The Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship is an international

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competition in

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and

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contested by the under 20 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 1980. The top two teams qualified for the

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. The current champion is

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, which won its seventh title at the 2022 tournament. The 20 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by four different national teams:

have won seven times.

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, with six title;

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, with four titles; and

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, with three titles. 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 Opposite Spiker

Best Outside Spikers

Best Middle Blockers

Best Setter

Best Libero

Former awards

Best Scorer

Best Spiker

Best Server

Best Blocker

Best Receiver

Best Digger

References

asianvolleyball.org

External links

Official AVC website
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