Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, June 15, 2024 – The Control Committee Members, accompanying referees officiating at the 15th Asian Women’s U18 Volleyball Championship, local organisers and team officials from all 13 participating teams actively assembled at the Conference Room inside River Hotel Nakhon Pathom on Saturday for the General Technical Meeting.
Aside from the meeting, relevant competition activities including VIS & Referee Clinic and the final venue inspection were also conducted on Saturday to ensure that host province Nakhon Pathom is all set for the championship from June 16 to 23, which serves as the Asian qualification for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U19 World Championship.
Thailand Volleyball Association President Mr Somporn Chaibangyang and Mr Parinya Jinjantrawong, Deputy Mayor of Nakhon Pathom Municipality, jointly presided over the General Technical Meeting, which was held to present competition details and other relevant contents to team officials and those involved.
Sitting on stage in the meeting were AVC Coordinator Mr Shanrit Wongprasert, himself AVC Executive Director, Control Committee Chairman Mr Cai Yi from China, Technical Delegate Dr Eom Han Joo from Korea, Technical Sub Committee Mr Raditia from Indonesia, Referee Delegate Mr Chang Chin Jong from Chinese Taipei and Referee Sub Committees Mr Wang Ning from China and Mr Jirachai Kasemsook from Thailand.
Also present were team officials from all 13 participating teams comprising Uzbekistan, Macao China, Japan, Iran, Philippines, China, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong China, Korea, Chinese Taipei, India, Australia and hosts Thailand.
Mr Shanrit welcomed all participants, speaking on behalf of AVC President Mrs Rita Subowo, and conducted the meeting to proceed according to the meeting agenda initially planned.
TVA President Mr Somporn and Mr Parinya both delivered a welcome speech, wishing all participants a nice stay in Thailand and Nakhon Pathom in particular. Control Committee Chairman Mr Cai Yi introduced all CC Members to the meeting attendants, while Referee Delegate Mr Chang Chin Jong did likewise on the referee side.
After that, Technical Delegate Dr Eom reported on eligibility of players, team movements upon completion of the match as well as other important matters including uniform color assignment, ID cards on Jury table, places for team video camera and statisticians as well as team and spectator seats.
Referee Delegate Mr Chang explained about the rules and regulations to be applied for use in this championship, match protocol, and the Video Challenge System, while Mr Shanrit provided further information on the transportation system, accommodations and medical services. He closed the meeting with thanks again to the teams and organizers for their attendance and wished them the best of luck and a successful run of the championship.
In the Saturday morning earlier, the accompanying referees and technical officials underwent the theoretical phase of the VIS & Referee Clinic at the meeting room inside the Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, the main competition venue of the eight-day championship, followed by the afternoon practical session.
Under the close supervision of Referee Delegate Mr Chang and Referee Sub Committees Mr Wang Ning and Mr Jirachai, the VIS & Referee Clinic ended on high note, with all referees in charge of the championship understanding a clear idea of the vital rules and regulations ahead of their officiating assignments in the championship.
The 14 accompanying referees including one reserve are as follows.
Ms Christine Kelly from Australia
Mr Wang Jun from China
Mr Tse Ka Wai from Hong Kong, China
Ms Mandana Matiel from Iran
Mr Aejaz Shaikh from India
Mr Kunito Ryota from Japan
Ms Olga Sattarova from Kazakhstan
Mr Too Mikyung from Korea
Ms Sio Kit Wa from Macao, China
Mr Herbert Matimatico from Philippines
Ms Srianong Kongrod from Thailand
Ms Tsai Chun-Tzu from Chinese Taipei
Mr Farkhod Alimov from Uzbekistan
Ms Bussarin Mokmungmuang from Thailand (Reserve)
In terms of the competition, 13 teams had been split into Pools A, B, C and D. Hosts Thailand, Uzbekistan and Macao, China are in Pool A, with reigning champions Japan, Iran and Philippines in Pool B. Pool C features China, Kazakhstan and Hong Kong, China, while Pool D consists of Korea, Chinese Taipei, India and Australia.
The pool round-robin preliminaries will be held from June 16 to 18, with India taking on Chinese Taipei in their campaign opener, Korea playing Australia and Uzbekistan facing Macao China on Saturday at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, while Kazakhstan take on Hong Kong China and Iran challenge Philippines at Ratchaburi Gymnasium.
At the previous edition in 2022 at the same venue here in Nakhon Pathom, Japan narrowly beat China 3-2 in the final showdown to retain their title, while Korea stunned hosts Thailand 3-2 for bronze medal. All four teams made it to the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U19 World Championship, jointly hosted by Croatia and Hungary.
Since the inaugural championship in 1997 in Thailand, the Asian Women’s U18 Championship has been won by only two countries. Japan have won nine times (1997, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2022), while China emerged triumphant for four times (1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005). The 2020 edition was set to be organized by Nakhon Pathom, but was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
MATCH SCHEDULE
QUICK LINKS
AVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net
AVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com/AsianVolleyballConfederation
AVC Twitter: click: www.twitter.com/AsianVolleyball
AVC Instagram: click: https://www.instagram.com/avcvolley/?hl=en
Mikasa Instagram: click: https://www.instagram.com/mikasasports_official
AVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation
AVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation
Leave a Reply