The Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship, formerly known as the Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship, is an international

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competition in

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and

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contested by the under 19 men's national teams of the members of

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(AVC), the sport's continent governing body. Tournaments have been awarded every two years since 1997. The top four teams qualified for the

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. The current champion is

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, which won its third title at the 2022 tournament. The 13 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by five different national teams.

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have won seven times and

have won three times. The other Asian Championship winners are

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...

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and

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, with one title each. The 2022 Asian Championship took place in

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Result summary

Teams reaching the top four

Champions by region

Hosts

Medal summary

Participating nations

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – Did not enter / Did not qualify * – Hosts *Q – Qualified for the forthcoming tournament

Debut of teams

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Best Outside Spikers

Best Opposite Spiker

Best Setter

Best Middle Blockers

Best Libero

Former awards

Best Scorer

Best Spiker

Best Server

Best Blocker

Best Receiver

Best Digger

External links

Official AVC website
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