The AVC

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for the

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saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in

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and

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Pools composition

23 AVC national teams entered qualification. But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew and India later were excluded because of FIVB's suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India.

Subzonal round

Central Asia decided to hold the subzonal round with the bottom five ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015. But, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan later withdrew. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Zonal round

The top three ranked teams in Central Asia from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015 automatically qualified for the zonal round. But, India later were excluded because of FIVB's suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Final round

The top five ranked teams from the FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015 automatically qualified for the final round. The top four ranked teams seeded by serpentine system, while the other six teams were drawn in

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on 19 March 2017. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool standing procedure

# Number of matches won # Match points # Sets ratio # Points ratio # If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other. Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Subzonal round

*The winners qualified for the zonal round.

Central Asia

*Venue: Gazprom Sports and Recreation Center,

Cholpon-Ata Cholpon-Ata ( ky, Чолпон-Ата, ''Çolpon-Ata'', چولپون-اتا, pronounced , literally "Venus-father", the name of a mythological protecting spirit) is a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan with a popul ...

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*Dates: 15–17 September 2016 *All times are

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( UTC+06:00).

Zonal round

*The winners in each pool qualified for the final round.

Central Asia

*Venue: Gazprom Sports and Recreation Center, Bishkek,

*Dates: 26–28 May 2017 *All times are

( UTC+06:00).

Eastern Asia

*Eastern Asia decided to replace the tournament with the FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Oceania

*Venue: Vodafone Arena, Suva, Fiji *Dates: 27–29 October 2016 *All times are

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( UTC+12:00).

Southeastern Asia

*Venue: Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium,

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*Dates: 7–9 October 2016 *All times are

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( UTC+07:00).

Western Asia

*Western Asia decided to replace the tournament with the FIVB World Ranking as of 22 August 2016. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Final round

*The top two teams in each pool qualified for the 2018 World Championship.

Pool A

*Venue: Rezazadeh Stadium,

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*Dates: 10–14 August 2017 *All times are

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( UTC+04:30).

Pool B

*Venue:

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, Canberra, Australia *Dates: 12–16 July 2017 *All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time ( UTC+10:00).

References

External links

Official website of the Final RoundFinal Round Pool A regulationsFinal Round Pool A squadsFinal Round Pool B regulationsFinal Round Pool B squadsOfficial website of the Southeastern Asia Zonal Round
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