2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
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The 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the 14th Asian Championship, which took place from September 5 to September 13, 2007 in Nakhon Ratchasima
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Team Roster
Megumi Kurihara
, Yoshie Takeshita
, Megumi Itabashi, Miyuki Takahashi
, Asako Tajimi
, Sachiko Sugiyama
, Kumiko Sakino
, Erika Araki
, Saori Kimura
, Kanako Omura
, Yuko Sano
, Yuki Shoji
Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima or is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Nakhon Ratchasima district...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which took place from September 1 to September 8, 2005 in Taicang, China.-Pools composition:...
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| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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(Host & 6th) (10th) |
(1st) (8th) |
(2nd) (5th) |
(3rd) (4th) |
- Withdrew
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Classification round
- The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.
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Pool F
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Pool G
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Final round
- The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the previous rounds shall be taken into account for the final round.
Classification 9th–12th
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Championship
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Final standing
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| Qualified for the 2007 World Cup 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup -Qualifying:12 teams participated in the World Cup:*The five champions of their respective continental championships in 2007: , , , , *Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2007: , , , *The host nation's team:... and 2008 Olympic Qualifier 2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament is a qualification tournament to determined the final four spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
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| Qualified for the 2008 Olympic Qualifier 2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament is a qualification tournament to determined the final four spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
Megumi Kurihara
Megumi Kurihara is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Pioneer Red Wings.Megumi Kurihara also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Her nickname is Princess Meg .-Biography:Kurihara began playing volleyball as a fourth grader...
, Yoshie Takeshita
Yoshie Takeshita
Yoshie Takeshita is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.She plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her nickname is World's smallest and strongest setter...
, Megumi Itabashi, Miyuki Takahashi
Miyuki Takahashi
Miyuki Takahashi is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.Miyuki Takahashi also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...
, Asako Tajimi
Asako Tajimi
Asako Tajimi is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Pioneer Red Wings.-Clubs:*HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi → Pioneer Red Wings → Hitachi Rivale-Honours:...
, Sachiko Sugiyama
Sachiko Sugiyama
Sachiko Sugiyama is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #12 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team...
, Kumiko Sakino
Kumiko Sakino
Kumiko Sakino is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs.-Honours:*Team**Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier Champions : 2002,2006-07 Runners-up : 2005-06...
, Erika Araki
Erika Araki
Erika Araki is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She serves as captain for the national team from 2009, and for Toray team from 2010....
, Saori Kimura
Saori Kimura
is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the Toray Arrows. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team, was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Her nicknames are Japan's future, Infinite Saorin and Miracle Saorin...
, Kanako Omura
Kanako Omura
is a volleyball player from Japan.She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games for the Japanese team, finishing fifth on both occasions.-External links:*...
, Yuko Sano
Yuko Sano
is a volleyball player from Japan who plays for Igtisadchi Baku in Azerbaijan.She played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in third place, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Afterwards Sano was named...
, Yuki Shoji
Awards
- MVP:
Miyuki TakahashiMiyuki TakahashiMiyuki Takahashi is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.Miyuki Takahashi also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics... - Best Scorer:
Yelena PavlovaYelena PavlovaYelena Pavlova is a female volleyball player from Kazakhstan, who captained the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in fifth place, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics... - Best Spiker:
Xue MingXue MingXue Ming is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was part of the gold medal winning team at the 2005 Asian Championship.-Notes:*Position: Middle blocker*Height: 1.93 m *Weight: 68 kg... - Best Blocker:
Pleumjit ThinkaowPleumjit ThinkaowPleumjit Thinkaow is a Thai volleyball player.She is a member of the Thailand women's volleyball team. Her international debut was at the 21st SEA Games in Malaysia.-Personal Life:... - Best Server: Saori KimuraSaori Kimurais a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the Toray Arrows. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team, was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Her nicknames are Japan's future, Infinite Saorin and Miracle Saorin...
- Best Setter: Nootsara TomkomNootsara TomkomNootsara Tomkom is a Thai volleyball player. She has been selected to play for the Thailand women's national volleyball team 39 times.- Awards :Individual* 2007 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship : Best Setter...
- Best Digger: Wanna BuakaewWanna BuakaewWanna Buakaew is a Thai volleyball player. She has represented Thailand 44 times in international volleyball competitions.- Awards :Individual* 2007 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship : Best Digger...
- Best Receiver: Yuko SanoYuko Sanois a volleyball player from Japan who plays for Igtisadchi Baku in Azerbaijan.She played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in third place, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Afterwards Sano was named...