged Nepal in a five-set thriller. The tournament, running through Nov. 9, features four national teams — Sri Lanka, Maldives, Kyrgyzstan...
Chinese Taipei outlasts Thailand to sweep Pool D in AVC U16 Championship
AMMAN, Jordan — Chinese Taipei turned to Chen Ting-Yi and Chan Tzu-Yun to outlast Thailand, 25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-23, in the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Monday at the Prince Sumaya Hall. When they went down, 22-23 in the fourth, Chen refused to play a fifth set, as she scored two of...
Korea routs Qatar to advance; China sweeps Pool C in AVC U16
AMMAN, Jordan — Korea placed second in Pool C after routing Qatar, 25-5 25-4, 25-4, to advance to the next round of the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Monday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall. The Koreans unleashed 40 attack points, while limiting Qatar to just five kills. They also fired 19...
Xyz Rayco Leads Philippines U16 Past Iran for Historic AVC Win
AMMAN, Jordan — The Philippines stunned Iran with a 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 victory to move on to the next round of the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Sunday at Princess Sumaya Hall. The Philippines turned to its team captain Xyz Rayco, who stood tall with 13 points built on nine kills, three...
China Serves Up 31 Aces to Crush Qatar, Advance in AVC U16 Championship
AMMAN, Jordan — China nailed 31 aces on Qatar for a 25-2, 25-6, 25-5 domination to advance to the next round of the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Sunday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall. China trailed 1-2 to Qatar to start the game, but the former scored 24 consecutive points to...
Japan Overcomes Spirited Philippines Fightback in AVC U16 Showdown
AMMAN, Jordan — Defending champion Japan needed to stave off a gritty Philippines side, 25-17, 21-25, 25-16, 25-20, to kick off its Pool B campaign in the 2nd AVC Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship on Saturday evening at the Princess Sumaya Hall here. Japan had to weather a second set loss and a 9-12 deficit...
Beach Volleyball News
IRAN’S GHALEHNOVI THANKFUL FOR OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN EXPERIENCE AT U21 WORLD CHAMPS
AmirAli views his participation as an important step towards achieving his long-term goals Iran’s AmirAli GhalehNovi & Habib Naseri took part in the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in Puebla with a wild card granted by the FIVB. They had an excellent start to the tournament, but lost their eighthfinal match and exited...
CHERIF & AHMED NUMBER TWO IN WORLD RANKINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER THREE YEARS
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MATCH SCHEDULE RELEASED FOR 2025 FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ADELAIDE
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QATAR’S CHERIF YOUNOUSSE SETS NEW PERSONAL RECORD IN NEWPORT BEACH ELITE 16 VICTORY
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FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDE AT AL GHARRAFA COURTS
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TRAILBLAZING SAUDI ARABIAN DUO LEAVES A MARK IN DOHA
Saudi Arabia’s boys’ team defies all odds to reach elimination round despite wild card entry Saudi Arabia boys’ team needed a wild card to participate in the FIVB Beach Volleyball Under 18 World Championship but their performance in Doha so far, has been nothing short of inspiring. To put into perspective, the pair of Ahmed...
CHERIF AND AHMED COMPLETE PERFECT POOL PLAY CAMPAIGN IN CALIFORNIA
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POOLS SET FOR 2025 FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ADELAIDE
The stage is now set for the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, with the official Drawing of Lots completed and the pools unveiled for one of the sport’s most anticipated global events. Adelaide will welcome the world’s elite beach volleyball athletes from 14-23 November 2025, with competition to be held across The Drive and...
POWERHOUSES, HOPEFULS AND HOME HEROES SET FOR ADELAIDE 2025
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ALL SET FOR U18 BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DOHA
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QATAR’S CHERIF & AHMED WIN RIO FOR THIRD BEACH PRO TOUR GOLD OF THE YEAR
Cuba’s Diaz & Alayo and Netherlands’ Boermans & De Groot complete the podium in Brazil Cherif & Ahmed during the Rio Elite final Qatar’s Cherif Younousse & Ahmed Tijan, seeded third in the men’s main draw, topped the podium at the Rio de Janeiro Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday. It...
SENIOR ASIAN RANKING – WOMEN
| TEAMS | POINTS |
|---|---|
| CHINA | 350.3 |
| JAPAN | 325.18 |
| THAILAND | 194.91 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 112.89 |
| VIETNAM | 112.73 |
| KOREA | 104.61 |
| CHINESE TAIPEI | 80.08 |
| PHILIPPINES | 46.77 |
| INDIA | 46.53 |
| INDONESIA | 45.60 |
SENIOR ASIAN RANKING – MEN
| TEAMS | POINT |
|---|---|
| JAPAN | 338.12 |
| IRAN | 185.07 |
| QATAR | 151.46 |
| CHINA | 144.02 |
| KOREA | 138.48 |
| AUSTRALIA | 114.61 |
| CHINESE TAIPEI | 81.22 |
| PAKISTAN | 80.71 |
| INDONESIA | 59.29 |
| VIETNAM | 58.91 |




























