The 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship would have been the 21st edition of the

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, organized by Asia's governing volleyball body, the

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(AVC) hosted in the

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. Originally scheduled for August 29 to September 5, 2021, the tournament was postponed to 2022 due rising

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cases amidst a

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before it was eventually canceled.

Host selection

During the AVC Sports Events Council Meeting in

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, the

announced on February 11, 2020, that only one national federation have applied to organize 2021 Asian Women's Championship: However, China later withdrew as host. The Philippines was named as replacement hosts on May 15, 2021. The main venue will be Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in

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, while the Subic Gymnasium in

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( Subic) and the AUF Sports and Cultural Center in

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(

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) will be the secondary venues. * (

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; ''withdrew'') * (

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; replacement hosts) The Philippine government's

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(IATF-EID), which deals with the country's response against the COVID-19 pandemic, approved the hosting of the tournament on July 16, 2021.

Qualification

Following the AVC regulations, The maximum of 16 teams in all AVC events will be selected by *1 team for the host country *10 teams based on the final standing of the previous edition *5 teams from each of 5 zones (with a qualification tournament if needed)

Qualified teams

The AVC stated that there were originally twelve entrant teams that were due to participate in the tournament. :

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, and

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originally qualified as one of the top ten finishing teams in the 2019 edition, but these teams withdrew. These spots were reallocated to zonal entrants. :

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and

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were barred by the AVC from participating due to the surge of a new COVID-19 variant in the region. : The Korea Volleyball Association decided to withdraw the

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in the 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. They said it would be difficult for the team to convene, train, and dispatch due to COVID-19.

Venue

Three venues spanning three cities in the

and Subic areas in the Philippines will be used for the 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.

Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the

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according to their previous edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as heads of pool A regardless of the previous ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines. Each pool had no more than three teams from the same zonal association. The draw was held in Bangkok, Thailand on July 16, 2021. Ranking from the

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was shown in brackets except the host and the teams who did not participate, which were denoted by (–). ;Pots ;After the draw

Notes

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, Subic, Clark all of which are not cities are officially listed as hosts. Venues used for the tournament are in: ::*

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in Pampanga province ::*

in the Subic Freeport Zone ::*

which is in

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References

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