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

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tournament organised by the

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(AVC) with

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(TVA).The tournament was held in MCC Hall Convention Center The Mall

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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 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. ''* 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:

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*Best blocker: Xue Ming *Best server: Nanami Inoue *Best setter: Lee Sook-ja *Best libero: Wanna Buakaew

External links

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