2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship will be the 21st edition of the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, organised by Asia's governing volleyball body, the Asian Volleyball Confederation. It will be hosted by China in 2021. The tournament also serves as part of Asian qualification for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, with the top two nations including winners and runners-up advancing to the qualifying tournaments.
Host selection
During AVC Sports Events Council Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, Asian Volleyball Confederation announced on 11 February 2020 that only one national federation have applied to organize 2021 Asian Women's Championship:-
Qualification
- 1 team for the host nation
- 10 teams based on the rankings of the previous championship
- 5 teams from each of 5 zones including West Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania
Qualified teams
The following eleven teams already qualified for the tournament.Team | Zone | Qualification method | Date of qualification | |||
EAZVA | Host nation | — | 21st | 1975 | 2019 | |
EAZVA | 2019 Asian Women's Championship champions | 25 August 2019 | 21st | 1975 | 2019 | |
SEAZVA | 2019 Asian Women's Championship runners-up | 25 August 2019 | 18th | 1987 | 2019 | |
EAZVA | 2019 Asian Women's Championship 3rd place | 25 August 2019 | 21st | 1975 | 2019 | |
CAZVA | 2019 Asian Women's Championship 5th place | 25 August 2019 | 12th | 1993 | 2019 | |
EAZVA | 2019 Asian Women's Championship 6th place | 25 August 2019 | 18th | 1983 | 2019 | |
CAZVA | 2019 Asian Women's Championship 7th place | 25 August 2019 | 8th | 2007 | 2019 | |
SEAZVA | 2019 Asian Women's Championship 8th place | 25 August 2019 | 12th | 1979 | 2019 | |
OZVA | 2019 Asian Women's Championship 9th place | 25 August 2019 | 21st | 1975 | 2019 | |
CAZVA | 2019 Asian Women's Championship 10th place | 25 August 2019 | 9th | 1979 | 2019 | |
EAZVA | Reallocation of unused quota from China | — | 9th | 1979 | 2019 |
Venue
The Jiangmen Sports Hall has been selected for the venue of 2021 Asian Women's Championship in Jiangmen, China.Jiangmen | |
Jiangmen Sports Hall Capacity: 8,500 | |