2008 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship
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The 2008 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship
was the first women's volleyball
tournament of its kind, this tournament that qualified for 4 Asian team to the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009
, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
from October 1 to October 7, 2008. Tournament was staged in MCC Hall Convention Center The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima
Shopping Mall, Thailand
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Asian Cup Volleyball Championship
The Asian Cup Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for Asian and Oceanian national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asia volleyball federation...
was the first women's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
tournament of its kind, this tournament that qualified for 4 Asian team to the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009
FIVB World Grand Prix 2009
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 is a women's volleyball tournament that was played by 12 countries from July 31 to August 23, 2009. The finals was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan...
, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
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, Thailand.-Pools composition:...
from October 1 to October 7, 2008. Tournament was staged in MCC Hall Convention Center The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima
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...
Shopping Mall, 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 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
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, Thailand.-Pools composition:...
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Final round
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| Qualified for the 2009 World Grand Prix FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 The FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 is a women's volleyball tournament that was played by 12 countries from July 31 to August 23, 2009. The finals was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan... |
Awards
- MVP:
Wei QiuyueWei QiuyueWei Qiuyue is a female Chinese volleyball player. She is the captain of China women's national volleyball team.She was part of the bronze medal winning teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the silver medal winning teams at the 2007 World Grand Prix.... - Best Scorer:
Kim Min-Ji - Best Spiker: Wang YimeiWang YimeiWang Yimei is a Chinese volleyball player. She lives in Liaoning.With her superior strength, height and weight, Wang has become a main attacker for the Chinese women's volleyball team. Since being selected for the team, she has made great progress physically and mentally...
- Best Blocker: 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 Server:
Nanami InoueNanami InoueNanami Inoue is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.-Clubs:*ShimokitazawaSeitoku High School → Denso Airybees → Shikoku Eighty 8 Queen... - Best Setter: Lee Sook-Ja
- Best Libero:
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...