The 2008 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2008 AVC Cup for Women was the inaugural edition of the

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, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA).The tournament was held in MCC Hall Convention Center The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima Shopping Mall, Thailand from 1 to 7 October. The top 2 teams qualified for the

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Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the

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. ''* Kazakhstan withdrew and replaced by .

Squads

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Quarterfinals

5th–8th semifinals

Semifinals

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Awards

*MVP: Wei Qiuyue *Best scorer: Kim Min-ji *Best spiker: Wang Yimei *Best blocker:

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*Best server:

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*Best setter: Lee Sook-ja *Best libero:

Wanna Buakaew Wanna Buakaew ( th, วรรณา บัวแก้ว; RTGS: Wanna Buakaeo, born January 2, 1981) is a retired Thai volleyball player, and currently coach. She has represented Thailand 44 times in international volleyball competitions. Cl ...

External links

Official Website of the 2008 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship
{{Asian Women's Volleyball Cup winners Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

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